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Malta's prehistoric temples : conservation issues [PDF]

, 2007
Malta's prehistoric megalithic temples, which are World Heritage sites, are currently suffering from problems associated with the deterioration of materials as well as structural problems. These problems have been studied for many years.
Cassar, JoAnn
core  

Kuwae, Epi and Tongoa Islands: Transformations of a volcanic landscape in central Vanuatu

Archaeology in Oceania, Volume 60, Issue 1, Page 42-62, April 2025.
ABSTRACT This paper presents a detailed overview of archaeological research undertaken on Epi and Tongoa, in central Vanuatu. These islands were previously connected to one another and respectively formed the western and eastern portions of Kuwae, one of the largest islands in the Vanuatu archipelago, until the catastrophic Tombuk volcanic eruption ...
ROBERT HENDERSON, STUART BEDFORD, MATTHEW SPRIGGS, SALKON YONA, IARAWAI PHILLIP, RICHARD SHING, FRÉDÉRIQUE VALENTIN, CAITLIN HARVEY   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

STONE VATS (KALAMBAS) AS ONE OF MEGALITHIC REMAINS IN THE LORE VALLEY, CENTRAL SULAWESI

Berkala Arkeologi, 2010
The province of Central Sulawesi, particulariy Lore Valley that is part of Poso Regency, is rich in cultural remains from the period when the megalithic tradition flourished.
Dwi Yani Yuniawati Umar
doaj   +1 more source

Nanaga Site of Wasavulu (Labasa, Fiji): Mapping of a Traditional Religious Site of Vanua Levu

Archaeology in Oceania, Volume 60, Issue 1, Page 63-70, April 2025.
ABSTRACT Pre‐Christian religious sites of the Fijian Archipelago have been seldom studied and even less often mapped by archaeologists. This is especially the case for the enigmatic Nanaga enclosures, whose functioning has remained poorly documented by the first ethnographers of the 19th century.
Christophe Sand, Jacques Bole, André‐John Ouetcho, Sepeti Mararaba, Ratu Jone Balenaivalu, David Baret   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

CHARACTERISTICS OF ROCKS BASED ON PETROGRAPHIC AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS: A STUDY IN THE ‘LAND OF A THOUSAND MEGALITHS’, INDONESIA [PDF]

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites
The megalithic traditions of Central Sulawesi represent one of Indonesia’s most important prehistoric cultural landscapes, widely recognized as “The Land of a Thousand Megaliths.” Despite their significance, scientific investigations into the ...
Aang Panji PERMANA, Jusman MANSYUR, Lukman NADJAMUDDIN, Idrus RORE, Widyastuti WIDYASTUTI, Nurgan TADEKO, Muhammad ZAKY, Ikhtiar HATTA, Anita Ahmad KASIM, Asrafil ASRAFIL, Muhammad DIN   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stonehenge revisited: A geochemical approach to interpreting the geographical source of sarsen stone #58

Archaeometry, Volume 67, Issue 1, Page 1-19, February 2025.
Abstract It is tempting in material sourcing analyses to treat chemical data primarily as numbers to be sorted, while disregarding their interlinked geochemistries. Consideration of geochemistry, however, often leads to the drawing of more nuanced and reliable conclusions.
Ronald G. V. Hancock, Michael P. Gorton, William C. Mahaney, Suzanne Aufreiter, Kostalena Michelaki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reuse of ancient megalithics monuments during Metal Ages: the dolmen of Serrinha (Monforte, Portugal). [PDF]

, 2019
The set of funerary megalithic monuments in the Alentejo region (Portugal) presents a great variety in its architectures, but also in their uses and reuses.
Morgado, Paula, Rocha, Leonor
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Mesohabitat Spawning Preference of the Anadromous Twaite Shad (Alosa fallax, Lacépède 1803) in the Tagliamento River (Italy)

Ecohydrology, Volume 18, Issue 1, January‐February 2025.
ABSTRACT Alosa fallax (Lacépède, 1803) is an anadromous fish which utilizes European rivers for spawning. As many anadromous species, Twaite shad populations are declining due to river damming and hydromorphological alterations, which impact their spawning sites. In this study, we developed mesohabitat suitability criteria for the spawning period of A.
Giovanni Negro, Davide Lesa, Marco Bertoli, Alessandro Guglielmetto, Beatrice Pinna, Simone Forte, Claudio Spadavecchia, Paolo Maschio, Elisabetta Pizzul, Paolo Vezza   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bangkitnya Tradisi Neo-Megalitik di Gunung Arjuna

Sejarah dan Budaya: Jurnal Sejarah, Budaya, dan Pengajarannya, 2015
Abstrak:  Pada masa Majapahit akhir di Jawa Timur  muncul kembali  tradisi  keagamaan  asli  yaitu  pemujaan  terhadap gunung  dan roh nenek moyang yang  sebelumnya telah  terdesak oleh  agama Hindu Budha selama berabad-abad lamanya.  Melemahnya pengaruh
Marsudi Marsudi
doaj   +1 more source

The unfinished promise of infrastructure in post‐apartheid South Africa

Curator: The Museum Journal, Volume 68, Issue 1, Page 37-55, January 2025.
Abstract This article explores aspects of the “unfinished” using notions of human‐centered design in African public infrastructure and the importance of involving the “users” and “beneficiaries” in infrastructure development and delivery. Infrastructure, both conceptually as an idea and in its constructed material reality, has a huge impact on society,
Katherine Roper
wiley   +1 more source