Geophysical surveys of burial sites: A case study of the Oaro urupa

Geophysics ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Nobes
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Vertical Gradient ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Depth Of Penetration ◽  
Burial Site ◽  
Geophysical Surveys ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Ground Penetrating

A Maori family burial site was surveyed using shallow electromagnetic (EM), magnetometer/gradiometer, and ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) techniques. The locations of some older graves are no longer known, partly through the loss of markers and partly through the loss of the oral record. There are at least 150 such burial sites throughout New Zealand, and similar problems occur elsewhere in the world. The knowledge that Maori graves are traditionally set out facing east made survey design easier. Background trends are removed, and possible anomalous features are identified, despite the complicating presence of metal fencing. The EM in‐phase response, the vertical gradient of the total magnetic field, and the GPR response were particularly useful in combination. GPR surveys were carried out using two frequencies: 450 and 200 MHz. The higher frequency radar surveys were limited in extent because these data had a limited depth of penetration and were prone to signal “ringing” in the surficial clay. The lower frequency radar surveys were also troubled by ringing. Nonetheless, anomalous features, especially diffractions, can be recognised. The radar anomalies were enhanced by removal of an average background response. The comparison and correlation of the individual data sets are used to estimate the positions of unmarked graves, using marked graves for calibration. Some interpreted positions of graves are at first surprising, but their locations are consistent with elements of the oral history of the site.

Aids Alarm: A Case Study

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 409-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janette Mcmillan ◽  
Joseph Noone ◽  
Tom Tombaugh
Keyword(s):  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Optimal Intervention ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency ◽  
Delusional Belief ◽  
Dynamic Interplay

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has made a wide impact not limited to those persons who have or are likely to contact it. A case history of a man with a near-delusional belief he had AIDS is presented to exemplify the individual issues that concern about AIDS may raise. Thorough exploration of the dynamic interplay of biological, psychological and social factors is recommended in each case before reassurance may be effective. Psychiatric consultation should assist in developing optimal intervention in each individual case.

scholarly journals Human Benevolence is Innate to Man as Man Shakespeare’s Art of Characterization with reference to Macbeth

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1115-1119
Author(s):  
Anser Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Peace Of Mind ◽  
History Of ◽  
Lady Macbeth ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Insight Into

Shakespearean tragedies stand out in the history of world’s literature for their influential language, insight into character and dramatic ingenuity. It can be safely established that all of the Shakespearean tragedies are based upon the notion that human benevolence is innate to man as man. The current study focuses upon the notion that the Shakespearean heroes are basically good and noble men whose tragic flaw leads to their obliteration. For instance in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth describes Macbeth as “too full o’ milk of human kindness”. The character of Macbeth gives the picture of dissolution within the individual. The character of Macbeth has been analyzed to assert that he seems to suffer from a variance between his head and heart, his duty and his desire, his reckoning and his emotions. A psychological insight to his character reveals that he knows from the first that he is engaged in a ridiculous act: a distressed and paradoxical struggle. With the aid of research methods including Case Study and Close Reading this Qualitative research highlights Macbeth’s lethal proceedings which not only obliterate his peace of mind but also bring turmoil to the macrocosm of the universe, and shows that along with the king he murders his sense of reasoning as well. Hence this study asserts the idea that Shakespearean heroes possess an inherent goodness corroded by the actions of fate or destiny thus resulting in their tragic downfall.

scholarly journals The Discovery of a Buried Temple in Paestum: The Advantages of the Geophysical Multi-Sensor Application

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 2711
Author(s):  
Luigi Capozzoli ◽  
Ilaria Catapano ◽  
Gregory De Martino ◽  
Gianluca Gennarelli ◽  
Giovanni Ludeno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Research Council ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Campania Region ◽  
Magna Graecia ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
Ancient City ◽  
Geophysical Surveys ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
The Temple

Southern Italy is characterized by important archaeological sites developed during the pre-roman period. Among these, Paestum and Velia Archaeological Park, located in the Campania region, represents one of the most important and well-preserved sites of the Magna Graecia. During the last year, several unexpected archaeological findings have permitted the supposition of the presence of another undiscovered temple at Paestum, in a not yet investigated area of the site, close to the fortification walls (Western City Walls) of the ancient city and a few meters away from the gate of Porta Marina. To support this amazing hypothesis, the Paestum and Velia Archaeological Park and the National Research Council planned an accurate campaign of geophysical surveys, based on the combined use of Geomagnetic and Ground Penetrating Radar methodologies. The results of the geophysical surveys have effectively supported the detection of the temple, providing detailed information about its location and highlighting the geometry of the basement of the structure with high accuracy. The discovery sheds new light on the archaeological and architectonic history of the site and may represent one of the most relevant archaeological discoveries of the XXI century performed in Italy.

scholarly journals Objects of Small Sacral Architecture and Landscape – Case Study of the Commune of Žirany

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
Veronika Fusková ◽  
Jakub Fuska
Keyword(s):  
Technical Condition ◽  
Different Types ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual

Abstract This study aims to analyse existence, technical condition, origin and history of objects of small sacral architecture in the area of the Tribeč Mountains, specifically as a case study in the commune of Žirany. It defines different types of objects, mostly small chapels and crosses and specific phenomenon of small boxes with sculpture of saints installed on the front facades of residential houses. The study also focuses on the relation between small sacral architecture and existence of elements of greenery. As a result, the work presents a detailed description of the individual mapped elements and an overview map showing the objects in the cadastral area of Žirany.

Individual and Social Meanings in the Classroom: Narrative Discourse as a Boundary Phenomenon

1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah A. Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Discourse ◽  
Meaning Construction ◽  
Narrative Discourse ◽  
Developmental Study ◽  
Activity Settings ◽  
Social Meanings ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Individual

Abstract This article explores narrative discourse in the classroom as individual and social meaning construction. Drawing largely on the work of Bakhtin—in particular, his theory of consciousness as a dialogic "boundary phenomenon"—the article positions classroom narrative discourses as co-constructions of meaning. The primary goal of the article is methodological in that it articulates how one might go about studying narratives as neither "inside" the individual nor "out there" in culture. A set of focusing questions are developed for exploring narratives in the classroom. Four focusing questions explore such aspects of narrative discourses as the sociocognitive history of activity settings, the moment-to-moment enactment of meaning, the individual child's reconstruction of meaning (his or her "internalization" of discourses), and developmental changes that occur in how children construct meaning from within textual contexts. These four questions are then applied to a case study of one child's classroom narrative discourses. This study of one first-grader serves as an exemplar of how such overlapping forms of textual inquiry could be applied to a developmental study of children's classroom discourse and learning. Last, issues of a societal-ethical nature are discussed as an important dimension of the theoretical and methodological positioning of narrative as a boundary phenomenon. (Classroom Discourse; Education)

Leading the resettlement of adults with profound learning difficulties from hospital accommodation to supported housing in the community

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Roger Ellis ◽  
Elaine Sylvia Hogard ◽  
David Sines
Keyword(s):  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Analytical Description ◽  
Supported Housing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Leadership Behaviour ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an analytical description of the leadership provided by an official identified as “P” in the resettlement of adults with profound learning difficulties from hospital care to supported housing in the community. His story, presented as a case study, is contextualised in the history of the resettlement and its policy context, and in the evaluation of the resettlement. Design/methodology/approach – This is a case study of the leadership activities and style of an individual based on evidence from a series of interviews; documentary evidence; and the results of a formal evaluation. Findings – The leadership was highly effective in achieving a resettlement which had to overcome numerous hurdles and which achieved externally evaluated outcomes in improving the quality of life of the service users concerned. Research limitations/implications – This is a case study of an individual with the attendant difficulties of scientific generalisation. The achievements of the individual in terms of outcomes were evaluated through the use of valid and reliable measures. Practical implications – The descriptions of leadership behaviour and style and the obstacle overcome should be illuminating to those facing comparable management challenges. Originality/value – This would be the only case study in the literature of leadership in this area. The evaluation which measures its success is also unique.

Geophysical evidence for a large Holocene ice marginal moraine of Skeiðarárjökull, SE Iceland

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devin Harrison ◽  
Neil Ross ◽  
Andrew Russell ◽  
Stuart Jones
Keyword(s):  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Ice Age ◽  
The Holocene ◽  
Geophysical Surveys ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ground Penetrating ◽  
Surface Geomorphology

<p>The sedimentary record of Icelandic ice-contact environments provides valuable information about glacier margin dynamics and position, relative sea-level and the geomorphic processes driving proglacial environments. This important archive has been little exploited, however, with most glacier and sea level reconstructions based on limited sedimentary exposures and surface geomorphic evidence. Although geophysical surveys of Icelandic sandur have been conducted, they have often been of limited spatial scale and focused on specific landforms. Here, we report an extensive (42 km of data) detailed low-frequency (40 and 100 MHz) ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the Sandgigúr moraine complex, SE Iceland, which transforms our understanding of this landform, with implications for the Holocene history of Skeiðarársandur and SE Iceland.</p><p>The Sandgigúr moraines are located on Skeiðarársandur, SE Iceland, down-sandur of large Little Ice Age-moraines of Skeiðarárjökull. They have a relatively subtle surface geomorphic expression (typically 125 m wide and 7 m high), and knowledge of their formation is limited, with no dating control on their age or detailed geomorphic or sedimentological investigations.  GPR investigations reveal a much larger (60 m high and 1200 m wide) and extensive buried moraine complex than that suggested by surface morphology, suggesting that the moraine was a major Holocene ice margin of Skeiðarárjökull.</p><p>GPR reflections interpreted as large progradational foresets (up to 20 m in height) beneath the morainic structure are consistent with a sub-aqueous depositional environment before moraine formation, providing potential controls on former sea-level.  The GPR data also provide information on the internal structure of the moraine, with evidence for glacitectonism within the proximal side of the moraine, multiphase moraine formation, and possible buried ice at depth. A 30-40 m thick package of down-sandur dipping GPR reflections drape the leeside of the moraine, evidencing glaciofluvial deposition during and after moraine development. Potential moraine breaches, possibly caused by glaciofluvial (e.g. jökulhlaup) events, are also apparent within the GPR data and the surface geomorphology.</p><p>We combine GPR-derived subsurface architecture with the current surface morphology to develop a conceptual model detailing the geomorphic evolution of the moraines and surrounding region, from pre-moraine morphology, to their formation and breaching, resulting in the subsequent present-day morphology. These results provide new insights into the Holocene to present-day evolution of Skeiðarársandur and Skeiðarárjökull, with implications for reconstructions of the Holocene environmental history of SE Iceland.</p>

scholarly journals A Case Study of Drug Abuse

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-84
Author(s):  
RN Islam ◽  
NE Tabessum ◽  
AKM Safiuzzaman ◽  
MMI Sarker
Keyword(s):  
Economic Condition ◽  
Religious Ethics ◽  
Action Program ◽  
History Of ◽  
Medicine Today ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Research Action ◽  
Repeated Consumption ◽  
Drug Free

There has been increasing the incidence of addiction to certain drugs amongst people belonging to various strata of society particularly amongst young people in our country as well as western countries. Our patient is a 24 year old male with a history of phensidyl addiction for 4.5 years. Without having it he can’t do anything. If he cannot take it, peevish temperament occurs and he doesn’t wish to work or even talk. He collects drugs from the local spots or a particular person. This condition is very much dangerous both to the individual and socio-economic condition of a country. Drugs addiction is a condition of periodic or chronic intoxication produced by the repeated consumption of a drug or drugs by and individual effect of which is detrimental to the individual or to the society. A more intensive research, action program, and social movement are needed. It is also needed to strengthen family and social values and religious ethics in order to maintain a stable and drug-free society.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/medtoday.v24i2.15014 Medicine Today 2012 Vol.24(2): 82-84

scholarly journals Privileging the individual through the collective commitment: Parental strategies and dynamics of involvement in a middle-class school

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier González-Patiño ◽  
David Poveda
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
School Involvement ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
History Of ◽  
Collective Commitment ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Complex Scenario ◽  
Parental Strategies

<p>This paper attempts to contribute to the growing literature focusing on middle-class parents, their educational strategies and their role in the construction of socio-educational advantages/inequalities especially in the contexts of Spanish educational discourses, to the de-naturalization of middle-class parental ideologies and the educational policies that are presented as ideologically neutral but are closely aligned to this middle-class ideological complex.</p><p>The findings come from an action research project in a public (state-run) primary school in Spain, attempting to track and document the “natural history” of the various strategies of “school involvement” displayed by parents which range from collaboration with classroom, school and teacher-initiated activities, to surveillance of school policies and programming to open confrontation with the school administration and among parents.</p><p>This case study uncovers a complex scenario in a relatively homogeneous (in socio-economic and ethnic terms) site where parental dynamics of school involvement are varied and shaped by a complex and heterogeneous set of interests and beliefs that seriously invite to reconsider “school-family continuity” in middle-class settings. Additionally, we would also like to use the case study to raise some ethical and methodological questions in relation to the complexities of holding multiple identities and roles in the field.</p>

scholarly journals Archaeological Prospection in Wetlands—Experiences and Observations from Ground-Penetrating Radar Surveys in Norwegian Bogs

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 3170
Author(s):  
Manuel Gabler ◽  
Claes Olof Johan Uhnér ◽  
Nils Ole Sundet ◽  
Alois Hinterleitner ◽  
Pål Nymoen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Archaeological Remains ◽  
Archaeological Prospection ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Geophysical Surveys ◽  
Infrastructure Project ◽  
Excellent Preservation ◽  
Ground Penetrating

Wetlands are of immense importance for archaeological research due to excellent preservation conditions for organic material. However, the detection and registration of archaeological remains in waterlogged areas, such as peatlands, bogs, mires, or lakeshores are very challenging. Alternative methods that can support traditional archaeological registrations and that can help to survey wetlands more efficiently are needed. One goal of the “Arkeologi på nye veier” (Archaeology on new ways) project, initiated by Nye Veier AS, was to develop and test a practical solution for non-invasive geophysical surveys in wetland environments in support of traditional archaeological investigations. For that purpose, a custom GPR system for wetland investigations was assembled, tested and applied at Gausdal (Flekkefjord municipality, Agder county) in Norway within the E39-southwest infrastructure project. The GPR survey resulted in promising data, clearly showing the buried remains of an old road within the investigated area. This case study demonstrated the potential of GPR measurements in peatlands as a valuable asset for archaeological registration projects in such environments. However, despite these first encouraging results, wetlands remain very challenging environments, and realistic expectations, as well as a good understanding of the potential and limitations of this approach are a prerequisite for meaningful surveys.

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