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Dear friend and colleague, It is a pleasure to enclose issue 38 of EXPRESSION, quarterly journal of Conceptual Anthropology. It takes the reader to Australia, China, the Middle East, Ireland and other corners of the world with interesting cases of conceptual anthropology. The topic of semiotic decoding continues the previous issue and acquires additional dimensions. Different realities face each other. The Discussion Forum shows examples of decoding where the versions of order and logic are disparate. Two authors express two different views on the meaning of an ancient manuscript. Another author proposes a new function for an archeological site already published and discussed repeatedly by other scholars. A note announces the introduction of conceptual anthropology as a teaching discipline in a university, while a text in the Notes and News states that this discipline is not taught at the university. Signs may be read in different ways, and these divergences have their meaning in semiotic decoding. The main articles emphasize the question of reality variabilities. One paper considers the changes in world vision that took place in one generation among groups of Australian Aborigines, and how this is visually expressed in their art. Life changed and the art style reflects it. One article deals with the function of sacred areas in early China and elsewhere. They are the practical expressions of beliefs in a reality that is variable and undergoes modifications. Another article unveils the presence of Neolithic ritual practices in Ireland. It concerns a reality and a logic that lasted for centuries and then vanished. Its material traces are what is left for us to attempt a decoding. In the Notes and News, readers will find cases of variations in the concepts of reality. Semiology, sociology, and psychology are joining archeology and anthropology in conceptual anthropology, to progress towards decoding the meaning of material traces. Reality can only be what the human mind considers it to be. Trends are part of collective currents that create realities; they have a beginning, a growth, and an end. Your ideas and comments will be appreciated. It would be a pleasure hearing from you. Let us know if you wish to continue receiving EXPRESSION journal. Best wishes and cordial regards. Alisa Atelier Secretariat EXP 38 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OTFF-_gEGrvcVPOPAIkSsCEcLilsqfZ4/view?usp=share_link Atelier Research Center for Conceptual Anthropology Città Della Cultura Via Marconi 7, Capo di Ponte, 25044, Italy Website: www.atelier-etno.it Tel. +39 3240745020 Facebook page: Atelier-Antropologia-e-Preistoria You can help our research center with a donation to: paypal.me/AtelierEtno I suoi dati personali (nome e indirizzo) sono usati solo per comunicare con lei. Se non desidera ricevere futuri messaggi da noi, la preghiamo di darcene cortesemente comunicazione. Your personal data (name and address) are only used to communicate with you. If you do not wish to receive future mailing from us, kindly mark below “Please cancel my name”. EXP 38 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OTFF-_gEGrvcVPOPAIkSsCEcLilsqfZ4/view?usp=share_link ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the UNIVERSITYPRESS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=UNIVERSITYPRESS&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/UNIVERSITYPRESS, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/