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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Skeletal trauma provides insight into both accidental injury and interpersonal violence, reflecting everyday risk and social dynamics. This study tests the hypothesis that trauma, particularly among males, was more prevalent in the Islamic population of Silves (9th–13th centuries) than in the subsequent Christian rule (13th century onwards ...
Ana González‐Ruiz +2 more
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‘The Military Mirror of Kai’: Swordsmanship and a Medieval Text in Early Modern Japan [PDF]
, 2014 Swordsmanship emerged as a new field of knowledge in early modern Japan (1600–1868), a time of relative peace. During the most violent periods of Japanese history, the latter half of the medieval period (1185–1600), samurai conducted warfare mostly on ...
Wert, Michael
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The late Medieval Greek poetry : language, metre and discourse (University of Ghent, 2015) [PDF]
, 2015 In this contribution, I offer a summary of my 2015 Ph.D. dissertation from the University of Ghent on the language and metre of Late Medieval Greek poetry as they pertain to information ...
Soltic, Jorie
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to gain information on the prevalence and manifestation of hallux valgus and associated foot pathology in ancient Egyptian mummies. Additionally, we investigated possible indicators of postmortem deformation of the feet during mummification. For this study, 34 mummies that had undergone whole body computed tomography (
Stephanie Panzer +7 more
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Treasure bequest: death and gift in the early middle ages [PDF]
, 1998 Book synopsis: This collection of twenty-two original essays investigates the organising forces of social identity and power in early Medieval Europe, spanning literary and historical texts, artefacts and archeological ...
Janes, Dominic
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The study of trauma in individuals undergoing growth and development remains an understudied area of research but can provide unique insights into the lived experiences and social identities of young people in the past. This study examines vertebral compression fractures and Schmorl's nodes in children and adolescents (1–20 years at death ...
Meghan D. Langlois +3 more
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El viaje de Don Pero Tafur (1436-1439)
Arbor: Ciencia, Pensamiento y Cultura, 2005 En este breve análisis del viaje de Don Pero Tafur, hemos querido poner el acento en la percepción que tiene de Oriente un representante de la hidalguía castellana de la segunda mitad del siglo XV, para lo que resulta inestimable su relato autobiográfico.
Francisco Javier Villalba Ruíz de Toledo
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Passion and Conflict: Medieval Islamic Views of the West
, 2014 This article analyzes the representation of al-Andalus and North Africa in medieval Islamic maps from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries. In contrast to other maps of the Mediterranean, which display a veneer of harmony and balance, the image of the
Pinto, Karen C.
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A People’s History of Christianity, vol. 4 [PDF]
, 2011 Title: A People’s History of Christianity, vol. 4; Author: Daniel E. Bornstein, ed.
Cole-Arnal, Oscar
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Bone anvils used to sharpen metal sickle blades are frequently documented in the archaeological record of the Roman and medieval Mediterranean and beyond, with new finds reported each year. This article reports anvils from the early medieval town of Walīla (Roman Volubilis) in northern Morocco and presents two other types of bone tools (bone ...
Lisa Yeomans +4 more
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