Data from a pre-publication independent replication initiative examining ten moral judgement effects

We present the data from a crowdsourced project seeking to replicate findings in independent laboratories before (rather than after) they are published. In this Pre-Publication Independent Replication (PPIR) initiative, 25 research groups attempted to replicate 10 moral judgment effects from a single laboratory's research pipeline of unpublished findings. The 10 effects were investigated using online/lab surveys containing psychological manipulations (vignettes) followed by questionnaires. Results revealed a mix of reliable, unreliable, and culturally moderated findings. Unlike any previous replication project, this dataset includes the data from not only the replications but also from the original studies, creating a unique corpus that researchers can use to better understand reproducibility and irreproducibility in science

The pipeline project: Pre-publication independent replications of a single laboratory's research pipeline

This crowdsourced project introduces a collaborative approach to improving the reproducibility of scientific research, in which findings are replicated in qualified independent laboratories before (rather than after) they are published. Our goal is to establish a non-adversarial replication process with highly informative final results. To illustrate the Pre-Publication Independent Replication (PPIR) approach, 25 research groups conducted replications of all ten moral judgment effects which the last author and his collaborators had “in the pipeline” as of August 2014. Six findings replicated according to all replication criteria, one finding replicated but with a significantly smaller effect size than the original, one finding replicated consistently in the original culture but not outside of it, and two findings failed to find support. In total, 40% of the original findings failed at least one major replication criterion. Potential ways to implement and incentivize pre-publication independent replication on a large scale are discussed

Data from a pre-publication independent replication initiative examining ten moral judgement effects

We present the data from a crowdsourced project seeking to replicate findings in independent laboratories before (rather than after) they are published. In this Pre-Publication Independent Replication (PPIR) initiative, 25 research groups attempted to replicate 10 moral judgment effects from a single laboratory's research pipeline of unpublished findings. The 10 effects were investigated using online/lab surveys containing psychological manipulations (vignettes) followed by questionnaires. Results revealed a mix of reliable, unreliable, and culturally moderated findings. Unlike any previous replication project, this dataset includes the data from not only the replications but also from the original studies, creating a unique corpus that researchers can use to better understand reproducibility and irreproducibility in science.Link_to_subscribed_fulltex

The pipeline project: Pre-publication independent replications of a single laboratory's research pipeline

© 2015 The Authors This crowdsourced project introduces a collaborative approach to improving the reproducibility of scientific research, in which findings are replicated in qualified independent laboratories before (rather than after) they are published. Our goal is to establish a non-adversarial replication process with highly informative final results. To illustrate the Pre-Publication Independent Replication (PPIR) approach, 25 research groups conducted replications of all ten moral judgment effects which the last author and his collaborators had âin the pipelineâ as of August 2014. Six findings replicated according to all replication criteria, one finding replicated but with a significantly smaller effect size than the original, one finding replicated consistently in the original culture but not outside of it, and two findings failed to find support. In total, 40% of the original findings failed at least one major replication criterion. Potential ways to implement and incentivize pre-publication independent replication on a large scale are discussed.Link_to_subscribed_fulltex

Environmental changes and geoarchaeology in the Danube delta since 6000 years

Le delta du Danube est le deuxième plus grand delta d'Europe, après le delta de la Volga. Il s'agit d'un hotspot écologique unique, étant la plus grande zone humide et roselière d'Europe. Depuis 1991, il a été introduit sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO. L’environnement aquatique du delta du Danube est caractérisé par divers écosystèmes, tels que des plans d’eau douce (limans), ainsi qu’un grand nombre d’écosystèmes d’eaux saumâtres. La morphologie en mosaïque que nous voyons aujourd'hui, est caractérisée dans la partie ouest du delta par une plaine alluviale, avec une série de levées et dans la partie sud-est par la présence de bancs de sable marins et de dunes côtières. Ce paysage reflète un processus évolutif complexe. L'évolution naturelle du delta du Danube correspond à une interaction complexe d'agents de forçage (vent, bilan hydrologique, bilan sédimentaire, processus fluviaux, mobilité côtière, événements de haute énergie…). Ces agents ont eu des impacts variables sur les stratégies des anciennes établissements (position, utilisation des terres et activités économiques, emplacements des ports), nécessitant des stratégies adaptatives et / ou résilientes reflétant le degré de progrès technique de ces sociétés. Dans le même temps, l'influence des sociétés passées via diverses activités économiques (agriculture, défrichement) sur la géomorphologie du bassin versant et des côtes au niveau de base s'inscrit dans des changements fondamentaux dans la relation entre les processus naturels et les activités humaines qui ont eu lieu au cours de la fin de l'Holocène.The Danube delta is the second largest delta in Europe, after the Volga delta. It is a unique ecological hotspot, being Europe’s largest wetland and reed bed. It has been introduced in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1991. The Danube’s delta aquatic environment is characterised by various ecosystems, such as freshwater bodies and numerous brackish-water ecosystems. The mosaic-like morphology that we see today, defined in the western part of the delta by a flat area of fluvial and lagoonal origin, with a series of levees and in the south-eastern part by the presence of marine sand bars and coastal dunes, reflects a complex long-term evolutionary process. Tracking the evolution of the Danube delta is crucial in the context in which this landform was constantly inhabited since the Neolithic period. At a regional scale, the questions of Where, When and How have ancient societies transformed their deltaic environment are at the base of our research, and how,conversely, this environment restrained or favoured the evolution of these societies. In this respect, we long for distinguishing the spatial extent and the frequency of these changes by investigating archaeological sites located in key-positions. These sites held insights that could explain how the history and geomorphological environment of coastal civilisations were interconnected during the Holocene, in the context of deltaic zones. Six key-sites were studied: Noviodunum, Babadag, Enisala, Orgame, Caraburun and Istros. They are definitory for the fluvial domain (Noviodunum), fluvio-lagoonal (Babadag, Enisala), fluvio-maritime (Orgame), lagoonal (Caraburun) and maritime (Istros)

Roman lamps discovered at Histria, in the Acropolis Centre‐South Sector (2013 and 2015)

Even if it represents an important ceramic category, given the quantity of material discovered during archaeological excavations, as well as the chronological information they offer, lamps have not drawn enough the attention of the specialists. The fragments presented in this paper pertain to seven types, six of which were produced in the eastern part of the Empire or were imitated in the provinces on the western Black Sea shore, while the last type is a North African production.Chiar dacă reprezintă o categorie ceramică importantă, atât din punct de vedere al cantităţii materialului descoperit în timpul cercetărilor arheologice, cât şi al aceluia al informaţiilor cronologice oferite, opaiţele nu atrag încă suficient interesul specialiştilor. Fragmentele prezentate în acest articol se încadrează în șapte tipuri, șase fiind fabricate în zona orientală a Imperiului Roman sau imitate în provinciile vest-pontice, ultimul reprezentând un tip de opaiț nord-african.Bivolaru Alexandra, Bottez Valentin. Roman lamps discovered at Histria, in the Acropolis Centre‐South Sector (2013 and 2015). In: Materiale şi cercetãri arheologice (Serie nouã), N°12 2016. pp. 131-140

Oriental amphorae discovered at Histria in the Acropolis Centre-South Sector (2014)

The 75 amphora fragments presented in this paper are part of a lot made up of 315 fragments discovered in 2014 at Histria, in the sector conventionally named Acropolis Centre-South (Acropolă Centru-Sud). The ceramic material is divided in 11 types of amphora and three types of amphora lids. The total pottery lot numbers 12,044 fragments divided as follows : amphorae (72.791%), kitchen ware (22.038%), pottery that could not be ascribed to a certain category (4.018%), lamps (0.232%), different other categories (construction material, Greek pottery, chips ; 0.921%). The statistics based on the entire ceramic lot demonstrate that amphorae remain the most important category of pottery, followed by kitchen ware, pottery that could not be ascribed to a certain category and different other categories (construction material, Greek pottery, chips). The lot we have processed can be divided as follows : amphorae (39.142%), kitchen ware (48.857%), lamps (7.428%) and others (4.573%).Cele 75 de fragmente de amfore, prezentate în studiul de faţă, fac parte dintr-un lot format din 315 fragmente descoperite în campania 2014, la Histria, în sectorul Acropolă Centru-Sud. Materialul ceramic poate fi împărţit în unsprezece tipuri amforice şi trei tipuri de capace de amforă. Lotul ceramic descoperit numără 12.044 fragmente împărţite astfel : amfore (72,791%), ceramica de bucătărie (22,038%), ceramica neîncadrată într-o categorie (4,018%), opaiţe (0,232%), diverse (materiale de construcţie, ceramica de perioadă greacă, jetoane ; 0,921%). Statistica realizată pe întreg lotul ceramic descoperit demonstrează că amforele rămân cea mai importantă categorie ceramică, urmată de ceramica de bucătărie, ceramica neîncadrabilă şi diverse (materiale de construcţie, ceramica de perioadă greacă, jetoane). Lotul triat pentru prelucrare se împarte astfel : amfore (39,142%), ceramica de bucătărie (48,857%), opaiţe (7,428%) şi diverse (4,573%).Bădescu Alexandru, Bivolaru Alexandra. Oriental amphorae discovered at Histria in the Acropolis Centre-South Sector (2014). In: Materiale şi cercetãri arheologice (Serie nouã), N°11 2015. pp. 193-208

Late Roman C wares discovered at Histria in the Acropolis Centre-South sector (2013 and 2014)

132 pottery fragments, discovered in the first two years of archaeological research in the Acropolis Centre-South Sector (excavation coordinated by a team from the University of Bucharest), at Histria are published in this paper. This pottery lot contains ten forms with 18 types of kitchen ware. This category of artefacts offers important information concerning the ACS Sector’s chronology and the economic relations of Histria (and of Scythia Minor) during the Late Roman period.În acest studiu sunt publicate 132 fragmente ceramice care au fost descoperite în primii doi ani de cercetări arheologice în Sectorul Acropolă Centru-Sud (săpătură coordonată de o echipă de la Universitatea din București), la Histria. Acest lot ceramic cuprinde zece forme cu 18 tipuri de veselă de bucătărie. Această categorie de piese oferă informații importante referitoare la cronologia Sectorului Acropolă Centru-Sud și la relațiile economice ale Histriei (și ale Scythiei Minor) în perioada romană târzie.Iliescu Iulia, Bottez Valentin, Ţârlea Alexandra, Liţu Alexandra, Bivolaru Alexandra. Late Roman C wares discovered at Histria in the Acropolis Centre-South sector (2013 and 2014). In: Materiale şi cercetãri arheologice (Serie nouã), N°13 2017. pp. 47-72

Climate Change and Geoarchaeology in the Danube delta since 6000 yrs

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Geomorphological evolution of the distal lagoons of the Danube delta and reconstruction of ancient environments. Fishing and Greek colonisation in the Black Sea during Antiquity: a geographical and regional approach

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