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Actively decaying or just poorly preserved? Can we tell when plant and invertebrate remains in urban archaeological deposits decayed? [PDF]
, 2004 We have recendy argued that poorly preserved delicate macrofossil remains of plants and invertebrates in near-surface deposits in York are in active decay, rather than being preserved in stasis, part-way down the decay trajectory.
Hall, A., Kenward, H.
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Land and Water Carrying Capacity in Tourism Area of Nusa Penida, Bali [PDF]
, 2020 Environmental resources are very important in supporting tourism activities. As a developing tourism area Nusa Penida needs sufficient land and water resources.
Sudipa, Nyoman
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Conservation challenges and opportunities for native apple (Malus) species in Canada
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 134-156, January 2026.Apple, one of the world's most widely cultivated and economically important fruit crops, has two wild relatives native to Canada. In this review, we describe the importance of these native apple species to Indigenous heritage and the current threats the species faces due to pests, diseases, and habitat loss.
Terrell T. Roulston +13 more
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Presenting Pompeii: Reconciling Relationships between Configuration and Conservation [PDF]
, 2013 Mark Twain’s idealized testimonial in his travelogue Innocents Abroad is not a revolutionary phenomenon. Pompeii has long been considered a city with breathtaking preservation, but the extent of preservation has been a recent source of controversy.
Sheldon, Karilyn
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The Depositional Record, Volume 11, Issue 5, Page 1613-1644, November 2025.A new classification for inland freshwater palaeowetlands to be used in the field or core laboratory by sedimentologists, providing examples from the Guadix Basin (southern Spain). Abstract Present wetlands have proven to be delicate, biodiverse ecosystems, that are natural sinks for CO2 and act as good indicators for climate changes.
S. Pla‐Pueyo +1 more
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A brief history of plant foods in the city of York [PDF]
, 2000 'It may just be the contents of a cesspit to you, but it's my bread and butter!' With these words, I have frequently tried to laugh off the slight embarrassment I feel when explaining what I do for a living to those who ask.
Hall, A.
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Fish, feather, fur and forest: exploitation of wild mammals in medieval Novgorod and its territory [PDF]
, 2017 The city of Novgorod the Great in north-west Russia has been subjected to extensive excavation of its superbly preserved medieval anaerobic deposits for many decades.
Brisbane, Mark +2 more
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Potential and Limitations of Strontium Isotopic Fingerprinting in Wood
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 52, Issue 19, 16 October 2025.Abstract While the isotopic composition of strontium (87Sr/86Sr) is frequently used in archeological and environmental provenience studies, it remains unclear how bioavailable Sr in organic matter and the food chain reflects bedrock sources. Here, we present Sr isotopic measurements of 24 soil and 120 wood samples from four central European forests ...
Ulf Büntgen +9 more
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Radiosensitivity of fungi isolated from waterlogged archaeological wood
Mycoscience, 1996 Waterlogged archaeological timbers of theMary Rose were shown to support a range of fungi, including marine soft rot fungi. These isolates, and other wood degrading fungi, were inactivated by gamma irradiation at doses of 3.1–15.0 kGy. No clear pattern of variation in radioresistance appeared between the Ascomycota, Basidiomycota and Deuteromycota ...
Pointing, S, Jones, EBG, Jones, M
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Setting people in their environment: plant and animal remains from Anglo-Scandinavian York [PDF]
, 2004 INTRODUCTION: For the past millennium, the inhabitants of the centre of York have, whether hey knew it or not, been living on top of a compost heap in which are preserved all kinds of remains of Anglo-Scandinavian and early post-conquest life.
Hall, A., Kenward, H.
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