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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Saruq al‐Hadid, located at the edge of the Rub Al‐Khali desert near Dubai's southern border with Abu Dhabi, is among the region's richest archaeological sites. Renowned for its historical role in metallurgy, trade and human habitation, the site was occupied from the Umm an‐Nar period through the post–Iron Age. Despite its significance, much of
Moamen Ali +9 more
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Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Examining the extent to which measurements of rotation matrices are close to each other is challenging due measurement noise. To overcome this, data is typically smoothed, and the Riemannian and Euclidean metrics are applied. However, if rotation matrices are not directly measured and are instead formed by eigenvectors of measured symmetric ...
P. D. Ledger +2 more
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Newton Hall and the cruck buildings of North West England [PDF]
, 2010 This study is an introduction to the archaeology and history of Newton Hall, Hyde, in Tameside. As a timber-framed cruck building from the late medieval period it is one of the oldest homes in North West England, and was one of the first such buildings ...
Nevell, MD
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sharp force trauma (SFT) is the main criterion used to identify chop mark butchery in zooarchaeology, yet its reliability as a diagnostic feature has not been systematically tested. Chop marks reflect both cutting and fracturing processes and exhibit characteristics of both sharp and blunt trauma.
Tiffany Okaluk +4 more
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The Tay Landscape Partnership Scheme: Report on the assessment of Mesolithic lithic artefacts [PDF]
, 2012 The archaeological record for Mesolithic events in Perth and Kinross has proved elusive. On behalf of the Tay Landscape Partnership Scheme an investigation of the lithic assemblages from Perth and Kinross held in the collections of the National Museums ...
Wright, Dene
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Utilizing traditional literature to triangulate the ecological history of a tropical savanna
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The ecological history of tropical savannas remains a subject of intense debate and of high conservation relevance. Despite emerging evidence suggesting the antiquity of tropical savannas, the misconception that all tropical savannas are products of anthropogenic deforestation still dominates public and policy spheres.
Ashish N. Nerlekar, Digvijay Patil
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Archive Report: Lithics from Cnoc an Fhoimheir, Lodge Farm, Kirkapol, Tiree [PDF]
, 2018 An analysis of the lithic assemblage from the excavations undertaken by Calluna Archaeology at Cnoc an Fhoimheir, Lodge Farm, Kirkapol ...
Wright, Dene
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Three Stories About the Exploitation of “Chocolate” Flint During the Stone Age in Central Poland
Archaeologia Polona, 2018 This paper argues that, despite the purely physical nature of the process of the creation of blades that later will be components of multi-material tools, this is also like an artistic act.
Dominik Kacper Płaza, Piotr Papiernik
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Observations on daily Life in the communal town of Leopoli-Cencelle [PDF]
, 2017 The civitas of Leopoli-Cencelle, founded by Pope Leo IV (9th cent.), is located in the Tolfa Mountains on the northern edge of the Province of Rome.
Annoscia, GIORGIA MARIA
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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 +3 more
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