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Strategic materials and state capacity in Renaissance Italy: The economic policies of ‘Roman saltpetre’ procurement

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 757-780, May 2026.
Abstract Demonstrating the existence of a soaring demand for strategic materials in fifteenth‐century Rome, the article pioneers research in the late medieval trade in saltpetre, the irreplaceable, rare component of gunpowder, indispensable for waging war following the diffusion of artillery technology.
Fabrizio Antonio Ansani
wiley   +1 more source

BURIED ORNAMENTS: EXPLORING FUNERARY BEHAVIOURS IN THE CHALCOLITHIC FROM THE LOWER DANUBE

open access: yesOxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 2-27, February 2026.
Summary This article focuses on personal adornments found in Chalcolithic funerary contexts from the Lower Danube. Generally, these artefacts are made from exotic raw materials originating from the Mediterranean sea, particularly Spondylus shells, along with Glycymeris or Antalis shells, and less frequently from local materials.
Monica Mărgărit
wiley   +1 more source

O necropolă medio-bizantină cercetată la Nufăru, jud. Tulcea, punctul Trecere bac. Consideraţii arheologice preliminare

open access: yesMateriale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2017
The authors present the results of an archaeological investigation in a Middle Byzantine fortress, settlement and necropolis, overlapped by the present-day village of Nufăru, Tulcea County.
Damian, O., Vasile, M., Samson, A.
doaj   +1 more source

Les habitats ruraux du haut Moyen Âge en Seine-Saint-Denis. État des lieux

open access: yesArchéopages, 2012
There are very many Early Medieval remains in Seine-Saint-Denis which allow us to sketch out a synthesis of the development of villages. The site of Tremblay-en-France is the richest in domestic ovens, and they are very well preserved. The sunken-floored
Cristina Gonçalves-Buissart   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecologies of Risk: Malaria and Settler Landscape Transformation in 19th‐Century Ontario

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives This study examines how settler‐driven environmental change shaped malaria transmission and mortality in 19th‐century southern Ontario. It aimed to understand the biosocial and ecological conditions that sustained endemic malaria in a temperate, colonial context.
Amanda Cooke, Megan B. Brickley
wiley   +1 more source

Troesmis şi romanii la Dunărea de Jos. Proiectul Troesmis 2010-2013 [PDF]

open access: yesPeuce, 2014
Since 2010, a Romanian-Austrian research project has investigated the site of ancient Troesmis (near today’s Turcoaia, Tulcea County), focusing on the transformations undergone by settlements at the Lower Danube in antiquity.
Cristina-Georgeta ALEXANDRESCU   +1 more
doaj  

Art wisigoth en Hispania : en quête d’une révision nécessaire

open access: yesPerspective, 2009
Understanding the definition of “Visigoth” in artistic and material culture in regards to the latest research on the subject is no simple task, and never has been.
Gisela Ripoll, Eduardo Carrero
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Spatial Technologies to Compose the Map of the Southeast Iberia Megalithic Phenomenon. The Case Study of Fonelas (Granada, Spain)

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 257-273, January/March 2026.
ABSTRACT Megalithic landscapes in Southeast Iberia remain unevenly and insufficiently documented, particularly in rugged areas where traditional survey methods are limited. This paper addresses this gap by applying a multiscalar approach to the megalithic necropolises of the Fardes River (Granada, Spain), with the objective of detecting, documenting ...
Carolina Cabrero González   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Memoria, percezione, vegetazione. La conservazione del paesaggio della Via degli Inferi nella necropoli della Banditaccia di Cerveteri

open access: yesRestauro Archeologico, 2020
Extended on a surface of two hundred hectares that features a multitude of funerary building remains, the estruscan necropolis of Banditaccia, near Cerveteri, defines a suggestive and peculiar archaeological landscape.
Tommaso Vagnarelli
doaj   +1 more source

The hearing capabilities of the Dromornithidae (Aves), with inferences on acoustic communication and ecology

open access: yesJournal of Anatomy, Volume 248, Issue 1, Page 82-93, January 2026.
The preservation of bony structures which enclose the hearing organs (ECD) provide a basis for interpreting the hearing capabilities of the extinct, flightless Dromornithidae (Aves). Although the length of the dromornithid ECD was especially short, relative to basicranial length, it conformed to the negative allometric scaling relationships observed in
Phoebe L. McInerney   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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