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Advances in Anthropology (AA) is an international peer reviewed journal dedicated to reporting on the latest advances in anthropology and related disciplines. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians worldwide to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and perspectives i…
Sam Osmanagich
The deliberate closure of constructed spaces represents a recurring but insufficiently examined phenomenon in archaeological and anthropological research. This study explores patterns of intentional backfilling and sealing in two distinct contexts: the Ravne…
Joseph Sawadogo, 1 1
In contemporary debates, African bioethics is often forced to choose between two theoretical poles that are equally inadequate when taken to extremes: a normative essentialism that protects the dignity and value of life, but risks freezing African cultures in…
Hong-Key Yoon
The two types of pre-European settlements of the Māori people are pā—a palisaded fortress, and kainga-unfortified settlements on flatland. Pā are normally located on strategically chosen sites where natural defence conditions, such as the top of a cliff or st…
Sam Osmanagich
The subterranean Ravne tunnel system in central Bosnia contains a dense concentration of architectural features, artifacts, and environmental conditions that point to sustained human activity underground. Archaeological documentation, spatial mapping, stratig…
Linmei Wang, Liu Yang, Longlong Duan
Using CiteSpace bibliometric software, this study conducted a visual knowledge map analysis of 561 CSSCI journal articles on cultural heritage preservation research indexed in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) from 2013 to 2024. It systematically…
Adrián Angel Inchauspe, 1 1, 1 1, 1 1, 1 1, 1 1
In light of the impact of my previous publications on Chinese Medicine, I have undertaken this special retrospective research focusing on the concepts of Tao, Chi, and the Five Elements. Many colleagues, particularly those in the field of Western Medicine, co…
Issa Gadjigo
In this paper, the author aims to study a social phenomenon in the contemporary Soninkara : the generational conflict between the elderly and the youth. The old people worry about the continuity of the traditional values and practices because of the youth’s n…
Alfred Katabyama Nuwamanya
The practices of Batuku pastoralists in the Semliki region at the Uganda-DRC border have been hampered by the militia activities in the eastern DRC, droughts, the state controls of the border. This has prompted a crisis that has led both privation and inventi…
Dawn Higgins
This paper explores the Shroud of Turin in the context of mathematical constants and ancient knowledge. By examining the dimensions of the Shroud -4.4 meters by 1.1 meters ( Fanti & Malfi, 2015 ), this study reveals correlations with symbolic numbers such as…
Dawn Higgins
This study explores the geometric and numerical correlations embedded in the Shroud of Turin, focusing on its dimensions and their alignment with iconic ancient structures, one such being the Great Pyramid of Giza ( Petrie, 1883 ) and the Temple Mount. By ana…
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