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Crisis and Recovery: The Cost of Sustainable Development in Nuragic Sardinia

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Archaeology, 2017
Crises are thresholds in human history, often marking substantial transformations in societies. Crises, however, are not instants in time. They start, unfold, and develop in a process that is often traumatic for social systems, with outcomes ranging from catastrophe to complete recovery. In this article, catastrophic models are employed to understand a
Nicola Ialongo, Ialongo, Nicola
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Nuragic Architecture At Su Nuraxi Barumini, Sardinia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Article for Smarthistory.org on nuragic ...
Jeffrey Becker
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Anti-urban Sardinia. Imperfect principles of the nuragic city [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
In a historical moment of profound discontinuity where processes of globalization and intensive construction narcotize places, looking towards the archaic cultures’architectures can reveal some universal principles and potential answers for the contemporary project.
Andrea Scalas
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Characterization of a Unique Nuragic Bronze Navicella with a Combination of X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry and Monte Carlo Simulation. [PDF]

open access: yesMaterials (Basel), 2023
This paper describes the results obtained from an archaeometric study of a bronze Nuragic small boat model (Sardinia, Italy) dating from the Early Iron Age (presumably 9th–7th centuries BC).
Porcaro M   +5 more
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The Strange Case of the Nuragic Offerers Bronze Statuettes: A Multi-Analytical Study. [PDF]

open access: yesMaterials (Basel), 2022
The Nuragic civilization (Sardinia, Italy, XVIII–VIII B.C) developed a flourishing bronze metallurgy with strong connections with other civilizations from the Mediterranean basin.
Brunetti A   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Diagnostic studies on Nuragic bronzes from Sardinia using a Monte Carlo protocol

open access: yesTechnart 2019, 2019
X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) were performed on a set of 9 bronze objects obtained from a private collection together with a Monte Carlo algorithm (XRMC) to have their authenticity tested. XRF allows a quick and easy collection of qualitative data, while a proper quantitative evaluation remains an endeavoring task.
Sergio Augusto Barcellos Lins   +3 more
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Genetic history from the Middle Neolithic to present on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. [PDF]

open access: yesNat Commun, 2020
The island of Sardinia has been of particular interest to geneticists for decades. The current model for Sardinia’s genetic history describes the island as harboring a founder population that was established largely from the Neolithic peoples of southern
Marcus JH   +37 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Oral metagenomes from Native American Ancestors reveal distinct microbial lineages in the pre‐contact era

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 182, Issue 4, Page 542-556, December 2023., 2023
Abstract Objectives Limited studies have focused on how European contact and colonialism impacted Native American oral microbiomes, specifically, the diversity of commensal or opportunistically pathogenic oral microbes, which may be associated with oral diseases.
Tanvi P. Honap   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing visit intention in heritage tourism: The role of object‐based and existential authenticity in non‐immersive virtual reality heritage experiences

open access: yesInternational Journal of Tourism Research, Volume 24, Issue 2, Page 240-255, March/April 2022., 2022
Abstract Virtual reality (VR) plays a relevant role in the tourism sector, specifically in experiences of remote attractions. The influence of VR experiences on tourist experiential factors such as authenticity and satisfaction has attracted limited attention.
Marcello Atzeni   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

FDEM and ERT measurements for archaeological prospections at Nuraghe S'Urachi (West‐Central Sardinia)

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, Volume 29, Issue 1, Page 69-86, January/March 2022., 2022
Abstract Nuraghe S'Urachi is a monumental architectural complex in West Central Sardinia that was probably first built in the Bronze Age and remained occupied continuously into the early Roman Imperial period. It has been the object of systematic and large‐scale archaeological investigations in three different phases since 1948 when the first ...
Rita Deiana   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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