BONE AEROPHONES FROM EYNAN-MALLAHA (ISRAEL) INDICATE IMITATION OF RAPTOR CALLS BY THE LAST HUNTER-GATHERERS IN THE LEVANT

Bone aerophones from Eynan-Mallaha (Israel) indicate imitation of raptor calls by the last hunter-gatherers in the Levant

Abstract Direct evidence for Palaeolithic sound-making instruments is relatively rare, with only a few examples recorded from Upper Palaeolithic contexts, particularly in European cultures.However, theoretical considerations suggest that such artefacts have existed elsewhere in the world.Nevertheless, evidence for sound production is tenuous in the

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Simulating Bleaching: Long-Term Adaptation to the Dark Reveals Phenotypic Plasticity of the Mediterranean Sea Coral Oculina patagonica

The Eastern Mediterranean Sea scleractinian Oculina patagonica, demonstrates high resilience to repeated seasonal bleaching events, a trait potentially allowing the species to survive through a radically changing climate.However, the physiological and morphological contributors that make this plasticity of O.patagonica possible are poorly understoo

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Assessment of the management factors that influence the development of preventive care in the New South Wales public dental service

Angela V Masoe,1 Anthony S Blinkhorn,2 Jane Taylor,1 Fiona A Blinkhorn1 1Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Oral Health, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, 2Department of Population Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia Background: Oral diseases, particularly dental caries, remain on

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