Un nouveau cas de sépultures multiples à Troyes, Place de la Libération (Aube, Moyen Âge) by Cécile Paresys, Dominique Castex, Cédric Roms, Isabelle Richard, Stéphanie Degobertière

“…The synthesising of the data concerning the simultaneous burials at Troyes with those related to another osteological series linked to abrupt mortality events (plague epidemic) demonstrates the variability of the situations in events of this type, as much in funerary practice as in the demographic impact of the events as revealed by the mortality profile of the archaeological samples.…”
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Afrotourism in Brazilian World Heritage sites: challenges and opportunities emphasising a decolonial narrative by Ana Maria Vieira Fernandes, Gabrielle Cifelli

“…The Brazilian World Heritage recognised by UNESCO and located in urban centres, like the Historic Centers of Salvador (Bahia) and São Luís (Maranhão), and the archaeological remains of Cais do Valongo ( Rio de Janeiro), reveal themselves as fields of symbolic struggles for the recognition of cultural references of Afro-descendants. …”
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Text-image Iconicity in Assurnasirpal II’s Northwest Palace by Robin Baker

“… Among the most celebrated archaeological discoveries and the most debated expressions of Assyrian art is the bas-relief that stood behind the throne in Assurnasirpal II’s Northwest Palace in Nimrud. …”
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Pratiques religieuses dans un sanctuaire véliocasse : les Mureaux à Authevernes (Eure) by Myriam Michel, Yves-Marie Adrian, Jean-Marc Doyen, Alice Hanotte, Tarek Oueslati, Nicolas Roudié

“…This operation, the last of a series of archaeological investigations on this site since the mid-1990s, uncovered the remains of an ancient sanctuary. …”
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L’utilisation de la pierre dans la construction rurale en Normandie aux époques médiévale et moderne by Laurent Dujardin

“…The method applied to study these uses was to articulate the study on the material itself and its quarry origins, to observe the old rural buildings in the field and to confront these observations with written sources (‘tabellionnages’, land registers, narrative sources, building accounts…) and with archaeological evidence. Although many considerations are at play in the use and provenance of the stones, it is clear that when geology permitted it, local resources were used whenever possible for the structural walls. …”
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Intervenção arqueológica no Alto do Calvário, Miranda do Corvo: a necrópole rupestre by Vera Santos

“…Today, however, virtually nothing remains of medieval fortification, except a tower – current bell tower of the church – that would be part of the wall, as well as the cistern, located at the top of the hill.The archaeological work here presented, performed at the request of the Municipality, takes place under the project Rede Urbana dos Castelos e Muralhas Medievais do Mondego, in order to carry out a rehabilitation program.…”
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Frontières et mobilités en Campanie à l’époque orientalisante : questions de culture matérielle by Anna Maria Desiderio

“…The site provides a privileged observation point on mobility and integration issues, which are to the fore in the anthropological and archaeological international debate. Under these premises, this speech aims to examine the incidence of these phenomena in the western cemetery of Pontecagnano, focusing particularly on the inclusion forms and the representation strategies adopted by such components. …”
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Box-shaped cloak clasps in the Late Avar Period by Ádám Máté Horváth, Bence Gulyás

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L’Émergence de l’esthétique photographique par Viollet-le-Duc et Ruskin by Arnaud François

“…This article deploys the field of research on structuring sensitive experiences through "energetic images" to examine the influence of photography on architectural aesthetics during the second half of the nineteenth century. Using a quasi-archaeological approach, the article takes a case study of the works of Viollet-le-Duc and Ruskin, hypothesizing that photography unconsciously influenced their sense of perception and imagination to the point of renewing the art of architecture from this new aesthetic. …”
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Los mayas y los otros: integración y distinción cultural en el paisaje urbano y rural de Copán by Felix Kupprat

“…This article explores new ways of approaching Maya identity in the regional state of Copan by the means of a comparative epigraphic analysis that responds to settlement patterns and recent archaeological and bioarchaeological data. At this site on the periphery of the Maya world, the sociopolitical authorities developed a cultural identity based on the elite culture of 5th-century Tikal, which was instrumentalized in order to integrate a multi-ethnic population under a hegemonic ideological model.…”
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La consommation d’animaux sauvages dans la Corne de l’Afrique (4e millénaire avant J.-C.-début du XXe siècle) by Thomas Guindeuil, Joséphine Lesur

“…The adoption and development of agriculture and animal husbandry during the last five millennia radically transformed the relationships between humans and their environment, diminishing the role of wild resources in the diet. Archaeological excavations and historic research over the past fifteen years have contributed new data relevant to these questions. …”
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Why we should revitalize indigenous water harvesting systems: Lessons learned by Musaed Aklan, Charlotte de Fraiture, Laszlo G. Hayde

“…This paper is based on literature review and aims to discuss the current status and impact of these widely practiced indigenous RWH systems with references to archaeological case studies from different agro-ecological areas. …”
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Human Flea Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758 (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) by Chad L. Cross, Estelle Martin, Lucas Brendel

“…In fact, this species has been found associated with human archaeological sediments in Europe and Greenland, underscoring the long-term correlation between humans and this flea (Buckland and Sadler 1989). …”
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Maladie hyperostosique et mode de vie : intérêt d’une démarche bio-archéologique. Exemple du cimetière du Couvent des Soeurs Grises de Beauvais (Oise), XVe-XVIIIe siècles by Sacha Kacki, Sébastien Villotte

“…This study confirms the usefulness of the joint application of historical, archaeological, and paleopathological data in the reconstitution of the way of life of past populations.…”
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Un ex-voto oculaire inscrit trouvé au Clos du Détour à Pannes (Loiret), sanctuaire du territoire sénon by Monique Dondin-Payre, Christian Cribellier

“…In spite of the fact that the archaeological assessment of the region is incomplete, numerous antique remains have been found; this sanctuary, whose deity (or deities) is/are unknown was important enough to attract, amongst others, a female Roman citizen of local origin, Prisceia Aviola. …”
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Découverte d’un nouveau site de hauteur fortifié du Bronze final 3 et du Premier Fer 3 : le Puy Saint-Romain à Saint-Maurice-ès-Allier (Puy-de-Dôme) by Florian Couderc

“…This site is located on a rich archaeological context, mainly on the valley, and the discovery of protohistoric site on Puy Saint-Romain give us the opportunity to have a global approach of territorial organisation in Basse-Auvergne. …”
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Glorifier dans la pierre : nouvelles observations sur la production épigraphique de Guillaume Philandrier (1505-1565) à Rodez by Caroline de Barrau-Agudo

“…The construction of the Gothic cathedral of Rodez was begun in 1277 and not finished until the 1580s. In 2006 archaeological work brought to light 2500 fragments of sculpture, the results of voluntary destruction of medieval and modern statuary during the Revolutionary period. …”
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En poudre ou en blocs ? Matières colorantes et faciès funéraires dans la plaine d’Alsace au Néolithique ancien (5300 à 4950 av. n.è.) by Laura Waldvogel

“…In 1995, the study of the Linearbandkeramik’s (LBK) funerary practices, an archaeological culture of the Early Neolithic originating from the Danube basin, led to the identification of two funeral facies on its western areas. …”
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Agricultura em cidades Maias, Astecas e Incas: outra perspectiva sobre o urbano by Rinaldo de Castilho Rossi

“…This text aims to contribute to the theoretical debate on the concepts of city and urban, based on the analysis of the material and symbolic relevance of agriculture in the former agglomerations of Caracol, (Maia), Tenochtitlán (Aztec), Machu Picchu and Ollantaytambo (Inkas), highlighting their respective archaeological and historiographic evidences and theses. …”
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Quelques retours d’expériences d’archéo-géophysiques du PCR « Monastères en Europe occidentale (ve-xe siècles). Topographie et structures des premiers établissements en Franche-Com... by Sébastien Bully, Christian Sapin

“…The heuristic confrontation between « geophysical image » and « archaeological reality » helps to define the limits of this method, which is the most workable for the period, especially for this Early medieval type of structure and « archi-stratigraphic environment ». …”
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