The late Roman field army in Northern Britain? Mobility, material culture and multi-isotope analysis at Scorton (N. Yorks) [PDF]
, 2015 At Hollow Banks Quarry, Scorton, located just north of Catterick (N Yorks.), a highly unusual group of 15 late Roman burials was excavated between 1998 and 2000. The small cemetery consists of almost exclusively male burials, dated to the fourth century.
Adler +43 more
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Investigating the design space of smartwatches combining physical rotary inputs [PDF]
, 2017 Watches benefit from a long design history. Designers and engineers have successfully built devices using rotary physical inputs such as crowns, bezels, and wheels, separately or combined.
Bailly, Gilles +4 more
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The beast initiate: the lycanthropy of Heracles [PDF]
, 2019 The obscurantist Hellenistic poet Lycophron referenced the initiation of Heracles as a beast suckling the breast of the goddess Hera. This was the event that was the mythological origin of the Galaxy and of the lily flower that incarnated the same ...
Ruck, Carl
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WatchMI: pressure touch, twist and pan gesture input on unmodified smartwatches [PDF]
, 2016 The screen size of a smartwatch provides limited space to enable expressive multi-touch input, resulting in a markedly difficult and limited experience.
Bianchi, Andrea +3 more
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Style and substance: some metal figurines from south-west Britain [PDF]
, 2014 A hoard found in Southbroom, Devizes in 1714 contained a group of copper-alloy figurines executed in both classical and local styles and depicting deities belonging to the Graeco-Roman and Gallo-Roman pantheons.
Durham, E.
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Time Machines; An exploration of Roman period copper-alloy objects in an Estonian tarand cemetery, using pXRF [PDF]
, 2021 This paper presents a new qualitative method for the use of pXRF in archaeological research. A bulk, multi-elemental approach applies a non-destructive survey technique to the copper-alloy objects recovered in a Roman period tarand cemetery, in north ...
Marcus Adrian Roxburgh
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Suited for spacewalking: A teacher's guide with activities [PDF]
, 1992 This publication is an activity guide for teachers on spacesuits and spacewalking. It uses the intensive interest many children have in space exploration as a launching point for hands-on-opportunities.
Manning, Cheryl A., Vogt, Gregory L.
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Fossilized fashion and social sparkle. Dutch Bronze Age bracelets in context [PDF]
, 2021 This contribution deals with the bronze bracelets found in the Netherlands that are datable between the Late Neolithic and the Middle Iron Age (n=176).
Arnoldussen, Stijn, Steegstra, Hannie
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Trouble in Toyland: The 23rd Annual Toy Safety Survey [PDF]
, 2008 Details findings on deaths and injuries from and toxic chemicals in toys, with a focus on lead and phthalates. Includes tips for consumers and recommendations for policy makers and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Edmund Mierzwinski, Liz Hitchcock
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Contextualisation of the Early Iron Age hoard of bronze objects discovered in Gdynia-Karwiny, site 1 [PDF]
, 2019 After the amateur discovery of a hoard of bronze ornaments (a kidney bracelet and two hollow ankle rings) in 2014 in a forest near Gdynia (Pomerania, northern Poland), the place was subjected to excavation.
Dzięgielewski, Karol +3 more
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