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Construction works appeal people all over the world. In Mediterranean Europe, a typical image is that of a group of old people organizing improvised gatherings to talk behind the fence that protects public works. This kind of works is called “public” because they are funded by the money contributed by citizens, that is, society.
Ayán Vila, Xurxo +1 more
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Abstract Walruses have been an important subsistence and cultural resource for humans and have been exploited for millennia across their distribution. This exploitation has contributed to severe declines in several populations and local extirpations.
Katrien Dierickx +6 more
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Abstract The Pleistocene is a key period for understanding the evolutionary history and palaeobiogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The species was first documented in southeastern Iberia at the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene and appears to have rapidly spread throughout Southwestern Europe, where it was found in numerous ...
Maxime Pelletier
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For a long time, the teaching of medieval archaeology depended upon historians or art historians who practiced archaeology. They did also set the academic framework for the discipline, which may differ quite a lot from one institute to another.
Anne Nissen
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In the field of archaeology, demography has sometimes seemed something of a phantom science. Many explanatory models in archaeology have taken population density as a central theme. But the quantitative precision and broad sweep of the resulting formulations, scientific enough in their intentions, have often been undermined by the difficulties in the ...
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When archaeology meets communities : impacting interactions in Sicily over two eras (Messina, 1861-1918) [PDF]
When Archaeology Meets Communities examines the history of nineteenth-century Sicilian archaeology through the archival documentation for the excavations – official and casual – at Tindari, Lipari and nearby minor sites in the Messina province from Italy’
Crisa, Antonino
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Expanding use of archaeology in climate change response by changing its social environment
Climate science has outlined targets for reductions of greenhouse gas emissions necessary to provide a substantial chance of avoiding the worst impacts of climate change on both natural and human systems.
M. Rockman, C. Hritz
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Abstract Muscle architecture is a major determinant of muscle performance and, in mammalian lineages, has been correlated with both feeding ecology and locomotor behaviors. Over the past decade, contrast‐enhanced micro‐CT (DiceCT) has emerged as an alternative to traditional dissection‐based measurement.
Aleksandra Ratkiewicz +5 more
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The Department of Archaeology, Cambridge University (England), has done a great service to scholars interested in the history of archaeology by issuing Occasional Paper 1 under its umbrella publication the Archaeological Review ...
Douglas R. Givens
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Exhibition Season: Annual Archaeological Exhibitions in London, 1880s-1930s [PDF]
Annual archaeological exhibitions were a visible symbol of archaeological research. Held mainly in London, the displays encapsulated a network of archaeologists, artists, architects and curators, and showcased the work of the first generations of trained
Thornton, A
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