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Exploring iron making practices at Meroe, Sudan – a comparative analysis of archaeological and experimental data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Recent excavations of a Late to Post-Meroitic furnace workshop at Meroe, Sudan prompted questions concerning the use of some of its unusual design features and the nature of ironmaking practice.
Charlton, M, Humphris, JE
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Preparing for the afterlife in the provinces of Meroe

open access: yes, 2012
International audienceAncient literature on Meroitic funerals is extremely scarce and litigious. One of the earliest accounts, during the 5th century BC, is found in Herodotus’ interview of the two ‘icthyophagi’ spies sent by Cambyses to Meroe, while ...
Vincent, Francigny
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Meroe Patera

open access: yes, 2019
CTX DEM and co-registered images of Meroe Patera dunes ...
Joel Davis (5326853)
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Berenike as a Harbour for Meroe: New evidence for Meroitic presence on the Red Sea Coast [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Jüngste Ausgrabungen in den sakralen Bauten von Berenike haben eine Reihe von Statuen ans Licht gebracht, die den Ort mit dem Königreich von Meroe in Verbindung bringen.
Kaper, O.E.
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Gnomon graffito at Meroe

open access: yes, 2004
An alternative interpretation of an instrument depicted in a graffito at Meroe is suggested.
George M. Hollenback
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87SR/86SR Analysis as a Method to Explore Human Ecology and Forest Resilience in Ancient Meroe, Sudan

open access: yes, 2018
Archaeologists frequently apply 87Sr/86Sr geoprovenance to human and animal bone to answer questions surrounding foodways and migration. Utilizing this method to source archaeological timber has recently expanded, enriching the archaeological record and ...
Herrick, Hannah Marie
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Sourcing carnelian beads from the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kish, Iraq, 2450–2200 BCE: Stylistic, technological and geochemical approaches

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S1, Page S22-S37, April 2026.
Abstract Trade between Mesopotamia and the Indus Civilization is studied through the analysis of Early Dynastic III Period (2600–2350 BCE) carnelian beads from the site of Kish, Iraq. Morphological and technological features of the beads are compared with beads from the Indus region.
J. Mark Kenoyer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amazonia's Cassava and Manioc Through Historical Times

open access: yesThe Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 30, Issue 4, December 2025.
ABSTRACT This provocation calls readers to think more deeply about the role anthropology could play in radically disrupting plant blindness. Thanks to Environmental Humanities, the natural world is no longer apprehended as a mere backdrop to human activity.
Laura Rival
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of protection on large‐bodied reef fishes in the western Indian Ocean

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 4, August 2025.
Abstract Predatory and large‐bodied coral reef fishes have fundamental roles in the functioning and biodiversity of coral reef ecosystems, but their populations are declining, largely due to overexploitation in fisheries. These fishes include sharks, groupers, Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), and Green Humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum).
Melita Samoilys   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Deposition and Alteration History of the Northeast Syrtis Major Layered Sulfates

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 124, Issue 7, Page 1743-1782, July 2019., 2019
Abstract Ancient stratigraphy on Isidis Basin's western margin records the history of water on early Mars. Noachian units are overlain by layered, basaltic composition sedimentary rocks that are enriched in polyhydrated sulfates and capped by more resistant units.
D. P. Quinn, B. L. Ehlmann
wiley   +1 more source

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