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Body Size, Dental Pathology, and Maternal Genetic Diversity of Ancient Horses in the Eastern Baltic Sea Region and Western Russia

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The early evolutionary history of modern domestic horses (Equus caballus/Equus ferus caballus), known as the DOM2 lineage, is well documented due to numerous archaeological and ancient DNA (aDNA) studies. Although many uncertainties remain in the domestication timeline, current evidence suggests that the domestication of modern horses began in
Johanna Honka, Daniela Salazar, Arthur O. Askeyev, Igor V. Askeyev, Oleg V. Askeyev, Jouni Aspi, Gulshat Sh. Asylgaraeva, Markku Niskanen, Kristiina Mannermaa, Suvi Olli, Noora Piipponen, Giedrė Piličiauskienė, Dilyara N. Shaymuratova, Renat R. Valiev, Laura Kvist   +14 more
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Application of Photogrammetry and Mesh Comparison in the Study of Human Cranial Morphology

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Photogrammetric methods for generating three‐dimensional (3D) models are becoming increasingly widespread in the fields of archaeology and biological anthropology. In particular, the study of the variability of skull morphology (generated by the ancestry of the individual or by the application of certain cultural practices) using 3D models is ...
Carlos Cancio Moreno, Javier Lescure, Antonio González‐Martín   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mobilizing Presence across Borders: Devotion to Papua New Guinea's Blessed Peter To Rot in Australia

Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article engages with the conjunctures between migration and religion by focusing on the celebration of Papua New Guinea's ‘National Patron Saint’, the Blessed Peter To Rot, in the Australian diaspora. Both in Sydney and Brisbane, Catholic Papua New Guinea (PNG) migrants have been ‘relocating’ PNG shrines, regalia, relics and ritual ...
Anna‐Karina Hermkens
wiley   +1 more source

MAPEAMENTO DAS ÁREAS DE PRESERVAÇÃO PERMANENTE DO MUNICÍPIO DE GROSSOS, RN

Revista Caatinga, 2008
The mapping of the Permanent Preservation Areas (PPAs) of the municipal district of Grossos, RN, located in a region with avowed tourist potential, because of their dunes, salt marsh and archeological ranch.
Brenno Dayano Azevedo da Silveira, Daniel Roberto Araújo, Paulo César Moura da Silva   +2 more
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Some love them, others hate them: Understanding farmers' tree planting decisions in Scotland

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agroforestry is increasingly recognized as a sustainable agricultural land use system with potential to sequester carbon, create and repair habitats, enhance biodiversity and offer environmental and socio‐economic benefits, including improved agricultural productivity.
Albert Mvula, Katrin Prager, Josie Geris
wiley   +1 more source

Ipsissima verba Iesu ¿Hebreo, arameo o griego?

DavarLogos, 2016
Los comentarios sobre la ipsissima verba jesuana se han incrementado en las últimas décadas debido, particularmente, a las distintas investigaciones arqueológicas, filológicas, históricas y sociológicas de la Palestina romana del siglo I.
Leandro Velardo
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Where were all the trees? Computer vision meets landscape history to unlock the potential of historical Ordnance Survey maps

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The first edition of the Ordnance Survey's 1:2500 County Series is marked with treed areas, such as woodlands and orchards, and, remarkably, freestanding trees. Consequently, it is an unparalleled source of information on the distribution of trees across Britain in the mid‐late nineteenth century, when the maps were first surveyed. In order to
Toby Pillatt, William A. P. Smith
wiley   +1 more source

The Long Trajectory of Rubber Physics: 3500+ Years and Counting

Journal of Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Natural rubber's trajectory is traced from Mesoamerican use of Castilla elastica through vulcanization and the pneumatic tire to macromolecular physics and modern solid‐state refrigeration. Illustrations of C. elastica and an H. brasiliensis plantation frame the historical progression from indigenous material, then industrial crop and on to advanced ...
Gregory B. McKenna
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution

PLANTS, 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, Philippa Ryan, Amy Jackson, Hong Phuong Le, James Borrell, Aaron Davis, Rafal M. Gutaker   +6 more
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Archaeozoological Analysis of Bovine Proximal Phalanges from Medieval and Early Modern Wrocław. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Chrószcz A, Poradowski D, Klećkowska-Nawrot J, Wolińska J, Pawłowska K, Stegmann KO, Kubiak-Nowak D, Onar V, Kaya ZSG.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source