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View article: Including Prisoners in Research Design: Codevelopment of a Practical Guidance Toolkit to Support Intervention Delivery to Address the Physical and Mental Health of Older Prisoners (PAMHOP) Study
Including Prisoners in Research Design: Codevelopment of a Practical Guidance Toolkit to Support Intervention Delivery to Address the Physical and Mental Health of Older Prisoners (PAMHOP) Study Open
Introduction Over the last decade, the number of older people in custody with common mental and physical health problems has increased. Little is known about the effectiveness of interventions targeting this age group. Objective To codevel…
View article: Multiple anthropogenic stressors in the Galápagos Islands' complex social–ecological system: Interactions of marine pollution, fishing pressure, and climate change with management recommendations
Multiple anthropogenic stressors in the Galápagos Islands' complex social–ecological system: Interactions of marine pollution, fishing pressure, and climate change with management recommendations Open
For decades, multiple anthropogenic stressors have threatened the Galápagos Islands. Widespread marine pollution such as oil spills, persistent organic pollutants, metals, and ocean plastic pollution has been linked to concerning changes i…
View article: Archaeological and systemic context for the plastic age: Theorising the formation of contemporary and future archaeological records
Archaeological and systemic context for the plastic age: Theorising the formation of contemporary and future archaeological records Open
In this article, a cross-disciplinary approach is used to create an overarching theory of how and in what ways plastics are forming an archaeological record. By drawing on foundational archaeological research into those cultural and natura…
View article: On the origins of dance
On the origins of dance Open
Given that culture involves some form of transmission from one generation to the next, the question of its origins must necessarily involve activities that do not depend on its pre-existence. Dancing is significant in being simultaneously …
View article: ‘Taking time’: Using Archaeology to Develop Policies Around the Mental and Physical Health of Older People in Custody
‘Taking time’: Using Archaeology to Develop Policies Around the Mental and Physical Health of Older People in Custody Open
PAMHOP (The Physical And Mental Health of Older Prisoners) is an inter- and transdisciplinary project funded by the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The project has two principal aims: to better understand the p…
View article: The contamination of in situ archaeological remains: A pilot analysis of microplastics in sediment samples using μFTIR
The contamination of in situ archaeological remains: A pilot analysis of microplastics in sediment samples using μFTIR Open
This is believed to be the first evidence of MP contamination in archaeological sediment (or soil) samples with polymers and size ranges measured and while accounting for procedural blanks. These results support the phenomenon of transport…
View article: Archaeological approaches to plastics and plastic pollution: A critical overview
Archaeological approaches to plastics and plastic pollution: A critical overview Open
In this overview, we examine some of the ways in which archaeologists have increasingly turned their attention to the contemporary world, focusing not on ancient artefacts but on the material legacies that we ourselves are creating and wha…
View article: People and places: towards an understanding and categorisation of reasons for place attachment – case studies from the north of England
People and places: towards an understanding and categorisation of reasons for place attachment – case studies from the north of England Open
People develop a sense of place, belonging and identity when a place affords tangible and intangible benefits like security, familiarity, shelter, food, work opportunities, and social interaction. Places form landscapes individually valued…
View article: Waste Journeys
Waste Journeys Open
Plastics, as supermodern artefacts of the Anthropocene, form a significant part of waste landscapes. But they also pollute landscapes – cultural and natural, marine and terrestrial – across the globe, including in the most isolated of plac…
View article: Effects of interventions on depression and anxiety in older people with physical health problems in the criminal justice system: a systematic review
Effects of interventions on depression and anxiety in older people with physical health problems in the criminal justice system: a systematic review Open
The demand for health care in older people involved in the criminal justice system is high. The prevalence of mental and physical health conditions for people living in prison is greater than in community populations. After systematically …
View article: Plasticity and Time: Using the Stress-Strain Curve as a Framework for Investigating the Wicked Problems of Marine Pollution and Climate Change
Plasticity and Time: Using the Stress-Strain Curve as a Framework for Investigating the Wicked Problems of Marine Pollution and Climate Change Open
Plastics have become the characteristic material of the current Plastic Age. Yet plastics are also a highly contested form of heritage. Intact and functioning, they are useful, but when compromised they lose their utility and often also th…
View article: Using Topic Modelling to Reassess Heritage Values from a People-centred Perspective: Applications from the North of England
Using Topic Modelling to Reassess Heritage Values from a People-centred Perspective: Applications from the North of England Open
The historic environment—comprising a palimpsest of landscapes, buildings and objects—carries meaning and plays a crucial role in giving people a sense of place, identity and belonging. It represents a repository of ever-accumulating colle…
View article: Heritage itineraries and the ‘rest state’ at Europe’s Cold War-era Ground-launched Cruise Missile (GLCM) sites
Heritage itineraries and the ‘rest state’ at Europe’s Cold War-era Ground-launched Cruise Missile (GLCM) sites Open
Cold War legacies pose significant challenges for heritage management and interpretation at landscape scale. This paper explores an area where management and interpretation overlap, in terms of how postcolonial attitudes usually require so…
View article: Bottle with a message: The role of story writing as an engagement tool to explore children's perceptions of marine plastic litter
Bottle with a message: The role of story writing as an engagement tool to explore children's perceptions of marine plastic litter Open
As human behaviors play a crucial role in addressing the global threat of plastic pollution, it is vital to understand perceptions about marine plastic litter (MPL) and to develop interventions encouraging pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs…
View article: ‘Windows of opportunity’: exploring the relationship between social media and plastic policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic
‘Windows of opportunity’: exploring the relationship between social media and plastic policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Plastic pollution has reached a crisis point due to ineffective waste management, an over-reliance on single-use plastic items and a lack of suitable plastic alternatives. The COVID-19 Pandemic has seen a dramatic increase in the use of si…
View article: Appleby New Fair: Investigating Local Attitudes Towards a Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) Heritage Tradition in the Context of Legislative Change
Appleby New Fair: Investigating Local Attitudes Towards a Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) Heritage Tradition in the Context of Legislative Change Open
Appleby New Fair has been a significant event in the Gyspy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) calendar for over 100 years. Because of the Fair, the town of Appleby in Cumbria (England) has become a "mecca", 'sacred' to GRT communities. Yet new legi…
View article: Collaborative experimentation in the urban process: activism and everyday heritage in Krasnoyarsk (Siberia, Russia)
Collaborative experimentation in the urban process: activism and everyday heritage in Krasnoyarsk (Siberia, Russia) Open
The rapid growth of cities can compromise their heritage by: diluting the distinctive character of diverse urban areas, destroying historic sites and buildings, and interrupting evolutionary continuity. This paper presents an innovative ap…
View article: 'The Technological Sublime': Combining Art and Archaeology in Documenting Change at the Former RAF Coltishall (Norfolk, UK)
'The Technological Sublime': Combining Art and Archaeology in Documenting Change at the Former RAF Coltishall (Norfolk, UK) Open
Since at least the 1990s, archaeologists and artists have been documenting military installations following the withdrawal of service personnel. They have usually embarked on these recording opportunities separately, experiencing these sit…
View article: Fame and recognition in historic and contemporary graffiti: examples from New York City (US), Richmond Castle and Bristol (UK)
Fame and recognition in historic and contemporary graffiti: examples from New York City (US), Richmond Castle and Bristol (UK) Open
Artists have been making their mark on the world for at least 70,000 years. Some of the best known examples of what is commonly referred to as cave art are from the Upper Palaeolithic in Europe, at sites which are popular tourist attractio…
View article: ‘COVID waste’ and social media as method: an archaeology of personal protective equipment and its contribution to policy
‘COVID waste’ and social media as method: an archaeology of personal protective equipment and its contribution to policy Open
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a viral archive—an archaeological record of history in the making. One aspect of this archive is increased environmental pollution, not least through the discarded facemasks and gloves that characterise th…
View article: Reimagining Nashville: The Changing Place of Country
Reimagining Nashville: The Changing Place of Country Open
For as long as there has been country music, Nashville has been its spiritual if not actual home. This city of recording studios, rehearsal spaces, music shops and venues is one of a small number of cities associated with a specific music …
View article: Cold War: a Transnational Approach to a Global Heritage
Cold War: a Transnational Approach to a Global Heritage Open
SUMMARYAlthough within living memory, many countries now consider their surviving Cold War architecture as part of their heritage. It can even be a priority for heritage managers given that significant buildings are often suitable for reus…
View article: The Artist-Led Condition: Reframing Self-Organisation in the Visual Arts in the UK Post-2007
The Artist-Led Condition: Reframing Self-Organisation in the Visual Arts in the UK Post-2007 Open
The term ‘artist-led’ has become commonly used as shorthand to describe cultural forms grounded in principles of self-organisation, largely as part of the ‘second economy’ of the globalised art system. The thesis critically explores this s…
View article: Hospital Length of Stay For COVID-19 Patients: Data-Driven Methods for Forward Planning
Hospital Length of Stay For COVID-19 Patients: Data-Driven Methods for Forward Planning Open
Background: Predicting hospital length of stay (LoS) for patients with COVID-19 infection is essential to ensure that adequate bed capacity can be provided without unnecessarily restricting care for patients with other conditions. Here, we…
View article: Sonic Heritage, Identity and Music-making in Sheffield, “Steel City”
Sonic Heritage, Identity and Music-making in Sheffield, “Steel City” Open
This paper examines the way pervasive influences within the built environment shape heritage and identity. With a focus on Sheffield, a northern English city strongly associated with a now largely defunct steel industry, the paper investig…
View article: (Im)material culture: towards an archaeology of cybercrime
(Im)material culture: towards an archaeology of cybercrime Open
Cybercrime is ubiquitous. People now inhabit a digital environment comprising permanent risk, exponential threats, and multiple virtual/physical harms, forming a global community of malefactors and the criminally exploited. The purpose of …
View article: Situating (in)significance
Situating (in)significance Open
In this paper we introduce the concept of '(in)significance' as a way to think about values in heritage, and in the attribution, recording, description, assessment and categorisation practices that characterise heritage processes. Our aim …
View article: Introduction: (in)significance – values and valuing in heritage
Introduction: (in)significance – values and valuing in heritage Open
The notion and possibilities of (in)significance arose in 2015 when we developed an idea for a one-day symposium titled '(in)significance: a discussion about values and valuing in heritage'. At the symposium, we aimed to explore the histor…
View article: Basin-scale sources and pathways of microplastic that ends up in the Galápagos Archipelago
Basin-scale sources and pathways of microplastic that ends up in the Galápagos Archipelago Open
The Galápagos Archipelago and Galápagos Marine Reserve lie 1000 km off the coast of Ecuador and are among the world's most iconic wildlife refuges. However, plastic litter is now found even in this remote island archipelago. Prior to this …