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Technology and culture in Greek and Roman antiquity [PDF]
, 2007 The technological achievements of the Greeks and Romans continue to fascinate and excite admiration. But what was the place of technology in their cultures?
Cuomo, Serafina
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Deconstructing the symbolic city:Jerome as guide to late antique Rome [PDF]
, 2012 This article considers the writings of Saint Jerome as a source for writing a cultural history of the city of Rome in late antiquity. Jerome is of course, in many respects, an unreliable witness but his lively and often conflicted accounts of the city do
Grig, Lucy
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract A recent debate has emerged between Caspar et al. (2024) and Herculano‐Houzel (2023) on inferring extinct dinosaur cognition by estimating brain neuron counts. While thought‐provoking, the discussion largely overlooks the function of cognition, as well as partly neglects the difficulties involved in estimating neuron numbers, which according ...
Thomas Rejsenhus Jensen +7 more
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Le sanctuaire de la Fermerie à Juvigné (Mayenne), de l’âge du Fer à l’époque romaine
Gallia, 2016 Investigations as well as pedestrian survey were carried out in the late 1980s at the site of la Fermerie at Juvigné (Mayenne). It has recently been subject of a new document review.
Stanislas Bossard +2 more
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A possibly Christian burial of the late Roman period discovered in a quarry at Ta' Sannat, Gozo [PDF]
, 2008 According to the Museum Annual Report for the years 1928-9, the Police Occurrences Register for the period 20/12/1928- 9/4/1929, and Public Works correspondence for the period 5/9/1928 - 3/4/1929, a burial was discovered in a quarry at Ta' Sannat on
Azzopardi, George
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Memory, tradition, and Christianization of the Peloponnese [PDF]
, 2015 This work examines the use of memory and tradition in the Christianization of the Peloponnese based on the evidence of the location and topography of churches.
Sweetman, Rebecca Jane
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Integrating whole‐bone and regional analyses to understand human scapular growth
The 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
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What did the romans and moslems eat in Conimbriga (Portuga)? : the animal bones from the 1990`s excavations [PDF]
, 2014 Conferência realizada em Lisboa na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa de 8–9 Março de 2012The 1992 and 1993 excavations of Roman to Medieval layers of Conimbriga, in central Portugal, uncovered a Roman amphitheatre that pre-dated the Late ...
Cardoso, João Luís +2 more
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Portraits, Power, and Patronage in the Late Roman Republic [PDF]
, 2000 Recent work in ancient art history has sought to move beyond formalist interpretations of works of art to a concern to understand ancient images in terms of a broader cultural, political, and historical context.
Tanner, J
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper tackles one key limitation in the analysis of Iron Age communities in the Northwestern Iberian Peninsula: the limited exploration of areas beyond the fortified settlements known as castros (hillforts). The vast majority of archaeological studies have focused exclusively on the areas inside the walls of these settlements, which are ...
César Parcero‐Oubiña +7 more
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