Praetoria et tabernae en Gaule : contribution à l’identification des établissements de bord de route by Philippe Leveau

“…However, there was no archaeological evidence for their existence before the praetorium of Muru of Bangius in Sardinia was identified. …”
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Revisiting Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus capucinus) and the Ancient Maya by Mary Baker

“…Originally refuted by Baker (1992), this paper reevaluates the evidence from both papers, taking an ethnoprimatological, four‑field approach and integrating content from cultural, biological, linguistic and archaeological anthropology to discuss evidence that capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus) were also found within the Maya region in ancient times. …”
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The Egyptian Museum in Fiction: The Mummy’s Eyes as the ‘Black Mirror’ of the Empire by Nolwenn Corriou

“…In the context of the constitution of the ‘imperial archive’ (Thomas Richards), the museum plays a substantial role and the interactions between the archaeologist or museum visitor and the mummy in fiction can be interpreted in imperial terms, archaeological processes of excavation, classification and exhibition mirroring imperial dynamics. …”
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Sens/Agedincum, cité des Sénons by Pierre Nouvel, Anne Delor-Ahü, Émilien Estur, Stéphane Venault

“…The scarcity of epigraphic and archaeological documents in situ does not permit us an informed study of the population structure and the nature of the activities that took place here. …”
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Étude de la cluse fortifiée de Joux : le cas du bourg castral de Jougne by Valentin Metral

“…The study also makes it possible to better perceive the development of a castral mountain village with high archaeological potential and the importance of the latter in the history of the Comté region during five to six centuries. …”
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Events and Happenings: Uncommon Meals and the Atlantic Trade at 18th century Juffure (The Gambia) by Liza Gijanto

“…Of interest here is how the increased access to wealth and interaction with European traders affected socio-economic relationships amongst Juffure’s residents, including assertions of socio-economic status through diet. Drawing on archaeological and archival sources, changes in the expression of wealth and status at 18th century Juffure are explored.…”
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Villa et ateliers sidérurgiques à l’est de la forêt de Sillé-le-Guillaume (Sarthe) : un exemple de production domaniale du fer durant l’époque romaine ? by Florian Sarreste

“…The eastern part of the forest of Sillé-le-Guillaume, located about 35 km northwest of Le Mans (Sarthe), is the subject of archaeological researches since 2004. First results show an iron production district dated between the second half of the 1st c. …”
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Early “Celtic” identities in the Northern Italy and High Adriatic Authors by Linda Papi

“…For ancient writers, this incursion was considered to be a brutal event, but archaeological evidence shows a different situation, suggesting that the Celtic presence in Italy can be traced back to the previous centuries. …”
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The Introduction of Open and Free Academic Courses in Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Greece by Anna Karatzani, Alexandros Tagoulis, Vasilike Argyropoulos, Athina Alexopoulou, Stamatis Boyatzis, Maria Chatzidaki

“…The 4-year Bachelor Degree in Conservation-Restoration at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens has the difficult task of preparing its students to become professional Conservator-Restorers with knowledge and skills in six specializations of either archaeological (objects) conservation or in conservation works of art. …”
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Exploitation végétale des oasis d’Arabie by Charlène Bouchaud

“…The study of various archaeological contexts permits to recognise an optimal daily use of this plant that provides animal and human food products, fuel and building materials. …”
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Marmoutier (Tours) : de l’hôtellerie médiévale à la maison du Grand Prieur by Élisabeth Lorans, Émeline Marot, Gaël Simon

“…The monastery of Marmoutier, a large benedictine abbey situated between the hillside and the Loire river, opposite the city of Tours, has been the subject of a major archaeological research programme since 2005. The floor space of the old monastic guest house, of which around a third is still above ground, was excavated between 2006 and 2013, showing a complex evolution of the monastic buildings between the 10th-11th and the 19th centuries. …”
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Arguing sovereignty in Songhay by Bruce S. Hall

“…Recent archaeological, historical, and anthropological literature on the development of social and political complexity in Africa challenges older models of state formation that used to shape the understanding of medieval Sahelian empires, such as Songhay. …”
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Louve capitoline ou draco ? Politisation du passé antique et matérialisation de l’autochtonie dans la Roumanie du xxi e siècle by Mathieu Mokhtari

“…The first one deals with the archaeological excavations carried out on the main square of the city of Cluj-Napoca. …”
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The Medieval Muslim Cemeteries of Tigray (Ethiopia) by Simon Dorso, Anna Lagaron

“…The discovery (or rediscovery) and the archaeological excavation of the medieval Muslim cemetery of Bilet (Tigray, Ethiopia) in 2018, made it possible to study for the first time in the northern highlands of Ethiopia, the funerary architecture and burial rites of a Muslim community prior to the 8th/14th century. …”
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The traces of roman metallurgy in Eastern Serbia by Petković Sofija

“…The archaeological traces of the Roman mining and metallurgy in eastern Serbia are rather frequent but insufficiently studied and published. …”
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L’area di Temesa tra confini geografici e interazioni culturali by Margherita Perri

“…This legend seems to be about the antagonism between indigenous communities and Greek navigators, as highlighted by the characters’ interactions and the story’s political conclusion. My archaeological investigation has found elements from the Middle Bronze Age onwards pertaining to this settlement, which fits into a geographical context specific to the Southern Tyrrhenian Coast. …”
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De sol, d’air, d’eau sous photons by Catherine Mosbach, Agnès Daval

“…These fundamental notions are illustrated here through the examples of major projects such as the archaeological park of Solutré, the botanical gardens of Bordeaux, the museum of Louvre-Lens and the Phase Shifts Park of Taichung in Taiwan currently being built. …”
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THE LOWER PALEOLITHIC INDUSTRY OF ANKHE IN VIETNAM WITH THE SO-CALLED MOVIUS LINE by Nguyễn Khắc Sử

“…The An Khe industry has similar characteristics in terms of material, technique, type, and date to the Baisei (China) industry. The archaeological discoveries in Vietnam and China show that bifaces appear from the Early Paleolithic. …”
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Géolocalisation des sources fiscales pré-révolutionnaires : la quadrature du cercle by Florent Hautefeuille

“…The multiplication of tax sources from the late Middle Ages makes possible the spatialization of data which, for previous periods were difficult to cross with the archaeological sources without adequate tools. This paper incorporates the results of two programs funded by the ANR and the RNMSH. …”
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Les agglomérations du Centre de la Gaule : types d’occupations et évolution du réseau (iiie-vie s. apr. J.-C.) by Christian Cribellier

“…The mentions of vicus, castrum and castellum in Gregory of Tours writings give to these sites a historical anchor attested by some archaeological discoveries. It is thus a restructured and deeply changed network, inheriting from successive evolutions, which still lasted at the end of antiquity. …”
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