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Skeletal Trauma and Social Dynamics in Medieval Silves (Southern Portugal): Islamic Versus Christian Populations

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Skeletal trauma provides insight into both accidental injury and interpersonal violence, reflecting everyday risk and social dynamics. This study tests the hypothesis that trauma, particularly among males, was more prevalent in the Islamic population of Silves (9th–13th centuries) than in the subsequent Christian rule (13th century onwards ...
Ana González‐Ruiz, Maria José Gonçalves, Ana Luisa Santos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Administrative Traditions of the Majority World: A Commentary and Future Research Agenda

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Decolonising public administration is an urgent and necessary endeavour. In this short article we argue that we cannot, however, settle for shallow decolonialisations. We argue that the specific iterations of bureaucracy evidenced in post‐colonial states across the majority world can be conceptualised through the lens of administrative ...
Ibrahim Bornoma, Nick Kirsop‐Taylor, David Benson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The First Cranial Trepanation Find in a Meotian Burial Ground (Starokorsunskiy Settlement No. 2, Krasnodar Region)

Нижневолжский археологический вестник
A young woman’s skeleton dating back to the Meotian archaeological culture was studied during the investigation of the paleoanthropological series of the burial ground of the Starokorsunsky settlement No. 2.
Nataliya Ya. Berezina, Aleksandra N. Abramova, Artem K. Avakyan, Aleksei V. Ivanov, Inna L. Marmer, Evgeny Yu. Girya   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The missing woodland story: Implications of 1700 years of stand‐scale change on ‘naturalness’ and managing remnant broadleaved woodlands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Longer‐term perspectives—equivalent to the lifespans of long‐lived trees—are required to fully inform perceptions of ‘naturalness’ used in woodland conservation and management. Stand‐scale dynamics of an old growth temperate woodland are reconstructed using palaeoecological data.
Annabel Everard, J. Edward Schofield, Tim Mighall, Scott Timpany, Gill Plunkett   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some problems in the study of the chronology of the ancient nomadic cultures in Eurasia (9th - 3rd centuries BC) [PDF]

, 2002
This research is focused on the chronological investigations of ancient nomads belonging to the Scythian cultures which occupied the steppe and forest-steppe zones of Eurasia during the 9th-3rd centuries BC.
Alekseev, A.Y., Bokovenko, N.A., Boltrik, Y., Chugunov, K.A., Cook, G., Dergachev, V.A., Kovaliukh, N., Possnert, G., Scott, E.M., Sementsov, A., Skripkin, V., van der Plicht, J., Vasiliev, S., Zaitseva, G.   +13 more
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Some love them, others hate them: Understanding farmers' tree planting decisions in Scotland

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agroforestry is increasingly recognized as a sustainable agricultural land use system with potential to sequester carbon, create and repair habitats, enhance biodiversity and offer environmental and socio‐economic benefits, including improved agricultural productivity.
Albert Mvula, Katrin Prager, Josie Geris
wiley   +1 more source

Preparing a microemulsion-loaded hydrogel for cleaning wall paintings and coins

Heritage Science
Removing unwanted materials, such as organic coatings and soil, from the cultural relic surface is a complex and significant task in the field of cultural heritage conservation.
Jinmeng Zhu, Jiapeng Wang, Jia Wang, Jinghan Ding, Xichen Zhao, Wenqiang Dong, Zhiyong Lu, Xuanhua Li   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sites in Northern Louisiana with Major Collections of Historic Caddo and Other Native American Pottery [PDF]

, 2007
Archaeological sites in northern Louisiana that date to the 18th and 19th centuries which have yielded significant amounts of Native American pottery are plotted on the accompanying map, and briefly summarized below.
Girard, Jeffery S.
core   +1 more source

Place attachment and attitudes to landscape change for tree planting and net zero

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract To reach net zero by 2050 the Paris Agreement on Climate Change recommended tree cover expansion and tree planting to support Nationally Determined Contributions. We use place attachment in the context of historical events to explore landscape change and attitudes towards tree planting.
Sheena Carlisle, Susan Baker, Euan Bowditch, Natasha Constant, Tom Finch, Melissa Minter, Alix Syder   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community attitudes and support for the restoration of a cryptic seabird in a peopled landscape

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecological restoration projects aim to facilitate species recovery, including the reintroduction and recolonisation of extirpated species. In the case of highly mobile species, restoring habitat within the species' historic range can lead to natural recolonisation.
Michael R. Fox, Todd J. Landers, James C. Russell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source