History and archaeology topic list of research papers
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Patrick Daly, R. Michel Feener, Anthony Reid (eds), From the ground up: Perspectives on post-Tsunami and post-conflict Aceh. Singapore: ISEAS, 2012, xxii + 262 pp. ISBN 9789814345194. Price: SGD 39.90 (paperback).2013 / Arndt Graf
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Why fish? Using entry-strategies to inform governance of the small-scale sector: A case-study in the Bijagós Archipelago (West Africa)
Abstract Should rural commercial small-scale fishing opportunities be closed to minimise effort and safeguard marine resources or open to offer livelihood support? In the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau) investigating employment pathways...
2014 / Helen Cross -
Beyond Digital Dwelling: Re-thinking Interpretive Visualisation in Archaeology2015 / Alice Watterson
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Paul Wormser, Le Bustan al-Salatin de Nuruddin ar-Raniri: Réflexions sur le Rôle culturel d’un Étranger dans le Monde malais au XVIIe Siècle. Paris: Cahiers d’Archipel, 41, 2012, 466 pp. ISBN 9782910513641. Price: EUR 35.00.2014 / Michael Laffan
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Migration and Diaspora in Modern Asia2014 / Sunil S. Amrith
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Joseph Carpue's file drawer experiment – A murder mystery from 1801
Abstract Today unpublished or “file drawer” experiments are the impetus for trial registration and reporting of all results. In 1801, Joseph Carpue, the father of modern plastic surgery, did a file drawer experiment for Benjamin West, who was...
2015 / M. Felix Freshwater -
Peer review report 2 on “Verification of Inflow into Hydropower Reservoirs using Ensemble Forecasts of the TIGGE Database for Large Scale Basins in Brazil”2016 / Anonymous
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The origins of Uyghur medicine: Debates and perspectives
Abstract Uyghur medicine refers to the traditional medicine of the people residing in the oases of the Taklamakan desert in the North-West corner of modern China. Due to historical and geographical reasons, the ancestors of the modern Uyghurs had...
2016 / Amir Abdukadir, Denis Dubrovin, Nurmahamat Amat, Wenxian Liu, Ayshamgul Hasim, et al. -
The Cinmar discovery and the proposed pre-Late Glacial Maximum occupation of North America
Abstract Proponents of a Solutrean colonization of the New World, and a pre-LGM occupation of North America's Mid-Atlantic region, cite as evidence a bifacially flaked, bi-pointed stone blade allegedly dredged from the continental shelf by the crew...
2015 / Metin I. Eren, Matthew T. Boulanger, Michael J. O'Brien -
Poverty and Inequality among Chinese Minorities A.S. Bhalla , Shufang Qiu . Poverty and Inequality among Chinese Minorities. London and New York. Routledge. 2006. xx +. 202 US$160. ISBN: 10: 0-415-30840-2. ISBN: 13: 9-78-0-415-30840-3.2008 / Darren S. Crook
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History and conservation of wild and cultivated plant diversity in Uganda: Forest species and banana varieties as case studies
Abstract The history of wild and cultivated plant diversity in Uganda is reviewed, taking forest species and bananas as examples. Palynological research into past human influences on forests is reassessed. The evidence suggests that crops were first ...
2016 / Alan C. Hamilton, Deborah Karamura, Esezah Kakudidi -
The Oldham Notebooks: an analysis of the development of IVF 1969–1978. V. The role of Jean Purdy reassessed
Abstract The role of Jean Purdy in the work leading to the birth of Louise Brown is assessed. We report that Purdy: (i) recorded and organized most of the data systematically; (ii) probably spent longer working in Oldham than did Edwards; (iii)...
2015 / Martin H. Johnson, Kay Elder -
Management of Ghana’s modified taungya system: challenges and strategies for improvement2016 / Emmanuel Acheampong, Thomas F. G. Insaidoo, Mirjam A. F. Ros-Tonen
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Effects of age on marathon finishing time among male amateur runners in Stockholm Marathon 1979–2014
Abstract Purpose The purpose of the present study was to investigate the age-related changes in the endurance performance among male amateur marathon runners. Methods ...
2015 / Niklas Lehto -
(Re)presenting heritage: Laser scanning and 3D visualisations for cultural resilience and community engagement2016 / E. Tait, R. Laing, A. Grinnall, S. Burnett, J. Isaacs
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Impact of Holocene climate variability on Arctic vegetation
Abstract This paper summarizes current knowledge about the postglacial history of the vegetation of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) and Greenland. Available pollen data were used to understand the initial migration of taxa across the Arctic,...
2015 / K. Gajewski -
Why is the yellow fever outbreak in Angola a ‘threat to the entire world’?2016 / J.P. Woodall, T.M. Yuill
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Cultural and Historical Aspects as the Reason for the Presence of German Terms in the Romanian Vocabulary
Abstract Timisoara is considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat. It is the main social, economic and cultural centre in the western part of Romania. During the Industrial Revolution, numerous modern innovations were...
2015 / Maria-Dana Grosseck -
The Lessons of Franz Boas
Abstract Franz Boas, who emigrated to the United States in the late nineteenth century from Germany, ultimately became known as the “father of American anthropology.” Soon after arrival, he began efforts on the most vexing issue in the country at...
2014 / Alan H. McGowan -
Micro-Raman spectral identification of manganese oxides black pigments in an archaeological context in Northern Chile2015 / Marcela Sepúlveda, Sebastián Gutiérrez, Marcelo Campos Vallette, Vivien G. Standen, Bernardo T. Arriaza, et al.