Sentences with phrase «as other artifacts»

Researchers first excavated a strip of land that held hundreds of dwellings as well as other artifacts, according to William Doelle of Desert Archaeology Inc..

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Obama had used the Antiquities Act more than any other president, his White House said in December, when he designated over 1.6 million acres of land in Utah and Nevada as national monuments, protecting two areas rich in Native American artifacts from mining, oil and gas drilling.

Human beings and our artifacts are part of the environment of other organisms just as much as they are part of the environment for us.

«33 The reason is attributed to the availability of adequate soil coverage and water systems in Nazareth that make agriculture possible even at the hilltop.34 Archaeological digs at Nazareth by Bagatti has shown that the artifacts recovered under the shrines of Nazareth, among others, include silos, olive - pressing and wine - pressing installations, cisterns, and holes for storage jars, some of which coming from a period as early as the Iron Age.35 This led Meyers and Strange to conclude that Nazareth was a peasant village since «the principal activity of these villagers was agriculture.

In totemism, a particular animal or (less often) some other natural phenomenon or artifact is given a special role as the ancestral being around which the social unit's life is structured.

Besides the conditions of society itself, under which family and friends had primary responsibility for the care of the dying and the dead, memento mon were spread throughout culture: in the church's art, in morality plays like Everyman, in drinking songs, in the ordinary artifacts of everyday life (e.g., in Austria a towel hanger portraying a human form split down the middle: one half a beautiful young woman, the other a skeleton) To be sure, the specter of death (and judgment) has been used as a form of social control.

The results for the few food group intakes that were dichotomized before the heritability analysis, such as for infant formula milk and fruit juice, should not be overinterpreted because there are several indications that they might be an artifact: small numbers of pairs with at least one consumer for formula milk (15 %) and other beverages (13 %) made their distributions extremely positively skewed, and the reduced variation in the data due to dichotomizing these variables compromises power and accuracy of the parameters, therefore limiting interpretation.

Among the features of the library include a room dedicated to historical artifacts - including some relating to the life and times of Herbert Macaulay, an innovation hub that will serve as a Coding Centre, a lounge / café area, a reading area with updated books and an e-library section, wheelchair accessible ramps and a finished courtyard area, among others.

Other activities shall include farm visits, rites of passage, storytelling, as well as the preparation of local cuisine and the production of local artifacts.

Although some see this as an understandable response to the history of artifacts being illicitly exported, others complain that it is devastating for archaeological science.

The 27 large prints in the «Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies» exhibit showcase what the museum's researchers see as they pore over animals, artifacts, and other targets of inquiry.

Large artifacts, such as cannons and anchors, provide hard substrate and rugosity that create an ideal habitat for corals, fish and other biota.

The collection includes stone tools and other artifacts, as well as fossilized bones of animals and ancient hominins, including the Neandertal bones that formed part of the sample used in three recent studies of Neandertal DNA.

After calculating height and weight projections drawn from the impressions, as well as studying flint tools and other artifacts previously found nearby, the team believes the tracks were made by a small group of adult and juvenile members of the species Homo antecessor, known mostly from a handful of fossils in Spain.

Depictions of cattle introduced by the migrating herders and farmers, as well as iron artifacts, maize cobs and glass beads found in excavations, all testify to San involvement in other African economies.

Certainly, the new study is bound to prompt other researchers to reexamine other early iron artifacts, such as the small iron blades, headrest, and amulet discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamen, who died around 1327 B.C.E.

By the end of the 2012 field season, excavations at the site, named Lomekwi 3, had uncovered 149 stone artifacts tied to tool - making, from stone cores and flakes to rocks used for hammering and others possibly used as anvils to strike on.

In addition to the loss of rare and valuable manuscripts and other artifacts, the unprecedented attack on a prominent research facility is being mourned as the latest example of the country's growing religious intolerance.

Higham and his colleagues went on to conduct a statistical analysis of previous radiocarbon dating results from Mezmaiskaya Cave and the six other sites in Europe and Asia — ranging from Russia in the northeast to Spain in the southwest — that have provided direct dates from Neandertal fossils, as opposed to indirect dates from charcoal and other artifacts.

This in situ testing within the electron microscopy excluded other artifacts, such as would have been obtained if it was done by ex situ methods.

Inasmucch as no artifacts other than the broken stalagmites arranged in two circles were found, it is inferred Bruniquel Cave was a ritual site and not an occupation site.

Other researchers such as Bengtson and Budd (2004) offer evidence that Vernanimalcula may be a taphonomic artifact produced by growth of phosphate within a spherical object such as an acritarch.

While the appropriate treatment of motion - related artifacts is as yet an unresolved issue in the field (see Satterthwaite et al., 2012, 2013), findings from other imaging modalities including diffusion tensor imaging corroborate functional connectivity findings of increased integrity of long - distance connections with development (Supekar et al., 2010; Uddin et al., 2011).

While I can appreciate Mr. Feldman's efforts and I am also a hyper responder, I have no doubt that cholesterol levels are merely an artifact / symptom of the real cause of CVD which is hyperinsulinemia which for type 2 diebetics or pre-diabetics (which are simply undiagnosed diabetics) is due to high carbohydrate diets causing high blood glucose levels as well as other known causes of infllammation such as trans fat and high omega 6 to omega 3 ratios.

During «Mr. Baggins», we see Bilbo out and about among the other Hobbits, while «House» shows Bilbo as he wanders Rivendell and encounters artifacts that will become meaningful later.

(As with other Criterion titles, artifact patterns are visible in the said grain on close inspection in step - frame mode; I find them invisible when played at full - speed under typical viewing conditions, but your mileage may vary.)

Whether protecting the ancient Hebrew Ark of the Covenant (as seen in the prequel Raiders of the Lost Ark) or uncovering other antique artifacts, the indestructible hero does for dusty old relics and legends what Bill Nye did for science and lab coats.

Black Panther hits all the stereotypical superhero beats — avenging of familial death, mystical substances, a critical artifact of some kind, big dumb fights — while every other element feels brand - new, such as: Multiple people of colour!

Apparently, many of Odin's other artifacts in there are fakes as well.

They can also create links to other artifacts of learning, such as audio recordings.

Feedback like this led us to conclude that the particular nature of video made it fundamentally different from the other artifacts collected during observations, such as observers» notes, board snapshots, lesson plans, and student work.

We include original source documents and artifacts from the collections of the Chemical Heritage Foundation — like a Victorian - era drawing depicting the H2O molecule as a larger fairy flanked by two smaller fairies — plus photographs, charts, graphs and other data displays.

A wiki is a place where instructors and students can create a collective knowledge base as they progress through a course, building on each others» ideas and creating a digital artifact that will exist and can be used by others even after the class is over.

And his interest in collecting potbelly stoves, wooden farm plows, horse - drawn buggies, and other artifacts of his childhood — a seeming effort to turn back time — led Ford to establish Greenfield Village, which today stands as a museum to an era.

Help teachers involve students in real intellectual work - in thinking critically and constructing knowledge as they investigate historical artifacts and other materials that engage their minds and imaginations.

The online exhibit includes original artifacts and art objects, original documents, and reproductions of historic documents and images from the New York Historical Society as well as other repositories.

Requiring regular evaluations of teachers using multiple measures based on clear standards for effective practice, measures of student achievement growth, and other measures such as observations and lesson plans or other artifacts of practice.

Not only are they required to link activity resources, reflection blogs, and any other artifacts to their portfolios, but they are expected to continue to update these portfolios with teaching artifacts as they continue through their programs (see Figure 5).

«We found that by offering a product with IAP, rather than other monetization types, our conversion rates went up, as did our revenue, on a per - title basis,» said Larissa McCleary, Director of Marketing at G5 Entertainment, Inc., creator of Virtual City Playground and Mahjong Artifacts.

Media analyst Alan D. Mutter recently argued, «They will buy a book, vinyl record or other physical artifact that they view as a collectible, but see no value in paying for access to ephemeral headlines that are freely available everywhere.»

T - Mobile TV's performance under 4G varied: Some channels came through looking great, while others had artifacting as the image struggled to render on the display.

However ultimately what got to me is that fact that the assets needed to be sold and kept together (in which case the values of the individual artifacts would not be reflected as they are for other auctions) and the judge had to approve of the buyer's plans.

After years of study and research as a Barkeologist (one who studies canine history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains), Indiana was certain that he was close to finding the lost Bark.

On the other hand, plan a trip to the world famous city of Mapungubwe, proof of civilization on the African content between the 11th and 13th centuries, and home to fascinating artifacts, such as the golden rhino, as well as irrefutable proof that local peoples were trading with the East at the time.

Certainly, attending attractions such as Doha's Museum of Islamic Art, with its impressive collection of tapestries and other artifacts from throughout the Middle East and beyond, and the Msheireb Museums, chronicling the people and industries that laid the foundation for modern Qatar, illustrated that, yes, those looking for some cultural insight during their visit won't come up short.

Even just - hatched young are much more active than other hatchling Pituophis, and this innate tendency to «keep moving» may be an artifact of inbreeding amongst a small, insular population, or may have evolved as a beneficial behavior for feeding or predator evasion in their native habitat.

A couple of drinks still sat next to them from the night before, as well as her purse and other artifacts.

Beautiful and well maintained, you can explore all the ten historic vessels as a living museum filled with artifacts, maritime memorabilia, models and other cool treasures.

«I think the Chozo artifacts and some of the other objects that appear through the franchise, probably some of that is inspired by the Egyptian cultures as other ancient civilizations.

Other artifacts pop up to further enhance the feeling and it moves and shakes as you move.