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Unlocking landscape transient dynamics: Integrating traditional ecological knowledge for enhanced analysis of land‐use changes and forest expansion in a Mediterranean ecosystem

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 283-300, February 2026.
Abstract The Industrial Revolution triggered rural abandonment in Europe and had a profound impact on land configuration and ecosystem dynamics, mainly the growth of forests at the expense of open agricultural habitats. However, rural abandonment has been asynchronous in space and time, depending on regional socio‐economic dynamics.
Joan Bauzà, Miquel Grimalt, Daniel Oro
wiley   +1 more source

Calculating the inherent visual structure of a landscape (inherent viewshed) using high-throughput computing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper describes a method of calculating the inherent visibility at all locations in a landscape (‘total viewshed’) by making use of redundant computer cycles.
Cox, S   +4 more
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Agricultural System Resilience of Industrial Hemp: An Exploratory Value Web Analysis in the Swabian Alb

open access: yesGCB Bioenergy, Volume 18, Issue 2, February 2026.
This study assessed the industrial hemp value web resilience in the Swabian Alb, Southern Germany, where regional implementation remains limited despite hemp's bioeconomy potential. Using an indicator framework and stakeholder interviews, the research found the small, fluctuating cultivation area (e.g., 25 ha in 2024) focuses on hemp seed valorisation;
Lena‐Sophie Loew, Moritz von Cossel
wiley   +1 more source

The Neolithic Period

open access: yes, 2017
A brief overview of the period c.4000-2000 in Wiltshire for the 162nd summer meeting of the Royal Archaeological Institute in summer 2016.
openaire  

BURIED ORNAMENTS: EXPLORING FUNERARY BEHAVIOURS IN THE CHALCOLITHIC FROM THE LOWER DANUBE

open access: yesOxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 2-27, February 2026.
Summary This article focuses on personal adornments found in Chalcolithic funerary contexts from the Lower Danube. Generally, these artefacts are made from exotic raw materials originating from the Mediterranean sea, particularly Spondylus shells, along with Glycymeris or Antalis shells, and less frequently from local materials.
Monica Mărgărit
wiley   +1 more source

GATHERING THE HARVEST: THE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE IN ROMAN CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH

open access: yesOxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 68-92, February 2026.
Summary When Rome colonized Britain, it created a transport network spanning the province. This transformed the Iron Age economy, creating large new markets which in turn supported specialized manufacturing. This article explores the impact of transportation on Roman agriculture – the core of the Romano‐British economy.
Rob Wiseman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mesolithic Europe : glimpses of another world [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
[First Paragraph] Mesolithic Europe holds a special place in our imagination. Perhaps more than any other region and period, it is unique in conjuring up a strange sense of both 'otherness' and familiarity.
Spikins, Penny
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EVIDENCE OF ABSENCE: A CASE STUDY OF EARLY NEOLITHIC HUMAN REMAINS NEAR STONEHENGE WORLD HERITAGE SITE

open access: yesOxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 28-49, February 2026.
Summary A presence and absence study was undertaken in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and around Salisbury to demonstrate the breadth of modern large‐scale archaeological investigation compared to known and recovered Early Neolithic features, especially those containing human remains.
Kat Ward
wiley   +1 more source

About the Stone Products Discovered From the Pashatape Neolithic Settlement (Jalilabad District of the Republic of Azerbaijan)

open access: yesЕмінак
The purpose of research paper is to analyze and bring into discussion the idea that the Mughan Neolithic period is the youngest in the South Caucasus (Tufan Akhundov’s thesis) based on the concept of the formation of favourable conditions for a ...
Vafa Mahmudova
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic Gains in Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum) Across the Globe: Yield, Quality and Adapting for Variable Weather Patterns

open access: yesPlant Breeding, Volume 145, Issue 1, Page 142-165, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum [Desf.] Husnot) is cultivated globally and used to produce pasta, couscous, bulgur and other semolina products. With the growing world population and increasing food demand, it is pertinent to understand past trends in global food production to shape future endeavours.
Ana Laura Achilli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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