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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
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 collection of 5th Millennium BCE frescoes from the Chalcolithic (4700−3700 BC) township of Teleilat Ghassul, Jordan, are vital signposts for our understanding of early visual communication systems and the role of art in preliterate societies ...
Bernadette Drabsch, Stephen Bourke
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Use of Monte Carlo Simulation as a Tool for the Nondestructive Energy Dispersive X- ray Fluorescence (ED-XRF) Spectroscopy Analysis of Archaeological Copper-Based Artifacts from the Chalcolithic Site of Perdigões, Southern Portugal [PDF]
This work is part of a broader research line that aims to develop and implement a nondestructive methodology for the chemical characterization of archaeological metals based on a protocol that combines energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry ...
Bottaini, Carlo +5 more
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Summary This paper investigates a complex archaeological landscape on the Iberian peninsula’s Atlantic coast. The present‐day landscape is characterized by dense forest and abrupt topography, posing challenges for a systematic research program of landscape archaeology.
Jagoba Hidalgo‐Masa +1 more
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Long and attenuated: comparative trends in the domestication of tree fruits [PDF]
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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Clay,Dance, and Spirit:Echoes of Neolithic and Chalcolithic Ritual Ceremonies in Iranian Plateau using some Archaeological Evidence [PDF]
Ritual ceremonies have played a central role in human societies, serving to reinforce territoriality, social cohesion, spiritual beliefs, and environmental interactions.
Chenour Seyyedi, Seyyed Milad Hashemi
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Skeletal Evidence for Leprosy in India by the Second Millenium B.C. [PDF]
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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A tale of two tells : dating the Çatalhöyük West Mound [PDF]
The Anatolian Neolithic tell settlement of Çatalhöyük was investigated by James Mellaart in 1961–65, and by Ian Hodder and others from 1993 to 2017. Located on the Konya Plain, central Turkey, Çatalhöyük is famed for the densely-packed houses, under ...
Anvari +19 more
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The shrew Crocidura iculisma has a fragmented distribution limited to southwestern Europe. This study analyzes changes in its geographic distribution including palaeontological and modern data, revealing a significant reduction its range during the Holocene due to competitive exclusion by Crocidura russula and climatic changes.
Ángel C. Domínguez‐García +8 more
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