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Exiled From Their Own Lands: Indigenist Policies, Oil, and Colonial Plunder in 20th Century Venezuela

open access: yesThe Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 31, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines the historical displacement of Indigenous peoples in Venezuela, focusing on the links between indigenist policies and the exploitation of natural resources, particularly oil, throughout the 20th century. Using a combined historical and ethnographic approach, it demonstrates how the formation of the Venezuelan nation‐state
Gabriel Tardelli
wiley   +1 more source

Compound climate events and their role in the decay of Greece's cultural heritage. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep
Markantonis I   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From pathogens to partners: temporal and biogeographical patterns in fungal associations of alien trees

open access: yesNew Phytologist, Volume 250, Issue 5, Page 3381-3395, June 2026.
Summary Alien trees reshape belowground fungal communities, but the factors governing the balance between mutualists and pathogens remain unclear. We tested whether residence time, mycorrhizal type, and biogeographical origin shape this balance, and whether alien stands differ from native vegetation. We sampled soils beneath 73 alien tree species in 48
Lukáš Vlk   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Can the State of Nature Justify?

open access: yesPhilosophy &Public Affairs, Volume 54, Issue 2, Page 116-128, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT Social contract theory is one of the most popular approaches to political justification. While the state of nature account in social contract theory is generally invoked to justify the state's authority, I argue in this paper that no extant account succeeds in doing so.
Arthur (Hongyang) Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling the rise and demise of Classic Maya cities: Climate, conflict, and economies of scale. [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
McCool WC   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ancient DNA study provides clues to leprosy susceptibility in medieval Europe. [PDF]

open access: yesGenome Biol
Romeyer-Dherbey JH   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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