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Diskontinuität und Kontinuität: Aspekte politischer und sozialer Organisation in mykenischer Zeit und in der Welt der Homerischen Epen
Get PDFBetween Land and Sea: Tell Mirhan and the Chekka Regional Survey
No full textIn 2016 the Institute for Oriental and European Archaeology (OREA) and the Department for History and Archaeology at the American University of Beirut (AUB) launched a new archaeological project in the Chekka region in Lebanon. The Chekka region borders the shore of the Mediterranean and is situated between Batroun in the south and Tripoli in the north. At the northern end of the modern town of Chekka directly at the seashore one finds the remains of Tell Mirhan on the premises of a modern cement factory (Fig. 1). This tell and its hinterland have never been the subject of a thorough and systematic archaeological investigation. A survey conducted at Tell Mirhan in 2016 and an excavation in 2018 revealed an early Iron Age occupation (1200– 700BC) superimposing a massive rampart fortification of the Middle Bronze Age. Egyptian pottery from the Middle and New Kingdom as well as imports from Cyprus and Greece testify to the importance of this site as a harbour town during these periods. In order to investigate the site’s relation with its hinterland, a survey of the region from the coast into the foothills of Mount Lebanon was launched. To cope with a rather difficult terrain and intensive modern construction activities and changes of the ancient landscape, we conducted a LiDAR scan of the survey area in November of 2018
KULINARISCHE TRANSFERS AUS ANDEREN REGIONEN UND KULTURRÄUMEN: DER NIEDERSCHLAG IN WESTDEUTSCHEN UND ÖSTERREICHISCHEN KOCHBÜCHERN 1950–1980
No full textThis project investigates how culinary transfers of ‘foreign’ food are reflected in Austrian and German cookbooks from 1950 to 1980. For this, methods from Digital Humanities are combined with cultural studies approaches
HISTORIOPLUS
No full textConsistent promotion of young researchers is one of the general tenets of science management. In order to guarantee this, the Department of History at the University of Salzburg pursues a comprehensive approach with the e-journal historioPLUS
Linking visitors’ spatial preferences to sustainable visitor management in a Norwegian national park. eco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management)|eco.mont Vol. 12 No. 1 12 1|
No full textThe increasing numbers of tourists visiting national parks contribute to new opportunities as well as challenges. Alpine and Arctic national parks in Northern Europe are key habitats for vulnerable species such as wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus), and there is a significant need for management tools that can reduce the negative impacts of tourism. To gain knowledge about visitors’ motivations and spatial preferences, we carried out a survey of people (n = 498) on paths in part of Rondane National Park, Norway. The results indicate that a large share of the visitors in the central, vulnerable part of the National Park may find their desired recreational benefits in the less vulnerable fringe entrance areas. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of the results and how to increase knowledge about visitors’ spatial preferences in order better to regulate their behaviour with the aim of reducing impacts on vulnerable fauna
Vascular plants in the tourist area of Lushan National Nature Reserve, China: status, threats and conservation. eco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management)|eco.mont Vol. 12 No. 1 12 1|
No full textLushan National Nature Reserve, one of the hotspots of montane plant diversity, is undergoing disturbance from human activities, especially plant introduction, road construction and tourism. Our survey carried out in 2015 and 2016 identified 563 vascular plant species, belonging to 337 genera and 114 families, distributed along the main tourism routes. 157 of the species are endemic to China and 3 to Lushan. 26 species are threatened with extinction and 15 are ancient relic species. 131 are introduced species which have become established in the survey area, and 17 of these are invasive species. Current knowledge indicates that the native plant fauna has been modified. The shrub and herb layers include a large number of introduced and domesticated plants. Conservation suggestions for local biodiversity are emphasized in this study