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‘A Discovery of Quite Exceptional Proportions’: Controversies in the Wake of Anders Nummedal’s Discoveries of Norway’s First Inhabitants

Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, 2014
Around the beginning of the twentieth century archaeologists believed that Norway was not inhabited until the Late Stone Age. In 1909 two pieces of flint, found by the school-teacher Anders Nummedal, launched an extensive debate about the prehistory of ...
Heidi Mjelva Breivik, Ellen Grav Ellingsen   +1 more
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Prestongrange Community Archaeology Project: Desk-based Assessment

, 2005
This report describes the results of historical research and archaeological desk-based assessment undertaken in June 2004 by CFA Archaeology Ltd and Dr Richard Oram as part of the Prestongrange Community Archaeology Project (PCAP).
Oram, Richard, Cressey, Michael
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USA Archaeology Museum Newsletter - October 2023 [PDF]

, 2023
In this edition of the Archaeology Museum\u27s newsletter: Choctaw Nation Visits the Museum Alabama Archaeology Day Alabama Archaeological Society Southwest Chapter Fall Speaker Series Halloween at the Museum Stretch & Relax with Yaupon Tea Tasting On ...
Museum, Archaeology
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Pelvic breadth and juvenile locomotor energetics: Implications for the obstetrical dilemma hypothesis across human growth in past and present humans

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The obstetrical dilemma hypothesis (ODH) proposes an evolutionary trade‐off between obstetric requirements and locomotor performance. However, whether external pelvic breadth measures influence walking energetics during human growth remains poorly understood.
Guillermo Zorrilla‐Revilla, Olalla Prado‐Nóvoa, Kevin P. Davy, José Miguel Carretero, Rebeca García‐González   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The current state of post-medieval archaeology in Flanders

, 2013
Post-medieval archaeology in Flanders (Belgium) is a comparatively young archaeological discipline, even in an historically important region with centres such as Antwerp, Bruges and Ghent. Originating in the slipstream of Flemish urban archaeology during
De Clercq, Wim, De Clercq, WimLW020019910874728010010580640000-0002-5560-486XF4F7840E-F0ED-11E1-A9DE-61C894A0A6B4, Herremans, DavyUGent002000389469802000535051979526116584FC3CC97C-F0ED-11E1-A9DE-61C894A0A6B4, Herremans, Davy, Wim De Clercq, Davy Herremans   +5 more
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The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra, Jonathan C. K. Wells   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selection of Appropriate Metagenome Taxonomic Classifiers for Ancient Microbiome Research

mSystems, 2018
Metagenomics enables the study of complex microbial communities from myriad sources, including the remains of oral and gut microbiota preserved in archaeological dental calculus and paleofeces, respectively.
Irina M. Velsko, Laurent A. F. Frantz, Alexander Herbig, Greger Larson, Christina Warinner   +4 more
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Management mechanisms of immovable cultural heritage in Ethiopia: an assessment of heritage protection institutions and frameworks

Cogent Arts & Humanities
This study critically examines the existing immovable cultural heritage management mechanisms in Ethiopia, with the aim of assessing the opportunities and challenges related to heritage management institutions and laws.
Tsegaye Ebabey Demissie, Tekle Hagos, Thomas Demewez Tiku   +2 more
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Redescription of the cranial morphology of Amphisbaena braestrupi and Amphisbaena laurenti (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from the Pleistocene of Brazil using x‐ray computed tomography

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Amphisbaenians (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) are fossorial reptiles with highly specialized cranial morphology, yet their fossil record is frequently limited by fragmentary preservation. This study provides a detailed osteological redescription of the skulls of Amphisbaena braestrupi and Amphisbaena laurenti from the Pleistocene of Lagoa Santa ...
Carolina L. Paiva, Henrique C. Costa, Christy A. Hipsley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tal I — an archaeological site of the medieval principality of Emder [PDF]

Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии
The paper reports on the materials of the settlement of Tal I located on the Endyr River, left tributary of the Ob River. Remains of two medieval dwellings, which appeared at different times, have been discovered at the settlement, and also data have ...
Koksharov S.F., Zykov A.P., Yakovleva E.A.   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source