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Les Arts libéraux dans la tapisserie à la fin du Moyen Âge : entre iconographie savante et pratiques d'atelier. [PDF]

, 2010
International audienceThe representation of the liberal arts, been attested on numerous media at the end by the Middle Ages, knows about the same period a development in tapestry. Two series of "chambres de tapisserie" testify of it, corresponding to two
Charron, Pascale
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Ancient Microbiomes as Mirrored by DNA Extracted From Century‐Old Herbarium Plants and Associated Soil

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 25, Issue 7, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Numerous specimens stored in natural history collections have been involuntarily preserved together with their associated microbiomes. We propose exploiting century‐old soils occasionally found on the roots of herbarium plants to assess the diversity of ancient soil microbial communities originally associated with these plants.
Gianluca Grasso, Régis Debruyne, Martino Adamo, Olivier Rué, Franck Lejzerowicz, Lucie Bittner, Valeria Bianciotto, Roland Marmeisse   +7 more
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Stress, Life History, and Linear Enamel Hypoplasia: Insights From the Indigenous Populations of the Canary Islands

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 188, Issue 1, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study evaluated the influence of genetic diversity, subsistence strategies, age at death, and their interplay on the prevalence of linear enamel hypoplasias (LEHs) in the indigenous populations of the Canary Islands. Additionally, we test the predictive adaptive hypothesis and the plasticity/constraint hypothesis within this ...
Aarón Morquecho Izquier, Rebeca García‐González, Jonathan Santana   +2 more
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Old Bones in New Databases: Historical Insights Into Race, Statistics, and Ancestry Estimation in Anthropology

American Anthropologist, Volume 127, Issue 3, Page 566-580, September 2025.
ABSTRACT This article explores the persistence of race in biological anthropology, particularly in the context of ancestry estimation using the Fordisc software. Despite efforts to move away from race‐based typologies since the mid‐20th century, historical notions of race continue to shape scientific methods and technologies in anthropology. By tracing
Iris Clever, Lisette Jong
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Non-Invasive Mobile Raman and pXRF Analysis of Armorial Porcelain with the Coat of Arms of Louis XV and Others Enamelled in Canton: Analytical Criteria for Authentication

Heritage
Nine glazed porcelain artifacts bearing the coat of arms of France, from King Louis XV tableware orders, were analysed at the laboratory or in their conservation secure room.
Philippe Colomban, Gulsu Simsek Franci, Xavier Gallet   +2 more
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: Odontological riddles of the skull of Steinheim 280 Ka - Germany [PDF]

, 2009
International audienceAbstract The Steinheim skull was discovered in Germany, near Stuttgart in 1933. It is dated to 280 000 years. Despite its age it introduced many modern characters. His phyletic position is always questioned. Modern Man or Neandertal
Granat, Jean, Peyre, Evelyne
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Mémoires et autobiographie dans les Souvenances canadiennes de Henri-Raymond Casgrain [PDF]

, 2010
Les Souvenances canadiennes de Henri-Raymond Casgrain sont un texte inédit de 1 122 pages rédigées entre 1899 et 1902 dont il convient, après 110 ans, à défaut de n’avoir pu jusqu’ici être publié pour respecter la volonté même du mémorialiste, d’analyser
Brunet, Manon
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ALL THAT GLITTERS: THE MANY OBJECTS OF ROME'S MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATIONS

History and Theory, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 422-452, September 2025.
ABSTRACT This review article examines the various methodologies practiced by Rome's Museum of Civilizations (Museo delle Civiltà) to discuss the contemporary curatorial approaches of traditional ethnographic museums. It adopts a historical and comparative perspective to situate the diverse collections within ongoing debates about art restitution.
Arielle Xena Alterwaite
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A Standardized, Three‐Dimensional Cropping Protocol for Analyzing the Medial Epicondyle of the Humerus

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 187, Issue 4, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives The medial epicondyle of the humerus has been considered particularly relevant for investigating past activity‐related skeletal changes. Yet, the characterization of these skeletal changes on the humerus has been challenging. This study introduces a semi‐automated cropping protocol to standardize the analysis of this anatomical ...
Elle B. K. Liagre, Floriane Remy, Sébastien Villotte, Christopher J. Knüsel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

De la cranioscopie à la craniologie et au-de-là, la quête d’une paléo-pathologie mentale

UISPP Journal
De la fin du 18ème siècle au milieu du 19ème, la cranioscopie, ou phrénologie, prétend diagnostiquer les comportements déviants par l’examen des reliefs crâniens. Cette piste n’aboutira pas mais permettra la collecte d’un matériel important qui servira à
Alain Froment
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