From plant domestication to phytolith interpretation: the history of paleoethnobotany in the Near East

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Paleoethnobotany had initially focused on plant remains that were visible to the naked eye. The discipline seeks to trace early people's treatment of plants based on analysis of remains of domesticated plants. Technological developments have made possible the incorporation of microscope-aided dissection of plant remains, pollen and the silica bodies in plants called phytoliths. In the Near East, paleoethnobotany has shed light on the origins of agriculture. Some paleoethnobotanists have expanded their fields of study to include pre-agricultural foraging adaptations.

Analysis, History, Anthropology, Paleobotany, Plant remains (Archaeology)

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The enchantment of wealth: the god Wutong in the social history of Jiangnan

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The popular cult of Wutong, god of wealth, in Jiangnan, China during the late Ming period was symptomatic of the social impact of the money economy in the 16th century. Wutong bestowed wealth in exchange for sexual possession of women. The malicious and unreliable nature of Wutong reflected the economic insecurities of the time. As the economy stabilized in the 18th century, a more positive image of wealth as Wulu caishen developed, emphasizing conventional merchant virtues such as hard work, thrift and integrity.

Social aspects, China, Economic history, Wealth, Gods

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The Store, or T.S. Stribling's Paragraph in the history of critical race studies

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The last novel in Stribling's historical trilogy of the south, which is, 'Unfinished Cathedral' , is reviewed. Stribling redeploys the paternalistic hierarchy of the plantation as a paradigm for a racially inclusive southern identity rather than for aristocratic privilege or white purity.

Criticism and interpretation, Works, Authors, American, American writers, Unfinished Cathedral (Novel), Stribling, T.S.

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