Roman Gold Washing as Described by Pliny the Elder
As part of a four-year interdisciplinary research project of a Roman gold mine in the landscape known as the "Karth" to the south of Vienna, Austria, a reconstruction of gold washing took place as described by Pliny the Elder in book 33 of his Natural ...
Brigitte Cech, Heimo Urban
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The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections [PDF]
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology first opened its doors in 1915, and since then has attracted visitors from all over the world as well as providing valuable teaching resources. Named after its founder, the pioneering archaeologist Flinders Petrie,
Stevenson, AE
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Experiments with Lime Mortars containing Charcoal and Ashes
We encountered a number of cases in the published archaeological studies where ashes and charcoal were used as aggregates in ancient lime mixtures. These mixtures were tested in a small number of experiments, and this paper presents the results.
Αntonis Vlavogilakis
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Geoarchaeological observations on the Roman town of Ammaia [PDF]
This article presents, for the first time, multidisciplinary geoarchaeological work by a joint Belgo-Italian team from the universities of Ghent and Cassino in and around the Roman urban site of Ammaia in the northern Alentejo region of Portugal.
Cristina Corsi +4 more
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Growth trends reveal the forest structure during Roman and Medieval times in Western Europe: a comparison between archaeological and actual oak ring series (Quercus robur and Quercus petraea) [PDF]
At some point in time, man has influenced nearly all forests in Western Europe. Most of the original forest cover has been converted to arable land and pastures, or has been cut for the supply of firewood and construction timber.
Beeckman, Hans +2 more
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Conflicts in Roman Land Law in the Era of the Empire
The purpose of this study is to examine agriculture of the Ancient Rome from the point of view of the development of judicial proceedings in this branch. During the period of transition from the Republic to the Empire several systems of land surveying were formed in Rome, which contributed to the improvement of land management.
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Estrategias efectivas de liderazgo y comunicación en contextos desfavorecidos en la era digital
El presente estudio de revisión aborda la temática del liderazgo educativo y la comunicación en contextos desfavorecidos en la era digital. Es por ello que el objetivo estuvo direccionado a sintetizar los hallazgos existentes en la literatura para ...
Daniel Román-Acosta +3 more
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From the Poetry of Late Socialism to the Dogmatism of Democracy: The Cinema of the Former Eastern Bloc before and after the Collapse of Communism [PDF]
Using the examples of two films from the late socialist era, Roman Balayan’s Flights in Dream and Reality (1982) and Mircea Daneliuc’s Glissando (1982) and following Alexei Yurchak’s description of vnye as “deterritorialized milieus,” I plan to show how ...
Tion, Lucian
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The Production of Roman Metal Screw Threads
The production of Roman screws and screw threads is a topic that is largely absent in the archaeological literature. During the Roman period, small metal screw threads were used both as fastenings and to impart motion.
David Sim, Chris Legg
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This article explores the Roman Inquisition’s interest in the dietary practices of suspected heretics throughout the Roman Catholic Mediterranean.
Eric R. Dursteler
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