Maize (Zea mays) consumption in the southern andes (30°-31° S. Lat): Stable isotope evidence (2000 BCE-1540 CE).
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23263
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The timing and dietary role of maize agriculture is central to archaeological discussions in the Andean region. In the semi-arid region of northern Chile (SARNC), archaeological models propose that maize was adopted during the… read more here.
Keywords: southern andes; bce; maize; period ... See more keywords
Blackcurrant anthocyanins stimulated cholesterol transport via post-transcriptional induction of LDL receptor in Caco-2 cells
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DOI: 10.1007/s00394-017-1506-z
Abstract: PurposesWe previously showed that polyphenol-rich blackcurrant extract (BCE) showed a hypocholesterolemic effect in mice fed a high fat diet. As direct cholesterol removal from the body via the intestine has been recently appreciated, we investigated… read more here.
Keywords: bce; caco cells; transport; cholesterol ... See more keywords
Ecological dimensions of population dynamics and subsistence in Neo-Eneolithic Eastern Europe
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2018.11.006
Abstract: Abstract During the fourth millennium BCE socioeconomic change from a regime of Neo-Eneolithic village-based sedentary agriculture to more itinerant pastoralism dramatically changed European society. Continental-scale archaeological and genetic studies generally attribute this change to the… read more here.
Keywords: ecological dimensions; neo eneolithic; bce; eastern europe ... See more keywords
Debasement of silver throughout the Late Bronze – Iron Age transition in the Southern Levant: Analytical and cultural implications
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2020.105268
Abstract: Abstract The study of silver, which was an important mean of currency in the Southern Levant during the Bronze and Iron Age periods (~1950–586 BCE), revealed an unusual phenomenon. Silver hoards from a specific, yet… read more here.
Keywords: iron age; silver; bce; copper ... See more keywords
Eastward expansion of the Neolithic from the Zagros: Obsidian provenience from Sang-e Chakhmaq, a late 8th-early 7th millennia BCE Neolithic site in northeast Iran
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.101969
Abstract: Abstract The West Mound of Tappeh Sang-e Chakhmaq, dated to c. 7100/7000 to 6700/6600 BCE, in the northeast region of Iranian Plateau, is one of the earliest known Neolithic villages east of Zagros Mountain that… read more here.
Keywords: neolithic zagros; bce; site; provenience ... See more keywords
Wave? What wave? Testing for impact of the Garth tsunami (3500 BCE) on Neolithic coastal settlements in Western Norway
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102464
Abstract: Abstract This paper evaluates to what extent archaeological settlement sites from the Norwegian west coast exhibit traces of a paleotsunami impact in the mid-4th mill BCE. The timing of the Garth tsunami (~3500 cal BCE), as… read more here.
Keywords: garth tsunami; impact; western norway; bce ... See more keywords
Expanding the plain: Using archaeobotany to examine adaptation to the 5.2 kya climate change event during the Anatolian Late Chalcolithic at Çadır Höyük
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102806
Abstract: Abstract This study examines how the population at Cadir Hoyuk on the north central Anatolian plateau modified agricultural and fuel use practices in response to rapid social and environmental change between 3600 and 2900 BCE… read more here.
Keywords: change; climate change; expanding plain; bce ... See more keywords
Heated beeswax usage in mortuary practices: The case of Ḥorvat Tevet (Jezreel Valley, Israel) ca. 1000 BCE
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102904
Abstract: Abstract The article presents and discusses the results of Residue Analysis performed on 27 pottery vessels, placed as offerings in burials dating to the Iron I period (ca. 1050–900 BCE) at the site Ḥorvat Tevet… read more here.
Keywords: orvat tevet; heated beeswax; israel; bce ... See more keywords
Refined 3600 years palaeointensity curve for Mexico
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2019.106328
Abstract: Abstract Our knowledge of the Earth's magnetic field intensity changes over the past few thousand years is still limited because of the uneven spatial and temporal distribution of data, which also includes the Americas. The… read more here.
Keywords: bce; years palaeointensity; palaeointensity; intensity ... See more keywords
Giardia duodenalis and dysentery in Iron Age Jerusalem (7th-6th century BCE).
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DOI: 10.1017/s0031182023000410
Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine if the protozoa that cause dysentery might have been present in Jerusalem, the capital of the Kingdom of Judah, during the Iron Age. Sediments from 2 latrines… read more here.
Keywords: dysentery; giardia; bce; iron age ... See more keywords
Therapeutic effects of Bombax ceiba flower aqueous extracts against loperamide-induced constipation in mice
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DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2022.2157841
Abstract: Abstract Context Bombax ceiba Linnaeus (Bombacaceae) is known as silk cotton tree, the flowers of which are used in many medicinal applications. Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of B. ceiba flower aqueous extracts (BCE)… read more here.
Keywords: flower aqueous; bce; ceiba flower; constipation ... See more keywords