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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
doaj   +3 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

Conservation through Biocultural Heritage—Examples from Sub-Saharan Africa

Land, 2019
In this paper, we review the potential of biocultural heritage in biodiversity protection and agricultural innovation in sub-Saharan Africa. We begin by defining the concept of biocultural heritage into four interlinked elements that are revealed through
Anneli Ekblom, Anna Shoemaker, Lindsey Gillson, Paul Lane, Karl-Johan Lindholm   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Archaeology in a Digital Age

, 2014
This thesis examines the impact of the democratic promises of Internet communication technologies, social, and participatory media on the practice of public archaeology.
Richardson, LJ, Lorna Richardson (606491)   +1 more
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Coherence‐Gated Wrapped‐Phase InSAR With Matrix‐Based Uncertainty Diagnostics for Burial‐Mound Hotspot Ranking (Sicily, Italy)

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Burial mounds are key elements of Mediterranean funerary landscapes, but in intensively cultivated coastal plains their low‐relief expression is easily obscured by ploughing, levelling and rapidly changing surface conditions, making single‐date observations unreliable.
Salvatore Polverino, Hourakhsh Ahmadnia, Rokhsaneh Rahbarianyazd Ahmadnia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Bedrock of Rock Art: The Significance of Quartz Arenite as a Canvas for Rock Art in Central Sweden

Open Archaeology
In Scandinavia, numerous regions with high densities of rock art exist. One notable area is Mälardalen in central Sweden, where rock art, primarily dating from the Bronze Age and featuring various characters and symbolic meanings, is located along the ...
Löfstedt Joakim, Löwenborg Daniel
doaj   +1 more source

Historia archeologii podwodnej w Polsce do 1990 roku

Przegląd Archeologiczny
The focus of this article is to introduce the history of underwater archaeology in Poland until 1990. The chosen caesura corresponds to  the profound systemic changes after the fall of communism in 1989.
Mateusz Popek, Konrad Lewek, Szymon Mosakowski, Marta Piotrowska, Andrzej Pydyn, Mikołaj Tański   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insular artefacts from Viking-Age burials from mid-Norway. A review of contact between Trøndelag and Britain and Ireland

Internet Archaeology, 2014
This article presents a detailed overview of the Insular artefacts found in Viking-Age burials from the Trøndelag region of mid-Norway, most of which have not previously been published in English.
Aina Margrethe Heen-Pettersen
doaj   +1 more source

The evolution of prehistoric archaeology under the Third Reich: as seen in the experiences and work of German archaeologists, Nazis, and the Ahnenerbe Institute

, 2010
The discipline of prehistoric archaeology changed dramatically under the Third Reich. The Nazis manipulated data provided by archaeologists, anthropologists, ethnologists, linguists, and many more areas of study in order to promote the nationalistic ...
Christensen, Laura
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The Place of the Pauper: A Historical Archaeology of West Yorkshire Workhouses 1834-1930 [PDF]

, 2010
To date, there has been little attempt to address the archaeological evidence of the New Poor Law (NPL). The continuing use and frequent adaptation of workhouse buildings over nearly 200 years attests to the complexity of the institution’s history. This
Newman, Charlotte Jane
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