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Economic Anthropology, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT The khipu knotted string records in the ancient Andes were accounting systems, but they did not indicate any concepts of commensurability or exchange value. They were not incipient money; instead, monetized commerce appears to have predated the economic organization of the Inca society. The article begins by tracing the emergence of coinage in
Alf Hornborg
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DNA and Etruscan identity [PDF]
, 2017 From the time of Herodotus, who suggested that the Etruscans were immigrants to Italy, to the present day, the origin of the Etruscans has been debated.
Perkins, Phil
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Distinguishing damages from two earthquakes —Archaeoseismology of a Crusader castle (Al-Marqab citadel, Syria) [PDF]
, 2010 Damages from two major earthquakes are identified in medieval Al-Marqab citadel (Latin: Margat) in coastal Syria. Built by the Order of St. John (Hospitallers) in the twelfth–thirteenth centuries, the hilltop fortification has masonry walls made with and
Kázmér, Miklós, Major, Balázs
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Measuring Beyond the Standard: Informal Measurement Systems as Cognitive Technologies
Topics in Cognitive Science, Volume 18, Issue 1, Page 204-219, January 2026.Abstract This paper explores the role of measurement as a cognitive technology across human history, emphasizing the coexistence of formal and informal measurement systems. While standardized systems dominate contemporary culture and are well documented across large‐scale societies of the past, this manuscript highlights the less explored domain of ...
Roope O. Kaaronen +2 more
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The historical development of sewers worldwide [PDF]
, 2015 Open Access articleAlthough there is evidence of surface-based storm drainage systems in early Babylonian and Mesopotamian Empires in Iraq (ca. 4000-2500 BC), it is not until after ca.
Angelakis, Andreas N. +8 more
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Numbers on the Visigothic Slates: A Cognitive Approach
Topics in Cognitive Science, Volume 18, Issue 1, Page 187-203, January 2026.Abstract Numerical notation found on multiple slates from Early Medieval Visigothic Iberia remains undeciphered. Previous studies have proposed that they simply represent Roman numerals. However, the comparative study of the numbers on the written and numerical slates suggests that they do not in fact represent the same graphic code.
Nerea Fernández Cadenas
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Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Within the ‘Making History’ project, the British Museum investigated the materiality of the Vindolanda ink writing tablets for the first time, with a particular focus on the possible differentiation of the ink sources employed. Thanks to the application of complementary scientific techniques, it was possible to develop an analytical protocol for the ...
Giovanna Vasco +4 more
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Christian ideology and the image of a holy land: the place of Jerusalem pilgrimage in the various Christianities [PDF]
, 2013 The great majority of the world's holy cities and sacred shrines attract pilgrims from culturally circumscribed catchment areas, and thus host pilgrims united by strong degrees of cultural homogeneity.
Bowman, Glenn W.
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Gymnasia in Eastern Sicily of the Hellenistic and Roman Period [PDF]
, 2018 Schriftquellen und Inschriften legen nahe, dass in Sizilien die Institution des Gymnasions vom 3. Jh. v. Chr. an florierte, im Reich Hierons II. wie auch in der spätrepublikanischen römischen Provinz.
Trümper, Monika
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An Exploratory Spatial Analysis of the Churches in the Southern Mani Peninsula, Greece [PDF]
, 2019 The Mani Peninsula is home to hundreds of Orthodox Christian churches that were built within the last millennium. As in other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean countryside, the topological relationship between churches and settlements is a critical ...
Kalaycı, Tuna, Seifried, Rebecca M
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