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Towards an Archaeology of the Contemporary Past [PDF]
, 2002 Archaeology, defined as the study of material culture, extends from the first preserved human artefacts up to the present day, and in recent years the ‘Archaeology of the Present’ has become a particular focus of research.
Buchli, V
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has become a well‐established method for dietary inference and reconstruction in both extant and extinct mammals and other tetrapods. As the volume of available data continues to grow, researchers could benefit from combining published data from various studies to perform meta‐analyses.
Daniela E. Winkler, Mugino O. Kubo
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BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The potential of artificial selection to dramatically impact phenotypic diversity is well known. Large-scale morphological changes in domestic species, emerging over short timescales, offer an accelerated perspective on evolutionary processes.
Pauline Hanot +6 more
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A Arqueologia Aérea: Métodos e Técnicas para a Observação de Dolmens. O Caso de Mora e Arraiolos. [PDF]
, 2017 Aerial archaeology allows the observer to observe the world through space and understand the landscape to be natural or anthropic. Based on the understanding of aerial archaeology and the concept of photo interpretation, it is shown here how the dolmens ...
Batista, Teresa +2 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Basking sharks, Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, Brugden [Squalus maximus], Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter, 1765, vol. 3, pp. 33–49), feed by gaping their mouths and gill slits, greatly reorienting their cranial skeletons to filter food from water.
Tairan Li +12 more
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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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Trabecular bone ontogeny of the human talus
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Studies of trabecular ontogeny may provide insight into the factors that drive healthy bone development. There is a growing understanding of how the juvenile skeleton responds to these influences; however, gaps in our knowledge remain. This study aims to identify ontogenetic trabecular patterns and regional changes during development within ...
Rebecca A. G. Reid +2 more
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Archaeological possibilities for feminist theories of transition and transformation
, 2008 Archaeology takes up material fragments from distant andrecent pasts to create narratives of personal and collective identity. It is, therefore, a powerful voice shaping our current and future social worlds.
Marshall, Yvonne
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Walruses have been an important subsistence and cultural resource for humans and have been exploited for millennia across their distribution. This exploitation has contributed to severe declines in several populations and local extirpations.
Katrien Dierickx +6 more
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