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The making of “Nok terracotta”
Afrique Archéologie Arts, 2007 The famous terracottas of the Nok culture of central Nigeria represent the oldest figurative art of sub-Saharan Africa. This article describes the reproduction of such a terracotta by a Nigerian craftsman.
Peter Breunig, James Ameje
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Crossbows and imperial craft organisation: the bronze triggers of China’s Terracotta Army [PDF]
, 2014 The Terracotta Army that protected the tomb of the Chinese emperor Qin Shihuang offers an evocative image of the power and organisation of the Qin armies who unified China through conquest in the third century BC.
Bevan, AH +6 more
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Engineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 4, April 2026.This study demonstrates that hybridizing bark cloth with glass fibers significantly improves the mechanical performance of polyester composites. Optimal properties were achieved at higher glass fiber content and strategic stacking sequences, highlighting the potential of these hybrids for automotive and structural applications.
Frances Alibet +4 more
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Out of China: Monumental Porcelain [PDF]
, 2008 Working collaboratively with teams of local craftsmen in a Chinese manufactory in Jingdezhen, Aylieff has explored how technologies can be adapted to produce appropriate, original and unique contemporary sculptural expressions.
Aylieff, Felicity
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Longley Building: Reuse and Rehabilitation Feasibility Report [PDF]
, 2012 The southern, eastern, and northern façades (the principal façades) have a great amount of decorative masonry including granite, slate coursing, brownstone coursing, and brick veneer (Photo 2). All of these materials are in good condition, except for the
DeBlock, Elizabeth +6 more
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Catalysts for change: Museum gardens in a planetary emergency
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 401-410, March 2026.Natural history museums are often seen as places with indoor galleries full of dry‐dusty specimens, usually of animals. But if they have gardens associated with them, museums can use living plants to create narratives that link outside spaces to inside galleries, bringing to life the challenges facing biodiversity.
Ed Baker +4 more
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Ethology, Volume 132, Issue 3, Page 216-224, March 2026.This study investigated the behavioral response of common minnows (Phoxinus phoxinus) to repeated exposures of the sample phase of an object location task, and the influence of individual behavioral type on cognitive performance. The group exposed to the most sample trials were the only group that learned the task showing significant discrimination ...
Cairsty DePasquale +3 more
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A Grotesque/Ethnic Figurine Fragment from Ballıcaoluk Settlement at Mount Nif (Olympos)
Arkhaia AnatolikaBallıcaoluk, one of the excavation areas of the Mount Nif (Olympos) Excavation, is a fortified settlement within the borders of Vişneli village in Kemalpaşa (Nymphaion), on the east side of Mt. Nif.
Göknur BEKTAŞ
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Terrakotta -Mithrasdarstellung aus dem Symphorus-Mithraeum in aquincum [PDF]
, 2014 The Aquincum Museum houses the fragments of a terracotta object belonging to the finds unearthed in the so-called Symphorus Mithraeum. Careful study and following restoration of the object, previously identified as an architectural ornament in the museum
Zsidi, P.
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Environmental Enrichment in Aquaculture: Linking Welfare Goals to Practical Applications
Reviews in Aquaculture, Volume 18, Issue 2, March 2026.ABSTRACT Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector globally, comprising freshwater and marine species reared under highly variable farming contexts, ranging from extensive earthen ponds to intensive recirculating and sea‐based systems. Together with growth, production has also intensified, and the welfare of fish farmed in these systems
Olivia Spiliopoulos +4 more
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