1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456420103321

Titolo

The early Upper Paleolithic beyond Western Europe [[electronic resource] /] / edited by P. Jeffrey Brantingham, Steven L. Kuhn, and Kristopher W. Kerry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004

ISBN

9786612357169

0-520-93009-6

1-282-35716-6

1-59734-585-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrantinghamP. Jeffrey <1970->

KuhnSteven L. <1956->

KerryKristopher W. <1970->

Disciplina

939/.6

Soggetti

Paleolithic period - Europe, Eastern

Paleolithic period - Asia, Central

Tools, Prehistoric - Europe, Eastern

Tools, Prehistoric - Asia, Central

Electronic books.

Europe, Eastern Antiquities

Asia, Central Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- FIGURES AND TABLES -- PREFACE -- 1. On the Difficulty of the Middle-Upper Paleolithic Transitions -- 2. Early Upper Paleolithic Backed Blade Industries in Central and Eastern Europe -- 3. Continuities, Discontinuities, and Interactions in Early Upper Paleolithic Technologies: A View from the Middle Danube -- 4. Koulichivka and Its Place in the Middle-Upper Paleolithic Transition in Eastern Europe -- 5. Origins of the European Upper Paleolithic, Seen from Crimea: Simple Myth or Complex Reality? -- 6. The Beginning of the Upper Paleolithic on the Russian Plain -- 7. Emergence of the Levantine Upper Paleolithic: Evidence from the Wadi al-Hasa -- 8. New



Perspectives on the Initial Upper Paleolithic: The View from Üçaǧizh Cave, Turkey -- 9. The Upper Paleolithic in Western Georgia -- 10. The Aurignacian in Asia -- 11. The Middle-Upper Paleolithic Interface in Former Soviet Central Asia -- 12. The Early Upper Paleolithic of Siberia -- 13. Origin of the Upper Paleolithic in Siberia: A Geoarchaeological Perspective -- 14. Initial Upper Paleolithic Blade Industries from the North-Central Gobi Desert, Mongolia -- 15. The Initial Upper Paleolithic at Shuidonggou, Northwestern China -- 16. The Early Upper Paleolithic and the Origins of Modern Human Behavior -- References -- Contributors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume brings together prominent archaeologists working in areas outside Western Europe to discuss the most recent evidence for the origins of the early Upper Paleolithic and its relationship to the origin of modern humans. With a wealth of primary data from archaeological sites and regions that have never before been published and discussions of materials from difficult-to-find sources, the collection urges readers to reconsider the process of modern human behavioral origins. Archaeological evidence continues to play a critical role in debates over the origins of anatomically modern humans. The appearance of novel Upper Paleolithic technologies, new patterns of land use, expanded social networks, and the emergence of complex forms of symbolic communication point to a behavioral revolution beginning sometime around 45,000 years ago. Until recently, most of the available evidence for this revolution derived from Western European archaeological contexts that suggested an abrupt replacement of Mousterian Middle Paleolithic with Aurignacian Upper Paleolithic adaptations. In the absence of fossil association, the behavioral transition was thought to reflect the biological replacement of archaic hominid populations by intrusive modern humans. The contributors present new archaeological evidence that tells a very different story: The Middle-Upper Paleolithic transitions in areas as diverse as the Levant, Eastern-Central Europe, and Central and Eastern Asia are characterized both by substantial behavioral continuity over the period 45,000-25,000 years ago and by a mosaic-like pattern of shifting adaptations. Together these essays will enliven and enrich the discussion of the shift from archaic to modern behavioral adaptations. Contributors: O. Bar-Yosef, A. Belfer-Cohen, R. L. Bettinger, P. J. Brantingham, N. R. Coinman, A. P. Derevianko, R. G. Elston, J. R. Fox, X. Gao, J. M. Geneste, T. Goebel, E. Güleç, K. W. Kerry, L. Koulakovskaia, J. K. Kozlowski, S. L. Kuhn, Y. V. Kuzmin, D. B. Madsen, A. E. Marks, L. Meignen, T. Meshveliani, K. Monigal, P. E. Nehoroshev, J. W. Olsen, M. Otte, M. C. Stiner,J. Svoboda, A. Sytnik, D. Tseveendorj, L. B. Vishnyatsky



2.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00118236

Autore

KASAHARA, Kazuo

Titolo

Shukyoshi / Kasahara Kazuo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo, : Yamakawa shuppansha, 1967

Descrizione fisica

31, 405 p. ; 22 cm

Classificazione

GIA IV

Lingua di pubblicazione

Giapponese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910404076003321

Autore

Martines Emilio

Titolo

Plasma Technology for Biomedical Applications

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020

ISBN

3-03928-737-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Soggetti

History of engineering and technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

There is growing interest in the use of physical plasmas (ionized gases) for biomedical applications, especially in the framework of so-called "plasma medicine", which exploits the action of low-power, atmospheric pressure plasmas for therapeutic purposes. Such plasmas are "cold plasmas", in the sense that only electrons have a high temperature, whereas ions and the neutral gas particles are at or near room temperature. As a consequence, the "plasma flame" can be directly applied to living matter without appreciable thermal load.



Reactive chemical species, charged particles, visible and UV radiation, and electric fields are interaction channels of the plasma with pathogens, cells, and tissues, which can trigger a variety of different responses. Possible applications include disinfection, wound healing, cancer treatment, non-thermal blood coagulation, just to mention some. The understanding of the mechanisms of plasma action on living matter requires a strongly interdisciplinary approach, with competencies ranging from plasma physics and technology to chemistry, to biology and finally to medicine. This book is a collection of work that explores recent advances in this field.