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Archaeological investigations at the Chamorro village at Afetna Point on the southwest coast of Saipan yielded Latte Period burials, ceramics, stone and shell tools, microfossils from food remains, and charcoal from cooking features dating between A.D. 1450 and 1700.
Archaeology. --- Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) --- Antiquities.
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"Black Dragon is the unique account of a single Marine Rifle company-2-F-23, or "Fox" Company-and its drive through the central Pacific in World War II. Author Steven D. McCloud, through painstaking research in battlefield reports and extensive interviews with surviving members of Fox Company, has reanimated the grueling, day-by-day slog through the Pacific theater through the eyes of the US Marines who endured it. This is the story of American teenagers who left home, many for the first time, trained together, and formed a team that held strong until, at last, those who survived tried to leave it all behind as they dispersed, returned home, and sought to build their lives. Decades later they reformed through correspondence and reunions. Fox Company also welcomed McCloud into their midst and began telling their stories. McCloud took notes, chased down company reports and other documents to fill in the gaps, and reconstructed their journey. As one member of Fox Company recalled after returning to Iwo Jima half a century later, "I think the pilgrimage to Iwo has helped me conquer my black dragons-those bloody and stinking nightmares that made nightly uninvited visits for fifty-six years. My dreams were in color, predominantly bloody red. Those remaining are in black and white and shades of gray, not so violent and stinking. These I can live with.""--
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945. --- Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944. --- World War, 1939-1945 --- Regimental histories --- Campaigns --- United States. --- History. --- Pacific Ocean. --- Northern Mariana Islands. --- Marshall Islands. --- Japan.
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This book offers the only synthesis of early-period Marianas archaeology, marking the first human settlement of Remote Oceania about 1500 B.C. In these remote islands of the northwest Pacific Ocean, archaeological discoveries now can define the oldest site contexts, dating, and artifacts of a Neolithic (late stone-age) people. This ancient settlement was accomplished by the world’s longest open-ocean voyage in human history at its time, more than 2000 km from any contemporary populated area. This work brings the isolated Mariana Islands into the forefront of scientific research of how people first settled Remote Oceania, further important for understanding long-distance human migration in general. Given this significance, the early Marianas sites deserve close attention that has been awkwardly missing until now. The author draws on his collective decades of intensive field research to define the earliest Marianas sites in scientific detail but accessible for broad readership. It covers three major topics: 1) situating the ancient sites in their original environmental contexts; 2) inventory of the early-period sites and their dating; and 3) the full range of pottery, stone tools, shell ornaments, and other artifacts. The work concludes with discussing the impacts of their findings on Asia-Pacific archaeology and on human global migration studies.
Human settlements --- Habitat, Human --- Human habitat --- Settlements, Human --- Mariana Islands --- Antiquities. --- Visas -- Northern Mariana Islands. --- Prehistoric Anthropology --- Marianas --- Islas Marianas --- Ladrone Islands --- Social sciences. --- Anthropology. --- Archaeology. --- Social Sciences. --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Antiquities --- Human beings --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Guam --- Northern Mariana Islands --- Human ecology --- Human geography --- Population --- Sociology --- Land settlement --- Mariana Islands. --- Micronesië --- Primitive societies --- Social sciences
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Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944. --- World War, 1939-1945 --- Mass suicide --- Civilian war casualties --- Casualties --- Campaigns
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Battlefields have been the object of fascination for millions of tourists and the subjects of elaborate interpretation projects. This volume will outline the process and results of developing the WWII Maritime Heritage Trail: Battle of Saipan Project. This book will provide examples of how a group of archaeologists, managers and a community took a specific battle and transformed it from a collection of unknown archaeological sites into a comprehensive storied battlescape that reflects the individuals and actions of those who were involved. It will provide an in-depth view of current maritime archaeological research on submerged battlefield sites, the development of a WWII battlefield maritime heritage trail, as well as the problems and solutions of such an effort. It will cover subjects such as: -heritage and dark tourism-conflict or battlefield archaeology-public interpretation, and community engagement. This volume will serve as a practical review of a project influenced by a range of complementary areas of study and inclusive of many stakeholders, from the public to the professional and beyond. It provides an example of a balanced approach towards research and interpreting archaeological sites through the identification and inclusion of the various stakeholders (professional and community) and an awareness of what was being included, ignored, or inadequately represented in the research and interpretation.
Social Sciences. --- Archaeology. --- Social sciences. --- Sciences sociales --- Archéologie --- Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944. --- Underwater archaeology -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Saipan. --- Archaeology --- History & Archaeology --- Underwater archaeology --- Saipan, Battle of, 1944 --- Archaeology, Submarine --- Marine archaeology --- Maritime archaeology --- Nautical archaeology --- Submarine archaeology --- World War, 1939-1945 --- Underwater exploration --- Marine archaeologists --- Campaigns --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Antiquities
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In July 1944, the 9,000-man Japanese garrison on the island of Tinian listened warily as the thunder of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Army and Air Corps, descended on their neighboring island, Saipan, just three miles away. There were 20,000 Japanese troops on Saipan, but the US obliterated the opposition after a horrific all-arms campaign. The sudden silence only indicated it was now Tinian's turn.By the time the US 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions switched their sights to Tinian, the island had already been bombarded for a month; meantime both sides had learned their lessons from the
World War, 1939-1945 --- European War, 1939-1945 --- Second World War, 1939-1945 --- World War 2, 1939-1945 --- World War II, 1939-1945 --- World War Two, 1939-1945 --- WW II (World War, 1939-1945) --- WWII (World War, 1939-1945) --- History, Modern --- Campaigns --- United States. --- U.S. Marine Corps --- United States Marine Corps --- USMC --- History --- Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands) --- Japan --- History, Militrary. --- USMC (United States Marine Corps)
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Horticultural research has been undergoing fundamental changes to improve crop plants as a result of the emergence of new biochemical and molecular techniques. In addition, integration of new technologies with the desire to develop more sustainable production systems has also spurred production level research. The highlighted Feature Papers here reflect the diversity of the types of research performed on horticultural plant species, spanning basic to applied studies, production systems, and postharvest studies, in addition to highlighting some critical issues facing horticultural plant species.
Olea europaea --- fat content --- fatty acid profile --- phenolic content --- volatile compounds --- hedgerow planting systems --- adaptive management --- conservation science --- Guam --- Mariana Islands --- Rota --- growing efficiency --- hydroponic nutrient solution --- raw material standardization --- soilless culture system --- system design --- brown rot --- inoculum application --- Monilinia --- phenotyping --- phenotypic instability --- stone fruit --- sweet cherry --- fruit growth --- hysteresis --- fruit maturation --- vapor pressure deficit (VPD) --- chilling requirement (CR) --- floral bud --- dormancy --- microsporogenesis --- relative growth rate (RGR) --- BBCH scale --- biological control --- cycad --- Cycas micronesica --- invasion biology --- gene silencing --- Huanglongbing --- sweet orange --- crop protection --- sustainability --- Capsicum annuum L. --- functional food --- pepper pre-breeding --- horticulture --- sensory analysis --- root development --- root morphology --- abiotic stress --- growth regulators --- biostimulants --- plant choice --- Capparis spinosa --- seed propagation --- vegetative propagation --- in vitro propagation --- Mediterranean basin --- crystals --- microscopy --- mycorrhizal fungi --- orchids --- suspensor --- n/a
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