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Toponyms with the Stem баш/бас in Tuvan and Yakut languages: a lingvoculturological interpretation

Новые исследования Тувы, 2018
Studying Turkic geographical names is a way to reveal their common and characteristic features in linguistics, culture, and history. A common denominator might be a simple concurrence of the semantics of stems (apellatives) in toponyms.
Egor R. Nikolaev
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The exploitation of silver deposits in early medieval Europe: some documentary, economic and social problems

Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S4, Page S56-S70, July 2026.
Abstract Focusing on Southern Europe, this article sheds light on the mining landscape of the early Middle Ages. Based on the current state of historical and archaeological knowledge, the article raises a number of questions that can be extended to other European regions.
Nicolas Minvielle Larousse
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Toponyms in the Gacka Valley [PDF]

, 2014
Toponyms in the Gacka ValleyThe paper presents toponyms in the Gacka Valley. The area covered by the survey includes the city of Otočac and villages in the surrounding area, which are inhabited by Chakavian-speaking population, and thus make up a ...
Jasminka Brala-Mudrovčić, Brala-Mudrovčić, Jasminka   +1 more
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Racialized Labor Intermediation: Managing the “Threat” of Kurdish Workers on Turkish Farms

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 381-392, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Farm labor intermediaries in Turkey have been at the heart of maintaining a precarious and low‐wage migrant labor force for capitalist agriculture since the 19th century. This labor force has been predominantly comprised of Kurds, a people racialized as “savage,” “racially impure,” and “traitors of the Turkish nation” since the beginning of ...
Deniz Duruiz
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Toponyms in Croatian “Lucidarius” [PDF]

, 2005
U radu se navode, klasificiraju i analiziraju toponimi iz poznatih hrvatskih prijevoda Lucidara. U onomastičko-tekstološkoj raščlambi najviše je pozornosti posvećeno identifikaciji “tamnih” toponima, uočavanju veza s predlošcima i razlikama među ...
Amir Kapetanović, Kapetanović, Amir
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Component land / lond in Old English Toponymy

Известия Южного федерального университета: Филологические науки, 2019
The article is focused on the study of the linguistic unit land / lond as functioning in the toponymic system of Old English. The contextual examples of land-toponyms are drawn from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. There is an attempt to reveal the role of the
Sergey V. Mukhin
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Managing death in exile

Anthropology and Humanism, Volume 51, Issue 1, June 2026.
Abstract Managing Death in Exile is a theatrical performance that draws on ethnographic research with long‐term asylum‐seekers from sub‐Saharan Africa in Hong Kong since 2012. The performance told the story of Denise (pseudonym), who had to manage the illness, funeral, cremation, and repatriation of ashes of her good friend, Rosie (pseudonym). Dying in
Sealing Cheng
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The Problem of Ekaterinburg Toponyms’ Translation [PDF]

, 2019
The paper deals with translation of toponyms from Russian into English. We describe the classification of toponyms, their features and translation difficulties. We also present the main results of studying Ekaterinburg toponyms’ translation.
Тонкова, А. С.
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On the Finno-Ugric substratum in the hydronymy of the Tambov region

Вестник Самарского университета: История, педагогика, филология, 2020
The article discusses hydronymic topoformants on the territory of the Tambov region, related to the Finno-Ugric substrate. Their most common series are highlighted. For some toponyms, new etymologies are proposed.
E. M. Deviatkina
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Held in a story: Relatability across plates and places

Anthropology and Humanism, Volume 51, Issue 1, June 2026.
Abstract This piece explores the power and ambivalence of storytelling through a dinner with Jemimah, a counseling psychologist and a trained educator with a keen interest in using storytelling as pedagogy in Northeast India. As the evening unfolds in her dining room, stories and memories are exchanged, revealing how relatability is not inherent but ...
Anna Notsu
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