Detailed magnetic survey at Dahshour archeological sites Southwest Cairo, Egypt

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Mekkawi, Mahmoud; Arafa-Hamed, Tarek; Abdellatif, Tareq

2013-06-01

Dahshour area has recently shown a great potential of archeological findings. This was remarkable from the latest discovery of the causeway and the mortuary temple of the Pyramid of Amenemhat III using geophysical data. The main objective of the present work is to locate the buried archeological remains in the area of Dahshour, Southwest Cairo using magnetic survey for shallow investigations. Land magnetic data is acquired using proton magnetometer (two sensors) with a sensor separation of 0.8 m; i.e. gradiometer survey. The study area is located nearby the two known pyramids of Dahshour. The field data is processed and analyzed using Oasis Montaj Geosoft™ software. The processed data is presented in order to delineate the hidden artifacts causing the magnetic anomalies. The results indicated a distribution of the buried archeological features within the study area. These archeological features are detected according to the magnetic contrast between the magnetic archeological sources (such as mud bricks, basalt and granite) and the surroundings; mainly sandy soil. The delineated archeological features at Dahshour are probably dated back to the old kingdom having a depth reach up to 3.0 m. Consequently it is highly recommended to carry out excavation to precisely classify them and high light their nature and value.

Cultural significance of wild mammals in Mayan and mestizo communities of the Lacandon Rainforest, Chiapas, Mexico.

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García Del Valle, Yasminda; Naranjo, Eduardo J; Caballero, Javier; Martorell, Carlos; Ruan-Soto, Felipe; Enríquez, Paula L

2015-05-07

Several ethnobiology studies evaluate the cultural significance (CS) of plants and mushrooms. However, this is not the case for mammals. It is important to make studies of CS allowing the comparison of cultural groups because the value given to groups of organisms may be based on different criteria. Such information would be valuable for wildlife preservation plans. In this study, the most culturally significant species of mammals from the Lacandon Rainforest (Chiapas, Mexico) for people from two Mayan-Lacandon and mestizo communities were identified. The reasons behind the CS of the studied species were explored and the existence of differences among the cultural groups was evaluated. One hundred ninety-eight semi-structured and structured interviews were applied to compile socio-demographic information, qualitative data on CS categories, and free listings. Frequency of mention was a relative indicator to evaluate the CS of each species of mammal. Comparison of responses between communities was carried out through multivariate analyses. The non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the number of mentioned species by Lacandons and mestizos as well as different responses in the qualitative categories. A χ2 test was used to compare frequency of categories. 38 wild mammal species were identified. The classification and Principal Components Analyses show an apparent separation between Lacandon and mestizo sites based on the relative importance of species. All four communities mentioned the lowland paca the most, followed by peccary, white-tailed deer, armadillo, and jaguar. No significant difference was found in the number of mentioned species between the two groups. Eight CS categories were identified. The most important category was "harmful mammals", which included 28 species. Other relevant categories were edible, medicinal, and appearing in narratives. The data obtained in this study demonstrates the existence of differential cultural patterns in the

Obstetric characteristics of two Mayan populations in the highlands of Guatemala.

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Burket, Brent A

2017-10-01

The purpose of this study was to (1) describe and compare two obstetric Mayan populations in Guatemala, the Tz'utujil and the Kachiquel and (2) evaluate possible associations of demographics, wood fuel use, and obesity with pregnancy/newborn outcomes. This cross-sectional study interviewed participants at the time of routine obstetric ultrasounds at three institutions in Santiago Atitlán and one institution in San Lucas Tolimán. Data were collected from January 2010 to May 2013. Data entry and statistical analysis were performed using EPI Info TM 7.1.2.0 (CDC). The two populations were similar in maternal age, BMI, ownership of a phone, gravidity (number of times a women has been pregnant), history of spontaneous abortions, history of term pregnancies, newborn birth weights, cesarean section rate, and percentage of low-birth-weight newborns (LBW Guatemala. The obstetric characteristics, differences, and similarities between these two Mayan populations should help in policy planning for obstetric care for these two populations and possibly other indigenous populations in Guatemala.

Genetic evidence for multiple sources of the non-native fish Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Günther; Mayan Cichlids in southern Florida.

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Full Text Available The number and diversity of source populations may influence the genetic diversity of newly introduced populations and affect the likelihood of their establishment and spread. We used the cytochrome b mitochondrial gene and nuclear microsatellite loci to identify the sources of a successful invader in southern Florida, USA, Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Mayan cichlid. Our cytochrome b data supported an introduction from Guatemala, while our microsatellite data suggested movement of Mayan Cichlids from the upper Yucatán Peninsula to Guatemala and introductions from Guatemala and Belize to Florida. The mismatch between mitochondrial and nuclear genomes suggests admixture of a female lineage from Guatemala, where all individuals were fixed for the mitochondrial haplotype found in the introduced population, and a more diverse but also relatively small number of individuals from Belize. The Florida cytochrome b haplotype appears to be absent from Belize (0 out of 136 fish screened from Belize had this haplotype. Genetic structure within the Florida population was minimal, indicating a panmictic population, while Mexican and Central American samples displayed more genetic subdivision. Individuals from the Upper Yucatán Peninsula and the Petén region of Guatemala were more genetically similar to each other than to fish from nearby sites and movement of Mayan Cichlids between these regions occurred thousands of generations ago, suggestive of pre-Columbian human transportation of Mayan Cichlids through this region. Mayan Cichlids present a rare example of cytonuclear disequilibrium and reduced genetic diversity in the introduced population that persists more than 30 years (at least 7-8 generations after introduction. We suggest that hybridization occurred in ornamental fish farms in Florida and may contribute their establishment in the novel habitat. Hybridization prior to release may contribute to other successful invasions.

Genetic evidence for multiple sources of the non-native fish Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Günther; Mayan Cichlids) in southern Florida.

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Harrison, Elizabeth; Trexler, Joel C; Collins, Timothy M; Vazquez-Domínguez, Ella; Razo-Mendivil, Ulises; Matamoros, Wilfredo A; Barrientos, Christian

2014-01-01

The number and diversity of source populations may influence the genetic diversity of newly introduced populations and affect the likelihood of their establishment and spread. We used the cytochrome b mitochondrial gene and nuclear microsatellite loci to identify the sources of a successful invader in southern Florida, USA, Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Mayan cichlid). Our cytochrome b data supported an introduction from Guatemala, while our microsatellite data suggested movement of Mayan Cichlids from the upper Yucatán Peninsula to Guatemala and introductions from Guatemala and Belize to Florida. The mismatch between mitochondrial and nuclear genomes suggests admixture of a female lineage from Guatemala, where all individuals were fixed for the mitochondrial haplotype found in the introduced population, and a more diverse but also relatively small number of individuals from Belize. The Florida cytochrome b haplotype appears to be absent from Belize (0 out of 136 fish screened from Belize had this haplotype). Genetic structure within the Florida population was minimal, indicating a panmictic population, while Mexican and Central American samples displayed more genetic subdivision. Individuals from the Upper Yucatán Peninsula and the Petén region of Guatemala were more genetically similar to each other than to fish from nearby sites and movement of Mayan Cichlids between these regions occurred thousands of generations ago, suggestive of pre-Columbian human transportation of Mayan Cichlids through this region. Mayan Cichlids present a rare example of cytonuclear disequilibrium and reduced genetic diversity in the introduced population that persists more than 30 years (at least 7-8 generations) after introduction. We suggest that hybridization occurred in ornamental fish farms in Florida and may contribute their establishment in the novel habitat. Hybridization prior to release may contribute to other successful invasions.

Ethnic Identity and Cultural Achievement: Popular Mythology and Archeological Realities.

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Wallace, Ron

The difficulties faced by ethnic groups today are related not only to widespread unfamiliarity with the cultural evolution of specific groups, but to an inadequate popular understanding of the processes of cultural evolution itself, i.e., man's prehistory. Archeology can make significant contributions in this regard by counteracting the…

Archeological Testing Fort Hood: 1994-1995. Volume 2

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Learning to hunt Crocodiles: social organization in the process of knowledge generation and the emergence of management practices among Mayan of Mexico.

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Zamudio, Fernando; Bello-Baltazar, Eduardo; Estrada-Lugo, Erin I J

2013-05-24

New kinds of knowledge, usage patterns and management strategies of natural resources emerge in local communities as a way of coping with uncertainty in a changing world. Studying how human groups adapt and create new livelihoods strategies are important research topics for creating policies in natural resources management. Here, we study the adoption and development of lagartos (Crocodylus moreletii) commercial hunting by Mayan people from a communal land in Quintana Roo state. Two questions guided our work: how did the Mayan learn to hunt lagartos? And how, and in what context, did knowledge and management practices emerge? We believe that social structures, knowledge and preexisting skills facilitate the hunting learning process, but lagarto ecological knowledge and organizational practice were developed in a "learning by doing" process. We conducted free, semi-structured and in-depth interviews over 17 prestigious lagartos hunters who reconstructed the activity through oral history. Then, we analyzed the sources of information and routes of learning and investigated the role of previous knowledge and social organization in the development of this novel activity. Finally, we discussed the emergence of hunting in relation to the characteristic of natural resource and the tenure system. Lagarto hunting for skin selling was a short-term activity, which represented an alternative source of money for some Mayans known as lagarteros. They acquired different types of knowledge and skills through various sources of experience (individual practice, or from foreign hunters and other Mayan hunters). The developed management system involved a set of local knowledge about lagartos ecology and a social organization structure that was then articulated in the formation of "working groups" with particular hunting locations (rumbos and trabajaderos), rotation strategies and collaboration among them. Access rules and regulations identified were in an incipient state of development

Multifocal epithelial hyperplasia in a community in the Mayan area of Mexico.

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González-Losa, Maria R; Suarez-Allén, Rosa E; Canul-Canche, Jaqueline; Conde-Ferráez, Laura; Eljure-Lopez, Nixma

2011-03-01

Multifocal epithelial hyperplasia is a pathology of the oral mucosa which has been reported in diverse ethnic groups. Human papillomavirus (HPV) types 13 and 32 DNA has been detected in these lesions. The aims of this paper are to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of an outbreak in a rural community in the Mayan area of Mexico and to identify a possible route of transmission through saliva. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Chemax (Yucatan, Mexico). Clinical and epidemiological data were obtained through direct interviews. Samples of oral cells and saliva were taken. HPV 13 and 32 were identified by polymerase chain reaction using specific primers. A total of 57 patients were studied, of whom 79.1% were aged jugal mucosa, and more frequently, the tongue. HPV 13 was found in all the patients and HPV 32 in none. A total of 42 saliva samples were positive for HPV 13. Human papillomavirus type 13 is involved in multifocal epithelial hyperplasia among the Mexican Mayan population. The presence of HPV 13 in cells from saliva, combined with poor hygiene behaviors, may explain the familial distribution of the pathology. © 2011 The International Society of Dermatology.

A Mayan founder mutation is a common cause of deafness in Guatemala.

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Carranza, C; Menendez, I; Herrera, M; Castellanos, P; Amado, C; Maldonado, F; Rosales, L; Escobar, N; Guerra, M; Alvarez, D; Foster, J; Guo, S; Blanton, S H; Bademci, G; Tekin, M

2015-09-08

Over 5% of the world's population has varying degrees of hearing loss. Mutations in GJB2 are the most common cause of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hearing loss (ARNHL) in many populations. The frequency and type of mutations are influenced by ethnicity. Guatemala is a multi-ethnic country with four major populations: Maya, Ladino, Xinca, and Garifuna. To determine the mutation profile of GJB2 in a ARNHL population from Guatemala, we sequenced both exons of GJB2 in 133 unrelated families. A total of six pathogenic variants were detected. The most frequent pathogenic variant is c.131G>A (p.Trp44*) detected in 21 of 266 alleles. We show that c.131G>A is associated with a conserved haplotype in Guatemala suggesting a single founder. The majority of Mayan population lives in the west region of the country from where all c.131G>A carriers originated. Further analysis of genome-wide variation of individuals carrying the c.131G>A mutation compared with those of Native American, European, and African populations shows a close match with the Mayan population. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Responding to disturbances: lessons from a Mayan socio-ecological system

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Gabriela González-Cruz

2015-09-01

Full Text Available The Mayans of the Yucatán Peninsula, together with their environment, conform social-ecological systems with adaptation and resilience to natural, political and economic disturbances. In this study, we use the framework of social-ecological systems for describing a mechanism that allows a Mayan community and its natural environment to respond to disturbances over time. We describe (1 the activities that members of the community develop as part of their strategy for managing natural resource management, and (2 the history of the social-ecological system focusing on meaningful events: changes in their institutional body, landscape and/or practices for exploiting natural resources, and interactions between these changes. Through both semi-structured and in-depth interviews, historical narratives and participant observation, we found that managers use the environmental heterogeneity to diversify the exploitation of species, manage the secondary vegetation and protect mature vegetation. Formal and informal institutions of access, regulation and administration of natural resources regulate productive activities and management practices. These institutions operate differentially at the levels of environmental units (prohibition of the exploitation of the natural resources of mature tropical forests and species (protection of the jaguar and cougar. Diversification of productive activities, management of environmental heterogeneity and the presence of flexible institutions enable responses in the social-ecological systems that have the potential to contribute to its long-term maintenance. Comprehensive studies like this might help to understand adaptive capacity and social-ecological resilience.

Obsidian dating and East african archeology.

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Michels, J W; Tsong, I S; Nelson, C M

1983-01-28

New experimental procedures have made it possible to establish specific hydration rates for the numerous compositional types of obsidian to be found at archeological sites in Kenya. Two rates are applied to artifacts from the Prospect Farm site, revealing a history of occupation extending back 120,000 years.

Fishes from Lake Yaxhá, Mayan Biosphere Reserve, Petén, Guatemala

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Barrientos, Christian; Elías, Diego; Quintana, Yasmín

2015-01-01

The Mayan Biosphere Reserve is the largest protected area in Guatemala. Lake Yaxhá is located inside the core zone. Using electrofishing, seines and gillnets we assessed the fish richness and community in 2011. We collected 18 species distributed in seven families, with Cichlidae (seven species) and Poecilidae (five species) the most specious. We evaluated the effectiveness of electrofishing to sample the most important fish in the artisanal fishery in Petén, Petenia splendida, with September...

Language and Symbolic Representation in Contemporary Mayan Poetry: a Linguistic and Literary Analysis of “Yaan a bin xook” by Briceida Cuevas Cob (2005

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Manya Wubbold

2015-12-01

Full Text Available This investigation, based on the dual analysis (linguistic/literary of the Mayan version of the poem “Yaan a bin xook”/ “Irás a la escuela”/“You Will Go to School” written by Briceida Cuevas Cob (2005, focuses on how cultural belief, practice, and iconic representation are communicated through language.  By working closely with Mayan language and culture expert Rolando Ek Naal, a native speaker of Maya, key terms and concepts throughout the poem have been examined to identify cultural symbolism that is embedded linguistically.   Besides the expertise of Mr. Ek Naal, this study has also been guided by the commentary of the poet herself, taken from a personal interview granted in 2012.  Although, Cuevas Cob is a contemporary poet and in this poem speaks about issues facing young Mayan women today, many aspects of the language and imagery that she uses (as this study demonstrates can be traced to Ancient belief and expression

Topographic change detection at select archeological sites in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, 2007–2010

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Collins, Brian D.; Corbett, Skye C.; Fairley, Helen C.; Minasian, Diane L.; Kayen, Robert; Dealy, Timothy P.; Bedford, David R.

2012-01-01

Human occupation in Grand Canyon, Arizona, dates from at least 11,000 years before present to the modern era. For most of this period, the only evidence of human occupation in this iconic landscape is provided by archeological sites. Because of the dynamic nature of this environment, many archeological sites are subject to relatively rapid topographic change. Quantifying the extent, magnitude, and cause of such change is important for monitoring and managing these archeological sites. Such quantification is necessary to help inform the continuing debate on whether and how controlled releases from Glen Canyon Dam, located immediately upstream of Grand Canyon National Park, are affecting site erosion rates, artifact transport, and archeological resource preservation along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Although long-term topographic change resulting from a variety of natural processes is inherent in the Grand Canyon region, continued erosion of archeological sites threatens both the archeological resources and our future ability to study evidence of past cultural habitation. Thus, this subject is of considerable interest to National Park Service managers and other stakeholders in the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program. Understanding the causes and effects of archeological site erosion requires a knowledge of several factors, including the location, timing, and magnitude of the changes occurring in relation to archeological resources, the rates of change, and the relative contribution of potential causes. These potential causes include sediment depletion associated with managed flows from Glen Canyon Dam, site-specific weather and overland flow patterns, visitor impacts, and long-term regional climate change. To obtain this information, highly accurate, spatially specific data are needed from sites undergoing change. Using terrestrial lidar techniques, and building upon three previous surveys of archeological sites performed in 2006 and 2007, we

Mayan Children's Creation of Learning Ecologies by Initiative and Cooperative Action.

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de León, Lourdes

2015-01-01

This chapter examines Mayan children's initiatives in creating their own learning environments in collaboration with others as they engage in culturally relevant endeavors of family and community life. To this end, I carry out a fine-grained ethnographic and linguistic analysis of the interactional emergence of learning ecologies. Erickson defines learning ecology as a socioecological system where participants mutually influence one another through verbal and nonverbal actions, as well as through other forms of semiotic communication (2010, 254). In analyzing learning ecologies, I adopt a "theory of action" approach, taking into account multimodal communication (e.g., talk, gesture, gaze, body positioning), participants' sociospatial organization, embodied action, objects, tools, and other culturally relevant materials brought together to build action (Goodwin, 2000, 2013; Hutchins, 1995). I use microethnographic analysis (Erickson, 1992) to bring to the surface central aspects of children's agentive roles in learning through "cooperative actions" (Goodwin, 2013) and "hands-on" experience (Ingold, 2007) the skills of competent members of their community. I examine three distinct Learning Ecologies created by children's initiatives among the Mayan children that I observed: (i) children requesting guidance to collaborate in a task, (ii) older children working on their own initiative with subsequent monitoring and correction from competent members, and (iii) children with near competence in a task with occasional monitoring and no guidance. I argue that these findings enrich and add power to models of family- and community-based learning such as Learning by Observing and Pitching In (Rogoff, 2014). © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

A possible bedrock source for obsidian found in archeological sites in northwestern alaska.

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Patton, W W; Miller, T P

1970-08-21

Recently discovered deposits of obsidian in the Koyukuk valley may be the long-sought-for source of obsidian found in archeological sites in northwestern Alaska. Obsidian from these deposits compares favorably in physical characteristics and sodium-manganese ratio with the archeological obsidian, and there is evidence that the deposits have been "mined" in the past.

Systematic Approach to Identifying Deeply Buried Archeological Deposits

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2018-02-01

Traditional methods used to discover archeological sites include pedestrian surface surveys and relatively shallow hand-dug shovel or soil core testing. While these methods are appropriate for locating surface and near-surface sites on ridges, hillto...

Road Impact on Deforestation and Jaguar Habitat Loss in the Mayan Forest

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Conde, Dalia Amor

2008-01-01

The construction of roads, either as an economic tool or as necessity for the implementation of other infrastructure projects is increasing in the tropical forest worldwide. However, roads are one of the main deforestation drivers in the tropics. In this study we analyzed the impact of road...... and important role in high developed areas. In the short term, the impact of a road in a low developed area is lower than in a road in a high developed area, which could be the result of the lag effect between road construction and forest colonization. This is consistent since roads resulted to be a significant...... investments on both deforestation and jaguar habitat loss, in the Mayan Forest. As well we used these results to forecast the impact of two road investments planned in the region. Our results show that roads are the single deforestation driver in low developed areas, whether many other drivers play...

Visualizing a monumental past: Archeology, Nasser's Egypt, and the early Cold War.

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Carruthers, William

2017-09-01

This article examines geographies of decolonization and the Cold War through a case study in the making of archeological knowledge. The article focuses on an archeological dig that took place in Egypt in the period between the July 1952 Free Officers' coup and the 1956 Suez crisis. Making use of the notion of the 'boundary object', this article demonstrates how the excavation of ancient Egyptian remains at the site of Mit Rahina helped to constitute Nasserist revolutionary modernity and its relationship to wider, post-Second World War political geographies. The dig took place as a result of an Egyptian-American collaboration designed to institute the possibility of archeology taking place along the lines of the Point Four modernization program promoted by the United States. The article discusses how this situation not only engendered contention surrounding the role of the international 'experts' appointed to run this excavation work, but also - and as a result - helped to constitute the monumental visual and material shape that archeological evidence relating to the Egyptian past could now take. Egypt's revolution sat within wider Cold War political struggles, yet the 'ground-up' realities of this relationship helped to constitute the sort of past (and future) monumentality proposed by Nasser's government.

The politics and semiotics of sounds--Mayan linguistics and nation-building in Guatemala.

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French, Brigittine M

2004-01-01

This paper discusses the development Mayan linguistics as an authoritative field of knowledge in Guatemala. In particular, it links missionary linguists' and Maya linguists' activities with shifting nationalist agendas from the 1920s in to the late 1980s. It is argued that during the historical and intellectual moment that linguistics becomes an authoritative epistemology, phonetic analysis functions as a creative index that constitutes "expert" knowledge for particular semiotic and ideological reasons tied to competing versions of the Guatemalan imagined community.

Age, growth, and mortality of the Mayan cichlid (Cichlasoma urophthalmus) from the southeastern Everglades

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Faunce, Craig H.; Patterson, Heather M.; Lorenz, Jerome J.

2002-01-01

Mayan cichlids (Cichlasoma urophthalmus) were collected monthly from March 1996 to October 1997 with hook-and-line gear at Taylor River, Florida, an area within the Crocodile Sanctuary of Everglades National Park, where human activities such as fishing are prohibited. Fish were aged by examining thin-sectioned otoliths, and past size-at-age information was generated by using back-calculation techniques. Marginal increment analysis showed that opaque growth zones were annuli deposited between ...

Archeology and evolution of QCD

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De Rújula, A.

2017-01-01

These are excerpts from the closing talk at the "XIIth Conference on Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum", which took place last Summer in Thessaloniki --an excellent place to enjoy an interest in archeology. A more complete personal view of the early days of QCD and the rest of the Standard Model is given in [1]. Here I discuss a few of the points which --to my judgement-- illustrate well the QCD evolution (in time), both from a scientific and a sociological point of view.

On Archeology and Architecture in Medina Azahara. Interview with Rafael Manzano Martos

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Julia Manzano Pérez de Guzmán; Pedro Barrero Ortega; Antonio Gámiz Gordo

2017-01-01

Professor Rafael Manzano Martos, architect, was the director of the Madinat al-Zahra archeological site 1975- 1985. The interview, ilustrated with unpublished photos from his private archives, starts by recalling his beginnings in archeology and his masters Torres Balbás, Chueca Goitia, Gómez Moreno and Íñiguez Almech, with whom he trained as restorer of monuments and historian. The criteria and language of his important intervention in the “Salón Rico” are discussed after talking about his p...

Visibility Network Patterns and Methods for Studying Visual Relational Phenomena in Archeology

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Tom Brughmans

2017-08-01

Full Text Available A review of the archeological and non-archeological use of visibility networks reveals the use of a limited range of formal techniques, in particular for representing visibility theories. This paper aims to contribute to the study of complex visual relational phenomena in landscape archeology by proposing a range of visibility network patterns and methods. We propose first- and second-order visibility graph representations of total and cumulative viewsheds, and two-mode representations of cumulative viewsheds. We present network patterns that can be used to represent aspects of visibility theories and that can be used in statistical simulation models to compare theorized networks with observed networks. We argue for the need to incorporate observed visibility network density in these simulation models, by illustrating strong differences in visibility network density in three example landscapes. The approach is illustrated through a brief case study of visibility networks of long barrows in Cranborne Chase.

On Archeology and Architecture in Medina Azahara. Interview with Rafael Manzano Martos

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Julia Manzano Pérez de Guzmán

2017-12-01

Full Text Available Professor Rafael Manzano Martos, architect, was the director of the Madinat al-Zahra archeological site 1975- 1985. The interview, ilustrated with unpublished photos from his private archives, starts by recalling his beginnings in archeology and his masters Torres Balbás, Chueca Goitia, Gómez Moreno and Íñiguez Almech, with whom he trained as restorer of monuments and historian. The criteria and language of his important intervention in the “Salón Rico” are discussed after talking about his predecessor Félix Hernández and his professional context. His interventions in the “palacio de Yaafar”, in “Dar al-Mulk”, and in “Dar al-Yund” are also mentioned. His concerns about urban planning, gardening, water and electricity, and the scarcity of economic resources and understaffing are recalled. Finally, some singularities of Madinat al-Zahra are discussed, where his vision as an architect converges with history and archeology.

Rethinking dog domestication by integrating genetics, archeology, and biogeography

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Larson, Greger; Karlsson, Elinor K.; Perri, Angela

2012-01-01

The dog was the first domesticated animal but it remains uncertain when the domestication process began and whether it occurred just once or multiple times across the Northern Hemisphere. To ascertain the value of modern genetic data to elucidate the origins of dog domestication, we analyzed 49......,024 autosomal SNPs in 1,375 dogs (representing 35 breeds) and 19 wolves. After combining our data with previously published data, we contrasted the genetic signatures of 121 breeds with a worldwide archeological assessment of the earliest dog remains. Correlating the earliest archeological dogs......, and New Guinea Singing Dogs) come from regions outside the natural range of Canis lupus (the dog's wild ancestor) and where dogs were introduced more than 10,000 y after domestication. These results demonstrate that the unifying characteristic among all genetically distinct so-called ancient breeds...

Copper artifacts from prehistoric archeological sites in the dakotas.

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Hill, W E; Neuman, R W

1966-12-02

Thirteen archeological specimens were analyzed spectrographlically, and within defined limits they were determined to be native copper. Twelve of the specimens show close elemental homogeneity and are believed to be of Lake Superior ore; the origin of the other specimen is deviolus.

Hi-Tech for Archeology

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1987-01-01

Remote sensing is the process of acquiring physical information from a distance, obtaining data on Earth features from a satellite or an airplane. Advanced remote sensing instruments detect radiations not visible to the ordinary camera or the human eye in several bands of the spectrum. These data are computer processed to produce multispectral images that can provide enormous amounts of information about Earth objects or phenomena. Since every object on Earth emits or reflects radiation in its own unique signature, remote sensing data can be interpreted to tell the difference between one type of vegetation and another, between densely populated urban areas and lightly populated farmland, between clear and polluted water or in the archeological application between rain forest and hidden man made structures.

[The archeology of slavery on Jesuit fazendas: first research notes].

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Symanski, Luís Cláudio P; Gomes, Flávio

2012-12-01

These preliminary research notes present theoretical and methodological questions regarding a recently inaugurated investigation in historical archeology that intends to analyze daily life under slavery, demographic regimes, cultural practices, and so on. A survey of archeological sites on former 'senzalas' (slave quarters) and slave-owning fazendas in the Paraíba Valley and northern part of the state of Rio de Janeiro is currently in progress. With the cooperation of historians, archeologists, and anthropologists, records of the material culture of slave populations, which originally comprised indigenes and later Africans, are being located at excavations underway on the fazenda that is part of the Jesuit school in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, first run by the clergy and later by members of the laity in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries.

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 71 (2000, Austin, Paper.

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Larry D. Banks

2000-11-01

Full Text Available This annual bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society is a unique contribution specifically focused upon the history of Texas archaeology in a format that no others have done previously. The volume contains 150 pages, the majority of which consists of interviews (146 pages conducted by the first State Archaeologist of Texas, Curtis Tunnell. In 1968 Tunnell conceived of the idea of obtaining personal interviews from individuals whom he considered his heroes for their pioneering efforts in Texas archeology. This volume entails the first publication of such information, but more will certainly follow. The remaining four pages comprise two different reviews of other publications important in their own right to those interested in Southern Plains archeology of Texas. These two reviews by Timothy K Pertulla and David T. Hughes, respectively, are of The Coronado Expedition to Tierra Nueva: The 1540·1542 Route Across the Southwest by Richard Flint and Shirley Cushing flint, and GaffCreek: Artifact Collection Strategy and Occupation Prehistory on the Southern High Plains, Texas County. Oklahoma. The section by Tunnell titled "In Their Own Words: Stories from Some Pioneer Texas Archeologists" contains numerous previously unpublished photographs of people, sites and artifacts referred to the texts.

Conditions and processes affecting sand resources at archeological sites in the Colorado River corridor below Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona

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East, Amy E.; Collins, Brian D.; Sankey, Joel B.; Corbett, Skye C.; Fairley, Helen C.; Caster, Joshua J.

2016-05-17

This study examined links among fluvial, aeolian, and hillslope geomorphic processes that affect archeological sites and surrounding landscapes in the Colorado River corridor downstream from Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona. We assessed the potential for Colorado River sediment to enhance the preservation of river-corridor archeological resources through aeolian sand deposition or mitigation of gully erosion. By identifying locally prevailing wind directions, locations of modern sandbars, and likely aeolian-transport barriers, we determined that relatively few archeological sites are now ideally situated to receive aeolian sand supply from sandbars deposited by recent controlled floods. Whereas three-fourths of the 358 river-corridor archeological sites we examined include Colorado River sediment as an integral component of their geomorphic context, only 32 sites currently appear to have a high degree of connectivity (coupled interactions) between modern fluvial sandbars and sand-dominated landscapes downwind. This represents a substantial decrease from past decades, as determined by aerial-photograph analysis. Thus, we infer that recent controlled floods have had a limited, and declining, influence on archeological-site preservation.

Análisis ambiental y económico de proyectos carreteros en la Selva Maya, un estudio a escala regional

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Conde, Dalia Amor; Burgués, Irene; Fleck, Leonardo; Manterola, Carlos; Reid, John

2007-01-01

Various road projects have been proposed in the border region of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize, which is part of the Maya Forest, the largest continuous forest in the Americas north of the Amazon. It is also part of the Mesoamerican biodiversity “hotspot,” one of the planet’s biologically richest zones. The Maya Forest is also known for its cultural and archeological riches, having been the cradle of Mayan civilization. The proposals for new road infrastructure are ostensibly aimed at spurring...

The pillar of metropolitan greatness: The long making of archeological objects in Paris (1711-2001).

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Van Damme, Stéphane

2017-09-01

Over three centuries after the 1711 discovery in the choir of Notre-Dame in Paris of a square-section stone bas-relief (the Pillar of the Boatmen) with depictions of several deities, both Gaulish and Roman, the blocks comprising it were analyzed as a symbol of Parisian power, if not autonomy, vis-à-vis the Roman Empire. Variously considered as local, national, or imperial representations, the blocks were a constant object of admiration, interrogation, and speculation among antiquarians of the Republic of Letters. They were also boundary objects - products of the emergence of a Parisian archeology dated from 1711. If this science reflected the tensions and ambiguities of a local regime of knowledge situated in a national context, it also helped to coordinate archeological work between different institutions and actors. This paper would like to assess the specific role played by the Pillar of the Boatmen as a fetish object in this process. To what extent could an archeological artifact influence this reshaping of urban representation, this change of scales? By following the three-century career of the pillar's blocks as composite objects, which some have identified as merely stones or a column, it is possible to understand the multiple dimensions that defined the object as archeological - as an artifact that contributed to the relocating of the historical city center - and the multiple approaches that transform existing remains into knowledgeable objects.

Prospects for using sonar for underwater archeology on the Yenisei: surveying a 19th century shipwreck

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Goncharov, A. E.; Mednikov, D. M.; Karelin, N. M.; Nasyrov, I. R.

2016-11-01

Current progress in underwater archeology is based on a rich arsenal of high-tech appliances, among which sonar technology plays a key role; it enables scientists not only to detect submerged archeological objects, but to examine them in high definition without having to conduct diving operations or use expensive underwater unmanned vehicles. While the majority of sensational scientific discoveries using sonar have been made in saltwater environments, freshwater ones, rivers in particular, have seen limited activity. The river Yenisei in central Siberia contains an unrecorded number of shipwrecks that await being discovered and studied. In this article we focus on the peculiarities of using sonar for detecting archeological sites on the Yenisei. This article is based on the results of the 2016 expedition, which has determined the location of Thames, a 19th century British steam schooner which was wrecked on the Yenisei.

Topographic Change Detection at Select Archeological Sites in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, 2006-2007

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Collins, Brian D.; Minasian, Diane L.; Kayen, Robert

2009-01-01

Topographic change of archeological sites within the Colorado River corridor of Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) is a subject of interest to National Park Service managers and other stakeholders in the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program. Although long-term topographic change resulting from a variety of natural processes is typical in the Grand Canyon region, a continuing debate exists on whether and how controlled releases from Glen Canyon Dam, located immediately upstream of GCNP, are impacting rates of site erosion, artifact transport, and the preservation of archeological resources. Continued erosion of archeological sites threatens both the archeological resources and our future ability to study evidence of past cultural habitation. Understanding the causes and effects of archaeological site erosion requires a knowledge of several factors including the location and magnitude of the changes occurring in relation to archeological resources, the rate of the changes, and the relative contribution of several potential causes, including sediment depletion associated with managed flows from Glen Canyon Dam, site-specific weather patterns, visitor impacts, and long-term climate change. To obtain this information, highly accurate, spatially specific data are needed from sites undergoing change. Using terrestrial lidar data collection techniques and novel TIN- and GRID-based change-detection post-processing methods, we analyzed topographic data for nine archeological sites. The data were collected using three separate data collection efforts spanning 16 months (May 2006 to September 2007). Our results documented positive evidence of erosion, deposition, or both at six of the nine sites investigated during this time interval. In addition, we observed possible signs of change at two of the other sites. Erosion was concentrated in established gully drainages and averaged 12 cm to 17 cm in depth with maximum depths of 50 cm. Deposition was concentrated at specific

Úvahy nad Archeologií pravěkých Čech

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Vencl, Slavomil

2009-01-01

Roč. 61, č. 3 (2009), s. 554-566 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : prehistory * Bohemia * synthesis * integration of information * presentation of archaeology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Coastline Mapping and Cultural Review to Predict Sea Level Rise Impact on Hawaiian Archeological Sites

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Clinton, J.

2017-12-01

Much of Hawaii's history is recorded in archeological sites. Researchers and cultural practitioners have been studying and reconstructing significant archeological sites for generations. Climate change, and more specifically, sea level rise may threaten these sites. Our research records current sea levels and then projects possible consequences to these cultural monuments due to sea level rise. In this mixed methods study, research scientists, cultural practitioners, and secondary students use plane-table mapping techniques to create maps of coastlines and historic sites. Students compare historical records to these maps, analyze current sea level rise trends, and calculate future sea levels. They also gather data through interviews with community experts and kupuna (elders). If climate change continues at projected rates, some historic sites will be in danger of negative impact due to sea level rise. Knowing projected sea levels at specific sites allows for preventative action and contributes to raised awareness of the impacts of climate change to the Hawaiian Islands. Students will share results with the community and governmental agencies in hopes of inspiring action to minimize climate change. It will take collaboration between scientists and cultural communities to inspire future action on climate change.

Evaluation of Terrestrial LIDAR for Monitoring Geomorphic Change at Archeological Sites in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

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Collins, Brian D.; Brown, Kristin M.; Fairley, Helen C.

2008-01-01

This report presents the results of an evaluation of terrestrial light detection and ranging (LIDAR) for monitoring geomorphic change at archeological sites located within Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. Traditionally, topographic change-detection studies have used total station methods for the collection of data related to key measurable features of site erosion such as the location of thalwegs and knickpoints of gullies that traverse archeological sites (for example, Pederson and others, 2003). Total station methods require survey teams to walk within and on the features of interest within the archeological sites to take accurate measurements. As a result, site impacts may develop such as trailing, damage to cryptogamic crusts, and surface compaction that can exacerbate future erosion of the sites. National Park Service (NPS) resource managers have become increasingly concerned that repeated surveys for research and monitoring purposes may have a detrimental impact on the resources that researchers are trying to study and protect. Beginning in 2006, the Sociocultural Program of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) initiated an evaluation of terrestrial LIDAR as a new monitoring tool that might enhance data quality and reduce site impacts. This evaluation was conducted as one part of an ongoing study to develop objective, replicable, quantifiable monitoring protocols for tracking the status and trend of variables affecting archeological site condition along the Colorado River corridor. The overall study consists of two elements: (1) an evaluation of the methodology through direct comparison to geomorphologic metrics already being collected by total station methods (this report) and (2) an evaluation of terrestrial LIDAR's ability to detect topographic change through the collection of temporally different datasets (a report on this portion of the study is anticipated early in 2009). The main goals of the first

Converting Topographic Maps into Digital Form to Aid in Archeological Research in the Peten, Guatemala

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Aldrich, Serena R.

1999-01-01

The purpose of my project was to convert a topographical map into digital form so that the data can be manipulated and easily accessed in the field. With the data in this particular format, Dr. Sever and his colleagues can highlight the specific features of the landscape that they require for their research of the ancient Mayan civilization. Digital elevation models (DEMs) can also be created from the digitized contour features adding another dimension to their research.

Different Analytical Procedures for the Study of Organic Residues in Archeological Ceramic Samples with the Use of Gas Chromatography-mass Spectrometry.

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Kałużna-Czaplińska, Joanna; Rosiak, Angelina; Kwapińska, Marzena; Kwapiński, Witold

2016-01-01

The analysis of the composition of organic residues present in pottery is an important source of information for historians and archeologists. Chemical characterization of the materials provides information on diets, habits, technologies, and original use of the vessels. This review presents the problem of analytical studies of archeological materials with a special emphasis on organic residues. Current methods used in the determination of different organic compounds in archeological ceramics are presented. Particular attention is paid to the procedures of analysis of archeological ceramic samples used before gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Advantages and disadvantages of different extraction methods and application of proper quality assurance/quality control procedures are discussed.

A note on the differential thermal analysis of Amazonian archeological pottery

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Enriquez, C.R.; Beltrao, M. da C. de M.C.; Danon, J.

1979-02-01

Sherds of archeological pottery of the mouth of the Amazon river are investigated by D.T.A.. These samples have been previously investigated by thermoluminescence (T.L.) and Moessbauer spectroscopy (M.S.). The aim of the study has been to establish possible correlations between the hydration phenomena and the observed charges in the iron oxides of the pottery. (author) [pt

Ethnomedical syndromes and treatment-seeking behavior among Mayan refugees in Chiapas, Mexico.

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Smith, Bryce D; Sabin, Miriam; Berlin, Elois Ann; Nackerud, Larry

2009-09-01

This survey investigated the prevalence of ethnomedical syndromes and examined treatments and treatment-seeking in Mayan Guatemalans living in United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) camps in Chiapas, Mexico. Methods included a rapid ethnographic assessment to refine survey methods and inform the cross-sectional survey, which also examined mental health outcomes; 183 households were approached for interview, representing an estimated 1,546 residents in five refugee camps and 93% of all households. One adult per household (N = 170) was interviewed regarding his or her health; an additional 9 adults in three surveyed households participated and were included in this analysis; of the 179 participants, 95 primary child-care providers also answered a children's health questionnaire for their children. Results indicated that ethnomedical syndromes were common in this sample, with 59% of adults and 48.4% of children having experienced susto (fright condition) and 34.1% of adults reporting ataques de nervios (nervous attacks); both conditions were significantly associated with symptoms consistent with posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression and are mental health conditions recognized by the American Psychiatric Association. Combining healthcare provider and indigenous treatments such as physician prescribed medication (65%), medicinal plants (65.7%), and limpias (spiritual cleansings) (40.6%) was reported. Most participants (86%) sought routine medical treatment from UNHCR trained health promoters in their camp. Assessing ethnomedical health is important for informing mental health programs among this population.

The Li(f)e of the Self: Missing Persons and Auto/Archeological Excavations

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Burdick, Jake

2014-01-01

This article describes and enacts a process of autobiographical inquiry, auto/archeology, which seeks to address problematic confluences of memory and identity in reconstructing one's historical narrative. Drawing on curriculum theory and Lacanian psychoanalysis, the author describes a process of excavation in which understandings of a prior…

Glocalization and Transnationalization in (neo-Mayanization Processes: Ethnographic Case Studies from Mexico and Guatemala

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Manéli Farahmand

2016-02-01

Full Text Available In this article, the author focuses on the field of neo-Mayanity and its current transformations. She analyzes these transformations using a historico-ethnographic approach, which includes two phases. The first one consists in reconstructing the historical development of the “Mayan” category in two different social contexts. The second one focuses on current narrative and imageries produced around this category, stemming from ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico and Guatemala. Since the “2012 phenomenon”, in both countries, the accelerating transnationalization of the religious leaders has triggered a resignification of contents through various logics of rearrangement, innovation, cohabitation and glocalization. Finally, she demonstrates that the variations in the different ethnographies are linked with the religious leaders’ biographies and the modes of signification of the “Mayan” category—influenced by the socio-historical contexts of production.

32 CFR 767.12 - References for submission of permit application to conduct archeological research.

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2010-07-01

... preservation planning process with guidelines on implementation. (c) Archeological Resources Protection Act of... of Historic Properties, 36 CFR part 800. These regulations govern the Section 106 Review Process.... These regulations establish basic government-wide standards for the issuance of permits for...

Potential interactions between metazoan parasites of the Mayan catfish Ariopsis assimilis and chemical pollution in Chetumal Bay, Mexico.

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Vidal-Martínez, V M; Aguirre-Macedo, M L; Noreña-Barroso, E; Gold-Bouchot, G; Caballero-Pinzón, P I

2003-06-01

The effect of pollutants on the intensity of infection of metazoan parasites in the Mayan catfish, Ariopsis assimilis was investigated. Data were collected on pollutants and metazoan parasites from 76 catfish from five localities in Chetumal Bay in October, 1996. Nineteen pollutants (pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)) were found in the catfish livers. Heavy metal content was not determined. Nineteen metazoan parasite species were recovered. After controlling for fish length and sampling station, there was a significant negative linear relationship between the intensity of the larval digenean Mesostephanus appendiculatoides and 1,1,1,-trichloro-2,2-bis (4-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT) concentrations. This negative relationship may be explained either by the effect of the pesticide on the mortality of (i) free-living larval forms, (ii) metacercariae in the fish, (iii) infected fish or (iv) intermediate host snails. There were significant differences between fish parasitized and not parasitized with M. appendiculatoides with respect to their DDT concentrations. There were also significant differences between the variances of the mean Clark's coefficient of condition values between catfish parasitized and not parasitized by M. appendiculatoides, with the variance of non-parasitized catfish being significantly larger. The results provided statistical evidence that DDT has a detrimental effect on M. appendiculatoides infection intensity. Furthermore, the significantly larger variance value of Clark's coefficient for non-parasitized fish suggested that DDT affects both the parasite and general host condition.

Experimental Infection of the Mayan Cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus with the Oomycete Aphanomyces invadans.

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Aguirre-Ayala, Daniel; Vidal-Martínez, Víctor Manuel

2015-08-01

This study aimed to determine the susceptibility of the Mayan cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus to infection with the fungus Aphanomyces invadans (also known as epizootic ulcerative syndrome [EUS]). A total of 27 C. urophthalmus were exposed to the original A. Invadans 2006/86/EC strain by intramuscularly injecting the fish with 25,000 zoospores/ml or exposing the fish to a suspension of 25,000 zoospores/ml in 6-L aquaria for 30 days. To assess the infectious capacity of A. invadans, 3 golden barbs (Puntius semifasciolatus) were infected intramuscularly with 200,000 zoospores/ml. A second experiment using 100 C. urophthalmus was performed for 60 days with 50 fish in each treatment group. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based diagnostic method was used; muscle and gills were the target tissues. In the first experiment, none of the exposed C. urophthalmus developed skin lesions related to A. invadans infection. However, PCR analysis revealed that infection had occurred. For the intramuscular treatment, there were significant differences between the controls and the muscle samples (Fisher's exact test; P 0.05). All golden barbs became infected, as indicated by PCR, and developed skin lesions typical of A. invadans infection. We concluded that C. urophthalmus was infected with A. invadans but was an asymptomatic carrier because skin lesions did not develop. In the second experiment, all fish were negative, suggesting that the fish had cleared the infection by the end of the experiment.

Dietary habits of juveniles of the Mayan cichlid, Cichlasoma urophthalmus, in mangrove ponds of an offshore islet in Belize, Central America

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Vaslet, Amandine; France, Christine; Baldwin, Carole C.; Feller, Ilka C.

2012-01-01

Foraging habitats of juveniles of the Mayan cichlid, Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Günther, 1862), were investigated in two mangrove ponds located in Twin Cays offshore islet in Belize: Sink Hole pond (SH) and Hidden Lake pond (HL). Sink Hole pond is a semiclosed body of water, whereas Hidden Lake pond is connected by a channel to adjacent seagrass beds that surround the islet. Gut contents of 21 juvenile C. urophthalmus (9.8-13.2 cm total length) were analyzed, and five prey taxa were identified....

Archeological Data Recovery at Darrow (16AN54), Ascension Parish, Louisiana.

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1998-02-01

bones with cut marks are tabulated into steak (long bone segment ə inch thick), chop (vertebra segment ə inch thick), roast (segment >1 inch thick...clean as this wall." Many families raised chickens that picked at any grass that appeared. The Moxley family collected drinking water from the roof...retrieving them. Meals often consisted of gumbo and sweet potato pie. No recipes were used, but ingredients were combined 50 Archeological Data

Phase I Cultural Resources Survey and Archeological Inventory of the Segura Staging Area, Iberia Parish, Louisiana

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2003-01-01

This document presents the results of a Phase I cultural resources survey and archeological inventory of the Segura Staging Area located on the right descending bank of Bayou Teche at approximate River Mile...

The archeological sites on lands: actual problems of the legislation and case study

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А. Б. Наконечний

2014-12-01

Full Text Available The article is dedicated to the analysis of the archeological sites on lands. There was examined their legal status, places of the main categories among the land plots in Ukraine. It is proposed the decision of the main legislative problems and the elimination of shortcomings in the proceedings of relevant categories of cases.

The Talking Neanderthals: What Do Fossils, Genetics, and Archeology Say?

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Sverker Johansson

2013-02-01

Full Text Available Did Neanderthals have language? This issue has been debated back and forth for decades, without resolution. But in recent years new evidence has become available. New fossils and archeological finds cast light on relevant Neanderthal anatomy and behavior. New DNA evidence, both fossil and modern, provides clues both to the relationship between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, and to the genetics of language. In this paper, I review and evaluate the available evidence. My conclusion is that the preponderance of the evidence supports the presence of some form of language in Neanderthals.

Gamma radiation a help to archeological woods

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Balibar, F.

1981-01-01

Waterlogged archeological wood falls into dust once extracted from the water. In order to prevent this destruction several processes have been thought up. In France, the Grenoble Nuclear Study Centre has developed a method of consolidation by resin impregnation and gamma irradiation. The object is first immersed in a vessel containing liquid resin which spreads throughout the wood thereby driving off the water. During the second stage of the treatment, the impregnated objects are irradiated by gamma radiation emitted by a rectangular grid of cobalt 60, so as to polymerize the resin inside the wood. The irradiated objects are Gallo-Roman statuettes discovered during digs at the sources of the river Seine. The wood consolidated right through to the core then becomes sufficiently solid for the restorer to work on the surface of these objects [fr

Plasma cleaning and analysis of archeological artefacts from Sipan

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Saettone, E A O [Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, CEP 05508-900 (Brazil); Matta, J A S da [Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, CEP 05508-900 (Brazil); Alva, W [Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, CEP 05508-900 (Brazil); Chubaci, J F O [Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, CEP 05508-900 (Brazil); Fantini, M C A [Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, CEP 05508-900 (Brazil); Galvao, R M O [Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, CEP 05508-900 (Brazil); Kiyohara, P [Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, CEP 05508-900 (Brazil); Tabacniks, M H [Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, CEP 05508-900 (Brazil)

2003-04-07

A novel procedure using plasma sputtering in an electron-cyclotron-resonance device has been applied to clean archeological MOCHE artefacts, unearthed at the Royal Tombs of Sipan. After successful cleaning, the pieces were analysed by a variety of complementary techniques, namely proton-induced x-ray emission, Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy. With these techniques, it has been possible to not only determine the profiles of the gold and silver surface layers, but also to detect elements that may be relevant to explain the gilding techniques skillfully developed by the metal smiths of the MOCHE culture.

A checklist of the helminth parasites of sympatric rodents from two Mayan villages in Yucatán, México.

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Panti-May, JesÚs Alonso; Digiani, MarÍa Celina; Palomo-Arjona, Eduardo Emir; Gurubel-gonzÁlez, Yessica Margely; Navone, Graciela T; Williams, Carlos Machain-; HernÁndez-Betancourt, Silvia F; Robles, MarÍa Del Rosario

2018-04-05

In this survey, 19 species of helminths including Cestoda (Davaineidae, Hymenolepididae, and Taeniidae), Acanthocephala (Oligacanthorhynchidae), and Nematoda (Trichuridae, Ornithostrongylidae, Heligmonellidae, Oxyuridae, and Gongylonematidae) from Rattus rattus, Mus musculus, Sigmodon toltecus, Heteromys gaumeri, and Peromyscus yucatanicus in two Mayan villages in Yucatán, México, were recorded. Ten species of helminths were collected in both localities. The highest species richness was recorded in R. rattus from Xkalakdzonot (6 taxa). Twelve species are new records for Yucatán and two are registered for the first time in México. This survey constitutes the first checklist of helminth parasites in small rodents in the south-southeast of México.

Salinity effects on behavioural response to hypoxia in the non-native Mayan cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus from Florida Everglades wetlands.

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Schofield, P J; Loftus, W F; Fontaine, J A

2009-04-01

This study quantified the hypoxia tolerance of the Mayan cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus over a range of salinities. The species was very tolerant of hypoxia, using aquatic surface respiration (ASR) and buccal bubble holding when oxygen tensions dropped to <20 mmHg (c. 1.0 mg l(-1)) and 6 mmHg, respectively. Salinity had little effect on the hypoxia tolerance of C. urophthalmus, except that bubble holding was more frequent at the higher salinities tested. Levels of aggression were greatest at the highest salinity. The ASR thresholds of C. urophthalmus were similar to native centrarchid sunfishes from the Everglades, however, aggression levels for C. uropthalmus were markedly higher.

Investigation of elements enabling the characterization of archeological ceramics by neutron activation analysis

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Diebolt, J.; Ricq, J.

1976-01-01

Twelve samples of about 100mg each, taken in an ancient ceramics at different depths were irradiated in the high flux Grenoble reactor (1.6x10 3 n.cm -2 .s -1 ). The results obtained show that activation analysis enables the characterization of archeological ceramics by the determination of elements such as Hf, Sc, Cr and Sc or Ti and V [fr

Development of digestive enzymes in larvae of Mayan cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus.

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López-Ramírez, G; Cuenca-Soria, C A; Alvarez-González, C A; Tovar-Ramírez, D; Ortiz-Galindo, J L; Perales-García, N; Márquez-Couturier, G; Arias-Rodríguez, L; Indy, J R; Contreras-Sánchez, W M; Gisbert, E; Moyano, F J

2011-03-01

The development of digestive enzymes during the early ontogeny of the Mayan cichlid (Cichlasoma urophthalmus) was studied using biochemical and electrophoretic techniques. From yolk absorption (6 days after hatching: dah), larvae were fed Artemia nauplii until 15 dah, afterward they were fed with commercial microparticulated trout food (45% protein and 16% lipids) from 16 to 60 dah. Several samples were collected including yolk-sac larvae (considered as day 1 after hatching) and specimens up to 60 dah. Most digestive enzymes were present from yolk absorption (5-6 dah), except for the specific acid proteases activity (pepsin-like), which increase rapidly from 8 dah up to 20 dah. Three alkaline proteases isoforms (24.0, 24.8, 84.5 kDa) were detected at 8 dah using SDS-PAGE zymogram, corresponding to trypsin, chymotrypsin and probably leucine aminopeptidase enzymes, and only one isoform was detected (relative electromobility, Rf = 0.54) for acid proteases (pepsin-like) from 3 dah onwards using PAGE zymogram. We concluded that C. urophthamus is a precocious fish with a great capacity to digest all kinds of food items, including artificial diets provided from 13 dah.

Dietary habits of juveniles of the Mayan cichlid, Cichlasoma urophthalmus, in mangrove ponds of an offshore islet in Belize, Central America

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Amandine Vaslet

Full Text Available Foraging habitats of juveniles of the Mayan cichlid, Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Günther, 1862, were investigated in two mangrove ponds located in Twin Cays offshore islet in Belize: Sink Hole pond (SH and Hidden Lake pond (HL. Sink Hole pond is a semiclosed body of water, whereas Hidden Lake pond is connected by a channel to adjacent seagrass beds that surround the islet. Gut contents of 21 juvenile C. urophthalmus (9.8-13.2 cm total length were analyzed, and five prey taxa were identified. In both mangrove ponds, C. urophthalmus were opportunistic carnivores and consumed primarily crustaceans. Plant material and detritus present in gut contents were most likely ingested incidentally when the fish foraged on small invertebrates. Carbon isotopic values of fish specimens from the two ponds were similar (mean ± SD of -19.2 ± 0.4‰ in SH and -19.4 ± 0.4‰ in HL, and were close to those of mangrove prey (mean ± SD = -20.2 ± 1.5‰, suggesting that this fish species forages in this habitat. Mixing models showed a higher contribution of mangrove food sources to the fish diet than seagrass food sources. This study reveals that young Mayan cichlids, inhabiting two Belize mangrove ponds, are generalists and opportunistic carnivores that forage on mangrove food sources and do not appear to move to adjacent seagrass beds to complement their diets. Understanding trophic linkages between aquatic consumers and food resources may contribute to better management of threatened coastal ecosystems.

Fouling communities and degradation of archeological metals in the coastal sea of the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

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López Garrido, Pedro H; González-Sánchez, J; Escobar Briones, Elva

2015-01-01

Corrosion and biofouling phenomena of cast iron and brass were evaluated under natural conditions to determine the degradation process of archeological artifacts. Field exposure studies of experimental materials were conducted over 15 months at an offshore position in the sea of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico. Corrosion was determined by gravimetric measurements. The community structure of the benthic assemblage inhabiting the surfaces of both materials was evaluated. A total of 53 species was identified. The community in both cases was composed of a small number of species. Encrusting, attached and erect life forms were dominant on iron. Attached life forms were dominant on brass. Biofouling produced a decrease in the weight loss measurements of cast iron samples. Biofouling provided a beneficial factor for in situ preservation of iron archeological artifacts in wreck sites.

Analysis of clay smoking pipes from archeological sites in the region of the Guanabara Bay (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) by FT-IR

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Freitas, Renato P.; Ribeiro, Iohanna M.; Calza, Cristiane; Oliveira, Ana L.; Silva, Mariane L.; Felix, Valter S.; Ferreira, Douglas S.; Coelho, Felipe A.; Gaspar, Maria D.; Pimenta, André R.; Medeiros, Elanio A.; Lopes, Ricardo T.

2016-06-01

In this study, twenty samples of clay smoking pipes excavated in an 18 km2 area between the Macacu and Caceribu rivers, in the municipality of Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were analyzed by FT-IR technique. The samples, excavated in different archeological sites of the region, are dated between the seventeenth and the nineteenth centuries and are part of the material culture left by Africans and African descendants that lived in the complex. FT-IR analyses and complementary SEM-EDS studies showed that the clay paste used in the manufacture of smoking pipes, mostly handcrafted, is composed of quartz, feldspar, phyllosilicates and iron oxides. Multivariate statistical tests (PCA) were applied to FT-IR data to assess the interactions between the archeological sites. The results indicated that one archeological site - Macacu IV - is greatly related to the other sites. The results obtained have helped archeologists and anthropologists in better understanding the manufacturing process employed in ancient ceramic artifacts produced during the period of colonial Brazil.

Microbial deterioration of Mayan stone buildings at Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico

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Ortega-Morales, O.; Guezennec, J.; Hernandez D, G.; Jozsa, P.; Sand, W.; Crassous, P.

1998-01-01

The microbial communities associated to Uxmal Mayan monuments (Yucatan, Mexico) and their role in stone deterioration were preliminary characterized by chemical, biochemical, microbiological, microscopical and surface analysis methods under two climatic seasons (1997). The organic matter and organic carbon and nitrogen were in the range of those reported for other stone buildings, indicating that oligo trophic conditions prevail at Uxmal. Quantitative differences in microbial biomass was higher at indoor section were the organic matter content was the highest and micro-environmental conditions (availability of water and protection to direct sunlight) are more suitable for microbial growth. The microbiological analysis underestimated the microbial biomass, as revealed by biochemical approaches. Nitrate and nitrite-oxidizing, metilotrophic and heterotrophic bacteria and fungi were detected in most surfaces. The heterotrophic bacteria were the most abundant microbial group (microbiological data). However, the chlorophyll profiles and Scanning Electron Microscopy showed that the microalgae are the most abundant colonizers in Uxmal stone buildings. EDAX analysis showed that the most surfaces were covered by an organic layer (cells and exo polymers). Gypsum was found in few samples. The large photo trophic biomass seems to play a role in stone bio deterioration by supporting growth of heterotrophic microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) which are known to produce organic acids leading to calcite dissolution and cations chelation. Further studies are being carried out in order to determine the role of exo polysaccharides which are thought to play a role in chemical degradation of limestone substrates in Uxmal. (Author)

[Tradition, improvisation and modernity in Yucatecan Mayan shamanism: The suhuy art of Juan Cob, h-men of Yaxcabá].

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Boccara, Michel

2017-01-01

Through the history of a Yucatecan Mayan shaman (h-men), this article analyzes the changes and continuities in Yucatecan shamanism and, more specifically, in one of its main functions: tsak, healing. The results presented here are part of fieldwork carried out over 40 years, from 1976 to 2016. The author lives in a community in central Yucatán (Tabi, Sotuta) and has carried out a number of research studies on Yucatecan shamanism in communities in the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Juan Cob, h-men of Yaxcabá, is not only an informant but also the author's friend and neighbor, with whom he has created a number of films.

Chemical constraints of groundwater management in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico

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Back, W.; Lesser, J.M.

1981-01-01

Two critical objectives of water management in the Yucatan are: (1) to develop regional groundwater supplies for an expanding population and tourism based on the Mayan archeological sites and excellent beaches; and (2) to control groundwater pollution in a chemically sensitive system made vulnerable by geologic conditions. The Yucatan peninsula is a coastal plain underlain by permeable limestone and has an annual rainfall of more than 1000 mm. Such a setting should provide abundant supplies of water; however, factors of climate and hydrogeology have combined to form a hydrologic system with chemical boundaries that decrease the amount of available fresh water. Management of water resources has long had a major influence on the cultural and economic development of the Yucatan. The Mayan culture of the northern Yucatan developed by extensive use of groundwater. The religion was water-oriented and the Mayan priests prayed to Chac, the water god, for assistance in water management primarily to decrease the severity of droughts. The Spaniards arrived in 1517 and augmented the supplies by digging wells, which remained the common practice for more than 300 years. Many wells now have been abandoned because of serious problems of pollution resulting from the use of a sewage disposal well adjacent to each supply well. The modern phase of water management began in 1959 when the Secretari??a de Recursos Hidra??ulicos (S.R.H.) was charged with the responsibility for both scientific investigations and development programmes for water-supply and sewage-disposal systems for cities, villages and islands. ?? 1981.

Alcohol in Mayan Guatemala: consumption, distribution, production and composition of cuxa.

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Kanteres, Fotis; Lachenmeier, Dirk W; Rehm, Jürgen

2009-05-01

To describe the consumption, distribution, production and chemical composition of alcohol, including cuxa (pronounced 'coo sha'), in Nahualá, a highland Mayan municipality in Guatemala. Cuxa is a sugarcane-derived spirit, in part produced clandestinely, that has been distributed in the community for several decades. Key informant interviews with alcohol distributors and consumers, cuxa producers and health professionals, as well as analyses of questionnaires from a sample of 47 spouses who came to the local health centre for problems related to their husband's drinking. Sampling and chemical analysis of cuxa from 12 of 13 identified sales points in the head-town of Nahualá and its nearby settlements (10 km radius). Fieldwork was conducted between November 2007 and March 2008. Alcohol consumption was found to be integrated culturally in this community. The overall drinking culture was marked by irregular heavy drinking occasions, especially around market days, with substantial inebriation and health problems, especially among street inhabiting drinkers. Cuxa contributed to these problems, and cuxa drinking was socially stigmatized. Cuxa was produced both clandestinely and industrially, and sold legally by taverns and illegally by clandestine distributors. The alcoholic strength of the samples was typically between 17 and 19% vol.; clandestinely produced cuxa samples showed acetaldehyde contamination. Measures should be taken to reduce the harm associated with alcohol in this community, including efforts to reduce acetaldehyde levels in cuxa.

Archeological Investigations in the Truscott Reservoir Area. King and Knox Counties, Texas,

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1978-06-01

postdate the deposit. Collections consist of an upper molar of Equus sp., two di’stal epiphyses of metapodials of Bison sp., a glenoid fossa of a...includes two lower molars of Equus sp., a fragment of a jaw condyle, and a rib fragment. Since very little material was found at any of these sites, and...Archeological Survey Report No. 6. Austin. 364 McCormick, Olin F. 1976 The Archaic Period in North Central Texas. In The Texas Archaic: A Symposium, edited

Jaguars on the move: modeling movement to mitigate fragmentation from road expansion in the Mayan Forests

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Colchero, Fernando; Conde, Dalia Amor; Manterola, Carlos

2011-01-01

Road-induced habitat fragmentation is one of the greatest threats to large carnivores. Wildlife passes have been used to reduce fragmentation by mitigating the effects of roads as barriers to animal movement. However, direct observations of animals crossing roads are extremely rare and thus......-telemetry and GPS data to infer the movement behavior of jaguars Panthera onca as a response to vegetation, roads and human population density in the Mayan Forests of Mexico and Guatemala. We used the results of the model to simulate jaguars moving along a road that bisects the major reserve system in the area....... The aim of the simulations was to identify suitable locations for wildlife passes. We found that jaguars move preferentially to undisturbed forests and that females avoid moving close to roads and to areas with even low levels of human occupation. Males also avoid roads, but to a lesser degree, and appear...

L’habitation maya The Mayan Dwelling: Spaces, Boundaries and a Few Passageways

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Helios Figuerola

2012-12-01

Full Text Available En ce début de recherche qui met en œuvre informations archéologiques, épigraphiques et ethnologiques, nous proposons certains arguments montrant une continuité linguistique et conceptuelle de l’habitation maya en tant qu’espace délimité. Les frontières visibles et invisibles qui ferment ou fractionnent son espace temporairement ou durablement semblent assez similaires dans les diverses régions et époques envisagées. À travers l’accueil des personnes étrangères à l’intérieur du groupe domestique, nous voyons en outre apparaître des séries de frontières séparant des lieux internes, tout autant qu’elles sont des lieux de passage.In this preliminary research, which makes use of archaeological, epigraphic and ethnological information, we present certain arguments showing a linguistic and conceptual continuity in the Mayan dwelling as a delimited space. The visible and invisible boundaries that temporarily or permanently enclose or divide up its space seem quite similar in the various regions and periods considered. Through their way of welcoming outsiders into the domestic group, a series of boundaries appear, which also serve as passage ways.

Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) chetumalensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Camallanidae) from the Mayan sea catfish, Ariopsis assimilis, off the Caribbean coast of México.

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González-Solís, David; Moravec, Frantisek; Vidal-Martínez, Victor M

2002-08-01

Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) chetumalensis n. sp. is described from the stomach and intestine of the Mayan sea catfish Ariopsis assimilis (Günther, 1864), from the Bay of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México. It is characterized by bifurcate deirids; males have 3 pairs of preanal papillae, 6 pairs of postanal papillae, 2 pairs of transverse elongate adanal papillae surrounding the cloacal aperture, wide caudal alae, spicules of unequal length, and a gubernaculum, and females have a rounded tail bearing a digit-like process terminating in 2 spines. This is the seventh Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) species reported from fishes in Mexico and the first one recorded in sea catfishes of the Ariidae.

Human spiruridiasis due to Physaloptera spp. (Nematoda: Physalopteridae in a grave of the Shahr-e Sukhteh archeological site of the Bronze Age (2800–2500 BC in Iran

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Makki Mahsasadat

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Evidence of rare human helminthiasis in paleoparasitological records is scarce. we report here the finding of Physaloptera spp. eggs in a soil sample collected in the pelvic and sacrum bones area of a skeleton excavated from a grave of Shahr-e Sukhteh archeological site dating back to the Bronze Age. The site is located in southeastern Iran and has attracted the attention of numerous archeological teams owing to its vast expanse and diverse archeological findings since 1997. The spirurid nematodes Physaloptera spp. are rarely the cause of human helminthiasis nowadays, but this infection might not have been so rare in ancient populations such as those in the Shahr-e Sukhteh. Out of 320 skeletons analyzed in this study, only one parasitized individual was detected. This surprising result led us to suspect the role of nematophagous fungi and other taphonomic processes in possible false-negative results. This is the first paleoparasitological study on human remains in this archeological site and the first record of ancient human physalopterosis in the Middle East.

Study of decorated archeological ceramics by micro X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

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Papadopoulou, D.; Sakalis, A.; Merousis, N.; Tsirliganis, N.C.

2007-01-01

Micro-X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF) spectrometry is an analytical technique that is especially suitable for the study of archeological findings since it is non-destructive, rapid, universal, versatile and multi-elemental. In the present work a compact portable μ-XRF spectrometer was used to characterize decorated sherds of Neolithic pottery from Polyplatanos, North Greece. The sherds were divided into four decorative groups (crusted, classic Dimini, cream on red, and black on red) and the characterization was focused on the determination of certain major, minor and trace elements (Si, K, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni) on the decorated surface and in the clay body. The aim of this characterization was to supplement and confirm archeological information regarding the origin of the artifacts and the manufacturing techniques used for their production. The most predominant chemical elements were determined, and representative ratios (Ca/K, Fe/Mn) were calculated and compared for each individual sample group. The crusted samples and the cream on red samples showed higher concentrations of Ca in the white-crusted surface in comparison with the clay body while Fe was the predominant element in the red decorated surface. The analysis of the samples of classic Dimini, revealed higher concentrations of Mn in the black painted surfaces and higher Ca content in the light-coloured clay bodies. Finally, most samples of the black on red group present high concentrations of Mn in their decoration surface. Zn and Ni were also detected in this group in contrast with the remaining groups

Infection by anisakid nematodes contracaecum spp. in the Mayan cichlid fish 'Cichlasoma (Nandopsis)' urophthalmus (Gunther 1862).

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Bergmann, Gaddy T; Motta, Philip J

2004-04-01

Larval nematodes that parasitize the Mayan cichlid fish 'Cichlasoma (Nandopsis)' urophthalmus (Günther 1862) in southern Florida were identified as Contracaecum spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae, Anisakinae). The objective of this study was to determine whether infection intensity and prevalence of these parasites differ between a brackish water and freshwater habitat or through ontogeny in the freshwater habitat only. The nematodes were removed from the abdominal cavity of the fishes and counted. Infection intensity was compared between habitats using analysis of covariance and evaluated through ontogeny using Spearman rank order correlation. Prevalence was compared between habitats and between adults and juveniles from the freshwater habitat using a z-test. Although infection intensity did not differ between habitats, infection prevalence was greater at the freshwater site (FWS). Both the prevalence and intensity of nematode infection increased through ontogeny at the FWS, and no nematode was found in fishes that were smaller than 93 mm standard length. Thus, the parasites appear to accumulate during the lifetime of the fishes.

Determination of the utility of remote sensing data for land use/cover analysis in the lower Appalachia region: Assessing the utility of remote sensing data for archeological site recognition

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Weber, N. V.

1983-01-01

Thematic Mapper Simulator (TMS) data were gathered by NASA/ERL over a portion of the lower Ohio River and the middle Mississippi River valleys on April 11, 1982. CIR imagery accompanied the 10 and 30 meter resolution TMS data sets. This area is somewhat unique archeologically as there exists a concentration of sites with major features such as mounds, earthworks, and villages. It was the primary purpose of this study to determine the utility of TMS data in identifying signatures which are distinctly archeological. TMS data were processed using the NASA/ERL software package ELAS. No signatures that were distinctly archeological were detected, due in large part to the complexity of the land cover and land use practices. However, as more sophisticated classification techniques were employed, the classes which were related to archeological features were narrowed. TMS data could certainly be of assistance to a trained archeologist/interpreter in narrowing an area which has to be field-surveyed as anomalous features can be recognized within a particular environmental context.

Artisanal alcohol production in Mayan Guatemala: Chemical safety evaluation with special regard to acetaldehyde contamination

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Kanteres, Fotis; Rehm, Juergen; Lachenmeier, Dirk W.

2009-01-01

There is a lack of knowledge regarding the composition, production, distribution, and consumption of artisanal alcohol, particularly in the developing world. In Nahuala, an indigenous Mayan municipality located in highland Guatemala, heavy alcohol consumption appears to have had a significant negative impact on health, a major role in cases of violence and domestic abuse, and a link to street habitation. Cuxa, an artisanally, as well as commercially produced sugarcane alcohol, is widely consumed by heavy drinkers in this community. Cuxa samples from all distribution points in the community were obtained and chemically analyzed for health-relevant constituents and contaminants including methanol, acetaldehyde, higher alcohols, and metals. From those, only acetaldehyde was confirmed to be present in unusually high levels (up to 126 g/hl of pure alcohol), particularly in samples that were produced clandestinely. Acetaldehyde has been evaluated as 'possibly carcinogenic' and has also been identified as having significant human exposure in a recent risk assessment. This study explores the reasons for the elevated levels of acetaldehyde, through both sampling and analyses of raw and intermediary products of cuxa production, as well as interviews from producers of the clandestine alcohol. For further insight, we experimentally produced this alcohol in our laboratory, based on the directions provided by the producers, as well as materials from the town itself. Based on these data, the origin of the acetaldehyde contamination appears to be due to chemical changes induced during processing, with the major causative factors consisting of poor hygiene, aerobic working conditions, and inadequate yeast strains, compounded by flawed distillation methodology that neglects separation of the first fractions of the distillate. These results indicate a preventable public health concern for consumers, which can be overcome through education about good manufacturing practices, as well

Artisanal alcohol production in Mayan Guatemala: Chemical safety evaluation with special regard to acetaldehyde contamination

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Kanteres, Fotis [Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), 33 Russell Street, ARF 2035, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 2 S1 (Canada); Rehm, Juergen [Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), 33 Russell Street, ARF 2035, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 2 S1 (Canada); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5T 3 M7 (Canada); Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, TU Dresden, Chemnitzer Strasse 46, D-01187 Dresden (Germany); Lachenmeier, Dirk W., E-mail: Lachenmeier@web.de [Chemisches und Veterinaeruntersuchungsamt (CVUA) Karlsruhe, Weissenburger Strasse 3, D-76187 Karlsruhe (Germany)

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There is a lack of knowledge regarding the composition, production, distribution, and consumption of artisanal alcohol, particularly in the developing world. In Nahuala, an indigenous Mayan municipality located in highland Guatemala, heavy alcohol consumption appears to have had a significant negative impact on health, a major role in cases of violence and domestic abuse, and a link to street habitation. Cuxa, an artisanally, as well as commercially produced sugarcane alcohol, is widely consumed by heavy drinkers in this community. Cuxa samples from all distribution points in the community were obtained and chemically analyzed for health-relevant constituents and contaminants including methanol, acetaldehyde, higher alcohols, and metals. From those, only acetaldehyde was confirmed to be present in unusually high levels (up to 126 g/hl of pure alcohol), particularly in samples that were produced clandestinely. Acetaldehyde has been evaluated as 'possibly carcinogenic' and has also been identified as having significant human exposure in a recent risk assessment. This study explores the reasons for the elevated levels of acetaldehyde, through both sampling and analyses of raw and intermediary products of cuxa production, as well as interviews from producers of the clandestine alcohol. For further insight, we experimentally produced this alcohol in our laboratory, based on the directions provided by the producers, as well as materials from the town itself. Based on these data, the origin of the acetaldehyde contamination appears to be due to chemical changes induced during processing, with the major causative factors consisting of poor hygiene, aerobic working conditions, and inadequate yeast strains, compounded by flawed distillation methodology that neglects separation of the first fractions of the distillate. These results indicate a preventable public health concern for consumers, which can be overcome through education about good manufacturing practices

Partial characterisation of digestive proteases of the Mayan cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus.

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Cuenca-Soria, C A; Álvarez-González, C A; Ortiz-Galindo, J L; Nolasco-Soria, H; Tovar-Ramírez, D; Guerrero-Zárate, R; Castillo-Domínguez, A; Perera-García, M A; Hernández-Gómez, R; Gisbert, E

2014-06-01

The characterisation of digestive proteases in native freshwater fish such as the Mayan cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus provides scientific elements that may be used to design balanced feed that matches with the digestive capacity of the fish. The purpose of this study was to characterise the digestive proteases, including the effect of the pH and the temperature on enzyme activity and stability, as well as the effect of inhibitors using multienzymatic extracts of the stomach and intestine of C. urophthalmus juveniles. Results showed that the optimum activities of the acid and alkaline proteases occurred at pH values of 3 and 9, respectively, whereas their optimum temperatures were 55 and 65 °C, respectively. The acid proteases were most stable at pH values of 2–3 and at temperatures of 35–45 °C, whereas the alkaline proteases were most stable at pH values of 6–9 and at 25–55 °C. The inhibition assays recorded a residual activity of 4% with pepstatin A for the acid proteases. The inhibition of the alkaline proteases was greater than 80% with TPCK, TLCK, EDTA and ovalbumin, and of 60 and 43.8% with PMSF and SBT1, respectively. The results obtained in this study make it possible to state that C. urophthalmus has a sufficiently complete digestive enzyme machinery to degrade food items characteristic of an omnivorous fish species, although specimens showed a tendency to carnivory.

Climate change and archaeology in Mesoamerica

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Beach, Timothy

2016-03-01

I first encountered Mesoamerican paleoclimate in a graduate seminar taught by Herb Wright, Jr. in Geology at the University of Minnesota in 1984. Herb passed away in 2015 at 98 after decades of studying paleoclimate and many other aspects of Quaternary studies. In 1984 there were few Maya paleoclimate studies, and a Science article on Mayan Urbanism by Deevey et al. (1979) was still current. Mark Brenner was one of the authors of that piece and he has been constant over these decades, appearing again as a coauthor of two articles in this issue. Several recent articles have noted the expansion in Maya climate studies from the perspectives of Climate Science, to Paleotempestology, and to Archeology (Douglas et al., in this issue;Beach et al., 2015; Luzzadder-Beach et al., in press). This special issue grew out of the recognition of that explosion of studies and the need to bring some important current findings together in one issue. This special issue does that by incorporating new reviews and specific studies that help us refine the trends of climate change and the drivers of climate and their connections to what we know of human history and archeology in the region.

Plasma cleaning and analysis of archeological artefacts from Sipán

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Saettone, E. A. O.; da Matta, J. A. S.; Alva, W.; Chubaci, J. F. O.; Fantini, M. C. A.; Galvão, R. M. O.; Kiyohara, P.; Tabacniks, M. H.

2003-04-01

A novel procedure using plasma sputtering in an electron-cyclotron-resonance device has been applied to clean archeological MOCHE artefacts, unearthed at the Royal Tombs of Sipán. After successful cleaning, the pieces were analysed by a variety of complementary techniques, namely proton-induced x-ray emission, Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy. With these techniques, it has been possible to not only determine the profiles of the gold and silver surface layers, but also to detect elements that may be relevant to explain the gilding techniques skillfully developed by the metal smiths of the MOCHE culture.

Human papillomavirus 13 in a Mexican Mayan community with multifocal epithelial hyperplasia: could saliva be involved in household transmission?

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Lopez-Villanueva, Maria Eugenia; Conde-Ferráez, Laura; Ayora-Talavera, Guadalupe; Cerón-Espinosa, Jose D; González-Losa, Maria del Refugio

2011-01-01

Multifocal epithelial hyperplasia (MEH) is a disease of the oral mucosa. Human papillomaviruses 13 and 32 have been detected in these lesions. We describe the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of patients with MEH in a rural community in the Mayan area of Mexico with 53 cases and 54 controls. Clinical and epidemiological data were collected through a direct interview. Oral cell samples were collected with a cytobrush. Subjects collected their own saliva sample in a sterile bottle. All samples were tested for HPV 13 and 32 by polymerase chain reaction using specific primers. Of the 53 patients and 54 healthy subjects, 56% were < 12 years old, 25% were males and 75% females. Evolution of the lesions was between two months and 17 years. The lesions affected lips, jugal mucosa, and tongue, 96% had multiple lesions. From 53 patients, fifty samples of oral cells and 31 samples of saliva were analyzed. HPV 13 was detected in 100% oral cell and 100% saliva samples studied. 16 healthy subjects were HVP 13 positive. A highly significant association of HPV 13 infection and MEH was found, as determined by chi square test (p = 0.00) Household transmission of HPV 13 may happen through saliva and the shared use of contaminated objects.

National Register Testing of 19 Prehistoric Archeological Sites on Fort Hood, Texas: The 1995 Season

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1999-07-01

arboreal species include ash (Fraxinus sp.), redbud (Cercis canadensis), hack- berry (Celtis sp.), Texas persimmon ( Diospyros texana), and Mexican...from flotation of hearth fill were identified as Celtis sp. nutlets, woody legume, Rosaceae wood, and Diospyros virginiana wood, the latter...early 1990s. For consistency, all of their studies have focused on a single genus , Rabdotus sp., that is abundant in the archeological deposits at

SAMAC Analytical Notes II: preliminary results of x-ray fluorescence analysis of archeological materials from southeastern Utah

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Snow, D.H.; Fullbright, H.J.

1977-02-01

A series of prehistoric potsherds, local clay samples, and possible tempering materials from archeological excavations in southeastern Utah have been examined by x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. The results obtained for this small sampling demonstrate the usefulness of the technique in characterizing the clays, the potsherd pastes, and the decorative pigments

Why archeological tourism does not work?: Evidence from two discoveries in Kosovo

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Mulaj, Isa

2014-01-01

This paper brings the evidence about two unique archeological discoveries in Kosovo: i) Fingerprints in a rock from Pleistocene period; and ii) the Star of David, the Flower of Life, the Tree of Life, and “Eye of the Masonry” found together engraved in a marble stone 1 meter long and 30 centimeters wide. The carbon test (C14) of the latter puts the age of the engravings circa 2 500 BCE. It was found by the Author in 2013, located in the coordinate 42o48’41.50”N 20o34’16.00” E, 400 metres away...

Gold mining on Mayan-Mam territory: social unravelling, discord and distress in the Western highlands of Guatemala.

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Caxaj, C Susana; Berman, Helene; Varcoe, Colleen; Ray, Susan L; Restoulec, Jean-Paul

2014-06-01

This article examines the influence of a large-scale mining operation on the health of the community of San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Guatemala. An anti-colonial narrative approach informed by participatory action research principles was employed. Data collection included focus groups and one-on-one interviews from August to November of 2011. Over this period, we interviewed 15 Mam Mayan men and 41 women (n = 56) between the ages of 18 and 64 including health care workers, educators, spiritual leaders, agricultural workers and previous mine employees from 13 villages within the municipality. Participants' accounts pointed to community health experiences of social unravelling characterized by overlapping narratives of a climate of fear and discord and embodied expressions of distress. These findings reveal the interconnected mechanisms by which local mining operations influenced the health of the community, specifically, by introducing new threats to the safety and mental wellbeing of local residents. Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

An Archeological Survey in the Gypsum Breaks on the Elm Fork of the Red River,

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1979-01-01

Pumpkin Creek in Love County, Oklahoma. The projectile points resemble Meserve, Milnesand, Plainview, Plainview golondrina, Scottsbluff, in addition to...in this survey corresponds to the criteria or factors proposed by Bell and Gettys (n.d.). 1. Size-Area of occupation 7. Degree of preservation 2. Depth...Archeological Survey. Norman. Wyckoff, Don G. and Lyonel Taylor 1971 The Pumpkin Creek Site: An Early Archaic Camp on the Southern Plains Border. Plains

A case of zootherapy with the tarantula Brachypelma vagans Ausserer, 1875 in traditional medicine of the Chol Mayan ethnic group in Mexico

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Rojo Roberto

2011-03-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background In practically every human culture, the use of arthropods as medicinal resources has been reported. In Mexico, the Mayan people mainly use plants but occasionally also animals and minerals in their medicine. This article is the first to report the traditional use of the tarantula Brachypelma vagans by medicine men in the Chol community, an ancient indigenous group that inhabits the southeastern part of Mexico. We also describe the utility of such arachnids in traditional medicine. Methods This study was carried out in different Chol communities in the states of Chiapas and Campeche (southeastern Mexico from 2003 until 2007. We interviewed the local medicine men, patients and non-Chol people in each village visited to collect information about the rituals involved and the effectiveness of this traditional medicine and also their opinion of this traditional medicine. Results In all independent villages, the people who present an illness called 'aire de tarantula' or tarantula wind with symptoms including chest pain, coughing and asthma, were treated by the medicine man (called 'hierbatero' with a tarantula-based beverage. From village to village, the beverage has a similar base composition but some variations occur in additional ingredients depending on the individual medicine man. Like in all traditional Mayan medicine, the ritual of the ceremony consists of drinking the tarantula-based beverage and this is principally accompanied by chants and burning of incense. Conclusions The recipe of the tarantula-based beverage and the procedure of this ritual ceremony were fairly constant in all the villages visited. Our work shows that despite the tarantula's bad image in several cultures, in others positive use is made of these spiders, as in modern medicine.

EFFECTIVE DETECTION OF SUB-SURFACE ARCHEOLOGICAL FEATURES FROM LASER SCANNING POINT CLOUDS AND IMAGERY DATA

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A. Fryskowska

2017-08-01

Full Text Available The archaeological heritage is non-renewable, and any invasive research or other actions leading to the intervention of mechanical or chemical into the ground lead to the destruction of the archaeological site in whole or in part. For this reason, modern archeology is looking for alternative methods of non-destructive and non-invasive methods of new objects identification. The concept of aerial archeology is relation between the presence of the archaeological site in the particular localization, and the phenomena that in the same place can be observed on the terrain surface form airborne platform. One of the most appreciated, moreover, extremely precise, methods of such measurements is airborne laser scanning. In research airborne laser scanning point cloud with a density of 5 points/sq. m was used. Additionally unmanned aerial vehicle imagery data was acquired. Test area is located in central Europe. The preliminary verification of potentially microstructures localization was the creation of digital terrain and surface models. These models gave an information about the differences in elevation, as well as regular shapes and sizes that can be related to the former settlement/sub-surface feature. The paper presents the results of the detection of potentially sub-surface microstructure fields in the forestry area.

Effective Detection of Sub-Surface Archeological Features from Laser Scanning Point Clouds and Imagery Data

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Fryskowska, A.; Kedzierski, M.; Walczykowski, P.; Wierzbicki, D.; Delis, P.; Lada, A.

2017-08-01

The archaeological heritage is non-renewable, and any invasive research or other actions leading to the intervention of mechanical or chemical into the ground lead to the destruction of the archaeological site in whole or in part. For this reason, modern archeology is looking for alternative methods of non-destructive and non-invasive methods of new objects identification. The concept of aerial archeology is relation between the presence of the archaeological site in the particular localization, and the phenomena that in the same place can be observed on the terrain surface form airborne platform. One of the most appreciated, moreover, extremely precise, methods of such measurements is airborne laser scanning. In research airborne laser scanning point cloud with a density of 5 points/sq. m was used. Additionally unmanned aerial vehicle imagery data was acquired. Test area is located in central Europe. The preliminary verification of potentially microstructures localization was the creation of digital terrain and surface models. These models gave an information about the differences in elevation, as well as regular shapes and sizes that can be related to the former settlement/sub-surface feature. The paper presents the results of the detection of potentially sub-surface microstructure fields in the forestry area.

Application of FTIR spectroscopy to the characterization of archeological wood.

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Traoré, Mohamed; Kaal, Joeri; Martínez Cortizas, Antonio

2016-01-15

Two archeological wood samples were studied by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (FTIR-ATR) spectroscopy. They originate from a shipwreck in Ribadeo Bay in the northwest of Spain and from a beam wood of an old nave of the Cathedral of Segovia in the central Spain. Principal component analysis was applied to the transposed data matrix (samples as columns and spectral bands as rows) of 43 recorded spectra (18 in the shipwreck and 25 in the beam wood). The results showed differences between the two samples, with a larger proportion of carbohydrates and smaller proportion of lignin in the beam than in the shipwreck wood. Within the beam wood, lignin content was significantly lower in the recent than the old tree rings (P=0.005). These variations can be attributed to species differences between the two woods (oak and pine respectively), with a mixture of guaiacyl and syringyl in hardwood lignin, whereas softwood lignin consists almost exclusively of guaiacyl moieties. The influence of environmental conditions on the FTIR fingerprint was probably reflected by enhanced oxidation of lignin in aerated conditions (beam wood) and hydrolysis of carbohydrates in submerged-anoxic conditions (shipwreck wood). Molecular characterization by analytical pyrolysis of selected samples from each wood type confirmed the interpretation of the mechanisms behind the variability in wood composition obtained by the FTIR-ATR. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Intensive archeological survey of a potential independent spent fuel storage facility, Savannah River Plant, Aiken and Barnwell Counties, South Carolina. Research manuscript series 141

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Hanson, G.T.; Brooks, R.D.

1978-12-01

Purpose of this survey of the proposed ISFSF area in the SRP area was to provide a complete inventory and evaluation of the archeological resources within the 550-acre parcel. Eight previously unrecorded sites were found during the survey, with only one occurring within the main construction area. Three sites showed evidence of prehistoric occupations while the remaining sites were attributable to the historic period. Only three sites were considered to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. It is recommended that the construction area for ISFSF be cleared for archeological purposes and that the three eligible sites be mitigated from any adverse effects

Survey of black howler (Alouatta pigra) and spider (Ateles geoffroyi) monkeys in the Mayan sites of Calakmul and Yaxchilán, Mexico and Tikal, Guatemala.

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Estrada, Alejandro; Luecke, Leandra; Van Belle, Sarie; Barrueta, Emilio; Meda, Marleny Rosales

2004-01-01

Surveys of populations of spider and howler monkeys were conducted at the Mayan sites of Calakmul and Yaxchilán, Mexico and Tikal, Guatemala. The forests in which these sites are found are part of the largest landmass of tropical rain forests present in Mesoamerica, encompassing about 4 million ha. Triangulation of monkey vocalization combined with ground surveys was used to determine the presence of howler and spider monkey groups. Howler monkey mean troop size at these sites varied from 6.6+/-2.1 individuals in Yaxchilán to 7.5+/-1.9 in Calakmul to 8.7+/-2.2 in Tikal. Density estimates varied from 12.8 individuals/km(2 )in Yaxchilán to 15.2 individuals/km(2 )in Calakmul to 17.8 individuals/km(2 )in Tikal. Mean spider monkey subgroup size varied from 4.7+/-2.6 individuals in Tikal to 5.6+/-3.0 individuals in Yaxchilán to 7.7+/-3.8 individuals in Calakmul. Spider monkey density varied from 17.0 individuals/km(2 )in Yaxchilán to 17.2 individuals/km(2 )in Calakmul to 56.4 individuals/km(2 )in Tikal. All sightings of both howler and spider monkeys at the three sites were in undisturbed rain forest vegetation and spider monkeys in general were more frequently sighted at higher tree heights than howlers. We discuss the value of further acquiring data on howler and spider monkey populations existing in extensive forest tracts and on the conservation value for both primate species of the forests surrounding the Mayan ruins found in this area of Mesoamerica.

An Exploration of the Effectiveness of Product Archeology in an Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum: What Can a Five-Hour Curriculum Do?

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Okudan Kremer, Gül E.; Simpson, Timothy W.; Ashour, Omar M.

2013-01-01

In this paper, we present our efforts in embedding product archeology inspired curricula into two engineering courses along with assessment results. The assessment focuses on the effectiveness of the embedded curricula in enhancing students' understanding on the global, societal, environmental, and economic (GSEE) implications of engineering…

3D DOCUMENTATION OF ARCHEOLOGICAL REMAINS IN THE UNDERWATER PARK OF BAIAE

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F. Bruno

2015-04-01

Full Text Available This paper presents some experimentations, which have been conducted in the submerged archeological Park of Baiae, aimed to identify the problems related to the underwater 3D documentation process. The first test has been addressed to verify if a dense stereo mapping technique, usually employed in terrestrial and aerial applications, might be employed in critical underwater conditions by assessing the influence of different factors on the results. In the second test, the accuracy of the 3D model obtained through this technique has been evaluated. The third test deals with the geo-localization of the 3D models, conducted by merging the optical and acoustic data, through a multi-resolution bathymetric map of the site as a reference.

Matte Svart Kristiansen & Kate Giles (eds., Dwellings, Identities and Homes. European Housing Culture from the Viking Age to the Renaissance (Hojbjerg: Jutland Archeological Society, 2014

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2016-03-01

Full Text Available Book review of: Matte Svart Kristiansen & Kate Giles (eds., Dwellings, Identities and Homes. European Housing Culture from the Viking Age to the Renaissance (Hojbjerg: Jutland Archeological Society, 2014

Imaging of the human tooth cementum ultrastructure of archeological teeth, using hard x-ray microtomography to determine age-at-death and stress periods

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Mani-Caplazi, Gabriela; Schulz, Georg; Deyhle, Hans; Hotz, Gerhard; Vach, Werner; Wittwer-Backofen, Ursula; Müller, Bert

2017-09-01

Tooth cementum annulation (TCA) is used by anthropologists to decipher age-at-death and stress periods based on yearly deposited incremental lines (ILs). The destructive aspect of the TCA method, which requires cutting the tooth root in sections to display the ILs, using transmission light microscopy, can be problematic for archeological teeth, and so a non-invasive imaging technique is preferred. The purpose of this study is to evaluate conventional micro computed tomography (μCT) and synchrotron radiation-based X-ray micro computed tomography (SRμCT) as a non-destructive technique to explore the tooth cementum ultrastructure and to display ILs. Seven archeological teeth from the Basel- Spitalfriedhof collection (patients died between 1845 and 1868 in the city hospital) were selected for the μCT experiments. This collection is considered a unique worldwide reference series in the anthropological science community, due to the high level of documented life history data in the medical files and the additionally collected and verified birth history by genealogists. The results demonstrate that the conventional μCT is complementary to the SRμCT allowing to prescreen the teeth using conventional μCT to identify the appropriate specimens and areas for the SRμCT measurements. SRμCT displayed cementum ring structure corresponding to the ILs in the microscope view in archeological teeth in a non-invasive fashion with the potential for more accurate assessments of ILs compared to conventional techniques. The ILs were mainly clearly visible, and it was possible to count them for age-at-death assessment and identify qualitatively irregular ILs which could constitute stress markers.

Chemical Mapping of Paleontological and Archeological Artifacts with Synchrotron X-Rays

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Bergmann, Uwe; Manning, Phillip L.; Wogelius, Roy A.

2012-07-01

The application of the recently developed synchrotron rapid scanning X-ray fluorescence (SRS-XRF) technique to the mapping of large objects is the focus of this review. We discuss the advantages of SRS-XRF over traditional systems and the use of other synchrotron radiation (SR) techniques to provide corroborating spectroscopic and diffraction analyses during the same analytical session. After reviewing routine techniques used to analyze precious specimens, we present several case studies that show how SR-based methods have been successfully applied in archeology and paleontology. For example, SRS-XRF imaging of a seventh-century Qur'ān palimpsest and an overpainted original opera score from Luigi Cherubini is described. We also review the recent discovery of soft-tissue residue in fossils of Archaeopteryx and an ancient reptile, as well as work that has successfully resolved the remnants of pigment in Confuciusornis sanctus, a 120-million-year-old fossil of the oldest documented bird with a fully derived avian beak.

X-ray fluorescence analysis with micro glass beads using milligram-scale siliceous samples for archeology and geochemistry

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Ichikawa, Shintaro, E-mail: sichi@meiji.ac.jp [Organization for the Strategic Coordination of Research and Intellectual Properties, Meiji University, Kawasaki 214-8571 (Japan); Nakamura, Toshihiro [Department of Applied Chemistry, Meiji University, Kawasaki 214-8571 (Japan)

2014-06-01

A micro glass bead technique was developed to assay precious siliceous samples for geochemical and archeological analyses. The micro-sized (approximately 3.5 mm in diameter and 0.8 mm in height) glass beads were prepared by mixing and fusing 1.1 mg of the powdered sample and 11.0 mg of the alkali lithium tetraborate flux for wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence determination of major oxides (Na{sub 2}O, MgO, Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, SiO{sub 2}, P{sub 2}O{sub 5}, K{sub 2}O, CaO, TiO{sub 2}, MnO, and total Fe{sub 2}O{sub 3}). The preparation parameters, including temperature and agitation during the fusing process, were optimized for the use of a commercial platinum crucible rather than a custom-made crucible. The procedure allows preparation of minute sample amounts of siliceous samples using conventional fusing equipment. Synthetic calibration standards were prepared by compounding chemical reagents such as oxides, carbonates, and diphosphates. Calibration curves showed good linearity with r values > 0.997, and the lower limits of detection were in the 10s to 100s of μg g{sup −1} range (e.g., 140 μg g{sup −1} for Na{sub 2}O, 31 μg g{sup −1} for Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, and 8.9 μg g{sup −1} for MnO). Using the present method, we determined ten major oxides in igneous rocks, stream sediments, ancient potteries, and obsidian. This was applicable to siliceous samples with various compositions, because of the excellent agreement between the analytical and recommended values of six geochemical references. This minimal-scale analysis may be available for precious and limited siliceous samples (e.g., rock, sand, soil, sediment, clay, and archeological ceramics) in many fields such as archeology and geochemistry. - Highlights: • X-ray fluorescence determination of major oxides was performed using 1.1 mg of sample. • Preparation and measurement techniques of the XRF micro glass bead specimen were optimized. • Calibration curves using synthetic standards showed good

A new cryptogonimid (Digenea) from the Mayan cichlid, Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae), in several localities of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico.

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Razo-Mendivil, Ulises; Rosas-Valdez, Rogelio; Pérez-Ponce de León, Gerardo

2008-12-01

Oligogonotylus mayae n.sp. is described from the intestine of the Mayan cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Günther) in Ría Lagartos, Ría Celestún, and Estero Progreso, Yucatán State. This is the second species described for Oligogonotylus Watson, 1976, the other being O.manteri Watson, 1976. The new species is readily distinguished from O. manteri by the anterior extension of the vitelline follicles. In O. Manteri, Vitelline follicles are found entirely in the hindbody, extending posteriorly to mid-testicular level. Vitelline follicles in the new species extend from teh anterior margin of posterior testis to the region between the bentral sucker and the pharynx. comparison of approximately 1,850 bases of ribosomal DNA (ITS1, ITS2, 5.8S, and 28S), and 400 bases of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) strongly supports the status of O. mayae as a new species, as compared to O. manteri collected from cichlids in other localities of Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.

Antigüedades portátiles: transportes, ruinas y comunicaciones en la arqueología del siglo XIX Portable antiquities: transportation, ruins, and communications in nineteenth-century archeology

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Irina Podgorny

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Full Text Available En este trabajo presentamos un problema de la arqueología del siglo XIX: la transformación de las ruinas de la antigüedad americana en evidencia científica. Tomando el caso de la exploración arqueológica de Palenque luego de la independencia centroamericana y mexicana, analizaremos los intentos por hacer portátil las ruinas de una ciudad hallada en la selva a fines del siglo XVIII, analizando algunos de los medios creados y utilizados para resolver su transporte.The article addresses an issue in nineteenth-century archeology: the transformation of ancient American ruins into scientific evidence. It focuses specifically on the case of Palenque, a city discovered in the jungle in the late eighteenth century. The archeological exploration of this find, which occurred shortly after Central American and Mexican independence, entailed efforts to make these ruins portable. The article analyzes some of the means devised and used in their transportation.

Rapid qualitative determination of main components in archeological samples by radioisotope-excited X-ray fluorescence analysis

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Shenberg, C.; Boazi, M.

1975-01-01

Archeological specimen were examined by the radioisotope-excited X-ray method to determine their chemical composition. Individual K and L X-rays of Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb, Mo, Ag, In, Sn and Ba were induced by using 241 Am - I and 241 Am- Tm source- target assemblies. A lithium drifted silicone diode coupled to a 400-channel analyzer was used for detection. No sample preparation was required and all the elements were measured simultaneously in 40 min counting time. The use of different targets coupled with only one primary source makes this technique simple, versatile and economical. The target materials are suitable for exciting K and L X-rayd from potassium to uranium. In addition, the targets, as monoenergetic secondary sources, minimize the background effect. (T.G.)

Alloy characterization of a 7th Century BC archeological bronze vase — Overcoming patina constraints using Monte Carlo simulations

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Manso, M. [Laboratório de Instrumentação, Engenharia Biomédica e Fisica da Radiação (LIBPhys-UNL), Departamento de Fisica, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Monte da Caparica (Portugal); Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, Largo da Academia Nacional de Belas-Artes, 1249-058 Lisboa (Portugal); Schiavon, N. [Hercules Laboratory, University of Évora, Palácio do Vimioso,Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora Portugal (Portugal); Queralt, I. [Laboratory of X-ray Analytical Applications, Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera, CSIC, Solé Sabaris s/n, 08028 Barcelona (Spain); Arruda, A.M. [Centro de Arqueologia da Universidade de Lisboa (UNIARQ), Alameda da Universidade, 1600-214 Lisboa (Portugal); Sampaio, J.M. [BioISI — Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal); Brunetti, A., E-mail: brunetti@uniss.it [Department of Political Science and Communication, University of Sassari, Via Piandanna 2, 07100 Sassari (Italy)

2015-05-01

In this work we evaluate the composition of a bronze alloy using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. For this purpose, a 7th Century BC archeological vase from the SW Iberian Peninsula, displaying a well formed corrosion patina was analyzed by means of a portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. Realistic MC simulations of the experimental setup were performed with the XRMC code package which is based on an intensive use of variance-reduction techniques and uses XRAYLIB a constantly updated X-ray library of atomic data. A single layer model was applied for simulating XRF of polished/pristine bronze whereas a two-or-three-layer model was developed for bronze covered respectively by a corrosion patina alone or coupled with a superficial soil derived crust. These simulations took into account corrosion (cerussite (PbCO{sub 3}), cuprite (Cu{sub 2}O), malachite (Cu{sub 2}CO{sub 3}(OH){sub 2}), litharge (PbO)) and soil derived products (goethite (FeO(OH)) and quartz (SiO{sub 2})) identified by means of X-ray diffraction and Raman micro analytical techniques. Results confirm previous research indicating that the XRF/Monte Carlo protocol is well suited when a two-layered model is considered, whereas in areas where the patina + soil derived products' crust is too thick, X-rays from the alloy substrate are not able to exit the sample. Quantitative results based on MC simulations indicate that the vase is made of a lead–bronze alloy: Mn (0.2%), Fe (1.0%), Cu (81.8%), As (0.5%), Ag (0.6%), Sn (8.0%) and Pb (8.0%). - Highlights: • We study an archeological bronze vase with patina corrosion using XRF spectrometry. • The experimental setup is modeled using Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. • Combining MC simulations with XRF it is possible to derive concentrations. • We demonstrated that this is possible without removing the patina.

Radiocarbon ages of archeological remains related with the 13th century Mongol Invasion to Japan. Shell samples collected near Mongolian submerged wrecks located off Takashima, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan

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Nakamura, Toshio

2013-01-01

The shallow sea floor off Takashima, Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture, has been investigated archeologically as a potential site where many fragments of broken Mongolian warships may exist below the sea sediments. It is historically recorded that more than 4,000 Mongolian warships were destroyed by a typhoon during the Mongol Invasion to Japan in 1281. The underwater investigations have been performed since 1980, and a lot of archeological remains related with the invasion have been collected there. Recently a body of submerged wrecks most probably originated from Mongolian warship has been discovered in the 1m-deep horizon of the sea sediment off Takashima. During the survey of the newly discovered warship, shell samples were collected near the ship. Some shells were recognized to be hull-fouling species, which may have grown up on the bottom of Mongolian warship and preserved along with the broken ship in the sea sediment. We have conducted 14 C dating for some shell samples and found out that shells belong to hull-fouling species showed 14 C ages consistent with the time of Mongol Invasion. Some other shells not belonging to hull-fouling species showed younger or older dates as compared with the time of Mongol Invasion. (author)

Centennial and Extreme Climate Variability in the Last 1500 Year from the Belize Central Shelf Lagoon (Central America): Successive Droughts and Floods Linked to the Demise of the Mayan Civilization

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Droxler, A. W.; Agar Cetin, A.; Bentley, S. J.

2014-12-01

This study focuses on the last 1500 yr precipitation record archived in the mixed carbonate/siliciclastic sediments accumulated in the Belize Central Shelf Lagoon, part of the Yucatan Peninsula eastern continental margin, proximal to the land areas where the Mayan Civilization thrived and then abruptly collapsed. This study is mainly based upon the detailed analyses of cores, BZE-RH-SVC-58 and 68, retrieved in 30 and 19 m of water depth from Elbow Caye Lagoon and English Caye Channel, respectively. The core timeframe is well-constrained by AMS radiocarbon dating of benthic foraminifera, Quinqueloculina. Carbonate content was determined by carbonate bomb, particle size fractions with a Malvern Master Sizer 2000 particle size analyzer, and element (Ti, Si, K, Fe, Al, Ca, and Sr) counts via X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF). The variations of elements such as Ti and K counts, and Ti/Al in these two cores have recorded, in the past past 1500 years, the weathering rate variations of the adjacent Maya Mountain, defining alternating periods of high precipitation and droughts, linked to large climate fluctuations and extreme events, highly influenced by the ITCZ latitudinal migration. The CE 800-900 century just preceding the Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA), characterized by unusually low Ti counts and Ti/Al, is interpreted to represent a time of low precipitation and resulting severe droughts in the Yucatan Peninsula, contemporaneous with the Mayan Terminal Classic Collapse. High Ti counts and Ti/Al, although highly variable, during the MCA (CE 900-1350) are interpreted as an unusually warm period characterized by two 100-to-250 years-long intervals of higher precipitation when the number of tropical cyclones peaked. These two intervals of high precipitation during the MCA are separated by a century (CE 1000 -1100) of severe droughts and low tropical storm frequency coinciding with the collapse of Chichen Itza (CE 1040-1100). The Little Ice Age (CE 1350-1850), several centuries

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Stable Isotopic Shifts in Fish Bones from Multiple Archeological Coastal Middens in Penobscot Bay, Maine

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Harris, C.; Johnson, B.; Ambrose, W. G.; Bourque, B.; Dostie, P.; Crowley, E.

2010-12-01

The carbon and nitrogen stable isotope compositions of collagen extracted from well-preserved archeological fish bones has the potential to provide useful information on fish diets and food web dynamics over time. Previous work on the Turner Farm archaeological site in Penobscot Bay, Gulf of Maine, reveals significant shifts in fish diets have occurred since European colonization (post 1620’s). The objective of the present study was to analyze samples from other archaeological sites within Penobscot Bay to characterize the spatial extent of the isotopic shift measured at Turner Farm. Stratified cod, flounder, and sculpin bones were analyzed from eight coastal middens located approximately 50km apart from one another within Penobscot Bay. The bones were sampled from three time horizons (0kya, 0.5-1kya, and 2.2-2.4kya). All bone samples were demineralized in 0.2M HCl at 4°C for 2 to 7 days and then extracted in 0.25M NaOH at 4°C for 1 to 2 hours. After freeze-drying, the bulk isotopic composition of each sample was analyzed using the EA-IRMS. In all stratigraphic horizons analyzed, cod were more enriched in δ13C and δ15N than sculpin, and flounder were the most depleted in δ13C and δ15N . However, the isotopic offsets between the fish species decreased from 2.4kya to the present. The nitrogen isotope composition was relatively constant over time and space for all species, implying that trophic levels for the fishes analyzed have not changed significantly in Penobscot Bay for the last 2,400 years. The carbon isotope composition also appears to be constant spatially in Penobscot Bay, however, the modern signal was more depleted than the paleo signal in all three species. The difference between the modern and paleo δ13C is ~5‰ for cod and flounder, and ~9‰ for sculpin. These shifts may, in part, be explained by decreases in both primary producer and prey species diversity, as kelp forests replace eelgrass beds in the Gulf of Maine.

Escavando a "comunidade internacional": por uma arqueologia do conhecimento metafórico Excavating "international community": toward a metaphorical archeology of knowledge

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2010-12-01

Full Text Available Neste artigo, argumento que metáfora e conceito são nomes para o mesmo tipo de coisa. E, se isso é assim, metáfora é uma metáfora para conceito; conceito é uma metáfora para metáfora. Se assim o é, então o conhecimento é, em geral, metafórico. Uma arqueologia do conhecimento metafórico é uma expressão metafórica para um conjunto de reivindicações e procedimentos concebidos para expor os pressupostos e as associações enterrados, constituindo (e, por meio da constituição, regulando o que pensamos que sabemos. As ressonâncias afetivas e normativas das metáforas relacionadas a "comunidade" se remetem a um profundo anseio em um mundo onde as comunidades não mais se assemelham ao que um dia foram. "Comunidade internacional" é um sítio arqueológico situado na superfície da terra, tão proeminente quanto inexplorado. Sua escavação pode nos conduzir a algum distante passado, somente para nos trazer de volta ao próprio mundo que vivemos.In this paper, I claim that metaphor and concept are names for the same kind of thing. And if this is so, metaphor is a metaphor for concept; concept is a metaphor for metaphor. An archeology of metaphorical knowledge is a metaphorical expression for a set of claims and procedures designed to expose the buried assumptions and associations constituting (and by constituting, regulating what we think we know. The affective and normative resonances of metaphors related to "community" speak to a deep yearning in a world where communities no longer resemble what they once did. "International community" is an above-ground archeological site, as prominent as it is unexplored. Its excavation may take us to some distant past only to bring us back to the very world we live in.

Analyses of fine paste ceramics

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Sabloff, J.A.

1980-01-01

Four chapters are included: history of Brookhaven fine paste ceramics project, chemical and mathematical procedures employed in Mayan fine paste ceramics project, and compositional and archaeological perspectives on the Mayan fine paste ceramics

Mayariggauksen Mekanismit : mihin Maya-rigin perustoiminnot pohjautuvat

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Reimi, Roope

2015-01-01

Tämä on tutkielma Mayan yleisimpien riggaustyökalujen ja mekanismien toiminnasta ja yleinen katsaus Mayan pohjarakenteeseen. Maya on Autodeskin yleiskäytännöllinen 3D-ohjelmisto, joka on saanut teollisuuden aloilla maineen luotettavana, mutta haastavana animaatioalustana. Tässä tutkielmassa aion selvittää muutamia konsepteja, jotka saattavat hämmentää Mayassa ja avata sen logiikkaa toimintojensa takana. Aion myös pureutua syvemmin muutamien Mayan perus riggaustyökalujen toimintaan ja millaine...

Analyses of fine paste ceramics

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Sabloff, J A [ed.

1980-01-01

Four chapters are included: history of Brookhaven fine paste ceramics project, chemical and mathematical procedures employed in Mayan fine paste ceramics project, and compositional and archaeological perspectives on the Mayan fine paste ceramics. (DLC)

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Stature in archeological samples from central Italy: methodological issues and diachronic changes.

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Giannecchini, Monica; Moggi-Cecchi, Jacopo

2008-03-01

Stature reconstructions from skeletal remains are usually obtained through regression equations based on the relationship between height and limb bone length. Different equations have been employed to reconstruct stature in skeletal samples, but this is the first study to provide a systematic analysis of the reliability of the different methods for Italian historical samples. Aims of this article are: 1) to analyze the reliability of different regression methods to estimate stature for populations living in Central Italy from the Iron Age to Medieval times; 2) to search for trends in stature over this time period by applying the most reliable regression method. Long bone measurements were collected from 1,021 individuals (560 males, 461 females), from 66 archeological sites for males and 54 for females. Three time periods were identified: Iron Age, Roman period, and Medieval period. To determine the most appropriate equation to reconstruct stature the Delta parameter of Gini (Memorie di metodologia statistica. Milano: Giuffre A. 1939), in which stature estimates derived from different limb bones are compared, was employed. The equations proposed by Pearson (Philos Trans R Soc London 192 (1899) 169-244) and Trotter and Gleser for Afro-Americans (Am J Phys Anthropol 10 (1952) 463-514; Am J Phys Anthropol 47 (1977) 355-356) provided the most consistent estimates when applied to our sample. We then used the equation by Pearson for further analyses. Results indicate a reduction in stature in the transition from the Iron Age to the Roman period, and a subsequent increase in the transition from the Roman period to the Medieval period. Changes of limb lengths over time were more pronounced in the distal than in the proximal elements in both limbs. 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Hypertextuality, Complexity, Creativity: Using Linguistic Software Tools to Uncover New Information about the Food and Drink of Historic Mayans

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Rose Lema

2012-05-01

Full Text Available In this essay on natural language I present a computer-supported study of words, sentences and hypertexts concerning bromatology (the study of food and drink in a XVI century Maya-Spanish Calepin—the most complete and extended dictionary ever written on the culture of the constructors of the wonderful and prestigious Mayan cities of Uxmal, Kalakmul, Chichén-Itzá (ARZÁPALO, 1995. For constructing a complex corpus, I apply concepts of the three-body and the fractal dimension theories (POINCARÉ, 1908; MANDELBROT, 1975. First, I register an initial body of text by simply searching via the find key for abbreviations of bromatology and botany already recorded by the citation word in the Calepin. Then, I arbitrarily shorten the Spanish form corresponding to tasty and gather it through the whole dictionary. This way I obtain three bodies of interpretative meaning, lexias (BARTHES, 2002. Second, I establish the second and the third dimensional hypertextual relations between the gleaned words or sentences of text as well as their co-occurrences by using the comprehensive linguistics software, Tropes, a lexical and content analysis mixed tool, which brings up the qualitative and quantitative data pertinent to the research. Third, to bring back the colonial Maya voices of the Calepin, I surf the Internet and add to both written bodies of text a third text composed of beautiful colored images presenting food, drinks and tasty dishes that are still enjoyed by the Maya today and have been appreciated for almost five centuries. Notwithstanding the above, neither one of the three bodies (corpora nested fractally one inside the other is exhaustive. Nonetheless, the study of their interrelations could lead to the deepening of our knowledge on the complex juxtaposition between Siglo de Oro and Maya languages and cultures in the Yucatán Peninsula. URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1202215

Enhancing maya women's development through cooperative associations : what factors support or restrict the contribution of cooperatives?

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Osorio Vazquez, Maria Cristina

2017-01-01

With the aim of contributing to the development of Mayan women living in the Yucatan Peninsula, this research focused on determine the factors that support or inhibit the sustainability of micro-businesses cooperatives, which are organizations with innovative elements that allow Mayan women to work

Optimization of Archeological Anomalies using GIS method for Magnetic and Resistivity Study at Sungai Batu, Lembah Bujang, Kedah (Malaysia)

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Yusoh, R.; Saad, R.; Saidin, M.; Anda, S. T.; Muhammad, S. B.; Ashraf, M. I. M.; Hazreek, Z. A. M.

2018-04-01

Magnetic and resistivity method has become a reliable option in archeological exploration. The use of both method has become popular these day. However, both method gives different type of sensing in detecting anomalies and direct interpret from the anomalies will result large coverage area for excavation. Therefore, to overcome this issue, both anomalies can be extracted using ArcGIS software to reduce excavated coverage area. The case study located at Sungai Batu, Lembah Bujang near SB2ZZ lot expected buried clay brick monument which will be a perfect case to apply this technique. Magnetic and resistivity method was implemented at the study area where the anomalies coverage area for magnetic and resistivity is 531.5 m2 and 636 m2 respectively which total area of both anomalies was 764 m2. By applying combine technique, the anomalies area reduce to 403.7 m2 which reduce the suspected anomalies by 47.16 %. The unsuspected clay brick monument area was increase from 15.86% to 55.54% which improve the cost and labor work for excavation.

Guatemalan Linguistics Project

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Linguistic Reporter, 1974

1974-01-01

The general goals of the Guatemalan technical institution, the Proyecto Linguistico Francisco Marroquin, are to: create a national technical resource institution in linguistics and Mayan languages; enable Indians to influence programs for their communities; and stimulate the study of Mayan languages and their use as communication medium. (SW)

New Concepts for a Unit on the Ancient Maya.

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Lemmon, Sarah McCulloh

1990-01-01

Contends that social studies textbooks do not reflect recent archaeological research on pre-Columbian Americans. Summarizes recent research results and develops new concepts about Mayan civilization. Examines and rates 12 textbooks currently used in public schools regarding how well they incorporate the new research on Mayan civilization. (DB)

Discovery of the invasive Mayan Cichlid fish "Cichlasoma" urophthalmus (Günther 1862) in Thailand, with comments on other introductions and potential impacts

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Nico, Leo G.; Beamish, William H.; Musikasinthorn, Prachya

2007-01-01

We report on the occurrence and possible establishment of a non-native cichlid fish in a brackish-water system in the lower Chao Phraya River delta region, Thailand. Although, the possibility of some degree of introgressive hybridization can not be ruled out, Thailand specimens agree best with Mayan Cichlid “Cichlasoma” urophthalmus (Günther 1862). Our collections represent the first records of this New World, highly-invasive, euryhaline fish from Thailand and coincides with recent collections from Singapore. Positive identification of specimens as “C.” urophthalmus requires caution due to the diversity of the Cichlidae (>1,300 species), widespread introduction of many family members, variation within species, extensive interspecific overlap in characters, and proliferation of artificial cichlid hybrids (e.g., Flowerhorns). We first became aware of the Thailand population in 2005 when “C.” urophthalmus began appearing in the catches of local fishermen. We visited the site in November 2006 and obtained and examined voucher specimens. The abundance and wide size range of juveniles and adults in local ponds and an adjacent canal is evidence of natural reproduction. Because water bodies throughout the Chao Phraya delta are interconnected and subject to flooding, it is likely that “C.” urophthalmus is already established and is dispersing, but surveys and monitoring are needed to determine their exact geographic range. The Thailand population is compared to “C.” urophthalmus introduced into Florida (USA). Based on what is known about Florida “C.” urophthalmus, it is predicted that this cichlid will further invade coastal and inland waters in Thailand and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. This cichlid has a long history in the aquarium trade in Europe. However, there are no records from the wild in European waters and, because of the colder climate, the possibility of establishment in that region is relatively low.

Resistencia indígena y discursos racistas: una lectura biopolítica de los mayas yucatecos

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Izaskun Álvarez Cuartero

2012-06-01

Full Text Available In this article I propose to analyse the history of Yucatec Maya people from a biopolitical perspective. I study two periods of great importance in Mayan history: first, during the colonial period, the politics of population control and the peculiar geography of Yucatan guide us to explain how the colony was settled there; while the second part discusses the lack of instability of Mayan Indians during Independence, the indigenous resistance that will eventually lead to the 1847 Caste War and its consequence: the sale of Mayan Indians as slaves to Cuba as an alternative to eliminate Indian rebels and to create an imagined nation of Yucatan.

36 CFR 60.3 - Definitions.

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... geographically definable area, urban or rural, possessing a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of... nomination form is a legal document and reference for historical, architectural, and archeological data upon..., whether standing, ruined, or vanished, where the location itself maintains historical or archeological...

Delineating genetic relationships among the Maya.

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Ibarra-Rivera, Lisa; Mirabal, Sheyla; Regueiro, Manuela M; Herrera, Rene J

2008-03-01

By 250 AD, the Classic Maya had become the most advanced civilization within the New World, possessing the only well-developed hieroglyphic writing system of the time and an advanced knowledge of mathematics, astronomy and architecture. Though only ruins of the empire remain, 7.5 million Mayan descendants still occupy areas of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras. Although they inhabit distant and distinct territories, speak more than 28 languages, and have been historically divided by warfare and a city-state-like political system, and they share characteristics such as rituals, artistic, architectural motifs that distinguish them as unequivocally Maya. This study was undertaken to determine whether these similarities among Mayan communities mirror genetic affinities or are merely a reflection of their common culture. Four Mayan populations were investigated (i.e., the K'iche and Kakchikel from Guatemala and the Campeche and Yucatan from Mexico) and compared with previously published populations across 15 autosomal STR loci. As a whole, the Maya emerge as a distinct group within Mesoamerica, indicating that they are more similar to each other than to other Mesoamerican groups. The data suggest that although geographic and political boundaries existed among Mayan communities, genetic exchanges between the different Mayan groups have occurred, supporting theories of extensive trading throughout the empire. 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

For Love of Family and Family Values: How Immigrant Motivations Can Inform Immigration Policy

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Piacenti, David

2009-01-01

This article consists of more than fifty interviews with Spanish and Yucatec-Mayan men from Yucatan, Mexico, to the United States. Based on interview responses, I contend that Yucatec-Mayan immigrants support Jeffrey Cohen's (2004) "household model" and use a ch'i'ibal-centered, or family-centered, decision-making process to frame…

36 CFR Appendix 1 to Part 801 - Identification of Properties: General

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2010-07-01

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Search for Tikal: Lost City of the Maya. Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminars Abroad Program, 2000 (Mexico and Guatemala).

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Karem, Kenny

This curriculum unit takes the form of historical fiction, an original story for middle school students which revolves around the 16th-century Spanish conquest of Guatemala and the Mayan people. Incorporated into the story are many of the Mayan sites, ruins, geography, culture, legends, historical characters, and cities. The climax is set at the…

The Poetics of the Ancestor Songs of the Tz’utujil Maya of Guatemala

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Linda O’Brien-Rothe

2010-04-01

Full Text Available This essay attempts to define the relationship between a song tradition that survives in the Mayan highlands of Guatemala, and 16th century poetic Mayan literature. This song tradition of Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala is slowly disappearing as the socio-cultural context in which it flourished changes. By comparing the poetics of the song texts (including their rhythmic structure, versification, and use of poetic devices such as assonance, alliteration and onomatopoeia to the poetics of the Popol Vuh, a K’iché Maya text probably copied from a manuscript that predates the Spanish invasion, a continuity is discovered that places the song texts squarely within the tradition of Mayan literature and suggests common origins.

Systems Thinking : Ancient Maya's Evolution of Consciousness and Contemporary Systems Thinking

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Jere Lazanski, Tadeja

2010-11-01

Systems thinking as a modern approach for problem solving was revived after WWII even though it had been an ancient philosophy. We can track systems thinking back to antiquity. Making a distinction from Western rationalist traditions of philosophy, C. West Churchman often identified with the I Ching as a systems approach sharing a frame of reference similar to pre-Socratic philosophy and Heraclitus. In this paper, we will compare the evolutionary system of consciousness, which was presented in the Tun calendar of Mayan Indians and contemporary systems theory and systems thinking, which is nothing else but highly evolved human consciousness in society. We will present Mayan calendar systems to contemporary systems thinking principles and explain the answer to the Ackoff's judgment on four hundred years of analytical thinking as the dominant mode of society. We will use the methods of historical comparison and a method of a systems approach. We will point out the big picture and Mayan divine plan as main systems principles. The Mayan numerical system and long count units has been proven as one of the most accurate systems for describing the present and future of the civilization in which we have all evolved. We will also explain the Mayan nine-level pyramids system that represents the evolutionary system, i.e. the consciousness, which in our time shows the actual level of human consciousness. Deriving from all described, we will show the main systems principles, discussed by contemporary systems authors and Mayan systems principles, which differ only in one expression—they named "the big picture" as "the divine plan". The final results can be perfectly applied to the society we live in. Seeing the world from the big picture point of view is reaching a level of awareness, in which linear thinking is replaced by systems thinking. The Mayans explained that the civilization would achieve the system of conscious co-creation. We can claim that linear thinking guides us

Constructing a celestial calendar wheel

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Cousineau, Sarah M.

1999-11-01

When we are asked to consider astronomical monuments of historical significance, we often think of Stonehenge, Mayan cities, or Aztec calendars. Few of us in the United States are prompted to look in our own backyard, where Native Americans spent centuries monitoring the rhythmic motions of the skies.

New geophysical electromagnetic method of archeological object research in Egypt

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Hachay, O. A.; Khachay, O. Yu.; Attia, Magdi.

2009-04-01

its center. Thus we change over layered model to a block-layered model. Then, gathering the values of thicknesses and resistances for all points of observation, located on one and the same profile we obtain the file of an average cross-section along the profile.The next step is combining the neighboring blocks with close-range values of resistance to one block. That operation is made according to the fixed scale of resistance. The second stage of interpretation is used to define the geometrical characteristics of conductive inclusions and their equivalent moments, which are proportional to the ratio of the conductivity difference in the host rock and in the inclusion to the conductivity in the host rock. Here the approximation principle is used for alternating electromagnetic fields. The initial model of the inclusion is a current line of fixed length. That approximation construction is used for fitting of the average parameter of geoelectrical heterogeneity, which is calculated and located to each point of the profile (Hachay O.A. et all. 2002).The first problem: to found the tomb of Ptolemey in Alexandria. That work is provided by NRIAG together with the Aphine University. The historical and archeological work was provided during a long time. In that moment when we had been asked to do our research on that object it must be needed to show more precisely the place of that tomb on the territory of the ancient royal garden in Alexandria. NRIAG had developed electro prospecting works using radar and vertical electric soundings. With use of our results on the archeological object it had been choose a more precise place for the borehole and for next excavation. The results of drilling showed, as it was forecasted, that from the depth 7m on the showed picket of the observed profile it had been revealed stone objects which differ from the limestones sandstones. The drilling was achieved on 20-th of april 2008.

A Managerial Approach to NASA’s Cultural Changes: Open System Model

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2007-12-01

in both societies was different, even though both resemble a similar pyramid shape. For the Egyptians , pyramids were tombs , and for the Mayans...to understand, Schein (2004) points out they may be difficult to decipher. An example is Egyptian and Mayan pyramids. The meaning of the structures...pyramids were both tombs and temples. Therefore, care must be taken deriving meaning from artifacts, especially in different societies (Schein, 2004

New directions in Guatemala.

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1997-02-01

This news brief relates some new directions, since its inception in 1988, which the Family Welfare Association of Guatemala (APROFAM) will be undertaking during 1996-97. In December 1997, APROFAM restructured its program to include reproductive health services with family planning services. The program will target rural Mayan communities. The program will be working toward service sustainability, due to reduced external support. In October 1996 a new board was established that will focus on marketing, IEC, finance and administration, rural development, and clinical services. Meetings between the new board of directors of APROFAM and JOICFP focused on the use of integrated programs as a model for widespread programming among the rural Mayan population. The integrated program that was implemented by JOICFP was successful in reaching Mayan communities of Solola. This population was difficult to reach with conventional family planning approaches. The integrated program was successful in establishing trust with and participation of the rural Mayans. Activities such as parasite control, skills training, and income generation for women were useful in establishing trust and promoting self-reliance. Integrated programs will refocus on family planning and developing self-reliance. The UNFPA will be conducting an annual internal evaluation as a means of sharing information and deepening understanding of project implementation.

El pixoy como material de conservación de pintura mural y relieves policromos en el área maya The Pixoy Gum as a Conservation Material for Mural Painting and Color Stucco Reliefs in Mayan Area

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Ma. Cristina Ruiz Martín

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Ante la problemática que se ha enfrentado en sitios arqueológicos del área maya en la conservación de pintura mural y relieves en estuco policromos que se preservan in situ, se ha buscado en nuevos materiales contrarrestar efectos de deterioro que pueden generar la pérdida de estos bienes. Dentro de los productos utilizados están los extractos vegetales, empleados principalmente como aditivos a morteros de cal y en el caso de Ek'Balam, como consolidante de capas de color. Se ha desarrollado una investigación para evaluar uno de estos materiales, el pixoy (Guazuma ulmifolia, y determinar su efectividad en la conservación arqueológica.Because of the conservation problems of the mural paintings and color stucco reliefs from the archaeological sites of the Mayan area which are preserved in situ, the investigation of new materials that resist deterioration effects have been a very important goal for restorers. One of these products are the vegetables extracts, used like additives for the lime, and in the case of Ek'Balam as fixatives of pictorial layer. This investigation has been developed to evaluate one of these materials, pixoy gum (Guazuma ulmifolia, and to determine its effectiveness in the archaeological conservation.

Learning From Others and Spontaneous Exploration: A Cross-Cultural Investigation.

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Shneidman, Laura; Gweon, Hyowon; Schulz, Laura E; Woodward, Amanda L

2016-05-01

How does early social experience affect children's inferences and exploration? Following prior work on children's reasoning in pedagogical contexts, this study examined U.S. children with less experience in formal schooling and Yucatec Mayan children whose early social input is predominantly observational. In Experiment 1, U.S. 2-year-olds (n = 77) showed more restricted exploration of a toy following a pedagogical demonstration than an interrupted, accidental, or no demonstration (baseline). In Experiment 2, Yucatec Mayan and U.S. 2-year-olds (n = 66) showed more restricted exploration following a pedagogical than an observational demonstration, while only Mayan children showed more restriction with age. These results suggest that although schooling is not a necessary precursor for sensitivity to pedagogy, early social experience may influence children's inferences and exploration in pedagogical contexts. © 2016 The Authors. Child Development © 2016 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.

Arkitektur i Mayariket : en jämförelse mellan Palenque och Tikal

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Josefsson, Mathias

2012-01-01

The classical age cities of Palenque and Tikal where ones great Mayan bastions with extraordinary architecture.  This architecture still fascinates modern archaeologies and historians alike. Still much of the architecture in the Mayan cities had the same style and function, but could diverse from town to town. This is the case of Palenque and Tikal. They share much of their buildings like temples, palaces and ball courts. But the main differences are in the subtle things like vault constructi...

Koncepce času v Maysjké kosmologii

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Boďová, Veronika

2009-01-01

Maya were one of the great civilizations of the Middle America. They lived in the regions of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras. Mayan history reaches back some 4,000 years to what is called the Pre-classic period, when civilization first began in Central America. However, it was during what came to be known as the Classic period (AD 250 to 900) that Mayan culture reached its peak and the Maya achieved their celebrated advances in architecture, mathematics, agriculture, astr...

Urban food self-reliance: significance and prospects.

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Mougeot, L J

1993-10-01

This news account provides coverage of the satisfaction of urban food needs when retail costs are prohibitively high in developing countries. This account reports that 50-80% of average income is spent on food in nearly 50% of developing country's largest cities. Surveys conducted during the late 1980s confirm a range of 60-80% of income for expenditures on food. Surveys reveal that urban food costs are 10-30% higher than costs for rural dwellers. Urban household food production is a practice that has been around since the times of the Aztecs, the Incas, and Mayan cities. Reports survive of the Javanese and city dwellers along the Tigris and Euphrates producing their own food. Asian policy makers promote urban food production as critical to urban survival. Other factors influence urban food production. These factors include rapid urbanization, ineffective agricultural policies, inadequate food distribution systems, withdrawal of subsidies, reduction of wages, inflation, unemployment, lax urban regulations, civil strife, and drought. Government agencies are sometimes obstacles in outlawing the practice. Recent support for urban agriculture includes ten Asian, six African, and six Latin American countries. The number of urban farm workers is reported as 200 million worldwide. 700 million receive the benefits of urban agriculture. 25% of urban households in the US were engaged in urban food production during the 1980s. Better information, such as in comparative and longitudinal studies, is needed on urban poverty and the links between nutrition, income, employment, waste, and environmental issues. If cost-benefit analysis research finds a positive impact, then urban planners may need to incorporate city farming into conventional land use. The value of city farming needs to be assessed. Street food vending is an important source of income, particularly for women. Urban farming requires efficiency of space and knowledge of advances in technology and planning.

Hunter-gatherer dental pathology: Do historic accounts of Aboriginal Australians correspond to the archeological record of dental disease?

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Littleton, Judith

2018-03-01

Studies of hunter-gatherer oral pathology, particularly in Australia, often focus upon dental wear and caries or assume that historic studies of Aboriginal people reflect the precontact past. Consequently the range of population variation has been underestimated. In this paper dental pathology from human remains from Roonka are compared with a model of dental pathology derived from historic studies. The aim is to identify aspects of dental pathology indicative of regional or intra-population diversity. Adult dentitions (n = 115) dating from the mid to late Holocene were recorded for the following conditions: dental wear, caries, periapical voids, calculus, periodontal disease and antemortem tooth loss. Statistical analysis was used to identify patterns of dental pathology and to identify causal relationships between conditions. Dental wear is marked while dental caries rates are extremely low. Other indications of dental pathology are uncommon (<7% of teeth affected). Temporal heterogeneity is apparent: there are 3 young adults with caries who died in the postcontact period. There is also a small group of middle age to old adults with disproportionate abscessing and pulp exposure who may represent temporal variation or heterogeneity in individual frailty. The results confirm dental wear as the major cause of dental pathology in this group and that, at a general level, historic accounts do correspond with this archeological sample. However, intra-sample heterogeneity is apparent while 2 dental conditions, calculus and periodontal disease, along with the pattern of sex differences deviate from expectation, demonstrating that to identify regional variation attention needs to be paid to the dentoalveolar complex as a whole. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Characterization of archaeological ceramic from Lagartero, Chiapas, Mexico, by nuclear and conventional techniques

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Tenorio, D.; Jimenez R, M.; Monroy G, F.; Romero G, E. T. [ININ, Carretera Mexico-Toluca s/n, 52750 Ocoyoacac, Estado de Mexico (Mexico); Rivero T, S., E-mail: dolores.tenorio@inin.gob.m [Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Lic. Primo Verdad No. 3, 06060 Mexico D. F. (Mexico)

2010-07-01

Ceramic pot shards collected at the archaeological Mayan site of Lagartero, Chiapas, Mexico were analyzed by neutron activation analysis and data were statistically studied. The ceramics were of local manufacture and from other sites of the Upper Grijalva Basin and Guatemalan Lowlands and Highlands. X-ray diffraction indicated that quartz, feldspars montmorillonite and calcite are the main components of pastes. Pigments were analyzed by means of scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction, and hematite, pyrolusite, maghemite and calcite were identified. A discussion is presented in the context of the Mayan region. (Author)

Characterization of archaeological ceramic from Lagartero, Chiapas, Mexico, by nuclear and conventional techniques

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Tenorio, D.; Jimenez R, M.; Monroy G, F.; Romero G, E. T.; Rivero T, S.

2010-01-01

Ceramic pot shards collected at the archaeological Mayan site of Lagartero, Chiapas, Mexico were analyzed by neutron activation analysis and data were statistically studied. The ceramics were of local manufacture and from other sites of the Upper Grijalva Basin and Guatemalan Lowlands and Highlands. X-ray diffraction indicated that quartz, feldspars montmorillonite and calcite are the main components of pastes. Pigments were analyzed by means of scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction, and hematite, pyrolusite, maghemite and calcite were identified. A discussion is presented in the context of the Mayan region. (Author)

Landscape Archeology: Remote Sensing Investigation of the Ancient Maya in the Peten Rainforest of Northern Guatemala

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Sever, Thomas L.; Irwin, Daniel E.; Arnold, James E. (Technical Monitor)

2002-01-01

Through the use of airborne and satellite imagery we are improving our ability to investigate ancient Maya settlement, subsistence, and landscape modification in this dense forest region. Today the area is threatened by encroaching settlement and deforestation. However, it was in this region that the Maya civilization began, flourished, and abruptly disappeared for unknown reasons in the 9th century AD. At the time of their collapse they had attained one of the highest population densities in human history. How the Maya were able to successfully manage water and feed this dense population is not well understood at this time. A NASA-funded project used remote sensing technology to investigate large seasonal swamps (bajos) that make up 40 percent of the landscape. Through the use of remote sensing, ancient Maya features such as sites, roadways, canals and water reservoirs have been detected and verified through ground reconnaissance. The results of this preliminary research cast new light on the adaptation of the ancient Maya to their environment. Microenvironmental variation within the wetlands was elucidated and the different vegetation associations identified in the satellite imagery. More than 70 new archeological sites within and at the edges of the bajo were mapped and tested. Modification of the landscape by the Maya in the form of dams and reservoirs in the Holmul River and its tributaries and possible drainage canals in bajos was demonstrated. The use of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM), one-meter IKONOS satellite imagery, as well as high resolution airborne STAR-3i radar imagery--2.5 meter backscatter/10 meter Digital Elevation Model (DEM)--are opening new possibilities for understanding how a civilization was able to survive for centuries upon a karat topographic landscape. This understanding is critical for the current population that is currently experiencing rapid population growth and destroying the landscape through

The identification of clay and stony materials used in the manufacture of the friso modelled in estuco of the SubII-c1 of Calakmul, by means of X-ray diffraction analysis

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Garcia S, C.; Quintana, P.; Bautista Z, F.

2006-01-01

The archaeological site of Calakmul is considered by the epigraphists as one of the main cities that influenced the political and social life of the Mayan lowlands of the Classic period (300-900 A.D.). Recent excavations changed this view since the discovery of a Pre classic substructure that has an impressive iconographic display made of modeled stucco. During the restoration process, we find out some clues about the methods that Mayan artists used to create this relief Several analytical techniques has been used in archaeology to study different minerals, in particular X-ray analysis has allowed us to identify clays and non-clays components of the modeled stucco frieze and from the natural sources in the site. Our observations in situ suggest the use of local materials and the superposition of strata, which defines the different manufacture stages: stone support (architecture), massive volumes of lime renderings and the polychrome. The components of each stage has been analyzed in order to find out how Mayan people has used the available natural resources as constructive materials. (Author)

The identification of clay and stony materials used in the manufacture of the friso modelled in estuco of the SubII-c1 of Calakmul, by means of X-ray diffraction analysis; La identificacion de materiales arcillosos y petreos utilizados en la manufactura del friso modelado en estuco de la SubII-c1 de Calakmul, a traves de analisis de difraccion de rayos X

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Garcia S, C. [Depto. de Restauracion del Centro, INAH-Yucatan, Carr. Ant. Progreso km 6.5, 97310 Merida, Yucatan (Mexico); Quintana, P. [CINVESTAV-Merida, Carr. Ant. a Progreso km 6, Gonzalo Guerrero, 97310 Merida, Yucatan (Mexico); Bautista Z, F. [Departamento de Ecologia FMVZ, UADY. 97000 Merida, Yucatan (Mexico)]. e-mail: pquint@mda.cinvestav.mx

2006-07-01

The archaeological site of Calakmul is considered by the epigraphists as one of the main cities that influenced the political and social life of the Mayan lowlands of the Classic period (300-900 A.D.). Recent excavations changed this view since the discovery of a Pre classic substructure that has an impressive iconographic display made of modeled stucco. During the restoration process, we find out some clues about the methods that Mayan artists used to create this relief Several analytical techniques has been used in archaeology to study different minerals, in particular X-ray analysis has allowed us to identify clays and non-clays components of the modeled stucco frieze and from the natural sources in the site. Our observations in situ suggest the use of local materials and the superposition of strata, which defines the different manufacture stages: stone support (architecture), massive volumes of lime renderings and the polychrome. The components of each stage has been analyzed in order to find out how Mayan people has used the available natural resources as constructive materials. (Author)

Acculturation stress among Maya in the United States.

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Millender, Eugenia

2012-01-01

Abstract: As health care disparities become more evident in our multicultural nation, culture sensitive health research needs to be a priority in order for good health care to take place. This article will explore the literature related to acculturation stress and mental health disparities among the Mayan population. Literatures of similar but distinct groups are included due to the limited amount of research of the Mayan population. Using Leiniger's Transcultural nursing theory, these findings suggest that nurses have a large gap to fill to address the mental health disparities of specific cultural groups like the indigenous Maya, thereby satisfying their nursing obligations.

Undersea archeology

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‘Fragile old man’: Mexico and France save a 2000-year-old sculpture using nuclear techniques

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Dixit, Aabha

2015-01-01

During an excavation in 2001 in Becán, a Maya civilization site located in Campeche State in south-eastern Mexico, a 2000-year-old wooden sculpture was unearthed causing a buzz in Mexico’s archaeological community. The wooden statue was tucked away deep beneath a collapsed tomb. It was the first ever wooden object found that could be reliably dated to the early classical Mayan period, but was slowly decaying, with many fragments broken off. With the help of nuclear technology, and assistance from France, scientists have revived it to its previous glory. The statue is now on display at the Campeche museum, along with other objects of Mayan art.

77 FR 73045 - Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Pima County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation...

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2012-12-07

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36 CFR 67.2 - Definitions.

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2010-07-01

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Climate change and human occupations in the Lake Daihai basin, north-central China over the last 4500 years: A geo-archeological perspective

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Xu, Lichen; Liu, Yan; Sun, Qianli; Chen, Jing; Cheng, Peng; Chen, Zhongyuan

2017-05-01

High-resolution climate variations since the last 4500 years in the monsoonal-arid transition zone of north-central China were revealed through the integration of proxies from sediment cores in the Lake Daihai basin. Human occupations in the lake basin deduced from archeological findings and historical literatures were then incorporated into the climate sequence to demonstrate the patterns of human responses to the climate changes, and the recent anthropogenic effects. It indicated that: (1) Climate dominated human-environment adaptations prevailed prior to ∼2700 cal yr BP. An amicable climate setting before ∼4100 cal yr BP would facilitate the growth of the Laohushan Culture (LC) in the lake basin, while a pronounced deterioration of water thermal condition after that had led to human exodus and the collapse of the LC. The reduced human activity in the lake basin indicated at ∼3800-3500 cal yr BP and a subsequent cultural blank at ∼3500-2700 cal yr BP, were both in response to the climate and lake level fluctuations during ∼3800-2800 cal yr BP. (2) Transition to a positive human adaptation was seen at ∼2700-1100 cal yr BP, represented by the exploitation of arable land for cultivation and animal husbandry as the lake contracted. (3) An increasing human presence that affected environmental processes became more severe over the last ∼1100 cal yr BP. This was basically due to the ongoing lake shore reclamation for cropping, and more recently heavy metals emissions from fossil fuel combustion and local industries.

The mental health status of Mayan refugees after repatriation to Guatemala La salud mental de refugiados mayas después de su repatriación a Guatemala

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Miriam Sabin

2006-03-01

Full Text Available OBJECTIVE: Only one previous study had examined the epidemiology of mental health in Guatemalan refugees. The objective of this new study was to estimate the prevalence of mental illness and to assess factors associated with poor mental health among Guatemalan Mayan refugees who had been repatriated to Guatemala after spending 12-18 years in refugee camps in Mexico, and to compare the results for the repatriated Guatemalans with those for Guatemalan refugees who were continuing to live in Mexico. METHODS: In 2001 a cross-sectional survey of adults (> 16 years was conducted with random household sampling proportional to the population size in each of the five repatriation villages surveyed. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD, anxiety, and depression were measured by the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25. RESULTS: Together, the five repatriation villages had 565 households. Of the 565 households, 203 of them were approached to solicit study participation. A total of 179 households (one adult per household agreed to participate, representing an overall participation rate of 88%, and one-third of all the households in the five communities. The respondents had personally experienced a mean of 5.5 trauma events and had witnessed a mean of 7.3 other trauma events. Of the respondents, 8.9% met the symptom criteria for PTSD, 17.3% for anxiety, and 47.8% for depression. PTSD was associated with being seriously wounded and with having relatives or friends mutilated. Logistic regression analyses indicated that anxiety was associated with being sexually assaulted, being female, having friends or family mutilated, being seriously wounded, and having 6-12 children (vs. having 1-5 children. Depression was associated with having 6-12 children. Anxiety was significantly more prevalent among the refugees remaining in Mexico (54.4% than it was among the repatriated refugees (17.3%. The difference in the prevalence rates was not

Auditory demonstrations simulating Mayan architecture

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Lubman, David

2005-09-01

Fascination with the ancient temples and ball court at Chichen Itza provide rich opportunities for science education. Children of all ages are delighted to learn that the sound of handclaps scattered from long temple staircases are transformed into bird chirps. Their engagement in such seemingly magical phenomena provides magic moments for teaching acoustical principals, including the picket-fence effect (PFE). PFE transforms impulsive sounds scattered from spatially periodic structures into tonal sounds. PFE is demonstrated with a computer possessing a sound card and a simple sound editing program. The inverse relationship between tonal frequency and the time interval between periodic impulses is easily demonstrated. The number of impulses needed to produce an audible tone is easily demonstrated and compared with the number of steps on the staircase. Transformation of audible tones into downward-gliding chirps is simulated by monotonically increasing the time between impulses. The Great Ball Court also provides opportunities for acoustical demonstration. Observers clapping their hands while standing between the long, tall, and parallel walls of the playing field marvel at the profound flutter echo heard for about 1.5 s. The flutter echo sonogram demonstrates the speed of sound and frequency-selective atmospheric attenuation.

Coleccionistas de objetos históricos, arqueológicos y de ciencias naturales en museos municipales de la provincia de Buenos Aires en la década de 1950 Collectors of historical, archeological, and natural science objects at municipal museums in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, during the 1950s

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María Alejandra Pupio

2005-01-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo se explorarán algunos aspectos ligados al proceso de formación de las colecciones arqueológicas en el contexto de creación y expansión de los museos municipales en la provincia de Buenos Aires en la década de 1950. Las colecciones analizadas surgieron en el ámbito privado, recolectadas por coleccionistas que las cedieron para dar origen a estos museos. Al mismo tiempo que las colecciones se hacían públicas, los coleccionistas se convirtieron en sus responsables en el rol de directores de las nuevas instituciones. En el contexto de estos museos, los coleccionistas establecieron relaciones institucionales que sirvieron para elaborar estrategias comunes para el ingreso, selección y exhibición de las colecciones arqueológicas, conformando redes solidarias, como la descripta aquí, para el sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires.Through reference to the creation and expansion of municipal museums in the province of Buenos Aires during the 1950s, the article explores some aspects of how archeological collections are compiled. The collections under study came from private hands, having been gathered by collectors who relinquished them so these museums could be formed. At the same time that these collections became public, the collectors themselves became responsible for them in the role of directors of the new institutes. Within this context, the collectors established institutional relations that allowed them to devise common strategies concerning the receipt, selection, and exhibition of archeological collections. The result was the shaping of a network of solidarity in the southern part of Buenos Aires province.

76 FR 14060 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs...

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2011-03-15

... rooms, 10 grinding bins, a tower, and toeholds), archeological context, dendrochronology, and a physical... on architectural features (cliff dwelling), archeological context, dendrochronology, and a physical...

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Antipredator responses by native mosquitofish to non-native cichlids: An examination of the role of prey naiveté

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Rehage, Jennifer S.; Dunlop, Katherine L.; Loftus, William F.

2009-01-01

The strong impact of non-native predators in aquatic systems is thought to relate to the evolutionary naiveté of prey. Due to isolation and limited dispersal, this naiveté may be relatively high in freshwater systems. In this study, we tested this notion by examining the antipredator response of native mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki, to two non-native predators found in the Everglades, the African jewelfish,Hemichromis letourneuxi, and the Mayan cichlid, Cichlasoma urophthalmus. We manipulated prey naiveté by using two mosquitofish populations that varied in their experience with the recent invader, the African jewelfish, but had similar levels of experience with the longer-established Mayan cichlid. Specifically, we tested these predictions: (1) predator hunting modes differed between the two predators, (2) predation rates would be higher by the novel jewelfish predator, (3) particularly on the naive population living where jewelfish have not invaded yet, (4) antipredator responses would be stronger to Mayan cichlids due to greater experience and weaker and/or ineffective to jewelfish, and (5) especially weakest by the naive population. We assayed prey and predator behavior, and prey mortality in lab aquaria where both predators and prey were free-ranging. Predator hunting modes and habitat domains differed, with jewelfish being more active search predators that used slightly higher parts of the water column and less of the habitat structure relative to Mayan cichlids. In disagreement with our predictions, predation rates were similar between the two predators, antipredator responses were stronger to African jewelfish (except for predator inspections), and there was no difference in response between jewelfish-savvy and jewelfish-naive populations. These results suggest that despite the novelty of introduced predators, prey may be able to respond appropriately if non-native predator archetypes are similar enough to those of native predators, if prey rely

Archeology and GIS

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Janez Dular

1992-12-01

Full Text Available Concepts of spatial and landscape archaeologu have been accepted within Stepene archaeology for a decade. These concepts are based on the assumption  that man, by his diverse activities, made a tremendous impact on the landscape as a whole. Therefore in the research of archaeological settlement patterns, the whole landscape should be observed and analgzed. Diverse techniques of archaeological survey for data collection were developed and theoretical concepts for interpretation of those data were adapted from geographg, but onlg by applying GIS technology were this concepts made accessible to ali archaeologists. Basic concepts for GIS applications were defined in the research project "The Genesis of the cultural landscape" at the Department of Archaeology of the University of Ljubljana. However, the Hvar Project, as the first archaeological čase study, played the crucial role in acceptance of GIS technology. The analyses were concentrated on the possibilities of GIS applications in archaeo logical analysis. The best results were achieved in definition of archaeological site territories, subsistence strategies, communications and trade analyses. Few regional čase studies were started this gear because it is to be expected that soon the majoritg of the GIS archaeological applications will be in protection and management of cultural heritage. Simultaneously the Institute for Archaeology at the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Art has started with the computerization of the site and monuments database which will be integrated into the state GIS.

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Architecture and Landscape. Approaches from archaeology

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Rebeca Blanco-Rotea

2017-11-01

Full Text Available This work proposes a theoretical and conceptual basis for the study of the fortified landscapes of the Galician- Portuguese border in the Modern Age. From this theoretical framework there was designed a research program that studies these landscapes. It proposes an approach to the study of this type of archaeological record from the Landscape Archeology and the Archeology of Architecture, introducing the concepts of built space and Archeology of Built Space.

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A medieval city within Assyrian walls: the continuity of the town of Arbil in Northern Mesopotamia

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Nováček, K.; Amin, A.M.; Melčák, Miroslav

2013-01-01

Roč. 75, autumn (2013), s. 1-42 ISSN 0021-0889 Institutional support: RVO:68378009 Keywords : medieval Arbil * North Mesopotamia * topography * remote sensing * archeology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

PSP SAR interferometry monitoring of ground and structure deformations in the archeological site of Pompeii

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Costantini, Mario; Francioni, Elena; Paglia, Luca; Minati, Federico; Margottini, Claudio; Spizzichino, Daniele; Trigila, Alessandro; Iadanza, Carla; De Nigris, Bruno

2016-04-01

The "Major Project Pompeii" (MPP) is a great collective commitment of different institututions and people to set about solving the serious problem of conservation of the largest archeological sites in the world. The ancient city of Pompeii with its 66 hectares, 44 of which are excaveted, is divided into 9 regiones (district), subdivided in 118 insulae (blocks) and almost 1500 domus (houses), and is Unesco site since 1996. The Italian Ministry for Heritage and Cultural Activities and Tourism (MiBACT) and Finmeccanica Group have sealed an agreement whereby the Finmeccanica Group will donate innovative technologies and services for monitoring and protecting the archaeological site of Pompeii. Moreover, the Italian Institute for Environment Protection and Research (ISPRA) - Geological Survey of Italy, was also involved to support the ground based analysis and interpretation of the measurements provided by the industrial team, in order to promote an interdisciplinary approach. In this work, we will focus on ground deformation measurements obtained by satellite SAR interferometry and on their interpretation. The satellite monitoring service is based on the processing of COSMO-SkyMed Himage data by the e-Geos proprietary Persistent Scatterer Pair (PSP) SAR interferometry technology. The PSP technique is a proven SAR interferometry method characterized by the fact of exploiting in the processing only the relative properties between close points (pairs) in order to overcome atmospheric artifacts (which are one of the main problems of SAR interferometry). Validations analyses showed that this technique applied to COSMO-SkyMed Himage data is able to retrieve very dense (except of course on vegetated or cultivated areas) millimetric deformation measurements with sub-metric localization. By means of the COSMO-SkyMed PSP SAR interferometry processing, a historical analysis of the ground and structure deformations occurred over the entire archaeological site of Pompeii in the

Dřevěný meč ze Čáslavi. Nálezy dřevěných předmětů podobných chladným zbraním a jejich interpretace

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Tomášek, Martin

2005-01-01

Roč. 57, č. 3 (2005), s. 561-572 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : archeology * material culture * wooden sword Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Pemex to acquire interest in Shell Texas refinery

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Anon.

1992-01-01

This paper reports that Petroleos Mexicanos and Shell Oil Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint refining venture involving Shell's 225,000 b/d Deer Park, Tex., refinery. Under the agreement, Mexico's state owned oil company is to purchase a 50% interest in the refinery, and Shell is to sell Pemex unleaded gasoline on a long term basis. Under the venture, Shell and Pemex plan to add undisclosed conversion and upgrading units tailored to process heavy Mexican crude. The revamp will allow Pemex to place more than 100,000 b/d of Mayan heavy crude on the U.S. market. Mayan accounts for 70% of Mexico's crude oil exports. In turn, Shell will sell Pemex as much as 45,000 b/d of unleaded gasoline to help meet Mexico's rapidly growing demand

Indiánská lovecká sedátka

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Cílek, Václav

2016-01-01

Roč. 95, č. 5 (2016), s. 298-298 ISSN 0042-4544 Institutional support: RVO:67985831 Keywords : archaeology * antiquities * archeological industries * landscape * rock formations * nature * Přeštice (Czechia) Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

The Poverty of the Mayan Stimulus

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Pye, Clifton

2012-01-01

Poverty of the stimulus (POS) arguments have instigated considerable debate in the recent linguistics literature. This article uses the comparative method to challenge the logic of POS arguments. Rather than question the premises of POS arguments, the article demonstrates how POS arguments for individual languages lead to a "reductio ad absurdum"…

Establishing Priorities for Acquiring Natural Resources Data Parameters

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1981-11-01

but would significantly reduce its effectiveness. 5. Information which the lack of would terminate or render totally inef- fective a management program...the Interior, 1977). In the Beginning: An Introduction to Archeology (Little, Brown and Co., 1978). Hole, Frank and Robert H. Heizer , An Introduction

Nová zjištění z prostoru zaniklé tvrze v Bernarticích na Písecku

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Dohnal, Martin; Fröhlich, J.; Kovář, D.

2015-01-01

Roč. 28, [1] (2015), s. 263-280 ISSN 0231-8237 R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GAP410/11/1287 Keywords : Bernartice * fortified house * archeological finds * mezza majolica * Jesuits Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Archaeometry: the science at the service of the art; Arqueometria: la ciencia al servicio del arte

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Tenorio, M.D.; Mendez G, B. [ININ, A.P. 18-1027, 11801 Mexico D.F. (Mexico)

2004-07-01

The modern technology allows unsuspected conjunctions. In this case, that of the physics with the archaeology, in technical as the electronic microscopy that allows us to decipher the enigma of a beautiful pigment of the antiquity: the Mayan blue. (Author)

77 FR 34988 - Notice of Inventory Completion: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

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2012-06-12

.... ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: San Diego State University Archeology Collections Management Program has... that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary objects may contact San Diego State University Archeology Collections Management Program. Repatriation of the...

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Competence is My Watchword: An Analysis of the Relationship between Competence and Character in the Army

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2016-06-10

of the American people. Artifacts: Visible products of a group, such as architecture , language, technology, style, clothing, manners of address...also the most difficult to interpret. To illustrate the point, Schein uses the example of Mayan and Egyptian pyramids. While the pyramids themselves

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... structure made up of interdependent and interrelated parts in a definite pattern or organization... as either historic structures or archeological sites. Archeological site means the location of an event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing...

The prehistory of the Arabian peninsula: deserts, dispersals, and demography.

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Groucutt, Huw S; Petraglia, Michael D

2012-05-01

As a geographic connection between Africa and the rest of Eurasia, the Arabian Peninsula occupies a central position in elucidating hominin evolution and dispersals. Arabia has been characterized by extreme environmental fluctuation in the Quaternary, with profound evolutionary and demographic consequences. Despite the importance of the region, Arabia remains understudied. Recent years, however, have seen major developments in environmental studies and archeology, revealing that the region contains important records that should play a significant role in future paleoanthropological narratives.(1-3) The emerging picture of Arabia suggests that numerous dispersals of hominin populations into the region occurred. Populations subsequently followed autochthonous trajectories, creating a distinctive regional archeological record. Debates continue on the respective roles of regional hominin extinctions and population continuity, with the latter suggesting adaptation to arid conditions. Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Fort Independence: An Eighteenth-Century Frontier Homesite and Militia Post in South Carolina.

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1982-12-01

included in this instance as a condiment , but it could also indicate that the Fort Independence garrison was familiar with the strategy employed by the Fort...archeological investigation of Fort Charlotte, McCormick County, South Carolina. Notebook, Institute of Archeology and Anthropology, University of South

Předstihový záchranný archeologický výzkum brány předhradí hradu Zlenice v roce 2006

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Durdík, Tomáš; Hložek, J.; Kašpar, V.

2007-01-01

Roč. 25, - (2007), s. 152-155 ISSN 0862-2043 R&D Projects: GA MK DB06P01OPP004 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : castle * castellology * Zlenice * architecture * medieval archeology * Middle Ages * Bohemia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Acoustical features of two Mayan monuments at Chichen Itza: Accident or design?

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Lubman, David

2002-11-01

Chichen Itza dominated the early postclassic Maya world, ca. 900-1200 C.E. Two of its colossal monuments, the Great Ball Court and the temple of Kukulkan, reflect the sophisticated, hybrid culture of a Mexicanized Maya civilization. The architecture seems intended for ceremony and ritual drama. Deducing ritual practices will advance the understanding of a lost civilization, but what took place there is largely unknown. Perhaps acoustical science can add value. Unexpected and unusual acoustical features can be interpreted as intriguing clues or irrelevant accidents. Acoustical advocates believe that, when combined with an understanding of the Maya worldview, acoustical features can provide unique insights into how the Maya designed and used theater spaces. At Chichen Itza's monuments, sound reinforcement features improve rulers and priests ability to address large crowds, and Ball Court whispering galleries permit speech communication over unexpectedly large distances. Handclaps at Kukulkan stimulate chirps that mimic a revered bird (''Kukul''), thus reinforcing cultic beliefs. A ball striking playing field wall stimulates flutter echoes at the Great Ball Court; their strength and duration arguably had dramatic, mythic, and practical significance. Interpretations of the possible mythic, magic, and political significance of sound phenomena at these Maya monuments strongly suggests intentional design.

Bioarchaeological reconstruction of the funeral rite – case study based on organic material from the Hallstatt Period tumulus at the site Zahrádka (South Bohemia, Czech Republic)

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Šálková, T.; Bezděk, Aleš; Březinová, Helena; Farkašová, K.; Houfková, P.; Chvojka, O.; John, J.; Kmošek, J.; Koník, P.; Kovačiková, L.; Michálek, J.; Msallamová, Š.; Novák, J.; Pavelka, J.; Šuláková, H.; Bešta, T.; Myšková, E.; Weiter, L.; Zronek, P.

2015-01-01

Roč. 106, Dec 15 (2015), s. 95-135 ISSN 0031-0506 Grant - others:GA JU(CZ) 116/2013/P Institutional support: RVO:60077344 ; RVO:67985912 Keywords : South Bohemia * burial mound * funeral rite reconstruction Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology; AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology (ARU-G)

Přísliby a úskalí symetrie: sociální vědy v zemi za zrcadlem

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Brož, Luděk; Stöckelová, Tereza

2015-01-01

Roč. 13, 1-2 (2015), s. 5-33 ISSN 1212-4923 R&D Projects: GA ČR GA15-16452S Institutional support: RVO:68378076 ; RVO:68378025 Keywords : symmetrical anthropology * symmetrical archaeology * Bruno Latour Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology; AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology (UEF-S)

Hrad Hartenštejn

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Durdík, Tomáš

2007-01-01

Roč. 30, č. 3 (2007), s. 6-6 R&D Projects: GA MK DB06P01OPP004 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : castle * castellology * Hartenštejn * architecture * medieval archeology * Middle Ages * Bohemia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

77 FR 42802 - Section 4(f) Policy Paper

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...'' rather than ``concurrence'' prior to applying the exception for archeological sites of minimal value for... NR under other criteria besides just archeology. It was determined that former Q&A 13D concerning the... designates the Secretaries of the Interior, Housing and Urban Development, and Agriculture, as well as the...

Želeč I (okr. Prostějov/CZ) - the Early Upper Palaeolithic Stratified Site: the Question of the Integrity of the Ondratice I/Želeč Surface Collection

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Mlejnek, O.; Škrdla, Petr; Tostevin, G. B.; Lisá, Lenka; Novák, J.

2016-01-01

Roč. 46, č. 1 (2016), s. 1-14 ISSN 0342-734X R&D Projects: GA ČR GA15-19170S Institutional support: RVO:67985831 Keywords : Czech Republic * Moravia * Palaeolithic * Bohunician * Szeletian * Aurignacian * stratigraphy Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology; AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology (GLU-S)

K nálezu padělku pražského groše na hradě Kozlov (Chlum)

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Durdík, Tomáš

10, - (2006), s. 335-336 ISSN 1211-6831 R&D Projects: GA MK(CZ) DB06P01OPP004 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : castle * castellology * Kozlov (Chlum) * coin falsification * medieval archeology * middle age s * Bohemia * numismatics Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Komorové kachle ze severovýchodního kouta nádvoří horního hradu na Křivoklátě

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Durdík, Tomáš; Hazlbauer, Z.

10, - (2006), s. 281-306 ISSN 1211-6831 R&D Projects: GA MK(CZ) DB06P01OPP004 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : castle * castellology * Křivoklát * stove tiles * medieval archeology * middle ages * Bohemia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

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An Archeology of Fragments

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Gerald L. Bruns

2014-10-01

Full Text Available This is a short (fragmentary history of fragmentary writing from the German Romantics (F. W. Schlegel, Friedrich Hölderlin to modern and contemporary concrete or visual poetry. Such writing is (often deliberately a critique of the logic of subsumption that tries to assimilate whatever is singular and irreducible into totalities of various categorical or systematic sorts. Arguably, the fragment (parataxis is the distinctive feature of literary Modernism, which is a rejection, not of what precedes it, but of what Max Weber called “the rationalization of the world” (or Modernity whose aim is to keep everything, including all that is written, under surveillance and control.

Chocolate and medicine: dangerous liaisons?

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Lippi, Donatella

2009-01-01

According to ancient Mayan texts, cocoa is of divine origin and is considered a gift from the gods. In the Classic period of Mayan civilization (250-900 a.d.), ground cocoa seeds were mixed with seasonings to make a bitter, spicy drink that was believed to be a health-promoting elixir. The Aztecs believed that cocoa pods symbolized life and fertility, and that eating the fruit of the cocoa tree allowed them to acquire wisdom and power. Cocoa was said to have nourishing, fortifying, and aphrodisiac qualities. Pre-Columbian societies were known to use chocolate as medicine, too. The appreciation and popularity of chocolate fluctuated over the centuries since its introduction to Europe from the New World. Now, recent evidence has begun to erase the poor reputation that chocolate had acquired in the past few decades and is restoring its former status. Chocolate is no longer deemed a guilty pleasure, and it may have positive health benefits when eaten in moderation as part of a balanced diet.

Approach to an epistemology of the environment

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Galindo Lizcano, Anibal

1994-01-01

In the five hundred year-old coming between European and American. It is to solve the Mayan enigma, where -if well they have been able to decipher the hieroglyphics in the relating parts to the calendar - the results continue being dark when not contradictory. It is certain that the Mayan possessed a computation of the time of accuracy only equaled by our civilization in the contemporary age. Their year was of 365 days, divided in 18 months of twenty days each one and a brief additional month of 5 days. They prepared besides charts to predict eclipses of sun and of moon, all that which implies meticulous observations during a period of study very extensive that embraces as minimum until the century V a.c. however, no archaeological rest arrives beyond the century V d.c., this stimulates to think of the possibility that has acquired their astronomical knowledge through other towns, completely unknown

Bostonians, Yucatan, and the First Paths of American Archaeology in the Americas, 1875-1894

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Guillermo Palacios

2012-07-01

Full Text Available This work discusses the relevance pre-Hispanic archaeological areas in the Yucatan peninsula had for the creation of American archaeology, especially of its original centers in Bostonand New York, which held periodical and sometimes conflicting relations with Chicago. The author claims that the “discovering” of what during the 1920's became known as the “Mayan Area” offered New England antique dealers their own and exclusive area, which was gradually “cleansed” of European agents and put under the control of a close-knit group of Bostonians and their allies, thanks, among other things, to the control of the consulate in Merida. The process of conceptually and institutionally construing the Mayan Area, which began in the 1880's, was essential for professionalizing American archaeology, consolidating its most important museums, and positioning the United States, in an exercise of scientific and cultural State building, at the same level as the European archaeological and anthropological communities.

Discordant genetic diversity and geographic patterns between Crassicutis cichlasomae (Digenea: Apocreadiidae) and its cichlid host, "Cichlasoma" urophthalmus (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae), in Middle-America.

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Razo-Mendivil, Ulises; Vázquez-Domínguez, Ella; de León, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce

2013-12-01

Genetic analyses of hosts and their parasites are key to understand the evolutionary patterns and processes that have shaped host-parasite associations. We evaluated the genetic structure of the digenean Crassicutis cichlasomae and its most common host, the Mayan cichlid "Cichlasoma" urophthalmus, encompassing most of their geographical range in Middle-America (river basins in southeastern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala together with the Yucatan Peninsula). Genetic diversity and structure analyses were done based on 167 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 sequences (330 bp) for C. cichlasomae from 21 populations and 161 cytochrome b sequences (599 bp) for "C." urophthalmus from 26 populations. Analyses performed included phylogenetic tree estimation under Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood analysis, genetic diversity, distance and structure estimates, haplotype networks, and demographic evaluations. Crassicutis cichlasomae showed high genetic diversity values and genetic structuring, corresponding with 4 groups clearly differentiated and highly divergent. Conversely, "C." urophthalmus showed low levels of genetic diversity and genetic differentiation, defined as 2 groups with low divergence and with no correspondence with geographical distribution. Our results show that species of cichlids parasitized by C. cichlasomae other than "C." urophthalmus, along with multiple colonization events and subsequent isolation in different basins, are likely factors that shaped the genetic structure of the parasite. Meanwhile, historical long-distance dispersal and drought periods during the Holocene, with significant population size reductions and fragmentations, are factors that could have shaped the genetic structure of the Mayan cichlid.

New observations concerning the Szeletian in Moravia

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Škrdla, Petr; Nejman, L.; Rychtaříková, T.; Nikolajev, P.; Lisá, Lenka

2014-01-01

Roč. 61, č. 1 (2014), s. 87-101 ISSN 0375-7471 R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IAA800010801 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 ; RVO:67985831 Keywords : Moravia * Szeletian * Jerzmanowice-type points * GPS aided survey * GI 12 * geoarchaeology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology; AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology (GLU-S)

Creative Ventures: Ancient Civilizations.

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Stark, Rebecca

The open-ended activities in this book are designed to extend the imagination and creativity of students and encourage students to examine their feelings and values about historic eras. Civilizations addressed include ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Mayan, Stonehenge, and Mesopotamia. The activities focus upon the cognitive and affective pupil…

Cultural Capital and Innovative Pedagogy: A Case Study among Indigenous Communities in Mexico and Honduras

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Gregorcic, Marta

2009-01-01

This article introduces case studies of innovative approaches to pedagogy among indigenous Mayan communities in Chiapas (Mexico) and Lencan communities in Intibuca (Honduras). Innovative approaches to researching alternative theories and practices of pedagogy are used by the author to develop an epistemology of critical pedagogy and its potential…

Distribution and status of five non-native fish species in the Tampa Bay drainage (USA), a hot spot for fish introductions

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Lawson, Katelyn M.; Tuckett, Quenton M.; Ritch, Jared L.; Nico, Leo; Fuller, Pam; Matheson, Richard E.; Hill, Jeffrey E.

2017-01-01

The Tampa Bay region of Florida (USA) is a hot spot for non-native freshwater fishes. However, published information on most non-native fishes in the basin is not current. Systematic sampling efforts targeting non-native fishes in the region were conducted from 2013–2015 by the University of Florida Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory. Data from these recent surveys were analyzed, along with historic and new data from published and unpublished sources, to assess current fish distributions and determine status. We focus on five of the non-native species sampled: pike killifish Belonesox belizanus Kner, 1860, green swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848, southern platyfish Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866), Mayan cichlid Mayaheros urophthalmus (Günther, 1862), and Jack Dempsey Rocio octofasciata (Regan, 1903). All five were found to have reproducing populations in the basin, each showing broader distributions than previously indicated. Non-native populations of four of the species have persisted in the Tampa Bay region since at least the 1990s. In contrast, the presence of Mayan cichlid in the basin was not confirmed until 2004. Based on numbers, distributions, and years of persistence, these five species all maintain established populations. Pike killifish and Mayan cichlid are established and spreading throughout multiple habitat types, while green swordtail, southern platyfish, and Jack Dempsey are localized and found primarily in more marginal habitats (e.g., small ditches and first order tributary streams). Factors affecting continued existence and distributions likely include aquaculture, biotic resistance, and thermal and salinity tolerances. We also clarify non-native species status determination using a multi-agency collaborative approach, and reconcile differences in terminology usage and interpretation.

[Spectrum of congenital malformations observed in neonates of consanguineous parents].

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Pinto Escalante, D; Castillo Zapata, I; Ruiz Allec, D; Ceballos Quintal, J M

2006-01-01

Consanguineous unions occur in all populations around the world. Couples related as second cousins or closer have been observed with deleterious effect. Among the clinical effects of parental consanguinity, the incidence of offspring with congenital malformations (CM) increases approximately two-fold. A hospital database of neonates with CM was searched to select neonates with parental consanguinity and two control groups. One control group consisted of healthy neonates and the other control group consisted of neonates with CM but without parental consanguinity. Both control groups consisted of the first neonate of the same sex to be born after a consanguineous neonate with CM. Family, sociodemographic and anthropometric variables, as well as the severity of the malformations, were compared between the two groups with CM. Neonates with CM were grouped into five categories: Major multiple CM, minor multiple CM, isolated major CM, isolated minor CM, and specific diseases. The indigenous Mayan subpopulation was also analyzed. Among 1117 neonates with CM, parental consanguinity was found in 21. Parental consanguinity was also found in 8 neonates in the group of healthy controls (OR 2.4 [1.05-5.95]). The most common form of consanguinity was between second cousins and was more frequent in the Mayan subpopulation. Major multiple CM were more frequent among consanguineous than among nonconsanguineous couples. No association was found between the severity of CM and the degree of relationship. The prevalence of consanguinity found in neonates with CM and healthy controls (1.9 % and 0.8 %) was similar to that found in other Latin populations. A higher prevalence was found in the Mayan population. Mayor multiple CM were more frequent among the neonates of consanguineous than among nonconsanguineous couples.

Soubor renesančních bot ze studny u kostela Všech svatých na Pražském hradě

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Bravermanová, H.; Březinová, Helena; Hlaváček, P.

1998-01-01

Roč. 23, - (1998), s. 471-492 ISSN 0231-5823. [Celostátní konference archeologů středověku České republiky a Slovenské republiky k problematice archeologie středověkých komunikací. Prachatice, 06.10.1997-10.10.1997] Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Gully monitoring at two locations in the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, 1996-2010, with emphasis on documenting effects of the March 2008 high-flow experiment

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Schott, Nathan D.; Hazel, Joseph E.; Fairley, Helen C.; Kaplinski, Matt; Parnell, Roderic A.

2014-01-01

Many archeological sites in the Grand Canyon are being impacted by gully incision. In March 2008, a high-flow experiment (2008 HFE) was conducted with the intention of redistributing fine sediment (sand, silt, and clay) from the bed of the Colorado River to higher elevations along the channel margin. Deposition of fine sediment in gully mouths has been hypothesized to slow gully erosion rates and lessen impacts to archeological sites. The effects of the 2008 HFE on gullies were evaluated by comparing the topographic changes of three gullies at two study sites before and after the 2008 HFE. Comparison results indicated that sediment was deposited in gully mouths during the 2008 HFE, and that the inundated areas nearest to the river can be extensively altered by mainstream flow during high-flow events. Additionally, the history of gully evolution at the two study sites was examined between 1996 and 2010 and indicated that gullies have been subjected to thalweg incision and gully widening processes over a decadal timescale. Although the small sample size precludes extrapolating the results to other gullies, the findings contribute to the understanding of gully erosion in archeologically significant areas and have implications for future monitoring of gully erosion and evaluating the effectiveness of check dams intended to mitigate that erosion at archaeological sites in the Grand Canyon National Park.

Human choices and environmental constraints: deciphering the variability of large game procurement from Mousterian to Aurignacian times (MIS 5-3) in southwestern France

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Discamps, Emmanuel; Jaubert, Jacques; Bachellerie, François

2011-09-01

The evolution in the selection of prey made by past humans, especially the Neandertals and the first anatomically modern humans, has been widely debated. Between Marine Isotope Stages (MIS) 5 and 3, the accuracy of absolute dating is still insufficient to precisely correlate paleoclimatic and archaeological data. It is often difficult, therefore, to estimate to what extent changes in species procurement are correlated with either climate fluctuations or deliberate cultural choices in terms of subsistence behavior. Here, the full development of archeostratigraphy and Bayesian statistical analysis of absolute dates allows the archeological and paleoclimatic chronologies to be compared. The variability in hunted fauna is investigated using multivariate statistical analysis of quantitative faunal lists of 148 assemblages from 39 archeological sequences from MIS 5 through MIS 3. Despite significant intra-technocomplex variability, it is possible to identify major shifts in the human diet during these stages. The integration of archeological data, paleoclimatic proxies and the ecological characteristics of the different species of prey shows that the shifts in large game hunting can be explained by an adaptation of the human groups to climatic fluctuations. However, even if Middle and Early Upper Paleolithic men adapted to changes in their environment and to contrasting landscapes, they ultimately belonged to the ecosystems of the past and were limited by environmental constraints.

A New High-Throughput Approach to Genotype Ancient Human Gastrointestinal Parasites.

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Côté, Nathalie M L; Daligault, Julien; Pruvost, Mélanie; Bennett, E Andrew; Gorgé, Olivier; Guimaraes, Silvia; Capelli, Nicolas; Le Bailly, Matthieu; Geigl, Eva-Maria; Grange, Thierry

2016-01-01

Human gastrointestinal parasites are good indicators for hygienic conditions and health status of past and present individuals and communities. While microscopic analysis of eggs in sediments of archeological sites often allows their taxonomic identification, this method is rarely effective at the species level, and requires both the survival of intact eggs and their proper identification. Genotyping via PCR-based approaches has the potential to achieve a precise species-level taxonomic determination. However, so far it has mostly been applied to individual eggs isolated from archeological samples. To increase the throughput and taxonomic accuracy, as well as reduce costs of genotyping methods, we adapted a PCR-based approach coupled with next-generation sequencing to perform precise taxonomic identification of parasitic helminths directly from archeological sediments. Our study of twenty-five 100 to 7,200 year-old archeological samples proved this to be a powerful, reliable and efficient approach for species determination even in the absence of preserved eggs, either as a stand-alone method or as a complement to microscopic studies.

[Ritual use of Anadenanthera seeds among South America natives].

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Carod-Artal, F J; Vázquez Cabrera, C B

2007-01-01

Several South-American native societies snuff psychoactive seeds in magic-religious rituals since ancient times. To describe archeological, historical and ethnographical evidences regarding the ritual use of vilca or yopo (Anadenanthera sp). Anadenanthera seeds were used in South America 3,000 years ago. Archeological studies found vilca seeds in funerary tombs from 1,000 BC in the north of Chile and Argentina; ceramics and snuff tubes were found in San Pedro de Atacama archeological sites from the same data, and in Tiwanaku ceremonial center in Bolivian Altiplano. Today, Anadenanthera sp is used by several native groups in Orinoco basin, where is known as yopo, and in the Brazilian and Colombian Amazon. Hallucinogenic effect is due to the presence of methyl-tryptamine derivatives. Most snuff is prepared from the roasted and powdered seeds, vegetable ash and/or lime obtained from shells. Archeological and ethnographical data suggest that vilca was used and is still used by native shamans as a sacred seed in South America, due to its hallucinogenic effects.

Green Medicine: Traditional Mexican-American Herbal Remedies.

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Torres, Eliseo

Traditional Mexican American herbal potions and remedies and their history are explained in an introductory book for the general reader. The importance of curanderismo, or green medicine, in Mexican and Mexican American cultures is explored. A brief history traces the herbal aspects of curanderismo through Mayan and Aztec cultures, the Spanish…

LEGO Mindstorms EV3 the Mayan adventure

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Bell, Mark

2017-01-01

Through the use of a fictional story, this book details how to build and design robots. Although it offers numerous robotic designs and offers detailed information on how to build and program each robot, readers are encouraged to come up with their own.

Facial skeleton asymmetry and its relationship to mastication in the Early Medieval period (Great Moravian Empire, Mikulčice, 9th-10th century)

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Ibrová, A.; Dupej, J.; Stránská, Petra; Velemínský, P.; Poláček, Lumír; Velemínská, J.

2017-01-01

Roč. 84, December (2017), s. 64-73 ISSN 0003-9969 R&D Projects: GA ČR GA17-01878S Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : mandible * teeth * dental wear * diet * geometric morphometrics Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology; AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology (ARUB-Q) OBOR OECD: Archaeology; Archaeology (ARUB-Q) Impact factor: 1.748, year: 2016

Preserving heritage resources through responsible use of southern Nevada’s lands [Chapter 9] (Executive Summary)

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Carol B. Raish

2013-01-01

Southern Nevada’s cultural resources (heritage resources) include archeological remains, sacred sites, historic sites, and cultural landscapes of significance to Native Americans and many other cultural groups. Locating, maintaining, and protecting these special places are part of the mandate of Nevada’s Federal and state agencies. This summary addresses Sub-goal 2.2...

Materials Developed from American Indian Culture-Based Curriculum Workshop (Tacoma, Washington, April 25-29, 1977). Book One.

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Disney, Dick, Comp.

Materials presented in this resource guide are the direct result of an American Indian Culture-Based Curriculum Development Workshop. Activities consist of nine flannelboard stories (including The Fire War, How Coyote Made the Columbia River, Legend of the Mayan Moon God); two games (American Indian Games and Indian Picture Symbol Checkerboard);…

Learning in Cultural Context: Developing Destinies

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Rogoff, Barbara

2012-01-01

Over more than three decades spent researching cultural aspects of how children learn, the author has had the opportunity to learn about how individuals and cultural communities change and continue. During her research on children's learning by observing and "pitching in" in a Mayan community in Guatemala, the author learned a great deal…

La Vara

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McGraw, John J.

Among the Highland Maya of Guatemala, a traditional ritual specialist known as an ajq’iij (variously translated into English as “Mayan priest” or “shaman”) carries a pouch full of seeds, stones, and other objects called la vara. On the day of his initiation, an ajq’iij receives la vara which serves...

Interpretations: A Student Journal of Historical Writings, 1988.

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Interpretations, 1988

1988-01-01

This booklet features a selection of student prepared essays, poetry, research papers, and reviews about various historical subjects and social studies-related areas. These collected works include: (1) "To the Mayan Ruins at Chichen-Itza, Mexico" (W. McClure); (2) "Corruption in Collegiate Athletics and How It Damages the Student Athlete's…

Hominid visitation of the Moravian Karst during the Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition: New results from Pod Hradem Cave (Czech Republic)

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Nejman, L.; Wood, R.; Wright, D.; Lisá, Lenka; Nerudová, Z.; Neruda, P.; Přichystal, A.; Svoboda, Jiří

2017-01-01

Roč. 108, JUL 2017 (2017), s. 131-146 ISSN 0047-2484 Institutional support: RVO:67985831 ; RVO:68081758 Keywords : Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition * chronology * AMH * Neanderthal * Pod Hradem Cave * Moravia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology; AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology (ARUB-Q) OBOR OECD: Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7); Archaeology (ARUB-Q) Impact factor: 3.932, year: 2016

U Jóok'ol T'aan, "La salida del habla" U Jóok'ol T'aan, "The Coming Out of Speech"

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Hilario Chi Canul

2012-01-01

Full Text Available En este escrito pretendo desarrollar la concepción, la metodología, epistemología, la didáctica y la pedagogía que está detras de U jóok'ol t'aan, "La salida del habla", desde y con las voces de algunas madres mayas, obtenidas mediante una investigación etnográfica que forma parte de mi investigación de tesis "La vitalidad del Maaya T'aan. Estudio etnográfico de la comunicación intergeneracional de los mayas de Naranjal Poniente". Por otro lado, también examino la enseñanza escolarizada de la lengua maya, específicamente el currículo estatal que se emplea para la enseñanza de la lengua maya, y la contrapongo con la adquisición de la misma lengua en las familias para generar caminos hacia una posible interculturalización de la enseñanza de las lenguas indígenas.In this writing I am trying to develop the conception of the methodology, epistemology, didactics and the pedagogy that are standing of the u jóok'ol t'aan, "the exit of the speech", from and with the voices of some Mayan mothers, obtained by means of an ethnographic investigation that comprises of my thesis research, "La vitalidad del Maaya T'aan. Estudio etnográfico de la comunicación intergeneracional de los mayas de Naranjal Poniente". On the other hand, also I try to work and oppose the sent to school education of the Mayan language, specifically the state curriculum that is used for teaching Mayan language, with the acquisition of the same language in the families, to generate ways towards a possible interculturalization of the education of the indigenous languages.

The Art of Mexico.

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Saccardi, Marianne

1997-01-01

Provides an annotated bibliography of books for grades K and up which explores the folklore, poetry, fiction, and art of Mexico, and focuses on the Mayans and Aztecs and Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Also suggests various research, reading, drama, music, social studies, physical education, and art activities and lists related videos and Internet…

Voice and Valency in San Luis Potosi Huasteco

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Munoz Ledo Yanez, Veronica

2014-01-01

This thesis presents an analysis of the system of transitivity, voice and valency alternations in Huasteco of San Luis Potosi (Mayan) within a functional-typological framework. The study is based on spoken discourse and elicited data collected in the municipalities of Aquismon and Tancanhuitz de Santos in the state of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The…

Will America Fall Apart Like the Maya? Grade 7 Lesson. Schools of California Online Resources for Education (SCORE): Connecting California's Classrooms to the World.

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McDonald, David

If a civilization as powerful and technologically advanced during its time as the Maya could disappear, can the same tragic outcome befall the United States? In this lesson, students work in teams to research the ancient Mayan civilization, specifically the circumstances of its demise. Student teams prepare a report of their findings and recommend…

Considering the Art History of El Mundo Maya: Some Issues Regarding the Inquiry Process.

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Labadie, John Antoine

The project sees study of art culture through primary source inquiry as a valuable experience for the art educator. Regardless of the culture, artist, or time period studied, the work of art makes itself known through both intellectual and emotive responses to it. Through description of Mayan culture, society, and artifacts, art as an extension…

The lateral angle revisited

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Morgan, Jeannie; Lynnerup, Niels; Hoppa, R.D.

2013-01-01

measurements taken from computed tomography (CT) scans. Previous reports have observed that the lateral angle size in females is significantly larger than in males. The method was applied to an independent series of 77 postmortem CT scans (42 males, 35 females) to validate its accuracy and reliability...... method appears to be of minimal practical use in forensic anthropology and archeology....

Human interactions with the environment through time in southern Nevada [Chapter 8] (Executive Summary)

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Carol B. Raish

2013-01-01

Southern Nevada is rich in irreplaceable cultural resources that include archeological remains, historic sites, cultural landscapes, and other areas of significance to Native Americans and other cultural groups. This chapter provides information related to Goal 2 in the SNAP Science Research Strategy, which is to “Provide for responsible use of Southern Nevada’s lands...

Předstihový výzkum hradu Starého Herštejna v roce 2006

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Durdík, Tomáš; Kausek, P.; Procházka, Z.

2007-01-01

Roč. 68, - (2007), 57, 73 ISSN 1211-992X. [Archeologické výzkumy v Čechách 2006. Praha, 11.04.2007-12.04.2007] R&D Projects: GA MK DB06P01OPP004 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : castle * castellology * architecture * Starý Herštejn * medieval archeology * Middle Ages * Bohemia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Předstihový výzkum hradu Zlenic v roce 2006

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Durdík, Tomáš; Hložek, J.; Kašpar, V.

2007-01-01

Roč. 68, - (2007), s. 57-58, 74 ISSN 1211-992X. [Archeologické výzkumy v Čechách 2006. Praha, 11.04.2007-12.04.2007] R&D Projects: GA MK DB06P01OPP004 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : castle * castellology * Zlenice * architecture * medieval archeology * Middle Ages * Bohemia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

První regulérní výzkum areálu zaniklého hradu v Buštěhradu

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Durdík, Tomáš; Juřina, P.

2007-01-01

Roč. 68, - (2007), s. 55 ISSN 1211-992X. [Archeologické výzkumy v Čechách 2006. Praha, 11.04.2007-12.04.2007] R&D Projects: GA MK DB06P01OPP004 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : castle * castellology * Buštěhrad * architecture * medieval archeology * Middle Ages Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Late Glacial and Holocene sequences in rockshelters and adjacent wetlands of Northern Bohemia, Czech Republic: Correlation of environmental and archaeological records

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Svoboda, Jiří; Pokorný, P.; Horáček, I.; Sázelová, Sandra; Abraham, V.; Divišová, M.; Ivanov, M.; Kozáková, Radka; Novák, J.; Novák, Martin; Šída, P.; Perri, A.

2018-01-01

Roč. 465, January 26 2018 (2018), s. 234-250 ISSN 1040-6182 R&D Projects: GA ČR GA13-08169S Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Czech Republic * sandstone rockshelters * wetlands * Late Glacial * Holocene * Late Paleolithic * Mesolithic * paleoecology * lithic industries Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology; AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology (ARU-G) OBOR OECD: Archaeology; Archaeology (ARU-G) Impact factor: 2.199, year: 2016

Educating Bilingual/ESL Teachers in a Language/Culture Exchange Field School: A Collaborative Model in Teacher Education.

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Guadarrama, Irma N.

This paper describes a program that brings bilingual and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers from the United States to a Mexican ESL school to teach in the Tetiz (Yucatan, Mexico) field school and in exchange, learn Mayan language and culture. The theoretical base for the project is drawn from the work of major theorists in second language…

Materiales en Marcha para el Esfuerzo Bilingue-Bicultural (Materials on the March for the Promotion of Bilingualism/Biculturalism, August 1973).

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San Diego City Schools, CA.

This newsletter is designed to promote the concept of bilingual-bicultural education. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Elementary Art in the Push-Button Era, (2) Games Pupils Play (and Teachers Too), (3) Field-Testing Favorites, (4) Sample Lesson on Mayan Culture, and (5) Using RAF Charts in Science and Reading. Included is a…

Předstihový výzkum hradu Orlíka u Humpolce v roce 2006

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Dragoun, B.; Durdík, Tomáš

2007-01-01

Roč. 68, - (2007), s. 56-57 ISSN 1211-992X. [Archeologické výzkumy v Čechách 2006. Praha, 11.04.2007-12.04.2007] R&D Projects: GA MK DB06P01OPP004 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : castle * castellology * architecture * medieval archeology * Orlík u Humpolce * Middle Ages * Bohemia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

A Cultural Resources Literature Search and Record Review of The St. Francis River Seepage Project within Clay, Craighead, Mississippi and Poinsett Counties, Arkansas and Dunklin County, Missouri

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1985-10-30

T. E. Scheitlin, and T. 0. Maher 1982 Archaeological Predictive Models: A New Hanover County Test C’ ,e. North Carolina Archaeological3 Council...Highway Archeological Report, No. 1, Columbia. Marcus, Joyce 1973 Territorial Organization of the Lowland Classic Maya . Science 180:911-916. Martin, Dave...Arkansas Archeological Survey Fayetteville, Submitted to Memphis District, U. S. Corps of Engineers. Morse, Den F. and Phyllis A. Morse 1983 Archaeology of

Marine archeology: The hidden history

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Gaur, A.S.

Chandore, Gopakapattana, and Ela, which were the port capitals at different times of the long history. Four stone anchors from Goa waters indicate an active maritime activity during the pre-Portuguese period. An important aspect of marine archaeology...

3D mass digitization: a milestone for archeological documentation

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Pedro Santos

2017-05-01

Full Text Available In the heritage field, the demand for fast and efficient 3D digitization technologies for historic remains is increasing. Besides, 3D digitization has proved to be a promising approach to enable precise reconstructions of objects. Yet, unlike the digital acquisition of cultural goods in 2D widely used today, 3D digitization often still requires a significant investment of time and money. To make it more widely available to heritage institutions, the Competence Center for Cultural Heritage Digitization at the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD has developed CultLab3D, the world’s first 3D mass digitization facility for collections of three-dimensional objects. CultLab3D is specifically designed to automate the entire 3D digitization process thus allowing to scan and archive objects on a large-scale. Moreover, scanning and lighting technologies are combined to capture the exact geometry, texture, and optical material properties of artefacts to produce highly accurate photo-realistic representations. The unique setup allows to shorten the time needed for digitization to several minutes per artefact instead of hours, as required by conventional 3D scanning methods.

YSAR: a compact low-cost synthetic aperture radar

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Thompson, Douglas G.; Arnold, David V.; Long, David G.; Miner, Gayle F.; Karlinsey, Thomas W.; Robertson, Adam E.

1997-09-01

The Brigham Young University Synthetic Aperture Radar (YSAR) is a compact, inexpensive SAR system which can be flown on a small aircraft. The system has exhibited a resolution of approximately 0.8 m by 0.8 m in test flights in calm conditions. YSAR has been used to collect data over archeological sites in Israel. Using a relatively low frequency (2.1 GHz), we hope to be able to identify walls or other archeological features to assist in excavation. A large data set of radar and photographic data have been collected over sites at Tel Safi, Qumran, Tel Micnah, and the Zippori National Forest in Israel. We show sample images from the archeological data. We are currently working on improved autofocus algorithms for this data and are developing a small, low-cost interferometric SAR system (YINSAR) for operation from a small aircraft.

JPRS Report, Science & Technology, Japan, 27th Aircraft Symposium, Part 3

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1991-02-14

Kaoru Wakairo, et al.] Aircraft-Mounted Optical Data Bus (3): Bus Control Software, Performance Evaluation Test [Mitsumi Mayanägi, Minoru...Article by Hiroyasu Kawahara, Kaoru Wakairo, and Akira Watanabe, National Aerospace Laboratory; Tomoyuli Udagawa, Kengo Takeda, and Noboru Shobayashi...89 pp 518-521 [Article by Tadao Uchida, Mitsumi Mayanagi, Minoru Takizawa, Toshiharu Inagaki, Koki Hozumi, and Kazutoshi Ishikawa , National

Contributions to improve fallow system in Yucatan State Mexico

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Gabriel Uribe Valle; Juan Jiménez-Osornio; Roberto Dzib Echeverría

2006-01-01

More than 25 percent of earth warming can be attributes to deforestation practices such as crop rotations performed in southeast part of Mexico. In the Yucatan peninsula 20 percent of staple foods such as maize and beans are produced under slash and burn system. It has been practiced for many centuries by native Mayans however population pressure and food scarcity made...

Diffuse Lepromatous Leprosy Due to Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Quintana Roo, Mexico.

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Han, Xiang Y; Quintanilla, Marco

2015-11-01

A 43-year-old woman of Mayan origin from Quintana Roo, Mexico, was diagnosed with diffuse lepromatous leprosy. The etiologic bacillus was determined to be Mycobacterium lepromatosis instead of Mycobacterium leprae. This case likely represents the first report of this leprosy form and its agent in the southeastern tip of Mexico. Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Archeologia e Risorgimento. La scoperta degli Etruschi a Bologna / Archaeology and Risorgimento. The discovery of the Etruscans in Bologna

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Sassatelli, Giuseppe

2011-01-01

During the italian Risorgimento and unification periods there was a link between the idea of national unity, the exploitation of urban identities and archeology, in particular the archeology of sites belonging to inhabitance of Italy in pre-Roman times. The discoveries concerning the Etruscans particularly influenced historical events and projects related to the future of the newly unified Italy. This paper analyzes the discovery of the Etruscans in Bologna and the consequences with respect t...

Human diet in the early medieval period: Tooth wear, mastication, enamel thickness and its relationship to social stratification

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Ibrová, A.; Dupej, J.; Stránská, Petra; Velemínský, P.; Poláček, Lumír; Velemínská, J.

2017-01-01

Roč. 162, S64 (2017), s. 226 ISSN 0002-9483. [Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists /86./. 19.04.2017-22.04.2017, New Orleans] Institutional support: RVO:67985912 ; RVO:68081758 Keywords : Early Middle Ages * human diet * anthropology * tooth wear * Central Europe Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology; AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology (ARUB-Q) OBOR OECD: Archaeology; Archaeology (ARUB-Q) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.23210/pdf

Effects of Syn-pandemic Fire Reduction and Reforestation in the Tropical Americas on Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide During European Conquest

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Nevle, R. J.; Bird, D. K.

2008-12-01

A new reconstruction of the Late Holocene biomass burning history of the tropical Americas is consistent with expanding fire use by Mesoamerican and Amazonian agriculturalists from 2000-500 BP and a subsequent period of fire reduction due to indigenous demographic collapse. Our reconstruction synthesizes published data from 50 charcoal accumulation records obtained from stratified lacustrine sediments and from soils, including soil charcoal records recovered from archeological sites. Synthesis of stratigraphic charcoal records yields indexes of the mean rate of regional charcoal accumulation and of variability in charcoal accumulation among sites during 500-year increments since 3500 BP. The age distribution of dated soil charcoal particles from non-archeological sites provides an independent measure of variation in regional charcoal accumulation; whereas age distribution of soil charcoal dates from archeological sites records variation in charcoal accumulation related to anthropogenic biomass burning. We observe that the charcoal accumulation indexes derived from stratigraphic records begin to increase at 2000 BP, remain high until 500 BP, and then decline to near-minimum values during the 500-year period subsequent to European contact. Similarly, the age distributions of soil charcoal dated from both non-archeological and archeological sites indicate increases in charcoal accumulation from 2000 to 500 BP followed by decline. An index of the inter- site variability in charcoal accumulation obtained from the stratigraphic records attains a maximum during the time period between 1000 and 500 BP and a near-minimum value afterward. We interpret the covariation between measures of charcoal accumulation derived from archeological and non-archeological sites as a consequence of the expansive influence of anthropogenic activity on the regional fire regime. Increases in regional charcoal accumulation apparent in both the stratigraphic and soil charcoal records beginning at

Mayan urbanism: impact on a tropical karst environment.

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Deevey, E S; Rice, D S; Rice, P M; Vaughan, H H; Brenner, M; Flannery, M S

1979-10-19

From the first millennium B.C. through the 9th-century A.D. Classic Maya collapse, nonurban populations grew exponentially, doubling every 408 years, in the twin-lake (Yaxha-Sacnab) basin that contained the Classic urban center of Yaxha. Pollen data show that forests were essentially cleared by Early Classic time. Sharply accelerated slopewash and colluviation, amplified in the Yaxha subbasin by urban construction, transferred nutrients plus calcareous, silty clay to both lakes. Except for the urban silt, colluvium appearing as lake sediments has a mean total phosphorus concentration close to that of basin soils. From this fact, from abundance and distribution of soil phosphorus, and from continuing post-Maya influxes (80 to 86 milligrams of phosphorus per square meter each year), which have no other apparent source, we conclude that riparian soils are anthrosols and that the mechanism of long-term phosphorus loading in lakes is mass transport of soil. Per capita deliveries of phosphorus match physiological outputs, approximately 0.5 kilogram of phosphorus per capita per year. Smaller apparent deliveries reflect the nonphosphatic composition of urban silt; larger societal outputs, expressing excess phosphorus from deforestation and from food waste and mortuary disposal, are probable but cannot be evaluated from our data. Eutrophication is not demonstrable and was probably impeded, even in less-impacted lakes, by suspended Maya silt. Environmental strain, the product of accelerating agroengineering demand and sequestering of nutrients in colluvium, developed too slowly to act as a servomechanism, damping population growth, at least until Late Classic time.

Materiales Maria Maya: community-based materials development.

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Moran, B C

1982-01-01

Materials Maria Maya (MMM) is a Guatemalan organization which has dedicated itself to making health education more relevant to the rural Mayans who constitute the majority of Guatemala's population. The administration and direction of the project is in the hands of a team of qualified Mayan men and women. Funding is primarily through various charitable international organizations. The content of preexisting health education programs, strongly influenced by the dominant "ladino" Spanish speaking culture was found to be inappropriate to the goal of this program. MMM set about to formulate a new teaching format which would draw upon, rather than trample over, established cultural practices and life styles. By a process of trial and error, involving small scale field tests, a new program format was developed. By questioning local women about perceived priority areas, through the study of morbidity and mortality data, decisions were made as to topics to be covered. Investigators, authors, and artists worked together to form a "materials package" which was then subject to pretesting. Out of this effort, MMM has been able to come up with a method to encourage more effective participative teaching through the use of education materials.

Základní principy a problémy dendrochronologie

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Dvorská, Jitka; Poláček, Lumír

2000-01-01

Roč. 25, - (2000), s. 435-442 ISSN 0231-5823. [Konference archeologů středověku České republiky a Slovenské republiky s hlavním zaměřením na středověké město a jeho zázemí /31./. Banská Bystrica, 27.09.1999-30.09.1999] Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8001916 Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Nález pozdně středověkého dlouhého meče z Prahy - Nového Města

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Žákovský, Petr; Cymbalak, T.; Hošek, Jiří; Dejmal, M.

2017-01-01

Roč. 58, č. 2 (2017), s. 141-187 ISSN 1211-7250 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 ; RVO:67985912 Keywords : sword * Prague * Prague New Town * archaeological excavation * Late Middle Ages * metallography * sword mark Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology; AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology (ARU-G) OBOR OECD: Archaeology; Archaeology (ARU-G) http://prehled-vyzkumu.arub.avcr.cz/miranda2/export/sitesavcr/arub-prehled-vyzkumu/prehled-cisel-a-clanku/prehled-vydanych-cisel/files/PV-58-2_Zakovsky_Cymbalak_Hosek_Dejmal.pdf

Výsledky záchranného archeologického výzkumu v areálu okolí baziliky sv. Václava ve Staré Boleslavi. Předběžná zpráva z let 1997-1998

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Špaček, J.; Boháčová, Ivana

2000-01-01

Roč. 25, - (2000), s. 307-322 ISSN 0231-5823. [Konference archeologů středověku České republiky a Slovenské republiky s hlavním zaměřením na středověké město a jeho zázemí /31./. Banská Bystrica, 27.09.1999-30.09.1999] R&D Projects: GA ČR GA404/99/1060 Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Rapid climate change did not cause population collapse at the end of the European Bronze Age.

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Armit, Ian; Swindles, Graeme T; Becker, Katharina; Plunkett, Gill; Blaauw, Maarten

2014-12-02

The impact of rapid climate change on contemporary human populations is of global concern. To contextualize our understanding of human responses to rapid climate change it is necessary to examine the archeological record during past climate transitions. One episode of abrupt climate change has been correlated with societal collapse at the end of the northwestern European Bronze Age. We apply new methods to interrogate archeological and paleoclimate data for this transition in Ireland at a higher level of precision than has previously been possible. We analyze archeological (14)C dates to demonstrate dramatic population collapse and present high-precision proxy climate data, analyzed through Bayesian methods, to provide evidence for a rapid climatic transition at ca. 750 calibrated years B.C. Our results demonstrate that this climatic downturn did not initiate population collapse and highlight the nondeterministic nature of human responses to past climate change.

Ricerca, tutela e valorizzazione del patrimonio archeologico: opinioni a confronto / Research, protection and enhancement of archaeological heritage: comparing different point of views

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Carmelo Grasso

2016-12-01

We publish here the speeches, reviewed by the authors, presented on the 7th of April 2016 at the workshop in honor of Claudia Giontella, dedicated to the social, cultural, political and economic challenges that archeology is called to face in this new century. The first two speeches examine the Italian protection system in the light of some recent innovations: after showing the activity of the “Comando Carabinieri per la Tutela del Patrimonio Culturale”, Carmelo Grasso illustrates the creation in 2015 of a new national task force, operating in situations of natural disasters and wars (“Caschi Blu della Cultura”, while Mario Pagano evaluates the Reform of MiBACT. Then, Paolo Güll discusses theoretical and methodological issues concerning preventive archeology, and Francesca Sogliani focuses on activities that have been promoted to enhance archeological heritage in Basilicata, also in sight of Matera European Cultural Capital 2019.

Strange Deja Vu: Tackling Information Sharing Problems for Efforts Against Transnational Organized Crime

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2015-06-01

restaurant experience (e.g., trademarks, product names and packaging, employee uniforms, building architecture , customer service language). However...Schein cautions that an artifact is “both easy to observe and very difficult to decipher.” Schein cites ancient Egyptian and Mayan pyramids as...establishing the institutional architecture that enables agencies to work together as part of a unified, whole-of-government approach is actually the

EL CUERPO Y LA PERSONA EN EL ESPACIO-TIEMPO DE LOS MAYAS DE LOS CHENES, CAMPECHE

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Javier Hirose López

2007-12-01

Full Text Available Para los médicos tradicionales mayas de la región de los Chenes, en el estado de Campeche, winik, el término que designa a la persona, hombre o individuo (Barrera Vázquez 2001, está estrechamente ligado al simbolismo de los rituales de sanación y los principios de la cosmovisión maya. En contraste con la visión cartesiana del mundo, propia de la mente occidental, que separa el cuerpo de la mente y el espíritu, para los mayas la persona se manifiesta en su forma material, el cuerpo, kukut, como reflejo del cosmos, con cuatro rumbos y un centro, y se conforma por los elementos de la naturaleza: tierra, agua, fuego, viento y luz. Simultáneamente, los mismos componentes que conforman su materialidad se manifiestan como entidades sutiles a través de las cuales el individuo se interrelaciona con los diferentes niveles del cosmos. Dicha interacción se da en un espacio delimitado por cuatro lados, cuyo movimiento —en contrasentido al giro de las manecillas del reloj— lo liga con el tiempo.   ABSTRACT For the mayan traditional healers of the Chenes region in Campeche, winik, the term used to designate a “person”, “man” or “individual”(Barrera-Vázquez 2001, is closely linked to the healing rituals and the principles of mayan cosmology. The Cartesian world view, proper to the occidental mind, separates the body from the mind and the spirit. In contrast, for the mayan, the person has a material aspect, the body, kukut, which resembles the cosmos, with four orientations and a center, and is the manifestation of the elements present in nature: earth, water, fire, wind and light. Simultaneously, the same components that conform its materiality, are manifest as subtle entities that let the individual interact with the different levels of the cosmos. This interaction takes place in a dimension defined by a four sided space which moves in the universe in a counter-clockwise direction.

Reconstructing Ancient Egyptian Diet through Bone Elemental Analysis Using LIBS (Qubbet el Hawa Cemetery

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Ghada Darwish Al-Khafif

2015-01-01

Full Text Available One of the most important advantages of LIBS that make it suitable for the analysis of archeological materials is that it is a quasi-nondestructive technique. Archeological mandibles excavated from Qubbet el Hawa Cemetery, Aswan, were subjected to elemental analysis in order to reconstruct the dietary patterns of the middle class of the Aswan population throughout three successive eras: the First Intermediate Period (FIP, the Middle Kingdom (MK, and the Second Intermediate Period (SIP. The bone Sr/Ca and Ba/Ca ratios were significantly correlated, so the Sr/Ca ratios are considered to represent the ante-mortem values. It was suggested that the significantly low FIP Sr/Ca compared to that of both the MK and the SIP was attributed to the consumption of unusual sorts of food and imported cereals during years of famine, while the MK Sr/Ca was considered to represent the amelioration of climatic, social, economic, and political conditions in this era of state socialism. The SIP Sr/Ca, which is nearly the same as that of the MK, was considered to be the reflection of the continuity of the individualism respect and state socialism and a reflection of agriculture conditions amelioration under the reign of the 17th Dynasty in Upper Egypt.

Sexual dimorphism in an early medieval population (IX.-XI. century) from Central Europe and its relationship to socioeconomic stratification

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Velemínský, P.; Stránská, Petra; Dupej, J.; Havelková, P.; Kaupová, S.; Frolík, Jan; Poláček, Lumír; Brůžek, J.

2017-01-01

Roč. 162, S64 (2017), s. 394 ISSN 0002-9483. [Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists /86./. 19.04.2017-22.04.2017, New Orleans] R&D Projects: GA ČR GB14-36938G Institutional support: RVO:67985912 ; RVO:68081758 Keywords : Early Middle Ages * sex ual dimorphism * anthropology * Central Europe Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology; AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology (ARUB-Q) OBOR OECD: Archaeology; Archaeology (ARUB-Q) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.23210/pdf

Geochemistry of obsidian from Krasnoe Lake on the Chukchi Peninsula (Northeastern Siberia)

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Popov, V. K.; Grebennikov, A. V.; Kuzmin, Ya. V.; Glascock, M. D.; Nozdrachev, E. A.; Budnitsky, S. Yu.; Vorobey, I. E.

2017-09-01

This report considers features of the geochemical composition of obsidian from beach sediments of Krasnoe Lake along the lower course of the Anadyr River, as well as from lava-pyroclastic rocks constituting the lake coastal outcrops and the surrounding branches of Rarytkin Ridge. The two geochemical types of obsidian, for the first time distinguished and researched, correspond in their chemical composition to lavas and ignimbrite-like tuffs of rhyolites from the Rarytkin area. The distinguished types represent the final stage of acidic volcanism in the West Kamchatkan-Koryak volcanic belt. It was assumed that the accumulation of obsidian in coastal pebble beds was caused by the erosion of extrusive domes and pyroclastic flows. The geochemical studies of obsidian artifacts from archeological sites of the regions of the Sea of Okhotsk, the Kolyma River, and the Chukchi Peninsula along with the correlation of geological and archeological samples show that Krasnoe Lake was an important source of "archeological" obsidian in Northeastern Siberia.

Leith Creek, Scotland County, North Carolina, Detailed Project Report. Revised.

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1977-07-01

of Leith Creek within the study limits. Climate in the area is characteristic of the warm temperate zone. In summer, the days are generally hot and...RESOURCES B-2 TERRAIN AND LAND USE B-4 S CLIMATE B-4 ARCHEOLOGiCAL CONSIDERATIONS B-4 NATURAL RESOURCES B-5 0 HUMAN RESOURCES 8-6 POPULATION...irtoved cnd it ions jere corcp’-ted11, >.ve pti Vn (CI card) of the Hydr- aulic Enqincerinq Cm tt ’ .. ~ v.’Water- Surface Profi les’. Improved profil

Nálezy loštické keramiky ve východních Čechách. Příspěvek ke kontaktům východních Čech a severní Moravy

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Bláha, R.; Frolík, Jan; Sigl, J.

2003-01-01

Roč. 28, - (2003), s. 525-537 ISSN 0231-5823. [Konference archeologů středověku České republiky a Slovenské republiky s hlavním zaměřením na interetnické vztahy ve středověku a jejich odkaz v hmotné kultuře /34./. Opava, 23.09.2002-27.09.2002] R&D Projects: GA AV ČR KSK8002119 Keywords : Middle Ages * Pottery * Eastern Bohemia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Karakteristik Laminasi Bambu pada Papan Jabon

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Supriadi, Achmad; Sulastiningsih, Ignasia Maria; Subyakto, Subyakto

2017-01-01

Tanaman jabon (Anthocephallus cadamba Miq.) sudah banyak ditanam oleh masyarakat sebagai bahan alternatif untuk keperluan bangunan dan mebel. Kayu jabon memiliki dua kelemahan, yaitu tidak kuat (termasuk kelas kuat IV) dan tidak awet (kelas awet V). Untuk meningkatkan sifat kekuatan kayu jabon dalam penelitian ini dilakukan pembuatan papan komposit kayu jabon laminasi bambu atau papan jabon laminasi bambu (PJLB). Bambu yang digunakan adalah bambu mayan (Gigantochloa robusta Kurz) dan bambu an...

The oldest anatomically modern humans from far southeast Europe: direct dating, culture and behavior.

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Sandrine Prat

Full Text Available BACKGROUND: Anatomically Modern Humans (AMHs are known to have spread across Europe during the period coinciding with the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition. Whereas their dispersal into Western Europe is relatively well established, evidence of an early settlement of Eastern Europe by modern humans are comparatively scarce. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDING: Based on a multidisciplinary approach for the study of human and faunal remains, we describe here the oldest AMH remains from the extreme southeast Europe, in conjunction with their associated cultural and paleoecological background. We applied taxonomy, paleoecology, and taphonomy combined with geomorphology, stratigraphy, archeology and radiocarbon dating. More than 160 human bone remains have been discovered. They originate from a well documented Upper Paleolithic archeological layer (Gravettian cultural tradition from the site of Buran-Kaya III located in Crimea (Ukraine. The combination of non-metric dental traits and the morphology of the occipital bones allow us to attribute the human remains to Anatomically Modern Humans. A set of human and faunal remains from this layer has been radiocarbon dated by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry. The direct-dating results of human bone establish a secure presence of AMHs at 31,900+240/-220 BP in this region. They are the oldest direct evidence of the presence of AMHs in a well documented archeological context. Based on taphonomical observations (cut marks and distribution of skeletal elements, they represent the oldest Upper Paleolithic modern humans from Eastern Europe, showing post-mortem treatment of the dead as well. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE: These findings are essential for the debate on the spread of modern humans in Europe during the Upper Paleolithic, as well as their cultural behaviors.

ETHNICITY AND INCOME IMPACT ON BMI AND STATURE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN LIVING IN URBAN SOUTHERN MEXICO.

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Mendez, Nina; Barrera-Pérez, The Late Mario; Palma-Solis, Marco; Zavala-Castro, Jorge; Dickinson, Federico; Azcorra, Hugo; Prelip, Michael

2016-03-01

Obesity affects quality of life and increases the risk of morbidity and mortality. Mexico, a middle-income country, has a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among urban children. Merida is the most populated and growing city in southern Mexico with a mixed Mayan and non-Maya population. Local urbanization and access to industrialized foods have impacted the eating habits and physical activity of children, increasing the risk of overweight and obesity. This study aimed to contribute to the existing literature on the global prevalence of overweight and obesity and examined the association of parental income, ethnicity and nutritional status with body mass index (BMI) and height in primary school children in Merida. The heights and weights of 3243 children aged 6-12 from sixteen randomly selected schools in the city were collected between April and December 2012. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to examine differences in the prevalence of BMI and height categories (based on WHO reference values) by ethnicity and income levels. Of the total students, 1648 (50.9%) were overweight or obese. Stunting was found in 227 children (7%), while 755 (23.3%) were defined as having short stature. Combined stunting and overweight/obesity was found in 301 students (9.3%) and twelve (0.4%) were classified as stunted and of low weight. Having two Mayan surnames was inversely associated with having adequate height (OR=0.69, pobese. Overweight, obesity and short stature were frequent among the studied children. A significant proportion of Meridan children could face an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and its associated negative economic and social outcomes unless healthier habits are adopted. Action is needed to reduce the prevalence of obesity among southern Mexican families of all ethnic groups, particularly those of lower income.

Sistem integrat de tip geospaţial pentru localizarea şi protecţia siturilor arheologice. Dezvoltare zona pilot: judeţul Tulcea

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Oana Popescu

2011-03-01

Full Text Available The paper describes a project carried on during 2007-2010 carried on by Crescendo International – head of the project, with NRI URBAN-INCERC, URBANPROIECT branch, the Institute for Eco-Museum Research în Archeology Tulcea and ELECTROVÂLCEA S.R.L. The aim of the project was to elaborate a methodology of geospatial localization, electronic marking and coding of historical sites în order to protect and introduce them în tours. The methodology was applied through case studies to some archeological sites în Tulcea County.

Determination of Cu-Zn Fraction of an Ancient Brass Pipe by Prompt Gamma-ray Activation Analysis

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Sun, G. M.; Lee, Y. N.; Moon, J. H.; Lee, K. H. [Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)

2009-05-15

Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA) has an advantage over most other methods in the investigation of archeological and cultural objects which must be dealt with a non-destructive method. In this study, we study about how to determine the copper-zinc fraction in archeological objects such as a smoking pipe made from brass, where the proportions of copper and zinc can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties. In this study, a Japanese smoking pipe was analyzed to determine the copper-zinc fraction at the KAERI-SNU PGAA facility.

Study of clays by means of Moessbauer spectoscopy

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Marticorena, B.

1982-01-01

A Moessbauer spectroscopic method has been applied to study layers of clays originating from different places and ceramic from Pachacamac, an archeological site near Lima. We have performed a Moessbauer analysis of the samples mentioned above, submitting them to a thermal treatment in order to determine the influcence on the mineral ferrous compounds of the time and the baking atmoshere. The results obtained do not allow us to conclude that such a method is useful either in the case of clays and/or ceramics which are coming from different places or of archeological

Benchmarking Close-range Structure from Motion 3D Reconstruction Software under Varying Capturing Conditions

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Nikolov, Ivan Adriyanov; Madsen, Claus B.

2016-01-01

Structure from Motion 3D reconstruction has become widely used in recent years in a number of fields such as industrial surface in- inspection, archeology, cultural heritage preservation and geomapping. A number of software solutions have been released using variations of this technique. In this ......Structure from Motion 3D reconstruction has become widely used in recent years in a number of fields such as industrial surface in- inspection, archeology, cultural heritage preservation and geomapping. A number of software solutions have been released using variations of this technique...

An ovarian teratoma of late Roman age.

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Armentano, Núria; Subirana, Mercè; Isidro, Albert; Escala, Oscar; Malgosa, Assumpció

2012-12-01

We report here a very unusual pelvic calcification recovered from the remains of a 30-40-year-old woman found at the late Roman period archeological site of La Fogonussa (Lleida, Catalonia). Although differential diagnoses for calcifications of the pelvis are complicated in archeological contexts, the precise localization, macroscopic features, and the presence of teeth along with part of a small bone led us to identify this case as an ovarian teratoma, based upon gross observations and computerized tomography (CT). Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Rapid geomagnetic field intensity variations in the Near East during the 6th millennium BC: New archeointensity data from Halafian site Yarim Tepe II (Northern Iraq)

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Yutsis-Akimova, Stanislava; Gallet, Yves; Amirov, Shahmardan

2018-01-01

We present new archeointensity results from a series of groups of pottery fragments that were collected from the multi-layered archeological site Yarim Tepe II in Northern Iraq (Northern Mesopotamia) dated to the 6th millennium BC. This site comprises a 7-m-thick sequence of archeological deposits encompassing the Middle Halaf, Late Halaf and the Halaf-Ubaid Transitional (HUT), between ∼5750 and ∼5000 BC according to the chronology currently considered for the Halafian archeological period. Three new radiocarbon dates obtained from bone fragments confirm that Yarim Tepe II was likely not occupied before the Middle Halaf, as was independently established from archeological constraints. Archeointensity determinations were carried out using the protocol developed for the Triaxe magnetometer. This procedure takes into account thermoremanent magnetization anisotropy and cooling rate effects. 114 fragments fulfilled our set of archeointensity selection criteria, with intensity data obtained from at least two but most often three specimens per fragment. Mean archeointensity values were estimated for 23 groups of fragments well distributed across the entire stratigraphic sequence from the averaging of the data obtained from a minimum of three fragments per group. These values were dated using a bootstrap procedure relying on the stratigraphic position of the different groups of fragments and on the different age constraints available inside the Yarim Tepe II sequence. The new data show a significant decrease in geomagnetic field intensity by ∼12 μT between the Middle Halaf and the Late Halaf-HUT time interval. This decrease was accompanied by a short intensity peak, which may have lasted only a few decades, around the Middle Halaf-Late Halaf boundary, at ∼5500 BC. This evolution is quite similar to that observed from Syrian and Bulgarian archeointensity data, even though the precise duration of the intensity peak is presently questionable. The Bulgarian data set

Mitokondriyal Mutantların Bira Aroma Maddeleri Üzerine Etkisi

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Hasan Tangüler

2015-02-01

Full Text Available Biradaki aroma maddeleri üzerine kullanılan bira mayasının önemli bir rolü vardır. Bira mayasının sitoplazmasında çeşitli organeller bulunur ve bu organellerden biri de mitokondridir. Mitokondri, trikarboksilik asit döngüsü ve elektron taşıma zinciri enzimlerini içerir ve böylece hücreye enerji sağlar. Bira mayasında en sık rastlanan ve kendiliğinden ortaya çıkan mutasyon mitokondriyal mutasyondur. Bu mutasyon sonucunda mitokondriyal DNA'sı eksik ya da mitokondriyal DNA'dan tamamen yoksun mutantlar meydana gelir.  Bira mayası mitokondriyal mutasyona uğradığında mayanın fermantasyon hızı, çökelme yeteneği ve aroma maddeleri üretimi ve böylece elde edilen biranın kalitesi önemli derecede etkilenir. Bu nedenle, biracılıkta kullanılacak mayanın mutasyona uğramamış olması tercih edilir. Bu derlemede, mitokondriyal mutasyonun bira aroma maddeleri üzerine etkisi ele alınmıştır.

The accidental (acoustical) tourist

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Van Kirk, Wayne

2002-11-01

The acoustical phenomenon observed at an ancient temple in the Great Ball Court at Chichen Itza was described as ''little short of amazing--an ancient whispering gallery'' by Silvanus G. Morley, leader of the Carnegie Institute's archaeological team that excavated and restored these structures in the 1920s. Since then, many others have experienced the extraordinary acoustics at Chichen Itza and other Maya sites. Despite these reports, archaeologists and acousticians have until recently shown little interest in understanding these phenomena. After experiencing Chichen Itza's remarkable acoustics as a tourist in 1994, the author commenced collecting and disseminating information about acoustical phenomena there and at other Mayan sites, hoping to stimulate interest among archaeologists and acousticians. Were these designs accidental or intentional? If intentional, how was the knowledge obtained? How were acoustical features used? This paper highlights the author's collection of anecdotal reports of mysterious Mayan acoustics (http://http://www.ianlawton.com/pa1.htm), recommended reading for scientists and engineers who wish to pursue this fascinating study. Also recounted are some of the reactions of archaeologists-ranging from curious, helpful, and insightful to humorous and appalling--to outsiders' efforts to bring serious scientific attention to the new field of acoustical archaeology.

Evolución de la noción de derecho natural en la Ilustración española

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Salvador RUS RUFINO

2009-11-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN: El artículo trata de la evolución de la noción de Derecho Natural en tres autores españoles del siglo XVIII: Mayans, Marín y Torres Flórez. Los tres tienen un fundamento común: están dentro de la línea iusnaturalista teonómica, es decir, admiten que Dios es el fundamento último del Derecho Natural. Sin embargo se aprecia una evolución en los contenidos y las fuentes de cada uno de los autores al elaborar sus teorías, en la admisión de temas y métodos de trabajo. ABSTRACT: The main of this paper is to show the evolution of the concept of Natural Law in Spain during the 18th century using three authors: Mayans, Marín and Torres Flórez. All of them have a common background: they admited God as a basis of Natural Law theory, but in the authors we can find an evolution of the methodology, topics and authorities. They begun from the same point and they developed their theories in three different ways and arrieved to an different conclusions.

An Archeology of Corruption in Medicine.

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Little, Miles; Lipworth, Wendy; Kerridge, Ian

2018-07-01

Corruption is a word used loosely to describe many kinds of action that people find distasteful. We prefer to reserve it for the intentional misuse of the good offices of an established social entity for private benefit, posing as fair trading. The currency of corruption is not always material or financial. Moral corruption is all too familiar within churches and other ostensibly beneficent institutions, and it happens within medicine and the pharmaceutical industries. Corrupt behavior reduces trust, costs money, causes injustice, and arouses anger. Yet it persists, despite all efforts since the beginnings of societies. People who act corruptly may lack conscience and empathy in the same way as those with some personality disorders. Finding ways to prevent corruption from contaminating beneficent organizations is therefore likely to be frustratingly difficult. Transparency and accountability may go some way, but the determined corruptor is unlikely to feel constrained by moral and reporting requirements of this kind. Punishment and redress are complicated issues, unlikely to satisfy victims and society at large. Both perhaps should deal in the same currency-material or social-in which the corrupt dealing took place.

Archeology and Humanism: An Incongruent Foucault

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Chris Calvert-Minor

2010-06-01

Full Text Available Atension exists in Foucault’s writings concerning his alleged antihumanism. While his early archaeological period is taken to sediment his post-structuralist, anti-humanist methodology, Foucault still lets humanism creep into his writing, particularly in his later work. In the spirit of charity, I consider two ways of reading Foucault to overcome this tension: either (1 emphasize his post-structuralism over his humanist leanings or (2 take his humanism seriously and minimize his post-structuralism. After analysis, neither reading is adequate. I conclude that Foucault’s oeuvre is best understood simply as incongruent, contrary to his own remarks to unify his writings and methodologies.

Adherence of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli to Human Epithelial Cells: The Role of Intimin

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mucosa (e.g., enterotoxigenic E. coli, Vibrio cholerae , and Boroetella pertussis); ii) damage to the epithelial cell microvilli induced by the...diarrhea in Mayan childm in Mexico . J. Infect. Dis. 163, 507-513. G6mez-Ouarte, O.G. and Kaper, J.B. (1995). A plasmid-encoded regulartory region...de la Cabaca, F., and Garibay, E.V. (1987). Enteroadherent Escherichia coli as a cause of diarrhea among children in Mexico . J . Clin. Microbiol. 25

Development of digestive enzymes in larvae of Mayancichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus

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López Ramírez, G.; Cuenca Soria, C.A.; Álvarez González, C.A.; Tovar Ramírez, D.; Ortiz Galindo, José Luis; Perales García, N.; Márquez Couturier, G.; Arias Rodríguez, L.; Indy, J.R.; Contreras Sánchez, W.M.; Gisbert, E.; Moyano, F.J.

2011-01-01

The development of digestive enzymes during the early ontogeny of the Mayan cichlid (Cichlasoma urophthalmus) was studied using biochemical and electrophoretic techniques. From yolk absorption (6 days after hatching: dah), larvae were fed Artemia nauplii until 15 dah, afterward they were fed with commercial microparticulated trout food (45% protein and 16% lipids) from 16 to 60 dah. Several samples were collected including yolk-sac larvae (considered as day 1 after hatching) and specimens up ...

La conservación del patrimonio arquitectónico maya. Primeras experiencias (1891-1969)

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MATARREDONA DESANTES, NURIA

2016-01-01

[EN] The Mayan civilization is, undoubtedly, the most advanced of those that flourished in America during pre-Columbian times. During its heyday period, the ancient Maya built large cities and created large residential areas where they erected an impressive architecture in harmony with the ferocious nature that surrounded them. Today, the testimony of these settlements comes immersed in a wild environment, buried under abundant vegetation and even the collapse of the same architectural struct...

Genetic structure and genetic diversity of Swietenia macrophylla in areas subjected to selective logging in Quintana Roo, Mexico

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Alcalá, Raúl Ernesto; Cruz, Silvia De la; Gutiérrez-Granados, Gabriel

2015-01-01

The hypothesis that selective logging has a negative effect by altering the genetic parameters of tropical tree species was evaluated. The genetic diversity and genetic structure between adult trees (N = 47) and saplings (N = 50) of Swietenia macrophylla were contrasted within an area subjected to selective logging in the Mayan zone. Although differences in the number of alleles and in their frequencies were detected between both groups, the observed and expected heterozygosity and the coeffi...

Field evidence for transfer of plastic debris along a terrestrial food chain

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Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza; Mendoza Vega, Jorge; Ku Quej, Victor; Chi, Jesus de los Angeles; Sanchez del Cid, Lucero; Chi, Cesar; Escalona Segura, Griselda; Gertsen, Henny; Salánki, Tamás; van der Ploeg, Martine; Koelmans, Albert A.; Geissen, Violette

2017-01-01

Although plastic pollution happens globally, the micro- (<5 mm) and macroplastic (5–150 mm) transfer of plastic to terrestrial species relevant to human consumption has not been examined. We provide first-time evidence for micro- and macroplastic transfer from soil to chickens in traditional Mayan home gardens in Southeast Mexico where waste mismanagement is common. We assessed micro- and macroplastic in soil, earthworm casts, chicken feces, crops and gizzards (used for human consumption)....

Lithic Communities of Practice and Daily life in the Northwestern Maya Lowlands during the Late Classic (700-850 A.D.)

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Silva de la Mora, Flavio Gabriel

2017-01-01

This dissertation uses multiple lines of evidence to understand production, exchange and crafting in agrarian societies with a focus on the Northwestern Mayan Lowlands during the Late Classic Period (700-850 A.D). The organization of production in Pre-Columbian times is poorly understood, yet exchange is believed to be critical to the development of sociopolitical relations in ranked agrarian societies, like those in Mesoamerica. This dissertation will examine how the material culture of ever...

First Paleoparasitological Report on the Animal Feces of Bronze Age Excavated from Shahr-e Sukhteh, Iran.

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Makki, Mahsasadat; Dupouy-Camet, Jean; Sajjadi, Seyed Mansour Seyed; Naddaf, Saied Reza; Mobedi, Iraj; Rezaeian, Mostafa; Mohebali, Mehdi; Mowlavi, Gholamreza

2017-04-01

Shahr-e Sukhteh (meaning burnt city in Persian) in Iran is an archeological site dated back to around 3,200-1,800 BC. It is located in Sistan and Baluchistan Province of Iran and known as the junction of Bronze Age trade routes crossing the Iranian plateau. It was appointed as current study area for paleoparasitological investigations. Excavations at this site have revealed various archeological materials since 1967. In the present study, sheep and carnivore coprolites excavated from this site were analyzed by means of rehydration technique using TSP solution for finding helminth eggs. Dicrocoelium dendriticum, Capillaria sp., and Taenia sp. eggs were identified, while some other objects similar to Anoplocephalidae and Toxocara spp. eggs were also retrieved from the samples but their measured parameters did not match those of these species. The present paper illustrates the first paleoparasitological findings of Bronze Age in eastern Iran supporting the economic activities, peopling, and communication as well as the appropriate condition for zoonotic helminthiasis life cycle in Shahr-e Sukhteh archeological site.

A Typology of Antipassives, with Special Reference to Mayan

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Heaton, Raina

2017-01-01

This dissertation presents the results of a typological study that investigated the global distribution of antipassive constructions, as well as the distribution of the relevant antipassiverelated features. The sample includes data from 445 languages, which represent 144 language families and isolates. This larger study is informed by an in-depth…

Synchrony of Pandemics, Fire Reduction, and Reforestation in the Tropical Americas With Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Changes During European Conquest

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Nevle, R. J.; Bird, D. K.

2007-12-01

A new reconstruction of the biomass burning history of the tropical Americas is consistent with expanding fire use by Mesoamerican and Amazonian agriculturalists from 2000 to 500 years BP and a subsequent period of fire reduction due to indigenous demographic collapse. Our reconstruction synthesizes published data from stratigraphic charcoal accumulation records from lake and bog sediments and soil charcoal records, including soil charcoal obtained from archeological Amazonian Dark Earth sites. The charcoal data provide fire histories from over 40 localities and enable reconstruction of the Late Holocene regional biomass burning history of the tropical Americas. Synthesis of the stratigraphic charcoal records yields indexes of 1) the inter-site variability in charcoal accumulation; and 2) the mean rate of regional charcoal accumulation during 500-year increments since 3500 years BP. The age distribution of dated soil charcoal particles from non-archeological sites provides an independent measure of variation in regional charcoal accumulation; whereas the age distribution of soil charcoal dates from archeological sites records variation in charcoal accumulation related to anthropogenic biomass burning. The charcoal accumulation indexes derived from stratigraphic records begin to increase at ~2000 years BP, obtain maxima during the 500-year period just prior to European arrival, then decline to near-minimum values during the 500-year period subsequent to contact. Similarly, the age distribution of soil charcoal dated from non-archeological and archeological sites both indicate increases in charcoal accumulation from 2000 to 500 years BP followed by decline. We interpret the covariation between measures of charcoal accumulation derived from archeological and non-archeological sites as a consequence of the expansive influence of anthropogenic activity on the regional fire regime. The increase in regional charcoal accumulation apparent in the stratigraphic and soil

Henry Solomon Wellcome: A philanthropist and a pioneer sponsor of medical research in the Sudan.

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Adeel, Ahmed Awad A

2013-01-01

Henry Solomon Wellcome, the famous drug manufacturer had a fascinating association with the Sudan. Besides supporting tropical medicine research in this country, he established an extensive project in the Sudan that aimed at combining archeological excavations, philanthropy and social reform. This article is an archives-based account on this side of Wellcome's association with the Sudan. The article starts with Wellcome's early years in the American Midwest and the evolution of his career and his rise as a world-renowned drug manufacturer. After the battle of Omdurman, Wellcome visited Sudan in 1900 - 1901 where he offered to support the establishment of the research laboratories which later came to be known as the Wellcome Tropical Research Laboratories in Khartoum. He then became directly involved in the planning and running of extensive archeological excavations in the central Sudan. This project served as a field in which Wellcome found an outlet for his philanthropy. More than 4000 labourers were employed in Jebel Moya. Professional archeologists and anatomists were recruited by Wellcome to supervise the work, and all the requirements in terms of equipment were catered for. Wellcome devised a Savings Bank System whereby part of the earnings of each labourer were saved to him till the end of the season. He also introduced one of his innovations: aerial photography using box kite which was used for the first time in archeology. Wellcome made it a rule that no applicant should be turned away. The Camp Commandant had to find suitable work for each applicant, including the handicapped who were assigned to appropriate jobs like mending baskets or cutting grass for building huts. Wellcome's welfare work had a significant impact on the local inhabitants of Jebel Moya. Henry Solomon Wellcome, 1906. Oil painting by Hugh Goldwin Riviere. Credit: Wellcome Library.

“DETECTION ARTIFACTS” SOFTWARE PACKAGE: FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES AND PROSPECTS OF USING (ON THE EXAMPLE OF GEOARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH

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Ye. P. Krupochkin

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Mathematical and scientific methods are highly significant in modern geoarcheological study. They contribute to the development of new computer technologies and their implementing in geoarcheological research in particular, decoding and photogrammetric processing of space images.The article focuses on the “Detection Artifacts”software package designed for thematic aerospace image decoding which is aimed at making the search automatic for various archeological sites, both natural and artificially created ones. The main attention is drawn to decoding of archeological sites using methods of morphological analysis and indicative decoding.Its work is based on two groups of methods of image computer processing: 1 an image enhancement method which is carried out with the help of spatial frequency filtration, and 2 a method of morphometric analysis. The methods of spatial frequency filtration can be used to solve two problems: information noise minimization and edge enhancement. To achieve the best results using the methods of spatial frequency filtration it is necessary to have all the information of relevance to the objects of searching.Searching for various archeological sites is not only photogrammetric task. In fact, this problem can be solved in the sphere of photogrammetry with the application of aerospace and computer methods. The authors stress the idea in order to avoid terminology ambiguity and confusion when describing the essence of the methods and processes. It should be noted that the work with the images must be executed in a strict sequence. First and foremost, photogrammetric processing – atmospheric correction, geometric adjustment, conversion and geo targeting should be implemented. And only after that one can proceed to decoding the information.When creating the software package a modular structure was applied that favorably affected the tasks being solved and corresponded to the conception of search for archaeological objects

Herramientas SIG 3D

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Francisco R. Feito Higueruela

2010-04-01

Full Text Available Applications of Geographical Information Systems on several Archeology fields have been increasing during the last years. Recent avances in these technologies make possible to work with more realistic 3D models. In this paper we introduce a new paradigm for this system, the GIS Thetrahedron, in which we define the fundamental elements of GIS, in order to provide a better understanding of their capabilities. At the same time the basic 3D characteristics of some comercial and open source software are described, as well as the application to some samples on archeological researchs

The Ancient Maya Landscape from Space

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Sever, T.; Arnold, James E. (Technical Monitor)

1999-01-01

The Peten, once inhabited by a population of several million before the collapse of the ancient Maya in the 10th and 11th centuries, is being repopulated toward its former demographic peak. Environmental dynamics, however, impose severe constraints to further development. Current practices in subsistence, commercial agriculture, and cattle raising are causing rapid deforestation resulting in the destruction of environmental and archeological resources. The use of remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology is a cost-effective methodology for addressing issues in Maya archeology as well as monitoring the environmental impacts being experienced by the current population.

Uncharted territory - environment and population beyond six billion

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Benedick, Richard Elliot

2000-01-01

"That human populations can exert strains upon their natural surrounding is nothing new. However, from the dawn of history until about thirty years ago, the impacts of human activities were primarily localized. Early regional civilizations – Mesopotamia in the Near East, Mohenjo Daro in Southwest Asia, the Mayans of Central America, possibly the Anasazi in the southwest of what is now the United States – collapsed due to a likely combination of overpopulation and scarcity or ...

Arqueoacústica maya. La necesidad del estudio sistemático de efectos acústicos en sitios arqueológicos

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Clara Garza

2008-01-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo se discute la necesidad de sistematizar el estudio de los efectos acústicos en sitios arqueológicos, en especial los concernientes a la cultura maya. Presentamos un panorama del estado actual de estudios tanto antropológicos como los relacionados con modelos matemáticos. Después de presentar una introducción general y una discusión sobre lo que consideramos debería constituir un marco básico para un enfoque arqueoacústico, abordamos los antecedentes de trabajos sobre acústica prehispánica en la zona maya, en particular se analiza el caso del efecto La Cola del Quetzal, en Chichén Itzá. Se revisan los estudios existentes y posteriormente se plantea un modelo matemático espaciotemporal que se resuelve numéricamente.We discuss the necesity of study systematically the acoustic effects in archaeological sites, Mayans in particular. We present an overview of the state of the regarding both anthropological and mathematical modeling aspects. After presenting a general introduction and discussion about what we consider a suitable theoretical archaeoacoustical framework, we review existing works on the acoustics of Mayan sites. We focus on the chirped echo of El Castillo pyramid at Chichén Itzá, and use a mathematical model which includes both space and time to solve it numerically.

Changes in stature, weight, and nutritional status with tourism-based economic development in the Yucatan.

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Leatherman, Thomas L; Goodman, Alan H; Stillman, Tobias

2010-07-01

Over the past 40 years, tourism-based economic development has transformed social and economic conditions in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. We address how these changes have influenced anthropometric indicators of growth and nutritional status in Yalcoba, a Mayan farming community involved in the circular migration of labor in the tourist economy. Data are presented on stature and weight for children measured in 1938 in the Yucatan Peninsula and from 1987 to 1998 in the Mayan community of Yalcoba. In addition, stature, weight and BMI are presented for adults in Yalcoba based on clinic records. Childhood stature varied little between 1938 and 1987. Between 1987 and 1998 average male child statures increased by 2.6cm and female child statures increased by 2.7cm. Yet, 65% of children were short for their ages. Between 1987 and 1998, average child weight increased by 1.8kg. Child BMIs were similar to US reference values and 13% were considered to be above average for weight. Forty percent of adult males and 64% of females were overweight or obese. The anthropometric data from Yalcoba suggest a pattern of stunted children growing into overweight adults. This pattern is found elsewhere in the Yucatan and in much of the developing world where populations have experienced a nutrition transition toward western diets and reduced physical activity levels. 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Goldtraces on wedge-shaped artefacts from late neolithic of south Scandinavia analysed by proton induced x-ray emission spectroscopy

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Ahlberg, M.; Akselsson, R.; Forkman, B.; Rausing, G.

1975-01-01

Visible coloured traces on the surface of two selected wedge-shaped artefacts (pendants) of slate from the late Neolithic of South Scandinavia was analysed by means of proton-induced x-ray emission spectroscopy (PIXE). PIXE is shown to be a feasible tool in investigating surface layers of archeological significance. Three different gold-silver alloys was found on the two pendants. The results indicate that we shall have to reconsider the general accepted theories on the economic basis of the early Bronze Age in the area. (author)

Exploring Biological and Geological Age-related Changes through Variations in Intra- and Intertooth Proteomes of Ancient Dentine.

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Procopio, Noemi; Chamberlain, Andrew T; Buckley, Michael

2018-03-02

Proteomic analyses are becoming more widely used in archeology not only due to the greater preservation of proteins in ancient specimens than DNA but also because they can offer different information, particularly relating to compositional preservation and potentially a means to estimate biological and geological age. However, it remains unclear to what extent different burial environments impact these aspects of proteome decay. Teeth have to date been much less studied than bone but are ideal to explore how proteins decay with time due to the negligible turnover that occurs in dentine relative to bone. We investigated the proteome variability and deamidation levels of different sections of molar teeth from archeological bovine mandibles as well as their mandibular bone. We obtained a greater yield of proteins from the crown of the teeth but did not find differences between the different molars analyzed within each mandible. We also obtained the best variety of protein from a well-preserved mandible that was not the youngest one in terms of chronological age, showing the influence of the preservation conditions on the final proteomic outcome. Intriguingly, we also noticed an increase in abundance levels of fetuin-A in biologically younger mandibles as reported previously, but the opposite trend in tooth dentine. Interestingly, we observed higher glutamine deamidation levels in teeth from the geologically oldest mandible despite it being the biologically youngest specimen, showing that the archeological age strongly impacts on the level of deamidations observed, much more so than biological aging. This indicates that the glutamine deamidation ratio of selected peptides may act as a good predictor of the relative geochronological age of archeological specimens.

Remediation of Lead contaminated Soil at Greenbury Point, Annapolis, Maryland

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Stewart, Kathryn

1997-01-01

.... Information includes data on lead, applicable regulatory requirements, soils types, contamination, site maps, field investigations, utility drawings, history, archeology, and natural resources...

Extracellular Adenosine Triphosphate Associated with Amphibian Erythrocytes: Inhibition of ATP Release by Anion Channel Blockers.

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1986-01-01

Paddle and Burnstock (326), Williams and Forrester (463), Forrester and Williams (151) and Clemens and Forrester (82) provide evidence that hypoxia may...an ATp4 - receptor. Fed. Proc. 45:208, 1986. (abstr) 99. Dahlen , S.E. and Hedqvist, P. ATP, B,y-methylene ATP andN adenosine inhibit non-cholinergic...regulation of skeletal muscle blood low. Circ Res. 29:375-384, 1971. 117. Dodd, J., Jahr, C.E., Hamilton, P.N., Heath, M.J., Matthew , W.P., and Jessell, T.M

RESULTADOS DE LA MEDICIÓN Y ANÃ LISIS DE COMPETENCIAS EMPRENDEDORAS PARA LA CREACIÓN DE AGROEMPRESAS. EXPERIENCIA DE LA ZONA MAYA DE CAMPECHE

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Santos Valencia, Raúl Alberto; Barroso Tanoira, Francisco Gerardo; Ã vila Ortega, Jorge Iván

2014-01-01

This study presents the results of an administration instrument used to measure and analyze the entrepreneurial skills of young people between the ages of 18 and 29 years in order to determine their skill level as entrepreneurs for starting or managing a successful business in the Mayan region in the northern part of the state of Campeche, located in southeastern Mexico. The cultural, social and political conditions of the mostly indigenous population have remained at a social and economic st...

American Indian and Alaska native aboriginal use of alcohol in the United States.

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Abbott, P J

1996-01-01

Alcohol beverages prior to White contact originated with the Mayan and the Aztec Nations and spread to the American Indians of the Southwest. Surprisingly, there are a number of accounts of alcohol use among other American Indians and Alaska Natives. Beverages were limited to wine and beer, and included: balche, pulque, and "haren a pitahaya" wines, tulpi beer and other beverages. White contact brought dramatic shifts in the use and function of alcoholic beverages in American Indian and Alaska Native societies.

Recycling architecture: industrial archeology and concrete parks

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Elena Vigliocco

2013-02-01

Full Text Available Abandoned industrial buildings are characterized by a fragile image which makes them unworthy;however they maintain quality and potentiality that can be explored by new solutions and strategies of intervention. Inspired by issues related to reuse and recycling, a new paradigm can be formalized: unused and abandoned existing industrial buildings maintain a latent energy that can be reactivated by new strategies of reuse; like a bottle made of plastic, an architecture can be reused before throw it away through demolition. In this case, reuse is preferable than recycle. The question is: how can we reuse an architecture that is compromised by many factors like the pollution of the soil? We need a change of paradigm: if less changes will take place on buildings, than lower will be the energy required to produce them. Different renovative strategies can be classified according to the relation between intensity of the intervention and level of the modification pursued. At the same time, public administration should take an active role in the involvement of private actors: the real possibility of reducing the untenableness of urban development models will be realized on the development of new strategies and tools. Through the description of some european cases, the article will present different solutions constructed on a layering of materials and meanings.

Archeological Excavations at the Wanapum Cache Site

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T. E. Marceau

2000-01-01

This report was prepared to document the actions taken to locate and excavate an abandoned Wanapum cache located east of the 100-H Reactor area. Evidence (i.e., glass, ceramics, metal, and wood) obtained from shovel and backhoe excavations at the Wanapum cache site indicate that the storage caches were found. The highly fragmented condition of these materials argues that the contents of the caches were collected or destroyed prior to the caches being burned and buried by mechanical equipment. While the fiber nets would have been destroyed by fire, the specialized stone weights would have remained behind. The fact that the site might have been gleaned of desirable artifacts prior to its demolition is consistent with the account by Riddell (1948) for a contemporary village site. Unfortunately, fishing equipment, owned by and used on behalf of the village, that might have returned to productive use has been irretrievably lost

Eskimos Enlightenment: Archeology of a clumsy view

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Giulia Bogliolo Bruna

2015-06-01

Full Text Available The present paper retraces, in an ethno-historical perspective, the genesis of the oriented, elliptic, simplistic and reductive representation of the Eskimos in the Diderot & d’Alembert’s Encyclopaedia. Adopting an inter-disciplinary approach (historical, anthropological and textual, as well, the paper wonders upon the mechanisms which have governed the construction of the Eskimos’ image, and deciphers them considering the philosophical challenges and the ideological conditioning of the Century of Lights. The Eskimos’ image conveyed by the Encyclopaedia emphasizes their bestiality and primitivism, to stick them as the prototype of the savagery, the personification of a degenerated and shy humanity of the borders. The image of the Inuit - stereotyped, preformed and caricatured - is built through bias, omissions, and generalizations. It is intended to present them as fully antonymic to civilisation. In the Diderot and Chevalier de Jaucourt’s writing, the fierce and anthropophagic Inuit are the archetypal symbol of an extreme and terrifying anthropological difference which is the outcome of a geographical and climatic determinism. Far away the highly idealized and aesthetically-oriented image of the Good Savage, the Eskimos show-up in the writing of the Century of Lights‟ scholars a borderline humanity, deprived of any culture mark, but, nevertheless belonging to the human family.

Gustave Hannezo (1857-1922 and Tunisian Archeology

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Jean-Pierre Laporte

2017-12-01

Full Text Available A côté de ses occupations professionnelles, un militaire de carrière sorti du rang, Gustave Hannezo (1857-1822 a développé en Tunisie, de 1886 à 1909, une activité archéologique considérable, riche de fouilles, de signalements épigraphiques, et d’objets divers, notamment dans les nécropoles puniques et romaines de Sousse, où se trouvait sa garnison principale. Dans la salle d’honneur de son régiment, il installa un Musée, dont il donna en 1902 le catalogue joint à celui du musée de la ville. Il fit des recherches de plus courte durée à Salakta, Mahdia, Hadjeb el-Aïoun, Lamta, Sfax, Bizerte, etc., mais aussi lors de garnisons en France et de campagnes en Algérie. Au fur et à mesure, il signalait systématiquement les parties intéressantes au Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Il continua après sa retraite en France en 1909. Rappelé au service dès la déclaration de guerre, le 2 août 1914, il n’oublia pas de surveiller le creusement des tranchées dans le nord de la France et y trouva divers objets antiques. De retour dans son foyer mâconnais en 1919, il continua à publier des notes de synthèse sur des villes tunisiennes, jusqu’à sa mort en 1922. Il reste beaucoup à glaner pour l’archéologie tunisienne dans ses notes et signalements.

Diffusion archeology for diffusion progression history reconstruction.

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Sefer, Emre; Kingsford, Carl

2016-11-01

Diffusion through graphs can be used to model many real-world processes, such as the spread of diseases, social network memes, computer viruses, or water contaminants. Often, a real-world diffusion cannot be directly observed while it is occurring - perhaps it is not noticed until some time has passed, continuous monitoring is too costly, or privacy concerns limit data access. This leads to the need to reconstruct how the present state of the diffusion came to be from partial diffusion data. Here, we tackle the problem of reconstructing a diffusion history from one or more snapshots of the diffusion state. This ability can be invaluable to learn when certain computer nodes are infected or which people are the initial disease spreaders to control future diffusions. We formulate this problem over discrete-time SEIRS-type diffusion models in terms of maximum likelihood. We design methods that are based on submodularity and a novel prize-collecting dominating-set vertex cover (PCDSVC) relaxation that can identify likely diffusion steps with some provable performance guarantees. Our methods are the first to be able to reconstruct complete diffusion histories accurately in real and simulated situations. As a special case, they can also identify the initial spreaders better than the existing methods for that problem. Our results for both meme and contaminant diffusion show that the partial diffusion data problem can be overcome with proper modeling and methods, and that hidden temporal characteristics of diffusion can be predicted from limited data.

Diffusion archeology for diffusion progression history reconstruction

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Sefer, Emre; Kingsford, Carl

2015-01-01

Diffusion through graphs can be used to model many real-world processes, such as the spread of diseases, social network memes, computer viruses, or water contaminants. Often, a real-world diffusion cannot be directly observed while it is occurring — perhaps it is not noticed until some time has passed, continuous monitoring is too costly, or privacy concerns limit data access. This leads to the need to reconstruct how the present state of the diffusion came to be from partial d...

How significant is the ‘significant other’? Associations between significant others’ health behaviors and attitudes and young adults’ health outcomes

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Berge Jerica M

2012-04-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Having a significant other has been shown to be protective against physical and psychological health conditions for adults. Less is known about the period of emerging young adulthood and associations between significant others’ weight and weight-related health behaviors (e.g. healthy dietary intake, the frequency of physical activity, weight status. This study examined the association between significant others’ health attitudes and behaviors regarding eating and physical activity and young adults’ weight status, dietary intake, and physical activity. Methods This study uses data from Project EAT-III, a population-based cohort study with emerging young adults from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds (n = 1212. Logistic regression models examining cross-sectional associations, adjusted for sociodemographics and health behaviors five years earlier, were used to estimate predicted probabilities and calculate prevalence differences. Results Young adult women whose significant others had health promoting attitudes/behaviors were significantly less likely to be overweight/obese and were more likely to eat ≥ 5 fruits/vegetables per day and engage in ≥ 3.5 hours/week of physical activity, compared to women whose significant others did not have health promoting behaviors/attitudes. Young adult men whose significant other had health promoting behaviors/attitudes were more likely to engage in ≥ 3.5 hours/week of physical activity compared to men whose significant others did not have health promoting behaviors/attitudes. Conclusions Findings suggest the protective nature of the significant other with regard to weight-related health behaviors of young adults, particularly for young adult women. Obesity prevention efforts should consider the importance of including the significant other in intervention efforts with young adult women and potentially men.

Native American lithic procurement along the international border in the boot heel region of southwestern New Mexico

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K. E. Zeigler

2011-06-01

Full Text Available Multidisciplinary field projects can be very useful to a more fundamental understanding of the world around us, though these projects are not as common as they should be. In particular, the combination of archeology and geology combines our understanding of human behavior and human use of the landscape with an intimate knowledge of geologic processes and the materials available for human use in order to gain a broader understanding of human-Earth interaction. Here we present data from a cross-disciplinary project that uses a common dataset, archeological artifacts, to explore the anthropological and geologic implications of useage patterns. Archeological excavations and surveys conducted by the Office of Contract Archeology in 2007 along the route of the proposed international border fence reveal patterns of use of geologic materials by Archaic, Formative and Protohistoric Native Americans in the Boot Heel of southwestern New Mexico. Thousands of artifacts were recorded in multiple sites from Guadalupe Pass in the southern Peloncillo Mountains to the Carrizalillo Hills west of Columbus. We identified the lithologies of artifacts, ranging from projectile points to groundstones, and then constructed material movement maps based on either known procurement sites ("quarries" or outcrops identified as the closest source to a given site for each lithology. Not unexpectedly, the majority of the rock types utilized by native peoples are local siliceous volcanic materials. However, several artifacts constructed from obsidian were transported into the region from northern Mexico and eastern Arizona, indicating long-distance travel and/or trade routes. We also examine useage pattern difference between Archaic, Formative and Protohistoric sites. Additionally, a dramatic change in distribution of sources for geologic materials occurs between one pre-Spanish site and one post-Spanish site that are adjacent to one another.

América Latina: ¿Integración o Fragmentación?; Ricardo Lagos (compilador) : Buenos Aires, Edhasa, 2008

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Manera, Teresa Lucía

2008-01-01

Los autores, historiadores, politólogos, especialistas en ciencias sociales, pensadores de larga trayectoria y reconocido prestigio internacional ofrecen un excelente análisis reflexivo y propuestas sobre el presente y futuro de la región. La obra reúne ensayos preparados en el marco de un proyecto llevado a cabo por el Instituto Autónomo de México (ITAM), el Woodrow Wilson Internacional Center for Scholars y la Fundación Grupo Mayan. Se debatieron las versiones preliminares y se discutieron ...

Archeologia e Risorgimento. La scoperta degli Etruschi a Bologna / Archaeology and Risorgimento. The discovery of the Etruscans in Bologna

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Sassatelli, Giuseppe

2011-10-01

Full Text Available During the italian Risorgimento and unification periods there was a link between the idea of national unity, the exploitation of urban identities and archeology, in particular the archeology of sites belonging to inhabitance of Italy in pre-Roman times. The discoveries concerning the Etruscans particularly influenced historical events and projects related to the future of the newly unified Italy. This paper analyzes the discovery of the Etruscans in Bologna and the consequences with respect to the foundation of the "Museo Civico Archeologico" (Civic Archaeological Museum, known as a major achievement in the city's history, which is aimed at defining and recovering an urban identity according to the the project of national unity.

The ‘owl of misfortune’ or the ‘phoenix of prosperity’? Re-thinking the impact of the Mongols

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Daniel C. Waugh

2017-01-01

Full Text Available The impact of Mongol conquests across Eurasia is still controversial: did they destroy everything in their path or rather create a “Mongol peace” under which the Silk Road exchanges flourished? Too often medieval authors are cited merely for their negative reaction to the Mongols. Yet both the written sources and evidence from archeology show a picture of some complexity that requires critical analysis. The emphasis here is on archeology, often ignored or slighted by historians of the Mongols, and on evidence from Central Asia and Eastern Europe, primarily as reported in Russian-language scholarship. The impact of the Mongols varied depending on the location and the priorities of the new conquerors.

Microwave tomography enhanced GPR surveys in Centaur’s Domus, Regio VI of Pompeii, Italy

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Catapano, I; Crocco, L; Napoli, R Di; Soldovieri, F; Brancaccio, A; Pesando, F; Aiello, A

2012-01-01

The archaeological area of Pompeii (Naples, Italy) is known worldwide as one of the most remarkable examples of a Roman Empire town, but its origins are prior to the Roman age and there is a huge archeological interest in discovering the history of the forma urbis. With respect to this framework, the paper presents results from microwave tomography enhanced ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys carried out in the Centaur’s Domus, Regio VI, one of the most ancient housing areas of Pompeii. The GPR prospections aimed at addressing and driving the archeological excavation campaign performed in this area in October 2010. The results of stratigraphic assays are used to assess the reliability of the tomographic images obtained. (paper)

Fauna lokality Dolní Věstonice III

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Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam

- (2000), s. 143-146 ISSN 0514-8057 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8001916 Keywords : Upper Pleistocene * Palaeolithic * vertebrate palaeontology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Mese Ajnak - Tajemství měděné hory

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Unger, Jiří; Engels, N.

-, září (2012), s. 84-93 ISSN 1213-9394 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Afghanistan * excavations * buddhism * monasteries * mine Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Blahopřání Alexandře Navrátilové

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Frolcová, Věra

2016-01-01

Roč. 33, č. 2 (2016), s. 159-162 ISSN 1211-8117 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : congratulations * ethnology * anniversary * personality Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Celostátní setkání černobylských a volyňských krajanů a konference s názvem Tři vlny reemigrace krajanů do vlasti: přínos a perspektivy. Litoměřice, 8. 10. 2016

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Beranská, Veronika

2016-01-01

Roč. 103, č. 4 (2016), s. 656-657 ISSN 0009-0794 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : Ukraine * compatriots * resettlement * integration Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

76 FR 41517 - Drafting of U.S. Nominations to the World Heritage List

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2011-07-14

... in world archeological and ethnographic records, challenging anthropology's basic assumptions about... Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Site in Illinois. One noted concern over the management organization and the...

Intelectuales Indígenas y Literaturas en México. El campo literario entre los zapotecas y los mayas

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Luz Maria Lepe Lira

2017-08-01

Full Text Available Este artículo explora la conformación del campo intelectual en la literatura zapoteca del istmo de Tehuantepec y la literatura maya de la Península de Yucatán. A través del concepto de campo intelectual de Pierre Bordieu (2002 y bajo la premisa de que hay tantos campos literarios como literaturas indígenas, se evidencia que estos espacios de poder simbólico están condicionados por elementos socioculturales y políticos que van desde la alfabetización y uso de la escritura en las lenguas indígenas hasta la función de los intelectuales en las redes locales y nacionales. En la literatura zapoteca se indican las estrategias de la generación de Andrés Henestrosa, la relación entre la COCEI y la Casa de Cultura de Juchitán, y los vínculos que sostienen los intelectuales de la región con otros intelectuales de la esfera nacional. Para la literatura maya yucateca se reflexiona sobre la generación de talleres literarios como el principal motor de la nueva literatura maya, tanto desde las instancias gubernamentales como desde las asociaciones civiles y grupos gestionados por los intelectuales mayas. Palabras- clave: intelectuales indígenas, campo intelectual, literatura zapoteca, literatura maya Indigenous Intellectuals and Literatures in Mexico. The Literary Field Between the Zapotecs and the Maya Abstract The present paper explores the conformation of the intellectual field in the Zapotec literature of the Istmhus of Tehuantepec and in the Mayan literature of the Yucatán Peninsula. Through the concept of intellectual field by Pierre Bordieu (2002 and under the premise that there are as many literary fields as indigenous literatures, this paper emphasizes the fact that these spaces of symbolic power and conditioned by sociocultural and political elements ranging from literacy and the use of writing in indigenous languages to the role of intellectuals in local and national networks. In the case of the Zapotec literature the focus lies

Climate change and the collapse of the Akkadian empire: Evidence from the deep sea

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Cullen, H.M.; Menocal, P.B. de; Hemming, S.; Hemming, G.; Brown, F.H.; Guilderson, T.; Sirocko, F.

2000-04-01

The Akkadian empire ruled Mesopotamia from the headwaters of the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers to the Persian Gulf during the late third millennium B.C. Archeological evidence has shown that this highly developed civilization collapsed abruptly near 4,170 {+-} 150 calendar yr B.P., perhaps related to a shift to more arid conditions. Detailed paleoclimate records to test this assertion from Mesopotamia are rare, but changes in regional aridity are preserved in adjacent ocean basins. The authors document Holocene changes in regional aridity using mineralogic and geochemical analyses of a marine sediment core from the Gulf of Oman, which is directly downwind of Mesopotamian dust source areas and archeological sites. Results document a very abrupt increase in eolian dust and Mesopotamian aridity, accelerator mass spectrometer radiocarbon dates to 4,025 {+-} 125 calendar yr B.P., which persisted for {approximately} 300 yr. Radiogenic (Nd and Sr) isotope analyses confirm that the observed increase in mineral dust was derived from Mesopotamian source areas. Geochemical correlation of volcanic ash shards between the archeological site and marine sediment record establishes a direct temporal link between Mesopotamian aridification and social collapse, implicating a sudden shift to more arid conditions as a key factor contributing to the collapse of the Akkadian empire.

Etnologické terénní šetření mezi azylanty s přispěním Evropského uprchlického fondu

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Uherek, Zdeněk

2012-01-01

Roč. 22, č. 3 (2012), s. 235 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : recognized * refugees * migration * State Integration Programme Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Antropologický rozbor kosterních pozůstatků z polozemnice kultury řivnáčské z Kolína

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Brzobohatá, Hana

2015-01-01

Roč. 19, č. 2 (2015), s. 543-546 ISSN 1214-3553 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : anthropological analysis * Eneolithic * ulnar fracture Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Rímske stavby zobrazené na stĺpe Marca Aurélia

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Šedo, Ondrej

-, Suppl. 8 (2014), s. 155-167 ISSN 1336-6637 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : Rome * Column of Marcus Aurelius * Roman architecture * barbaricum Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Klasický stupeň badenské kultury v Čechách na příkladu sídliště v Kolíně

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Dobeš, Miroslav; Šumberová, Radka

2015-01-01

Roč. 106, prosinec (2015), s. 43-93 ISSN 0031-0506 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Bohemia * Eneolithic * Baden culture * settlement * intrusion Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Od lovců k pastevcům: otázka neolitizace severovýchodní Afriky

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Suková, L.; Varadzin, Ladislav

2013-01-01

Roč. 15, č. 1 (2013), s. 25-31 ISSN 1213-1628 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Sudan * archaeology * Mesolithic * Neolithic * transition Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Ljubor Niderle (1865—1944)

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Jelínková, Dagmar; Gavrituchin, I. O.

-, č. 5 (2015), s. 27-34 ISSN 1608-9057 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : Lubor Niederle * life and work * archaeologist * anthropologist * ethnographer Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Krajinou mezolitických lovců a sběračů…

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Čuláková, Katarína

2016-01-01

Roč. 33, 1-2 (2016), s. 131-137 ISSN 0231-5432 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Mesolithic * landscape archaeology * hunter-gatherers Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Mohelno (okr. Třebíč). "Plevovce". Sídliště. Epigravettien. Povrchový průzkum a zjišťovací sondáž

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Škrdla, Petr; Nikolajev, P.; Rychtaříková, T.

2013-01-01

Roč. 54, č. 1 (2013), s. 123-127 ISSN 1211-7250 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : Moravia * Mohelno * Epigravettian * surface survey Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Časně eneolitické měděné sekery z Buchlovic a Uherského Hradiště, katastrálního území Sady

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Menoušková, D.; Fikrle, Marek

LV, č. 2014 (2014), s. 181-192 ISSN 0583-5569 Institutional support: RVO:61389005 Keywords : Eneolithic Copper Axes * material analysis * Moravian history Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Menu of Gravettian people from Southern Moravia

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Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam

2001-01-01

Roč. 41, - (2001), s. 37-40 ISSN 0001-7116 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8001916 Keywords : Upper Palaeolithic * Taphonomy * Palaeoethnology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Producing Homogeneity as a Historical Tradition. Neo-conservatism, Precarity and Citizenship Education in Poland

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Červinková, Hana

2016-01-01

Roč. 14, č. 3 (2016), s. 43-55 ISSN 2051-0969 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : citizenship * precarity * Poland * citizenship education * neoliberalism Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

K vnitřní chronologii sídliště kultury s vypíchanou keramikou v Libišanech (okr. Pardubice)

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Burgert, Pavel

2014-01-01

Roč. 2012, č. 4 (2014), s. 5-54 ISSN 1805-4676 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Neolithic * StK * settlement * pottery * chronology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Tematická sekce. Od etnomuzikologie k etnochoreologii a opačně

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Stavělová, Daniela

2016-01-01

Roč. 103, č. 4 (2016), 507-509, 511-513 ISSN 0009-0794 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : ethnomusicology * ethnochoreology * music * dance * theory Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Velkomoravská pohřebiště v Rajhradě a Rajhradicích

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Hendrychová, Soňa

2016-01-01

Roč. 41, č. 1 (2016), s. 87-99 ISSN 0231-5823 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : burial ground * Great Moravia * Rajhrad * Rajhradice Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Zvířecí kosti z knovízských objektů z Prahy 9 - Běchovic

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Kyselý, René

2016-01-01

Roč. 20, č. 1 (2016), s. 307-308 ISSN 1214-3553 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : archaeozoology * ritual * animal bones * Late Bronze Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Západní hudba z Orientu

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Kratochvíl, Matěj

-, 5/6 (2011), s. 20-23 ISSN 1213-2438 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z90580513 Keywords : classical music * traditional culture * orientalism Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Petra Košťálová: Stereotypní obrazy a etnické mýty. Kulturní identita Arménie

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Uhlíková, Lucie

2016-01-01

Roč. 26, č. 4 (2016), s. 356-357 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : Collective memory * alterity * ethnic stereotypes * Armenia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Dolní Věstonice: autopodium analysis of the Palaeolithic population

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Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam; Zocová, J.

2000-01-01

Roč. 24, - (2000), s. 81-109 ISSN 0581-9172 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8001916 Keywords : Palaeoanthropology * Upper Palaeolithic * Moravia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Results of chemical microanalysis of selected stone artefacts from the collection of the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw

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Ježek, Martin; Płociński, T.

2013-01-01

Roč. 64, [1] (2013), s. 137-145 ISSN 0043-5082 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : chemical microanalysis * SEM * whetstones * touchstones * precious metal Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Vavřinec (k. ú. Suchdol v Moravském krasu, okr. Blansko). Jeskyně Pod Hradem. Paleolit. Jeskyně. Systematický výzkum

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Nejman, L.; Doláková, N.; Lisá, Lenka; Horáček, I.; Novák, J.; Wright, D.; Wood, R.; Pacher, M.; Sázelová, S.; Holub, M.; Přichystal, A.; Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam; Bajer, A.; Gargett, R. H.; Bestel, S.; Ross, P.

2013-01-01

Roč. 54, č. 1 (2013), s. 130-131 ISSN 1211-7250 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : Moravia * Pod Hradem cave * Paleolithic * archaeology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Przestrzenie publiczne i edukacja ku demokracji uczestniczącej

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Červinková, Hana

2014-01-01

Roč. 5, - (2014), s. 25-33 ISSN 2082-7806 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : engaged anthropology * participatory citizenship * education * Arendt * public spaces Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Výzkum lokality Sfinga (SBK.W-60) v pohoří Sabaloka v centrálním Súdánu: poznatky z výzkumné sezóny 2015

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Varadzinová, L.; Varadzin, Ladislav; Čuláková, Katarína; Řídký, Jaroslav; Sůvová, Z.

2016-01-01

Roč. 2016, č. 16 (2016), s. 47-61 ISSN 1214-3189 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Sudan * Sabaloka * Mesolithic * hunter-gatherer cemetery Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

77 FR 5838 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: USDA Forest Service, Coconino National Forest...

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2012-02-06

... archeological research facility formerly located in Globe, AZ). In the early 1950s, the Gila Pueblo Foundation... been identified as Northern Sinagua sites. Continuities of ethnographic materials indicate the...

Archeologie na pražském pracovišti NPÚ

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Sommer, Petr

2015-01-01

Roč. 31, č. 2 (2015), s. 115-117 ISSN 0231-6056 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : cultural heritage * National Institute * archaeological monuments Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Pražské setkání národnostních menšin

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Štědroň, J.; Sulitka, Andrej

-, č. 3 (2014), s. 14 ISSN 1210-9525 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : national minorities * minorities organizations * Prague * coexistence of minorities * Annual Conference Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Používání menšinových jazyků v úředním styku pohledem národnostních menšin a orgánů místní samosprávy

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Sulitka, Andrej

2015-01-01

Roč. 61, č. 4 (2015), s. 109-113 ISSN 0323-0619 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : national minorities * minority languages * self-government Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Otnosno koncepta za češki nacionalen tanc: zašto i za kogo?

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Stavělová, Daniela

2015-01-01

Roč. 41, č. 4 (2015), s. 467-490 ISSN 0323-9861 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : dance * polka * national identity * etnicity * folklore Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Sídliště klasického stupně badenské kultury v Dolních Beřkovicích, okr. Mělník

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Dobeš, Miroslav; Popelka, M.

2017-01-01

Roč. 21, č. 2 (2017), s. 693-744 ISSN 1214-3553 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Baden Culture * settlement Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Archaeology

Mezinárodní seminář Making Anthropology Matter. Vila Lanna, Praha 14.-15. 10. 2015

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Uherek, Zdeněk

2016-01-01

Roč. 103, č. 1 (2016), s. 135-137 ISSN 0009-0794 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : seminary Making Anthropology Matter * anthropology * Prague Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology , Ethnology

Pavlov (okr. Břeclav). Lokalita Pavlov I. Gravettien. Sídliště. Záchranný výzkum

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Svoboda, Jiří; Novák, Martin; Sázelová, Sandra

2016-01-01

Roč. 57, č. 1 (2016), s. 154-155 ISSN 1211-7250 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : Gravettian * Czech Republic * Pavlov * surface collection Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) in Sediment and Fish of Two Tropical Water Bodies Under Different Land Use.

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Hinojosa-Garro, Demián; Burgos Chan, Adriana M; Rendón-von Osten, Jaime

2016-07-01

In this study we quantified and compared bioaccumulated OCPs in target fish species Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Mayan cichlid) and Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) and sediment in two lentic systems neighboring areas with different land use (Xnoha = agricultural/Mocu = nature reserve). Fish at both sites showed the same number of pesticide compounds (17) while in sediment were 17 and 20, respectively. ∑chlordane concentrations were significantly higher in Xnoha in both fish and sediment (1.0 and 0.17 µg/g, respectively). Here higher concentrations of o,p'DDT were found in fish than in sediments, this was similarly demonstrated in Mocu but to a lesser extent. The proportion of endosulfan sulfate was lower in Xnoha (<20 %) than in Mocu (<50 %) compared to the original product. Detected concentrations of ∑DDT and chlordane exceed international permissible limits. Results indicate that OCPs were present in both aquatic systems regardless of the differences in land use.

Between Earth and Sky

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Carter, Adrian

2009-01-01

to rescue architecture from the sterile impasse of late-modernism. In his works the basic elements of lived space become present: the earth, the sky and the `between` of human existence." Jørn Utzon's architecture ranges from the modest to the monumental; from the Kingo courtyard houses, the finest...... of form, material and function, motivated by social values. To this essentially regional response, Utzon combines a fascination for the architectural legacies of foreign cultures. These influences include the architecture of the ancient Mayan civilisation, as well as the Islamic world, China and Japan...

Globalism, Localism and Neo-Zapatism

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Willem Assies

2003-04-01

Full Text Available – La otra frontera; identidades múltiples en el Chiapas poscolonial, by Rosalva Aída Hernández Castillo. México: CIESAS, Miguel Ángel Porrúa, 2001. English edition: Histories and Stories from Chiapas; Border Identities in Southern Mexico. Austin: University of Texas Press. – Mayan Visions; The Quest for Autonomy in an Age of Globalization, by June C. Nash. New York and London: Routledge, 2001. – ¡Zapata Lives!; Histories and Cultural Politics in Southern Mexico, by Lynn Stephen. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, 2002.

Quantifying calculus: a suggested new approach for recording an important indicator of diet and dental health.

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Greene, T R; Kuba, C L; Irish, J D

2005-01-01

This paper describes a quantitative approach to the assessment of dental calculus in human archaeological skeletal samples. The approach combines the ranked calculus scoring method described by Buikstra and Ubelaker [1994. Arkansas Archeological Survey Research Series, Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville, Arkansas] and a modified Simplified Calculus Index, utilized by dental clinicians. We recorded amounts of calculus on the buccal, lingual, and interproximal surface of all extant teeth, and generated an index for the maxillary posterior dentition, maxillary anterior dentition, mandibular posterior dentition, and mandibular anterior dentition for three skeletal samples. They include 145 Egyptian Predynastic individuals from the site of Hierakonpolis, 104 Predynastic individuals from Naqada, Egypt, and 101 Meroitic Nubians from Semna South, present-day Sudan. Mann-Whitney U tests were used to analyze differences between the sexes and among age groups at each site. The results demonstrate that the calculus indices more effectively reveal trends and differences in calculus severity than frequency data can alone. For example, at Hierakonpolis, males (18-35 years) had significantly more calculus in the maxillary posterior dentition than females, while females (50+ years) had significantly more calculus in the maxillary posterior teeth. Frequency data merely showed that 94% of both males and females had calculus. The use of calculus indices can reveal how quickly calculus accumulates with age within the dental arcade and within a sample. Moreover, better understanding of the severity and location of calculus can improve a researcher's knowledge regarding the effect of calculus on dental pathologies, such as carious lesions and periodontal disease.

Geografická mobilita židovského obyvatelstva v Čechách ve světle Soupisu židovských rodin z roku 1793

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Woitschová, K.; Woitsch, Jiří; Řezníček, M.

2006-01-01

Roč. 30, - (2006), s. 31-66 ISSN 0323-0937 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z90580513 Keywords : geographic mobility * Jews * historical demography Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

No tož povím ti ešče něco. Pohádka v ústním podání

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Pospíšilová, Jana

-, č. 10 (2006), s. 97-98 ISSN 1801-4755 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z90580513 Keywords : narrator * Wallachia region * traditional folk tale Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Archeopark v Chotěbuzi-Podoboře u Českého Těšína

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Kouřil, Pavel

2007-01-01

Roč. 3, - (2007), s. 295-300 ISSN 1733-9820 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80010507 Keywords : Silesia * stronghold * archeopark * Slavic Period Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Využití ortofotomap při poznávání příznaků archeologického objektu od Nové Vsi u Pohořelic

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Šedo, Ondrej

2014-01-01

Roč. 66, suppl. 2 (2014), s. 128-144 ISSN 0323-2581 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : Orthophotomaps * aerial prospecting * South Moravia * prehistoric architecture Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Luxusní karolínská průvlečka a nákončí z Kosiček, okr. Hradec Králové

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Profantová, Naďa

2014-01-01

Roč. 18, č. 2 (2014), s. 869-873 ISSN 1214-3553 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Early Middle Ages * Carolingian art * strap holder Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Židovství není soukromá záležitost

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Brouček, Stanislav

2017-01-01

Roč. 24, č. 10 (2017), s. 10-11 ISSN 1213-0249 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : adaptation * holocaust * migration Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Antropology, ethnology

Housenice čínská - zlato Tibetu

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Ptáčková, Jarmila

69/2014, č. 4 (2014), s. 13-20 ISSN 0029-5302 Institutional support: RVO:68378009 Keywords : socioeconomic development in China * Tibetan pastoralists * caterpillar fungus Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

77 FR 2084 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, Bemidji, MN

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2012-01-13

... funerary objects are present. The condition of the remains and the degree of dental attrition suggest these... present. Archeological material transferred with the human remains including Onamia style ceramic sherds...

K buddhismu u Vietnamců v České republice: Od nenápadných počátků v ideovou páteř vietnamské diaspory ve střední Evropě?

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Brouček, Stanislav

2016-01-01

Roč. 62, č. 1 (2016), s. 37-46 ISSN 0323-0619 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : Vietnamese in the Czech Republic * integration * Buddhism Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Dostupnost zdrojů surovin a specializovaná výroba v době laténské

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Mangel, T.; Danielisová, Alžběta

2014-01-01

Roč. 16, [1] (2014), s. 39-48 ISSN 1213-1628 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : raw materials * specialized production * La Tène period Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Pozdně eneolitické silicitové dýky z Mistřic

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Bartík, J.; Šebela, Lubomír; Přichystal, A.

2017-01-01

Roč. 58, č. 2016 (2017), s. 119-130 ISSN 0583-5569 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : Moravia * Eneolithic * flint daggers Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Archaeology

Zvířecí nálezy z mladoneolitických hrobů v Pečkách, okr. Kolín

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Kyselý, René

2016-01-01

Roč. 20, č. 1 (2016), s. 143-146 ISSN 1214-3553 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : archaeozoology * ritual * animal bones * Lengyel * meat offering Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Ukončenie revízneho výskumu v jaskyni Dzeravá skala

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Kaminská, Ľ.; Kozlowski, J. K.; Svoboda, Jiří

-, - (2004), s. 97 ISSN 0231-925X Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8001916 Keywords : West Slovakia * Upper Paleolithic, Upper Pleistocene * fauna, industry Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Družicové a letecké fotografie na internetu. Evidence, či ohrožení archeologického dědictví?

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Gojda, Martin

2017-01-01

Roč. 39, č. 1 (2017), s. 38-41 ISSN 0418-5129 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : remotely sensed data * remote sensing * archaeological heritage Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Pohled na Slovenskou krajanskou politiku z celosvětové perspektivy

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Brouček, Stanislav

2017-01-01

Roč. 24, č. 5 (2017), s. 10-11 ISSN 1213-0249 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : migration * migration policy Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Antropology, ethnology

Pohled historika na státní krajanskou politiku na Slovensku

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Brouček, Stanislav

2017-01-01

Roč. 24, č. 6 (2017), s. 12-13 ISSN 1213-0249 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : migration * migration policy Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Antropology, ethnology

Ke kritice krajanské politiky od Slováků

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Brouček, Stanislav

2017-01-01

Roč. 24, 7/8 (2017), s. 18-19 ISSN 1213-0249 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : migration * migration policy Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Antropology, ethnology

Nález zásobnic ze střední doby hradištní u závrtu ZMF (Tetín, okr. Beroun)

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Vencl, Slavomil

2015-01-01

Roč. 19, č. 1 (2015), s. 263-269 ISSN 1214-3553 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Middle Hillfort Period * storage jars * Bohemian Karst Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

On the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in North Eurasia

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Svoboda, Jiří

2001-01-01

Roč. 4, - (2001), s. 30-37 ISSN 1563-0110 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8001916 Keywords : Upper Paleolithic * Eurasia * lithic industries Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Andalusi sherds from Prague

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Charvát, Petr; Hrdlička, Ladislav; Delery, C.

2013-01-01

Roč. 65, č. 1 (2013), s. 198-206 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Middle Ages * Prague * commerce * Spain * Almohad empire Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Hudba a zpěv jako činitelé integrace trampského hnutí

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Altman, Karel

2014-01-01

Roč. 48, č. 2 (2014), s. 31-46 ISSN 0862-1209 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : subculture * tramp songs * tramping * free time * communication Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Výzkum dvou jímek z centra města Jihlavy

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Hoch, A.; Kočár, Petr; Kočárová, R.; Zimola, D.

2014-01-01

Roč. 2014, č. 5 (2014), s. 47-56 ISSN 1805-9074 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : medieval cesspits * Jihlava * archaeobotany Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Archaeology

Paleopatologie na kostech medvědů (Ursus deningeri) z jeskyně "Za hájovnou", Javořičský kras.

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Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam

2006-01-01

Roč. 8, - (2006), s. 167-171 ISSN 1803-1404 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80010507 Keywords : Pleistocene * pathology, palaeonthology * vertebrate, bear Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Málo známé kořeny klasifikace rukodělné výroby

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Woitsch, Jiří

21 /63/, - (2004), s. 13-21 ISSN 1211-8117 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z9058907 Keywords : Handicrafts * Ethnological classification * History of science Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Obranné strategie obyvatelstva českého a ukrajinského původu na Ukrajině vyvolané následky černobylské nukleární havárie

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Beranská, Veronika; Uherek, Zdeněk

2016-01-01

Roč. 103, č. 1 (2016), s. 103-118 ISSN 0009-0794 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : medical anthropology * Ukraine * Chernobyl region * folk healing Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

The Defensive Strategies of Czech and Ukrainian Residents in the Ukraine against the Effects of the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident

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Beranská, Veronika; Uherek, Zdeněk

2016-01-01

Roč. 103, č. 1 (2016), s. 85-101 ISSN 0009-0794 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : medical anthropology * Ukraine * Chernobyl region * folk healing Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Blahopřání Lubomíru Tyllnerovi

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Kratochvíl, Matěj

2016-01-01

Roč. 26, č. 4 (2016), s. 343-344 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : ethnomusicology * folk songs * music history * music institutions Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Kostel - nebo hospoda?

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Altman, Karel

2009-01-01

Roč. 43, - (2009), s. 41-52 ISSN 0862-1209 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z90580513 Keywords : pubs * Czech lands * religiosity * alcoholism Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Barevné fajánsové korálky z pyramidových polí doby Staré říše: technologie a složení

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Bárta, M.; Cílek, Václav

2013-01-01

Roč. 11, č. 3 (2013), s. 31-36 ISSN 1214-3189 Institutional support: RVO:67985831 Keywords : Egyptian faiance * Abu Sir * technology and composition Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Pedologický a paleopedologický výzkum jihozápadní části pohoří Sabaloka

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Lisá, Lenka; Bajer, A.; Pacina, J.; McCool, J-P.

2015-01-01

Roč. 14, č. 1 (2015), s. 78-85 ISSN 1214-3189 Institutional support: RVO:67985831 Keywords : geoarchaeology * paleopedology * Sudan * Sabaloka * Sixth Nile Cataract Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

32 CFR 767.9 - Content of permit holder's final report.

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2010-07-01

... RULES APPLICATION GUIDELINES FOR ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH PERMITS ON SHIP AND AIRCRAFT WRECKS UNDER THE.... The permit holder's final report shall include the following: (a) A site history and a contextual...

Cyrilometodějské milénium a česko-německé vztahy v Brně

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Altman, Karel

2013-01-01

Roč. 23, č. 2 (2013), 93-98 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : Cyril and Methodius * inter-ethnic relations * Brno, Moravia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Filtrirane na narodnoto. Narodna muzika i ideologija v Čechoslovakija prez petdesette godini na XX vek

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Kratochvíl, Matěj

2015-01-01

Roč. 41, č. 4 (2015), s. 513-522 ISSN 0323-9861 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : folklore * folk music * communism * Czechoslovakia * national identity Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Vývoj dokumentace lidového stavitelství v jižní části středních Čech. Výstava ke 120. výročí konání Národopisné výstavy, Městské muzeum Sedlčany 17. 9. - 22. 11. 2015

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Petráňová, Lydia

2016-01-01

Roč. 103, č. 1 (2016), s. 138-139 ISSN 0009-0794 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : vernacular architecture * exhibition * middle Bohemia (central Bohemia) Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

National minorities in Brno. The cultural heritage of Roma in excluded locations

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Pospíšilová, Jana; Poláková, J.; Brožovičová, K.

2015-01-01

Roč. 25, č. 5 (2015), s. 18-34 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : National minorities * Roma * Cultural heritage * exclusion * Brno Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Zbytky novověkých kachlů z tvrze Tiché u Kaplice

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Durdík, Tomáš; Pavlík, Č.

2016-01-01

Roč. 2016, č. 13 (2016), s. 281-289 ISSN 1211-6831 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Tichá Stronghold * stove tiles * Modern period Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Etnická identita Rusínů v České republice

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Sulitka, Andrej

2016-01-01

Roč. 26, č. 4 (2016), s. 4 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : national minorities in the Czech Republic * Ruthenians * Ruthenian nationality * Ruthenian identity Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Making space for development. A Study on Resettlement from the Longyangxia Water Reservoir Area of Qinghai Province.

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Ptáčková, Jarmila

2016-01-01

Roč. 2016, č. 18 (2016), s. 152-166 ISSN 1464-8172 Institutional support: RVO:68378009 Keywords : river damming * spatial and social changes * resettlement Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Erotikata v češkite narodni prikazki i anekdoti

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Otčenášek, Jaroslav

2015-01-01

Roč. 41, č. 4 (2015), s. 448-466 ISSN 0323-9861 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : erotica * sexuality * vulgarism * czech folklore * tale * anecdote Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Osteometrical and functional analysis and evolution of autopodia in the genus Homo

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Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam

2003-01-01

Roč. 49, - (2003), s. 107-109 ISSN 1210-048X Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8001916 Keywords : Pleistocene * Fossil Hominids * Palaeolithic Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Oheň. Ovládnutí nového živlu a první využití jeho energie

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Králik, M.; Svoboda, Jiří

2009-01-01

Roč. 10, - (2009), s. 40-43 ISSN 1213-1628 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80010507 Keywords : fire * human evolution * pyrotechnology * ceramics Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

P. Samojský: Dobrodružství zvané svatba

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Navrátilová, Alexandra

2015-01-01

Roč. 25, č. 1 (2015), s. 70-71 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : wedding * relationship * book review * man and woman Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

78 FR 22283 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park...

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2013-04-15

... were repatriated after the 30 day waiting period expired. The two cultural items were mentioned in the... one carbide lamp and one incomplete boat lantern. Archeological and ethnographic information indicates...

Synantropní flóra pravěkých sídlišť ve světle makrozbytkové analýzy

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Kočár, Petr; Pokorná, Adéla; Komárková, V.

2015-01-01

Roč. 50, č. 2 (2015), s. 301-314 ISSN 1211-5258 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : anthropogenous flora * archaeobotany * archaeophytes * immigration rate * prehistory Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Vymyslet festival: čtvrtstoletí Folklorního festivalu Pardubice - Hradec Králové

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Stavělová, Daniela

2016-01-01

Roč. 26, č. 4 (2016), s. 352-355 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : festival * stage * folklore * dance * music * Czech Republic Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Několik poznámek k masopustní slavnosti Bakchus v českých zemích

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Altman, Karel

2015-01-01

Roč. 49, č. 1 (2015), s. 63-73 ISSN 0862-1209 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : carnival * Czech Lands * Bakchus * folklore * yearly customs Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Počátky lidské kultury v Čechách

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Fridrichová-Sýkorová, Ivana

2010-01-01

Roč. 11, - (2010), s. 9-12 ISSN 1213-1628 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : Early Palaeolithic * Lower Palaeolithic * culture Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Detecting Novelty and Significance

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Ferrari, Vera; Bradley, Margaret M.; Codispoti, Maurizio; Lang, Peter J.

2013-01-01

Studies of cognition often use an “oddball” paradigm to study effects of stimulus novelty and significance on information processing. However, an oddball tends to be perceptually more novel than the standard, repeated stimulus as well as more relevant to the ongoing task, making it difficult to disentangle effects due to perceptual novelty and stimulus significance. In the current study, effects of perceptual novelty and significance on ERPs were assessed in a passive viewing context by presenting repeated and novel pictures (natural scenes) that either signaled significant information regarding the current context or not. A fronto-central N2 component was primarily affected by perceptual novelty, whereas a centro-parietal P3 component was modulated by both stimulus significance and novelty. The data support an interpretation that the N2 reflects perceptual fluency and is attenuated when a current stimulus matches an active memory representation and that the amplitude of the P3 reflects stimulus meaning and significance. PMID:19400680

Analisis Praktik Kepemimpinan Koordinator Perpustakaan Balai Arkeologi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Menurut Pandangan Maha Kumaran

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Widiyastuti Widiyastuti

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Abstract This study aims to determine the style of leadership in the Special Library Archeology Yogyakarta. The method used in this research is qualitative so that the findings data will be analyzed by using the leadership theory of Kumaran. The result is the leadership practice in Balai Archeologi Yogyakarta is combines an affiliative and democratic leadership style.   Key Words: Leadership, Library   Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gaya kepemimpinan di Perpustakaan khusus Balai Arkeologi Yogyakarta. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif sehingga data temuan akan dianalisis dengan menggunakan teori kepemimpinan dari Kumaran. Hasilnya adalah praktik kepemimpinan koordinator perpustakaan Balai Arkeologi yogyakarta ini mengkombinasikan antara  gaya kepemimpinan affiliative dan democratic.   Kata Kunci: Kepemimpinan, Perpustakaan

Les fards rouges cosmétiques et rituels a base de cinabre et d'ocre de l'époque punique en Tunisie: analyse, identification et caractérisation.

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Alatrache, A; Mahjoub, H; Ayed, N; Ben Younes, H

2001-10-01

Natural antique colorants include mainly red pigments such as cinnabar and ochre. These archeological pigments were used especially as funeral and cosmetic makeup and are a material proof of handicraft activities and exchanges. The identification and characterization of a group of punic colorants, corresponding to samples discovered during excavations at several Tunisian archeological sites (Cartage, Ksour Essef, Kerkouane, Bekalta, Makthar, Bou Arada), were conducted using the least destructive analysis techniques such us scanning electron microscopy coupled to X-ray fluorescence microprobe, direct current plasma emission spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectrometry, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry and X-ray diffraction. Eleven natural red colorants from punic period were subject to this investigation and were compared to contemporary substances. Five colorants were cinnabar and the other six were ochre.

První kontakt. Neolitizace jako nejstarší známé setkání extra-outsiderů

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Květina, Petr

2007-01-01

Roč. 86, č. 137 (2007), s. 635-641 ISSN 0042-4544 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : First contact * acculturation * Neolithic Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Dedičstvo Karola Veľkého

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Maříková-Kubková, Jana; Baxa, P.

2017-01-01

Roč. 66, č. 3 (2017), s. 39-40 ISSN 1335-4353 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Early Middle Ages * early medieval Central Europe * archaeology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Migrace v české etnologii: náměty k obohacení migrační teorie

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Uherek, Zdeněk

2016-01-01

Roč. 26, č. 4 (2016), s. 263-270 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : ethnology * social and cultural anthropology * migration * Czech Republic Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Mrtvý les u Třeboně - netradiční doklad krajinných procesů na počátku středověké kolonizace jihočeských pánví

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Vrbová, J.; Pokorný, Petr

2001-01-01

Roč. 53, č. 4 (2001), s. 704-716 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8002910 Keywords : palaeoenvironment * dendroecology * South Bohemia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

"Boží lidé" bývali terčem četných ústrků

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Altman, Karel

2015-01-01

Roč. 51, č. 6 (2015), s. 17 ISSN 0323-1542 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : God * God ´s people * Christians * Believer * Unfairness * Christianity Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Plány Vyšehradu v Národní knihovně v Paříži

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Nechvátal, Bořivoj

2016-01-01

Roč. 41, č. 2 (2016), s. 229-242 ISSN 0231-5823 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : defence system * palisades * bastion * ravelin * Vyšehrad Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Phase I Marine and Terrestrial Cultural Resources Survey of 13 Project Items Located on Marsh Island, Iberia Parish, Louisiana

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Barr, William

1999-01-01

This report presents the results of Phase I cultural resources survey and archeological inventory of two marine and 11 terrestrial project items on and near Marsh Island in Iberia Parish, Louisiana...

Pravěké osídlení, půdy a zemědělské strategie

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Dreslerová, Dagmar; Kočár, Petr; Chuman, T.

2016-01-01

Roč. 68, č. 1 (2016), s. 19-46 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : prehistory * soils * soil quality * settlement patterns * environment * cereals Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

76 FR 78942 - Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Vernal Pool Habitat Conservation Plan for the...

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2011-12-20

... activities associated with urban development activities. We also announce plans for a public scoping meeting... planning area and their possible impacts on the species; 5. The presence of archeological sites, buildings...

Štípaná industrie z mladoneolitického sídelního areálu s rondelem ve Vchynicích, okr. Litoměřice

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Stolz, D.; Řídký, J.; Půlpán, M.; Burgert, Pavel

2015-01-01

Roč. 67, č. 2 (2015), s. 267-286 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Late Neolithic * Stroke Pottery culture * chipped stone industry Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Fejtová, Olga/Ledvinka, Václav/Pešek, Jiří u.a.: Evropská velkoměsta mezi koncem války světové a války studené 1945–1989.

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Nosková, Jana

2014-01-01

Roč. 54, - (2014), 233-237 ISSN 0523-8587 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : European cities * Cold War * 1945–1989 * urban history * urban anthropology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Nálezy obratlovců z eneolitických objektů v Úholičkách (okr. Praha-západ) z r. 1994 a 1998

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Kyselý, René

2008-01-01

Roč. 60, č. 2 (2008), s. 305-308 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : animal bones * archaeozoology * Eneolithic Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Archeologický výzkum na hradě Lichnici (k.ú. Podhradí) v roce 2004

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Frolík, Jan

2006-01-01

Roč. 10, - (2006), s. 363-372 ISSN 1211-6831 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : castle * Middle Ages * Chrudim region * stonewall Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Morfometrická analýza populací lišek z posledního glaciálu Moravy

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Uhlířová, H.; Ivanov, M.; Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam

2011-01-01

Roč. 96, č. 1 (2011), s. 87-110 ISSN 1211-8796 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80010507 Keywords : Gravettian * Magdalenian * osteometric analysis Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Drone, bordun, prodleva. Nekonečný tón jako antropologická konstanta

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Kratochvíl, Matěj

-, č. 6 (2007), s. 12-14 ISSN 1213-2438 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z90580513 Keywords : drone * traditional music * hurdy-gurdy * bagpipes * tambura Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Responding to the financial crisis in five European countries: people, roles, reactions and initiatives in archaeology

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Cleary, K.; Frolík, Jan; Krekovič, E.; Parga-Dans, E.; Prokopiou, E. S.

2014-01-01

Roč. 10, č. 3 (2014), s. 211-231 ISSN 1555-8622 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : archaeologists * financial crisis * Czech Republic * work contracts * innovation Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Historie a současná obnova archeologického areálu s bazilikou sv. Vavřince v prostoru NKP Praha-Vyšehrad

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Boháčová, Ivana; Nechvátal, Bořivoj

2014-01-01

Roč. 74, č. 1 (2014), s. 3-11 ISSN 1210-5538 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : archaeology * Early Middle Ages * in situ presentation * architecture Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Nové poznatky o stavebním utváření kostela sv. Michaela Archanděla v Soběšíně (z výsledků operativní dokumentace a zjišťovacího archeologického výzkumu v roce 2014)

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Kovář, M.; Vaněk, V.; Velímský, Filip

2015-01-01

Roč. 123, č. 2 (2015), s. 65-96 ISSN 1803-1382 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : architecture * Middle Ages * rural churches * Czech Republic * investigations Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Velkomoravské relikviáře z Mikulčic

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Kavánová, Blanka

2013-01-01

Roč. 49, č. 52 (2013), s. 19-30 ISSN 0449-0436 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : Moravia * Early Middle Ages * reliquary * Mikulčice Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Několik poznámek k etice terénního výzkumu (k diskusi nad Etickým kodexem České národopisné společnosti).

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Uhlíková, Lucie

2014-01-01

Roč. 24, č. 1 (2014), 75-76 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : ethics * field research * code of ethics * Czech Ethnographic Society Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Touchstones from Ostrów Tumski in Wrocław

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Ježek, Martin; Pankiewicz, A.; Zavřel, J.

2015-01-01

Roč. 48, č. 2010 (2015), s. 59-78 ISSN 0066-5924 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Early Middle Ages * touchstones * central sites * exchange * archaeometallurgy Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Struggle for identity in the Czech and Slovak Republics: The myths of Magna Moravia and the Přemyslid State

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Maříková-Kubková, Jana; Válová, Katarína; Tomanová, Pavla

2015-01-01

Roč. 30.2, November (2015), s. 28-42 ISSN 0261-4332 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Early Middle Ages * cultural identity * history of archaeology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Zemřel JUDr. Milan Princ (1926-2016)

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Nechvátal, Bořivoj; Šlesingerová, Lada

2016-01-01

Roč. 76, č. 5 (2016), s. 554-556 ISSN 1210-5538 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Milan Princ * archaeology * historic preservation * obituary * personal bibliography Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Exploration of the site of Sphinx (SBK.W-60): findings of the 2014 and 2015 field seasons

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Varadzinová, L.; Varadzin, Ladislav

2017-01-01

Roč. 2017, č. 21 (2017), s. 23-33 ISSN 1369-5770 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Sudan * Mesolithic * Neolithic * archaeology * Nile Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Archaeology

Sociální a společenské aspekty hostinského prostoru

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Altman, Karel

2013-01-01

Roč. 47, č. 2 (2013), s. 139-152 ISSN 0862-1209 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : public houses and inns * regular guests * social relations Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Nález mince makedonského města Amfipolis z Českého Heršláku (okr. Český Krumlov)

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Fröhlich, J.; John, J.; Militký, Jiří

2013-01-01

Roč. 27, č. 1 (2013), s. 123-125 ISSN 0546-9414 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Amphipolis * Freistadt Road * Český Krumlov region Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Ne každý podvodník měl patřičnou úroveň

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Altman, Karel

2015-01-01

Roč. 51, č. 5 (2015), s. 17 ISSN 0323-1542 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : hustler * bastard * court * poor people * police search * Czech lands Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Noži so vstavkami damasskoj stali na territorii Čechii i v pamjatnikach drevnej Rusi

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Hošek, Jiří; Zavjalov, V.

2014-01-01

Roč. 2014, č. 1 (2014), s. 106-115 ISSN 0869-6063 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : pattern-welding * knives * Bohemia * Middle Ages * Ancient Rus Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Hor - A Sedentarisation Success for Tibetan Pastoralists in Qinghai?

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Ptáčková, Jarmila

2015-01-01

Roč. 19, č. 2 (2015), s. 221-240 ISSN 0822-7942 Institutional support: RVO:68378009 Keywords : Sedentarisation, resettlement, Tibetan pastoralists, grassland development, vocational training Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

The Polka versus the Waltz: Czech National Dances in the Political Context of the Nineteenth Century

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Stavělová, Daniela

2015-01-01

Roč. 44, č. 2 (2015), s. 91-111 ISSN 0352-0447 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : dance * polka * waltz * etnicity * national identity * Czech Republic Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Muszla pielgrzymia z Góry Zamkowej w Cieszynie – nowy punkt na mapie dróg do grobu św. Jakuba w Composteli.

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Gryc, Jana; Wyrwa, A. M.

2010-01-01

Roč. 35, - (2010), s. 443-449 ISSN 0231-5823 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80010507 Keywords : Cieszyn * pilgrimage routes * St. James shell Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Synopse populační genetiky evropského pravěku

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Černý, Viktor; Hofmanová, Z.; Květina, Petr

2017-01-01

Roč. 69, č. 3 (2017), s. 331-360 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : population history * archaeogenetics * DNA * migration Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Archaeology

Když v Lanžhotě túkli...

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Altman, Karel

2015-01-01

Roč. 51, č. 4 (2015), s. 15 ISSN 0323-1542 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : fight * neighbor relations * conflict * court * city Lanžhot Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

In a New Homeland. Adaptation Strategy and Overcoming Discontinuity of Czech Migrants in Banat

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Pavlásek, Michal

2015-01-01

Roč. 18, č. 1 (2015), s. 121-135 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : Homeland * Banat * Czech migrants * Migration * Ethnology * Anthropology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Antropology, ethnology

Nové poznatky o hradišti Šance (k. ú. Lhota u Kamenných Žehrovic, okr. Kladno) na základě nedestruktivního průzkumu

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Stolz, D.; Blažková, K.; Čibera, J.; Stolzová, D.; Šámal, Z.; Žák, Karel

2015-01-01

Roč. 19, č. 2 (2015), s. 675-684 ISSN 1214-3553 Institutional support: RVO:67985831 Keywords : hillforts * hillfort of Šance * non-destructive survey Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Teaching anthropology in Poland

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Buchowski, M.; Červinková, Hana

2016-01-01

Roč. 5, č. 2 (2016), s. 47-51 E-ISSN 2239-625X Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : teaching anthropology * Poland * pedagogy * educational anthropology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology , Ethnology

Osteologické nálezy ve štěrkovně CEMEX Zaječí

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Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam; Havlíček, P.; Kadlec, F.

-, č. 2008 (2009), s. 66-69 ISSN 0514-8057 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80010507 Keywords : Plestocene * Holocene * vertebrates * Gravel Pit * Fluvial Sediments Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Nad revitalizací tradičních slavností v Brně

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Navrátilová, Alexandra

č. 6 (2001), s. 64-72 ISSN 1212-8112 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z9058907 Keywords : traditional culture * the revival feast festivals * Brno Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Bemerkungen zur keltischen Kunst und zur mediterranen Importen in Frühlatènezeit in Böhmen

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Bouzek, J.; Pecinovská, Monika; Řídký, Jaroslav; Sankot, P.

2017-01-01

Roč. 21, č. 1 (2017), s. 45-75 ISSN 1212-5865 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Greek pottery * bronze vessels * art Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Archaeology

Vymyslet masopust: město, novodobé slavnosti, tradice a imaginace

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Stavělová, Daniela; Kratochvíl, Matěj

2016-01-01

Roč. 103, č. 4 (2016), s. 537-568 ISSN 0009-0794 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : carnival * festivity * city * tradition * collective memory * music * dance Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Inventing the Carnival: Contemporary Festivities, Tradition and Imaginaries

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Stavělová, Daniela; Kratochvíl, Matěj

2016-01-01

Roč. 103, č. 4 (2016), s. 569-595 ISSN 0009-0794 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : carnival * festivity * city * tradition * collective memory * music * dance Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

National Minority Organisations in Prague: structure, competence

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Sulitka, Andrej; Uherek, Zdeněk

2015-01-01

Roč. 25, č. 5 (2015), s. 3-17 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : ethnology * social anthropology * Czech Republic * minority * national policy Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Using pollen analysis to detect microscopical traces of the original contents of an Etruscan beaked flagon from Ostrov u Stříbra (okr. Tachov/CZ) near Pilsen

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Kozáková, Radka; Trefný, M.; Postránecká, K.

2016-01-01

Roč. 46, č. 1 (2016), s. 75-87 ISSN 0342-734X Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : beaked flagon * pollen analysis * Hallstatt period * honey Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Moderní sortiment užitkových rostlin v barokové jímce v Thunovské ulici čp. 192 na Malé Straně v Praze

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Čulíková, Věra

2013-01-01

Roč. 29, č. 2 (2013), s. 64-119 ISSN 0231-6056 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Prague * baroque * college of the Theatine order * archaeobotany Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

The World is One Great Hospital

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David-Olivier Gougelet

2011-01-01

Full Text Available This article attempts to locate the origin of Foucault’s work on biopolitics and biopower in his writings on medicine and medicalization.  Though the concept of biopower is most closely associated with Foucault’ genealogy of the dispositif of sexuality, this essay sets aside the question of sexuality and examines more closely the archeology and genealogy of the medical dispositif to which Foucault dedicated a significant portion of his work throughout the 60’s and 70’s, in order to locate therein the lineage of his thought on biopower and biopolitics. 

Etnolog a kamera - videozáznam jako jedna z metod a technik terénního výzkumu

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Kosíková, Jiřina

2004-01-01

Roč. 14, č. 1 (2004), s. 24-30 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z9058907 Keywords : camera * field research * humanities discipline Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Koleda jako folklorní žánr křesťanského Západu a Východu: k biblickým a apokryfním námětům v západoslovanském folkloru

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Frolcová, Věra

2013-01-01

Roč. 82, 1-2 (2013), 112-124 ISSN 0037-6736 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : carol and Christianity * Slavia Romana * ethnomusicology * studies of Slavic folklore Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

"Krista tedy hlásat v národu svém". Několik poznámek ke kořenům a proměnám cyrilometodějství v 19. století.

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Zobačová, Andrea

2014-01-01

Roč. 17, č. 1 (2014), s. 101-113 ISSN 1212-1509 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : Saints Cyril and Methodius * church * national movement * Czech language Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Vývoj osídlení a struktury pravěké krajiny na středním Labi. Pokus o přímé srovnání archeologické a pyloanalytické evidence

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Dreslerová, Dagmar; Pokorný, Petr

2005-01-01

Roč. 56, č. 4 (2005), s. 739-762 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8002910 Keywords : environment * pollen analyses * settlement pattern Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Nejstarší dýmky a kuřácké potřeby z brněnských archeologických nálezů

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Holub, P.; Kolařík, V.; Lečbychová, Olga; Zůbek, A.

2016-01-01

Roč. 59, č. 1 (2016), s. 161-166 ISSN 0560-2793 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : pipe * tobacco pipe * smoking * archaeology * Brno * Early Modern Age Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

75 FR 45660 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of...

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2010-08-03

... gorget, 1 turkey bone awl, 1 drilled dog tooth, and 1 bone pin fragment. The Fewkes archeological site... City of Brentwood, Williamson County, TN. The Chickasaw Nation has performed previous reburials of...

Otrok, který se stal králem

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Květina, Petr

2017-01-01

Roč. 19, prosinec (2017), s. 52-58 ISSN 1213-1628 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : slavery * power strategy * style of material culture Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Archaeology

Mladobronzová kumulace lidských skeletů na Cezavách u Blučiny (okr. Brno-venkov) a její environmentální kontext

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Salaš, M.; Dočkalová, M.; Horáčková, L.; Jarošová, I.; Nedbalová, J.; Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam; Petřík, J.; Roblíčková, M.; Vargová, L.

2012-01-01

Roč. 103, č. 1 (2012), s. 173-231 ISSN 0031-0506 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80010507 Keywords : Moravia * Middle Danube * urnfield culture Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Zu Fragen der strukturellen Analyse des tschechischen Liedtyps

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Vejvoda, Zdeněk

2009-01-01

Roč. 4, - (2009), s. 113-120 ISSN 1868-131X Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z90580513 Keywords : structural analysis * Czech song type * ethnomusicology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Naši neandertálci

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Svoboda, Jiří

2008-01-01

Roč. 7, č. 10 (2008), s. 82-85 ISSN 1213-9394 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80010507 Keywords : Neandertals * Czech Republic * Slovak Republic Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Folk music goes digital

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Kratochvíl, Matěj

-, č. 1 (2013), s. 14-19 ISSN 1211-0264 Grant - others:Central Europe-ERDF(XE) 3CE296P4 Keywords : digitalisation * folk culture * Central Europe Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Seasonality of use of Za Hájovnou Cave by bears and lions

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Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam

2014-01-01

Roč. 70, 1-2 (2014), s. 103-106 ISSN 0036-5343 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : Middle Pleistocene * thin sections * seasonality * caves * the Czech Republic Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Vietnamci a Česká republika. I. část: Příchody

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Brouček, Stanislav

2015-01-01

Roč. 22, č. 9 (2015), s. 14-15 ISSN 1213-0249 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : migration * diaspora * Vietnamese in the Czech Republic * migration policy Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Vietnamci a Česká republika. II. část: Ke způsobu života

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Brouček, Stanislav

2015-01-01

Roč. 22, č. 10 (2015), s. 8-9 ISSN 1213-0249 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : migration * diaspora * Vietnamese in the Czech Republic * migration policy Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Vietnamci a Česká republika. IV. část: Národnostní menšinou v ČR

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Brouček, Stanislav

2015-01-01

Roč. 22, č. 12 (2015), s. 10-11 ISSN 1213-0249 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : migration * diaspora * Vietnamese in the Czech Republic * migration policy Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Silueta vietnamské přítomnosti v ČR (K základní charakteristice migrační skupiny)

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Brouček, Stanislav

30 /72/, č. 1 (2013), s. 5-19 ISSN 1211-8117 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : migration * adaptation * ethnicity * modern diaspora * Vietnamese in the Czech Republic Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Osídlení Sloupnicka před příchodem zemědělců

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Čuláková, Katarína

2011-01-01

Roč. 18, [1] (2011), s. 31-58 ISSN 0475-0640 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : Mesolithics * Eastern Bohemia * lithics * surface survey Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Tanec v denících, pamětech a memoárové literatuře: interpretační dilema

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Stavělová, Daniela

2014-01-01

Roč. 24, č. 2 (2014), s. 91-100 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : dance * dancescape * historic source * narrative approach * cultural history * mentalities Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Vyhodnocení nálezů fauny na lokalitách Dolní Věstonice II, IIa, IIb, III

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Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam

2001-01-01

Roč. 92, č. 1 (2001), s. 124-152 ISSN 0031-0506 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8001916 Keywords : vertebrate palaeontology * Upper Palaeolithic * taphonomy Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Stopy dálkových kontaktů na neolitickém sídlišti v Kolíně-Šťáralce

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Dufek, J.; Malyková, Drahomíra; Popelka, M.; Přichystal, A.

2016-01-01

Roč. 20, č. 2 (2016), s. 935-957 ISSN 1214-3553 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Stroked Pottery culture * lithic chipped industry * long-distance contacts Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

V hospodě za světové války

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Altman, Karel

2016-01-01

Roč. 33, č. 2 (2016), s. 31-45 ISSN 1211-8117 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : World War I * pubs * consumerism * everyday life * social life Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Soubor kostí z časně eneolitického objektu v Suchomastech, okr. Beroun

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Kyselý, René

2015-01-01

Roč. 19, č. 2 (2015), s. 505-506 ISSN 1214-3553 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : archaeozoology * Copper Age * cattle (Bos) * Jordanów culture Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Nález zbytku medem slazené potraviny ve výbavě raně středověkého hrobu v Libici nad Cidlinou-Kaníně. Zhodnocení nálezu z hlediska rekonstrukce krajiny a vegetace

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Pokorný, Petr; Mařík, Jan

2006-01-01

Roč. 58, č. 3 (2006), s. 559-569 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : pollen analysis * Early Medieval * archaeobotany Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Rádiokarbónové datovanie uhľových stop zo steny Ardovskej jaskyně - Rádiokarbónové datovanie uhľových stop zo steny jaskyně Domica

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Šefčáková, A.; Farkaš, Z.; Svoboda, Jiří; Plicht van der, J.

-, /2006/ (2008), s. 158-160 ISSN 0231-925X Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80010507 Keywords : Rock art * dating * Domica * Ardovská Cave * Slovakia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Prehistoric rock art in the Slovak republic. First radiocarbon dates from charcoal drawings

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Šefčáková, A.; Svoboda, Jiří; Farkas, Z.; Plicht van der, J.; Gaál, L.; Balciar, I.

-, č. 54 (2009), s. 1-7 ISSN 1022-3282 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80010507 Keywords : Rock art * dating * Domica * Ardovská Cave * Slovakia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Ethnologische Nahrungsforschung im östlichen Europa. Esskultur und kulturelle Identität

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Nosková, Jana

2008-01-01

Roč. 18, č. 3 (2008), s. 171-171 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z90580513 Keywords : East Europe * ethnology * conference review Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Rozvzpomínání nejenom o spolupráci dvou institucí

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Pospíšilová, Jana

2006-01-01

Roč. 13, č. 1 (2006), s. 200-202 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z90580513 Keywords : joint research projects * joint contacts * international co-operation Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

A curious trajectory of interrace relations: the transformation of cosmopolitan Malay port polities into the multiethnic divisions of modern Malaysia

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Petrů, Tomáš

2017-01-01

Roč. 18, č. 040417 (2017), s. 59-80 ISSN 1463-1369 Institutional support: RVO:68378009 Keywords : acculturation * racialization * ethnicization * ethnic paradigm Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology OBOR OECD: Antropology, ethnology

Depoty kovových artefaktů doby bronzové v Čechách

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Jiráň, Luboš

2010-01-01

Roč. 11, - (2010), s. 51-55 ISSN 1213-1628 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : Early Bronze Age * Urnfield culture * bronze deposits Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Co je kostel? K počátkům šlechtických sídel českého středověku

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Laval, Filip

2016-01-01

Roč. 68, č. 1 (2016), s. 47-90 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : castle * church * castellum * tower * clan * familia * nobility * prince * king Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

"Rozvoj spolupráce a zvyšování výzkumných kompetencí v síti etnologických institucí" : Průběh a výsledky tříletého projektu očima koordinátorů za jednotlivá pracoviště.

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Pospíšilová, Jana

2014-01-01

Roč. 48, č. 2 (2014), s. 67-68 ISSN 0862-1209 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : cooperation * ethnological institutions * competencies * evaluation of three-year project Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

CD "...und die Kugel macht bum bum!" Humoristische Lieder, Propagandaaufnahmen und Märsche aus der Zeit des ersten Weltkriegs in originalem, zeitgenössischen Tondokumenten aus der k. u. k. Monarchie.

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Toncrová, Marta

2014-01-01

Roč. 24, č. 4 (2014), s. 341 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : Astro-Hungarian monarchy * the first World War * soundtracs * CD * review Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Obolus mrtvých a jeho význam pro datování archeologických pramenů

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Bartošková, Andrea

2013-01-01

Roč. 38, č. 1 (2013), s. 129-138 ISSN 0231-5823 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Early Middle Ages * coins * graves * absolute dating * stratigraphy * pottery Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Kultura zvoncovitých pohárů ve východní části střední Evropy

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Přichystal, A.; Šebela, Lubomír

2011-01-01

Roč. 13, - (2011), s. 52-57 ISSN 1213-1628 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80010507 Keywords : Bell Beaker culture * Bohemia * Graves * silicite axes Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Od ne-hudby k hudbě. Hudební využití hluku ve 20. století

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Kratochvíl, Matěj

2016-01-01

Roč. 13, č. 26 (2016), s. 54-60 ISSN 1214-7915 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : music * noise * technology * sound recording * musique concrète Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Projekt archeologického parku Mikulčice - Kopčany

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Baxa, P.; Gregorová, J.; Poláček, Lumír

2003-01-01

Roč. 1, - (2003), s. 53-57 ISSN 1335-4353 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8001916 Keywords : archaeological parks * early middle age * Moravia, Slovakia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Tazatel, dotazovaný - dočasní "přátelé"

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Nosková, Jana

-, č. 35 (2004), s. 121-126 ISSN 1211-5770 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z9058907 Keywords : ethic s * fieldwork * relationship between interviewew and interviewee Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Barbarian architecture in Moravia during the first centuries AD - Building materials, constructions and groundplan layout

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Šedo, Ondrej; Knápek, Radka

2016-01-01

Roč. 16, č. 1 (2016), s. 71-80 ISSN 1213-1962 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : Moravia * Roman period * structures of Barbarians * building foundations * geometry Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

26. setkání Archeologické pracovní skupiny východní Bavorsko/západní a jižní Čechy/Horní Rakousko

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Chytráček, Miloslav

2017-01-01

Roč. 69, č. 4 (2017), s. 674-675 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : archaeology * East Bavaria * West and South Bohemia * Upper Austria Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Komentář k článku W. J. H. Willemse

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Sommer, Petr

2001-01-01

Roč. 53, č. 4 (2001), s. 584-587 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8002910 Keywords : National Heritage management * Bohemia * Netherlands Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Mohelno-Plevovce: Lokalita osídlená v průběhu posledního glaciálního maxima a pozdního glaciálu

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Škrdla, Petr; Rychtaříková, Tereza; Eigner, J.; Bartík, J.; Nikolajev, P.; Vokáč, M.; Nývltová Fišáková, Miriam; Čerevková, A.; Knotková, J.

2014-01-01

Roč. 66, č. 2 (2014), s. 243-270 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : Moravia * Mohelno * MIS-2 * LGM * dwelling * pavement * Epigravettian * Epiaurignacian Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Workshop oral history. Interview jako kvalitativna interdisciplinárna metóda

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Nosková, Jana

2004-01-01

Roč. 91, č. 3 (2004), s. 298-299 ISSN 0009-0794 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z9058907 Keywords : oral history * qualitative method * interview Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Setkání národnostních menšin

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Sulitka, Andrej

2015-01-01

Roč. 25, č. 4 (2015), s. 4 ISSN N Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : annual conference * national minorities * Prague * Meeting of the Minorities in 2015 Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Lingots et couteaux en fer d'Alésia. Études archéométriques de pièces inédites

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Pleiner, Radomír; Fluzin, P.; Mangin, M.; Billon, M.; Dillmann, P.; Vega, E.; Rabeisen, E.

2003-01-01

Roč. 52, - (2003), s. 91-130 ISSN 1266-7706 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z8002910 Keywords : lingots * knives * metallography * oppidum * Alésia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Tvarožná (okr. Brno-venkov). "Za školou", Tvarožná X. Bohunicien. Sídliště. Záchranný výzkum

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Škrdla, Petr; Tostevin, G.; Monnier, G.

2016-01-01

Roč. 57, č. 1 (2016), s. 156-157 ISSN 1211-7250 Grant - others:NSF(US) BCS-1354095 Institutional support: RVO:68081758 Keywords : Moravia * Bohunician * archaeology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Půdní geoarchivy jako klíč k poznání historie krajiny

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Vysloužilová, Barbora

2015-01-01

Roč. 25, č. 2 (2015), s. 26-27 ISSN 1210-3004 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : soil archives * pedoanthracology * fossil soils * loess * soil organic matter Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Franský kupec Samo a sásnovský zábor Arábie

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Charvát, Petr

2002-01-01

Roč. 54, č. 4 (2002), s. 903-907 ISSN 0323-1267 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z9021901 Keywords : Medieval Archaeology * Near East * Commerce Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Restaurování halštatského koflíku s uchem

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Svobodová, Ljuba

2011-01-01

Roč. 13, č. 1 (2011), s. 4-8 ISSN 1212-4168 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80020508 Keywords : Hallstatt period * archaeological ceramics * restoration Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Super altare in ecclesia tua. Die Anfänge der Pfarrorganisation in den böhmischen Ländern aus archäologischer Sicht

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Štefan, I.; Varadzin, Ladislav

2014-01-01

Roč. 31, č. 2 (2014), s. 357-372 ISSN 0231-5432 Institutional support: RVO:67985912 Keywords : Bohemia * Middle Ages * parish organisation * burials * churchyards * church buildings Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

Konference Muž a žena - vzťahové súvislosti v kontexte múzejných zbierok

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Holubová, Markéta

2014-01-01

Roč. 101, č. 1 (2014), s. 107-108 ISSN 0009-0794 Institutional support: RVO:68378076 Keywords : conference * gender study Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology Impact factor: 0.094, year: 2012

Přednáškový cyklus pro nové etnochoreology - IPEDAK - Erasmus Intensive Programme Dance Knowledge, Trondheim 18.-27. 4. 2008

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Stavělová, Daniela

2008-01-01

Roč. 95, č. 3 (2008), s. 312-314 ISSN 0009-0794 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z90580513 Keywords : ethnochoreology * folk dance * dance anthropology Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

43. folklórne slávnosti pod Poľanou v Detve

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Císaríková, Klára

2008-01-01

Roč. 18, č. 3 (2008), s. 172-173 ISSN 0862-8351 Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z90580513 Keywords : folk festival * Slovakia * Detva * Slovakia Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology