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Pattern to process: methodological investigations into the formation and interpretation of spatial patterns in archaeological landscapes [PDF]
My research has shown that the type of regional archaeological data analysis required by landscape archaeological approaches is an area where both theory and method are still in their infancy.
Leusen, Pieter Martijn van +2 more
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Abstract Muscle architecture is a major determinant of muscle performance and, in mammalian lineages, has been correlated with both feeding ecology and locomotor behaviors. Over the past decade, contrast‐enhanced micro‐CT (DiceCT) has emerged as an alternative to traditional dissection‐based measurement.
Aleksandra Ratkiewicz +5 more
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Death and memory on the Home Front: Second World War commemoration in the South Hams, Devon [PDF]
This is the publisher's PDF of an article published in Cambridge archaeological journal© 2010. The definitive version is available at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=CAJThis article discusses two World War II monuments - the ...
Walls, Samuel, Williams, Howard
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Abstract The human mandibular symphysis concentrates multiaxial loads during function and remodels throughout growth, but the precise mechanisms underlying cortical bone shape during growth remain relatively unexplored. Approaches based solely on thickness or external cortical contours provide only partial insights and do not capture the functional ...
Ana Ribeiro +3 more
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Date generale privind teoria arheologică din fosta URSS
General data regarding the archaeological theory in the former USSR This paper presents a short image of the evolution of the archaeological theory in the former USSR.
Cristina Creţu
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Recent Trends in Archaeological Theory: Some Comments [PDF]
This paper is a selective review of some recent themes in archaeological theory since c.2000. It deals first with a philosophical pragmatism and its application to archaeological thought and practice.
Matthew Johnson
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Integrating whole‐bone and regional analyses to understand human scapular growth
Abstract This study investigates ontogenetic changes in human scapular morphology using three‐dimensional geometric morphometrics with whole‐bone and region‐specific analyses. The aim is to evaluate whether the scapula follows a regular developmental pattern and whether its functionally distinct components, the scapular spine (SS) and glenoid fossa ...
Azahara Salazar‐Fernández +3 more
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Maps and mapping are indispensable tools within archaeological practice. However, they are also tools that have historically been employed relatively uncritically by archaeologists.
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Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson +6 more
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La muséologie et l’objet de l’archéologie
The concept of « archaeological context » plays a significant part in our discipline. This article analyzes the impact of that contextualization ethics onto the museographical tasks of archaeological heritage conservation.
Marc-Antoine Kaeser
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