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An Interview with Dr. Rosemary Joyce "It is urgent that all the aspects of social life in the past that can be approached...be dealt with. This is a political urgency: so much bad policy in the present world is justified by claiming that there is some natural or even just long-enduring "human" way of doing things, and archaeologists really need to be vigilant in breaking up that argument. We know that the past is full of alternatives."	In My Sword I Trust Sam Hughes, University College Dublin, reassesses the academic narratives surrounding the nature of Iron Age swords in Ireland and their potential roles in ceremony and battle	Archaeology and the Illyrian Myth Arba Bekteshi, University of Tirana, Albania, investigates the role of archaeology during the Albanian communist period in the construction of an "Illyrian" identity and a new nationalist rhetoric	Climate and the Roman State Dylan Davis, Binghamton University, examines multiple dimensions of climate and its impact on the Roman agroeconomy through time	Domestication and Infectious Disease Margaret Scollan, University of Durham, puts forward evidence for human cultural niche construction in an examination of animal domestication and its consequences in the history of human development

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International Journal of Student Research in Archaeology

A Student Perspective on the Present of Archaeology: IJSRA Editorial

Gonzalo Linares Matás, Executive Editor

Presentation of the first issue of the International Journal of Student Research in Archaeology

Gonzalo Linares Matás, Executive Editor

International Journal of Student Research in Archaeology

25 March 2016

Volume 1

Issue 1

Pages 1-320

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Featured Content

Dealing with Data: Naïve Bayesian Classification and a Case Study from Viking Age Sweden by Alix Thoeming, The University of Sydney	In My Sword I Trust: A Reassessment of Iron Age Swords with a Focus on Potential Use in Battle by Sam Hughes, University College Dublin	A Method and an Object: An Art Historical Approach Applied to the 'Memento Mori' Mosaic from Pompeii, Italy by Vivian S. van Heekeren, Leiden University	Interview with Dr. Brian M. Fagan (Cambridge '64), Professor Emeritus at University of California, Santa Barbara Dr. Fagan is a prolific author, proponent of nontraditional and multidisciplinary approaches, and a legendary figure in the field of archaeology. Here he discusses the past, present and future of the discipline. by Chelsea Colwell-Pasch, Flinders University of South Australia
Domestication and Infectious Disease: Evidence for Human Niche Construction by Margaret Scollan, Durham University	2-3% Neanderthal, 5% Denisovan but 100% Human: Constructing Identity from the Genetic Past by Ariane Maggio, The University of Western Australia	Taking Stock of Archaeological Thought, Method, and Practice in Southern Africa: A Review of the 2015 ASAPA Conference by Jacqueline Jordaan, University of Manitoba	A Discourse on the Archaeological History of Zakynthos: Alternative Approaches by Richard Takkou and Sonja Dabrowski, University of Oxford
Treatment of the Antique Gun of Khedive Ismail ("Ismail the Magnificent", Viceroy of Egypt 1863-1879) at the Egyptian National Military Museum: A Case Study by Yassin E. Zidan, Nesrin M. N. El Hadidi, Maisa M. A. Mansour, and Wael A. A. Abo Elgat, Cairo University and the High Institute of Tourism, Hotel Management and Restoration at Alexandria, Egypt	Investigating the Utility of Western Body Theory in the Interpretation of Hindu Ritual Space by Lucy Northwood, University of Otago	The Management of Social Space in the Upper Paleolithic: Patterns, Statistics, and Open GIS in the Lower Gallery of La Garma (Cantabria, Northern Iberian Peninsula) by Camilo Barcia García, University of Cantabria

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Matings With Archaic Humans DNA from Neandertals and Denisovans in modern humans: how many matings? If you have assumed, on the basis of news stories about recent papers exploring ancient and modern human DNA, that scientists have now determined that anatomically modern humans and Neandertals mated 3 (or maybe 5) times, you would be mistaken.	The Hadza and the Honeyguide The Surprisingly Sticky Tale of the Hadza and the Honeyguide Bird: Professor Brian Wood of Yale University reveals unexpected lessons in behavioral ecology, human-animal co-evolution, and mutually beneficial relationships.	Sexual Harassment in Science The Shifting Tide of Sexual Harassment: In the past year, as high-profile cases have peppered the news, more women — and men as well — have begun to speak out about this issue. At times, the discussion has seemed to result in purposefully public shaming, which strikes some people as an unfair trial by media at best and a witch hunt at worst. The underlying message being sent is clear: sexual misconduct that long passed as normal behavior in the hallowed halls of academia must now stop.	"Race" and Science in Medicine Teaching Medical Students to Challenge Unscientific Racial Categories: Medical school curricula traditionally leave little room for nuanced discussions about the impact of race and racism on health, physicians and sociologists say. Instead, students learn to see race as a diagnostic shortcut, as lectures, textbooks, and scientific journal articles divide patients by racial categories, reinforcing the idea that race is biological. Such a mindset can lead to many misdiagnoses.	Why it Hurts to Breathe Cold Air Did you know that having big brains impacted our noses? The size increase of the Homo brain reconfigured the shapes of skulls and faces. A flat face likewise entailed changes to the morphological structure of the nose. What could this have meant for the success of early migrating humans encountering cold climates?

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