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Rectangular grave vessels and stamped ceramics from the roman period in the Central Balkans: A contribution to the study of prehistoric traditions during the Roman period [PDF]

Starinar, 2006
This paper discusses the rectangular grave vessels discovered, with cremated human remains, at several Roman period cemeteries in western Bulgaria northeast Macedonia and southeast Serbia. All the cemeteries show similar funerary rites, burial procedures
Bulatović Aleksandar
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ARCHAIC AND CLASSICAL BRONZE VESSELS FROM THE IRON AGE CEMETERY OF BOROVA (ALBANIA): A COMMUNITY IN TRANSITION

Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2020
The cemetery of Borova is situated in the region of Kolonja in south-east Albania. The cemeteryhad around 49 graves which contained rich inventories of pottery, jewelry , weapons, etc.
Sabina Veseli
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Lactation, Childrearing, and Gender Justice

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, I discuss the significance of early infant feeding choices for the goal of gender justice. Focusing on human lactation practices, I identify Exclusive Gestational Nursing (EGN) as the norm in advanced industrial societies, which creates the expectation and permission for gestators, and only gestators, to nurse children, and ...
Jenny Brown
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Funerary Artefacts, Cemetery Souvenirs and Final Resting Places

European Journal of Life Writing, 2020
This photo essay discusses artworks that explore the commemorative dimensions of death through socially-engaged artistic processes, and the use of Oasis® floral foam—an ephemeral material that is integral to making flower arrangements that venerate the ...
Catherine Bell
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Using art history to explore society's changing connections with agriculture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Food insecurity is a looming challenge that especially affects those least fortunate. Consumer food choices have a substantial impact on the sustainability of current food systems. Here, we use art as a lens through which to consider our contemporary and historical relationship to one of the world's most crucial crops, the potato, in the context of the
Edward F. Hill‐King, Martin R. McAinsh, Michael R. Roberts   +2 more
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Evolution of hierarchical phase‐contrast tomography on the European Synchrotron beamlines BM05 and BM18: a whole adult human brain imaging case study

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, EarlyView.
The evolution of hierarchical phase‐contrast tomography (HiP‐CT) from its origins at the BM05 beamline to its transition to BM18 (ESRF‐EBS) is shown. The novel hardware and scanning approach developments resulted in significantly improved data quality, resolution, sensitivity and speed.
Hector Dejea, Joseph Brunet, Theresa Urban, Camille Berruyer, Alessandro Mirone, Christoph Jarnias, Alexandre Bellier, Claire Walsh, Peter D. Lee, Paul Tafforeau   +9 more
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‘Enthusiasts’ and ‘Fanatics’: The Decembrists as a Case Study in French Influence on Russian Culture, Emotions and Thought

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Participants in Russia's 1825 Decembrist uprising against the Tsarist regime were, quite literally, a case study in French cultural influence upon Russia. This is particularly true as it relates to Russia's emotional cultures. Although this has not, traditionally, been the primary focus of historical analysis of this event (in Soviet or ...
ADAM COKER
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Middle Bronze Age Funerary Practices in Southwest Portugal Hypogea: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Social and Ritual Dynamics

Quaternary
This study analyses the funerary practices in hypogea (rock-cut tombs) of the Middle Bronze Age in southern Portugal with the aim of deepening our understanding of Bronze Age funerary rituals in southwestern Iberia.
Marta Borges, Hugo Aluai Sampaio, Ana M. S. Bettencourt   +2 more
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THE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF EGYPTIAN ALABASTER VESSELS FROM THE EARLY ERA IN ATFIYAH MUSEUM STORE – HELWAN – EGYPT [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2013
Egypt is considered one of the most countries which contain a lot of cultural heritage; the Ancient Egyptian used a lot of stones for his life like: limestone, sandstone, granite and Egyptian Alabaster.
R. Radi Abdel Kader, S. Sayed Mohamed
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Bridging the Late Antique Gap in Northwest Arabia: New Archaeological Evidence on the Occupation of Wādī al‐Qurā (al‐ʿUlā [AlUla], Saudi Arabia) Between the Third and Seventh Centuries CE

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2019, the Dadan Archaeological Project (CNRS/RCU/AFALULA) identified a Late Antique village 1 km south of ancient Dadan in the al‐ʿUlā valley (northwest Saudi Arabia). Three excavation seasons at this site (2021–2023) have uncovered a massive building constructed in the late third or early fourth cent.
Jérôme Rohmer, Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani, Charlène Bouchaud, Elora Chambraud, Vladimir Dabrowski, Hatem Djerbi, Fabien Lesguer, Hervé Monchot, Paul Picavet, Louise Purdue, Bertrand Riba, Shadi Shabo   +11 more
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