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The Conference in the Moscow Kremlin State Museums “Historical Weapons in Museums and Private Collections”

Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2017
In November 2016 in the Moscow Kremlin State Historical and Cultural Museum and Heritage Site in the framework of events dedicated to the 210th anniversary of the Armoury Chamber museum, an international conference “Historical weapons in museums and ...
Sergey P. Orlenko
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Widespread distribution of large silesaurids evidenced by a new record from the Middle Triassic of southwest Gondwana

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
The largest silesaurid known from South America is described here, demonstrating that silesaurids reached large body sizes in southwestern Gondwana. This discovery further underscores the widespread geographic distribution and temporal persistence of large silesaurids across Pangea, despite faunal turnovers and environmental events such as the Carnian ...
Rodrigo Temp Müller
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Sustainability Assessment of Urban Heritage Sites [PDF]

Buildings, 2018
The purpose of this research was to create a framework of indicators that enabled us to measure the classic dimensions of sustainable development (SD): People, Planet, and Profit, in combination with the sustainability of the heritage values and the policy dimension.
Leus, Maria, Verhelst, Wouter
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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
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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
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Exploring pottery origin by composition and technique comparison: a case study at the Daqu burial site, Beijing, China

Heritage Science
Scientific analysis of excavated pottery reveals critical archaeological insights, yet data on Han Dynasty pottery remains limited. This study focuses on pottery artifacts excavated from the Daqu burial site in Beijing, renowned for their polychrome ...
Xiang He, Jingqi Wen, Zhang He, InHee Go, Naitao Liu, Hong Guo   +5 more
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Links between Tourists, Heritage, and Reasons for Visiting Heritage Sites

Journal of Travel Research, 2004
This article clarifies heritage tourism by identifying and segmenting reasons for visiting heritage sites. In doing so, it shows that the links between a site’s attributes and the tourists themselves are essential to understanding tourists’ motivations to visit heritage places.
Butler, Richard, Airey, David, Poria, Yaniv   +2 more
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Prospecting of Architectural Features Using LiDAR‐UAV Technology, Deep Neural Networks and Visualization Techniques: A Case Study in Kuélap and Cambolín (NW Peru)

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐resolution and accurate synoptic images of terrestrial topography, even in densely forested areas, have proven valuable for archaeology by enabling the identification and characterization of relief patterns associated with ancient human activities. This study presents a novel approach that integrates digital terrain models (DTMs) obtained
Jhon A. Zabaleta‐Santisteban, Rolando Salas López, Angel J. Medina‐Medina, Katerin M. Tuesta‐Trauco, Abner S. Rivera‐Fernandez, Nerci M. Noriega‐Salazar, José A. Sánchez‐Vega, Teodoro B. Silva‐Melendez, Marlen A. Grandez‐Alberca, Jhonsy O. Silva‐López, Nilton B. Rojas‐Briceño, Manuel Oliva‐Cruz, Alexander Cotrina‐Sanchez, Elgar Barboza   +13 more
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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
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The Practices of Preserving Medieval Castles in Latvia from 1945 to 1991: The Case of Turaida Castle

Heritage
The practices followed in the preservation of medieval castles in Latvia during the Soviet occupation period have not yet been comprehensively examined. This article seeks to elucidate this issue by considering a single case study—Turaida Castle.
Ieva Ose
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