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The Role of the Asiatic Society in Developing Indian Anthropology

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Founded during the colonial period, the Asiatic Society was envisioned as a center for the systematic study of Indias culture, history, languages, and peoples, marking the beginning of organized scholarly inquiry into the Indian subcontinent. Below are its key contributions: 1.

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Painting Through Change: How Aboriginal Artists Reimagined Animal Life in a Shifting Holocene Landscape

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Animals, Identity, and the Mid-Holocene Turn The simplicity of the LNF style belies a deeper cultural significance. These animals—kangaroos and wallabies—hold deep spiritual and economic significance. This stratigraphic ordering helps situate the LNF tradition securely within the Mid-to-Late Holocene. McNiven, I.

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When Wartime Plunder Comes to Campus

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The breakdown of political and military order, coupled with economic desperation, fueled rampant trade in stolen antiquities. Beginning in 2013, the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) group brought fresh horrors. We tackle thorny issues of archaeological context, data availability, cultural heritage, and museums role in it all.

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The Politics of Pottery: How Ceramics Mapped the Borders of El Argar’s Bronze Age World

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The study of pottery production and distribution provides a unique perspective on how political and economic boundaries were established in the European Bronze Age," says Adrià Moreno Gil, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology and lead author of the study. This contrast was not just economic but political.

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Empire in a Shell: How Iron Age Craftspeople on the Carmel Coast Turned Snails into Royal Power

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0321082 The site’s stratigraphy mirrors larger historical arcs, suggesting that purple dye wasn't merely a luxury good but also a node in a larger economic and symbolic system. ” In The Aegean and its Cultures (eds. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321082 ” Antiquity , 95(383), 1-18. link] Mylona, D. Galanaki et al.).

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Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

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This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy. It has enabled states to expand access to culturally relevant content, address equity concerns, and enhance students’ digital skills and civic readiness.

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Farming Inequality: How Ancient Land Use Split Societies

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A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences offers 1 one of the most detailed archaeological analyses to date of the roots of economic inequality. Wealth Inequality in Ancient Societies: Cross-cultural Patterns and Implications for the Present." Labor, land, and the global dynamics of economic inequality.