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Journal articles on the topic "A prehistoric state"
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Hakonen, Aki. "Communities Beyond Society: Divergence of Local Prehistories on the Bothnian Arc, Northern Europe." Open Archaeology 7, no. 1 (2021): 211–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/opar-2020-0132.
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Abstract This article presents a comparison of material records of two nearby regions on the coast of the Bothnian Bay. The timeframe is 5300–2000 BCE. The focus is on regional differences, which indicate a schizmogenesis of communal identities. The study calls for a reorientation of research concerning Fennoscandian prehistory. More attention should be paid to localized prehistories. It is argued that when prehistoric society is used as a fundamental group category, especially in the context of forager communities, the modern concept of state society distorts the underlying framework. Focusing on the regional level by constructing local prehistoric narratives limits the anachronistic effect and allows the proliferation of local communal identities. Such local prehistories, when collated and compared, offer a pathway to understanding prehistoric stateless societies, which are misrepresented by simplistic material cultural zones and the inherent homogeny ingrained within the concept of society. In this paper, the analysis is focused on practices representing local traditions. Two divergent themes that arise from the local prehistoric narratives are the Late Mesolithic use of local stone materials and regional changes in Neolithic dwelling forms.
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Pelayo, Francisco. "Origins and circulation of prehistoric collections in Madrid museums." Aulas Museos y Colecciones de Ciencias Naturales 7-2020 (2020): 77–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.29077/aula/7/06_pelayo.
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The National Museum of Natural Sciences was the first scientific institution in Madrid that guarded a collection of prehistoric objects. The donation was sent in 1847 by a Spanish diplomat appointed in Copenhagen. Twenty years later this collection would be transferred to the National Archaeological Museum, created in 1867. This was the beginning of the circulation of prehistoric collections among the museums of Madrid. The purchase by the State of private collections of prehistoric objects, collected by amateurs, increased the specimens of the two great national museums, that of Natural Sciences and that of Archeology. These two state museums exchanged collections, passing the copies of anthropology, paleontology and geology to the Natural Sciences Museum, and the stone tools to the Archeology Museum. The transfer of collections between museums was extended after the creation of the Anthropology Museum in 1910 and the Prehistoric Museum of the Madrid City Council in 1929. After the Civil War, the prehistory collections of the Anthropology Museum were transferred to the Archaeological Museum. El Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales fue la primera institución científica de Madrid que custodió una colección de objetos prehistóricos. La donación fue enviada en 1847 por un diplomático español destinado en Copenhague. Veinte años después esta colección se transfirió al Museo Arqueológico Nacional, creado en 1867. Este fue el comienzo de la circulación de colecciones de prehistoria entre los museos de Madrid. La compra por el Estado de colecciones privadas de objetos prehistóricos, recogidas por aficionados, incrementaron los fondos de los dos grandes museos nacionales, el de Ciencias Naturales y el de Arqueología. Estos dos museos estatales intercambiaron colecciones, pasando al de Ciencias Naturales los ejemplares de antropología, paleontología y geología, y al Arqueológico los instrumentos líticos. La transferencia de colecciones entre museos se extendió tras la creación del Museo de Antropología en 1910 y del Museo Prehistórico del Ayuntamiento de Madrid en 1929. Tras la Guerra Civil, los fondos de prehistoria del Museo de Antropología se traspasaron al Museo Arqueológico.
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Chance, John K., and Helen Perlstein Pollard. "Taricuri's Legacy: The Prehistoric Tarascan State." American Indian Quarterly 18, no. 4 (1994): 560. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1185406.
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Cova, Elisabetta. "Negotiating the Past in the Present: Italian Prehistory, Civic Museums, and Curatorial Practice in Emilia-Romagna, Italy." European Journal of Archaeology 13, no. 3 (2010): 285–312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461957110386702.
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The latter half of the nineteenth century witnessed the establishment of prehistoric archaeology as a scientific discipline in Italy, as well as the founding of the Italian nation state. Evolutionism, positivism, and a sense of national identity informed prehistoric research and the activities of individuals, such as Strobel, Pigorini, and Chierici, who are regarded today as the founding fathers of Italian prehistory. It is in this dynamic cultural and political climate that the civic museums of Reggio Emilia, Modena, and Bologna were created, both as a response to intense local archaeological activity and in reaction to the centralizing structure of the newly formed kingdom of Italy. These civic museums were among the first museums of prehistory in Italy and the products of the cultural and political climate of late nineteenth-century Europe. This article explores the circumstances surrounding the foundation of these museums and considers how the work of the first prehistorians and the museums' own histories, as civic and cultural institutions, continues to affect their role and management in the present.
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Cveček, Sabina. "Why kinship still needs anthropologists in the 21st century." Anthropology Today 40, no. 1 (2024): 3–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8322.12861.
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With the rise of ancient DNA studies in prehistoric archaeology, terms such as matriliny and patriliny are commonly used in scholarly literature. From a sociocultural anthropological perspective, however, the two terms are not as simple and unproblematic as is widely accepted among archaeogeneticists. Matriliny and patriliny are umbrella terms for societies with a wide range of political and kinship practices, with or without a state. Moreover, archaeogenetic literature has assumed specific associations with matrilineal and patrilineal descent that are not supported by sociocultural anthropology. To properly understand the diversity of human sociopolitical forms in both the deep and recent past, archaeology – in its broadest sense, including archaeogenetics – must avoid essentializing prehistoric communities without exploring the empirical nuances that are well documented ethnographically. Finally, the article calls for more engagement in debates on kinship and sociopolitical organization in prehistory from sociocultural anthropological perspectives.
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Vasilyeva, Anna V. "ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE RUSSIAN TRANSLATION OF “THE ADVENTURES OF A LITTLE PREHISTORIC BOY” (1929) BY ERNEST D'HERVILLY IN THE SCOPE OF LITERARY WORKS ABOUT PEOPLE OF THE STONE AGE FROM THE STATE DARWIN MUSEUM COLLECTION." Articult, no. 4 (2020): 104–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.28995/2227-6165-2020-4-104-112.
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The article dwells on the study of the image of a prehistoric man portrayed in children books illustrations and museum exhibitions’ design (paintings, sculptures) in 1920-1930s using the example of works from the State Darwin Museum funds. During this period, famous artists of children's books Vasily Vatagin and Mikhail Ezuchevsky worked at the State Darwin Museum. They were also well versed in anthropology and ethnography. Their drawings were the first Soviet illustrations for the book by Ernest d'Hervilly “The Adventures of a little prehistoric boy”, which became a popular science book for children in the USSR about prehistoric people. V.A. Vatagin, M.D. Ezuchevsky and A.N. Komarov created a number of paintings and sculptures about the life of prehistoric people for the exposition of the State Darwin Museum in the first half of the XX century. Illustrations and artworks introduced the element of entertainment and emotional appeal to the museum’s exhibitions, which otherwise were purely informative and rather cold-eyed.
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Montero-Ruiz, Ignacio, and Salvador Rovira-Llorens. "Early copper mining in the Iberian Peninsula: state of the art." Археология Евразийских степей, no. 2 (April 29, 2022): 194–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2022.2.194.205.
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The metallogenetic characteristics of the Iberian Peninsula are somewhat peculiar due to the availability of numerous small open-cast oxidic copper ore mineralisations exploited until recent times. Their study in relation to prehistoric metallurgy has a long tradition that is reflected in the archaeological literature. However, it is in recent decades that research has begun to provide precise data of great interest relating the geochemistry of the ores to archaeological metallurgical evidence by means of lead isotope analysis, all within the chronological framework provided by C14 dating of both mines and excavated prehistoric settlements. The data reported here present in an orderly fashion all available information covering the Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and the Balearic Islands, but it should be noted that there are a number of mine excavation projects underway which will hopefully provide more information when completed.
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Tomczyk, Jacek. "Facts and their interpretation in paleoanthropological enquiries." Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae 14, no. 2 (2016): 115–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.21697/seb.2016.14.2.08.
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The search for truth in the sciences which deal with the prehistoric past seems exceptionally attractive. What is involved in them is not only the historical dimension, but also an attempt at understanding the present moment. This trivial statement may in practice cause a lot of trouble, since the issue at stake is actually not how “truth” is defined, but rather how we arrive at it. We need to remember that while the first stage of the scientific inquiry usually involves the gathering and description of facts, the second stage is mainly concerned with their explanation and interpretation. At both stages of scientific cognition – that is both in the process of obtaining facts and interpreting them – truth can be falsified by mistake or on purpose. Thus, the main aim of science – to make our comprehension agree with the subject (the state of affairs) under scrutiny – can be suppressed by subjective motivation. It is therefore recommendable to present various reasons behind such a peculiar “emendation” of truth in prehistoric research.
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Choi, Heesoo, Jong Youl Hong, Sangheon Kim, and Kwangcheol Rim. "A Study on the Construction and Utilization of Korean Prehistoric Remains Database." Mobile Information Systems 2022 (January 27, 2022): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7081286.
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The excavation of the prehistoric sites in Korea has been on since the Japanese colonial period. However, it was only after the 1970s that it was undertaken in earnest. Many excavation research institutes, including state agencies, are still conducting excavation research. However, the excavation report, which summarizes the findings, is not serviced on an integrated platform. As a result, acquisition of integrated knowledge and research on Korea's prehistoric remains are not properly facilitated. Therefore, it is urgent to establish a database of prehistoric remains. This requires considering the characteristics of archeological excavation work and the specificity of publishing excavation reports. It is desirable to design and build database (DB) tables for excavation reports of relics and ruins, multimedia, and excavation investigations, by focusing on the DB table for prehistoric remains. Once the database is established, it will help expand cultural heritage information services through tools, such as electronic maps or the Internet of Things.
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Roscoe, Paul, Daniel H. Sandweiss, and Erick Robinson. "Population density and size facilitate interactive capacity and the rise of the state." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 376, no. 1816 (2020): 20190725. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0725.
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Radiocarbon summed probability distribution (SPD) methods promise to illuminate the role of demography in shaping prehistoric social processes, but theories linking population indices to social organization are still uncommon. Here, we develop Power Theory, a formal model of political centralization that casts population density and size as key variables modulating the interactive capacity of political agents to construct power over others. To evaluate this argument, we generated an SPD from 755 radiocarbon dates for 10 000–1000 BP from Central, North Central and North Coast Peru, a period when Peruvian political form developed from ‘quasi-egalitarianism’ to state levels of political centralization. These data are congruent with theoretical expectations of the model but also point to an artefactual distortion previously unremarked in SPD research. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Cross-disciplinary approaches to prehistoric demography’.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "A prehistoric state"
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Klucas, Eric Eugene 1957. "The Village Larder: Village Level Production and Exchange in an Early State." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/565574.
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Wengrow, David. "Comparative animal art of the Neolithic Fertile Crescent and Nile Valley : a long-term perspective on early state formation." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.396141.
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Turner, James Harvey. "An investigation of violence-related trauma at two sites in the Pickwick Basin Dust Cave (1LU496) and the O'Neal site (1LU61) /." Master's thesis, Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2006. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-03312006-153916.
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Bierly, S. Marshall. "Terminal-occupation community patterns at Lyon's Bluff (22OK520) in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi sedimentological, molluscan, artifactual, and geophysical evidence /." Master's thesis, Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2008. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-04012008-115933.
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Johnson, Amy L. "Mounds State Park and the New Castle Site : a ceramic reanalysis." Virtual Press, 1995. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/941728.
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This project was a reanalysis of the prehistoric ceramic collections from two important archaeolegical sites in east central Indiana: Mounds State Park (12-M-2) and the New Castle Site (12-Hn-1). Brief summaries of the two sites and their excavation histories are provided as well as summaries of the various pottery types involved. Specific attention is given to the New Castle Incised type.Previous interpretations regarding the ceramics from the two sties are given, and research from this project has provided new interpretations and information. Specifically, a statistical analysis was conducted, and the results show that the pottery from the two sites was made by peoples of the same culture. However, subtle changes were taking place in the manufacture of the pottery, primarily in the plain sherds.Future research goals are provided and include further excavations at both sites, thermoluminescence dating of sherds and additional study of the plain sherds.<br>Department of Anthropology
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Durgun, Pinar. "The Genesis Of Early State Formation In The Aegean Prehistoric Cultures: Liman Tepe And Bakla Tepe As A Case Study." Master's thesis, METU, 2012. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12615143/index.pdf.
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The Izmir Region is located in the heart of the Western Anatolian coastline and forms a natural bridge between the Anatolian mainland and the Western Aegean. The region is connected to Central Anatolia through deep valleys and is linked to the Aegean Sea via many harbor sites along the coast.
The architectural features and the other remains (such as pottery, metal objects etc.) found in and around those architectural context can provide the information about the genesis of the urbanization. With reference to the fortifications and bastions may show us that societies in question are concerned with some political problems. This study aims to understand how the scale of architecture changed from the Late Chalcolithic to the Early Bronze Age in the comperative basis of Aegean context particularly in Bakla Tepe and Liman Tepe.
On the basis of architectural differences, two distinct community types may be postulated for Early Bronze Age sites in the Aegean. The fortified coastal site of Liman Tepe is an example of a centrally administrated early urban community with a strong economy. Bakla Tepe represents an affluent inland village or small town community interacting with large centers.
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Schurke, Michael Charles. "Investigating Technological Organization at the Buck Lake Site (45PI438) in Mount Rainier National Park Using a Lithic Debitage Analysis." PDXScholar, 2011. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/721.
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Few lithic analyses have been conducted or published on collections from Mount Rainier National Park (MORA). This study's lithic debitage analysis, and investigation of hunter-gatherer technological organization through time, contributes to the knowledge base and understanding of how hunter-gatherers used subalpine environments in MORA. The debitage sample is from archaeological excavations between 2005 and 2007 at a Buck Lake Site (45PI438) activity area in the subalpine environmental zone. Two cultural components were examined: the pre-Mount St. Helens Yn tephra component (before 3500 RCYBP) is thought to represent a forager-like mobility strategy and the post-Mount St. Helens Yn tephra component (after 3500 RCYBP) is thought to represent a collector-like strategy. Expectations theoretically grounded in hunter-gatherer mobility, tool design, raw material procurement, site function, and tool function were developed and tested. Results suggest that hunter-gatherers at Buck Lake relied on and maintained small, lightweight, transported bifaces made of nonlocal raw material regardless of expected changes in mobility strategy through time. For both foragers and collectors at Buck Lake, similar lithic raw material availability, terrain, and seasonality constraints and a common resource acquisition goal and overlapping site function resulted in similar hunter-gatherer technological organization strategies. Slight differences between the cultural components include: the use of more local igneous raw material in the forager-like component, the use of a more expedient technology in the collector-like cultural component, and smaller size debitage in the forager-like component. The use of expedient bipolar technology in both cultural components is possible, but only partially supported. Evidence of bipolar technology would suggest that hunter-gatherers were conserving nonlocal CCS by using the bipolar technique on exhausted transported tools or cached cores to produce expedient flakes used for small-game hunting and processing. Further research for the Buck Lake site should include: the sourcing of raw material; conducting experimental lithic reduction on toolstone found at Buck Lake to produce comparative debitage specimens; and increasing the lithic analysis sample size to include debitage recovered from 2008-2009 excavations and other artifact types.
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Smith, Neil G. "Social boundaries and state formation in ancient Edom a comparative ceramic approach /." Diss., [La Jolla] : University of California, San Diego, 2009. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3386655.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009.<br>Title from first page of PDF file (viewed January 12, 2010). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 680-736).
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Elmore, Lorien Stahl. "ENERGY EXPENDITURE AND MORTUARY PRACTICES AT LYON'S BLUFF, 22OK520: AN EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH." MSSTATE, 2008. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-04042008-115233/.
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Mortuary analysis has been used in the past to understand social status and social organization. The need for a scientific way to undertake mortuary analysis in achaeology is necessary because too often social status is assumed. This thesis attempts to demonstrate that there is a scientific approach that can be taken in mortuary analysis through the investigation of energy expenditure, a dimension that can measure the attributes of status. The mortuary analysis in this study is carried out using a scientific approach involving the amount of energy expended on burials by looking at burial type, grave goods, and special placement of the burials. Through the use of archival data, this thesis investigates differences seen in the burial population of Lyons Bluff (22OK520) in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi through mortuary analysis that looks at burial type, grave goods, and special placement of the burials. Local farmsteads are used as a comparative basis. Through the creation of a paradigm with dimensions of burial treatments and modes of grave goods, it is possible to place all burials at a particular site or group of sites in categories that show the amount of energy expended on burials. From this, comparisons can be made with age and sex, stature, cranial deformation, and spatial location that can aid in the interpretation of mortuary data at a site. The results of this research suggest that at Lyons Bluff and the farmsteads used in this study there is an increase in the energy expended on burials through time. This type of research is applicable to both past and future mortuary analysis when there is well-documented information on burial type and burial inclusions.
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Waldron, John D. "Woodland settlement trends and ritual development in East Central Indiana." Virtual Press, 1996. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1033646.
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This study tested two hypotheses related to Woodland settlement trends and ritual development in East Central Indiana through the example of Mounds State Park in Anderson, Indiana. The first hypothesis was that earthwork enclosure complexes, such as at Anderson, were utilized as central places within a defined territory for the redistribution of resources. The second hypothesis was that a link existed between increasing social stratification in a mixed foraging and horticultural economy and a shift in the function of earthwork complexes resultant from a change in subsistence. It was determined that no conclusions could be made about the validity of these hypotheses due to incomplete data. Suggestions for obtaining relevant data and a theoretical model of earthwork function based on available data are presented.<br>Department of Anthropology
Books on the topic "A prehistoric state"
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N, Garrard Andrew, and Gebel Hans Georg, eds. The Prehistory of Jordan: The state of research in 1986. B.A.R., 1988.
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1943-, Isbell William Harris, McEwan Gordon Francis, and Dumbarton Oaks, eds. Huari administrative structure: Prehistoric monumental architecture and state government. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1991.
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Stuart, David E. Prehistoric New Mexico: Background for survey. University of New Mexico Press, 1988.
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Wattenmaker, Patricia. Household and state in upper Mesopotamia: Specialized economy and the social uses of goods in an early complex society. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998.
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Caroline, Malone, Stoddart Simon, and Allegrucci Francesco, eds. Territory, time, and state: The archaeological development of the Gubbio basin. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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Museum, Illinois State. Journey into nature and the lives of prehistoric people. [Illinois State Museum], 1986.
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Shadakshariah, R. M. Pre historic and early historic cultures in the Manjra and the Karanja valleys, Bidar District, Karnataka State. Kannada Research Institute, 1995.
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Ayres, William S. Salapwuk archaeology: 1989 survey of historic and cultural resources of Pohnpei State. Dept. of Anthropology, University of Oregon, 1990.
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Bettina, Arnold, and Gibson D. Blair, eds. Celtic chiefdom, Celtic state: The evolution of complex social systems in prehistoric Europe. Cambridge University Press, 1995.
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Raish, Carol. Domestic animals and stability in pre-state farming societies. Tempus Reparatum, 1992.
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Hayashida, Kenzo, Jun Kimura, and Randall Sasaki. "State and Perspectives of Submerged Sites in Japan." In Prehistoric Archaeology on the Continental Shelf. Springer New York, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9635-9_15.
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Flatman, Joseph C., and Amanda M. Evans. "Prehistoric Archaeology on the Continental Shelf: The State of the Science in 2013." In Prehistoric Archaeology on the Continental Shelf. Springer New York, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9635-9_1.
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Kuzmin, Yaroslav. "Prehistoric Seafaring in Northeast Asia: Current State-of-the-Art." In The Science of Human History in Asia and the Pacific. Springer Nature Singapore, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5138-9_9.
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Wo, Haowei, and Guoping Sun. "An Excursus to East Asia: Prehistoric Wetland Settlements of Zhejiang Province, China." In Natural Science in Archaeology. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52780-7_10.
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AbstractAccording to the archaeological discoveries, Zhejiang Province yields the most typical and well-preserved prehistoric wetland settlements in China. In this region, the development of prehistoric cultures is closely related to the natural environment and climate changes. The earliest settlements of the Shangshanculture appeared at about 10,000–8500 BP, probably accompanied by rice cultivation. Whereas rice cultivation was subsequently established, the followingKuahuqiao and Hemuducultures show strong maritime characteristics. In the Liangzhu period, the huge Liangzhu City and the peripheral water management system were built, which must be understood as symbols of complex society and early state. At the end of the Liangzhuculture, floodssubmerged most of the land, leaving behind thick sediment deposits. Only after 2000 years, in the Warring States Period (475–221 BC), this land became habitable again. With the establishment of a prehistoric chronology in Zhejiang province, a lot of multidisciplinary research has been carried out, and natural science and advanced technologies are increasingly applied. The current archaeological research in Zhejiang Province includes the origins of rice cultivation and the emergence of civilisation, geological formation processes and climate change, the spread of maritime cultures and further topics.
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Cassar, Anthony, Katya Stroud, Ninette Sammut, Joanne Dimech, Antoine Borg, and Francesco Vella. "Restoration and Digitisation of the Tarxien Stone Bowl: A Multidisciplinary Approach." In Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93753-8_13.
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Abstract This paper presents an interdisciplinary effort involving the curatorial, conservation, and digitisation departments of Heritage Malta, focusing on the restoration and digitisation of a large stone bowl discovered in 1915 at the Tarxien Prehistoric Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unearthed during excavations led by Temi Zammit, the stone bowl had been misassembled following its discovery, resulting in an inaccurate shape and structural vulnerability. By 2023, the bowl's degraded state necessitated a collaborative conservation project. The curatorial team provided essential historical context and insights into the bowl's significance within the broader scope of Maltese prehistoric culture. In parallel, the conservation department oversaw the physical restoration, which required meticulous documentation and a sensitive approach to maintain the bowl's cultural integrity. The digitisation unit utilised advanced photogrammetry and 3D scanning techniques to virtually reconstruct the bowl and determine whether it could be returned to its original location in the prehistoric site. This paper explores the historical importance of the Tarxien Prehistoric Complex, the curatorial perspectives on the artefact's significance, and the challenges encountered during the conservation process. The digitisation team's contribution is highlighted, showcasing how cutting-edge 3D technology can complement traditional conservation efforts to ensure the preservation and accurate representation of cultural heritage. Through this multi-disciplinary collaboration, the stone bowl was successfully restored and relocated to its original position, preserving its historical authenticity while demonstrating the future potential of integrated heritage preservation methodologies.
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Galili, Ehud, Baruch Rosen, Mina Weinstein Evron, Israel Hershkovitz, Vered Eshed, and Liora Kolska Horwitz. "Israel: Submerged Prehistoric Sites and Settlements on the Mediterranean Coastline—the Current State of the Art." In The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes. Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37367-2_23.
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Fagan, Brian M., and Nadia Durrani. "State-Organized Societies." In World Prehistory, 11th ed. Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003332831-12.
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Fagan, Brian M., and Nadia Durrani. "Andean States." In World Prehistory, 11th ed. Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003332831-19.
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Harrison, Leigh. "Black Gold." In Dark Chaucer. punctum books, 2012. https://doi.org/10.21983/p3.0018.1.07.
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Despite their pretense of explaining beginnings, creation myths often if not always have ends in mind — a fact that certainly holds true for Chaucer’s “Former Age.” On the face of it, the poem is onlya creation myth: its verse tells the story of human community at its origins, of a freer life (with only “good feith the empeirice” [55])1 before complex estate hierarchies and the State. Its few stanzas have all the look and feel of a sad song whose melody the centuries have worn away, with all the misty revelation of prehistoric “folk” impulse that the “ballad” label still inevitably implies. This obscurity of age in turn lends the poem its own rusty darkness, over and above the darkness of loss that its narrative claims (however dimly) to recover and bring to light. Most readers, including me, encounter “The Former Age” mainly as a poem cataloging and expressing — simply about — great loss.
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Chazan, Michael. "Complexity without the State." In World Prehistory and Archaeology. Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315208183-18.
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Tomašević, Dragan, Dragan Milić, and Goran Šatara. "Evaluation and prediction of the development of fitness clubs in Serbia." In Antropološki i teoantropološki pogled na fizičke aktivnosti (10). University of Priština – Faculty of Sport and Physical Education in Leposavić, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/atavpa24006t.
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As we enter the 21st century, one of the greatest achievements to be celebrated is the continuous pursuit of fitness since the dawn of man's existence. During prehistoric times, man's quest for fitness was followed by a desire to survive through hunting and gathering. Today, although they no longer affect subsistence needs, fitness is still important to health and well-being. The history of fitness starts from primitive man to the basis of modern movement and movement. The aim of the work is to determine the real possibilities of development of fitness clubs in Serbia based on representative data on the state of the clubs and their quality. The sample of respondents consisted of owners or managers of fitness clubs from the entire territory of the Republic of Serbia. The number of clubs where data was collected is N=110. The *QUESTIONNAIRE used is a modified version (with their permission) of the German fitness association DSSV. We can say that the clubs in Serbia are well developed. The number of fitness clubs in Serbia is still not in line with the European average. The trend in the number of members of fitness clubs in Serbia is increasing. In relation to these results, we can conclude that there are real possibilities for the development of fitness clubs in Serbia in accordance with European standards. It is estimated that the number of clubs in Serbia will grow at this rate for a maximum of 3 more years.
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Molina Ruiz, José, Jesús Joaquín López Moreno, Héctor Manuel Quijada Guillamón, José María Gómez Manuel, and Ramón García Marín. "Protection, conservation and dissemination of integral heritage. The cultural project - ecomuseum “Legado Vivo” (Ricote Valley, southeasternSpain)." In HEDIT 2024 - International Congress for Heritage Digital Technologies and Tourism Management. Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/hedit2024.2024.17758.
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The cultural project - ecomuseum “Legado Vivo” was born in 2013, within the Cultural Association “La Carraila” (https://lacarraila.blogspot.com/), which was joined in 2018 by the Association “Caramucel, nature and history” (https://caramucel.blogspot.com/). Its objective is the protection, conservation, recovery, signalling and dissemination of the integral heritage of the Ricote Valley (Region of Murcia). The cultural and natural assets comprise a unique cultural landscape, which is why this region has been included in the National Cultural Landscape Plan. The orchards, the irrigation ditches and their water wheels generate a geographical space full of cultural milestones consolidated over the last millennium. The fruit of the work carried out in recent years by the members of the aforementioned associations has made it possible to identify ten heritage itineraries of diverse nature in the municipalities that make up the Ricote Valley, the protection of 7 places with the category of BIC (Asset of Cultural Interest); or label, recover and promote the Valricotí toponymy, which provides information about the settlement and the language that originated them, constituting a rich intangible cultural heritage. International conferences, interpretive itineraries offered to the public, archaeological interventions have been held, and more than a hundred articles contained in six books have been published; likewise, the discovery of the first prehistoric paintings in the municipalities of Abarán, Blanca and Ricote has been held. Finally, an interactive tool has been created (MAPACUVALLE - Map of the assets of the cultural landscape of the Ricote Valley) that, to date, allows 137 assets to be identified, update the state of conservation, and incorporate new heritage elements for dissemination and transfer of the knowledge to society (https://legadovivo.blogspot.com/p/mapacuvalle.html). This associative work has been prize-winning with the National Hispania Nostra Prize 2023 for the signalling and disseminating cultural and natural heritage.
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Scientific Committee, FORTMED. "Defensive Architecture of the Mediterranean Vol. XVII (FORTMED2024)." In FORTMED2024 - Defensive Architecture of the Mediterranean. Universitat Politàcnica de València, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/fortmed2024.2024.18552.
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“Defensive Architecture of the Mediterranean” (volumes XVI and XVII) is the continuation of a series of publications that highlight the latest research on the fortifications of the Mediterranean region. These contributions were gathered in the seventh edition of the international conference Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast, FORTMED 2024, hosted by Universiteti Politeknik i Tiranës in Tirana, Albania on April 18, 19, and 20, 2024.The series 'Defensive Architecture of the Mediterranean' aims to share knowledge about the historical and current state of military architecture along the Mediterranean coast, including structures built overseas that are influenced by those in the Mediterranean.The conference and the 17 published volumes of the series have demonstrated to be the most persistent and serious effort in researching and documenting military architecture in the Mediterranean over the last decade.While fortresses and castles have always been recognized as vital components of historic built heritage, their strategic defensive role hasn't always been fully understood and explored. The study of military architecture, a multidisciplinary task, prompts a reassessment of this cultural environment, often neglected or at risk. From prehistoric fortification traces to contemporary bunkers and military infrastructures, the discourse on documenting and preserving military heritage welcomes and encourages contributions from diverse fields, including architecture, engineering, archaeology, history, geography, and cultural heritage.FORTMED, the international conference on the Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast, has evolved into a research-based platform that transcends borders and centuries, delving into the strategic, historical, and cultural significance of fortifications along the Mediterranean coast. FORTMED has embraced diverse venues, ranging from Valencia to Florence, Alicante to Turin, and later to Granada, and finally to Pisa. These conferences have become synonymous with collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the exploration of multifaceted perspectives on defensive architecture. This initiative has turned into an intellectual odyssey, traversing the historical landscapes of the Mediterranean, exploring intricate fortifications that have shaped civilizations, and engaging with contemporary challenges in the preservation and restoration of architectural heritage.
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Spoerke, Erik. "Aqueous Batteries: Transforming Prehistoric Chemistry to Meet Next Generation Storage Needs." In American Chemical Society Fall 2023 Meeting - San Francisco, California, United States of America - August - 2023. US DOE, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2463076.
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Bakun, D. N., and M. A. Ermolaeva. "Contribution of Yu.N. Stolyarov to the study of the origins of book culture." In Yu.N. Stolyarov: Life in Science. Scientific and Publishing Center "Science" of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2024. https://doi.org/10.52929/9785605111016_23.
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The article examines the contribution of Yu.N. Stolyarov in the study of the prehistory of book culture, from the cycle of the first publications to the fundamental monograph «The Origins of Book Culture», which reflected the results of his various studies in this area (published at the Chelyabinsk State Institute of Culture in 2017). This topic was also tested in the publications of the Scientific and Publishing Center «Science» of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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Тимонин, М. А. "EPISODES OF THE PAMPHLET WAR: EXPERIENCE IN STUDYING CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL PREREQUISITES INDEPENDENCE OF THE USA." In ИНСТИТУТЫ ЗАЩИТЫ ПРАВ ЧЕЛОВЕКА И ГРАЖДАНИНА В ИСТОРИИ РОССИИ. Crossref, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56777/lawinn.2023.27.52.016.
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Актуальной задачей отечественной историко-правовой науки на современном этапе ее развития является выработка нового взгляда на предысторию США. Целью работы является анализ процесса формирования конституционно-правовых предпосылок независимости США, в том числе, борьбы колонистов за неукоснительное соблюдение одного из принципов британской конституции на территории Северной Америки, выраженного лозунгом - нет налогов без представительства. Исследование позволило выявить незавершенность британского конституционного права на всех его уровнях, включая право самой метрополии и её колоний. Чем и воспользовались лидеры американских патриотов, которые к своей выгоде использовали как неустойчивость, так и неопределенность правоотношений, сложившихся между имперским центром и колониями. An urgent task of the national historical and legal science at the present stage of its development is to develop a new look at the prehistory of the United States. The purpose of the work is to analyze the process of formation of the constitutional and legal prerequisites for the independence of the United States, including the struggle of the colonists for strict observance of one of the principles of the British Constitution in North America, expressed by the slogan - no taxes without representation. The study revealed the incompleteness of British constitutional law at all its levels, including the law of the metropolis itself and its colonies. This was what the leaders of the American patriots took advantage of, who used to their advantage both the instability and the uncertainty of the legal relations that had developed between the imperial center and the colonies.
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Manzano Fernández, Sergio, Camilla Mileto, Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares, and Valentina Cristini. "Examination of earthen construction in archaeological sites of the Iberian Peninsula for risk analysis." In HERITAGE2022 International Conference on Vernacular Heritage: Culture, People and Sustainability. Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/heritage2022.2022.15251.
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Earthen constructions are one of the most widespread and fragile elements of the architectural heritage of the Iberian Peninsula. This situation is worsened when they lack the necessary protection and are found in vulnerable enclaves such as archaeological sites. Their geographical, cultural and constructive particularities expose them to different risks – natural, social and anthropic – which threaten their conservation and interpretation for future generations. This study aims to examine this type of heritage complex in constructive terms, focusing on constructions of a domestic and productive nature and paying special attention to those from prehistoric, protohistoric and Roman periods. Attention is also paid to later similar remains conserved. Quantitative and qualitative analysis methodologies are applied to a series of case studies found throughout the Iberian Peninsula in order to record the information on fiches examining general and specific aspects of the different techniques observed. Given the broad timeline and geography covered, as well as other identification and conservation factors, the data collected reflect a predominance of adobe over other earthen techniques which are also described, including daub, cob and rammed earth, with fewer examples identified throughout. This heritage is therefore classified to record the original states compiled from the different archives, reports and publications. Subsequently, a specific database is generated for the analysis of risks (exposure and sensitivity) and criteria, strategies or results (capacity for adaptation), gleaning as much information as possible from these characteristics.
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Fukunaga, Masataka, and Nobuyuki Shimizu. "Initial Condition Problems of Fractional Viscoelastic Equations." In ASME 2003 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2003/vib-48394.
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The 2nd order differential equation with fractional derivatives describing dynamic behavior of a single-degree-of-freedom viscoelastic oscillator, referred to as fractional viscoelastic equation (FVE), is considered. Some types of viscoelastic damped mechanical systems may be described by FVE. The differential equation with fractional derivatives is often called the fractional differential equation (FDE). FDE can be solved for zero initial values, but it can not generally be solved for non-zero initial values. How to solve the problem is one of the key issues in this field. This is called “Initial condition (value) problems” of FDE. In this paper, initial condition problems of FVE are solved by making use of the prehistory functions of unknowns which are specified before the initial instance (referred to as the initial functions) starts. Introduction of initial functions into FDE reflects the physical state in giving the initial values. In this paper, several types of initial function are used to solve unique solutions for a type of FVE (referred to as FVE-I). The solutions of FVE-I are obtained by means of both numerical and analytical methods. Implication of the solutions to viscoelastic material will also be discussed.
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Mavra, Tomislav, Astrid Zekić, Dino Zupanovic, and Ana Gundić. "DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL PORTS IN ZADAR AREA." In Maritime Transport Conference. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Iniciativa Digital Politècnica, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.5821/mt.12882.
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In ancient times, the Mediterranean was a shipbuilding centre of the world; port activities in larger bays and harbours along the Adriatic coast had been developing since prehistory. Remains of ancient ports found along the Adriatic coast testify to the rich history of this area. The paper analyses development of ports of local importance in the area of the town of Zadar. Currently, there are six ports classified as ports of local importance in Zadar area. The aim of the paper is to emphasize the development potentials of these ports. The paper begins with a review of relevant legal frameworks, followed by a detailed analysis of the current situation in each of these six ports. The analysis was focused on locational, navigational and meteorological conditions, berthing equipment, as well as facilities available in ports. The paper gives a comprehensive overview of the current state and development potentials of the mentioned ports, offering concrete guidelines for achieving sustainable and prosperous development. For the purpose of data collection, a field research was conducted in port areas. The research included gathering data on weather conditions, tides, wind directions, as well as interviews with local population in order to include their needs in the research. Additionally, depth measurements along the coasts of the ports were taken since precise data did not exist. A drone was used to gather visual documentation. Based on the conducted analysis, development direction and potential limitations have been identified for each port. The suggested development strategies include infrastructure improvement, equipment modernization, technological advancement, and implementation of sustainable solutions for waste management and environmental protection. It has been concluded that development challenges these ports are facing with refer to navigation safety, the condition of infrastructure and environmental standards. Common limitations and challenges in the development of analysed ports indicate the need for significant infrastructure modernisation and adherence to environmental standards. Planning, a strategic approach to development and collaboration with the local community are crucial for overcoming these challenges.
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Ковалёв, М. А. "Debates in the British Parliament about Martial Law in Ireland in 1803." In Конференция памяти профессора С.Б. Семёнова ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ ЗАРУБЕЖНОЙ ИСТОРИИ. Crossref, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.55000/semconf.2023.3.3.013.
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В статье рассматривается роль ирландского фактора в борьбе политических элит в Великобритании начала XIX в. В качестве основного вопроса для раскрытия темы выбрана проблема введения военного положения в Ирландии в ходе восстания 1803 г. Автором исследованы позиции представителей торийского кабинета, вигской оппозиции, а также «третьей партии». Проблема военного положения была важным инструментом в руках британского правительства. Поэтому вопрос о его применении на территории зависимой страны мог отразиться на правовом положении самих англичан как жителей метрополии. Дебаты по данному вопросу можно понимать как составную часть общей полемики о полномочиях центральной власти. Проанализированы точки зрения на данный вопрос государственных деятелей, офицеров и других коммонеров, среди которых – известные личности своего времени: У. Уиндхэм, Г. Аддингтон, У. Уилберфорс, С. Персиваль. Рассмотрена также предыстория взаимоотношений Англии и Ирландии в XII–XVIII вв. в контексте складывания «островной империи». На основании материалов британского парламента сделаны выводы о том, что характерный для консервативного сознания «образ врага» оказался важнейшим аргументом в ходе принятия решения о военном положении. «Третья партия» У. Уиндхэма имела при этом особую позицию. Защищая гражданские права и свободы, она тем не менее не вполне вторила своим коллегам из партии вигов. Их аргументация скорее отталкивалась от принципа сохранения целостности государства, укладывалась в логику стратегии уступок и в целом была прагматичной. The article examines the role of the Irish factor in the struggle of political elites in the UK at the beginning of the XIX century. The problem of the adopting of martial law in Ireland during the uprising of 1803 was chosen as the main issue for the disclosure of the topic. The author investigated the positions of representatives of the Tory cabinet, the Whig opposition, as well as the “third party”. The issue of martial law was an important tool in the hands of the British Government. Therefore, the question of its application on the territory of a dependent country could affect the legal position of the British themselves as residents of the metropolis. The debate on this issue can be considered as an integral part of the general debate about the powers of the central government. The points of view of statesmen, officers and other members of parliament on this issue are analyzed, among which are famous personalities of their time: W. Windham, H. Addington, W. Wilberforce, S. Percival. The prehistory of the relationship between England and Ireland in the XII–XVIII centuries is also considered in the context of the forming of the “island empire”. Based on the materials of the British Parliament, conclusions were drawn that the “image of the enemy” which is characteristic of the conservative mind turned out to be the most important argument during the decision on martial law. The “third party” of W. Windham at the same time had a special position. Defending civil rights and freedoms, however, it did not fully echo her colleagues from the Whig Party. Their argumentation was rather based on the principle of preserving the integrity of the state, fit into the logic of the strategy of concessions and was generally pragmatic.
Reports on the topic "A prehistoric state"
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Saville, Alan, and Caroline Wickham-Jones, eds. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Scotland : Scottish Archaeological Research Framework Panel Report. Society for Antiquaries of Scotland, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.9750/scarf.06.2012.163.
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Why research Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Scotland? Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology sheds light on the first colonisation and subsequent early inhabitation of Scotland. It is a growing and exciting field where increasing Scottish evidence has been given wider significance in the context of European prehistory. It extends over a long period, which saw great changes, including substantial environmental transformations, and the impact of, and societal response to, climate change. The period as a whole provides the foundation for the human occupation of Scotland and is crucial for understanding prehistoric society, both for Scotland and across North-West Europe. Within the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods there are considerable opportunities for pioneering research. Individual projects can still have a substantial impact and there remain opportunities for pioneering discoveries including cemeteries, domestic and other structures, stratified sites, and for exploring the huge evidential potential of water-logged and underwater sites. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology also stimulates and draws upon exciting multi-disciplinary collaborations. Panel Task and Remit The panel remit was to review critically the current state of knowledge and consider promising areas of future research into the earliest prehistory of Scotland. This was undertaken with a view to improved understanding of all aspects of the colonization and inhabitation of the country by peoples practising a wholly hunter-fisher-gatherer way of life prior to the advent of farming. In so doing, it was recognised as particularly important that both environmental data (including vegetation, fauna, sea level, and landscape work) and cultural change during this period be evaluated. The resultant report, outlines the different areas of research in which archaeologists interested in early prehistory work, and highlights the research topics to which they aspire. The report is structured by theme: history of investigation; reconstruction of the environment; the nature of the archaeological record; methodologies for recreating the past; and finally, the lifestyles of past people – the latter representing both a statement of current knowledge and the ultimate aim for archaeologists; the goal of all the former sections. The document is reinforced by material on-line which provides further detail and resources. The Palaeolithic and Mesolithic panel report of ScARF is intended as a resource to be utilised, built upon, and kept updated, hopefully by those it has helped inspire and inform as well as those who follow in their footsteps. Future Research The main recommendations of the panel report can be summarized under four key headings: Visibility: Due to the considerable length of time over which sites were formed, and the predominant mobility of the population, early prehistoric remains are to be found right across the landscape, although they often survive as ephemeral traces and in low densities. Therefore, all archaeological work should take into account the expectation of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic ScARF Panel Report iv encountering early prehistoric remains. This applies equally to both commercial and research archaeology, and to amateur activity which often makes the initial discovery. This should not be seen as an obstacle, but as a benefit, and not finding such remains should be cause for question. There is no doubt that important evidence of these periods remains unrecognised in private, public, and commercial collections and there is a strong need for backlog evaluation, proper curation and analysis. The inadequate representation of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic information in existing national and local databases must be addressed. Collaboration: Multi-disciplinary, collaborative, and cross- sector approaches must be encouraged – site prospection, prediction, recognition, and contextualisation are key areas to this end. Reconstructing past environments and their chronological frameworks, and exploring submerged and buried landscapes offer existing examples of fruitful, cross-disciplinary work. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology has an important place within Quaternary science and the potential for deeply buried remains means that geoarchaeology should have a prominent role. Innovation: Research-led projects are currently making a substantial impact across all aspects of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology; a funding policy that acknowledges risk and promotes the innovation that these periods demand should be encouraged. The exploration of lesser known areas, work on different types of site, new approaches to artefacts, and the application of novel methodologies should all be promoted when engaging with the challenges of early prehistory. Tackling the ‘big questions’: Archaeologists should engage with the big questions of earliest prehistory in Scotland, including the colonisation of new land, how lifestyles in past societies were organized, the effects of and the responses to environmental change, and the transitions to new modes of life. This should be done through a holistic view of the available data, encompassing all the complexities of interpretation and developing competing and testable models. Scottish data can be used to address many of the currently topical research topics in archaeology, and will provide a springboard to a better understanding of early prehistoric life in Scotland and beyond.
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Adams, Sunny, Madison Story, and Adam Smith. Evaluation of 11 buildings in the Fort McCoy cantonment. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/45350.
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The United States Congress codified the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), the nation’s most effective cultural resources legislation to date, mostly through establishing the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The NHPA requires federal agencies to address their cultural resources, which are defined as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object. Section 110 of the NHPA requires federal agencies to inventory and evaluate their cultural resources, and Section 106 requires them to determine the effect of federal undertakings on those potentially eligible for the NRHP. Fort McCoy is in west-central Wisconsin, entirely within Monroe County. It was first established as the Sparta Maneuver Tract in 1909. The post was renamed Camp McCoy in 1926. Since 1974, it has been known as Fort McCoy. This report provides historic context and determinations of eligibility for buildings in the cantonment constructed between 1946 and 1975 and concludes that none are eligible for the NRHP. In consultation with the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Officer (WISHPO), this work fulfills Section 110 requirements for these buildings.
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Smith, Adam, August Fuelberth, Sunny Adams, and Carey Baxter. Camp Perry historic district contributing buildings : character-defining features. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/42580.
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The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) established the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), which requires federal agencies to address their cultural resources, defined as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object. NHPA Section 110 requires federal agencies to inventory and evaluate their cultural resources. Section 106 requires them to determine the effect of federal undertakings on properties deemed eligible or potentially eligible for the NRHP. Camp Perry Joint Training Center (Camp Perry) is located near Port Clinton, Ohio, and serves as an Ohio Army National Guard (OHARNG) training site. It served as an induction center during federal draft periods and as a prisoner of war camp during World War II. Previous work established boundaries for a historic district and recommended the district eligible for the NRHP. This project inventoried and analyzed the character-defining features of the seven contributing buildings and one grouping of objects (brick lamp posts) at Camp Perry. The analysis is to aid future Section 106 processes and/or the development of a programmatic agreement in consultation with the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).
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Smith, Adam, Megan Tooker, and Sunny Adams. Camp Perry Historic District landscape inventory and viewshed analysis. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/39841.
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The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) established the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), which requires federal agencies to address their cultural resources, defined as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object. NHPA section 110 requires federal agencies to inventory and evaluate their cultural resources. Section 106 requires them to determine the effect of federal undertakings on properties deemed eligible or potentially eligible for the NRHP. Camp Perry Joint Training Center (Camp Perry) is located near Port Clinton, Ohio, and serves as an Ohio Army National Guard (OHARNG) training site. It served as an induction center during federal draft periods and as a prisoner of war camp during World War II. Previous work established boundaries for an historic district and recommended the district eligible for the NRHP. This project inventoried and evaluated Camp Perry’s historic cultural landscape and outlined approaches and recommendations for treatment by Camp Perry cultural resources management. Based on the landscape evaluation, recommendations of a historic district boundary change were made based on the small number of contributing resources to aid future Section 106 processes and/or development of a programmatic agreement in consultation with the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).
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Fuelberth, August, Madison Story, Adam Smith, and Megan Tooker. Historic architecture and landscape inventory for Gordon Lakes Golf Club, Fort Gordon, Georgia. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/46892.
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The US Congress codified the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), through establishing the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The NHPA requires federal agencies to address their cultural resources, which are defined as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object. Section 110 of the NHPA requires federal agencies to inventory and evaluate their cultural resources, and Section 106 requires them to determine the effect of federal undertakings on those potentially eligible for the NRHP. Fort Gordon is located in northeast Georgia, directly west of Augusta-Richmond. It was first established as Camp Gordon during WWII for infantry and armor training. It has been known as Fort Gordon since 1956. This report provides historic context and recommends eligibility determinations for 24 buildings, structures, and landscapes associated with the Gordon Lakes Golf Club constructed between 1975 and 2009. The report recommends two Real Property landscapes (the Golf Driving Range and 18-Hole Golf Course including Gordon Lake) and one structure (Gordon Lake Dam) are eligible for the NRHP. The other 21 buildings and structures are recommended Not Eligible. Consulting with the Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer, this work fulfills Section 110 requirements for these buildings, structures, and landscapes.
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Adams, Sunny, Adam Smith, and Madison Story. Evaluation of 11 properties at Fort Hunter Liggett, California for eligibility to the National Register. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/46712.
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The US Congress codified the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), the nation’s most effective cultural resources legislation to date, mostly through establishing the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The NHPA requires federal agencies to address their cultural resources, which are defined as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object. Section 110 of the NHPA requires federal agencies to inventory and evaluate their cultural resources, and Section 106 requires them to determine the effect of federal undertakings on those potentially eligible for the NRHP. Fort Hunter Liggett is in Central California, entirely within Monterey County. It was first established as the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation in 1941. The post was renamed Fort Hunter Liggett in 1975. This report provides a determination of eligibility for nine properties (Buildings 172, 179, 196, 197, 291, 2199, 723, and 914 and facilities 0301BS and radio-controlled aerial target [RCAT]) constructed between 1956 and 1972 and recommends that none are eligible under the NRHP and the California Register of Historic Resources (CRHR) criteria. Two other properties (Buildings 177 and 178) were found to be covered by the Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (UPH) Program Comment of 2006. In consultation with the California State Historic Preservation Officer (CASHPO), this work fulfills Section 110 requirements for these buildings.
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Hall, Mark, and Neil Price. Medieval Scotland: A Future for its Past. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.9750/scarf.09.2012.165.
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The main recommendations of the panel report can be summarised under five key headings. Underpinning all five areas is the recognition that human narratives remain crucial for ensuring the widest access to our shared past. There is no wish to see political and economic narratives abandoned but the need is recognised for there to be an expansion to more social narratives to fully explore the potential of the diverse evidence base. The questions that can be asked are here framed in a national context but they need to be supported and improved a) by the development of regional research frameworks, and b) by an enhanced study of Scotland’s international context through time. 1. From North Britain to the Idea of Scotland: Understanding why, where and how ‘Scotland’ emerges provides a focal point of research. Investigating state formation requires work from Medieval Scotland: a future for its past ii a variety of sources, exploring the relationships between centres of consumption - royal, ecclesiastical and urban - and their hinterlands. Working from site-specific work to regional analysis, researchers can explore how what would become ‘Scotland’ came to be, and whence sprang its inspiration. 2. Lifestyles and Living Spaces: Holistic approaches to exploring medieval settlement should be promoted, combining landscape studies with artefactual, environmental, and documentary work. Understanding the role of individual sites within wider local, regional and national settlement systems should be promoted, and chronological frameworks developed to chart the changing nature of Medieval settlement. 3. Mentalities: The holistic understanding of medieval belief (particularly, but not exclusively, in its early medieval or early historic phase) needs to broaden its contextual understanding with reference to prehistoric or inherited belief systems and frames of reference. Collaborative approaches should draw on international parallels and analogues in pursuit of defining and contrasting local or regional belief systems through integrated studies of portable material culture, monumentality and landscape. 4. Empowerment: Revisiting museum collections and renewing the study of newly retrieved artefacts is vital to a broader understanding of the dynamics of writing within society. Text needs to be seen less as a metaphor and more as a technological and social innovation in material culture which will help the understanding of it as an experienced, imaginatively rich reality of life. In archaeological terms, the study of the relatively neglected cultural areas of sensory perception, memory, learning and play needs to be promoted to enrich the understanding of past social behaviours. 5. Parameters: Multi-disciplinary, collaborative, and cross-sector approaches should be encouraged in order to release the research potential of all sectors of archaeology. Creative solutions should be sought to the challenges of transmitting the importance of archaeological work and conserving the resource for current and future research.
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BARKHATOV, NIKOLAY, and SERGEY REVUNOV. A software-computational neural network tool for predicting the electromagnetic state of the polar magnetosphere, taking into account the process that simulates its slow loading by the kinetic energy of the solar wind. SIB-Expertise, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/er0519.07122021.
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The auroral activity indices AU, AL, AE, introduced into geophysics at the beginning of the space era, although they have certain drawbacks, are still widely used to monitor geomagnetic activity at high latitudes. The AU index reflects the intensity of the eastern electric jet, while the AL index is determined by the intensity of the western electric jet. There are many regression relationships linking the indices of magnetic activity with a wide range of phenomena observed in the Earth's magnetosphere and atmosphere. These relationships determine the importance of monitoring and predicting geomagnetic activity for research in various areas of solar-terrestrial physics. The most dramatic phenomena in the magnetosphere and high-latitude ionosphere occur during periods of magnetospheric substorms, a sensitive indicator of which is the time variation and value of the AL index. Currently, AL index forecasting is carried out by various methods using both dynamic systems and artificial intelligence. Forecasting is based on the close relationship between the state of the magnetosphere and the parameters of the solar wind and the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). This application proposes an algorithm for describing the process of substorm formation using an instrument in the form of an Elman-type ANN by reconstructing the AL index using the dynamics of the new integral parameter we introduced. The use of an integral parameter at the input of the ANN makes it possible to simulate the structure and intellectual properties of the biological nervous system, since in this way an additional realization of the memory of the prehistory of the modeled process is provided.
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Downes, Jane, ed. Chalcolithic and Bronze Age Scotland: ScARF Panel Report. Society for Antiquaries of Scotland, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.9750/scarf.09.2012.184.
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The main recommendations of the panel report can be summarised under five key headings: Building the Scottish Bronze Age: Narratives should be developed to account for the regional and chronological trends and diversity within Scotland at this time. A chronology Bronze Age Scotland: ScARF Panel Report iv based upon Scottish as well as external evidence, combining absolute dating (and the statistical modelling thereof) with re-examined typologies based on a variety of sources – material cultural, funerary, settlement, and environmental evidence – is required to construct a robust and up to date framework for advancing research. Bronze Age people: How society was structured and demographic questions need to be imaginatively addressed including the degree of mobility (both short and long-distance communication), hierarchy, and the nature of the ‘family’ and the ‘individual’. A range of data and methodologies need to be employed in answering these questions, including harnessing experimental archaeology systematically to inform archaeologists of the practicalities of daily life, work and craft practices. Environmental evidence and climate impact: The opportunity to study the effects of climatic and environmental change on past society is an important feature of this period, as both palaeoenvironmental and archaeological data can be of suitable chronological and spatial resolution to be compared. Palaeoenvironmental work should be more effectively integrated within Bronze Age research, and inter-disciplinary approaches promoted at all stages of research and project design. This should be a two-way process, with environmental science contributing to interpretation of prehistoric societies, and in turn, the value of archaeological data to broader palaeoenvironmental debates emphasised. Through effective collaboration questions such as the nature of settlement and land-use and how people coped with environmental and climate change can be addressed. Artefacts in Context: The Scottish Chalcolithic and Bronze Age provide good evidence for resource exploitation and the use, manufacture and development of technology, with particularly rich evidence for manufacture. Research into these topics requires the application of innovative approaches in combination. This could include biographical approaches to artefacts or places, ethnographic perspectives, and scientific analysis of artefact composition. In order to achieve this there is a need for data collation, robust and sustainable databases and a review of the categories of data. Wider Worlds: Research into the Scottish Bronze Age has a considerable amount to offer other European pasts, with a rich archaeological data set that includes intact settlement deposits, burials and metalwork of every stage of development that has been the subject of a long history of study. Research should operate over different scales of analysis, tracing connections and developments from the local and regional, to the international context. In this way, Scottish Bronze Age studies can contribute to broader questions relating both to the Bronze Age and to human society in general.