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Legacy and Springboard: The Untapped Potential of Archaeological Archives for Scientific Innovation

Internet Archaeology
Archaeological archives form a public resource that enables the reinterpretation of original findings from archaeological investigations, provides the raw material for further research, informs museum displays and teaching collections, and gives society ...
Barney Sloane
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Life after Life of Archaeological Archives – Accessibility and Re-use of Archaeological Collections in Heritage Management: Preface

Internet Archaeology
Preface to the volume Life after Life of Archaeological Archives – Accessibility and Re-use of Archaeological Collections in Heritage Management in Issue ...
Marjolein Verschuur
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Soil archives of a Fluvisol: subsurface analysis and soil history of the medieval city centre of Vlaardingen, the Netherlands – an integral approach [PDF]

SOIL, 2016
The medieval city of Vlaardingen (the Netherlands) was strategically located on the confluence of three rivers, the Maas, the Merwede, and the Vlaarding. A church of the early 8th century AD was already located here.
S. Kluiving, T. de Ridder, M. van Dasselaar, S. Roozen, M. Prins   +4 more
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Multi‐method analysis for the three‐dimensional reconstruction of muscle fascicles from DiceCT datasets

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
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, Michael C. Granatosky, Cassidy E. Davis, Julia Molnar, Adam Hartstone‐Rose, Edwin Dickinson   +5 more
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Pathways to Inclusive Digital Archaeological Archives

Advances in Archaeological Practice
This article addresses the historical and ongoing exclusion of descendant and local communities, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), from digital archaeological archives.
Hiba Alkhalaf, J. A. Baird, Anne Chen, Melissa S. Cradic, Isber Sabrine, Valeria Vitale   +5 more
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Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson, Pierre Frémondière, Kaspar Staub, Philipp Mitteroecker, Barbara Fischer, Martin Haeusler, Nicole M. Webb   +6 more
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Leveraging Big Multitemporal Multisource Satellite Data and Artificial Intelligence for the Detection of Complex and Invisible Features: The Case of Extensive Irrigation Mapping

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The detection of buried or obscured archaeological features remains a central challenge in landscape archaeology, particularly in the irrigated floodplains of Mesopotamia where levees and canals formed the basis of complex agrarian systems. This study presents a deep learning–based approach for the large‐scale, automated detection of ancient ...
Nazarij Buławka, Hector A. Orengo, Felipe Lumbreras Ruiz, Iban Berganzo‐Besga, Ekta Gupta   +4 more
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Towards the creation of archaeological archives in Ghana: Reflections from Begho

Afriques
Begho, an ancient market town located in Ghana, was the focus of archaeological and ethnographic research in the 1970s due to its past trade links with Jenne in the Niger Bend.
Daniel Kumah
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Optimizing Strategies for Non‐Invasive Prospection of Settlements in the Intertidal Zone: A Case Study From the Centre of the Drowned Medieval Village of Tolsende (Scheldt Estuary, the Netherlands)

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Medieval and early modern drowned villages in the intertidal zone of the Scheldt estuary (the Netherlands) constitute intriguing yet largely understudied components of north‐western Europe's underwater cultural heritage. Despite their high archaeological potential as time capsules of past settlement landscapes, research has remained limited ...
Jan Trachet, Sarah Bäumler, Stefan Krojer, Jeroen Verhegge, Wim De Clercq, Philippe De Smedt, Wouter H. Maes, Bente S. Majchczack, Immo Trinks, Dennis Wilken   +9 more
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Integrating Remote Sensing, Archaeological Survey and Geophysical Prospections for the Enhancement of Roman Doclea, Montenegro

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Roman city of Doclea is a key archaeological site of Montenegro, valued for its impressive remains and its role in the nation's cultural identity within European and the Mediterranean history. Doclea was the second‐largest city in the province of Roman Dalmatia, a municipium created in the first century ad and named after the Illyrian ...
Tatjana Koprivica, Lucia Alberti, Marilena Cozzolino, Bruna Di Palma, Vincenzo Gentile, Pasquale Merola   +5 more
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