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Semidiaphanam Tremuli Narcissuli Ideam Lacteam1: Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (1651–1708) and His Determined Search for the Porcelain Principle

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 1, Page 120-131, February 2026.
ABSTRACT With this contribution, an attempt is being made to chart the timeline of the invention of the European hard‐paste porcelain based on historical documents. They were evaluated to trace the development lines from Tschirnhaus's early experiments with burning mirrors and lenses in the 1680s to finding ‘wax porcelain’ around 1694 to the ...
Robert B. Heimann
wiley   +1 more source

BURIED ORNAMENTS: EXPLORING FUNERARY BEHAVIOURS IN THE CHALCOLITHIC FROM THE LOWER DANUBE

open access: yesOxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 2-27, February 2026.
Summary This article focuses on personal adornments found in Chalcolithic funerary contexts from the Lower Danube. Generally, these artefacts are made from exotic raw materials originating from the Mediterranean sea, particularly Spondylus shells, along with Glycymeris or Antalis shells, and less frequently from local materials.
Monica Mărgărit
wiley   +1 more source

Human dignity, minimum and maximum: what is the justification for the difference between male and female Diyah" in Islam? [PDF]

open access: yesJ Med Ethics Hist Med
Jafari SA   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Late shellmound occupation in southern Brazil: A multi-proxy study of the Galheta IV archaeological site. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
Mendes Cardoso J   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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