Zooarchaeological evidence for the exploitation of birds in medieval and early modern Estonia (ca 1200–1800) [PDF]
In this paper, we discuss bird bones from sixteen sites across Estonia, focusing on the Medieval and Early Modern Period (ca 1200â1800). Zooarchaeology, stable isotope analysis and Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectometry (ZooMS) are used to explore how the ...
Freydis Ehrlich +2 more
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Of pots and hearths – the material environment of domestic foodways [PDF]
The material culture of the medieval and later foodways in Estonia was in a constant evolution, influenced by various changes in the local society as well as in the broader human environment.
Erki Russow, Arvi Haak
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Ethnicity and the Writing of Medieval Scottish history [PDF]
Historians have long tended to define medieval Scottish society in terms of interactions between ethnic groups. This approach was developed over the course of the long nineteenth century, a formative period for the study of medieval Scotland.
Anderson James +21 more
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Image of the Snake-Dragon in the Architectural Decoration of the Christian Churches of the Medieval Period [PDF]
The article focuses on the evolution of the image of the snake in the architectural decoration of the Christian churches in Caucasus during the medieval period.
Ekaterina Endoltseva, Nelly Tabueva
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Finding the "Early Medieval" in South Asian Archaeology [PDF]
The concept of an “early medieval” period (c. 600–1300 c.e.) in the study of South Asia’s past is well established, yet remains ill defined and poorly understood. As a result, debates regarding grand explanative frameworks, not to mention the meaning and
Hawkes, Jason D.
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La ville en 3D : approche plurielle à Lillebonne en Normandie
Urban archaeology development ask cities dynamics to understand the town and accompany the spatial planning policy. However, visualized past is complex.
Jérôme Spiesser
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Distinguishing damages from two earthquakes —Archaeoseismology of a Crusader castle (Al-Marqab citadel, Syria) [PDF]
Damages from two major earthquakes are identified in medieval Al-Marqab citadel (Latin: Margat) in coastal Syria. Built by the Order of St. John (Hospitallers) in the twelfth–thirteenth centuries, the hilltop fortification has masonry walls made with and
Kázmér, Miklós, Major, Balázs
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MtDNA analysis of early-medieval human remains from the cemetery in Grodowice (PL)
The genetic composition of the medieval populations of Central Europe, Poland in particular, has been poorly investigated to date. Although a few DNA datasets from Poland have been published recently, no large-scale ancient DNA study on medieval ...
Anna Kubica-Grygiel +2 more
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Uncovering the sources of DNA found on the Turin Shroud [PDF]
The Turin Shroud is traditionally considered to be the burial cloth in which the body of Jesus Christ was wrapped after his death approximately 2000 years ago.
Achilli, Alessandro +4 more
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Rainfall variations in central Indo-Pacific over the past 2,700 y [PDF]
Tropical rainfall variability is closely linked to meridional shifts of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and zonal movements of the Walker circulation.
Breitenbach, Sebastian +18 more
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