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Long and attenuated: comparative trends in the domestication of tree fruits [PDF]
, 2017 This paper asks whether we can identify a recurrent domestication syndrome for tree crops (fruits, nuts) and track archaeologically the evolution of domestication of fruits from woody perennials.
Fuller, DQ
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European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 28, Issue 30, October 22, 2025.As the reduction of transition metal oxides by coal poses a significant climate risk, the use of alternative reducing agents such as hydrogen is becoming increasingly important. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the reduction pathways of transition metal oxides from groups 6 to 8.
Michael Häger +2 more
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Archaeological Prospection, Volume 32, Issue 4, Page 899-926, October/December 2025.ABSTRACT The emergence and development of settlement mounds, also called tells, is of major interest for the analysis of socio‐economic transformations occurring in the lower Danube plain during the East European Chalcolithic period. In this context, the multiphase chronology and structural layout of tells are highly relevant indicators, but small ...
Manuel Zolchow +11 more
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The Chalcolithic Period in the Dead Sea Area [PDF]
, 2020 The Chalcolithic period in the Southern Levant is still a period under discussion, which refers both to the exact chronological position and the socio-political development during the period. The article summarises the chronological debate and then concentrate on the Late Chalcolithic period.
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Journal of Lithic Studies, 2016 This paper focuses on Neolithic and Chalcolithic stone tools found at the Măgura ‘Buduiasca’ and Vităneşti ‘Măgurice’ sites in southern Romania, which might been involved in the chaîne opératoire of ceramic pottery production.
Otis Crandell +2 more
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Skeletal Evidence for Leprosy in India by the Second Millenium B.C. [PDF]
, 2009 Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by _Mycobacterium leprae_ that affects almost 500,000 people worldwide^1^. The timing of first infection, geographic origin, and pattern of transmission of the disease are unknown^1-3^.
Gwendolyn Robbins +6 more
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Key Resources and Sociocultural Developments in the Iberian Chalcolithic [PDF]
, 2017 The Iberian Peninsula displays extreme geographic and climatic differences, resulting in very different local preconditions. To what extent are these responsible for the heterogeneous social and cultural development in different regions observable ...
Bartelheim, Martin +2 more
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American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 187, Issue 4, August 2025.Primary canine hypoplasia is more frequent in stressed African American Gullah (12.7% teeth, 33.0% individuals) than in middle class Malay of Indonesia (3.1% teeth, 11.4% individuals). Hypoplastic defects are larger and more severe in Gullah than in Malay, confirming this defect is associated with socio‐economic status.
John R. Lukacs
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The Lost Large Mammals of Arabia
Journal of Biogeography, Volume 52, Issue 6, June 2025.ABSTRACT Aim If successful, plans to restore the vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula (AP) as announced by the Middle East and Saudi Green Initiatives will see the greatest increase in vegetation cover since the beginning of the Holocene Humid Phase (HHP), roughly 9–10,000 years ago.
Christopher Clarke, Sultan M. Alsharif
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The Origins of Terracing in the Southern Levant and Patch Cultivation/Box Fields
Journal of Landscape Ecology, 2017 This paper looks at various suggestions relating to what incipient and early forms of terracing might have looked like, and goes on to suggest that some of the earliest terraces in the southern Levant may have emerged from horticultural practices, and ...
Gibson Shimon, Lewis Rafael Y.
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