TIBET GETS CLOSER TO BEIJING

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藏北羌塘展新颜

Nagqu City,with an average elevation around 4,500 meters above sea level,can most certainly be said a highland.Generation after generation has stepped upon the frozen soilhere,marveled at the snow-capped peaks,and taken the brutal climate and lack of oxygen head-on.Today,though,a new and previously unwritten chapter is being written.Never before has there been sucha prosperous economy spread throughout the land;never has the ecology been more harmonious;and never have the local people been provided with such happy and peaceful living.     

A FRESH LOOK AT A LITTLE-KNOWN SOUTHEASTERN COPPER PLATE

Abstract

Chauga (38OC47) is a mound site now under Lake Hartwell at the head of the Savannah River in Oconee County, South Carolina. Excavations in 1958–1959 by the University of Georgia recovered a Mississippian copper plate. Upon comparison to others of its kind, it is clear that this lesser-known plate encompasses some interesting design features, most notably the presence of the only known depiction of a chunkey stone on copper. We have recently created a more accurate representation of its design. The plate appears to portray many similarities to depictions of Birdman dancers: kilted dancers and dancing elders within the “Stack” style. Birdman themes are common in Mississippian iconography. Given the importance that copper plates have for interpreting Mississippian art and belief systems, this updated examination provides useful new information for researchers studying Mississippian iconography.     

A NEW LOOK AT KINCAID: MAGNETIC SURVEY OF A LARGE MISSISSIPPIAN TOWN

Abstract

Despite extensive work by the University of Chicago in 1934–44, Kincaid has remained one of the least understood of the large mid-South Mississippian mound complexes. Between 2003 and 2009, large-scale magnetic gradient survey was done on 33.6 ha of the site, roughly half of the total site area and 65 percent of the larger and more accessible Massac County portion. The survey was highly successful, revealing large numbers of cultural features, including palisades, structures, pit features, and midden areas. This paper presents the preliminary results of the geophysical survey, complemented by small-scale groundtruthing excavations. Together these have significantly expanded and refined our understanding of this large prehistoric town. Kincaid is clearly much larger than once thought, both in terms of total site area and area of habitation. The site also exhibits much greater internal complexity, as evidenced by internal palisades and numerous small mounds and earthen platforms.     

CITIZEN PERCEPTION OF POLICE SERVICE DELIVERY: A LOOK AT SOME CONSEQUENCES

What difference does it make if public services are inequitably distributed? This articles addresses that question by examining the relationships among perceived inequity in service delivery and dissatisfaction with public services on-the-one-hand, and a variety of other attitudes and reports of behavior on-the-other. In the case of police services, I find that perceptions of inequity and dissatisfaction with services have negative consequences both for the quality of life individual citizens enjoy and for the capacity of government to provide services effectively and efficiently.     

THE SHEPHELAH IN THE IRON AGE: A NEW LOOK ON THE SETTLEMENT OF JUDAH

Abstract

The Shephelah was densely settled in the Late Bronze Age, but most of the settlements were gradually abandoned during the transition to the Iron I period. Only a few Iron I settlements existed in the eastern part of the region (excluding the Philistine sites at the northwestern edge of the Shephelah), forming a small Canaanite enclave. During the Iron II period the region was gradually resettled, and it became part of Judah. This process lasted until the 8th century BCE, when the region reached an unparalleled demographic peak. Sennacherib's campaign brought wide-scale destruction, and the region recovered only partially before being devastated by Nebuchadnezzar. After reconstructing the region's settlement history, the article reassesses its political and demographic history in comparison to the neighbouring regions of the Judean highlands and the southern coastal plain, it is concluded that the Shephelah had a lesser role in the history of Judah than some recent studies suggest.     

TIN ISOTOPY—A NEW METHOD FOR SOLVING OLD QUESTIONS

Tin was a vital commodity in times past. In central Europe, the earliest finds of tin‐bronze date to about 2200 bc , while in Greece they are c. 400–500 years earlier. While there is evidence for prehistoric copper mining—for example, in the Alps or mainland Greece, among other places—the provenance of the contemporary tin is still an unsolved problem. This work deals with a new approach for tracing the ancient tin via tin isotope signatures. The tin isotope ratios of 50 tin ores from the Erzgebirge region (D) and 30 tin ores from Cornwall (GB) were measured by MC–ICP–MS. Most ore deposits were found to be quite homogeneous regarding their tin isotope composition, but significant differences were observed between several deposits. This fact may be used to distinguish different tin deposits and thus form the basis for the investigation of the provenance of ancient tin that has been sought for more than a century. Furthermore, the tin‐isotope ratio of the ‘Himmelsscheibe von Nebra’ will be presented: the value fits well with the bulk of investigated tin ores from Cornwall.     

YNYSPENLLWCH: THREE CENTURIES OF TIN MAKING IN SOUTH WALES

Abstract

This paper reviews three centuries of tin making at Ynyspenllwch. As the first tin works in Glamorgan, established in the 17th century, and one of the oldest in South Wales, the development of the site from 1647 down to its closure in the early 20th century is an instructive example of the power requirements and output for this type of metalworking complex. The study takes the form of a landscape and historical assessment of the site, supported by detailed analysis of the main wheel pit.     

梦水乡最值得珍惜的旅程 游世博 玩周边 沪郊亲水生活宝典

<正>水,六十亿人生命之所系,地球上最初的生命就诞生在水中。最近,人们对水之珍贵、水之匮乏、水之重要有了越来越深刻的认知。有水流过的地方,就有人类生存的痕迹;有水聚集的地方,就有生命在延续。与水亲近的日子,总会给人无尽的希望与力量;与水亲近的旅程,就是最值得珍惜的旅程。     

春茶四月天 出发去找“茶”

<正>喜欢喝茶,因为喝茶时能品味到那种极令人神往的幽香淡然。其实对于喝茶中的茶道,我知之甚少,只是每当工作有些疲劳时,为了寻求一点淡淡的刺激,提神助兴就喝上一杯。茶道中实则是浸透着悠久的文化的,我还不能悟出太多高深的含义,仅是喜欢它的清淡恬     

西班牙寻迹高迪

西班牙,一个遥远的国度。对它的向往,不是因为足球,不是因为美丽的西班牙女郎,激起我想走进它的是曾经看到过的一组大教堂的图片。去过法国巴黎圣母院,走进过世界最大的梵蒂冈大教堂,但西班牙的圣家族大教堂太与众不同了,以至深深烙在心间。我非常好奇这是怎样的一个国度,培育了高迪这样一个伟大的建筑师,设计出如此恢宏、美得令人心颤的建筑。怀着对高迪的敬佩,更有对他的作品的仰慕,这个夏天我来到了西班牙。     

一起看风景

<正>有些文字组装起来有着无法言语的美,比如春天。此时.很多人也许会想要玩味一把"不认识庐山真面目,只缘身在此山中"的感慨,比如看风景。     

缤纷四月樱花鲜

每年的春天,从浓情海岸的冲绳到白雪皑皑的北海道,整个日本都沉浸在浪漫的樱花气息里。粉红色的樱花,镶满了整个日本,淡淡的清香四处飘洒。走在街上,看着道路两旁的樱花树,当春风轻轻拂过,吹落了美丽的樱花,就像千万只粉红色的蝴蝶在空中快乐地飞舞……