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Sourcing carnelian beads from the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kish, Iraq, 2450–2200 BCE: Stylistic, technological and geochemical approaches

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S1, Page S22-S37, April 2026.
Abstract Trade between Mesopotamia and the Indus Civilization is studied through the analysis of Early Dynastic III Period (2600–2350 BCE) carnelian beads from the site of Kish, Iraq. Morphological and technological features of the beads are compared with beads from the Indus region.
J. Mark Kenoyer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sludge worms species (Oligochaeta: Naididae: Tubificinae) From Different Aquatic Habitat in Baghdad / Iraq

open access: yesمجلة بغداد للعلوم, 2013
The present investigation is concerned primarily with sorting and identification of subfamily Tubificinae from River Tigris and some water surface in Baghdad /Iraq .
Baghdad Science Journal
doaj   +1 more source

Global water scarcity: the monthly blue water footprint compared to blue water availability for the world's major river basins [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Conventional blue water scarcity indicators suffer from four weaknesses: they measure water withdrawal instead of consumptive water use, they compare water use with actual runoff rather than natural (undepleted) runoff, they ignore environmental flow ...
Hoekstra, A.Y., Mekonnen, M.M.
core   +3 more sources

Importance of context‐specific community perspectives in human–wildlife coexistence: Evidence from Chitwan National Park, Nepal

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 4, April 2026.
This study examines community priorities for human–wildlife coexistence strategies across four administrative sectors of Chitwan National Park, Nepal, revealing marked differences among sectors. Results show that local communities in different sectors have distinct needs and expectations, indicating that uniform approaches are insufficient and that ...
Arockia E J Ferdin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in precipitation and river flow in northeast Turkey: associations with the North Atlantic Oscillation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper explores the relationships between the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index and precipitation and river flow over northeast Turkey. Precipitation totals and maximum, mean and minimum river flow are analysed at the seasonal scale for 12 and ...
Eastwood, W. J.   +2 more
core  

Study the concentrations of Ni, Zn, Cd and Pb in the Tigris River in the city of Baghdad [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Four heavy metals were selected to estimate their concentrations on the Tigris River in the Baghdad area, the water samples collected from three stations on the river represented the northern, central and southern Baghdad, using apolyethylene bottles of ...
Dawood, A. T. (AbdulSalam)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Short communication: Age and growth of king nase, Condrostoma regium (Cyprinidae), from Bibi-Sayyedan River of Semirom, Isfahan, Iran [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Age determination is an important step in fisheries management. The cyprinid fish Chondrostoma regium (Heckel, 1843) is widely distributed in Tigris-Euphrates basin and the Mediterranean basins of southeastern Turkey and the northern Levant.
Farhadian, O.   +3 more
core  

A Scoping Review of Human–Jaguar (Panthera onca) Conflict in Latin America 拉丁美洲人与美洲豹 (Panthera onca) 冲突的范围综述 Revisión de Alcance del Conflicto Humano‐Jaguar (Panthera onca) en América Latina

open access: yesIntegrative Conservation, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 16-32, March 2026.
A review of 192 articles published between 1985 and 2023 revealed that human–jaguar conflict literature has focused on the human dimensions of conflict, jaguar killings, attacks on domestic animals and humans, and management. Several research gaps remain including: policy enforcement, interdisciplinary research, relevant geographic locations and ...
Angelica Solano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Middle Eastern Biodiversity Network: Generating and sharing knowledge for ecosystem management and conservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Despite prevailing arid conditions, the diversity of terrestrial and freshwater biota in the Middle East is amazingly high and marine biodiversity is among the highest on Earth.
Al-Jumaily, Masaa   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Landless peasants, soilless cultivation: British agricultural experimentation and intervention in post‐independence Iraq (1932–1958)

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 603-610, March 2026.
‘Greening’ is often depicted as an inherently benevolent practice, turning arid stretches of land into arable and fertile plots. However, by considering a longer history of place and taking archival records into account, such transformations are rendered more complex and, often, more fraught.
Zsuzsanna Ihar
wiley   +1 more source

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