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Craig Rhos-y-felin: a Welsh bluestone megalith quarry for Stonehenge

open access: yesAntiquity, 2015
The long-distance transport of the bluestones from south Wales to Stonehenge is one of the most remarkable achievements of Neolithic societies in north-west Europe.
Mike Parker Pearson   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Neolithic Site of Piano dei Cardoni in the Island of Ustica (Italy): Minero‐Petrographic and Chemical Characterization of the Ceramic Finds and Clayey Raw Materials

open access: yesGeoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of minero‐petrographic and chemical analyses of pottery and potential local raw materials from Ustica, a small volcanic island off the coast of Palermo (Sicily), inhabited during the Middle Neolithic. Typologically, the pottery shows cultural connections to the Bicromica and Serra d'Alto traditions, linking ...
G. Montana   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Shattered Tomb of Scattered People: The Alvastra Dolmen in Light of Stable Isotopes

open access: yesCurrent Swedish Archaeology, 2011
Skeletal remains from the dolmen in Alvastra are ap- proached from the perspective of isotope analyses, providing insights into dietary and residential pat- terns. Radiocarbon dates from the interred individu- als provide evidence of long-lasting burial
Elin Fornander
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating Satellite Data Into Meso‐Scale Habitat Modeling for Non‐Perennial Rivers and Streams

open access: yesWater Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Non‐perennial rivers and streams (NPRs) are widespread and projected to become more common, yet effective tools for their characterization and management remain limited. This study introduces a novel approach to assess aquatic habitat availability in NPRs, applied to a regulated reach of the Sangone River (Northern Italy).
G. Negro   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tránsitos y continuidades culturales en el IV y III milenio cal BC en el Valle del Ebro: los asentamientos al aire libre de Igay y los Cascajos (La Rioja, España) [PDF]

open access: yesMunibe Antropologia-Arkeologia, 2019
Se presentan los resultados de la excavación arqueológica de dos asentamientos al aire libre fechados entre mediados del IV y III milenio cal BC, prácticamente los únicos testimonios publicados de este tipo de poblamiento en la margen derecha del río ...
Carmen Alonso-Fernández   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bhiwkund, Maharashtra, India. Main cave, veranda roof

open access: yes, 2018
Bhiwkund, Maharashtra, India. Main cave, veranda roof, made of re-used megalith from an iron-age stone circle, with brahmī inscription, as documented in 2/2015.
WILLIS, Michel (5044730)
core   +2 more sources

Morphological and biomechanical adaptations of larval mandibles in Trichoptera (Insecta)

open access: yesPhysiological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 85-114, March 2026.
Mandible morphology differs between predators and grazers: predators show pointed incisors, grazers sharp edges and setae. Mechanical properties depend on cuticle tanning, not elemental reinforcement. Functional mandible types reflect feeding strategies, with predators specialized for prey capture and grazers for scraping and collecting.
Patrick Below   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

MEGALIT DAN KUBUR TEMPAYAN DATARAN TINGGI JAMBI DALAM PANDANGAN ARKEOLOGI DAN ETNOSEJARAH

open access: yesBerkala Arkeologi, 2015
One aspect of archaeological studies in highland of Jambi is ideology or belief existing within human mind. The ideology of the past society is not appeared directly through material culture.
Tri Marhaeni Sosiana Budisantosa
doaj   +1 more source

Tarhatinsky megalytic complex: the petroglyphs, observed are astronomical phenomena and shadow of the megaliths [PDF]

open access: yesArchaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2014
In this article, the results of recent studies of the Tarhatinsky megalithic complex (Gorny Altai, Kosh-Agach region) are presented. During 2010-2012, previously unpublished petroglyphic figures were copied and geodetic measurements were carried out, as ...
Matochkin, E.P., Gienko, E,G.
doaj   +1 more source

The power of the past: materializing collective memory at early medieval lordly centres

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 34-69, February 2026.
The repurposing of earlier sites and monuments is an enduringly popular theme in early medieval archaeology, but in England it has attracted little interest among Late Saxon and early post‐Conquest studies. From the tenth century, however, an increasingly prevalent pattern is discernible of secular lords locating their power centres in relation to ...
Duncan W. Wright   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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