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National Relics: Secular Sacrality, Museums, and Heritage‐Making in Nineteenth‐Century Chile

Museum Anthropology, Volume 49, Issue 2, Fall 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines how objects and bodily remains are transformed and ritualized into national relics through collecting and exhibiting practices in museums. Focusing on nineteenth‐century Chile, it draws on archival sources, material culture theory, and the anthropology of religion to argue that objects associated with Chile's nation‐state
Hugo Rueda Ramírez
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Rosin reinforcement and protection of the unearthed outer coffin from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng in Hubei, China

Heritage Science
The tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng was unearthed in 1978 at Leiguudun in Suizhou City, Hubei Province, China. This is the largest wooden coffin in rock pit and vertical cave in the Warring States period in China.
Hua Chen, Shaohui Chen, Changxiong Wu, Zhuofeng Chen, Bingjie Mai, Jing Cao   +5 more
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De tombe van graaf Floris V te Alkmaar

Bulletin KNOB, 2000
The 'tomb' of count Florence V of Holland in the ‘Grote Kerk’ (St. Laurentius church) of Alkmaar has a remarkable history which can be summarized as follows.
E.H.P. Cordfunke
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Thick Description of Ashura Rituals in Iran: Case Study of the Nakhl-gardani Ritual

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2022
A Nakhl is a huge wooden structure similar to a cypress tree in shape, which on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Iranian national and religious legends is carried ceremonially, symbolising their coffin.
Gholamheidar Ebrahimbay Salami, Mostafa Mahmoudi   +1 more
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CONSERVATION OF A PAINTED WOODEN COFFIN AT DAHSHUR ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA

International Journal of Conservation Science
This paper aims to document the conservation processes of a polychrome wooden coffin in the Dahshur archaeological area dating back to the late period. The exterior part of the coffin is decorated with a painted layer. Visual observation, 2D Program, and Optical Microscopy (OM) were used. wood identification. The coffin was in a bad condition.
Abdelmoniem M. ABDELMONIEM, Naglaa MAHMOUD, Saleh MOHAMED, Mostafa Ahmed ABDEL-FATAH, Wael S. MOHAMED, Ali M. OMAR, Nahed WALY, Rim HAMDY   +7 more
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The Winthir Collection: An Identified Historical Skeletal Series From Munich, Germany

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACTDocumented skeletal collections that can be linked to individual life‐history information remain critical resources for bioarchaeological research, yet nonmodern identified series are still rare in Central Europe. We present the Winthir Collection, a late‐19th‐century skeletal assemblage from Munich, Germany, comprising 245 identified ...
Ja Young Lee, Barbara Schratzenstaller, Elsa Seyr, Maren Velte, Kristin von Heyking, Bernd Trautmann, Eva Kropf, Jochen Haberstroh, Albert Zink, Christof Paulus, Michaela Harbeck   +10 more
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Assessment of soil slurry saturation and slurry infiltration in pig slurry storage ponds using electrical resistivity tomography

Vadose Zone Journal, Volume 25, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
Abstract Effective management of pig slurry in semi‐arid settings is critical to protect soils and aquifers. This study integrates multi‐profile electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) compiled into stitched 3D volumes with a calibration based on modified Archie's law derived from laboratory resistivity–moisture tests to obtain semi‐quantitative soil ...
Ximena Capa‐Camacho, Pedro Martínez‐Pagán, Ángel Faz, Marco Vásconez‐Maza, Marcos A. Martínez‐Segura, Khadidja Delimi, Oussama Jabrane   +6 more
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Juliopolis (Iuliopolis) Anthropological Research: Preliminary Results [PDF]

Ankara Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2018
Juliopolis (Iuliopolis) is an ancient city located in Nallıhan district of Ankara. The excavations at the Necropolis of Juliopolis have been carried out by the Directorate of the Anatolian Civilizations Museum since 2009.
Ali Metin Büyükkarakaya, Asuman Alpagut, Evren Çubukçu, Fabio Cavalli   +3 more
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POISONOUS IMAGES: Taranto's Environmental Crisis between the Visible and the Invisible

Cultural Anthropology, Volume 41, Issue 2, Page 247-274, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This article explores poisonous images—images that both register and trouble the visibility of toxicity in Taranto, Italy, one of Europe's most polluted cities due to the continent's largest steel factory. Centered on photographs taken in the city's contaminated cemetery, the essay asks how slow violence can be apprehended ethnographically ...
JASMINE CLOTILDE PISAPIA
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Jungle Cats and Leopard Cats: Distribution, Occupancy Modeling, and Activity Patterns in Bardia National Park, Nepal

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
Camera trap captured photographs from the study area, on the left is the jungle cat, and on the right is the leopard cat. ABSTRACT Small cats play a vital role in maintaining ecological balances. Inadequate knowledge based on their habitat preference and interspecific competition has hindered the effective conservation initiatives. We studied occupancy
Jyoti Sharma, Narayan Prasad Gautam, Rabin Bahadur K. C., Morten Odden, Bed Kumar Dhakal, Ajit Tumbahangphe, Naresh Subedi   +6 more
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