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Jamaan at the pass of Bi’rein. An Iron Age IIB-C Ammonite stronghold in central Jordan [PDF]

, 2016
In years 2015-2016 the Zarqa Directorate of the Department of Antiquities of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan carried out a rescue excavation at the site of Jamaan, an Iron Age IIB-C Ammonite stronghold 16 Km north of ‘Amman.
Gharib, Romeel, Nigro, Lorenzo
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The National Planning Policy Framework and Archaeology: A Response by RESCUE - The British Archaeological Trust

Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 2013
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) delivers a concise set of policies which the development industry can view (with some satisfaction given its brevity) as being the basic standard principles by which their work must be conducted. The core of sensible planning is here – care for the economy, consideration of the environment, quality of ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Challenges and Opportunities in Multi‐Method Integrated Geophysical Prospection of Buried Building Remains at the Sanctuary of Olympia

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ancient Olympia was one of the most important sanctuaries and the venue for the Olympic Games in Greek and Roman times. Its remains are located in the Olympia Terrace (Peloponnese, Greece) at the present‐day confluence of the rivers Alpheios and Kladeos at the base of Mount Kronos.
Sarah Bäumler, Dennis Wilken, Peter Fischer, Lena Slabon, Timo Willershäuser, Birgitta Eder, Hans‐Joachim Gehrke, Erofili‐Iris Kolia, Franziska Lang, Oliver Pilz, Andreas Vött   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Two-Phase or Tiered Caddo Mound at The Camp Joy Site (41UR144), Lake 0\u27 the Pines [PDF]

, 1993
As the United States expanded in the late eighteenth century and through most of the nineteenth century, much interest and question was raised over the increasing numbers of earthen mounds and earthen constructions encountered by the settlers moving ...
Turner, Mike
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Evidence from Escalera al Cielo: Abandonment of a Terminal Classic Puuc Maya Hill Complex in Yucatán, Mexico [PDF]

, 2012
This is a postprint (author's final draft) version of an article published in Journal of Field Arhcaeology in 2012. The final version of this article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/0093469012Z.00000000025 (login may be required).
Bey, George J., III, Gallareta Negrón, Tomás, Parker, Evan, Simms, Stephanie R.   +3 more
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Remote Roca: Integrating Data From Archaeological Survey, Remote Sensing and Geophysics in the Hinterland at the Long‐Lasting Mediterranean Site of Rocavecchia (Apulia, Italy)

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a multi‐method non‐invasive investigation of an approximately 4‐ha area associated with the long‐occupied coastal settlement of Rocavecchia (Apulia, southern Italy), situated between the prehistoric fortified peninsula and the Hellenistic‐Messapian walls.
Giuseppe Guarino, Francesco Iacono, Giovanna Agostini, Davide Susini   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Excavating the iconic: The rediscovery of the Fairbottom Bobs Colliery pumping engine [PDF]

, 2004
Steam engines were one of the first machine-types to attract the attention of antiquarians and later Industrial Archaeologists. From the first Newcomen engine in 1712 to the 20th-century steam turbine, these objects still exert a fascination for ...
Champness, B, Nevell, MD, Roberts, J
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Poseidon's Sanctuary at Samikon—The Discovery of an Ancient Temple Through an Integrated Geophysical and Geoarchaeological Survey Approach for Lagoonal and Swampy Environments

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Below the classical fortress of Samikon at the coast of the western Peloponnese, ancient writer Strabo mentioned a sanctuary of Poseidon which served as the centre of the religious association of the Triphylian cities. In this paper, we describe the discovery and investigation of a building structure by means of geophysical and ...
Dennis Wilken, Birgitta Eder, Sarah Bäumler, Elena Appel, Peter Fischer, Tina Georg, Federica Iannone, Lena Slabon, Timo Willershäuser, Erofili‐Iris Kolia, Andreas Vött   +10 more
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Prevalence of Cam Femoroacetabular Lesions in Medieval (1200‐1600 CE) and Postmedieval (1600‐1850 CE) Dutch Skeletal Collections

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To evaluate medieval and postmedieval Dutch skeletal collections for signs of cam impingent. Methods The medieval collections from Alkmaar Paardenmarkt and Klaaskinderkerke and the postmedieval period from Middenbeemster were studied. Standard osteological methods for sex and age estimation were used. From digital photographs of the femora, the
Nouschka Bosch, Sarah Schrader, Daniel Cooperman, Randall T. Loder   +3 more
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Caddoan Ceremonial Sites of the Caddoan Cultural Area of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas: Draft Caddo National Landmark Nomination [PDF]

, 1999
Since 1997, we have been working on the development of a National Historic Landmark (NHL) cover nomination for Caddoan ceremonial sites - earthen mounds in the Caddoan cultural area of southwestern Arkansas, northwestern Louisiana, eastern Oklahoma, and ...
Barnes, Mark R., Perttula, Timothy K.
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