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Making a Statement: The Alabama Memorial at Gettysburg

, 2015
This post is part of a series featuring behind-the-scenes dispatches from our Pohanka Interns working on the front lines of history this summer as interpreters, archivists, and preservationists. See here for the introduction to the series.
LaRoche, Matthew D.
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Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A theory of degenerate autocracy

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Many dictatorships end up with a series of disastrous decisions such as Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union or Saddam Hussein's aggression against Kuwait. Even if a certain policy choice is not ultimately fatal for the regime, such as Mao's Big Leap Forward or the Pol Pot's collectivization drive, they typically involve both a miscalculation ...
Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin
wiley   +1 more source

Fecal Steroids as Tracers of Human Population and Waste Management Practices at the Ancient Maya City of Ucanal, Guatemala

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Geochemical data compiled from dried sediments from three water reservoirs at the ancient Maya city of Ucanal, Petén, Guatemala, reveal low to undetectable fecal biomarker concentrations. These low concentrations may be the result of the aerobic decay of sterols combined with well‐managed waste disposal practices.
Jean D. Tremblay, Peter M. J. Douglas, Christina T. Halperin, Yves Gélinas   +3 more
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Ceramic Production and Geodiversity in Iron Age Iberia: An Archaeometric Study of Pottery from Castrejón de Capote (SW Spain)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The hillfort of Castrejón de Capote is one of the best investigated settlements of Late Iron Age southwest Iberia. Located in the territory that the classical sources attributed to the Celtici, it was occupied between the early 4th and the 1st centuries bce.
Beatrijs de Groot, Luis Berrocal‐Rangel, Manuel Fernández‐Götz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial identification of areas suitable for other effective area‐based conservation measures in the European Union

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Although significant biodiversity has been safeguarded by protected areas (PAs), biodiversity trends continue downward. Within the frameworks of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the new EU Restoration Regulation (2024), conserving critical biodiversity areas is essential.
George Kefalas, Roxanne Suzette Lorilla, Stefanos Boutsios, Dimitrios Bormpoudakis, Pierre Bonnet, Alexandra Demertzi, Camino Liquete, Ioannis Ν. Vogiatzakis, Joseph Tzanopoulos, Jasmin Upton, Emily Howland, Heather Bingham, Konstantina Apostolopoulou, Neil Burgess, Evangelia G. Drakou   +14 more
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Long-term adaptation pathways for Venice and its lagoon under sea-level rise. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Lionello P, Di Fant V, Pasquier U, Tosi L, Cozannet GL, Nicholls RJ, Cramer W, Cremades R, Giupponi C, Hinkel J, Sfriso A, Teatini P, Vafeidis AT, Umgiesser G, Haasnoot M.   +14 more
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TriENA: a Portable, Hybrid Multimode Spectrometer Combining Diffuse Reflectance, LED-Induced Fluorescence, and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for a Holistic Analysis of Materials on Monuments and Objects of Archaeological Interest. [PDF]

Anal Chem
Piñon V, Giakoumaki A, Andrianakis M, Hatzigiannakis K, Melessanaki K, Siozos P, Anglos D, Pouli P.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Remembering the Violence of Antietam

, 2018
Saturday, September 8th, saw a powerful collaboration between the Civil War Institute, Antietam National Battlefield, Eastern National, and Shepherd University.
Saures, Cameron T.
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A Wider View: Amie Siegel's Panorama and the Role of Contemporary Art in Natural History Museum Critique and Practice

Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Panorama, artist Amie Siegel montaged films made by Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH) staff in the 1930s–1970s when documenting their research expeditions and exhibition projects, along with her own footage shot in the museum. Displayed at Carnegie Museum of Art in 2023–2024, the exhibition made visible the often hidden labors of ...
Deirdre Madeleine Smith
wiley   +1 more source