Archaeological Perspectives on the Ranquel Chiefdoms in the North of the Dry Pampas,in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

In this article, I present some results of the archaeological study about the cultural manifestation of the Ranquels. This Indian group occupied the north part of the province of La Pampa, Argentina, from the late eighteenth century until the end of the nineteenth century. Through a perspective that links the theoretical and methodological purposes of historical archaeology of the landscape, I analyze the settlements' distributions, the access to natural resources, the methods of circulation, and the strategies of interethnic conflict with the national army and the colonists on the border area. Taking into consideration the archaeological record and its contrast with written sources, I have defined some indicators about the process of culture change. My special interest concerns changes in nineteenth-century Ranquel material culture produced before the dissolution of the ethnic groups because of the military actions of the “desert conquest.”     

论孟子"仁术"说对北宋儒医文化发展的影响

孟子作为中国古代伟大的思想家 ,对北宋时期儒医文化的发展曾产生过巨大影响 ,其中以“仁术”说最具代表性。“仁术”说见于《孟子·梁惠王上》篇 ,是孟子对“为仁之道”的阐发。随着孟子地位在北宋的不断升格 ,孟子学术思想的影响范围不断扩大 ,医学逐渐被定名为“仁术”。孟子“仁术”说促进了官方对医学的重视 ,北宋诸帝无不提倡医学 ,使之成为行“仁政”的重要措施。另外 ,北宋尊孟一派的儒者 ,无不医儒互参 ,这也是孟子“仁术”说重要影响的一个具体体现。     

稻盛经营的日本特色

民族文化是企业文化的背景。稻盛和夫的经营哲学具有明显的日本特色：讲求实用主义,提倡和魂洋才。这都是和日本人的民族心理相关联的。和魂洋才的思想虽然有一定的积极作用,但在全球化时代也有妨碍经济文化交流的一面,不应该过分提倡。     

闽台槟榔礼俗源流略考

闽台两地一衣带水,历史关系源远流长,其中尤以闽南与台湾关系最为密切：二者之间的血缘、史缘、文缘、俗缘等早为时人所津津乐道。台湾槟榔礼俗的形成就是两地俗缘相连的一个例证。众所周知,台湾同胞有嚼食槟榔的嗜好,平时携之在身,时常咀嚼以为乐事,客人相见亦请食...     

珠澳史前文化及其共同性

珠海、澳门均位于珠江口西岸,澳门处于珠海拱北南部,双边以古老的沙堤相连着,现已陆路相通。珠海总面积７５５５平方公里,其中陆地１２６６平方公里,海域面积６２８９平方公里,有岛屿仔、路环两个岛屿组成。一、珠海史前文化概述从目前的考古材料看,珠江三角洲地...     

Coupling national geo-political economic strategies and the Belt and Road Initiative: The China-Belarus Great Stone Industrial Park

The joint development by Belarus and China of the Great Stone Industrial Park (GSIP) is designed to establish a high-tech industrial zone and an eco-friendly satellite city of Minsk as a key node on the Eurasian Land Bridge linking China with the Eurasian Economic Union and the European Union. The development and organization of the GSIP are explained in the light of a coupling of the strategic goals of the two countries in the context of a new Chinese model of external engagement called an emergent geo-political economic culture. These goals include Belarus' desire to reduce its dependence on Russian gas and oil, upgrade and diversify its economy, strengthen its integration with Eurasia and find new partners, by attracting Chinese and other foreign direct investment in the context of China's Going Out and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). An analysis of the roles of national leaders Aliaksandr Lukashenka and Xi Jinping and of different stakeholders in the predominantly top-down design, development and governance of the park reveals the way in which a BRI cooperation platform permits the coupling of Chinese and Belarusian interests and strategies in ways through which each side expects to benefit.     

Al-Khidr site on Failaka Island in the Bronze Age: Pottery perspective

The objective of this article is to evaluate the results of the excavation at the site of Al-Khidr on Failaka Island that was probably a port or a fishermen’s settlement in the past. A very large number of stone architectural remains and artifacts have been discovered there. Al-Khidr is a typical Dilmun culture site and the settlement was probably contemporary with the known sites F3 and F6 located on the south-west coast of the island. Based on the pottery that has been processed, we preliminarily dated the site to a period between the beginning of the second millenium and approximately 1500 BC, although older settlement may have occurred, beginning at the end of the third millennium.     

A Very Remote Storage Box Indeed: The Importance of Doing Archaeology with Old Museum Collections

Although our practice has come to be defined by a focus on excavation as the trademark of archaeological research, research on archaeological collections lies at the scientific heart of the discipline. We demonstrate through two very different case studies how a return to primary sources (in this case, boxes of artifacts) can upend our understanding of the objects themselves and create new narratives of social and technological change. At the same time, access to museum collections is becoming increasingly difficult as institutions struggle with the growing pressure to enhance public outreach and modernize data management, while simultaneously contending with persistent budget cuts. As archaeologists who work closely with museum curators and museum collections, we offer suggestions for how researchers can work with museums to ensure that future generations of researchers and the general public can learn from the ancient materials preserved within their collections.     

Mortgage finance and culture

Using a nationally representative sample of 12,344 immigrants from 41 different countries of ancestry living in Spain in 2007, we find that the higher the housing‐loan penetration in the country of ancestry, the higher the likelihood of having a mortgage in Spain. Similarly, the higher the mortgage depth in the country of ancestry, the higher the present value of the monthly mortgage payments. Our results suggest that social norms regarding mortgage finance in the country of ancestry matter in determining immigrants’ mortgage finance in the host country. More specifically, the effect of social norms on the decision to have a mortgage (the extensive margin) and the amount of the mortgage payments (the intensive margin) is about one third and tenth the size of the effect of having a college degree on mortgage debt, respectively. Evidence of strong persistence of culture among those with longer tenure in the host country, those who immigrated as children or young adults, and second‐generation immigrants suggests that vertical transmission of beliefs (from parents to children) is a plausible channel of transmission. Perhaps most importantly, we find that cultural attitudes regarding property rights are most relevant when explaining individuals’ decision to get a mortgage, but those regarding credit information matter most when explaining the amount of the mortgage debt.