Results 71 to 80 of about 16,012 (253)
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract The final Stuart monarch, Queen Anne, has often been overlooked in studies of visual and material culture, particularly of fashion and dress. This article is the first to undertake a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the wardrobe accounts of Queen Anne, situating her consumption within the context of the eighteenth‐century fashion ...
Sarah A. Bendall
wiley +1 more source
Burials of martial character in the British Iron Age [PDF]
The significance of the decision to bury an individual with martial objects during the British Iron Age cannot be overstated. It is a rare subset of funerary practice, conferred upon select individuals.
Inall, Yvonne
core
Earliest human funerary rites in insular Wallacea 15,500 to 14,700 years ago
, 2023 AbstractThe insular region of Wallacea has become a focal point for studying early human evolution in island environments. Here we focus on how socioeconomic adaptations, under changing climatic conditions, influenced the belief systems and burial practices of past foragers at Ratu Mali 2, an elevated coastal cave site on the small, impoverished island
Hawkins, S. +23 more
openaire +2 more sources
Religio‐Governmental Infrastructures: Islam, Infrastructure, and Populist Mobilization in Turkey
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Turkish mosques are staffed by state‐appointed imams and callers to prayer whose practices are regulated through a complex bureaucratic network operating on an internet‐based data‐management and communication infrastructure. A centralized mosque loudspeaker network enables the broadcast of calls to prayer and other Islamic recitations across ...
Hikmet Kocamaner
wiley +1 more source
Culture & History Digital Journal, 2016 The aim of this paper is a long-term examination of the history of the collecting of material culture and bio-anthropological remains from the Canary Islands ancient settlers since the 18th century onward.
Carmen Ortiz García
doaj +1 more source
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study presents the first GC‐MS–based analyses of wide horizontal rim vessels with well‐defined funerary contexts, from Middle Bronze Age Portugal (Quinta do Amorim 2 and Pego). Organic residues from two vessels revealed ruminant fats and plant oils, alongside molecular markers of heat exposure.
João Vinícius Back +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Zephyrus, 2012 Despite new findings of tombs (often with secondary remains) the funerary information about the Cogotas I archaeological group remains too scanty. Consequently, non-preserving burial rites, including the exposure of corpses, have been suggested at some ...
Ángel ESPARZA ARROYO +2 more
doaj
HistóriaRESUMO Neste artigo, temos por objetivo refletir sobre as práticas mortuárias pagãs na Antiguidade Tardia, momento em que, diante da progressiva cristianização do Império Romano, observa-se uma sensível alteração na maneira pela qual gregos e romanos ...
Gilvan Ventura da SILVA
doaj +1 more source
THE STONE-CUTTING TRADITION OF SARYARKA AND THE CULTURAL CONTINUITY OF STONE SCULPTURES [PDF]
Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового ПричерноморьяThis article presents a detailed analysis of a complex of stone sculptures dating to the Early Iron Age discovered in the Saryarka region. The morphological and iconographic features of the sculptures are described using newly obtained archaeological ...
Kassenova, A.
doaj +1 more source
CHEST BURIAL: A MIDDLE ANGLO‐SAXON FUNERARY RITE FROM NORTHERN ENGLAND [PDF]
Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 2012 SummaryChest burials, in which the body is interred in a wooden chest with a hinged lid, are one of the most characteristic funerary practices of the middle Anglo‐Saxon period in northern England. The majority are dated to between the seventh and ninth centuries, and are found at 19 different sites located within the contemporary early medieval kingdom
openaire +1 more source