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Using digital archaeology and machine learning to determine sex in finger flutings [PDF]
One of the earliest and most enigmatic forms of rock art are finger flutings and previous methods of studying them relied on biometric finger ratios from modern populations to make assumptions about the people who left the flutings, which is ...
Andrea Jalandoni +6 more
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From Field Archaeology to Virtual Reconstruction: A Five Steps Method Using the Extended Matrix
This article is framed into the theoretical and methodological background of virtual archaeology. The advantages of virtual archaeology and its weak points have long been discussed in academia, formulating theoretical foundations and principles to be ...
Emanuel Demetrescu, Daniele Ferdani
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Large parts of the urban layout of the abandoned Roman town of Bassianae (in present-day Serbia) are still discernible on the surface today due to the deliberate and targeted quarrying of the Roman foundations.
Roland Filzwieser +14 more
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Investigating deserted medieval castles and villages in remote rural areas paired with a scarcity of meaningful written sources is a challenging task that can be significantly enhanced by the use of non-invasive archaeological prospection methods ...
Roland Filzwieser +10 more
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The Seat of the Roman Governor at Carnuntum (Pannonia superior)
The Roman site of Carnuntum was once a flourishing center on the frontiers of the Roman Empire. In its heyday as the capital of the province of Pannonia superior, Carnuntum probably covered an area of almost 9 km2.
Christian Gugl +3 more
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Prospecting the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Müstair (Switzerland)
The Benedictine Convent of Saint John at Müstair is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the eastern part of Switzerland close to South Tyrol’s border (Italy).
Jona Schlegel +8 more
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Interdisciplinary Investigations of the Neolithic Circular Ditch Enclosure of Velm (Lower Austria)
Middle Neolithic circular enclosures, known as Kreisgrabenanlage (KGA), are the oldest known monumental sites in Central Europe, dating roughly to 4850–4600/4500 BC.
Mario Wallner +5 more
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APPLICATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE HEALTH CHECK IN THE IMMOVABLE CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION PRACTICE IN BEIJING [PDF]
Taking the immovable heritage in Daxing, Changping and Fangshan Districts in Beijing as case studies, starting from direct needs of the basic level, this paper aims to explore and establish a rapid, effective, promotional and regionalized risk screening ...
A. Zhou, J. Zhang, J. Zhang, J. Zhang
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A series of massive geophysical anomalies, located south of the Durrington Walls henge monument, were identified during fluxgate gradiometer survey undertaken by the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project (SHLP).
Vincent Gaffney +17 more
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DOCUMENTING BRONZE AGE AKROTIRI ON THERA USING LASER SCANNING, IMAGE-BASED MODELLING AND GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTION [PDF]
The excavated architecture of the exceptional prehistoric site of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Thera/Santorini is endangered by gradual decay, damage due to accidents, and seismic shocks, being located on an active volcano in an earthquake-prone area.
I. Trinks +10 more
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