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Demography and life histories across the Roman frontier in Germany 400-700 CE. [PDF]

open access: yesNature
Blöcher J   +57 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Jewelled Byzantine and Medieval Reliquaries of the True Cross: Peridots and Other Gemstones in Material and Symbolic Perspective

open access: yesJournal of Raman Spectroscopy, Volume 57, Issue 10, Page 1727-1756, October 2026.
An interdisciplinary in situ study of jewelled reliquaries of the True Cross integrates gemmology and portable analytical techniques, revealing new evidence on the identification and symbolic role of peridots and other gemstones. ABSTRACT Jewelled crosses containing relics of the True Cross occupy a central position in the devotional, artistic and ...
Stefania Martiniello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secularism, Gender and Masculinity in Nineteenth‐Century Cremation in Europe and the USA

open access: yesGender &History, Volume 38, Issue 3, Page 765-776, October 2026.
ABSTRACT This essay explores, from transnational perspectives, the early history of modern cremation, which developed in the long nineteenth century with secularist connotations. I argue that the beginnings of modern cremation were shaped by bourgeois men who claimed certain identifiers for themselves in a gendering and Othering way.
Carolin Kosuch
wiley   +1 more source

Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope dataset from Roman sites in Germania inferior (Xanten, Tongeren, and Valkenburg). [PDF]

open access: yesData Brief
Żmudzka A   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, Volume 70, Issue 4, Page 1369-1381, October 2026.
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
wiley   +1 more source

The Fiery Eyes of a Maenad: Origin Determination of Faceted Garnet Eye Inlays in a Roman Bronze Bust From Southern Tyrol

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 5, Page 898-907, October 2026.
ABSTRACT In 1837, the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck, Austria, purchased a Roman bronze statue of a maenad from the 2nd century ce with red garnets as facetted eye inlays found near Brixen, Southern Tyrol. These garnets were investigated using optical microscopy, a portable hand‐held and a stationary micro‐X‐ray fluorescence device, as
H. Albert Gilg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disciplining the “Queen of the World”? Responsible Innovation as a Way of Life

open access: yesBusiness Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, Volume 35, Issue 4, Page 3713-3724, October 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper offers a critical reflection on the concept of responsible innovation as defined during the last decades. We argue that the emphasis on innovation as a process risks neglecting the very goals of innovation, namely societal desirability and acceptability. Thus, we suggest reconsidering the role of imagination, the “Queen of the world”
Xavier Pavie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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