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Seated Clay Figurines from the Neolithic Period, Israel [PDF]
, 1986 Although early literary texts and documents as well as archaeological discoveries attest to the existence of fertility cults in antiquity, the identification of these cults in prehistoric periods still presents a problem (Ucko 1968; Cauvin 1972). The existence of such cults may, however, be seen in the abundant human and animal figurines in wall ...
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Boreas, EarlyView.Bioerosional scars made by limpets (Patella) on a cliff in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, indicate a Mid‐Holocene RSL of +7.8±0.55 m relative to local mid‐tide level today. This is higher than previous empirical data for the region and extrapolated levels from raised shorelines in Scotland but consistent with some recent GIA models.
Michael J. Simms, Paula J. Reimer
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Wealth inequality and epidemics in the Republic of Venice (1400–1800)
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This article analyses wealth inequality in the Republic of Venice during 1400–1800. The availability of a large database of homogeneous inequality measurements allows us to produce the most in‐depth study of the factors affecting inequality at the local level available thus far for any preindustrial society.
Guido Alfani +2 more
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Ancestral Irrigation and Women's Political Empowerment
Kyklos, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that the adoption of irrigation agriculture during the preindustrial period is a predictor of contemporary cross‐country variation in women's political empowerment. Countries whose populations historically relied on irrigation agriculture as their primary subsistence mode tend to ...
Roberto Ezcurra
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Multivariate trait profiling and genetic diversity in a global foxtail millet germplasm panel
Plant Biology, EarlyView.Four elite foxtail millet groups discovered from 260 accessions: perfect for breeding climate‐resilient, high‐yielding dual‐purpose crops. Abstract Foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.), known for its climate resilience and dual‐purpose utility, is underutilized in breeding programs despite its agricultural potential.
Y. Zhao +7 more
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Megaron, 2019 Neolithic studies were mainly about the agriculture. However, the Neolithic was a period where all aspects of human life changed dramatically. Hence, this era must be studied in detail by various disciplines, as well as the architecture.
Atlıhan Onat Karacalı +1 more
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Interpreting complex diachronic ‘Neolithic’-period data in Norway
, 2020 This article deals with the history of late hunter-gatherer and early agricultural societies in Scandinavia through the Norwegian case. Here, the Neolithic is not perceived as a slow but steady introduction and consolidation of agriculture. Instead, the Neolithic period in Norway represents a jagged history, and is perhaps not primarily about ...
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A review of topsoil governance for mining and agriculture in South Africa and abroad
Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Topsoil is taken for granted as the dirt under our feet. Yet, humanity hinges on 15 cm of topsoil. As with potable water, topsoil is a natural resource we depend on daily. This review examines the chronological development of topsoil conservation through the governance of legal and other instruments since 1701. It highlights how topsoil is defined, its
Chrizette D. Neethling +4 more
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L’occupation néolithique et protohistorique du site de Magny-Cours, Le Pré-de-la-Fontaine (Nièvre)
Revue Archéologique de l’Est, 2013 The occupation from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age of the Magny-Cours Le Pré-la-Fontaine site was disclosed by a diagnostic survey recently conducted in the alluvial plain of the Allier river.
Franck DUCREUX +2 more
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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