History
Archaeology
Incans charged agricultural tax
A specific type of quipu may be the first evidence that taxes were collected by the ancient Incan empire
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Reconstruction
Notre-Dame Cathedral in 3D
A digital image created by art historian Andrew Tallon almost a decade ago could help in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral
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History
Ancient societies and rare diseases
In several ancient societies, people with deformities and rare diseases appear to have been given social support and special care
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History
Roughly 1.5 million Jews killed in just three months
Between August and October of 1942, at the height of Operation Reinhard, 500,000 Jews per month were taken to concentration camps and killed in occupied Poland
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Humanities
A tapestry of cordels
Historically marginalized, Brazilian leaflet literature has reached a new level of recognition and institutionalization
By Luisa Destri
History
Guaraní still influenced by missionaries
People living in areas closer to the mission sites earn about 10% more than residents of neighboring regions where the Jesuit missions were abandoned
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Archaeology
National Museum rescues 1,500 pieces
They include exhibit pieces and others that were stored in the museum's archives, as well as equipment, personal objects, and architectural fragments
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History
France must return African objects
Tens of thousands of African artifacts kept in French museums should be permanently returned if requested by the country of origin
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History
Solar radiation set off sea mines during the Vietnam War
A strong solar storm in 1972 is now believed the most likely cause of the sudden detonation of dozens of naval mines during the Vietnam War
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SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD
From cassava to corn, from indigenous to caipira
Studies revisit the history of one of Brazil’s most important culinary traditions
By Luisa Destri
Genetics
Bones of “disappeared” politician identified
The bones belonged to Aluísio Palhano Pedreira Ferreira, a trade union leader from Rio de Janeiro and a member of the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard
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Philosophy of Science
New origins
Brazilian versions of the Charles Darwin classic puts into context the development of evolution theory
Archaeogenetics
When indigenous people occupied Lagoa Santa
Ancient DNA reveals rapid human colonization of South America 14,000 years ago
SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Rebuilding heritage
Partnerships with indigenous peoples and community associations will be decisive to the restoration of ethnographic and linguistic collections
HERITAGE
The pain of loss
Six hours of fire destroyed 200 years of heritage at the largest natural-history museum in Latin America
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History
405-year-old letter suggests Galileo toned down his beliefs
A letter found at the Royal Society in London suggests that Galileo Galilei softened his stance against the ecclesiastical doctrine that the Sun orbited Earth to avoid arrest by the Roman Inquisition
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Video
The eclipse which revolutionized physics
This Wednesday, May 29th, celebrates 100 years of the eclipse which was the first experimental proof of the Theory of General Relativity | 2'36"
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