Cognitive and emotional responses to viewing mummies in an Egyptian museum [PDF]
Frontiers in NeuroscienceIntroductionA recent subfield of neuropsychology is the study of people’s reactions to visiting a museum and observing artworks. However, museums do not only contain artworks or archeological finds, and some of them exhibit human remains, such as mummies.
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Ontogenetic Changes in Endocranial Anatomy in Gorgosaurus libratus (Theropoda: Tyrannosauridae) Provide Insight Into the Evolution of the Tyrannosauroid Endocranium. [PDF]
J Comp NeurolChanges through growth (ontogenetic) in the braincase of the eutyrannosaurian tyrannosauroid Gorgosaurus libratus are discussed. Most notably, brain cavity endocasts of immature Gorgosaurus are found to more clearly show details of the brain morphology than more mature individuals, a finding that has implications for improving dinosaur paleoneurology ...
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Physiology of nitrogen: A life or death matter. [PDF]
Exp PhysiolAbstract With each breath, four out of every five molecules we inspire are nitrogen (N2), since this gas constitutes ∼80% of the atmospheric air that surrounds us. Despite its abundance and unlike molecular oxygen, N2 has traditionally held less appeal among physiologists given its lack of reactivity and corresponding inability to support combustion or
Bailey DM, Macefield VG, Poole DC.
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Treatment of humeral shaft nonunion by exchange intramedullary nailing and circumferential cortical strut allograft: the Sarcophagus technique [PDF]
JSES Reviews, Reports, and TechniquesBackground: Nonunion of the humeral shaft presents a complex surgical challenge, with ongoing debate surrounding optimal fixation and grafting strategies.
Alexander J. Vervaecke, MD +4 more
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NAOS OF THE KING DARIUS I Nº.200 AT MALAWI MUSEUM [PDF]
Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, 2022 ناووس الملك داريوس الأول بمتحف ملوى رقم (200) [Ar] ناووس صغير من الخشب الملون والمغطى بالجص، بشكل صندوقى
Marwa Mohamed
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3D DIGITIZATION OF AN HERITAGE MASTERPIECE - A CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON QUALITY ASSESSMENT [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2016 Despite being perceived as interchangeable when properly applied, close-range photogrammetry and range imaging have both their pros and limitations that can be overcome using suitable procedures.
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Deciphering the Shi Jun Sarcophagus Using Sogdian Religious Beliefs, Tales, and Hymns
Religions, 2021 The discovery of the Northern Zhou (557–581AD) tomb of Shi Jun (494–579 CE) presents us with spectacular visual information about the Sogdians in medieval China, which was previously available to us only through written sources.
Bing Huang
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The Portonaccio Sarcophagus’ Roman Cavalry Charge: New Insights (and a Postscript on the Film Gladiator’s Clash with the Germans) [PDF]
Athens Journal of History, 2015 The Portonaccio Sarcophagus portrays on its front side one of the most realistic engagements between Roman cavalry and barbarians during the Imperial period. The Sarcophagus was fashioned, it appears, for Marcus Aurelius’ general, Aulus Julius Pompilius.
Robert B. Kebric
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L’iconographie de la croix sur les sarcophages du haut Moyen Âge en Gaule
Les Cahiers de l'École du Louvre, 2021 In early Christian art, the image of the cross only began appearing on sarcophagi or in the monumental decoration of Roman churches in the mid-fourth century.
Anne Flammin
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The Iconography of the Sarcophagus in S. Ambrogio. Hope for Salvation through the Word of Christ
Acta ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia, 2001 The sarcophagus in the church of S. Ambrogio in Milan is dated to about 390. The lid of the sarcophagus shows scenes and symbols connected to the New Testament. On the front and rear sides, we find Christ represented among the Apostles.
Olaf Steen
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