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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ephemeral Design for Archaeology: Experimentation in the Archaeological Park of Egnazia, Italy

open access: yesConservation Science in Cultural Heritage
This paper presents an investigation based on an agreement between the Polytechnic University of Bari and the Archaeological Park of Egnazia (Apulia, Italy).
Vincenzo Paolo Bagnato
doaj   +1 more source

Unveiling the health‐promoting potential of Sudanese sorghum landraces: A legacy rooted in Eastern Sudan, Kassala, and the Red Sea States

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sorghum is a staple food for hundreds of millions of people in dry regions worldwide, and improving its nutritional quality is vital for global food and health security under climate change. In this study, we evaluated traditional Sudanese sorghum varieties grown in eastern deltas to better understand their natural health‐promoting properties. We found
Khitma A. Sir Elkhatim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

T. V. Kibalchich’s Research of the Medieval Cave Structures in Inkerman in 1886

open access: yesАнтичная древность и средние века, 2018
The article analyzes the archaeological studies of medieval cave monuments in the Inkerman (Crimea) by Turvont Venediktovich Kibalchich in 1886 and the activities of the Imperial Archaeological Commission for the preservation of archaeological heritage. 
Andrey Vasil’evich Shamanaev
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical and genetic assessments of Central American avocado landraces reveal novel sources of biodiversity and ancient migration patterns

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Avocados are a multibillion‐dollar global commodity, but their growing export market pressures local farmers to abandon local fruit tree diversity in favor of commercial cultivar production. Interviews with rural avocado farmers and households from the Southern Mexican Highlands, Pacific Coastal Honduras, and Western Nicaragua, as well as the genetic ...
Kevin Wann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Observing reuse of 3D data in archaeological excavations

open access: yesInternet Archaeology
This study focuses on understanding how archaeologists interact with and reuse 3D data during excavation, drawing on an ad-hoc experiment and a discourse analysis approach taken from socio-linguistic disciplines.
Paola Derudas   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Genetic Legacy of Cretan Landrace Grapevines and Their Relationship to the Southern Levant

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Grapes are more than an agricultural crop; they are a vital part of human history, economy, and culture. Yet the origins of many traditional varieties remain unclear. By studying the genetics of Cretan grapes, we discovered that they are a “genetic mosaic”—combining local lineages with those from the Southern Levant and Eastern Europe.
Meirav Meiri   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Excavations of the University of Milan at the Bronze Age Site of Lavagnone (Desenzano del Garda, BS)

open access: yesLanx, 2014
This paper briefly presents the archaeological research of the University of Milan in the Bronze Age pile-dwelling site of Lavagnone. The excavation camps are directed by the Prehistoric and Proto-historic professorship and are opened to all students of ...
Alice Carri
doaj   +1 more source

Using MALDI‐FTICR Mass Spectrometry to Enhance ZooMS Identifications of Pleistocene Bone Fragments Showing Variable Collagen Preservation

open access: yesRapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rationale Recent advances in high‐throughput molecular analyses of collagen peptides, especially ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry), have permitted breakthroughs in the analysis of archaeological material that is highly fragmented, a factor that hinders morphological identification.
Pauline Raymond   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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