Since uncharred seeds recovered from archaeological deposits may be modern intrusions, researchers must evaluate each uncharred seed assemblage before assigning archaeological significance to it. When depositional circumstances are established, seed remains can yield primary data about diet, farming practices, and the spread of imported cultigens. Three uncharred seed assemblages are evaluated—...

Biodemographic analysis would be essential to understand population ecology and aging of tyrannosaurs. Here we address a methodology that quantifies tyrannosaur survival and mortality curves by utilizing modified stretched exponential survival functions. Our analysis clearly shows that mortality patterns for tyrannosaurs are seemingly analogous to those for 18th-century humans. This result sugg...

following three chapters walk through the first concrete steps of diving into the social media world (setting goals and workflow), measuring outreach success, and how to apply what has been learned through a fictional case study (Clyde's Coffee Shop). For experienced social media administrators , the chapter on listening for comments may be the most worthwhile part of the book. Again, much of t...

At the beginning of the 18th century, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, maréchal de France, sent a letter to Louis XIV, as part of his efforts to persuade the King to help his poverty-stricken subjects. Vauban’s attempts to arouse royal empathy with the suffering French masses having proven fruitless, he invoked an ancient axiom of the monarchy, all in capital letters: ‘THE GREATNESS OF KINGS IS ...

After 150 years of Spanish dominium in the Portuguese theatrical system, beginnings 18th century cultural products face unforeseen obstacles Portugal. Notwithstanding appearance new French and Italian theatre aesthetics creation a united instance censorship aiming at rescuing national identity, Golden Age was still cherished both by audiences intellectual aristocracy championed Marquês de Valen...

This article begins by accounting the development of Second language theories .It describes major ESL theories ever since the 18th century to those currently adopted in ESL field. Then it proceeds to demonstrate their influences on EFL teaching in China, like nowadays an increasing awareness of non-cognitive factors in teaching foreign languages, reforms in some traditional teaching methodologi...

The article considers the process of forming conceptual foundations pension legislation in Russia, France, and Great Britain. scientists 17-18th centuries substantiated right to life human dignity as most important rights. Later, 19-20th centuries, a dignified existence, assistance from state case disability were formulated. need for livelihood elderly was recognized by authors, however, there ...