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Actualistic Taphonomy in South America (Topics in Geobiology)
Highlighting the latest research on Actualistic Taphonomy (AT), this book presents the outcomes of a meeting that took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, in October 2017. Its respective chapters offer valuable insights into South American archaeology, invertebrate and vertebrate fauna, and flora.
In recent years, there has been a ... | | Satellite Remote Sensing for ArchaeologyIt is my sincere hope that students, professional archaeologists, archaeological researchers and all people fascinated by the potential for satellite remote sensing in archaeology will find this book useful. It is, more than anything else, a product of my thinking back to my graduate student days, and what I wish had existed then to help me get... | | |
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| | The Bible And the Dead Sea Scrolls (Archaeology and Biblical Studies)The Dead Sea Scrolls have revolutionized our understanding of the literature of the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, and the New Testament. The study of the Scrolls is now essential for understanding the history and transmission of the earliest biblical manuscripts, the development of apocalyptic and wisdom writings, and the rise of Jewish... | | |
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Digital Imaging for Cultural Heritage Preservation: Analysis, Restoration, and Reconstruction of Ancient Artworks
Paintings, frescoes, antique photographic prints, incunabula, old books, handwritten documents,
sculptures, ceramic fragments, and other ancient manufacts constitute the elements of an extremely
valuable and immense historical patrimony. The digitalization of these treasures opens up the
possibility of using image processing and... | | Maize: Origin, Domestication, and its Role in the Development of Culture
This book examines one of the thorniest problems of ancient American archaeology: the origins and domestication of maize. Using a variety of scientific techniques, Duccio Bonavia explores the development of maize, its adaptation to varying climates, and its fundamental role in ancient American cultures. An appendix (by Alexander Grobman)... | | Language Classification by NumbersThis book considers how languages have traditionally been divided into families, and asks how they should classified in the future. It describes and applies computer programs from biology and evolutionary genetics to data about languages and shows how the power of the computer can be harnessed to throw light on long-standing problems in historical... |
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