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Review of M.Parker Pearson, N.Sharples, and J.Symonds, South Uist: archaeology and history of a Hebridean island
Two outstanding books have recently been published about the archaeology and history of the Outer Hebrides. Andrew Fleming’s St Kilda and the Wider World is one; Parker Pearson et al's is the other. South Uist presents the results of a major interdisciplinary and collaborative research project undertaken principally by the...Sheridan, J A
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The conservation of the Triumph of Prudence tapestry
Lynn McLean presents the result of a project to restore a 16th-century tapestry which is soon to go on display at National Museum of Scotland after 1,700 hours of specialised work which involved a team of experts who include textile conservators, dye scientists and cleaning specialists.McClean, Lynn
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A review of the genus Artocella van Achterberg (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae) with description of a new species from Spain
A new species of the genus Artocella van Achterberg is described from Spain. On the basis of its substantial sexual dimorphisim, the differences between the two previously known species of this Turanian-Mediterranean genus, which had each been described from specimens of only one (and differing) sex, are reassessed.Shaw, Mark R
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Material destinies: jewelry, authenticity and craft in the American Southwest
This article considers the representation and interpretation of Native American jewelry of the American Southwest. It gives a broad history of silversmithing and lapidary traditions, in order to contextualize the tangible and intangible values bestowed on silver and stone as pure, worked, and combined materials. It suggests the benefit of...Lidchi, Henrietta
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Two species of Omalus (Hym., Chrysididae) in Scotland
Shaw, Mark R
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Analytical research on Egyptian gold work at the National Museums of Scotland
National Museums Scotland has an extensive Egyptian collection, which was mainly built up in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and which includes 11 mummies, most of which have well preserved and highly decorated coffins and lids. Among the about 6,000 objects from Ancient Egypt and Sudan, the gold...Tate, Jim ; Troalen, Lore ; Guerra, Maria Filomena
Recycling, Gold alloys, Qurneh, Solder, Egypt, and Polychromy
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Archäologie ohne Aufgaben? Wie die Fortschritte naturwissenschaftlicher Verfahren die moderne archäologische Forschung an Funden beeinflussen und verändern: Scientific archaeology - to what end? How progress in the analytical methods of the natural sciences has influenced and changed modern archaeological research on finds
Modern research on archaeological artefacts has profited considerably from the use of analytical techniques from the natural sciences. Recent research has allowed us to reconstruct considerably more precise "biographies" of artefacts than was the case previously, as illustrated by several examples from the author's own current research. However, as is...Sheridan, J A
Archaeology, Natural Scientic Analysis Methods, and New Findings
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Q&A with Margaret Maitland
Missing fragments of a 15th-century Egyptian box finally returned to NMSDurrans, Alice
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Picture this
McLoughlin, Kevin
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What about the British insect fauna?
Shaw, Mark R
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Preserving memories of the Antarctic whaling industry
Cox, Elsa
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