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Neolithic and medieval virus genomes reveal complex evolution of hepatitis B

open access: yesbioRxiv, 2018
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most widespread human pathogens known today, yet its origin and evolutionary history are still unclear and controversial.
B. Krause-Kyora   +21 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mesa Redonda Complex (Villaverde del Río, Seville): a tell above the Lower Guadalquivir Valley

open access: yesTrabajos de Prehistoria
The archaeological site of Mesa Redonda (Villaverde del Río, Seville) was the subject of archaeological research at the end of the 1970s, and only recently has new research been carried out.
Marta Diaz-Zorita Bonilla   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

PAPAL CHAPLAIN AND SUBDEACON EGIDIUS. JUDGE DELEGATE AND LEGATE IN HUNGARY AT THE SAME TIME?

open access: yesИстраживања, 2017
The present paper gives a short summary about the course of life of Egidius, a papal chaplain and subdeacon, who spent ca. three years in the Medieval Kingdom of Hungary in the late 1220’s as a judge delegate.
GÁBOR BARABÁS
doaj   +1 more source

Radical Succession: Hagiography, Reform, and Franciscan Identity in the Convent of the Abbess Juana de la Cruz (1481–1534)

open access: yesReligions, 2021
In this article, I study in depth the first vita of the Franciscan Tertiary abbess Juana de la Cruz (Vida y fin de la bienaventurada virgen sancta Juana de la Cruz, written c. 1534), examining it as a chronicle that narrativizes the origins and reform of
Pablo Acosta-García
doaj   +1 more source

Ancient genomes reveal a high diversity of Mycobacterium leprae in medieval Europe

open access: yesPLoS Pathogens, 2018
Studying ancient DNA allows us to retrace the evolutionary history of human pathogens, such as Mycobacterium leprae, the main causative agent of leprosy. Leprosy is one of the oldest recorded and most stigmatizing diseases in human history.
V. Schuenemann   +32 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cortical bone distribution in the human mandibular symphysis: Ontogenic and morphometric approaches in archeological context

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The human mandibular symphysis concentrates multiaxial loads during function and remodels throughout growth, but the precise mechanisms underlying cortical bone shape during growth remain relatively unexplored. Approaches based solely on thickness or external cortical contours provide only partial insights and do not capture the functional ...
Ana Ribeiro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

One god and one king: The unification of Norway according to Snorri Sturluson

open access: yesFilologia Germanica
This article is a diachronic analysis of Snorri’s account of the unification of Norway, partly supplementing and partly revising the argument put forward in my book Society and Politics in Snorri Sturluson’s Heimskringla (Berkeley 1991).
Sverre Bagge
doaj   +1 more source

The Ottoman Siege and Assault of Constantinople in 1422 AD: Its Military and Political Aspect

open access: yesВестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2017
This paper addresses the military and political aspect of the Turkish siege of Constantinople in 1422 AD, when the Ottomans gained valuable experience to use it later, in the final battle of 1453.
Tatiana V. Kushch
doaj   +1 more source

Based on a true history?: The impact of popular "Medieval Film" on the public understanding of the Middle Ages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This thesis examines the understanding of the Middle Ages among the UK public and the impact that popular big-budget films which depict the period have on that understanding. Three films released between 2000 and 2009 are chosen for detailed study, their
Sturtevant, Paul.B.
core  

Integrating whole‐bone and regional analyses to understand human scapular growth

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates ontogenetic changes in human scapular morphology using three‐dimensional geometric morphometrics with whole‐bone and region‐specific analyses. The aim is to evaluate whether the scapula follows a regular developmental pattern and whether its functionally distinct components, the scapular spine (SS) and glenoid fossa ...
Azahara Salazar‐Fernández   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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