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, 2023 Introduction to the volume Epicureanism and Scientific Debates. Antiquity and Late Reception.
P. -M. Morel, F. Masi, F. Verde
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The preauricular sulcus has long been debated as a pelvic feature variably attributed to obstetric stress, ligamentous traction, and broader biomechanical processes. To clarify its determinants, we analyzed 409 adult individuals from three archeological and one early modern skeletal collection from the Iberian Peninsula, integrating graded ...
Rebeca García‐González +5 more
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Revue Archéologique de l’Est, 2013 In 2001 excavations in Rue Jean Moulin in Uckange (Moselle) revealed part of a Roman cemetery. The site has returned several human cremations and a quadrangular building, maybe an enclosure or an ustrinum, all dated to the 2nd–3rd century AD. Furthermore,
Arnaud Lefebvre +4 more
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Pappus of Alexandria and the mathematics of late antiquity
, 2007 Book synopsis: This book is at once an analytical study of one of the most important mathematical texts of antiquity, the Mathematical Collection of the fourth-century AD mathematician Pappus of Alexandria, and also an examination of the work's wider ...
Cuomo, Serafina
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Arhinolemur scalabrinii† Ameghino, 1898 was originally described as a strepsirrhine primate (Mammalia) but has been recognized as an anostomid fish since 2012. It remains the only extinct anostomid species known from complete cranial material.
Karen M. Panzeri +8 more
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Martyrs, athletes, and transmedia storytelling in late antiquity
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2019 Fan fiction in antiquity suffers from a lack of certainty regarding what is canon. Is what is now considered fan fiction really fan fiction, or is it another contemporary version of the canon? The concept of fan fiction thus ought to be combined with the
Monika Amsler
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Tracing the evolutionary history of the morpho‐anatomy of baculum in primates
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Animal morphology reflects both evolutionary history and present‐day adaptation. Male mammal copulatory structures such as the baculum (penile bone) are ideal for studying these processes because of their complexity and high interspecific variability. In primates, however, research has focused mostly on baculum length.
Federica Spani +3 more
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The Refortification of Knidos in Late Antiquity
Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi DergisiThis study examines the Late Antique fortification of Knidos, a major ancient city in southwestern Anatolia’s Carian region. Excavations on the so-called Third Terrace have uncovered a previously undocumented fortification line, reflecting spatial ...
Derviş Ozan Tozluca
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The 9+ month marathon: How pregnancy may have shaped human endurance capacities
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Anthropology has long considered the evolution of our uniquely human endurance capacities to be the result of selection upon anatomical and physiological features imposed by the demands of thermoregulation and resource acquisition, particularly during the demands of persistence hunting. Research has focused on the anatomical changes present in
Cara Ocobock
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La Tercera Sofística en el marco teórico de la historiografía sobre la Antigüedad Tardía y el Postmodernismo [PDF]
Talia dixit, 2010 The study of Late Antiquity has generated an increasing interest not only within the realms of the Imperial Greek and Latin literature but also within the rhetorical milieu of the Roman Empire. In last decades, efforts have been made to try to categorize
Quiroga, Alberto
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