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Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson +6 more
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Jama'a: an Interdisciplinary Journal of Middle East Studies, 2003 خلافا للمجالات العلمية الاخرى التي يكثر المؤرخون من الاستعانة بها كثيرا خلال السنوات الاخيرة, فقد بقي علمالاثار حتى الان على هامش البحث التاريخي. لذلك يهدف هذا المقال لعرض الاسهام الخاص والهام لعلم الاثار, فيدراسة تاريخ الشرق الاوسط القديم. وذلك من خلال اعادة مناقشة مسألة انحطاط ارض اسرائيل ابان الفترة العباسية(-750 868 م ).
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Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this paper we report on faunal remains recovered from a legacy archaeological excavation undertaken in the rockshelter entrance of Waribruk (New Guinea II Cave), a GunaiKurnai site located on the west bank of the Snowy River, East Gippsland, southeastern Australia.
Matthew C. McDowell +7 more
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Contract archaeology in Europe – an experiment in diversity
, 2009 In a previous discussion article: Do we need ‘the archaeology of Europe’? (Kristiansen 2008) I argued that although a European archaeology is being promoted by both the European Association of Archaeologists, and by European conventions, such as the ...
Kristiansen, Kristian,
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Burial mounds are key elements of Mediterranean funerary landscapes, but in intensively cultivated coastal plains their low‐relief expression is easily obscured by ploughing, levelling and rapidly changing surface conditions, making single‐date observations unreliable.
Salvatore Polverino +2 more
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Archaeological Investigations at 84-88 Millbrook Road East, Southampton (SOU1629)
, 2016 The aim of the investigations was to make a record of the building before demolition and then rescue any archaeology before construction work. The building consisted of five phases.
Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit +1 more
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Scanning Parametric Sediment Echosounder as Tool for Underwater Archaeological Prospection
Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Underwater cultural heritage 3D prospection techniques, especially for remains that are partly buried in the ground, are only very rarely available and often can only be applied with considerable technical effort. To overcome this limitation, we evaluate a methodological adaption of widely used and available single channel parametric sediment ...
Dennis Wilken +5 more
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Rescue Archaeology and Spanish Journalism: The Abu Simbel Operation
AP, 2017 Building Aswan Dam brought an unprecedented campaign to rescue all the affected archaeological sites in the region. Among them, Abu Simbel, one of the Egyptian icons, whose relocation was minutely followed by the Spanish press.
Salomé Zurinaga Fernández-Toribio
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract Anecdotally, educational institutions without access to human remains may choose to import these from other countries; however, there is currently no published information illuminating the existence of this trade. This study therefore aimed to document the nature of international transfer of human remains for education, and explore anatomists'
Jackie Hazelhurst +7 more
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The Historical Archaeology of the Medieval Crisis in Scandinavia
Current Swedish Archaeology, 2009 In the wake of the Black Death in i 1350 Europe saw demographic disaster, economic decline, and social and political breakdown. Thousands of farms were deserted. This is the Medieval Agrarian Crisis.
Birgitta Berglund +8 more
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