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Open Archaeology, 2023 The spread of innovations is an important driver for transformation processes in human societies. It is carried by two crucial conditions – the flow of information and the adoption/appropriation of the innovation.
Scharl Silviane
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Social and biophysical vulnerability of prehistoric societies to Rapid Climate Change
Documenta Praehistorica, 2010 Previous studies of the impact of Rapid Climate Change (RCC) on prehistoric com- munities have often been restricted in their explanatory power due to the lack of an appropriate analytical tool capable of combining palaeoclimate data with archaeological ...
Lee Clare, Bernhard Weninger
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Archaeological dating of colluvial and lacustrine deposits in a GIS environment investigating the multi-period site Gortz 1 on Oberer Beetzsee, Brandenburg [PDF]
Eiszeitalter und Gegenwart, 2019 From the mid-14th century CE onwards, extensive soil erosion, caused by intensive agricultural practices, has led to the destruction of landscape structures in Central Europe.
J. Reichel +3 more
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Open Archaeology, 2022 Terms of “Neolithic cultures” are still used to describe spatial and temporal differences in pottery styles across central Europe. These terms date back to research periods when absolute dating methods were lacking and typological classification was used
Hinz Martin, Heitz Caroline
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Evidence and consequences of the flood in Iran from prehistory to the present [PDF]
مدلسازی و مدیریت آب و خاک, 2021 IntroductionDuring periods of climate change, catastrophic floods have occurred, mainly due to extreme rainfalls, leading to widespread damages and heavy economic losses, the spread of epidemics, and the mortality of many people.
Babak Shaikh Baikloo Islam
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Khor Shambat, Early Khartoum, Neolithic, cemetery, graves, settlement, pottery, lithic inventory, archaeozoology [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2017 The locality of Khor Shambat in the Omdurman district of Khartoum was investigated in 2012. The site lies between two gorges draining water to the Nile Valley from the west.
Przemysław Bobrowski +3 more
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Journal of Maps, 2022 The Last Interglacial period is important for the spread of humans from Africa to Eurasia. Significant wetter climatic conditions allowed humans to live in the present-day arid landscape in Northeastern Africa.
Felix Henselowsky +5 more
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The beginning of the Neolithic in Austria – a report about recent and current investigations
Documenta Praehistorica, 2001 The “Earliest Linear Pottery-Culture” (LPC I) is to be seen as a synonym for the beginning Neolithic in Central Europe and therefore also in Austria.
Eva Lenneis
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'A Sea of Small Boats': places and practices on the prehistoric seascape of western Britain
Internet Archaeology, 2013 In the last 20 years landscape archaeology in Britain has developed in many directions, providing increasingly sophisticated understandings of prehistoric people's sense of place.
Gary Robinson
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Arkeologisk naturvitenskap eller naturvitenskapelig arkeologi?
Primitive Tider, 2013 Archaeological science or scientific archaeology? Modern archaeology depends heavily on other scientific disciplines. This “addiction” affects both archaeology and the supporting disciplines.
Arne B. Johansen
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