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Cultural immersion into maritime heritage: Our experiences in using maritime heritage to enhance wellbeing

open access: yesInternet Archaeology
This paper examines how engagement with maritime heritage can enhance individual and community wellbeing. Drawing on multiple projects undertaken by MSDS Marine, the authors demonstrate that participation in heritage activities—whether through ...
Alison James, Beccy Austin
doaj   +1 more source

CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NONDOI RITUAL IN SHAPING THE IDENTITY OF EAST KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA’S NEW CAPITAL CITY [PDF]

open access: yesTrames
The Indonesian government’s decision to relocate the capital to East Kalimantan carries implications for the indigenous Paser people, raising concerns about the potential diminishment of their rich cultural heritage, including the Nondoi ritual.
Ani Rostiyati   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marine Isotope Stage 4 glaciation in northern England, UK: Evidence from Victoria Cave, North Yorkshire

open access: yesJournal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Victoria Cave, north Yorkshire, England, contains a long sequence of Pleistocene clastic sediments and calcite flowstones. Earlier work, using U–Th dating, established that the flowstone units formed in interglacial stages corresponding to Marine Isotope Stages (MIS) 13, 11, 9, 7 and 5.
Tom C. Lord   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shared foraging behaviors between hyenas and hominins in the Middle Paleolithic Levant: New evidence from Geula Cave, Israel

open access: yesJournal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While competition with large carnivores is likely to have shaped Middle Paleolithic hominins' subsistence behavior, palimpsested human and carnivore accumulations render the signal challenging to isolate. This study presents a detailed zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of a non‐anthropogenic faunal assemblage from a MIS 5 (~130–80 ka ...
Meir Orbach   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changing Tidal Dynamics and the Role of the Marine Environment in the Maritime Migration to Sahul

open access: yesPaleoAnthropology, 2022
The marine environment plays a central role in the migration of Homo sapiens to Sahul c. 65,000 years ago. Despite the lower mean sea level at this time, humans must have made a maritime crossing from Sunda to Sahul.
E. Kiki Kuijjer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anaerobic Corrosion Phenomena of Cast Iron and Copper in Artificial Groundwater at Elevated Temperature

open access: yesMaterials and Corrosion, EarlyView.
This study examines corrosion of copper and cast iron as candidate canister materials for high‐level radioactive waste disposal in contact with bentonite suspension. The influence of three electrolyte compositions on corrosion behavior under repository‐relevant conditions is assessed.
Louisa Panjiyar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiproxy Chronologies of the Hurd Rock Glacier (Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctica): Between the Late‐Stage Stabilization and Flow Deceleration

open access: yesPermafrost and Periglacial Processes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Hurd Rock Glacier, located on Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands archipelago, Maritime Antarctica), is a tongue‐shaped feature composed of angular boulders, displaying transverse ridges and furrows, and featuring lobate structures, which are more prominently developed in its frontal sector.
Rosana Menéndez‐Duarte   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Under the Sea: China’s Quest for Maritime History

open access: yesJournal of Current Chinese Affairs
This article examines how the Chinese political and academic discourses have constructed a narrative of China as a peaceful maritime power and the role that underwater archaeology has played in narrating China's rise.
Frederik Schmitz
doaj   +1 more source

Capsicum chinense as an African traditional vegetable: Culture, resilience, and opportunity

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Capsicum chinense is central to everyday diets, cultural identity, and smallholder livelihoods across Sub‐Saharan Africa, yet remains overlooked in agricultural research and policy. This paper reframes C. chinense as a traditional, climate‐resilient vegetable shaped by centuries of farmer stewardship and cultural selection.
Derek W. Barchenger   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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