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Ancient Lives, New Stories: Current Research on the Ancient Near East - Introduction by Touillon-Ricci, Mathilde, Hermoso-Buxán, Xosé L

“…The first edition of the London Postgraduate Conference for the Ancient Near East (LPCANE) took place on 1st and 2nd December 2018 at the British Museum in…”
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Between Mariners, Pirates and Priests: An Introduction to The World of Ship Graffiti In Medieval Mediterranean by Nakas, Ioannis

“…Ship graffiti are one of the most common illustrations or vandalisms found on the walls of medieval and post-medieval monuments in Mediterranean countries. A…”
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Form, Content, and Space: Methodological Challenges in the Study of Medieval and Early Modern European Graffiti by Trentin, Mia Gaia

“…Scholars of various disciplines have focused their attention on European Medieval and Early Modern graffiti during the last decade, thus confirming and…”
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Writing amidst the Scribbles: The Role and Place of Writing in Ancient Maya Graffiti by Helmke, Christophe, Źrałka, Jarosław

“…The significant corpus of ancient Maya graffiti (c. 200 BC-AD 950) attests to the widespread practice of secondarily altering architectural surfaces during the…”
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Play and Purpose: The Relationship Between Patolli and Graffiti at Xunantunich, Belize by Fitzmaurice, Rosamund, Watkins, Tia B, Awe, Jaime J

“…Patolli is a "dice game" found in Classic and Postclassic period (CE 250-900/1000, CE 900/1000-1492) contexts throughout Mesoamerica. This paper provides an…”
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Feet of Lead; Ships of Lead by Buglass, John

“…A survey of the tower of St Oswald's Church, Filey, North Yorkshire recorded nearly 1500 graffiti spanning over 400 years. Visitors to the roof not only left…”
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The Smell of Relics: Authenticating Saintly Bones and the Role of Scent in the Sensory Experience of Medieval Christian Veneration

“…The archaeology of smell is a burgeoning field in recent scholarship. This paper adds to existing literature by investigating the function of smell in relation…”
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Rubble Archaeology on the North Edinburgh Shoreline: Creative Research in the Time of COVID-19 by Gardner, Jonathan

“…This photo essay describes how a COVID-19 lockdown led to the creative investigation of an unlikely archaeological site: Royston Beach on the shoreline of…”
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Plague and Prejudice: Archaeology, COVID-19, and the Resurgence of Social Justice Movements by Kratimenos, Panos, Sladen, Lucy

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Safely into the Unknown? A review of the proposals for the future of English Heritage

“…On the 26th June 2013, plans were announced to split English Heritage - the public body responsible for the protection of England’s historic environment—into…”
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The Corning Archaeological Reference Glasses: New Values for “Old” Compositions by Adlington, Laura Ware

“…The Corning Archaeological Reference Glasses are widely used as standards in the chemical analysis of archaeological and historical glasses, as their…”
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Rethinking Latin American Archaeology: "Affective Alliances" and Traditional Community-Engagement by Sallum, Marianne

“…The integration of archaeology and community engagement in Latin America remains a new challenge, largely because the multiple social configurations,…”
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The Challenges and Opportunities for Mega-Infrastructure Projects and Archaeology

“…In March 2009, construction work started on the first brand new London underground railway line for a generation. As the Mayor of London pushed the button on…”
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‘The Past Is Below Us’: Urban Fantasy, Urban Archaeology, and the Recovery of Suppressed History

“…Few literary genres have been as intimately connected with the field of archaeology as the genre of urban fantasy, which correlates with urban archaeology…”
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Through the Portal: Viking Motifs Incorporated in the Romanesque Style in Telemark, Norway

“…This paper presents the results of an analysis of motifs identified on six carved wooden Romanesque portal panels from the Norwegian county of Telemark. The…”
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The challenges and opportunities for mega-infrastructure projects and archaeology: Response to the Respondents

“…When I was asked to provide a lead paper for this forum the title seemed so wide-ranging that it took a little while to decide how to approach it. After due…”
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Global Environments through the Quaternary – Exploring Environmental Change

“…Born from a series of volumes titled Environmental Change, first printed in 1976, this book is the second edition of a revised history of the global…”
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Editorial: PIA Volume 23

“…This year the UK celebrates the centenary of the 1913 Ancient Monuments Act. At the same time, actions of this century demonstrate that no archaeological site…”
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Archaeology of Spiritualities

“…Academic anthologies devoted to the archaeology of religion, ritual, and the sacred are nothing new. Since the 1991 publication of Sacred and Profane, we have…”
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Archaeologically Sustainable Development in an Urban Context

“…Archaeological deposits pose a financial risk for developers resulting from the planning constraints that are imposed by the premise that a public interest…”
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