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Maintainer of this repository: David N. Matzig (<david.matzig@cas.au.dk>) Published in: Renata Pedroso de Araujo, Felix Riede, Mercedes Okumura, Astolfo G. M. Araujo, Alice Leplongeon, Colin Wren, José Ramón Rabuñal, Marcelo Cardillo, María Barrera Cruz, David N. Matzig (2023) Benchmarking methods and data for the whole-outline geometric morphometric analysis of lithic tools. Evolutionary Anthropology. Overview of contents and how to reproduce: This repository contains the data collaboratively collected and prepared in the workshop "Cultural evolutionary tools for stone tool shape analysis: Geometric morphometrics and Bayesian phylogenetics" hosted at the Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies, in Aarhus, Denmark in September 2022. The dataset present in the folder `database` contains outlines together with their associated metadata of 646 artefacts collected from eight different countries, spanning a timeframe of ~18.000 to 500 years BP. For further information, please refer to the Supplementary Informations. After downloading, the results can be reproduced using `CES_2022_workshop.Rproj` and the existing folder structure. The required packages and their versions which have been used in this study are listed below and in the `DESCRIPTION`-file. All analyses and visualisations presented in this paper were prepared in R 4.2.1 under Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS (64-bit). Required R-packages and their versions: The R code provides an example on how to load, inspect, and plot different aspects of the data. It requires the following R-packages: dplyr (>= 1.0.8), ggplot2 (>= 3.4.0), ggthemes (>= 4.2.4), magrittr (>= 2.0.2), Momocs (>= 1.3.0), outlineR (>= 0.1.0), raster (>= 3.5-15), readr (>= 2.1.2), remotes (>= 2.4.2), rgeos (>= 0.5-9), rworldmap (>= 1.3-6), sp (>= 1.4-6). Licenses: Code: MIT <http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT> year: 2023, copyright holder: David Nicolas Matzig The authors gratefully acknowledge the Cultural Evolution Society for funding this workshop. Additional costs were covered by funds made available by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science (project COMARCH, grant number 1113-00015B). DNM and FR's contributions are part of CLIOARCH, an ERC Consolidator Grant project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 817564). MO's research is funded by The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP, grant No. 2018/23282-5). AGMA's research is funded by The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP, grant No. 2019/18664-9). RPA's research is funded by a doctoral grant from Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, grant No. 142353/2019-1). AL's research is funded by a postdoctoral grant from the Research Foundation in Flanders (FWO #12U9220N). JRR is supported by Margarita Salas fellowship (MARSALAS21-22) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Universities, the European Union-Next Generation EU and the University of Alicante. We also thank the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies for hosting all participants during this event.

“Expanding Data Imaginaries in Urban Planning” synthesizes more than three years of industrial research conducted within Gehl and the Techno–Anthropology Lab at Aalborg University. Through practical experiments with social media images, digital photovoice, and participatory mapmaking, the project explores how visual materials created by citizens can be used within a digital and participatory methodology to reconfigure the empirical ground of data-driven urbanism. Drawing on a data feminist framework, the project uses visual research to elevate community voices and situate urban issues in lived experiences. As a Science and Technology Studies project, the PhD also utilizes its industrial position as an opportunity to study Gehl’s practices up close, unpacking collectively held narratives and visions that form a particular “data imaginary” and contribute to the production and perpetuation of the role of data in urban planning. The dissertation identifies seven epistemological commitments that shape the data imaginary at Gehl and act as discursive closures within their practice. To illustrate how planners might expand on these, the dissertation uses its own data experiments as speculative demonstrations of how to make alternative modes of knowing cities possible through participatory and digital visual methods.

This project examines the influence of the myth of Danish design on the consumption of Danish furniture. Danish design has historically been associated with qualities such as timelessness, craftsmanship, tradition and beauty and has played a significant role in the development of Danish society and culture. The construction of the category of modernist Danish design and its narratives was shaped by a social network of individuals and organizations, linking Danish design to notions of good taste and healthy living. Today, Danish design is praised for the same understated and high-quality features which legitimize its contemporary success.By drawing on Roland Barthes' theory of myth and Pierre Bourdieu's concept of cultural capital, this study investigates both the way in which the myth of Danish design is created, and consumed. The analysis combines a semiotic examination of Danish design mythology with a conceptual content analysis of interviews conducted by a Danish furniture company, Fredericia, as part of their celebration of Børge Mogensen's Folkestolen’s 75th anniversary.The findings reveal that the myth of Danish design influences the consumption of Danish furniture by communicating symbolic valuations associated with positive attributes such as beauty, timelessness, and fine craftsmanship. Simultaneously, the myth perpetuates ideological narratives that serve the interests of dominant power groups in society, including the Danish nation state, the furniture industry and even certain groups of consumers. The furniture industry strategically exploits the myth to drive desirability and capitalize on the associations carried within Danish design.This research underscores the sociocultural function of myth, which constructs markers of social, national, and personal identity. Danish furniture transcends its functional and aesthetic aspects, becoming a symbol of economic and cultural wealth and social status. Simultaneously, the myth of Danish design distorts ideological narratives around class dominance and power and naturalizes the notions of nationalism and Danishness into signifieds of tradition, health, functionalism, sustainability, and social accessibility. The analysis situates consumption within the context of cultural capital, modern mythology, and late-stage capitalism, highlighting the transformation of furniture into tools for managing self-identity, and signifiers of social status and taste. The holders of cultural capital benefit from perpetuating the myth of Danish design, securing both material and symbolic profits from ownership of Danish furniture. Thus the class elite utilizes its cultural competence to maintain its capital and power dominance in society, as cultural capital reproduces social structures.This research investigates the complex interplay between the myth of Danish design, the consumption of Danish furniture, and their sociocultural implications. By critically examining the myth's influence, this study offers insights into the mechanisms by which design narratives and cultural capital shape consumption and perpetuate power dynamics in society.

This report illustrates the factors that influence the decision-making processes of individuals whentaking part in the contemporary art market, notwithstanding the risk often attributed to such asset and the economic uncertainty of periods such as the aftermath of Covid-19. By examining the motivations from different perspectives, this report aims to shed light on the dynamics of the contemporary art market and its resilience in the face of economic instability. To answer the research question what factors drive individuals in Denmark to take part in the contemporary art market amidst the current economic uncertainty? We carry out semi-structured interviews with two amateur art buyers, one curator, and two owners of renowned contemporary art galleries. The results show that investing in contemporary art 1) yields socio-economic advantages 2) is influenced by trust towards the artist, and 3) is a matter of familial background. The research emphasizes how these factors influences the perception of risk in the individuals when investing in a piece of contemporary art. The purpose of this study is to identify the key factors that affect participants' engagement with the art market by investigating their personal motivations, risk perceptions, and investment strategies. The research is also particularly useful and relevant given the current economic uncertainty and its potential effects on the investment landscape. The results of this study will add to the body of knowledge that exists aboutthe contemporary art investment market by giving a more in-depth and precise understanding of the factors that influence people to invest in art despite the current state of the economy.

This includes the extensive Supplementary Information (SI) document for the paper "A New Framework for Quantifying Prehistoric Grave Wealth", explaining the methods, background material, intermediate calculations for every object and grave, as well as other considerations that could not fit in the main paper. This is a dynamic document with dynamic contents, (some) interactive graphs, and interactive tables, and therefore works best in html-format. Download the file SI.html and open it in your favorite browser (tested in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge) and the whole document should show with all functions. Alternatively, it may be viewed without downloading at https://prehistoricmap.com/quantwealth/SI.html (although not a stable link). A static version of the code as it was used and data used in the study at the time of publication is also included here in the file QuantWealth.zip, and a link to the GitHub page where a continuously updated version is available is found in the file GitHub_repo_link.txt, or go directly to https://github.com/mnortoft/QuantWealth. This research was part of a PhD project funded by the Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen

This paper, seeks to examine the correlation between stock price and public sentiment expressed through social media. Through twitter scraping and pre- processing, sentiment can be extracted from text. The paper will be based on a heuristic approach to natural language processing. Furthermore, the paper will rely on the most common forms of sentiment analysis, using a rule-based and a machine-learning approach as a starting point and weigh these up against each other. Finally, we will continue with the best performing method, and weigh this up against real market data in a pursuit to find a correlation, should one exist. The paper found a sentiment-to-market accuracy 75%. And the accuracy score utilizing the rules-based approach of 72,72%.

This project will deep into the motives and reasons behind cultural destruction. It will underline the will to entirely wipe off a distinctive group of population and its culture. Taking Syria as our main case given the events of the last decade; centring in the civil war where lives and art have been lost forever, together with the morale of its population, which fled to other countries in big numbers throughout the war. As for the perpetrators, ISIS will be the focus of our project, guilty of intentionally destroying many monuments, especially in Syria. Before explaining and answering to the questions of the project regarding culture, it is more than mandatory to analyse Syria’s history, tribes and regions. After reaching the core of our project and describing the possible reasons behind these actions, the third part of our project, which focuses on the emotional sphere of the victims. War brings with itself grief, loss, damage and destruction to a country and its material environment. To focus on the emotional attachment and emotional damage during this war shall be a matter of discussion nevertheless. We will not only analyse and discuss cultural destruction and the loss for humanity whenever perpetrators decide to damage forever something so important as our, as humans, common and singular past.

In the past few months more than a billion people have faced restrictions unlike any seen before. Shops are closed; the death toll is rising; people across the globe have been forced to rise to an extraordinary challenge. But it is important to remember that humans have experienced pandemics before. In this documentary Dan Snow explores some of these previous pandemics and what they can teach us about Covid-19. He talks to Dr James Rogers about what lessons we can learn from WW2.

Over the covid-19 lockdown period, Dr James Rogers worked with history teachers and academics to keep the learning going in lockdown. He now has a fantastic range of videos and podcasts available. All content is free to access and is explicitly designed to help teachers and students undertake A-Level and GCSE history revision.Podcast - Slavery and Emancipation in the United States, with Dr Cathrine Armstrong.Podcast - The History of Terrorism - The IRA, with Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe.Video - The Rise of Hitler - Hitler, Power, and War, with Ms Laurie Matthews.Video - The Home Front in WW2 - The Butterfly Bombing of Grimsby, with Dr James Rogers.

Online review of The Tesserae Project, a resource that seeks to take advantage of digital corpora to enable the user to find connections between texts. Its web interface allows users to search two texts or corpora from Greek and Latin literature for occurrences of two or more shared words within a line or phrase.