Birth of the first child

Spal, 2023

pdf + supplementary figures. Between July and December 1975, the first extensive systematic excavations were carried out in Valencina de la Concepción, in four sectors of La Perrera –doghouse-: A and B, current street Jacinto Benavente 17 and 19; C and D, on Guadalquivir street 18-23. In sector A, 3 grids were opened, A1-A2-A3, measuring 3.50 x 3.50 m, which allowed us to document a large ditch almost 13 m long and 4 m wide, where a maximum depth of -5.88 m was reached. The main sequence was defined in the central grid, A2, identifying four layers, I-IV, of the Middle Chalcolithic with a depth of 5.48 m and a layer V with Bell Beakers of the Late Chalcolithic, 0.40 m deep. From 3428 shaped fragments of the three grids, 276 pieces have been measured in which their morphometry could be completely reconstructed. In addition to the presentation of then ceramic assemblage and the archaeological excavation itself, the study makes an initial proposal for the organisation of the ceramic productions according to six large typological groups that explain the variability of forms during the Middle and Late Chalcolithic. This study will provide a new contribution to the ceramic studies that may be carried out in the future in one of the central settlements of the Lower Guadalquivir valley during the Copper Age. Keywords Guadalquivir Estuary, Valencina de la Concepción, Chalcolithic, Bell Beaker, ditch, ceramics, morphometry Entre julio y diciembre de 1975 se realizaron las primeras excavaciones sistemáticas en extensión en Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla), en cuatro sectores de La Perrera: A y B, actual calle Jacinto Benavente 17 y 19; C y D, en la calle Guadalquivir 18-23. En el sector A se abrieron 3 cortes, A1-A2-A3, de 3.50 x 3.50 m, que permitieron documentar un gran foso en una longitud de casi 13 m y unos 4 m de ancho, donde se alcanzó una profundidad máxima de-5.88 m. La secuencia principal se definió en el corte central, A2, identificándose cuatro estratos, I-IV, del Calcolítico Medio con 5.48 m de profundidad y un estrato V con campaniformes del Calcolítico Final de 0.40 m. A partir de 3428 fragmentos con forma de los tres cortes, se han medido 276 piezas en las que se podían reconstruir completa su morfometría. Así, además de presentar el conjunto y la propia intervención arqueológica, el estudio realiza una primera propuesta de la organización de las producciones cerámicas de acuerdo con seis grandes grupos tipológicos, que permiten explicar la variabilidad de formas durante el Calcolítico Medio y Final. Esta aportación supondrá un nuevo empuje a los estudios cerámicos que puedan desarrollarse en un futuro en uno de los asentamientos centrales del Bajo Guadalquivir durante la Edad del Cobre y, con ello, ser un referente de estos estudios en la zona.

Dear Friends, Donors And Partners Of The Talking Trees Project, It has been an amazing year of growth, challenges, meeting the bottom line and health infrastructure for ‘The Talking Trees Project’. Beyond visiting 15 constituencies and working with 12 indigenous communities across Narok and Kajiado Counties of Kenya, our organization spent the year 2016 and better half of 2017 focusing on the effects of FGM on maternal health care. In April 2016, Carolyne Ngara was awarded an International Public Engagement Grant by the Wellcome Trust - UK, to carry out The “Talking Trees Project” - A public health research forum addressing high maternal deaths among pastoralists’ communities of Kenya”. With funding from the grant, Carolyne brought together a multidisciplinary team of experts to discuss the discrepancies between modern science and traditional practices that would help the research team to understand the causes and ways through which Maternal deaths prevalent among the pastoralists communities of Kenya could be reduced. With the goal of growing our research capacity, ‘The Talking Project’s’ board added another cornerstone research event to our yearly calendar, and on October 10, 2016, we launched “The Talking Trees Project” and held the inaugural ‘Maternal Healthcare Forum’ at the Taifa Hall at the University of Nairobi; which was fully attended by young scholars, researchers, social workers, students, medical practioners and various stakeholders. Most importantly, the message of ‘The Talking Tress Project’ and its anticipated impact on the pastoralists’ communities was ever present throughout the event with stunning images. Touching stories were told and the opportunity to meet Priscilla Saruni, a young Masaai woman and anti-FGM activist highlighted the event. The goal of the inauguration of the ‘The Talking Tress Project’ in 2016 was to introduce and to increase awareness of our project and activities organized around maternal healthcare, FGM/C, alternative rites of passage, women’s health (sexuality, pregnancy management, HIV/Aids and death), human rights, child development and early child-marriage. The ultimate goal of the project was to mobilize indigenous pastoralists’ communities to participate in open public health debates and forums, which led to voluntary open public declarations on the abandonment of harmful traditional practices like: FGM/C, child marriage and Samburu girl-beading. Also on 15 June 2017, the ‘Talking Trees Project’ embarked on its 20th Public Health, traversing 22 villages in 15 constituencies, initiating all inclusive participatory community health forums and debates, that brought clear anti FGM and proper maternal health care messages to over 200,000 people across Narok and Kajiado Counties. Of course! ‘The Talking Trees Project’ was not without its challenges. However, the PI put in place mechanisms to work around them or adapt to the various situations as they presented themselves. Our Moran Festival and Anti-FGM Road Shows were well attended by an enthusiastic crowd. As a grassroots organization, this event gave The Enduring Voices Foundation the opportunity to get out into the community and share our work to effect behavioural change against FGM and to bring awareness to people to shun cultures that no longer fit in the 2ist century. People of all ages were all there to get involved in the participatory research forums and to spread the word. We are grateful for all who have supported the ‘Talking Trees Project’ since 2016 and all those who enabled us to continue the important work of providing appropriate community-centered health and research infrastructure through public engagement in partnership with indigenous communities. We look forward to continue working with you for a continue the success. Sincerely yours, Susan Kwamboka Executive Director The Enduring Voices Foundation For Anthropological Resaerch

Kronos: Southern African Histories, 2024

Based on fieldwork interviews with the internally displaced Muslims from the regions affected by the insurgency, such as Palma, Mocímboa da Praia, Macomia, Quissanga and others, this article unpacks the context, ideology and protagonists that gave rise and afforded sustenance to the insurgency in Cabo Delgado. After providing an overview of the historical trajectory of Islam in Mozambique, the article presents the ideological and historical underpinnings of the contemporary global jihadi movements, expanding into Africa and Mozambique. The article argues that for jihadism to take roots in any place, there should exist militant protagonists and the grievances that serve as emotional entry points for recruitment. Thus, the article examines the processes by which jihadi protagonists emerged in various communities and the grievances they articulated in order to provoke the insurgency against the State.

Studies in Indian Epigraphy (Bhāratīya Purābhilēkha Patrikā), Journal of the Epigraphical Society of India, 2022

This paper presents a newly-discovered inscription from Udaypur (district Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh). Engraved on a rectangular sandstone slab in the parapet wall of the Udayeśvara temple, this inscription features a serpent’s knotted body comprising letters of the Sanskrit alphabet along with the grammatical endings of nouns and verbs. It is accompanied by 5 lines of writing on one side that refer to the diagram as varṇṇanāgakṛpāṇikā, a "serpentine scimitar of letters." The compounded designation draws attention to the unusual synthesis of aurality, visuality and efficacy in this inscription. The abraded surface of the stone does not afford a complete reading, but this very designation appears in dedicatory verses accompanying an identical composition at Ujjain, which is further described as a "unique magical sword" (siddhāsiputrikā) of the kings Udayāditya (c. 1070–93) and his son Naravarman (1094–1134). Three similar serpentine inscriptions associated with these Paramāra kings are known from Dhar and Un, allowing us to place the one from Udaypur in the late-11th century. Taken together, the epigraphic evidence suggests that such enigmatic diagrams were inscribed at royal Shiva temples as complex devices in the service of dynastic power.

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The negative effects of media over family are the most controversial issues for last years. As the basic structure of the society family is changing very rapidly and this is partly related with this effect. The content of the media products are not sensitive for the family. In this perspective mostly the role of the media professionals is discussed and sometimes they are threat as scapegoat since they are seen as the actor of the content production. By this position, those professionals seems to have the ability and potential to transform the society to a certain direction as a result of the power of media. For a right analysis of relations between media and society, one should know the perception of social values of media professionals and the affect of this perception over the content production. In this paper it is discussed how and how much the family perception of media professionals influences the content and reasons of such a relationship/irrelationship.

AION, 2018

Questo testo riprende e ri-compone, oggi in una nuova versione, alcuni contenuti di diverse occasioni di incontro che, negli ultimi anni, abbiamo avuto con Antonio Monestiroli. Occasioni sempre da noi cercate, molte condivise con i nostri studenti, nella convinzione che potessero rappresentare opportunità per discutere e riflettere ancora di architettura e sulla possibilità del suo insegnamento in maniera non fossilizzata su modelli da riproporre stancamente ma capace di guardare in avanti con consapevolezza e speranza. A queste occasioni Antonio Monestiroli ha sempre risposto con grande generosità dimostrando, ancora una volta, di essere un Maestro.