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Archaeological and Archaeometric Insights into a Roman Wall Painting Assemblage from the Blanes Dump (Mérida)

open access: yesHeritage
In this paper we describe the archaeological and archaeometric analysis of a Third Pompeian Style assemblage from the Blanes dump in Mérida (Spain). Based on the pottery context, the material would have been part of the decoration of a public or private ...
Gonzalo Castillo Alcántara   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intraskeletal Variation in Cortical Bone Quantity in a Medieval Italian Sample: A Multivariate Exploratory Approach

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 191, Issue 1, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Bioarcheologists interpret skeletal health by examining variability within and between individuals. Studies of bone loss have generated contradictory and conflicting results regarding the onset and severity of age‐related bone loss on a global and temporal scale, perhaps due to mismatched methodologies. Intraskeletal comparisons of bone tissue
Katherine M. Kinkopf   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Dentition of the Aurignacian Mandible Les Rois 2, France: New Data and Taxonomic Reassessment

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 191, Issue 1, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective This study provides new dental phenotypic data on the Aurignacian mandible Les Rois 2 (southwestern France). A former study of its dental morphology concluded that its taxonomic assignment to either Homo sapiens or Homo neanderthalensis was “uncertain” and could reflect a recent Neanderthal ancestry of this specimen.
Jérôme Isle de Beauchaine   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Respiratory health in the past: a bioarchaeological study of chronic maxillary sinusitis and rib periostitis from the Iron Age to the Post Medieval Period in Southern England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Respiratory disease has affected human populations throughout our history and remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality today. In spite of this, there is a dearth of bioarchaeological research on this important subject.
Bernofsky, Karen Stacy   +1 more
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The Usage History of the Aqueduct of Nîmes Reconstructed From Carbonate Archives: Operation, Modifications and Late Antique Breakdown and Change

open access: yesGeoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT Anthropogenic carbonate deposits in Roman aqueducts can provide detailed environmental and archaeological information. The Roman aqueduct of Nîmes (France), famed for the Pont du Gard bridge, was built around AD 50 to convey water over 50 km to the city of Nemausus for drinking and bathing.
Gül Sürmelihindi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geophysical Surveys and LiDAR Topographic Analysis of the Vallum and Its Wider Landscape at Milking Gap, Hadrian's Wall

open access: yesGeoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT We present the results of geophysical surveys and LiDAR analysis of the Vallum and wider landscape at Milking Gap, on Hadrian's Wall. Magnetic gradiometry and Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) surveys were utilised to investigate the landscape context of the Vallum and provide insight into the stratigraphy of the preserved earthworks ...
Sam Bithell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Let’s Build a Medieval Tile Kiln - Introducing Experimental Archaeology into the University Curriculum

open access: yesEXARC Journal, 2013
As a lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) I teach a course on medieval archaeology and run a successful programme in designing exhibitions for local museums and community groups.
Gaynor Wood
doaj  

Conceptualizing moral migration: how disillusionment and the transnational right motivate migration to Russia Conceptualiser la migration morale : comment les désillusions et la droite transnationale motivent l’émigration vers la Russie

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 888-906, September 2026.
Russia is consistently a top migration destination. While most migrate to Russia from other post‐Soviet countries, a small but highly visible group of the Russian‐speaking diaspora has returned from Europe and North America. Lauded in Russian media as ‘ideological migrants’, their narratives at first glance echo those of the state as they claim to flee
Lauren Woodard
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction: Towards a linguistic anthropology of AI Introduction : vers une anthropologie linguistique de l'IA

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 967-982, September 2026.
This essay introduces the themed cluster of articles, ‘Towards a linguistic anthropology of AI’. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI), especially in large language models capable of producing coherent discourse mimicking conversational interaction, is exerting unprecedented pressure on prevailing concepts of language, personhood, and the human ...
Webb Keane, Constantine V. Nakassis
wiley   +1 more source

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