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Flooding in Northern Italy during the Early Middle Ages: resilience and adaptation [PDF]
open1Alluvial phenomena are well documented by archaeologists all over Northern Italy, and have been often linked to events reported by literary sources (e.g. the flooding of 589 described by Paul the Deacon). This paper will discuss, on the basis of the
Brogiolo, Gian Pietro
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On Prophoca and Leptophoca (Pinnipedia, Phocidae) from the Miocene of the North Atlantic realm : redescription, phylogenetic affinities and paleobiogeographic implications [PDF]
Background: Prophoca and Leptophoca represent the oldest known genera of phocine seals, dating from the latest early to middle Miocene. Originally, Prophoca rousseaui and Prophoca proxima were described based on fragmentary remains from the Miocene of ...
Dewaele, Leonard+2 more
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“A Mirror for Men” – Reconstructing a Medieval Polishing Bench and Putting it to the Test
In the late 5th century AD, the famous Ostrogoth Theoderic the Great received a truly regal gift from the king of the Warini: he was given highly elaborated swords, richly decorated and able to cut through armour.
Florian Messner
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Some Remarks on Averroes’ Long Commentary on the Metaphysics Book Alpha Meizon [PDF]
Averroes, considered to be the greatest Aristotelian commentator in the Middle Ages, has written three different types of commentary on almost all the works of this great philosopher: short, middle and long.
Altuner, Ilyas
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At the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, in the town of Turku (SW Finland), a new quarter was built near a lake that came to be known as Mätäjärvi (‘Rotten Lake’), possibly because it was polluted by the waste from leather tanners, shoemakers, and ...
Riitta Rainio+2 more
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In this article, the author takes a closer look at the finds of sea shell ornaments in the early Middle Ages, based on artefacts discovered at two sites (Nos. 2 and 4) in Kruszwica.
Aldona Kurzawska, Anna Głód
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The article examines the feasibility of applying the concepts of “centralization” of Muscovy and “new period of Russian history” in the 16th and 17th centuries, respectively.
Oleksandr Hurzhii, Vitalii Shcherbak
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Funnel-shaped glasses have been found in several places, for example in Birka (graves 577, 526, 551, 850, 854, 464, 849 and 433), Sweden and in the Netherlands (De Heul, Utrecht collection PUG).
Karl Jakob Lamberth
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Nie wszystko „tarło” co ma zęby – w poszukiwaniu funkcji
This article presents the research related to identifying the actual function of an object made of deer bones excavated in Kujawy, in the village of Brzezie (site 4).
Kamilla Waszczuk+3 more
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Fer mapes per conèixer la Història: Aportacions de la cartografia a l'estudi de l'Alta Edat Mitjana [PDF]
To make maps to know history: contributions from the cartography to the study of the early middle ages. The accomplishment of maps can allow us to know many aspects that documents written do not allow us to have knowledge.
Bolòs i Masclans, Jordi
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