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Cheshire Historic Landscape Characterisation (HLC)
, 2013 The Cheshire HLC project recorded the visible evidence of human history, which forms the modern landscape. This was been achieved by identifying landscape attributes from a range of historical maps.
Robert Edwards
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Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While oasis settlements emerged during the Bronze Age in Eastern and Northern Arabia, the settlement process in Central Arabia was different. Excavations at al‐Yamāma—main ancient settlement of the al‐Kharj oasis (Riyadh Province, KSA)—suggest that the latter did not emerge before the second half of the first millennium BCE.
Elora Chambraud +4 more
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Environment as cultural heritage: the Armenian diaspora's willingness-to-pay to protect Armenia's Lake Sevan [PDF]
This paper presents a study of willingness-to-pay of the Armenian Diaspora in the United States to protect Armenia's Lake Sevan, a unique and precious symbol of the Armenian cultural heritage.
Meisner, Craig +2 more
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When First Nations Don't Count: H.V. Evatt and the Erasure of Palestinian Rights
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.As Minister for External Affairs in the Chifley Government, Herbert Vere Evatt played a pivotal role at the United Nations in securing the partition of Palestine and recognition of the State of Israel. These endeavours were represented by Evatt and in subsequent commentary as exemplifying Evatt's commitment to justice.
Jeff Rickertt
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The Troubles and Beyond: The impact of a museum exhibit on a post‐conflict society
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract In divided societies, can museums contribute to healing and recovery? While efforts to memorialize past violence typically aim to promote tolerance and reconciliation, remembering could exacerbate divisions in recovering societies where the past is deeply contested. We examine a transitional justice museum exhibit in Northern Ireland.
Laia Balcells, Elsa Voytas
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, 2009 A general multidisciplinary procedure to approach the study of heritage building is synthesized in this PhD thesis considering the main features necessary to identify the structural behaviour of such type of buildings (historical inquires, geometric ...
Voto, Simona
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Geochemical data compiled from dried sediments from three water reservoirs at the ancient Maya city of Ucanal, Petén, Guatemala, reveal low to undetectable fecal biomarker concentrations. These low concentrations may be the result of the aerobic decay of sterols combined with well‐managed waste disposal practices.
Jean D. Tremblay +3 more
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Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Ecotourism can contribute to the conservation of environmental values, as well as to the development of positive synergies between agents in the tourism sector, tourists and the local population. The growing interest in tourism offers with low environmental impact, which support the local economy, translates into a competitive advantage for ...
Luís Quinta‐Nova, Dora Ferreira
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HeritageFounded in 1703, St. Petersburg was the capital of the Russian Empire. Its historic center and associated monuments are inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its components are classified as cultural rather than natural or mixed.
Igor Popov +2 more
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Rising sea level at the coast threatens monuments and historical sites
, 2020 Society
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