Amber imitation? Two unusual cases of Pinus resin-coated beads in Iberian Late Prehistory (3rd and 2nd millennia BC) [PDF]
, 2019 A group of beads from the artificial cave of La Molina (Lora de Estepa, Sevilla) and Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona) were made from a biogenic raw material and intentionally covered by a layer of resin.
Avilés Escaño, Miguel Ángel +5 more
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‘The Catholic Florist’: flowers and deviance in the mid-nineteenth century Church of England [PDF]
, 2011 The middle decades of the nineteenth century saw a dramatic change in the appearance of many ecclesiastical interiors due to the growing popularity of Catholic revivalism in the Church of England.
Janes, Dominic
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Japan: The Earliest Evidence of Complex Technology for Creating Durable Coloured Goods
Open Archaeology, 2018 The invention of lacquer technology is significant in history as the first evidence of the use of an organic substance in creating durable coloured objects.
Matsumoto Naoko
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Personal ornaments, Neolithic groups and social identities: some insights into Northern Italy
Documenta Praehistorica, 2012 Personal ornaments are often used to display information about the person wearing them – identity, group or individual, status, current role. In this paper, I analyse ornaments from osseous raw materials from Early and Middle Neolithic sites in Serbia ...
Roberto Micheli
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Funerary rites in a Neolithic nomad community in Southeastern Arabia: the case of al-Buhais 18
Documenta Praehistorica, 2008 Al-Buhais 18 is a Neolithic site in the United Arab Emirates. It consists of a graveyard with more than 420 individuals, an ancient spring, and a campsite. It is interpreted as a central place for a group of mobile herders in the 5th millennium BC.
Roland de Beauclair
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The hoard from the Stroentsy fortified settlement on the left bank of the Middle Dniester [PDF]
Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового Причерноморья, 2022 In 2018, an Early Iron Age hoard was discovered in the expanse of fortified settlement near Stroentsy in Rybnitsa district. The hoard consisted of at least eight objects of bronze and silver, with personal ornaments (three bracelets, paired earrings, and
Fidelski, S.A.
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Ship carvers in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain [PDF]
, 2015 Vessel ornamentation has been practised for thousands of years and over a vast geographical area. Unsurprisingly, the type of carvings and their purpose vary considerably from place to place and their style, form and subject matter have changed ...
McCarthy, Erica
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Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.The spontaneous assembly of triply chiral (L, Δ, P or D, Λ, M) cages has been achieved from a simple tripodal chiral effector based on phenylalanine tris(amidoamine), non‐chiral bipyridine dialdehyde, and a metal ion. Orthogonal imine bond and iron (II) coordination generate a single combination of chiral elements, while configurationally stable ...
Tushar D. Bhosale +6 more
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Documenta Praehistorica, 2010 In order to review evidence of human-animal relations, the paper offers an overview of the customs and funerary traditions of the Square Mouthed Pottery culture, between c. 5000 and 4300 calBC.
Maria Bernabò Brea +2 more
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The excavation of Non Ban Jak, Northeast Thailand - A report on the first three seasons [PDF]
, 2014 Non Ban Jak is a large, moated site located in the upper Mun Valley, Northeast Thailand. Excavations over three seasons in 2011-4 have revealed a sequence of occupation that covers the final stage of the local Iron Age.
Cameron, Judith +7 more
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