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Interest evaluation in Archaeological Tourism (AT) among Brazilians

Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia. Suplemento, 2011
Este artigo apresenta os resultados do questionário “Turismo e Arqueologia no Brasil”, cujo objetivo era entender com o os brasileiros percebem o patrimônio arqueológico do país e seu interesse em conhecer mais sobre o assunto, inclusive através do turismo.
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What can lithics tell us about hominin technology's ‘primordial soup’? An origin of stone knapping via the emulation of Mother Nature

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract The use of stone hammers to produce sharp stone flakes—knapping—is thought to represent a significant stage in hominin technological evolution because it facilitated the exploitation of novel resources, including meat obtained from medium‐to‐large‐sized vertebrates. The invention of knapping may have occurred via an additive (i.e., cumulative)
Metin I. Eren, Stephen J. Lycett, Michelle R. Bebber, Alastair Key, Briggs Buchanan, Emma Finestone, Joseph Benson, Rebecca Biermann Gürbüz, Adela Cebeiro, Roman Garba, Anne Grunow, C. Owen Lovejoy, Danielle MacDonald, Erica Maletic, G. Logan Miller, Joseph D. Ortiz, Jonathan Paige, Justin Pargeter, Tomos Proffitt, Mary Ann Raghanti, Teal Riley, Jeffrey I. Rose, David M. Singer, Robert S. Walker   +23 more
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StarHorse: A Bayesian tool for determining stellar masses, ages, distances, and extinctions for field stars

, 2018
Understanding the formation and evolution of our Galaxy requires accurate distances, ages and chemistry for large populations of field stars. Here we present several updates to our spectro-photometric distance code, that can now also be used to estimate ...
Anders, Friedrich, Beers, Timothy C., Chiappini, Cristina, Crestani, Juliana, da Costa, Luiz N., Fernández-Trincado, J. G., García-Hernández, Domingo Aníbal, Maia, Marcio A. G., Ponte, Marina Dal, Queiroz, Anna B. A., Roman-Lopes, Alexandre, Santiago, Basílio X., Stassun, Keivan G., Steinmetz, Matthias, Zamora, Olga   +14 more
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Reflexiones sobre etnoarqueología contemporánea [PDF]

, 2015
This article discusses some of the central topics in ethnoarchaeology and approaches them from a Latin American perspective. The development of the subdiscipline is summarized and analyzed, and case studies in the region are provided.
G. Politis, Gustavo
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Sourcing carnelian beads from the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kish, Iraq, 2450–2200 BCE: Stylistic, technological and geochemical approaches

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Trade between Mesopotamia and the Indus Civilization is studied through the analysis of Early Dynastic III Period (2600–2350 BCE) carnelian beads from the site of Kish, Iraq. Morphological and technological features of the beads are compared with beads from the Indus region.
J. Mark Kenoyer, Randall W. Law, Laure Dussubieux   +2 more
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A Cidade Perdida da Bahia: mito e arqueologia no Brasil Império

Revista Brasileira de História, 2002
O artigo investiga as origens do mais famoso mito arqueológico brasileiro, "a cidade perdida da Bahia", e sua importância paradigmática para o segundo império.This article examines the "lost city of Bahia", the most famous Brazilian archaeological myth ...
Johnni Langer
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Analytical and Comparative Study of Change in Functional Purpose of Some Archaeological and Historical Architectures in Cairo During the 19th and 20th Centuries [PDF]

, 2019
This research paper aims to discuss the nature of change in the functional purpose of some archaeological and historical buildings in Cairo during the 19th and 20th centuries along with a comparative study of some of the most important heritage ...
Khalifa, G. D. (Ghadeer)
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Identification and Quantification of Volatile Organic Compounds and Bioaerosols in the Conservation Processes of Guanche Mummies

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Guanche mummies, ancient inhabitants of the Canary Islands, represent a significant part of the historical heritage preserved at the Museum of Nature and Archaeology (MUNA) in Tenerife, Spain. These mummies, subjected to artificial conservation practices, are of great interest to conservators seeking to understand their mummification ...
Benigno Sánchez, Maria Cristina Canela, Maria Garcia Morales, Juan Gilaranz, Murilo de Oliveira Souza, Ruth Mª. Rufino García   +5 more
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The use of museum old collections: retrieving the 030 assemblage from Museu Paulista

Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, 1997
This study deals with an old collection composed by mostly polished artifacts of formerly stated “unknown provenience” The analysis of the artifacts themselves and some archivistic research reveal not only rare and interesting archaeological items (and ...
Paulo A.D. De Blasis, Walter F. Morales
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Bounded fitness landscapes and the evolution of the linguistic diversity

, 2005
A simple spatial computer simulation model was recently introduced to study the evolution of the linguistic diversity. The model considers processes of selective geographic colonization, linguistic anomalous diffusion and mutation.
Abrams, Barton, Bellwood, Bellwood, Cavalli-Sforza, Diamond, Gomes, I.R. Tsang, Kosmidis, M.A.F. Gomes, Mira, Patriarca, Paulo R.A. Campos, Renfrew, Renfrew, Renfrew, Schulze, Schwämmle, Stauffer, Sutherland, Teşileanu, Viviane M. de Oliveira   +21 more
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