Tag: Anthropology
Altamira study maps timing of cave art use and transit
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in ArchaeologyStudy establishes chronological sequence of artistic creation, reuse, and transit in Altamira Cave’s decorated zone using radiocarbon dating and stratigraphic analysis of Palaeolithic deposits.
Mesolithic ornamentation showed non-linear changes in complexity
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in ArchaeologyComputational analysis of Mesolithic portable art reveals non-linear changes in visual complexity and information content, suggesting shifts in ornamental functions tied to environmental changes.
Historical movements linked Guianas and Lesser Antilles Caribs
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in ArchaeologyExcavations in French Guiana reveal material culture linking continental and island Caribbean populations in the 17th century, supporting mythological accounts of Galibi expansion.
Seasonal and gendered patterns shaped subsistence marine harvesting
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Ethnographic study of gendered and seasonal marine subsistence patterns in Mfumbwi, Zanzibar, with implications for archaeological interpretation of Swahili coast fisheries.
Shaolin in Zambia emerges as a collaborative cultural assemblage
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Study challenges state-centric views of Chinese cultural engagement by analyzing the Zambia Shaolin Cultural Center as a collaborative assemblage where diverse actors negotiate and adapt practices.
Devolution in northern Kenya is linked to territorial violence
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Devolution in northern Kenya restructured pastoral governance into ethno-territorial control mechanisms, transforming historical raiding into coordinated violence enforcing ethnic boundaries and.
Kenyan stone tool users favored mass, edge length, and edge angle
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in ArchaeologyEthnographic study of Daasanach stone tool use identifies edge angle, mass, and edge length as key factors in cutting tool selection and performance.
Drimolen fossils show mixed hominin postcranial remains
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in PaleontologyAnalysis of 28 postcranial fossils from Drimolen Main Quarry, South Africa, dated 2 million years ago, revealing locomotor capabilities and skeletal morphology of Paranthropus robustus and early Homo.
Archaeology can address global challenges through multiple pathways
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Explore multiple valid pathways for applied archaeology to address global challenges. This analysis supports methodological pluralism, recognizing diverse collaborative approaches and contextual.
Tweefontein Nubian cores form part of a broader reduction continuum
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in Archaeology3D geometric morphometric analysis of Nubian Levallois cores at Tweefontein reveals prepared core technologies exist on a continuum rather than discrete categories, challenging traditional.
