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Dispersal, source and glass chemistry of a third tephra unit within Iceland's Settlement Layer
Tephra layers may be studied to understand the dynamics and sequence of past explosive volcanism. In Iceland, the distinctive Settlement Layer (AD ~877) underlies almost all archaeological evidence for the Norse Settlement and is preserved in soils across Iceland and as cryptotephra overseas.
Conner A. G. Morison +3 more
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The AlpIce‐1 database is the first compilation of published geomorphological and geochronological markers constraining build‐up, culmination and decay of glaciers from the Last Glacial Maximum through the Holocene across the entire European Alps. AlpIce‐1 integrates more than 4200 surface‐exposure and radiocarbon ages, homogenized, quality controlled ...
Sarah Kamleitner +6 more
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Land snail successions in the lower Rhône valley allow us to reconstruct the postglacial recolonization. From the Lateglacial period onwards, Mediterranean steppe communities appeared. The arrival of forest taxa was significantly delayed by aridity. The question of glacial refugia, both local and distant, primarily concerned Mediterranean species of ...
Frédéric Magnin
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ABSTRACT While researchers continue to make significant scholarly inroads toward the acknowledgment of Black children's agency and competencies, including their recognition of and resistance to systemic racism, practical guides to anti‐racist qualitative research with young Black children factor conspicuously less often into the contextual balance of ...
Kerry‐Ann Escayg +2 more
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Similar or Different? Configurations of Authenticity Across Museum Types
ABSTRACT Authenticity is traditionally regarded as playing a crucial role in museums, science centers, and memorials. However, despite this fact, authenticity has very different meanings in different (institutional) settings. This complicates shared communications across museum practices.
S. Schwan +18 more
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Palermo became the new capital of Sicily after the Aghlabid conquest in 831. The transformation of the city into a capital took many forms, including the production and consumption of pottery. The perspective from ceramic evidence shows that Palermo underwent faster and deeper processes of Islamization than other urban and rural contexts across the ...
Viva Sacco
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The aesthetic sublime of megaproject structures: A framework and a research agenda
Abstract The physical structures of megaprojects—such as mega‐canals, metros, railway lines, bridges, tunnels, and iconic opera houses—hold a profound capacity to generate aesthetic experiences with enduring societal impact. Yet, research on megaprojects has predominantly focused on functionality and economic rationale with aesthetics being pushed to ...
Federica De Molli +2 more
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Diachronic Trends in Dental Hygiene Over the Last 2000 Years in Milan, Italy: An Exploratory Study
ABSTRACT Background Oral health is a multi‐factorial condition influenced by diet, hygiene and sociocultural habits and its historical evolution can be traced through the bioarchaeological analysis of dento‐skeletal remains, offering unique insights into past lifestyles and public health trends.
Lucie Biehler‐Gomez +9 more
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Is Time Travel Possible? Accidental Signs as Sociolinguistic “Wormholes”
ABSTRACT Sociolinguistics primarily focuses on deliberately staged public signs, while relatively less attention has been given to ephemeral and non‐deliberate signs in urban environments. This study investigates “ accidental signs,” which are hidden historical texts suddenly exposed by unpredictable events.
Ge SONG (宋歌)
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Excavation at University College London revealed more than 8700 human skeletal fragments representing at least 38 individuals, alongside over 800 animal remains. Features consistent with dissection, specimen preparation and curation provide evidence for the use of human and animal material in nineteenth‐century anatomical education, offering rare ...
Wendy Birch, Tania Kausmally
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