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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"forts"”.
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Forts and fortifications at the Cape Peninsula 1781-1829 : a survey of defence works with special references to the Hout Bay forts
… are the known remains of some fifteen or so forts and redoubts left which were built in the period under review. These are: Today there are the known remains of some fifteen or so forts and redoubts left which were built in the period under review. These are: Hout Bay - East and West Fort, …
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On the Edge: Climate change impacts on Irish coastal promontory forts
… they are irrevocably lost. Coastal promontory forts are among the most severely impacted coastal sites, and are considered an understudied Irish site type.<br/>This doctoral study uses the case study site, Ferriter’s promontory fort and castle as a means to understand climate impacts and the …
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Putting Forts in their Place: The Politics of Defense in Antigua, 1670-1785
… well as test the corollary explanation that the forts played a role in providing internal security for the island. Neither paradigm, however, adequately explains the spatial distribution, architectural decisions, or addresses the heterogenous fort societies revealed in this research. Therefore, …
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The return to hill forts in the Dark Ages: what can this tell us about post-Roman Britain?
… 400 years, some of the ancient Iron Age hill forts were re-occupied and re-fortified in the later fifth and early sixth centuries. Interestingly, some ‘new’ hill forts were also erected at this time. I believed that a study of this phenomenon might shed light on social and economic conditions …
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Cohonina Social Organization And The Role Of Forts In Integration And Interaction: A View From The Pittsberg Community.
This thesis explores the role of "forts" in the sociopolitical organization of a prehistoric people known as the Cohonina through the application of settlement systems analysis and functional studies. The primary objective of this thesis is to test ideas of Cohonina sociopolitical organization …
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Engaging the Abandoned | Blurring the Edge of Baltimore's Forgotten Fortresses
… In the early 20th century, the need for these forts became less relevant and they were abandoned. Over time, two of these forts, Forts Armistead and Carroll, have faded into the background of the changing contexts around them, rendering them neglected, forgotten, and isolated from the public. …
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Acts of war: the Southern seizure of Federal property, 1860-1861
… seceded from the Union, seized all the federal forts, arsenals, navy yards, custom houses, revenue cutters, mints, courts and post offices within their borders except Fort Sumter in South Carolina, and Forts Pickens, Taylor, and Jefferson in Florida. This dissertation investigates the rationale, …
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Vision, movement and landscape experience in Princely Town Amber, India
… Amber Fort Complex along with six other hill forts in the state of Rajasthan was recently added to the tentative list of World Heritage Sites. It was India’s World Heritage Site nomination in the cultural category in 2012. Amber Fort and the surrounding cultural landscape evolved from the 11th …
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Investigation of Ultracold Rubidium Atoms in a Pulsed Far off Resonance Trap
… laser beam; the operation of the two kinds of FORTs can be switched easily without disturbing the experimental alignment. The dependencies of FORT loading efficiency to FORT and MOT parameters such as FORT laser power, loading time, storage/holding time, detuning of the primary MOT laser …
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The development of fort St. Elmo and fort St. Angelo for heritage and cultural tourism
… products is examined, as well as how these forts will be developed, and how the local communities of Valletta and Vittoriosa may benefit from their rehabilitation. Different theories of heritage and cultural tourism are discussed as well as relevant national policies. In order to gather …
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Guia de bones pràctiques referides a usabilitat i experiència d'usuari en llocs web de comerç eletrònic de béns de consum
… electrònic. L'objectiu és identificar el punts forts i febles dels llocs web, descriure aspectes deficients i proposar millores que afecten a la satisfacció de l'usuari quan interactua amb el lloc.
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Arpenter le monde en esprit fort : les écrits de voyage libertins au XVIIe siècle
… d’érudits curieux et déniaisés – ou esprits forts –, qui fréquentent les académies savantes parisiennes (Cabinet Dupuy, Hôtel Montmor) et décident de partir arpenter les mondes européens, levantins et indiens principalement pour satisfaire leur curiosité. Pour comprendre ce qui se joue dans …
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A spatiotemporal analysis of Army base distributions in the contiguous United States from 1800 to 1900
… concerning the collective establishment of forts on the landscape show that base construction, during many periods, coincided strongly with well known concepts in US history: westward expansion, Indian Wars, and international conflict. Using the stated metrics for understanding the …
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A spatiotemporal analysis of Army base distributions in the contiguous United States from 1800 to 1900
… concerning the collective establishment of forts on the landscape show that base construction, during many periods, coincided strongly with well known concepts in US history: westward expansion, Indian Wars, and international conflict. Using the stated metrics for understanding the …
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Forms of address in Jordanian Arabic with some additional references to speech fellowships
… and a statement made as to variation in forts of address according to the speech fellowships of interlocutors.
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Recontextualizing Military Structures along the Stanegate and Hadrian’s Wall Utilizing Aerial Photography and GIS Mapping
… to analyze how landscape affected placement of forts, camps, and other military structures. It aims to explore known archaeological structures as well as expose new areas of interest, not yet discovered through traditional survey methods. It asks the question of whether temporary structures …
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Synthèse chimiosélective de diséléniures fonctionnalisés
… être des com posés biologiquem ent actifs forts intéressants. Par conséquent, l’arrivée de ces nouveaux composés permettrait d ’étudier davantage leur potentiel biologique. La plupart des méthodes couramment utilisées sont limitées aux molécules simples. Les divers modes de réduction du …
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The Early Norman Castles of the North of England
… topography, navigable rivers, Roman roads and forts; and the differing distribution patterns of the varied physical remains of castles. This study revealed a particularly significant difference in the distribution of stone-rebuilding of castles, as against the general distribution of earthwork …
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Adventures on Windswept Islands: Children's Literature, Adolescence, and the Possibilities of Irish Culture in the Work of Eilís Dillon.
… landscape of rocks and stone-walls with ancient forts inhabiting the highest points, and thatched roof houses squat and solid against nature. This dissertation will explore the multifaceted position of the fictional child, the reader and adult as they each encounter exhilarating adventure on …
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