Thinking with Amazonian Indigenous Peoples to expand ideas on domestication
People and NatureIndigenous knowledges are being increasingly recognized as fundamental for environmental governance, ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation.
Mariana Franco Cassino +11 more
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Ribcage Morphology in Native South American Populations From Different Altitudes: Insights From a Global Comparative Framework. [PDF]
Am J Hum BiolABSTRACT Objectives Altitude shapes human morphology as highland populations must cope with cold and hypoxic environments. Although Andean highlanders have been proposed to exhibit larger and deeper ribcages, this idea is mainly based on research using disarticulated skeletal elements or non‐South American controls. The objective of this research is to
López-Rey JM +9 more
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Mozambique's Colonial-Era Non-Human Primate Collection at the National Museum of Natural History and Science of Lisbon: Taxonomy, Provenance, and Historical Context. [PDF]
Am J Biol AnthropolABSTRACT Objectives This study reviews Mozambique's non‐human primate collection housed at the National Museum of Natural History and Science (MUHNAC) in Lisbon. The collection originates from the Zoological Missions of Mozambique (1948 and 1955) carried out under Portuguese colonial administration. The objectives of this work were to: i.
Osório M, Veracini C.
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Anthropometric Studies of Schoolchildren During the First Decades of the 20th Century in Spain and Argentina. [PDF]
Am J Hum BiolABSTRACT Objective The practice of anthropometry in schools at the beginning of the 20th century originated in Europe and Latin America in conjunction with the emergence of hygienism and epidemiological auxology. The aim of this work is to deepen the knowledge of these practices in Spain and Argentina and to compare the available growth data in order ...
Cesani MF, Montero MG, Serrano MDM.
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Revealing Developmental Transitions in Perinatal and Infant Individuals Through Microanatomical Analysis. [PDF]
Am J Hum BiolABSTRACT Objectives Identifying signs of birth in perinatal human remains of past populations is challenging due to the lack of direct markers of this event on bones. This research aims to identify distinct events in humeral cross‐sections microanatomy related to perinatal development and to integrate the findings into infant mortality trends. Material
Moreno MM +5 more
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Biocultural Determinants of Mothers' Complementary Feeding Decisions in the Urban Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]
Am J Hum BiolABSTRACT Objective Complementary feeding (CF) occurs during a critical period of infant growth and development with life‐long health implications. Despite international efforts, there remains significant variation in the adequacy of complementary diets across settings. In Brazil, there is marked variation in adherence to CF guidelines and infant growth
Piperata BA +6 more
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Giovanni Pizza, L’antropologia di Gramsci: Corpo, natura, mutazione, Roma, Carocci, 2020, pp. 182 [PDF]
, 2020 Book review of Giovanni Pizza, L’antropologia di Gramsci. Corpo, natura, mutazione, Roma, Carocci, 2020, pp. 182.Recensione del libro di Giovanni Pizza, L’antropologia di Gramsci.
Marchi, Alessandra
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La ricchezza della scrittura in antropologia: possibilità inedite per i servizi socio sanitari
EtnoAntropologia, 2022 . This essay investigates connections between informal practices and formal documents, in order to reflect on quality assessment tools in the Italian welfare system. The aim of this paper is to compare results carried out from ethnographic researches on
Alessia Fiorillo
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Brasília: do desenho ‘utópico’ de cidade ‘harmoniosa’ ao pesadelo de metrópole desigual e segregadora de ‘periferias’ [PDF]
, 2021 This article analyses the project and inaugural design of Brasília as a new, harmonious and cohesive city from a critical perspective, with a view to the process of removal and/or expulsion from the Pilot Plan not only of indigenous people but also of ...
Bessa Ribeiro, Fernando +4 more
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Taking Care of Each Other: The Transformative Education for the Rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina [PDF]
, 2023 In the framework of Disaster Studies, this article talks about the rebuilding of New Orleans after hurricane Katrina in 2005. It discusses aboutthe effects of transformative education with the aim to promote different approaches to facing ...
F. Fanizza, F. Spallone
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