The Carolingian cocio: on the vocabulary of the early medieval petty merchant
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 57-81, February 2024.The word cocio (i.e. petty merchant or broker in classical Latin) was a rare term that after a long absence in written Latin reappeared in several Carolingian texts. Scholars have posited a medieval semantic shift from ‘merchant’ to ‘vagabond’. But this article argues that this consensus is erroneous.
Shane Bobrycki
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Writ in water—Unwritten histories obtained from carbonate deposits in ancient water systems
Geoarchaeology, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 63-88, January/February 2024.Abstract Calcium carbonate deposits from ancient water systems such as aqueducts are a hidden archive for archaeology and environmental sciences. These deposits formed wherever carbonate‐rich water was in contact with a water‐containing structure and recorded water composition, temperature, biological content, the operation or nonoperation of a water ...
Gül Sürmelihindi, Cees Passchier
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Ancient mortar production in Ostia, Italy: builders and their choices
, 2016 The main objective of the research discussed in this thesis was to evaluate the methods and materials used by builders in ancient Ostia to produce mortar for masonry structures. The work was conducted with an eye toward understanding why the ancient builders selected specific materials and employed specific techniques.
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The Sound of Data (a gentle introduction to sonification for historians)
The Programming Historian, 2016 ποίησις - fabrication, creation, production I am too tired of seeing the past. There are any number of guides that will help you visualize that past which cannot be seen, but often we forget what a creative act visualization is.
Shawn Graham
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The ancient city of Ostia, gateway to Rome: an archaeological treasure to (re)discover
, 2020 This presentation will introduce the public to the history and culture of the ancient city of Ostia, harbor of Rome, focusing in particular on the wall paintings the site has left us.
Tomassini, Paolo +1 more
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The ancient wall paintings of Ostia antica (Rome): history, technique and craftsmanship
, 2018 The painted decorations of Ostia, the harbour of Rome, are known by all for their excellent preservation state and for the importance they represent as one of the only testimonies of Ancient Wall Painting from the second to the fifth c. AD. However, it is surprising to see they have never been studied through a technical point of view, using them as a ...
Tomassini, Paolo +1 more
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Midventricular Takotsubo syndrome mimicking a thrombolysed anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. [PDF]
Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej, 2023 Tziomalos G +5 more
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Roman Republican coarse ware from Norba, Southern Lazio (Italy): a multi-analytical study of production technology and trade. [PDF]
Archaeol Anthropol Sci, 2023 Borgers B +4 more
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I porti di Fiumicino. Quale sostenibilità?
GEOmediaOn the small coast of Fiumicino, where the Tiber flows into the sea, the largest river in peninsular Italy, which was historically the gateway to ancient Rome as evidenced by the ruins of Trajan's port and ancient Ostia there, the construction of two ...
Italia Nostra
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Current progress on murals: distribution, conservation and utilization. [PDF]
Herit Sci, 2023 Wang Y, Wu X.
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