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The Provenance of Marbles and Alabasters Used in the Monuments of Hierapolis in Phrygia (Turkey): New Information from a Systematic Review and Integration of Archaeological and Archaeometric Data

Heritage, 2019
Determining the provenance of the stones used for ancient architectures is very important in order to reconstruct many social and economic questions linked to the life of a city.
Giuseppe Scardozzi
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A Toolbox for Archaeological Heritage Management. Maps, Methods and More for Effective and Efficient Selection of Valuable Archaeology

Internet Archaeology, 2018
With the aim of providing knowledge for informed choices, a series of tools have been developed for archaeological heritage management in the Netherlands.
R.C.G.M. Lauwerier, M.C. Eerden, B.J. Groenewoudt, M.A. Lascaris, E. Rensink, B.I. Smit, B.P. Speleers, J. Van Doesburg   +7 more
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Teaching Archaeological Heritage Management. Towards a Change in Paradigms

Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, 2018
The concept of archaeological heritage management (AHM) has been key to wider archaeological research and preservation agendas for some decades. Many universities and other education providers now offer what is best termed heritage management education ...
A. Willems, Suzie Thomas, Alicia Castillo Mena, Viktorija L. A. Čeginskas, Visa Immonen, Iida Kalakoski, Tuuli Lähdesmäki, Ulla Lähdesmäki, Margaret Gowen-Larsen, A. Marciniak, Elena Pérez González, C. White, A. Mazel   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

From mammoth to miniature: ‘Model of a summer encampment of the Yakuts’ as a narrative object Du mammouth à la miniature : La maquette de camp d’été des Yakoutes comme objet de narration

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Classic anthropological accounts of miniature objects have focused on their spatial and aesthetic dimensions, with more recent work addressing their communicative potential, connections with play, and role in protecting threatened cultural knowledge. This article analyses responses to a miniature landscape model of yhyakh, a festival celebrated in the ...
Alison K. Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Multidisciplinary digital methodologies for documentation and preservation of immovable Archaeological heritage in the Khovd River Valley, Western Mongolia. [PDF]

F1000Res, 2022
Fisher MT, Jurkenas D, Jambajantsan A, Jamsranjav B, Nasan-Ochir EO, Gelegdorj E, Chuluunbat M, Petraglia M, Boivin N.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A reappraisal of the Middle to Later Stone Age prehistory of Morocco Réévaluer la préhistoire du Maroc, du Middle Stone Age au Later Stone Age

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Over the last 25 years, perceptions of the early prehistory of Northwest Africa have undergone radical changes due to new fieldwork projects and a corresponding growth in scientific interest in the region. Much of this work has been focused in Morocco, known for its extremely rich fossil and archaeological records in caves and rock shelters.
Nick Barton, Abdeljalil Bouzouggar, Stacy Carolin, Louise Humphrey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

To eat like Liangzhu: isotopic investigation of diets in the Lower Yangtze area prior to and during the Liangzhu period (5300–4300 cal. BP)

Heritage Science
This essay analyzes a robust body of C and N stable isotopes from human and animal collagen and plant remains (n = 423) in the area of Lower Yangtze River dating to 8000–4300 cal.
Pengfei Sheng, Edward Allen, Xiang Huang, Xiuwen Zheng, Michael Storozum   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and evaluation of restoration strategies for a fractured ancient stone stele (618–907 CE): Experimental characterization, numerical simulation and theoretical analysis

Case Studies in Construction Materials
The rational and non-destructive design of restoration strategies for large and precious stone artworks remains a great challenge worldwide. To study the restoration of a severely fractured ancient stone stele, experimental characterization of the ...
Zhuofeng Chen, Chen Wu, Wanqian Feng, Pengcheng Zhou, Jing Cao, Wenqiang Dong, Mara Camaiti, Yijian Cao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A remote sensing-based survey of archaeological/heritage sites near Kandahar, Afghanistan through publicly available satellite imagery. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2021
Karaucak M, Steiniger D, Boroffka N.
europepmc   +1 more source

For an inviting anthropology Pour une anthropologie accueillante

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Anthropologists have recently become inspired, captivated even, by the practices of the arts, design, and architecture in efforts to renew anthropology's modes of engagement and understandings of its relevance, particularly affecting how we approach ethnographic fieldwork.
Tomás Criado, Francisco Martínez, Eeva Berglund   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source