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Do rent-seeking and interregional transfers contribute to urban primacy in sub-Saharan Africa? [PDF]

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We develop an economic geography model where mobile skilled workers choose to either work in a production sector or to become part of an unproductive elite.
Alain Pholo Bala, Kristian Behrens
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A Multifaceted Spatial Analysis of Tomb Distribution in Blemmyan Berenike (Eastern Desert of Egypt)

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the spatial and visual organisation of tombs in the post–Roman Berenike located in Egypt's Eastern Desert. Archaeological surveys, remote sensing, geophysical methods, excavations and GIS‐based analyses are used for a comprehensive understanding of the spatial patterns and cultural significance behind the positions and ...
Mariusz Gwiazda   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Standardizing Visualization in Ancient Maya Lidar Research: Techniques, Challenges and Recommendations

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Airborne laser scanning (ALS, lidar) has become a key method for studying ancient Maya landscapes, offering unprecedented visibility of anthropogenic terrain modifications in densely forested environments. Despite this progress, the visualization of elevation data remains understandardized, with many researchers relying on ad hoc or ...
Žiga Kokalj
wiley   +1 more source

Hiding in Plain Sight: Rethinking the Size and Complexity of Iron Age Hillforts in NW Iberia Thanks to Aerial Archaeology and Geophysics

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper tackles one key limitation in the analysis of Iron Age communities in the Northwestern Iberian Peninsula: the limited exploration of areas beyond the fortified settlements known as castros (hillforts). The vast majority of archaeological studies have focused exclusively on the areas inside the walls of these settlements, which are ...
César Parcero‐Oubiña   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Good Governance, Trade and Agglomeration [PDF]

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We develop a model for developing countries that investigates the factors behind agglomeration of activities in urban giants. Firstly we show that relatively easier market access to external demand provided by the urban giant tends to attract ...
Candau, Fabien
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