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Karasor-2 Site in the Upper Tobol
Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета, 2020 The present article introduces a collection of prehistoric material culture finds obtained at the Karasor-2 site during a stationary study of the Karasor archaeological site in 1998.
E. V. Podzuban
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The Albeşti Limestone: a geoheritage and cultural heritage in Romania
Journal of Maps, 2023 The paper explores and documents the Eocene limestones from the Albeşti village (Argeş County, Romania) in terms of the relationship between geology, geoheritage and cultural heritage. Known as the Albeşti Limestone/Stone, this rock, extracted from small
Viorel Ilinca +3 more
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Deterioration of the black Drenov Grič limestone on historical monuments (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Acta Carsologica, 2011 The black limestone from Drenov Grič quarry (Central Slovenia) is considered one of the most beautiful Slovenian natural stones due to its typical color.
Sabina Kramar +3 more
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study presents a multi‐method non‐invasive investigation of an approximately 4‐ha area associated with the long‐occupied coastal settlement of Rocavecchia (Apulia, southern Italy), situated between the prehistoric fortified peninsula and the Hellenistic‐Messapian walls.
Giuseppe Guarino +3 more
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Internet Archaeology, 2009 In the last few decades, there has been a great deal of interest in the stone used as building material in megalithic monuments. Several studies have been carried out on the location of quarries and on the monumental and symbolic role of stones in ...
Guillaume Robin, Serge Cassen
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Medieval and early modern drowned villages in the intertidal zone of the Scheldt estuary (the Netherlands) constitute intriguing yet largely understudied components of north‐western Europe's underwater cultural heritage. Despite their high archaeological potential as time capsules of past settlement landscapes, research has remained limited ...
Jan Trachet +9 more
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From Highlands to Henge: Refining the Provenance and Transport Pathways of Stonehenge's Altar Stone
Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Altar Stone, the 6000 kg central sandstone megalith at Stonehenge in southern England, is suggested to have originated from the Orcadian Basin in northeast Scotland, some 700 km away. However, its source location within this large basin remains unresolved and its mode of transport uncertain.
Anthony J. I. Clarke +8 more
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Farming in the shadows of Rome: A multi‐proxy palaeoenvironmental record from Loch Clunie—Perthshire
Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Roman impacts on local society is a subject of international significance. Loch Clunie, Perthshire, lies only 5.4 km from Inchtuthil, the only Roman legionary fortress in Scotland, and contains two crannogs and a probable lakeside hillfort. Despite this proximity and the likelihood of local–Roman interaction, these sites remain unexcavated ...
Samantha E. Jones +6 more
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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Many habitat‐specialist plant species have been endangered by fragmentation or destruction of their habitats. Minuartia smejkalii is a serpentinophyte endemic to the Czech Republic. It is highly threatened by recent habitat destruction and fragmentation, calling for effective conservation measures.
Alrun Siebenkäs +3 more
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Steinkors og korssteiner i nordvestre Europa
Collegium Medievale, 2011 Norwegian scholars have regarded stone crosses and cross slabs from western Norway as testimonies to the Christianisation process, dating roughly from the mid-tenth century to the beginning of eleventh century. These monuments are also seen as the result
Sæbjørg Walaker Nordeide
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