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The Role of Sculpture in Communicating Archaeology in Museums [PDF]
, 2013 In this article I discuss an innovative museum strategy that aims to create a more evocative and engaging visitor experience. I argue that the inclusion of contemporary art, and specifically sculpture in exhibition design, activates visitor agency ...
Roberts, LA
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Preliminary geophysical investigations are a cost‐effective and efficient way to screen archaeological sites and locate buried structures. Ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) is one of the most widely used methods for archaeological prospection, but in some sites, it cannot be employed effectively due to the presence of clay or other electrically ...
Andrea Vergnano +5 more
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Atmospheric CO2 effect on stable carbon isotope composition of terrestrial fossil archives
Nature Communications, 2018 The effect of CO2 concentrations on 13C/12C ratios in C3 plants, comprising most of Earth’s vegetation, is currently debated. Here, using ice core records and plant and animal fossils, Hare et al.
Vincent J. Hare +3 more
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Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, 1994 The aim of this paper is to discuss the role of New Archeology in the theoretical and methodological evolution of archeology, and particularly its contribution to the recent developments of classical archaeology.
Ordep J. Trindade-Serra
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Interdisciplinary Practice [PDF]
, 2013 In commenting on the state of affairs in contemporary archaeology, Wylie outlines an agenda for archaeology as an interdisciplinary science rooted in ethical practices of stewardship.
Wylie, Alison
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Lessons from the Bakken Oil Patch [PDF]
, 2017 This is a preprint of an article that appeared in the Journal Contemporary Archaeology. The article summarizes the recent work of the North Dakota Man Camp Project to understand the largely undocumented migrants arriving in the Bakken Oil Patch for work.
Bret Weber +2 more
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Physically Based Predictive Modelling of Archaeological Proxies Using Cropmarks
Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cropmarks, as archaeological proxies, offer a valuable means of detecting buried sites through remote sensing. Yet, the scalability of such methods across varied archaeological contexts remains underexplored, and AI‐based modelling approaches are still in early stages.
Elias Gravanis, Athos Agapiou
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L’organisation de l’archéologie préventive en Espagne et ses effets induits sur la recherche
Archéopages, 2012 The organisation of development-led archaeology in Spain is characterised by decentralisation and by interventions in advance of development mostly undertaken by the private sector, though controlled by public authorities.
Lauro Olmo Enciso
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Pseudo-archaeology: The Appropriation and Commercialization of Cultural Heritage [PDF]
, 2013 Heritage can be defined as the use of the past to construct ideas about identity in the present. The past that this definition references is most commonly linked to tangible objects, and therefore archaeological artifacts.
Bassett, Alecia
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A Highest Purpose of Archaeology -Towards a Future Worthy of our Children [PDF]
, 2018 How could an archaeologist become ambassador of peace? This opinion paper collects some of the considerations underlying my academic works on the relationship between archaeology and human development.
Carbone, Fabio
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