History and archaeology topic list of research papers
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Imaging ancient and mummified specimens: Dual-energy CT with effective atomic number imaging of two ancient Egyptian cat mummies
Abstract In mummified animals and humans, soft tissues like skin and muscle become more dense over time due to dehydration. At the same time, bone becomes less dense as marrow is replaced by air. This is a problem for the radiological examination of ...
2016 / James M. Bewes, Antony Morphett, F. Donald Pate, Maciej Henneberg, Andrew J. Low, et al. -
Designing a new science-policy communication mechanism for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Abstract The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has lacked an efficient mechanism to access scientific knowledge since entering into force in 1996. In 2011 it decided to convene an Ad Hoc Working Group on Scientific Advice...
2016 / M. Akhtar-Schuster, F. Amiraslani, C.F. Diaz Morejon, R. Escadafal, E. Fulajtar, et al. -
Extracting Information from Archaeological Texts2015 / Keith W. Kintigh
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Faunal Assemblage Structure Suggests a Limited Impact of the Introduction of Domestic Stock on Later Stone Age Subsistence Economies in South Africa2016 / G. L. Dusseldorp
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‘Virtual anthropology’ and radiographic imaging in the Forensic Medical Sciences2016 / Daniel Franklin, Lauren Swift, Ambika Flavel
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Environmental data visualisation for non-scientific contexts: Literature review and design framework
Abstract Environmental science is an applied discipline, which therefore requires interacting with actors outside of the scientific community. Visualisations are increasingly seen as powerful tools to engage users with unfamiliar and complex subject ...
2016 / Sam Grainger, Feng Mao, Wouter Buytaert -
Stretching the truth: length data highlight falsification of Japanese sperm whale catch statistics in the Southern Hemisphere2016 / Phillip J. Clapham, Yulia V. Ivashchenko
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The Network of Knowledge approach: improving the science and society dialogue on biodiversity and ecosystem services in Europe2016 / Carsten Nesshöver, Marie Vandewalle, Heidi Wittmer, Estelle V. Balian, Esther Carmen, et al.
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Strong fisheries management and governance positively impact ecosystem status2016 / Alida Bundy, Ratana Chuenpagdee, Jennifer L Boldt, Maria de Fatima Borges, Mohamed Lamine Camara, et al.
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A personal perspective on four decades of paleolimnology and environmental change research2016 / R. J. Flower
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The rural panopticon
Abstract As a contribution to both rural theory and a geography of rural disability, this paper tackles the idea of the ‘rural panopticon’. Inspired by empirical research on mental ill-health in the Scottish Highlands, the authors specify certain...
2016 / Chris Philo, Hester Parr, Nicola Burns -
Correlating damage condition with historical seismic activity in underground sepulchral monuments of Cyprus
Abstract Severe and repeated earthquakes devastated Cyprus in antiquity, causing in many cases the abandonment of entire settlement sites. Yet, information regarding the level of seismic activity of historical seismicity in Cyprus is very limited...
2016 / Nicholas Kyriakides, Vasiliki Lysandrou, Athos Agapiou, Rogiros Illampas, Eleftherios Charalambous -
Spectroscopic analysis used to uncover the original paint colour of the Helsinki Government Palace tower clock faces2016 / Kepa Castro, Ulla Knuutinen, Silvia Fdez-Ortiz de Vallejuelo, Maite Maguregui, Juan Manuel Madariaga, et al.
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Instituting facts: Data structures and institutional order
Abstract The concept of the data structure is part of the accepted and relatively unexplored background of the information disciplines. As such, the data structure is treated largely as a technological artefact, helping to support but somewhat...
2016 / Paul Beynon-Davies -
Conserve, Preserve and Rejuvenate Architectural Aspects of “Kanchipuram”
Abstract Kanchipuram one of the seven holiest cities in India, is losing its cultural and historic importance. Well known for its multitude of values and Dravidian architectural style reflected in the temples, the city today has witnessed a...
2016 / Deepalashmi Jayapal, Lilly Rose Amirtham -
Ten striking facts about agricultural input use in Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract Conventional wisdom holds that Sub-Saharan African farmers use few modern inputs despite the fact that most poverty-reducing agricultural growth in the region is expected to come largely from expanded use of inputs that embody improved...
2016 / Megan Sheahan, Christopher B. Barrett -
Tooth enamel oxygen “isoscapes” show a high degree of human mobility in prehistoric Britain2016 / Maura Pellegrini, John Pouncett, Mandy Jay, Mike Parker Pearson, Michael P. Richards
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Satellite based estimates underestimate the effect of CO2 fertilization on net primary productivity2016 / Martin G. De Kauwe, Trevor F. Keenan, Belinda E. Medlyn, I. Colin Prentice, Cesar Terrer
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Paths to GI Research in the Wild West: Tales From Wyoming2016 / Kristopher D. Parker, Jason P. Gigley, Naomi L. Ward
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Reconstructing animal husbandry: Trauma in Meleagris gallopavo (domestic turkey) ulnae from the American Southwest (c. 900–1678CE)
Abstract Palaeopathological and metrical analyses of faunal remains have the potential to illuminate features of past husbandry practices including demography, stocking, injury and care, housing, transport and movement, diet, and breeding. This...
2016 / B. Tyr Fothergill