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Unveiling hidden prehistoric structure via high-resolution GPR survey at Hierakonpolis, Aswan, Egypt. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Aziz AM, Friedman R, Attia T.
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Alberta Archaeological Review (Autumn, 1982)

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Newsletter - Alberta Archaeological Review, no.
Alberta Archaeological Society
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Torture and scepticism in Papua New Guinea witch hunts Torture et scepticisme dans les chasses aux sorcières en Papouasie‐Nouvelle‐Guinée

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
For over a century, anthropologists have documented the many institutions that exist to respond to witchcraft and the uncanny that it names: oracles that attempt to produce certainty by naming the witch; moots in which grievances are aired; trials in magistrates’ courts that attempt to satisfy the community while preserving the life of the accused ...
Chloe Nahum‐Claudel
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Automated detection of freeze-thaw signatures in archaeological sediments using deep learning. [PDF]

Open Res Eur
Kouki S, Li L, Aldeias V.
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Alberta Archaeological Review (Fall, 2002)

, 2016
Newsletter - Alberta Archaeological Review, no.
Alberta Archaeological Society
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When sharing becomes shameful: atmospheres of class formation in Namibia Quand le partage devient honteux : ambiances de formation de classes en Namibie

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Anthropologists have long shown that asking for food in times of need is morally valued in rural Namibia. Yet among the Damara pastoralists with whom I work, people now increasingly describe feeling shame (taob) when they ask for food. In this article, I trace this shift to the affective dynamics of social class formation.
Michael Schnegg
wiley   +1 more source

Alberta Archaeological Review (Fall, 2004)

, 2016
Newsletter - Alberta Archaeological Review, no.
Alberta Archaeological Society
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Vital events, vital relations: the structure of relations in an identity database Événements vitaux, liens vitaux : la structure des liens dans une base de données d'identité civile

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) manages Pakistan's biometric‐based national identity database, one of the largest identification systems of its kind in the world. This article examines bureaucratic practices used during identity registration to record ‘vital events’ in the lives of citizens: birth, marriage, divorce, and death.
Zehra Hashmi
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Quantitative Archaeological Feature Identification Using Handheld Spectrometers. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Choi YJ.
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Cutting freedom down to size Liberté calibrée

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Freedom, as a concept and a value, presents limited prospects for anthropological comparison. The study of enslavement, much neglected in attempts to develop an anthropology of freedom, shows that freedom has been imagined by the enslaved as the opposite of their condition only under particular circumstances.
Harri Englund
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