Research on paleodiet using the chemical analysis of bone remains. Trajectory and perspectives

Eating is a physiological act necessary for survival. It is the action through which a living creature introduces into its body organic and inorganic substances which will give it the nutrients it requires to function adequately. Human beings, as members of the animal kingdom, must satisfy their biological needs, but as members of a community they must also be guided by patterns of conduct, organization and ideology acquired through their powers of adaptation throughout history.

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From grandmothers to daughters… (intergenerational dietary changes in migrant families in the state of Morelos)

This article begins with general information about epidemiological transition and its relationship to dietary changes in Mexico. Later, results from two research projects on intergenerational dietary change will be presented.

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Interethnic history in Nahua identity. The war against the French, called Analtekos

The process of constructing identities necessarily involvesthe dynamics of social relations in which different groups have been involved throughout their history. In the case of the pueblos indios (Native American settlements), the history of intherethnic relations is a central theme in the definition a people’s own identity and the construction of the “other”. This process includes a reciprocal dialogue between social groups, which directly or indirectly embodies elements of the manifestation of this interrelationship in different moments in the history of the groups.

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Rafael Segovia and Fernando Serrano (prologue), Misión de Luis I. Rodríguez en Francia. La protección de los refugiados españoles, julio a diciembre de 1940 [The Luis I. Rodríguez Mission to France. The protection of Spanish refugees, July to December, 1940], México, El Colegio de México/Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores/Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, 2000, 624 pp.

The documents collected by Ambassador Rodríguez contain valuable knowledge for the history of the Spanish exile and constitute an especially bright moment in the Mexican foreign service.

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