Tropical forest understory birds are highly sensitive to habitat fragmentation. Recent results from a monumental Amazonian fragmentation experiment show that habitat needs of these specialized birds make mobility a liability, leading to their extinctions from forest fragments.

Abstract This article focuses on the seven monumental Qur’āns made during reign of Sultan al-Ashraf Shaʿbān II (r. 1363–1378), considered to be masterpieces Mamluk arts book. These are MSS Cairo, Dār al-Kutub al-Miṣriyya Raṣīd 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 54. The aim this study is deepen our knowledge manufacturing system context production these manuscripts through examination paper formats, writin...

In densely populated countries like Italy, cremation is promoted for the final disposition of dead. However, many families still choose inhumation or entombment. ordinary (traditional) tombs, bodies skeletonize slowly and partially, often need a second disposal after exhumation. The aim this study was to experimentally test functionality new type tomb, defined as “aerated”. Aerated tombs featur...

This article presents and analyzes the methodologies results of survey an Etruscan archaeological site (the Necropolis Palazzone) with tombs dug into ground on a slope belonging to Perugia hill, in central Italy. The presented particular difficulties, since underground rooms are numerous, small, not illuminated, it required creation unique geometric model, including both external area. Therefor...

as far as it is known, the tombs of many famous kings of achaemenid dynasty have been explored so far, such as the tomb of cyrus the great in pasargadae, the tombs of darius i, xerxes the great, ardashir i and darius ii in naqsh-e rustam, the tombs of ardashir ii and ardashir iii and unfinished tomb of darius iii in persepolis. however, there has been no identified tomb ascribed to cambyses ii ...