Meek or oppressed? Reading Matthew 5:5 in context by W. Domeris

“…In the light of the present archaeological data, and the rabbinic sources, peasant life continued more or less unchanged with little indication of large-scale estates. …”
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A Group of Bronze Lamps from Demre Museum by Ünal Demirer

“…No. 5) were found in mixed contexts during scientific archaeological excavations, while the other nine oil lamps entered the museum’s inventory through purchase or forced acquisition. …”
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Bone mineral density in human femurs of documented age-at-death in a comparative context by Emmanuel Gilissen, Sarah Tayach, Rosine Orban

“…We have attempted to identify possible age-related trends in femoral bone mineral content in the context of modern clinical references and archaeological skeletal series. Finally, we placed the data in a broad comparative context by comparing human bone mineral content values with those obtained from chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). …”
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Arthur ainda vive? by Isadora Cristine Martins

“…Virginie Greene questions the pertinence of using the term “messianism” in the Middle Ages and argues that it cannot be used in the same sense as used by historians to refer to Modernity4.In this essay we try to withdraw the analysis from the courtly environments in which they were reproduced, through some selected chronicles, from a History from Below perspective, to understand who are the people waiting for Arthur’s return and whether this hope represents more than a speech constructed by the chroniclers.From a crossing between chronicles and archaeological studies, we try to map cults, traditions, and pilgrimages linked to Arthur that circulated through Great-Britain under the Norman rule. …”
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Dal dono al souvenir. Pratiche del dare e avere tra economia del turismo e cultura dell’ospitalità by Lucilla Rami Ceci

“…In these societies the tourism has become essential for the presence of an attractive cultural heritage – often valued only for the archaeological endowment – and the lack  of other industrial activities. …”
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Pech Piélat (Séniergues, Lot) : un relais routier antique en pays cadurque by Laurent Grimbert, Vivien Mathé, Marion Druez

“…A comparison of the archaeological data and the results of the tomography has enabled the identification and description of a small relay station along the Divona-Augustoritum route. …”
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Un nouveau fragment du cursus du procurateur impérial M. Aemilius Laetus découvert à Lyon by Catherine Bellon, François Bérard, Patrice Faure, Nicolas Laubry

“…The article is devoted to the study of a fragment of an unpublished inscription that was discovered in 2018 during an archaeological survey carried out at 1, rue de l’Antiquaille, located on the Fourvière hill in Lyon. …”
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Trois monnaies en contexte « aqueduc » à Lyon à l’épreuve de la numismatique et de l’archéologie by Christian Cécillon, Catherine Coquidé

“…But they remain invaluable and allow us to guess the scale of archaeological loss during the modern and contemporary periods.It appears that a coin removed from masonry in the Brévenne aqueduct probably corresponds to a repair and therefore confirms the aqueduct’s continuing operation throughout the second century CE, while another one, which receives very little mention, can hardly be linked with the Gier aqueduct with which it is associated. …”
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Were there any tells in the Coţofeni culture area? by Cristian Ioan Popa

“…This study aims to clarify a series of archaeological and terminological aspects in direct relation to those Coţofeni sites that may or may not be included in the category of tell settlements. …”
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Contribution à la connaissance des modes de dislocation et de destruction du squelette pendant la crémation : l’apport du bûcher funéraire en fosse du Néolithique final à Reichstet... by Frédérique Blaizot

“…An archaeological excavation carried out on the site of Reichstett-Mundolsheim, near Strasbourg, produced a circular pit dated to the beginning of the Late Neolithic period which contained a simultaneous primary cremation of eleven individuals. …”
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Proposition d’une démarche commune pour la sélection de variations asymptomatiques osseuses et dentaires répétables et reproductibles en anthropologie biologique by Ariane Ducher, Bérengère Saliba-Serre, Laurine Renaud, Bruno Foti, Émeline Verna

“…The sample used was selected among the best represented and best preserved individuals of the Notre-Dame-du-Bourg osteo-archaeological collection (Digne-les-Bains, medieval and modern period). …”
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Stratégies de subsistance et analyse culturelle de populations néolithiques de Ligurie : approche par l’étude isotopique (δ13C et δ15N) des restes osseux by Gwenaëlle Le Bras-Goude, Didier Binder, Vincenzo Formicola, Christine Couture-Veschambre, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Isabelle Richards, Henri Duday

“…In Liguria, the exploitation of the marine and coastal environment as well as the acquisition and use of agriculture and pastoralism at the time of Neolithisation (i.e. 6th millennia BC) are evidenced by both archaeological and palaeoenvironmental studies. However, it is difficult, using these methods, to determine the relative contributions to human diets made by foods from these difference sources, especially throughout the Neolithic period. …”
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Le temple polygonal de la rue Lecointre à Reims/Durocortorum by Sébastien Péchart, Frédéric Poupon

“…The location, chronology and nature of the remains unearthed on rue Lecointre in Reims/Durocorturum (Marne) renew and complete the archaeological data available concerning the northern extremity of the city during the Early Roman Empire. …”
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Une statue de togatus découverte dans l’agglomération antique de Briord (Ain) by Thomas Le Saint Quinio, Maria-Pia Darblade-Audoin

“…Briord was not a well-known city, but the recent archaeological efforts revealed an important throughway functioning in Antiquity (1st-3rd c. …”
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Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry for the Nondestructive Investigation of Conservation Treatments of Cultural Heritage by Marcello Manfredi, Elisa Robotti, Greg Bearman, Fenella France, Elettra Barberis, Pnina Shor, Emilio Marengo

“…The method has been developed for the noninvasive analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls, one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. In this study castor oil and glycerol parchment treatments, prepared on new parchment specimens, were investigated in order to evaluate two different types of operations. …”
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Physical disability in Late Antiquity Milan: slipped capital femoral epiphysis with severe secondary joint disease in the Basilica of San Dionigi by Lucie Biehler-Gomez, Mirko Mattia, Elisabetta Piccolo, Emanuela Maderna, Anna Maria Fedeli, Carmelo Messina, Fabrizio Slavazzi, Cristina Cattaneo

“…The paper presents the skeletal remains of an adult male of 30–40 years with bone lesions and deformity on the left hip, recovered during the archaeological excavation below the former Basilica of San Dionigi, dated to Late Antiquity (3rd – 5th century AD) Milan. …”
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MUBEM & SAC: STEM Based Science and Nature Camp by Hasan Zuhtu Okulu, Ayse Oguz-Unver, Sertac Arabacioglu

“…The participants found the opportunity to use telescopes, experience an extensive archaeological excavation, observe the near-nano size object with electron microscopes, construct a bridge like an engineer, and design artifacts like rockets and holograms during the camp. …”
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From hinterland granary fort to frontier mountain fortress: Initiation, construction, and expansion of the Diaoyucheng Fortress, Hechuan, China, in the wars during 1125–1279 by Wen Huang, Jiang Feng

“…Based on historical documents and data from re-analysis of archaeological report and field survey, this study explores its initiation, construction and transition, to build a coherent narrative for its transformation from a hinterland transport hub during the Song-Jin War (1125–1234) to a frontier stronghold during the Song-Mongol War (1235–1279), which experiences the establishment of Zhuanban Granary in the 1130s, the construction of Xinyuguan Fort in the 1160s–1170s, the transformation into a refuge in 1240, and the expansion into the Diaoyucheng Fortress in 1243–1279. …”
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Asymétries directionnelles et fluctuantes en période périnatale : étude exploratoire dans les populations du passé by Caroline Partiot, Dominique Castex, Mark Guillon, Camille Noûs, Bruno Maureille, Frédéric Santos

“…Our study was conducted to investigate the absence or presence of these two types of asymmetry in an archaeological corpus, using an exploratory approach with a view to adapting existing protocols to the specific features of this osteological material. …”
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Investigations sur une crise de mortalité à Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais, XVIIIe s.). Hypothèses d’interprétation by Dominique Castex, Hélène Réveillas

“…The simultaneity of the bone deposits, the contemporaneity of the different burial structures and the recurrence of the phenomenon lead us to believe that the site is the result of an abrupt peak in mortality. Historical, archaeological and anthropological arguments rule out the hypotheses of war or famine as the cause of this peak, leaving that of an epidemic. …”
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