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EL TESTIMONIO DE LA PRIMERA MUJER DEL MUNDO EN CASARSE CON UN HOLOGRAMA INTELIGENTE.«Lo que comenzó como una reflexión artística sobre la soledad en el siglo XXI se ha convertido en una historia de a

En el Totonacapan, el diluvio y la tormenta no son sólo fenómenos del pasado: son memoria viva, nombres que vuelven cada año y relatos que anudan cerros, ríos y cuencas a la experiencia histórica de los pueblos totonacos.En este libro, Leopoldo Trejo Barrientos explora como la mitologia del diluvio y las personificaciones de Huracan organizan el paisaje, fijan la identidad de los lugares y permiten comprender relaciones interetnicas, ciclos del tiempo y formas locales de habitar el territorio. A traves de un recorrido por las cuencas del Tecolutla y del Tuxpan, el autor sigue personajes, nombres y episodios como la perra-mujer, los cerros Juan o los cerros quebrados para mostrar de que modo la tormenta se desdobla en un sistema narrativo complejo.El diluvio y la tormenta es una contribucion clave para quienes se interesan por antropologia del paisaje, mitologia mesoamericana, historia regional y estudios sobre pueblos indigenas en Mexico.

The monograph Forest Overgrowth and Unfolding Hope examines the transformation of the cultural landscape of the Natisone Valleys. This remote border region has undergone significant change from the second half of the twentieth century to the present day. What was once a predominantly agrarian society has been radically reshaped; formerly densely populated villages have emptied, and cultivated land has gradually been overtaken by forest.The monograph sheds light both on local understandings of these transformations and on the reasons behind them. To this end, it analyses the social memories of residents especially of the generation that was directly involved in these processes, observed them, experienced them, and made sense of them. It also offers a detailed account of past and present practices of care for four key landscape elements: meadows, chestnut trees, drystone terraces, and paths. While these elements were once essential for peoples survival, today they are acquiring new meanings. For some inhabitants, their overgrowth symbolizes the inevitable decline of the area; for others, it represents an opportunity to revitalize these places, inspiring hope for a better future for the Natisone Valleys.

Uma das mais notáveis vozes da filosofia contemporânea desvenda os mistérios da mitologia grega. Uma lição cativante.Em A Mitologia Grega de A a Z, Luc Ferry responde a essa luminosa e irrevogável qu

For decades, the human family tree seemed relatively straightforward: Homo sapiens outcompeted the Neanderthals and claimed the globe. But in 2008, a discovery in a freezing Siberian cave completely shattered our understanding of human evolution. The catalyst was not a massive skull or a buried city, but a single, microscopic fragment of a childs pinky bone.Through revolutionary advancements in ancient DNA sequencing, scientists extracted the genetic code from this tiny fossil and found something impossible. The DNA did not belong to a human, nor did it belong to a Neanderthal. It belonged to an entirely new, undocumented "ghost species" of hominid: the Denisovans.This book chronicles the breathtaking detective work of modern paleoanthropology. We explore how scientists use genetic fragments to prove that this lost species not only existed, but interbred extensively with our ancestors, leaving specific genetic markers in modern human populations today.Reevaluate the history of humanity. Discover how a piece of bone the size of a pebble forced us to redraw the entire biological map of our species.

Mércio Pereira Gomes é antropólogo, escritor e professor. Doutor pela Universidade da Flórida, foi presidente da Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI) e representante do Brasil em fóruns internacionais