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The Archaeology of Ethnicity: Constructing Identities in the Past and Present
01 Jan 1997-
TL;DR: Sian Jones as mentioned in this paper argues for a fundamentally different view of ethnicity, as a complex dynamic form of identification, requiring radical changes in archaeological analysis and interpretation, and presents a comprehensive and critical synthesis of recent theories of ethnicity in the human sciences.
Abstract: The question of ethnicity is highly controversial in contemporary archaeology. Indigenous and nationalist claims to territory, often rely on reconstructions of the past based on the traditional identification of 'cultures' from archaeological remains. Sian Jones responds to the need for a reassessment of the ways in which social groups are identified in the archaeological record, with a comprehensive and critical synthesis of recent theories of ethnicity in the human sciences. In doing so, she argues for a fundamentally different view of ethnicity, as a complex dynamic form of identification, requiring radical changes in archaeological analysis and interpretation.
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01 Jan 2020
TL;DR: The authors evaluate the plausibility of the rice hypothesis and the millet hypothesis for explaining the dispersal of proto-Koreanic and proto-Japonic languages to Korea and conclude that rice is a more plausible candidate than millet.
Abstract: The ‘farming/language dispersal hypothesis’ was originally developed to explain the spread of the Neolithic economy and material culture into Europe. Recently, this hypothesis has been applied towards explaining the dispersal and divergence of East Asian languages. However, interpretations depend on what prehistoric cultivar is chosen by linguists as having been related with the spread of language. In understanding the appearance of the proto-Koreanic and proto-Japonic languages in Korea, millet and rice, which appeared in Korea around 3500 and 1300 BCE, respectively, have been emphasized by linguists. We assess these linguistic arguments. We first review how European archaeologists have understood the spread of farming into Europe, where the farming/language dispersal hypothesis was originally developed, and how archaeology has wrestled with the issues of diffusion and migration. Then we move on to evaluating linguistic hypotheses about the dispersal and split of proto-Koreanic and proto-Japonic. Our evaluation of the ‘millet hypothesis’ and the ‘rice hypothesis’ suggests that rice is a more plausible candidate for explaining the dispersal of proto-Koreanic to Korea. Meanwhile, viewing the introduction of slender daggers to Korea as another dispersal of language to Korea needs more scrutiny.
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26 Oct 2013
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TL;DR: Recalde et al. as mentioned in this paper presented a study of Segreti's work in the context of the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CICTE).
Abstract: Fil: Recalde, Maria Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas; Argentina. Centro de Estudios Historicos "Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti"; Argentina
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Dissertation•
28 Mar 2017
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Dissertation•
07 Feb 2020
TL;DR: In this article, a brief history of religion in Irish primary schools and the issue of school choice for parents is discussed. And the authors examine the lived experiences of the "New Irish" families.
Abstract: ......................................................................................................................... xii Chapter One: Introduction 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Rationale .................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Research aims .......................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Study layout ............................................................................................................. 6 Chapter Two: Who are the “New Irish” Families? 2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 8 2.1 Who are the “New Irish” families? ......................................................................... 8 2.2 Examining the lived experiences of the “New Irish” families .............................. 10 2.2.1 Economic inequality among immigrant families ........................................... 11 2.2.2 Asylum seeking families in Ireland................................................................. 11 2.2.3 Racism in Irish society and Irish schools ........................................................ 12 2.3 Educational policy responses to racism in Irish schools ........................................... 14 2.4 Educational policy responses to cultural diversity in Irish schools .......................... 17 2.4.1 Religion in Irish primary schools: implications for immigrant parents............18 2.4.1.1 A brief history of religion in Irish schools.................................18 2.4.1.2 Denominational schools and the issue of school choice for parents....20 2.4.1.3 The baptism barrier in Irish primary schools...............................24
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