Search results for "ancient"

Notes on the historical vocabulary of neuroanatomy

1995

NMR relaxation in modern wood and treated and untreated wood from a XVI century wooden statue

2007

Longitudinal (T1) relaxation data are presented for European lime (Tilia cordata Mill) wood samples, a modern sample and two from a XVI century wooden statue, one of which samples is treated with Paraloid B72 for preservation. The 1H signals from liquid and solid are separated in the free induction decays (FID). T1 distributions are obtained by UPEN and show two resolved peaks for the liquid component of either untreated wood but a wide distribution for the liquid of the treated sample. In each case, the solid component showed a single peak, which for either untreated sample was at about the position of the longer T1 liquid peak. We compute geometric-mean times, T1-gm, 2.1 and 36 ms for the…

The triumphal cross of the cathedral of Nevers: painting technique and examination

2019

The large polychrome wooden cross preserved in the Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte cathedral in Nevers was badly damaged during the bombing in July 1944. Restored and put on display on a modern cross in front of the choir, the sculpture suffered a new fall in 2015. The conservation of the work, directed by DRAC-CRMH of Burgundy-Franche-Comté, was preceded by a phase of technical study. Micro-stratigraphic, taxonomic and radiometric analyses and the dendrochronology of the cross were carried out. The dendrochronology of the cross of Nevers and the comparison with radiocarbon dating place the elaboration of the work in the last quarter of the 12th century while confirming the contemporaneousness …

Ioannis Motsianos and Karen Garnett (Eds), "Glass, wax and metal: lighting technologies in late antique, byzantine and medieval times", Oxford: Archa…

2019

Book review Ioannis Motsianos, Karen S. Garnett (eds), Glass, Wax and Metal: Lighting Technologies in Late Antique, Byzantine and Medieval Times, Oxford (Archaeopress), 2019, 266 pages, ill. Color and b/w ISBN 978-1-78969-216-7 ISBN 978-1-78969-217-4 (e-Pdf)

Gender and Women in Ancient Near Eastern Studies: Bibliography 2002-2016

2017

In this paper we present a bibliographical list of works published between 2002 and 2015 which have focused on women and gender in ancient Near Eastern studies. In addition to the list, we also provide an introduction in which we consider the relationship between women’s studies and gender studies and present a selection of the trends and theoretical positions which have emerged since the late 1980s either inside the framework of gender studies, or in closely related fields such as queer studies, postcolonial studies and feminist epistemologies – the predominant trends in the time span covered by this overview. We hope that this work will provide ancient Near Eastern scholars with a useful …

How was the Turin Shroud Man crucified?

2014

As the literature is not exhaustive with reference to the way the Turin Shroud (TS) Man was crucified, and it is not easy to draw significant information from only a "photograph" of a man on a linen sheet, this study tries to add some detail on this issue based on both image processing of high resolution photos of the TS and on experimental tests on arms and legs of human cadavers. With regard to the TS Man hands, a first hypothesis states that the left hand of the TS Man was nailed twice at two different anatomical sites: the midcarpal joint medially to the pisiform between the lunate/pyramidal and capitate/uncinate bones (Destot's space) and the radiocarpal joint between the radio, lunate…

Eight microsatellite markers isolated from common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) and cross-amplification with herbarium specimens

2009

 ; Eight microsatellite markers were developed for population genetic analyses of the common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia. Markers were tested for amplification with three populations (two recent populations from France and North America, and one historical population from herbarium specimens). These loci revealed a high level of genetic variability (5-19 alleles per locus; expected heterozygosity, 0.48-0.92). No significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and no linkage disequilibrium were observed. The data thus demonstrate their utility as efficient genetic markers for determining the genetic diversity, population differentiation, and gene flow among invasive, native, and h…

Caracterisation for ancient wheat varieties for their ability to form mycorrhiza and grain quality impact

2014

Wheat (kind Tritucum aestivum, Poaceae family) is a very important cereal ofagronomic interest. Some very ancient varieties are set aside for recent varieties often selected to meet a consumer intensive cultivation of pesticides. Organic farming production system assuming a reduction of synthetic chemical inputs in order to preserve the ecosystem can be defined as a practice where the use of synthetic fertilizers, chemical pesticides and genetically modified organisms is prohibited. This practice is gaining more and more popularity and the amount of land cultivated in this way has increased by 60% between 2000 and 2004. Constraints associated with the production of organic grains include lo…

Carbon storage in soils by ancient and modern wheat varieties

2022

Les émissions anthropiques de gaz à effet de serre sont le principal moteur du changement climatique. Le plan Climat, issu de la COP 21 tenue à Paris en 2015, vise à atteindre la neutralité carbone à l'horizon 2050. Pour atteindre cette neutralité carbone, les gaz à effet de serre doivent d'abord être stabilisés, puis fortement réduits au cours du siècle prochain. Dans cette dynamique, l'initiative « 4 pour 1000 » fixe comme objectif d'atteindre un taux de croissance annuel du stock de carbone dans les sols de 0,4% par an. Ce stockage additionnel devrait compenser les émissions de CO2 dans l'atmosphère liée aux activités humaines. Les sols agricoles sont identifiés comme un compartiment de …

Le premier christianisme, une religion de marginaux ?

2016

Christian Stein : Christianity in the Beginning : a Religion of Marginals ? Until the third century, Christians can be seen as marginals. Conversion meant severing many social links. More seriously, the Christians’ refusal to participate in sacri ces and festivals made them appear as bad citizens or, even worse, as traitors to men and gods. But not everyone was seduced the same way by Christianity. Several factors did or did not induce the choice of conversion : individual level of religious freedom, fear of scandal, and the fear of the legal response of the authorities. Ultimately, it can be noted that some parts of society were more likely to join Christianity than others : mainly women, …