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First insight into the artistic materials of Willi Baumeister´s paintings using in situ non-destructive multi-analytical methods - npj Heritage Science
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1703+ words) The equipment used to produce the spectral images was a modified Nikon D800, with a CMOS sensor and a sensitivity of 300 to 1100nm. The CoastalOpt" Multispectral High-Performance lens, UV-VIS-IR 60mm 1:4 APO Macro from JENOPTIK was used as the optical system. Considering the published…...
Ashes from Pompeii shed light on rituals in ancient Rome
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (154+ words) A shrine preserved in a Pompeian house contains an incense burner and statuettes of household deities. Credit: Courtesy of the Ministero della Cultura " Parco Archeologico di Pompei People in the Roman city of Pompeii, Italy, burnt aromatic resins imported from…...
Organic residue analysis reveals the use of ambergris in a late Warring States royal tomb - npj Heritage Science
5+ day, 55+ min ago (1547+ words) However, molecular evidence of ancient ambergris has not yet been reported from China. This gap in the archaeological record has restricted our understanding of the use, trade, and cultural role of rare marine aromatics in ancient China, limiting the reconstruction…...
Evaluation of archaeological heritage comprehensive utilization potential in Henan section of the Yellow River Basin - npj Heritage Science
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (1653+ words) This study is based on the Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level located within the historical and contemporary Yellow River Basin in Henan Province, from which 125 archeological heritages were selected as research subjects for analysis (Fig....
Exploring the genetic heritage of Peru: an interview with Victor Borda - Communications Biology
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (163+ words) Dr.Victor Borda is a Research Associate at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, and the Institute for Health Computing. In this Q&A, we discuss his recent publication in Communications Biology on admixture and genetic diversity acrossPeru, his…...
Analysis of medieval burials from Ibiza reveals genetic and pathogenic diversity during the Islamic period - Nature Communications
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1700+ words) a Map of the Mediterranean and trans-Mediterranean Islamic domains in Iberia at their greatest extent. Sourced from refs. 85,175,176. b Plan of the rescue excavation at 33 Bartomeu Vicent Ramon Street, Ibiza town, corresponding to a sector of the maqbara (cemetery) of…...
Multi-scale degradation of mechanical properties in limestone cultural relics under long-term acid rain leaching - npj Heritage Science
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1297+ words) a XRD diffraction pattern (b) Scanning electron microscope image. (Figure created using Origin Pro and Microsoft PowerPoint). By systematically recording the load and displacement data during the loading, holding, and unloading phases of the indenter, a comprehensive load-displacement curve was generated…...
Early bronze metallurgy at Guniushan City site in the lower Yangtze River, Anhui Province, China - npj Heritage Science
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1315+ words) Topographic map depicting Guniushan city site in Nanling County and Southern Anhui mining and smelting heritage area. Early mining pit and stone hammers in Southern Anhui ancient mining area. Aerial perspective showing the northern section of the Guniushan city site....
Who let the wolves in? Genetic record for domestic dogs pushed back by 5,000 years
1+ week, 3+ day ago (778+ words) Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) were domesticated from grey wolves (Canis lupus) at least 14,200 years ago, towards the end of the last ice age.Credit: Martin Schroeder/CHROMORANGE via Alamy Dogs were early man's best friend. A pair of Nature papers…...
Ancient DNA reveals 4000 years of grapevine diversity, viticulture and clonal propagation in France - Nature Communications
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1679+ words) Finally, samples identified as carrying pure wild ancestries displayed a distinct temporal distribution compared to those with purely domesticated or hybrid ancestries (Fig.4a'c; two-sided Mann'Whitney U test p" No original code has been produced; all other software packages used…...