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Origin, evolution and biogeographic dynamics of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Southwestern Europe

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Pleistocene is a key period for understanding the evolutionary history and palaeobiogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The species was first documented in southeastern Iberia at the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene and appears to have rapidly spread throughout Southwestern Europe, where it was found in numerous ...
Maxime Pelletier
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Rituals and death cults in recent prehistory in Central Portugal (Alto Ribatejo)

Documenta Praehistorica, 2010
The present paper aims to give a general outline of new data that contributes to a better understanding of cults and rituals in Alto Ribatejo, central Portugal, during recent prehistory.
Alexandra Figueiredo
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An Exploratory Spatial Analysis of the Churches in the Southern Mani Peninsula, Greece [PDF]

, 2019
The Mani Peninsula is home to hundreds of Orthodox Christian churches that were built within the last millennium. As in other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean countryside, the topological relationship between churches and settlements is a critical ...
Kalaycı, Tuna, Seifried, Rebecca M
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Gleaning the Rocky Shore? 2500 Years of Coastal Resource Use at Red Bluff 1, GunaiKurnai Country, SE Australia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Shell middens in Gippsland along the eastern half of Victoria's coastline have usually been characterised as small, short‐duration camp sites with relatively low shell densities and low taxonomic diversity. Here we present new excavation results from a dense, high‐diversity site at Red Bluff near the eastern end of GunaiKurnai Country, a ...
Patrick Faulkner, Bruno David, David M. Kennedy, Fiona Petchey, Joanna Fresløv, Ashleigh J. Rogers, Jillian Garvey, Rachel Kirby, Runjie Yuan, Russell Mullett, John Stanisic, Kyne Krusic‐Golub, V. Ruth Pullin, Matthew C. McDowell, Robert J. Skelly, Anthony Romano, Vanessa N. L. Wong, GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation   +17 more
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'A Sea of Small Boats': places and practices on the prehistoric seascape of western Britain

Internet Archaeology, 2013
In the last 20 years landscape archaeology in Britain has developed in many directions, providing increasingly sophisticated understandings of prehistoric people's sense of place.
Gary Robinson
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Austro-Prussian War of 1866, Landscape Archaeology of the Battlefield of Sadowa-Königgrätz

Archaeologia Polona, 2023
The article attempts to present current results of landscape archaeology concerning a military conflict between Prussia and Austria in the summer of 1866 near Hradec Králové (Sadowa/Königgrätz).
Matouš Holas
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Now the wars are over: The past, present and future of Scottish battlefields [PDF]

, 2010
Battlefield archaeology has provided a new way of appreciating historic battlefields. This paper provides a summary of the long history of warfare and conflict in Scotland which has given rise to a large number of battlefield sites.
C Duffy, D Smurthwaite, DD Scott, G Foard, G MacDonald Fraser, GS Maxwell, Iain Banks, J Cooper, J Fraser, K Durham, L Alcock, O Lelong, P Harrington, P Salway, S Reid, T Pollard, T Pollard, T Pollard, T Pollard, T Pollard, T Pollard, T Pollard, Tony Pollard, W Hutton   +23 more
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Zooarchaeological Analysis of an Atoll Assemblage From Central Micronesia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There has been a dearth of archaeological research on atolls in the central‐eastern Caroline Islands of Micronesia. This has limited our understanding of pre‐contact subsistence and settlement strategies in these more marginal and remote environments, particularly in regards to zooarchaeological data.
Philippa Jorissen, Gabriel Sanchez, Scott M. Fitzpatrick   +2 more
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Reconstructing palaeogeography and landscapes around the ancient Greek colony of Abdera (Thrace, NE gr.): an integrated remote sensing approach

European Journal of Remote Sensing
We developed a multi-source, integrated remote sensing approach to characterize the geomorphological features of the alluvial and coastal lowlands around the ancient Abdera (coastal Thrace, Gr.).
Pau Canudas Grabolosa, Alfredo Mayoral Pascual, Arnau Garcia-Molsosa   +2 more
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Geospatial modeling approach to monument construction using Michigan from A.D. 1000–1600 as a case study [PDF]

, 2016
Building monuments was one way that past societies reconfigured their landscapes in response to shifting social and ecological factors. Understanding the connections between those factors and monument construction is critical, especially when multiple ...
Howey, Meghan L., McMichael, Crystal H., Palace, Michael W.   +2 more
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