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Attività di scavo e ricerca archeologica del Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione nell’ambito della missione italiana a Prinias (Creta)
No full textIl presente lavoro costituisce una sintesi delle attività di scavo e ricerca archeologica condotte sulla Patela di Priniàs (Creta) dal team di ricerca dell’Università di Catania (Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione) coordinato da chi scrive in seno alla missione Archeologica Italiana a Prinias. Vengono presentati i risultati degli scavi di due importanti complessi alto-arcaici: il vano VD, appartenente all’edificio monumentale VA/VD indagato a partire dal 2003, e l’edificio B, a sud del noto tempio A, indagato solo parzialmente da Luigi Pernier nel 1908. This paper is aimed to present the preliminary results of the archaeological campaigns carried out on the Patela of Prinias (Crete) by the research team of the University of Catania (Department of Educational Sciences), coordinated by the writer, within the Italian Archaeological mission at Prinias. Are presented the results of the excavation of two important architectural complexes: the room VD, belonging to the monumental building VA/VD, investigated since 2003, and the building B, at the South of the famous temple A, only partially cleared by Luigi Pernier in 1908
Beyer (Immo). Die Tempel von Dreros und Prinias A und die Chronologie der kretischen Kunst des 8. und 7. Jhs. v. Chr
No full textLaffineur Robert. Beyer (Immo). Die Tempel von Dreros und Prinias A und die Chronologie der kretischen Kunst des 8. und 7. Jhs. v. Chr. In: Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire, tome 61, fasc. 1, 1983. Antiquité — Oudheid. pp. 254-255
I cavalieri di Priniàs ed il tempio A
No full textThe author re-examines the question of the reconstruction of temple A at Prinias, and attempts a cultural analysis of its abundant sculptural decoration, aimed at the understanding of the global conception of the building. He considers the monument, which the frieze with horse-riders imbues with specific political significance, in the context of Cretan aristocratic society in the 7th century BC, and interprets it as the "poliadic" temple of Prinias, thus emphasizing the close relationship between the evolution of the sacred sphere and the formative process of the poli
Fluff-thieving birds sabotage seed dispersal
No full textCITATION: Rohwer, V. G., Pauw, A. & Martin, P. R. 2017. Fluff-thieving birds sabotage seed dispersal. Royal Society Open Science, 4:160538, doi:10.1098/rsos.160538.The original publication is available at http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.orgCharacterizing many species interactions as mutualisms can be misleading because some members of the interaction derive greater fitness benefits at the expense of other members. We provide detailed natural history data on a suspected bird–plant mutualism in South Africa where many species of birds use fluffy Eriocephalus seed material to construct their nests, potentially dispersing seeds for the plant. We focus on a common bird, Prinia maculosa, which invests heavily in gathering Eriocephalus material. Prinias spent 5 of their median 6-day nest construction period adding seed material to their nests and frequently travelled outside their territory boundary to gather Eriocephalus material. Yet, prinias gathered primarily Eriocephalus fluff and actively avoided gathering seeds. The average prinia nest contained only 6.6 seeds, but contained fluff from 579 seeds. These data suggest that prinias provide limited dispersal benefits to Eriocephalus plants. By contrast, the large amounts of Eriocephalus fluff in prinia nests, and the effort that prinias invest in gathering it, suggest that prinias benefit from constructing their nests with Eriocephalus material. We end by outlining hypotheses for possible fitness benefits that Eriocephalus material could provide prinias and other birds.http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/4/1/160538Publisher's versio
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No full textCharacterizing many species interactions as mutualisms can be misleading because some members of the interaction derive greater fitness benefits at the expense of other members. We provide detailed natural history data on a suspected bird–plant mutualism in South Africa where many species of birds use fluffy Eriocephalus seed material to construct their nest, potentially dispersing seeds for the plant. We focus on a common bird, Prinia maculosa, which invests heavily in gathering Eriocephalus material. Prinias spent 5 of their median 6-day nest construction period adding seed material to their nests and frequently travelled outside their territory boundary to gather Eriocephalus material. Yet, prinias gathered primarily Eriocephalus fluff and actively avoided gathering seeds. The average prinia nest contained only 6.6 seeds, but contained fluff from 579 seeds. These data suggest that prinias provide limited dispersal benefits to Eriocephalus plants. By contrast, the large amounts of Eriocephalus fluff in prinia nests, and the effort that prinias invest in gathering it, suggest that prinias benefit from constructing their nests with Eriocephalus material. We end by outlining hypotheses for possible fitness benefits that Eriocephalus material could provide prinias and other birds
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No full textCharacterizing many species interactions as mutualisms can be misleading because some members of the interaction derive greater fitness benefits at the expense of other members. We provide detailed natural history data on a suspected bird–plant mutualism in South Africa where many species of birds use fluffy Eriocephalus seed material to construct their nests, potentially dispersing seeds for the plant. We focus on a common bird, Prinia maculosa, which invests heavily in gathering Eriocephalus material. Prinias spent 5 of their median 6-day nest construction period adding seed material to their nests and frequently travelled outside their territory boundary to gather Eriocephalus material. Yet, prinias gathered primarily Eriocephalus fluff and actively avoided gathering seeds. The average prinia nest contained only 6.6 seeds, but contained fluff from 579 seeds. These data suggest that prinias provide limited dispersal benefits to Eriocephalus plants. By contrast, the large amounts of Eriocephalus fluff in prinia nests, and the effort that prinias invest in gathering it, suggest that prinias benefit from constructing their nests with Eriocephalus material. We end by outlining hypotheses for possible fitness benefits that Eriocephalus material could provide prinias and other birds
Supplementary methods, figures, and statistical summaries from Fluff-thieving birds sabotage seed dispersal
No full textCharacterizing many species interactions as mutualisms can be misleading because some members of the interaction derive greater fitness benefits at the expense of other members. We provide detailed natural history data on a suspected bird–plant mutualism in South Africa where many species of birds use fluffy Eriocephalus seed material to construct their nest, potentially dispersing seeds for the plant. We focus on a common bird, Prinia maculosa, which invests heavily in gathering Eriocephalus material. Prinias spent 5 of their median 6-day nest construction period adding seed material to their nests and frequently travelled outside their territory boundary to gather Eriocephalus material. Yet, prinias gathered primarily Eriocephalus fluff and actively avoided gathering seeds. The average prinia nest contained only 6.6 seeds, but contained fluff from 579 seeds. These data suggest that prinias provide limited dispersal benefits to Eriocephalus plants. By contrast, the large amounts of Eriocephalus fluff in prinia nests, and the effort that prinias invest in gathering it, suggest that prinias benefit from constructing their nests with Eriocephalus material. We end by outlining hypotheses for possible fitness benefits that Eriocephalus material could provide prinias and other birds
Succession of depositional environments in the neogene basin at Aliveri, Evia (Greece)
No full textThe Neogene lignite-bearing sequence in the southern part of the Aliveri-Kymi basin was studied with regard to sedimentology, palynology and coal petrology in order to establish the type and succession of environments involved and to compare them with modern analogues. Initial sediments of the Prinias Group were deposited in a wide shallow depression by means of a low competent drainage system which formed sandy alluvial fans, interfan areas and ephemeral lakes as well as sand flats and vegetated mudflats in lateral sequences from the basin margins to a central perennial lake. Succeeding sediments of the Prinias Group were formed under the influence of the rising lake level in algal-marsh, various peat-forming and open-lake environments. Sediments of the Koustoumalou Group were deposited by a highly competent surficial drainage system in alluvial fan to braided and meandering fluvial environments. This drainage system followed the south-north trending axis of an asymmetrical graben while debris-flows moved in from the steep flanks to the east
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Spatial Analysis of Wealth Inequality in Early Iron Age Crete
No full textThis thesis analyzes Early Iron Age (EIA) wealth inequality on Crete, using household floor area as a proxy. Through an analysis and digital mapping of the extant excavated households at two sites, ca. 950 BCE Karphi and ca. 700 BCE Prinias, the relative wealth inequalities are evaluated using Gini coefficients. Against expectations and traditional thought of inequality in EIA Crete, the proto-polis Prinias had slightly lower levels of household floor area inequality than the refuge settlement of Karphi. These findings invite a rethinking of the development of Cretan society in the EIA and the fundamental correlation between societal complexity, size, and wealth inequality
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