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Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.We provide a historic overview of microscopic soil structure characterization from its founding father, Walter Kubiëna, to several technical revolutions like automation, digitalization, and artificial intelligence. In addition to technical advancements, we explore how concepts and research questions have evolved in time.
Steffen Schlüter +3 more
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Searching for late neolithic spinning bowls in the central Balkans [PDF]
Starinar, 2017 Over the past twenty years, research on textile has received increasing attention in archaeology worldwide, providing new insights into one of the most important crafts in human history. In contrast, activities related to spinning and weaving in
Svilar Marija M.
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Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Greek peninsula lies at the intersection of major atmospheric circulation systems, making it a key location for reconstructing past climate variability in the Eastern Mediterranean. In this study, we present a new high‐resolution multi‐proxy speleothem record from Hermes Cave, located on the shoulder of the Corinth Rift in southern Greece.
Ch. Pennos +10 more
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Archaeological evidence of luxury textiles from Late Antique Serdica
Българско е-Списание за АрхеологияEvidence of archaeological textiles from antiquity, and in particular of luxury textiles, has long attracted the interest of researchers. Clothing in every historical period is among the clearest markers of prestige and social status.
Iliana Borisova-Katsarova
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Analysis and conservation of a Bronze Age linen textile from Suffolk, UK [PDF]
, 2023 A rare Bronze Age linen textile was found inside a socketed axe, part of a bronze age hoard dating to circa 800 BCE, discovered in Somerleyton, Suffolk, in the 1920s.
Cartwright, Caroline +4 more
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Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Victoria Cave, north Yorkshire, England, contains a long sequence of Pleistocene clastic sediments and calcite flowstones. Earlier work, using U–Th dating, established that the flowstone units formed in interglacial stages corresponding to Marine Isotope Stages (MIS) 13, 11, 9, 7 and 5.
Tom C. Lord +7 more
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Current techniques of ancient textile analysis: a critical review [PDF]
, 1994 Throughout pre-history and historical times few items produced by people have been as central to daily life as textiles. Textiles have been produced in the majority of archaeological periods and in most geographic regions of the world.
Henry, Philippa Anne
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PLANTS, 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
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Textilní produkce ve starém Egyptě a její doklady z Abúsíru | Ancient Egyptian textile production with the focus on finds from Abusir [PDF]
Pražské Egyptologické Studie, 2019 The aim of this article is to present the textile production in ancient Egypt. This material figured prominently in all aspects of life of the Egyptians.
Dorotea Wollnerová
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Textile production is among the most fundamental and more complex technologies in human prehistory, but is under-investigated due to the perishable nature of fibrous materials.
Margarita Gleba +4 more
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