Identifying anthropogenic features at Seoke (Botswana) using pXRF: Expanding the record of southern African Stone Walled Sites

Biagetti, Stefano; Alcaina-Mateos, Jonàs; Ruiz-Giralt, Abel; Lancelotti, Carla; Groenewald, Patricia; Ibáñez, J.; Gur-Arie, Shira; Morton, Fred; Merlo, Stefania

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0250776

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“…Detecting changes in the geological structure of the soil that indicate the presence of archaeological remains [24] Documentation Areal photogrammetry Creates a 3D digital model by imaging from the air for wide areas [1] Terrestrial photogrammetry…”

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The Role of Modern Techniques in Preservation of Archaeological Sites

Chabuk,

Al-Amiri

2023

Architecture and Urban Planning

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Archaeological sites have always suffered from loss and degradation due to many human and natural hazards. In recent decades, interest in preserving archaeological sites has increased dramatically. Many modern techniques have emerged from the different disciplines that can be used in preservation works, and a large number of the techniques and their capability made it difficult for decision-makers and specialists to determine the appropriate technique that gives the best results in preserving the archaeological site. The research aims to identify the project needed to preserve the archaeological site and then choose the appropriate technique for it, based on the opinions of experts using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method, which helps decision-makers and specialists to choose the most appropriate technology. The archaeological site of Babylon was chosen as a case study. As a result of applying the AHP method, the priority weights of preservation stages for the archaeological site of Babylon were determined as follows: (diagnosis and monitoring 30.8 %), (intervention 21.2 %), and (tourism and media 16.6 %), while the appropriate technique was determined as follows: (infrared thermography 29.4 %), (maintenance 49.3 %), and (augmented reality 38.7 %).

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The Role of Modern Techniques in Preservation of Archaeological Sites

Chabuk,

Al-Amiri

2023

Architecture and Urban Planning

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“…X-ray florescence technology includes laboratory-based instruments, e.g., ITRAX [ 43 ], or portable instruments [ 44 , 45 ]. Portable instruments have the benefit of being more cost-efficient, require minimal training for data collection, are battery powered, and can be used in a range of locations, e.g., Brazil [ 46 ] and Botswana [ 47 ], enabling field collection of data.…”

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Determining the Provenance of Traded Wildlife in the Philippines

Brandis

Meagher

Schoppe

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Animals

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The illegal wildlife trade is a significant threat to global biodiversity, often targeting already threatened species. In combating the trade, it is critical to know the provenance of the traded animal or part to facilitate targeted conservation actions, such as education and enforcement. Here, we present and compare two methods, portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) and stable isotope analysis (SIA), to determine both the geographic and source provenance (captive or wild) of traded animals and their parts. Using three critically endangered, frequently illegally traded Philippine species, the Palawan forest turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis), the Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia), and the Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensisis), we demonstrate that using these methods, we can more accurately assign provenance using pXRF data (x¯ = 83%) than SIA data (x¯ = 47%). Our results indicate that these methods provide a valuable forensic tool that can be used in combating the illegal wildlife trade.

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