Ancient Animals New Challenges

Author : Manuel Maldonado,Xavier Turon,Mikel A. Becerro,Maria Jesús Uriz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400746886

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Ancient Animals, New Challenges by Manuel Maldonado,Xavier Turon,Mikel A. Becerro,Maria Jesús Uriz Pdf

This book summarizes the latest advances in sponge science through a concise selection of studies presented at the VIII World Sponge Conference. The collection of articles reflects hot, ongoing debates in molecular research, such as the monophyletic versus paraphyletic nature of the sponge group, or the new awareness on pros and cons of standard barcodes and other markers in sponge taxonomy and phylogeny. It also features articles showing how the new sequencing technologies reveal the functional and phylogenetic complexity of the "microbial universe" associated to sponge tissues. The ecological interactions of sponges, the effects of nutrients and pollutants, the variability in reproductive patterns, and the processes generating genotypic and phenotypic variability in sponge populations are covered in several contributions. Zoogeography, population structure and dynamics are also approached with both traditional and molecular tools. The effect of anthropogenic disturbance on the natural environment finds its place in this volume with papers dealing with metal accumulation and the potential role of sponges as biomonitors. Biodiversity data from unexplored tropical and deep sea areas are presented. We hope readers will enjoy the selection of papers, which we believe represent collectively a significant contribution to our current understanding of sponges. Previously published in Hydrobiologia, vol. 687, 2012

Author : Francis Beckwith,Carl Mosser,Paul Owen
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310231949

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The New Mormon Challenge by Francis Beckwith,Carl Mosser,Paul Owen Pdf

Written by an international team of respected Christian scholars, this freshly researched rebuttal of Mormon doctrine will aid those sharing the gospel with Mormons and those investigating Mormonism on their own.

Author : Benjamin S. Arbuckle,Sue Ann McCarty
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781457188619

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Animals and Inequality in the Ancient World by Benjamin S. Arbuckle,Sue Ann McCarty Pdf

Animals and Inequality in the Ancient World explores the current trends in the social archaeology of human-animal relationships, focusing on the ways in which animals are used to structure, create, support, and even deconstruct social inequalities. The authors provide a global range of case studies from both New and Old World archaeology—a royal Aztec dog burial, the monumental horse tombs of Central Asia, and the ceremonial macaw cages of ancient Mexico among them. They explore the complex relationships between people and animals in social, economic, political, and ritual contexts, incorporating animal remains from archaeological sites with artifacts, texts, and iconography to develop their interpretations. Animals and Inequality in the Ancient World presents new data and interpretations that reveal the role of animals, their products, and their symbolism in structuring social inequalities in the ancient world. The volume will be of interest to archaeologists, especially zooarchaeologists, and classical scholars of pre-modern civilizations and societies.

Author : Edmund S. Phelps
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400848294

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Mass Flourishing by Edmund S. Phelps Pdf

In this book, Nobel Prize-winning economist Edmund Phelps draws on a lifetime of thinking to make a sweeping new argument about what makes nations prosper--and why the sources of that prosperity are under threat today. Why did prosperity explode in some nations between the 1820s and 1960s, creating not just unprecedented material wealth but "flourishing"--meaningful work, self-expression, and personal growth for more people than ever before? Phelps makes the case that the wellspring of this flourishing was modern values such as the desire to create, explore, and meet challenges. These values fueled the grassroots dynamism that was necessary for widespread, indigenous innovation. Most innovation wasn't driven by a few isolated visionaries like Henry Ford and Steve Jobs; rather, it was driven by millions of people empowered to think of, develop, and market innumerable new products and processes, and improvements to existing ones. Mass flourishing--a combination of material well-being and the "good life" in a broader sense--was created by this mass innovation. Yet indigenous innovation and flourishing weakened decades ago. In America, evidence indicates that innovation and job satisfaction have decreased since the late 1960s, while postwar Europe has never recaptured its former dynamism. The reason, Phelps argues, is that the modern values underlying the modern economy are under threat by a resurgence of traditional, corporatist values that put the community and state over the individual. The ultimate fate of modern values is now the most pressing question for the West: will Western nations recommit themselves to modernity, grassroots dynamism, indigenous innovation, and widespread personal fulfillment, or will we go on with a narrowed innovation that limits flourishing to a few? A book of immense practical and intellectual importance, Mass Flourishing is essential reading for anyone who cares about the sources of prosperity and the future of the West.

Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Reality Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781934588819

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Ancient Code: Are You Ready for the Real 2012? by Various Authors Pdf

Some say the end of mankind is near. Some say that financial turmoil is part of the process, along with global warming, warfare and the spread of mass psychosis. Children are fed drugs to keep them calm; nations are invaded by their neighbors; the climate is changing all around us; celebrities become our gods and materialism is the new mantra. But what is the real truth? Is there an answer to all this? If our material lives are making us happier, then why so many self-help books, films and philosophies? It can't be denied that the times are changing. Every day sees new challenges for our species, while we cause mayhem and madness on an unbelievable scale. But there is a ratio to it all, a rhyme and reason behind everything that we do and everything that affects us. Ancient Code is a collection of 20 fascinating essays - from today's top authors and researchers - which takes a look at the Ancient Code, our relationship with it and how it relates to 2012. You will learn about a power that was first hidden and then lost over time. Many have sought to rediscover it in order to wield it selfishly. Like mad magicians seeking to rule the world, men of renown have fleetingly seen the incredible nature of this Code but all too often they have missed the point. The Ancient Code needs no material gain, no hatred, warfare or drugs, because YOU are the key to the Code... Featuring: Brian Allan, Jack Allis, Kala Ambrose, Nick Ashron, Philip Coppens, Robert Feather, Philip Gardiner, Dr. Mitchell E. Gibson, Andrew Gough, Jasmine Gould, Dan Green, Dr. John Jay Harper, June-Elleni Lane, Janice Manning, Marshall Masters, Brian Mayne, Steve Mitchell, Nick Pope, Dennis Price and Colin Wilson.

Author : Cindi Sirois Collins,Asher Elbein
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781477324639

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Dinosaurs and Other Ancient Animals of Big Bend by Cindi Sirois Collins,Asher Elbein Pdf

A time-traveling field guide to the ancient version of Big Bend National Park.

Author : Ian D. Rotherham,Christine Handley (eds.)
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Forest dynamics
ISBN : 9781904098256

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Animal, Man & Treescapes (b/w) by Ian D. Rotherham,Christine Handley (eds.) Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Endangered species
ISBN : LOC:00174058532

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Timber Supply Stability Act ; Ancient Forest Protection Act of 1990 ; Community Stability Act of 1990 ; National Forest Plan Implementation Act of 1990 ... Conservation of the Northern Spotted Owl ; and the Ancient Forest Act of 1990 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Pdf

Author : Ian Shaw,Elizabeth Bloxam
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1300 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192596987

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The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology by Ian Shaw,Elizabeth Bloxam Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology offers a comprehensive survey of the entire study of ancient Egypt from prehistory through to the end of the Roman period. It seeks to place Egyptology within its theoretical, methodological, and historical contexts, indicating how the subject has evolved and discussing its distinctive contemporary problems, issues, and potential. Transcending conventional boundaries between archaeological and ancient textual analysis, the volume brings together 63 chapters that range widely across archaeological, philological, and cultural sub-disciplines, highlighting the extent to which Egyptology as a subject has diversified and stressing the need for it to seek multidisciplinary methods and broader collaborations if it is to remain contemporary and relevant. Organized into ten parts, it offers a comprehensive synthesis of the various sub-topics and specializations that make up the field as a whole, from the historical and geographical perspectives that have influenced its development and current characteristics, to aspects of museology and conservation, and from materials and technology - as evidenced in domestic architecture and religious and funerary items - to textual and iconographic approaches to Egyptian culture. Authoritative yet accessible, it serves not only as an invaluable reference work for scholars and students working within the discipline, but also as a gateway into Egyptology for classicists, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists, and linguists.

Author : Abraham Gibson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107156944

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Feral Animals in the American South by Abraham Gibson Pdf

This book retells American southern history from feral animals' perspective, examining social, cultural, and evolutionary consequences of domestication and feralization.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781449647766

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Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals by Anonim Pdf

Author : Amber VanDerwarker,Tanya M. Peres
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781441909350

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Integrating Zooarchaeology and Paleoethnobotany by Amber VanDerwarker,Tanya M. Peres Pdf

In recent years, scholars have emphasized the need for more holistic subsistence analyses, and collaborative publications towards this endeavor have become more numerous in the literature. However, there are relatively few attempts to qualitatively integrate zooarchaeological (animal) and paleoethnobotanical (plant) data, and even fewer attempts to quantitatively integrate these two types of subsistence evidence. Given the vastly different methods used in recovering and quantifying these data, not to mention their different preservational histories, it is no wonder that so few have undertaken this problem. Integrating Zooarchaeology and Paleoethnobotany takes the lead in tackling this important issue by addressing the methodological limitations of data integration, proposing new methods and innovative ways of using established methods, and highlighting case studies that successfully employ these methods to shed new light on ancient foodways. The volume challenges the perception that plant and animal foodways are distinct and contends that the separation of the analysis of archaeological plant and animal remains sets up a false dichotomy between these portions of the diet. In advocating qualitative and quantitative data integration, the volume establishes a clear set of methods for (1) determining the suitability of data integration in any particular case, and (2) carrying out an integrated qualitative or quantitative approach.

Author : Christian Huyghe,Alex De Vliegher,Bert van Gils,Alain Peeters
Publisher : Editions Quae
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9782759221561

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Grasslands and Herbivore Production in Europe and Effects of Common Policies by Christian Huyghe,Alex De Vliegher,Bert van Gils,Alain Peeters Pdf

Funded by and written during theEuropean Multisward project, this open access ebook presents an inventory of grasslands and forage crops in Europe by placing them in the production system in which they are embedded, and studying the technical, economic and regulatory determinants of past and present trends. Profusely illustrated with maps, it also features many case studies in all European regions and interviews of farmers and key stakeholders.

Author : Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1912920042

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Prehistoric by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld Pdf

Author : Naomi Sykes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781472506245

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Beastly Questions by Naomi Sykes Pdf

Zooarchaeology, or the study of ancient animals, is a frequently side-lined subject in archaeology. This is bizarre given that the archaeological record is composed largely of debris from human–animal relationships (be they in the form of animal bones, individual artifacts or entire landscapes) and that many disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, and geography, recognise human–animal interactions as a key source of information for understanding cultural ideology. By integrating knowledge from archaeological remains with evidence from texts, iconography, social anthropology and cultural geography, Beastly Questions: Animal Answers to Archaeological Issues seeks to encourage archaeological students, researchers and those working in the commercial sector to offer more engaging interpretations of the evidence at their disposal. Going beyond the simple confines of 'what people ate', this accessible but in-depth study covers a variety of high-profile topics in European archaeology and provides novel interpretations of mainstream archaeological questions. This includes cultural responses to wild animals, the domestication of animals and its implications on human daily practice, experience and ideology, the transportation of species and the value of incorporating animals into landscape research, the importance of the study of foodways for understanding past societies and how animal studies can help us to comprehend issues of human identity and ideology: past, present and future.