In this paper we present the development of a methodology for creating multilingual thesauri of period names based on CIDOC CRM, archeological theory and results from Computer Science and Knowledge Representation. Periods are defined by identity criteria (coming from the archaeological evidence) rather than by time and place. A formal model in the form of XML DTD has been developed as a proposa...

Evidence of human birth defects dating back over three thousand years is reported in archeological literature. Excavated ruins of ancient Babylon revealed detailed reports of infant defects.1 Achondroplastic dwarfs (failure to develop healthy cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a form of congenital dwarfism) have been unearthed in ancient Egyptian tombs. Pictures drawn on anci...

The article addresses an issue in nineteenth-century archeology: the transformation of ancient American ruins into scientific evidence. It focuses specifically on the case of Palenque, a city discovered in the jungle in the late eighteenth century. The archeological exploration of this find, which occurred shortly after Central American and Mexican independence, entailed efforts to make these r...

One of the key challenges confronting cognitive science is to discover natural categories of cognitive function. Of special interest is the unity or diversity of cognitive control mechanisms. Evolutionary history is an underutilized resource that, together with neuropsychological and neuroscientific evidence, can help to provide a biological ground for the fractionation of cognitive control. Co...

This PDF was generated from an article on http://drhoffman.com/ © 2017 Ronald L. Hoffman MD, PC. All Rights Reserved | 1 Archeological evidence suggests that tea leaves steeped in boiling water were consumed as many as 5,000 years ago. Botanical evidence indicates that India and China were among the first countries to cultivate tea. Although the English are known for their love of tea, American...

Abstract. The Ullafelsen at 1869 m above sea level (a.s.l.) in the Tyrolean Stubai Alps next to Innsbruck is an important (geo)archeological reference site for Mesolithic period. Buried fireplaces on plateau were dated 10.9 9.5 ka cal BP and demonstrate together with thousands of flint stone artifacts presence hunter-gatherers during Early Holocene. Grazing livestock has been a predominant anth...

Due to the lack of archeological excavations in Upper Ahangaran Basin,the author conducts these areas and Ertosh-Dolana Cemetery, which belongs Qovunchi culture, reflecting settlement processes ancient cattle-breeding tribes. The article examines internal external structure burial mounds observed during excavations, ceremonies religious beliefs, as well tomb material evidence tries determine th...

Jag, scientifically known as Dalbergja sissoo and Shisham_Persian name_, and local names Sassam, Jag, Jagh and Ciso, is a medium-sized tree that often grows in the highlands and along the mountain rivers. Habitats of this plant species have been reported in India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and in southeastern Iran in the Makran Heights, Jabal_Barez ...