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A sample of roman glass vessels from York: the fortress and canabae sites [PDF]
, 1999 Research into a sample of Roman glass vessels represented in the York assemblages from the fortress, garrisoned cAD 71-c410, and from the canabae - the industrial area outside the fortress - provides both an insight into the usage and function of the ...
Sheard, Christine Margaret
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New Representations of the Myth of Pelops and Hippodamia in Roman Mosaic Art
Journal of Mosaic Research, 2018 Although the myth of Pelops and Hippodamia became very popular in the classical mythological tradition, to date, representations of it have been scarce. The few existing examples consisted of the sculptural ensemble of the pediment of the Temple of Zeus ...
Miguel Ángel VALERO TÉVAR
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The Arico Ignimbrite—an iconic building stone from Tenerife
Geology Today, Volume 42, Issue 6, Page 305-314, November/December 2026.Volcanic rocks are important building stones, playing a major role in architectural history, particularly in regions with volcanic activity. Among volcanic rocks, ignimbrites, the products of explosive eruptions, have been used extensively due to their widespread availability, workability and aesthetic qualities. The Arico ignimbrite on Tenerife in the
Harri Geiger +5 more
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Urbs in rure: la lezione di Vitruvio
Otium, 2018 Although few Roman villas have been sufficiently excavated to restitute their overall plan, the various examples today more or less known in Italy reflect a large diversity of planimetries.
Vincent Jolivet
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La transición del esclavismo al feudalismo y la villa esclavista
Dialogues d'Histoire Ancienne, 2006 Carlos Garcia Mac Gaw, The transition from slavery to feudalism and the villa, DHA 32/2, 2006, 27-41. Abstract: This works argues in favour of the opportunity of giving up the concept of the slave mode of production in Roman history, and also questions ...
Carlos G. García Mac Gaw
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Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 41, Issue 7, Page 996-1019, October 2026.ABSTRACT This study presents a high‐resolution, multi‐proxy reconstruction of environmental and land‐use change from Lake Dojran over historical times (last 2500 years), combining pollen, biomarkers, radiocarbon dating, Ottoman taxation records and other historical data.
Alessia Masi +15 more
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A Theoretical Framework for the Study of Romano–British Villa Mosaics
Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal, 1993 Studies of Romano-British villa mosaics have tended to be restricted to description, classification and typological survey. Little attempt has been made to go beyond the ordering of data, to consider the relationship between the mosaics, the villa, and ...
Melania Cazzulo
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American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 191, Issue 1, September 2026.ABSTRACT Bioarcheologists interpret skeletal health by examining variability within and between individuals. Studies of bone loss have generated contradictory and conflicting results regarding the onset and severity of age‐related bone loss on a global and temporal scale, perhaps due to mismatched methodologies. Intraskeletal comparisons of bone tissue
Katherine M. Kinkopf +7 more
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Gallia, 2018 A copper alloy phalera discovered during the excavation of a Roman villa at Bulgnéville (Vosges), with openwork decoration of crested newts (Triturus cristatus), is alomost identical to another phalera, found some sixty years ago on the surface of a ...
Karine Boulanger, Patrick Galliou
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Geoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 5, September/October 2026.ABSTRACT Anthropogenic carbonate deposits in Roman aqueducts can provide detailed environmental and archaeological information. The Roman aqueduct of Nîmes (France), famed for the Pont du Gard bridge, was built around AD 50 to convey water over 50 km to the city of Nemausus for drinking and bathing.
Gül Sürmelihindi +7 more
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