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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract A recent debate has emerged between Caspar et al. (2024) and Herculano‐Houzel (2023) on inferring extinct dinosaur cognition by estimating brain neuron counts. While thought‐provoking, the discussion largely overlooks the function of cognition, as well as partly neglects the difficulties involved in estimating neuron numbers, which according ...
Thomas Rejsenhus Jensen +7 more
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Relations of Celtic minting to Roman monetary system: Show on the example of Scordisci and Treveri [PDF]
Starinar, 2005 This paper deals with the problem of changes within monetary systems, by comparing the Celtic tribes of the Treveri and the Scordisci. Changes and processes are specified which are common for mints of both tribes - changes of metals used for minting ...
Tapavički-Ilić Milica
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How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen +15 more
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Coins, monetisation and re-use in medieval England and Wales: new interpretations made possible by the Portable Antiquities Scheme. [PDF]
, 2013 Coins are a vital source of evidence for many aspects of the medieval past. In this thesis a large volume of provenanced coin records collected and published online by the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) are analysed to look for patterns of ...
KELLEHER, RICHARD,MARK
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From the Roman Republics to Augustus: Continuity and Change in Some Motifs of Roman Coins
, 2014 Coins, in antiquity, were more than an instrument of economic exchange. They almost inevitably served to convey the chosen image of the government that produced them, both to its own people and to other states--rather like postage stamps in many ...
Badian, Ernst
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Hydrosilane Chemistry: From Historic First Steps to Modern Applications
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, EarlyView.This review covers the history of hydrosilanes, from their initial discovery to their modern applications. It highlights the pioneering work of chemists like Alfred Stock and Franz Fehér and discusses the modern ways of synthesis and use of hydrosilanes in printed electronics.
Uwe Böhme, Maik Gerwig
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Form and Law ‐ Rupert Riedl's Significance for Morphology
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rupert Riedl showed in his “Order in Living Organisms” that morphology can produce law statements and is, therefore, a proper, that is, nomothetic, science. Furthermore, he coined useful terms (interphene and metaphene) and concepts (burden, cadre and minimal homology).
Michael Schmitt
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THE COIN FINDS FROM MĂLĂIEȘTI ROMAN FORT AND BATHS
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2023 This paper presents 86 coins discovered during the archaeological excavations carried out at the Roman fort and baths at Mălăiesti (19 specimens in the fort and 67 specimens in the baths), as well as 3 coins found by chance in the area of the fort.
Mihai DIMA, Ovidiu ȚENTEA
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Farming in the shadows of Rome: A multi‐proxy palaeoenvironmental record from Loch Clunie—Perthshire
Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Roman impacts on local society is a subject of international significance. Loch Clunie, Perthshire, lies only 5.4 km from Inchtuthil, the only Roman legionary fortress in Scotland, and contains two crannogs and a probable lakeside hillfort. Despite this proximity and the likelihood of local–Roman interaction, these sites remain unexcavated ...
Samantha E. Jones +6 more
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A study of the coinage of Chios in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. [PDF]
, 1998 The central part of the thesis consists of the chronological arrangement and discussion of the coin series struck by the Chian mint from the beginning of the Hellenistic period (c 332 BC) down to its demise during the late Roman Imperial period (c 270 AD)
Lagos, Constantinos, Lagos, C.
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