Abstract In the Lake Koocanusa‐Kootenai River system (Montana, USA and British Columbia, Canada), selenium (Se) contamination has become an international concern and is suspected to contribute to the observed burbot (Lota lota) population collapse. Due to our limited ability to sample burbot in Lake Koocanusa for monitoring studies, we used a reference
Stephanie D. Graves +6 more
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Conservatism of funeral rites of the western Balts
The phenomenon of conservative spiritual culture of the Balts was studied using the archaeological evidence and Prussian folklore. The autochthonous inhabitants of the Baltic States in the New and Recent History were distinguished by the constancy of ...
V.I. Kulakov
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European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus [L.]; SBB) damage has reached extreme and unprecedented levels in East Central Sweden, likely driven by increasing temperatures and severe drought due to climate change.
Olli-Pekka Tikkanen, Ilari Lehtonen
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Garnys: An underwater riverine site with delayed Neolithisation in the southeastern Baltic
The traceological studies were supported by the National Science Centre Poland, project No. 2021/43/B/HS3/00500.
Gytis Piličiauskas +9 more
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The Prussian swords' scabbard tips of the Viking Age: The origin and semantics of images
The semantic analysis of the images on the Prussian swords’ scabbard tips of the Viking Age was performed, for the first time in Russian archaeology. The spread of various subtypes of sword scabbard tips in the Prussian settlements and adjacent areas was
V.I. Kulakov
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Population structure and density of a new invasive species Rangia cuneata in the Szczecin Lagoon (Odra/Oder estuary, Poland) [PDF]
The native North American bivalve species Rangia cuneata was unintentionally introduced into European waters during the first decade of the 21st century.
Przemysław Czerniejewski +3 more
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Organic residue analysis shows sub-regional patterns in the use of pottery by Northern European hunter–gatherers [PDF]
The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the spread of agriculture and pastoralism from the Near East. The adoption of pottery technology by hunter–gatherers in Northern and Eastern Europe does not fit this ...
Blandine Courel +26 more
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This paper presents the results of a study on fluctuations in the water level of the Curonian Lagoon (in the Baltic Sea). To date, the genesis of this inland bay as part of the complex postglacial development of the southeastern Baltic is poorly ...
Olga Druzhinina +4 more
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Phanerozoic Large Igneous Province, Petroleum System, and Source Rock Links
Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Steven C. Bergman +2 more
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Fibulae in the Form of Overlays in the Archeology of the Western Balts of the Merovingian Age [PDF]
The article is devoted to a unique phenomenon in the archeology of the Baltics – Aestii and Prussian brooches imitating belt linings and details of a horse headband. They date from the early 5th – early 8th century AD.
Vladimir I. Kulakov
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