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The necropolises of “Cherna–Sihleanu” type: are they biritual and what in fact does biritualism mean?

open access: yesБългарско е-Списание за Археология, 2022
The paper reviews a group of five Early Medieval necropolises on the territories of modern-day Northeast Bulgaria and Southeast Romania, which demonstrate some intriguing features.
Vladimir Staykov
doaj   +3 more sources

Aesthetic uses of the past and limits in the reconstruction of historical spaces inside a videogame

open access: yesCulture & History Digital Journal, 2020
Along the last years we have assisted to the release of a great number of videogames set in the past as, for example, Assassin’s Creed: Origins (Ubisoft, 2017).
Alberto Venegas Ramos
doaj   +1 more source

Archaeometric evidence for the earliest exploitation of lignite from the bronze age Eastern Mediterranean

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
This paper presents the earliest evidence for the exploitation of lignite (brown coal) in Europe and sheds new light on the use of combustion fuel sources in the 2nd millennium BCE Eastern Mediterranean.
Stephen Buckley   +29 more
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An Exploratory Spatial Analysis of the Churches in the Southern Mani Peninsula, Greece [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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Now the wars are over: The past, present and future of Scottish battlefields [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Battlefield archaeology has provided a new way of appreciating historic battlefields. This paper provides a summary of the long history of warfare and conflict in Scotland which has given rise to a large number of battlefield sites.
C Duffy   +23 more
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De la formation de médiévistes archéologues à la formation d’archéologues médiévistes : quarante ans de cheminement

open access: yesLes Nouvelles de l’Archéologie, 2019
For a long time, the teaching of medieval archaeology depended upon historians or art historians who practiced archaeology. They did also set the academic framework for the discipline, which may differ quite a lot from one institute to another.
Anne Nissen
doaj   +1 more source

Origin, evolution and biogeographic dynamics of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Southwestern Europe

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Pleistocene is a key period for understanding the evolutionary history and palaeobiogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The species was first documented in southeastern Iberia at the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene and appears to have rapidly spread throughout Southwestern Europe, where it was found in numerous ...
Maxime Pelletier
wiley   +1 more source

Ochre roasting: the enigma of an unusual lime kiln alteration at the Cheddleton Flint Mills, near Leek, North Staffordshire [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
© World copyright - The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology. Post-Medieval Archaeology is a biannual journal devoted to the study of the material evidence of European society wherever it is found in the world. Post-Medieval Archaeology is now published
Outram, Alan K
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The Warrior and the Cat: A Re-Evaluation of the Roles of Domestic Cats in Viking Age Scandinavia

open access: yesCurrent Swedish Archaeology, 2019
The role of cats in Viking Age society is little investigated and has been dominated by uncritical adoptions of medieval mythology. Based on literary sources, the domestic cat is often linked to cultic spheres of female sorcery.
Matthias S. Toplak
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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

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