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Mass occurrences of Sandeels (Ammodytes spp.) causing aggregations of diving ducks
In autumn 1999, large, compact flocks of foraging diving ducks, particularly Common Eiders Somateria mollissima, were observed within and at the mouth of Trondheimsfjord in Central Norway.
Otto Frengen, Per Gustav Thingstad
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Site Data from an Archaeological Evaluation at the British Sugar site, Peterborough 2020
This collection comprises site data (Reports, Images, GIS and Site Records) from an archaeological evaluation undertaken by Oxford Archaeology East, between the 30th June and 3rd July 2020, at the British Sugar Site, Peterborough.
Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
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Dental anomalies in Pleistocene African hippopotamuses from Olduvai Bed II
Abstract Hippopotamuses are key palaeoenvironmental indicators in African Pleistocene ecosystems due to their ecological dependence on permanent water bodies and their frequent representation in the fossil record. This study examines dental anomalies in Hippopotamus cf. gorgops from several localities in Bed II of Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania), dated to ca.
Darío Fidalgo +4 more
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Springhill Catholic Primary School, Southampton (SOU1569)
Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Springhill Catholic Primary School (NGR 441328, 112795) to undertake an archaeological evaluation on a playing field prior to it being surfaced for use as a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA)
Wessex Archaeology
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The fossil record stays silent: Confusions and conundrums for hominin pelvis evolution
Abstract The evolution of the hominin pelvis is commonly modeled as a series of stages driven largely by the requirements of bipedal locomotion, reproduction, thermoregulation, and pelvic floor muscular support. These patterns are complicated by variation in canal dimensions in relationship with different changes in overall pelvic breadths. To quantify
Helen K. Kurki, Cara M. Wall‐Scheffler
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The development of archaeology paradigm from processual to postprocessual, influence the archaeologists thought about landscape. Sometimes, the landscape in archaeology is arduous understood because overlapping with other studies.
Hafiful Hadi Sunliensyar
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EARTH Integrated Archaeology Rapporten 163
In opdracht van Attis Advies heeft EARTH Integrated Archaeology in oktober-november 2020 een archeologisch bureau- en booronderzoek uitgevoerd binnen een plangebied nabij begraafplaats De Vormt, gemeente Urk.
Rumping, BSc S. (EARTH Integrated Archaeology) +5 more
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Abstract The cortical bone structure of long bone diaphyses changes throughout growth via skeletal modeling and has important implications for bone strength and structural integrity. Ontogenetic trends in diaphyseal structure have been identified in both chimpanzees and humans but it is not yet clear how these trends compare given notable differences ...
Karen R. Swan +3 more
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The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals
Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra +1 more
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Pottery Studies and Archaeometry: Between Scientific Analyses and Archaeological Interpretation
The consideration of the relationship between pottery studies and the application of hard sciences in archaeology includes the scrutiny of the importance of pottery studies in the history of archaeology as a discipline, and especially the differences in ...
Jasna Vuković
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