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ABSTRACT Objectives Emerging genomic evidence has identified ancestral strains of Yersinia pestis in ancient human populations, which has sparked debates about its pathogenic role in later Neolithic societies. Here, we review published evidence linking anthropological and biological data reflecting the past natural history of Y.
Hamadou Oumarou Hama +3 more
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Dolmens in a Land of Caves: The Azurrague Pre-Historic Monument (Ourém—Central Portugal)
The article presents the preliminary data from the excavation of the Azurrague 1 Dolmen (Ourém), carried out within the MEDICE II project, highlighting the importance of its location in a karstic landscape marked by a strong tradition of funerary cults ...
Alexandra Figueiredo, Cláudio Monteiro
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ABSTRACT Megalithic landscapes in Southeast Iberia remain unevenly and insufficiently documented, particularly in rugged areas where traditional survey methods are limited. This paper addresses this gap by applying a multiscalar approach to the megalithic necropolises of the Fardes River (Granada, Spain), with the objective of detecting, documenting ...
Carolina Cabrero González +3 more
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The world's oldest man‐made biological experiment
Biological experiments are often short‐lived due to logistical or resource‐related challenges, and short‐term observations are extrapolated to make long‐term predictions. However, the effects of experimental treatments on biological communities and processes take time to develop.
Laura Käse +6 more
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This paper proceeds from the concurrent interpretation of two distinct, apparently unrelated disciplinary contexts, at the crossroads of the positivism of archaeology and the imaginary world of literature.
Simon Crook
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Abstract Many sea turtle populations face severe declines in the Asia‐Pacific region and, although threats are widely recognised, drivers are practically unknown, especially in Indonesia. We surveyed 140 respondents at three sites in Sumatra, Indonesia (Padang, Mentawai, Nias) to identify how sociodemographic and cultural characteristics across these ...
Adela Hemelikova +8 more
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The importance of the megalithic ensemble existing in the municipality of Mora has been known internationally since 1921, through the publication of one of the first monographs dedicated to Prehistory in Portugal, the “El Neolítico de Pavia” (Correia ...
Rocha, Leonor
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Measuring distinction in the megalithic architecture of the Carnac region: from sign to material
Barely two centuries after the appearance of the first archaeologically- visible elements that served to define the earliest Neolithic in the west of France around 4900 BC – that is, domestic buildings, pottery, a distinctive flint technology, and other
Serge Cassen +5 more
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Abstract In a recent paper in this journal (Hancock et al. (2024) Stonehenge revisited: A geochemical approach to interpreting the geographical source of sarsen stone #58. Archaeometry https://www.doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12999), Hancock and colleagues present a reanalysis of the geochemical dataset used to identify the likely source for the majority of ...
David J. Nash, T. Jake R. Ciborowski
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The megalithism of Corsica : monuments, chronological essay, catalog
Le mégalithisme constitue en Corse un phénomène prégnant et emblématique. Pourtant, les synthèses sur ce thème font défaut ou se limitent à des chapitres traités dans le cadre d’ouvrages généraux sur la Préhistoire de l’île.
Leandri, Franck
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