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Jebel Moya (Sudan): new dates from a mortuary complex at the southern Meroitic frontier

, 2013
This paper proposes a new chronology for the burial complex at Jebel Moya, south-central Sudan. It reassesses the body of evidence from Sir Henry Wellcome's original 1911–1914 excavations in order to place the site within a firm chronological framework ...
Schwenniger, J-L, Brass, M
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Interpreting a Legacy Fossil Assemblage Excavated From Waribruk (New Guinea II Cave), GunaiKurnai Aboriginal Country, Snowy River National Park, Southeastern Australia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper we report on faunal remains recovered from a legacy archaeological excavation undertaken in the rockshelter entrance of Waribruk (New Guinea II Cave), a GunaiKurnai site located on the west bank of the Snowy River, East Gippsland, southeastern Australia.
Matthew C. McDowell, Bruno David, Jean‐Jacques Delannoy, Russell Mullett, Fiona Petchey, Helen Green, Joanna Fresløv, GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

7000 Years of Aboriginal Mining at Sugarloaf Hill in the Riverland Region of South Australia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Silcrete and chert are commonly represented in Aboriginal archaeological lithic assemblages across large parts of the southwestern Murray‐Darling Basin (MDB). In South Australia (SA), these materials were sourced from a series of quarries located along the incised course of the Murray River through the upper Riverland region.
Craig Westell, Ian Moffat, Richard Fullagar, Amy Roberts, Justine Kemp, Mike Morley, Marc Fairhead, Simon Hoad, River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Altered by Gold: A Comparative Zooarchaeological Analysis of 19th to 20th Century Chinese and British Migrants in Ravenswood, a Northern Queensland Gold Mining Town

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gold discoveries transformed the 19th century British colony of Queensland, Australia, driving migration, a second wave of pastoral expansion northwards, and an increasingly diverse population. This study presents a comparative and contextual zooarchaeological analysis of British and southern Chinese food waste—globally significant migrant ...
Marc Cheeseman
wiley   +1 more source

A numerical design framework for unloading excavations in deep potash mining. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zhang Y, Lapatsin S, Zhuravkov M, Yu G, He Y, Piaredryi P.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Reduction of Ribonucleotide Reductase Subunit RRM2 Potentially Impairs Gut Function of Woody Breast Broilers

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Woody breast compromises meat quality leading to reduced consumer appeal. Although its causes are unclear, improvements observed with certain dietary supplements suggest that gut health may influence woody breast development. Ribonucleotide reductase subunit RRM2 is vital for mitochondrial function and gastrointestinal integrity, and alteration in its ...
Majid Shakeri, Elizabeth Ziabtchenko, Janghan Choi, Caitlin E. Harris, Richard J. Buhr, Trevor R. Mitchell, Byungwhi Kong, Hong Zhuang, Brian Bowker   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Re-evaluation of excavation class limits for underground excavations based on new data. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Gurocak Z, Kaya A, Kanik M, Alemdag S.
europepmc   +1 more source

New thoughts on the trade of lapis lazuli in the ancient near east : c. 3000 - 2000 B.C.

, 2010
The trade of lapis lazuli in the ancient Near East has been one of continuous interest over the past forty years. It has been theorized that the semi-precious stone, which occurs naturally in modern-day Afghanistan, reached its destinations throughout ...
Ajango, Kelsey Michal
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A Geomorphometric Approach to Estimate the Deterioration of Earthen Archaeological Sites by Rainfall and Diffusion Processes: The Huaca Chornancap (Eighth–14th Century ad), Lambayeque, Peru

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rain‐induced erosion processes can severely damage Earthen archaeological sites. Huaca Chornancap (HCH; eighth–14th century ad) is a platform located in the Lambayeque region (Peru) exposed to seasonal rain due to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
Luigi Magnini, Maria Ilaria Pannaccione Apa, Robert Gutiérrez Cachay, Marco Fernández Manayalle, Carlos Eduardo Wester La Torre, Guido Ventura   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cave morphology and human-mediated sediment deposition: Late Pleistocene to Holocene evolution of the cave floor at Panga ya Saidi, coastal Kenya. [PDF]

PLoS One
Miller JM, Shipton C, Kourampas N, Parés JM, Vonhof H, Javad Shoaee M, Cueva-Temprana A, Harding M, Crowther A, Jurkenas D, Mutoro D, Cerassoni JN, Fernandes R, Maroma C, Ndiema E, Boivin N, Petraglia MD.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source