Juniper Publishers Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology

 Abstract Teori Seni Tampak: Asas Seni Reka Written by Chang Hon Woon, this book discusses the basics of art to provide a clear and comprehensive picture of the students taking Art Education subjects. All the important information that students need to know in this book. To the students concerned it is advisable to have this book in order to understand the visual art theory that is the basis of the Art Education subject. Each chapter in this book includes notes, illustrations and example works to help students understand their contents better. This book is composed of three main sections: Part A which covers the Art Elements, Part B which cover the Design Principles and Part C which include the Design Structure. The end of each chapter of this book includes exercises that reinforce understanding and sharpen the art skills among students. Art Education subjects have undergone significant changes since the KBSM approach was introduced. This new approach based on the National Educatio...

Archaeology & Anthropology -  Juniper Publishers Opinion Within the last 150 years, there has been a global increase of “substantial, prolonged and spectacular celebrations of human achievements”[1]. These celebrations, often referred to as mega-events are large-scale cultural, political, religious or sporting events of mass media appeal and international significance[2], which vary in type, size, impact, and organization and are not only about sport or culture anymore, but also about politics [3,4] the capitalist economy[5,6]. They are typically temporary affairs yet have permanent and costly outcomes. Over the past several decades, it has become clear that mega-events are also about the transformation of cities, as city leaders start to view events as opportunities to achieve their urban agenda goals[7-9]. They have turned into a valuable tool for multi-layered processes of urban transformation and regeneration[10,11]. Mega-events are frequently presented by govern...

Archaeology & Anthropology -  Juniper Publishers Abstract The rural area from the municipality of Piripiri, in the state of Piauí, Northeastern Brazil, is known to contain several archaeological sites, which are essentially sandstone shelters and walls decorated with rupestrian paintings and engravings. Located in the Corrente stream margins, predominantly in the villages known as Buriti dos Cavalos, Cadoz Velho, and Jardim, the rocky monuments present high density of prehistoric inscriptions. The rupestrian paintings mainly represent abstract figures, spear throwers, human handprints, anthropomorphs and zoomorphs, in different hues of red, but also in yellow, black, gray (including greenish-gray), green-olive, white, pink, wine, dark-purple and orangish. Besides the polychromy, the ancient inscriptions exhibit frequent overlaps and recurrences of the motifs represented in the rocky supports. Eight archaeological sites are briefly presented and their main ...

Archaeology & Anthropology - Juniper Publishers Abstract The rupestrian habitat is a distinctive element of the Mediterranean landscape. It is more a dwelling culture which has been shared by different civilizations; a global phenomenon should be investigated in all of its aspects. The Northern area of central Sicily (Italy) has considerable archaeological potential, mainly linked to the impressive rocky habitat scenery.A great connection is evident between the settlements in Late Antiquity, mainly linked to the burial caves and the network of roads connected to the main traffic routes known by the ancient sources, later to be linked to the Italian-Greek monasteries. Many of them are located just on the Nebrodi Mountains, where - it’s no coincidence - the Byzantine army reorganizes himself against the Islamic advance. Keywords: Central Sicily; Rupestrian habitat; Ancient viability; Landscape; Mediterranean area; Tyrrhenian Coast; Population; Roman age; Poleo...

The History of Evolution of Life on Earth Told by Paleoparasitology Authored by  Daniela Leles Through the study of parasites and other microorganisms in ancient material Paleoparasitology can presuppose on the way of life of our ancestors, established relations with and between animals and the environment, and their reflexes until the contemporary period dealing with several areas of knowledge. Therefore, it has been possible to recover intestinal parasites from coprolites of Cinodontes and Dicionodontes dating to 240mya, a group with important evolutionary aspects for the origin of mammals. The finding of primitive forms of  Plasmodium  spp.,  Trypanosoma  spp., and  Leishmania  spp. in amber dating back thousands of years has shed light on discussions about the origin and evolution of parasite species that affect humans today. The study of lice DNA helped to discover when clothing emerged in mankind, and that was an important point for the c...

Enclosures in Hum an Mind Authored by Ja n Turek Dividing the cultural space is an essential need of humans. The enclosed space if giving people feeling of security from the otherness and dividing the world into concepts of peaceful domus safe inside and wild agrios, dangerous outside. Enclosures were created to protect human communities, their properties and livestock but also to perform their cult. Walls and ditches were often acting as symbolic manifestations of unity and creating shared identity, such as when Rome was founded by Romulus ploughing the furrow outlining the future Eternal City. Walls and ditches were also created as fortifications and symbols of domination and/or segregation, such as the case of Limes Romanus or the Great Wall of China. Enclosures were, however, also defining the holy places, dividing the sacred from the profane and creating arenas of spiritual and social communication, such as ditch monuments in Neolithic Europe. Walls and dit...

The Impact of Native American Activity on Vegetation and Soil Charcoal in the Eastern US Authored by  Abrams Marc D This research was conducted to ascertain whether areas of cultural resources where significant Native American activity has occurred during the Late Woodland and Mississippian Time Periods can be identified through the dominant vegetation composition and soil features of the present-day landscape. A general hypothesis is that Native Americans left a legacy of their land uses in the present-day ecosystem by propagating certain important wild plant species and crop species in the forest, known as “indicator species”, as well as the presence of soil charcoal from past fire activity. Present-day forest ecosystems in eastern Virginia and northern New York contained many Native American indicator species and buried soil charcoal. Pinpointing a combination of geological, soil, topographical and vegetation characteristics that are typical of Late Woodla...

Waist Circumference, Waist-Hip Ratio and Body Mass Index in Assessing Nutritional Status and Central Obesity of Adolescent Authored by KanKana De WHR is used as a measurement of obesity, which in turn is a possible indicator of other more serious health conditions. The WHO states that abdominal obesity is defined as a waist–hip ratio above 0.90 for males and above 0.85 for females, or a body mass index (BMI) above 30.0. Area of study and Sample size: Subjects are adolescent girls aged 10-19 years. They belong to Salboni Block which is one of blocks of Paschim Medinipur, Westbengal, Participants of socioeconomic data are collected through structured questionnaire, anthropometric data are collected through different instruments, cross section study is done over 1009 girls. To Read more.. Fulltext in  Global Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology in Juniper Publishers