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The increasing cases of disaster and conflicts across the world are becoming serious concern. According to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2023) [1] the world has witnessed more than 2500 cases of disasters and 40 major conflicts and theses have impacted the lives of stimated 2 billion people (UNEP, 2023) [1] While disaster is perceived as cases of potentially negative events where a variable of vulnerability is present and prevention is not effectively possible (CAPRA, 2024) [2] conflict is considered as negative impacts of a series of episodes including latency, feeling, perception, manifestation, and aftermath in which the effective management between stakeholders can significantly reduce these factors (Wang et al, 2016) [3]...... ReadMore -
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The catchphrase “wake up and choose violence” is popular on social media, usually indicating someone being mean and comically insulting another. However, the fact that there is truth in the idiom is no laughing matter. We as human beings have the choice to choose violence or peace every day. Unfortunately, many of us choose violence. But how are we choosing violence over peace? The premise is a difficult one to fathom because it challenges our self-image of good, upstanding, and responsible ideals. One could argue that the choice for violence is made unconsciously and unintentionally, or that violence is necessary for peace, or that violence is uniquely framed for the culture. These points are valid and can be easily justified in the academic literature. However, this piece invites readers to ‘wakeup’ and make the conscious decisi..... ReadMore -
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There are precedents. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), who coined the expression united nations, in 1942, was not the first to think that nations could unite around common noble values and ideals – in this case, the fight against the Axis powers and the reconstruction of a war-torn world. History is full of examples of this kind; the League of Nations (1920-1946) was the immediate precursor of the United Nations, founded in 1945. The Spanish Dominican Francisco de Vitoria (1480-1549) and the Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) wrote influential works on the necessity of creating a supranational entity in order to arbitrate between the peoples, on the basis of principles of freedom, justice, mutual respect and solidarity. Let us go back in History a bit more Figure 1. The earliest origins of the United Nations lie in our mediev..... ReadMore -
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The most accurate possible reconstruction of the shape of an artwork has been a matter of great relevance since antiquity when such reproductions could only be achieved using mechanical panto-graphs. Initially, the goal was to obtain the most precise copy of the artwork. Nowadays, the ability to replicate the external aspects and the surface of an object of cultural heritage with high resolution allows for various practical applications [1]. One of the most common applications is the creation of digital models of objects for museography and cataloging purposes...... ReadMore -
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Archaeologists have often portrayed small islands as relatively marginal for human occupation, limited in terrestrial resources and susceptible to human impacts. California’s Channel Islands-occupied for millennia by Island Chumash and Tongva peoples-are no exception, routinely described in historical and archaeological accounts as having been “depauperate” or “impoverished” in terrestrial floral and faunal resources [2,3]. For decades, these notions of marginality influenced archaeological interpretations of when the Channel Islands were first settled, the size of Indigenous Island populations, and the stimulus for relatively intensive trade between islanders and neighboring groups [4] A dearth of island plant foods, for instance, was often cited as the impetus for islanders to mass produce a shell bead currency that facilitate..... ReadMore -
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Global warming, caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, is not only affecting the natural environment but also causing severe impacts on our built and cultural heritage [1]. The rising temperatures, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events like floods, hurricanes, and droughts are damaging buildings and archaeological sites worldwide [2,3]. The increase in greenhouse gas emissions from human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes is the primary cause of global warming. The resulting climate change is causing severe impacts on our natural environment, including rising temperatures, melting glaciers, sea-level rise [3], and more frequent and intense weather events [4]. However, global warming is not just affecting the natural environment; it is also causing severe impacts o..... ReadMore -
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Global warming, caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, is not only affecting the natural environment but also causing severe impacts on our built and cultural heritage [1]. The rising temperatures, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events like floods, hurricanes, and droughts are damaging buildings and archaeological sites worldwide [2,3]. The increase in greenhouse gas emissions from human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes is the primary cause of global warming. The resulting climate change is causing severe impacts on our natural environment, including rising temperatures, melting glaciers, sea-level rise [3], and more frequent and intense weather events [4]. However, global warming is not just affecting the natural environment; it is also causing severe impacts on our built ..... ReadMore -
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Information that sheds light on history is undoubtedly written sources. Approximately 23 thousand clay tablets were found in Kaniş Karum and its surroundings. There is commercial treaty information between Assyrian colonies with colonies of the Hatti country in the vast majority of these tablets. In the light of the information in the correspondence made with tablets at that time was investigated how the mines are processed, what kind of work is done and how the objects are produced...... ReadMore