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Thoughts on the Concepts and Methods of Experimental Archaeology

EXARC Journal
Based on the theory of experimental archaeology, this paper clarifies the definitions of academic terms including simulation experiment, restoration research, restoration experiment, simulation research, experimental reconstruction and experimental ...
Bangcheng Tang
doaj  

The Emberá, tourism and indigenous archaeology: "rediscovering" the past in Eastern Panama [PDF]

, 2012
En este artículo nos referimos al interés de los Emberá (un grupo indígena Amerindio) en adquirir conocimientos de los restos materiales del pasado - como fragmentos cerámicos coloniales y prehispánicos - que se encuentran fácilmente en el Panamá ...
Mendizábal, Tomás, Theodossopoulos, Dimitrios   +1 more
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A Smile From the Past: Exploring a Fixed Bone Dental Bridge From Eighteenth/Nineteenth Century Porto (Portugal)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents the first documented case of a fixed bone dental bridge in Portugal. This item was recovered alongside the remains of a young adult individual of indeterminate sex from the 19th century burial site of the 3rd Order of Our Lady of Carmo in Porto, Portugal.
Steffi Vassallo, Alexandra Patrícia Lopes Esteves, Sandra Assis, Zélia Rodrigues, Nicholas Márquez‐Grant, Anne Malcherek, Manuel F. C. Pereira, Manasij Pal Chowdhury, Francisca Alves Cardoso   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Archaeology from Space: Advanced Satellite Imagery Through the Work of Sarah Parcak [PDF]

, 2017
The ancient past and the technological future come together in “space archaeology.” Focusing on the colorful career of Sarah Parcak, this article shows how advanced satellite imagery is being used to discover new archaeological sites—as well as to ...
Philibert, Rebecca
core   +2 more sources

Administrative Traditions of the Majority World: A Commentary and Future Research Agenda

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Decolonising public administration is an urgent and necessary endeavour. In this short article we argue that we cannot, however, settle for shallow decolonialisations. We argue that the specific iterations of bureaucracy evidenced in post‐colonial states across the majority world can be conceptualised through the lens of administrative ...
Ibrahim Bornoma, Nick Kirsop‐Taylor, David Benson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Historic Caddo Component at the Roseborough Lake Site (41BW5) on the Red River in Bowie County, Texas [PDF]

, 2017
The Roseborough Lake site (41BW5) is on an old meander of the Red River “that was cut off in 1872 and named Roseborough Lake. It lies a few miles west of other important Late Caddo and Historic Caddo period sites, and a few miles west of Texarkana in ...
Perttula, Timothy K.
core   +1 more source

The missing woodland story: Implications of 1700 years of stand‐scale change on ‘naturalness’ and managing remnant broadleaved woodlands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Longer‐term perspectives—equivalent to the lifespans of long‐lived trees—are required to fully inform perceptions of ‘naturalness’ used in woodland conservation and management. Stand‐scale dynamics of an old growth temperate woodland are reconstructed using palaeoecological data.
Annabel Everard, J. Edward Schofield, Tim Mighall, Scott Timpany, Gill Plunkett   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Place attachment and attitudes to landscape change for tree planting and net zero

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract To reach net zero by 2050 the Paris Agreement on Climate Change recommended tree cover expansion and tree planting to support Nationally Determined Contributions. We use place attachment in the context of historical events to explore landscape change and attitudes towards tree planting.
Sheena Carlisle, Susan Baker, Euan Bowditch, Natasha Constant, Tom Finch, Melissa Minter, Alix Syder   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community attitudes and support for the restoration of a cryptic seabird in a peopled landscape

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecological restoration projects aim to facilitate species recovery, including the reintroduction and recolonisation of extirpated species. In the case of highly mobile species, restoring habitat within the species' historic range can lead to natural recolonisation.
Michael R. Fox, Todd J. Landers, James C. Russell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source