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BOAT‐SHAPED OBJECTS OF LEAD FROM LATE BRONZE AGE HALA SULTAN TEKKE, CYPRUS, AND THE ULUBURUN SHIPWRECK

open access: yesOxford Journal of Archaeology, EarlyView.
Summary This study examines four exceptional lead boat‐shaped objects recovered from the fourteenth‐century BC Chamber Tomb ZZ at the cemetery of the cosmopolitan city of Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus. A closely related lead object was also found in Stratum 1 of City Quarter 4 at Hala Sultan Tekke, dating to the early twelfth century BC.
Peter M. Fischer, Tzveta V. Manolova
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Archaeology and Heritage in Dakhla Oasis, Egypt

open access: yesHeritage
Debates about archaeological heritage in Egypt are commonly focused on the spectacular monuments of the Pharaonic, Greek, and Roman periods. In contrast, landscapes and the long prehistory of Northeast Africa receive far more limited attention.
Karin Kindermann, Richard Bussmann
doaj   +1 more source

Genome assembly and population genomic analysis reveal the genetic basis of popcorn evolution

open access: yesPlant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
Summary Popcorn, one of the world's most popular snack foods, represents the most ancient type of maize domesticated by humans. However, the genetic basis underlying popcorn evolution and kernel‐popping traits remains largely unknown. In this study, we assembled a high‐quality genome sequence of the popcorn landrace Strawberry Popcorn (SP) and ...
Xiaojian Fang   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Author Correction: Female sex bias in Iberian megalithic societies through bioarchaeology, aDNA and proteomics. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep
Bonilla MD   +12 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Measuring Beyond the Standard: Informal Measurement Systems as Cognitive Technologies

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of measurement as a cognitive technology across human history, emphasizing the coexistence of formal and informal measurement systems. While standardized systems dominate contemporary culture and are well documented across large‐scale societies of the past, this manuscript highlights the less explored domain of ...
Roope O. Kaaronen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Living in the Mycelial World

open access: yesTopics 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
wiley   +1 more source

Mining an Anthropocene in Japan: On the making and work of geological imaginaries

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.
Short Abstract This article addresses how the lithic and the drift might be reworked as an Anthropocene material outside of a chronostratigraphy. Revisiting the finding of a floating fern fossil at the Hashima mine, we delve into a complex array of Geological imaginaries, and undertake our own speculative work.
Deborah P. Dixon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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