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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
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Approaches to Sensory Landscape Archaeology [PDF]
, 2012 As the medium through which humans interact with the physical world, senses are crucial to explore when trying to understand the beings that embody them.
Faycurry, Jessica
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Rock Art Research in Southeast Asia: A Synthesis
Arts, 2014 Rock art has been known in Southeast Asia since the early 19th century, but relatively little attention has been paid to this class of archaeological material.
Noel Hidalgo Tan
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The Megalithic civilisation in Switzerland, its society and its monuments [PDF]
, 2017 The Swiss megaliths, just like the English sites, hold an obvious interest for archaeology and astronomy. Within the sites located in Switzerland, the megaliths of Corcelles-Concise have some particular characteristics which are, in our opinion, relevant
Berti, Jérôme, Maillard, Pauline
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The enchantment of archaeological sites and the quest for personal transformation
Ciencias Sociales y Religión, 2021 Ethnographical studies increasingly testify the conversion of archaeological sites into places used for a myriad of spiritual purposes associated to the culture of personal transformation.
Yael Dansac
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The provenance of the stones in the Menga dolmen reveals one of the greatest engineering feats of the Neolithic. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Rodríguez JAL +9 more
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Accessing the Past as Landscape: The Danish Bog Bodies and Modern Memory [PDF]
, 2012 This article will investigate variations on place-making involving the museum presentation of the well-preserved bodies of Danish bog sites. While any museum site holds the potential for such a critical analysis, bog bodies have a unique role in the ...
Price, Jillian
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Cherrapunjee: An Example of Human Impact on Environment
Space and Culture, India, 2022 Palynological studies in Cherrapunjee located in Meghalaya, India have concluded that the modern grasslands of Cherrapunjee are the result of anthropogenic activity in the recent past leading to the deterioration of the primary dense forest.
Sukanya Sharma
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Archaeographic and conceptual advances in interpreting Iberian Neolithisation
Documenta Praehistorica, 2004 Prehistoric research has evolved, in the last decade, from a mere collaboration of disciplines into a new, trans-disciplinary, approach to Prehistoric contexts. New stable research teams, involving researchers with various scientific backgrounds (geology,
Luiz Oosterbeek
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Cremation burials in early Bronze Age Malta : evidence from Tarxien and Ggantija [PDF]
, 2011 A common way of disposing of the dead across the entire Mediterranean (and even beyond) from prehistoric down to late Roman times was to bury the corpse - or the burnt remains, if cremated - in a built chamber or in a floor cavity and then cover it ...
Azzopardi, George
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