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Medicine for the Material World

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is clear that many of the inorganic materials of antiquity have been used both as medicines for human ills and also as agents in technological processes. This paper speculates that there might have been a stronger link between these two functions in the past, based on the concept of “active agents”—materials that are efficacious at curing ...
A. M. Pollard
wiley   +1 more source

Oscillating diachronic mobility patterns in prehistoric Eastern Sudan revealed by ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr isotope analysis. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Capasso G, Sperduti A, Idriss Ahmed H, Cipriani A, Bondioli L, Nava A, Lugli F, Manzo A.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Morphological and Morphometric Analysis of Animal Hair From 18th Century Burial Sites in Mazamet (Southwest France)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Morphological and morphometric analysis of archaeological animal hairs offers a nondestructive method to explore past clothing. We examined hair from two 18th‐century burial areas (SP03 and SP04) in Mazamet, France. SP03 specimens exhibited a continuous medulla, a low medullary index (0.2 ± 0.03) and cuticular features suggesting goat or ...
C. Michel, S. Duchesne, F. Bourgailh, F. Callede, C. H. Le Noheh, M.‐L. Merleau, D. Paya, I. Baker, F. Savall, C. Guilbeau‐Frugier   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bayesian analyses of radiocarbon dates suggest multiple origins of ceramic technology in Early Holocene Africa. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Rotunno R, Crema ER.
europepmc   +1 more source

Investigating Technology and Raw Materials Source of the Archaic and Classical Architectural Terracottas From the Athenaion in Castro (Apulia, Italy)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since 2000, archaeological excavations have brought to light the sanctuary of Athena in Castro (Apulia, Italy), including terracotta roofs dated between the 6th and 4th centuries bce. Based on their morphological and stylistic features, it is suggested that the terracotta items were manufactured in the Greek colony of Taras (modern Taranto ...
M. M. N. Franceschini, T. Ismaelli, S. Vettori, L. Chelazzi, S. Ciattini, F. Di Benedetto, C. Grifa, E. Cantisani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate variability and Germanic settlement dynamics in the Middle Danube region during the Roman Period (1st-4th Century CE). [PDF]

PLoS One
Vlach M, Komoróczy B, Torbenson MCA, Esper J, Brázdil R, Büntgen U, Semerádová D, Urban O, Balek J, Kolář T, Rybníček M, Trnka M.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fecal Steroids as Tracers of Human Population and Waste Management Practices at the Ancient Maya City of Ucanal, Guatemala

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Geochemical data compiled from dried sediments from three water reservoirs at the ancient Maya city of Ucanal, Petén, Guatemala, reveal low to undetectable fecal biomarker concentrations. These low concentrations may be the result of the aerobic decay of sterols combined with well‐managed waste disposal practices.
Jean D. Tremblay, Peter M. J. Douglas, Christina T. Halperin, Yves Gélinas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The archaeology of climate change: a blueprint for integrating environmental and cultural systems. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Burke A, Grove M, Maier A, Wren C, Drapeau M, Poisot T, Moine O, Boisard S, Bruxelles L.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Highly detailed 3D modelling of Mayan cultural heritage using an UAV [PDF]

, 2014
De Maeyer, Philippe, De Wulf, Alain, Lonneville, Britt, Nuttens, Timothy, Stal, Cornelis   +4 more
core   +1 more source