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The Archeology of Ecology: Taking the Long View
William Lipe writes: "Like other archeologists of my generation (I completed my Ph.D in 1966), I received my basic training at a time when ecologically oriented archeology was just becoming respectable.
Lipe, William D.
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Dental anomalies in Pleistocene African hippopotamuses from Olduvai Bed II
Abstract Hippopotamuses are key palaeoenvironmental indicators in African Pleistocene ecosystems due to their ecological dependence on permanent water bodies and their frequent representation in the fossil record. This study examines dental anomalies in Hippopotamus cf. gorgops from several localities in Bed II of Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania), dated to ca.
Darío Fidalgo +4 more
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The paper features the interaction of archaeological science and textbooks on archeology. It successively examines the history of textbooks on archeology in Russia published for higher education institutions of history, from the XIX century to the ...
A. I. Martynov
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The fossil record stays silent: Confusions and conundrums for hominin pelvis evolution
Abstract The evolution of the hominin pelvis is commonly modeled as a series of stages driven largely by the requirements of bipedal locomotion, reproduction, thermoregulation, and pelvic floor muscular support. These patterns are complicated by variation in canal dimensions in relationship with different changes in overall pelvic breadths. To quantify
Helen K. Kurki, Cara M. Wall‐Scheffler
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The Archeology of Ecology: Taking the Long View
William Lipe writes: "Like other archeologists of my generation (I completed my Ph.D in 1966), I received my basic training at a time when ecologically oriented archeology was just becoming respectable.
Lipe, William
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Abstract The cortical bone structure of long bone diaphyses changes throughout growth via skeletal modeling and has important implications for bone strength and structural integrity. Ontogenetic trends in diaphyseal structure have been identified in both chimpanzees and humans but it is not yet clear how these trends compare given notable differences ...
Karen R. Swan +3 more
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Draw Comics! A Very Brief Archeology of (Fake) Cartooning Ads
In this post, I try to retrace something of an archeology of ‘cartooning ads’ starting from the ACME Novelty Library and digging down to the ACME Drawing School.Histories of Comics by its Authors: the Graphic Novel and its Heritage, from 1980 to the ...
Crucifix, Benoît
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Methods and procedures of underwater archeology [PDF]
Title: Methods and procedures of underwater archeology Objectives: The aim of this work is to create a methodological manual for technical and technological procedures in underwater archeology, taking into account the conditions of the Czech Republic ...
Polata, Václav
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ABSTRACT In this paper we report on faunal remains recovered from a legacy archaeological excavation undertaken in the rockshelter entrance of Waribruk (New Guinea II Cave), a GunaiKurnai site located on the west bank of the Snowy River, East Gippsland, southeastern Australia.
Matthew C. McDowell +7 more
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