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Perches, Post-holes and Grids [PDF]
The "Planning in the Early Medieval Landscape" project (PEML)
arxiv
The development of a utopian city? Comparing land- and skyscapes in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristobal de la Laguna [PDF]
We discuss the peculiar planning of the city of San Cristobal de La Laguna, in the Canary Island of Tenerife (Spain), when compared to the nearby and essentially contemporary Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which served as a maritime port of the former city. For this we review our previous study of the exact spatial orientation of twenty-one historic Christian
arxiv
Tackling ignorance about law in human rights education
Abstract This paper aims to unpack potential reasons why law and legal knowledge—despite its apparent importance and value in teaching and learning about human rights—appears to be largely conspicuous by its absence in human rights education (HRE) in schooling.
Suzanne Egan
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Abstract Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are causing unprecedented changes to the climate. In 2015, at the United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties in Paris, France, countries agreed to limit the global mean temperature (GMT) increase to 2°C above preindustrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.
S. Sadai+3 more
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Olmec mirrors: an example of archaeological American mirrors [PDF]
Archaeological mirrors from the Olmec civilization are described according to bibliographic references and to personal observations and photographs.
arxiv
Abstract Teacher shortages are not only severe and long term, but are strongly patterned by social inequities. In many Western countries the teaching workforce is dominated by White women, yet there is a lack of consideration as to why these patterns persist.
Emily MacLeod
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Abstract Large magnitude (Mw ∼ ≥6) earthquakes in extensional settings are often associated with simultaneous rupture of multiple normal faults as a result of static and/or dynamic stress transfer. Here, we report details of the coseismic breaching of a previously unrecognized large‐scale fault relay zone in central Greece, through three successive ...
Vasiliki Mouslopoulou+7 more
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Amiternum Project: Archaeology as Social Development’s Engine
The contribution aims to describe the "Amiternum Project," one of the points of the University's Strategic Plan. The aim of this project is to transform the archaeological area in a short time into a virtuous example of cultural welfare.
Alfonso Forgione
doaj
The ‘bowels of Milan Central Station’ – an invisible manoeuvring space used for the deportation of Jews and political opponents to the extermination camps – bears witness to its own history revealed in physical aspects – organization of the space through
Guido Mario Morpurgo
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Biomass Sources, synthesis techniques, structures, applications, and contribution toward SDG goals of biomass‐derived carbon nanomaterials. ABSTRACT Plant life has dominated this planet from the beginning of time. With over 82% of biomass (BM) coming from plants, primarily trees, plants are the dominant form of life on Earth.
A. F. M. Fahad Halim+5 more
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