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PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
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Ye Li, Peng Lu, Longjiang Mao, Panpan Chen, Lijie Yan, Lanbo Guo
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JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Robert J. DiNapoli, Enrico R. Crema, Carl P. Lipo, Timothy M. Rieth, Terry L. Hunt
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(2021)
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Erica Corradini, Daniel Gross, Tina Wunderlich, Harald Luebke, Dennis Wilken, Ercan Erkul, Ulrich Schmoelcke, Wolfgang Rabbel
Summary: The shift to the early Holocene in northern Europe influenced the activities and occupation of hunter-gatherers. The study of the ancient lake Duvensee and the use of ground radar mapping and excavations allowed for the reconstruction of the paleoenvironment and the identification of potential dwelling sites. The research also discovered previously unknown islands.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrew Kandel, Christian A. Sommer, Zara Kanaeva, Michael N. Bolus, Angela Bruch, Claudia Groth, Miriam Haidle, Christine Hertler, Julia Hess, Maria Malina, Michael Maerker, Volker J. Hochschild, Volker Mosbrugger, Friedemann Schrenk, Nicholas Conard
Summary: This study describes the conception and development of a research database that utilizes big data to decipher long-term patterns in human evolution. The researchers developed an online tool called ROAD, which integrates geographical data with archaeological, paleoanthropological, paleontological, and paleobotanical content. The innovative nature of ROAD lies in its ability to dynamically link scientific data spatially and temporally, enabling the reuse of legacy data in novel ways.
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Anthropology
Philip Verhagen
Summary: The Lower Rhine region was strategically important for the Roman empire as a transit zone and defence line. However, unlike other areas, the region's hinterland did not witness a establishment of central places, but instead showed separate development trajectories of urban and rural settlements. This paper analyzes the weak socio-economic interaction between towns, forts, and the rural hinterland using a settlement hierarchy model and archaeological data.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Magdalena M. E. Bunbury, Fiona Petchey, Simon H. Bickler
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
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Hui Tang, Gengyao Chen, Zhijun Liu, Ran Zhao, Cheng Lu, Yanhua Su
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Stefano Costanzo, Filippo Brandolini, Habab Idriss Ahmed, Andrea Zerboni, Andrea Manzo
Summary: Funerary landscapes are the eminent results of the relationship between environment and human behavior, requiring substantial research in human ecology. The funerary landscape in the semi-arid region of Kassala, Eastern Sudan, showcases a synthesis of geological constraints and cultural superstructure, with monuments distributed based on societal behavior and social memory over the course of two thousand years.
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Yannick Meurice
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Frederik W. Rademakers, Johannes Auenmueller, Neal Spencer, Kate Fulcher, Manuela Lehmann, Frank Vanhaecke, Patrick Degryse
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(2023)
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A. Kyle Jazwa, S. Christopher Jazwa
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QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2019)
Correction
Anthropology
Xiaotong Wu, Anke Hein, Xingxiang Zhang, Zhengyao Jin, Dong Wei, Fang Huang, Xijie Yin
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(2019)
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(2020)
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Zihan Li, Chris Doherty, Anke Hein
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
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Zihan Li, Feng Yuan, Jianwen Cao, Anke Hein
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(2022)
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Maxim Korolkov, Anke Hein
Summary: This article examines the interconnection between state-organized resettlement and private migration in early Chinese empires, as well as their embeddedness in the local geography, using insights from transmitted texts, excavated documents, and archaeological evidence.
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(2021)
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(2019)
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Archaeology
Jade d'Alpoim Guedes, Anke Hein
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(2018)
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Meng Guo
CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGY
(2017)
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Anke Hein
ASIAN PERSPECTIVES-THE JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
(2017)
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Asian Studies
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Ethnic Studies
Anke Hein, Deyun Zhao
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Archaeology
Tao Tong, Linhui Li, Trinley Tsering, Ya Yao
CHINESE ARCHAEOLOGY
(2016)
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Archaeology
Anke Hein
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN ASIA
(2016)