Les changements hydromorphologiques de l’estuaire de la Loire et l’évolution du port de Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) by Rémy Arthuis

“…AD caused by human activities, marine influences gradually diminished and these infrastructure became antiquated and were recycled. The quays were transformed into boat ramps, a redevelopment that restricted the activity of the port to mainly river transport. …”
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Vingt années de recherches à Oedenburg (Biesheim et Kunheim, Haut-Rhin) : un bilan by Michel Reddé

“…In addition, the excavations allowed to identify a first early Roman Empire relay, followed by another during late Antiquity.Up until now, no late La Tène levels have been brought to light at the site. …”
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Aux origines gauloises de Tours (Indre-et-Loire) : état des connaissances by Sandrine Linger-Riquier

“…It benefitted from the privilege of being a free city during the Early Roman Empire, subsequently becoming a chief town of the Lyonnaise III during Late Antiquity; but was it of Gallic origin? Since the 18th c., this question has divided local scholars, because the ancient town’s name, Caesarodunum, tends to indicate a foundation by Caesar. …”
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La ferme à enclos quadrangulaire du Bois des Olivettes à Roncourt (Moselle) : une catégorie d’établissement romain largement diffusée dans la vallée mosellane by Gaël Brkojewitsch, Brice Chevaux

“…Although these settlements did not grow in luxury or in size like some villae, their economic base was stable enough, in many cases, to keep them in operation well into Late Antiquity. These small settlements –around 3,500 m2 of enclosed surface area– are characterized by the presence of one or two apparently multi-functional buildings. …”
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L’infanticide féminin en question chez les Gaulois du Midi : l’apport des analyses ADN sur les nouveau-nés enterrés dans les habitats de l’âge du Fer by Bernard Dedet, Henri Duday, Philippe Gruat, Mélanie Pruvost

“…It is also attested to by ancient texts, notably in Greece and Rome, as well as within the considered region during late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. It will of course be necessary to extend paleogenetic analyses to other assemblages of perinatal subjects to confirm or refute this hypothesis, and to determine whether this very particular “recruitment” according to sex is the result of a widespread phenomenon, whether from a geographical or chronological point of view, or whether it is specific to a few sites, perhaps related to a localized occurrence of economic or social crisis. …”
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Les moulins de l’Antiquité tardive en Gaule méridionale : l’exemple des meulières de Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (Gard) by Samuel Longepierre

“…How can milling activities in Late Antique Gallia Narbonensis be defined? How important were they within the family setting? …”
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Architecture et réfection des aqueducs d’Orléans/Cenabum (Loiret) by Julien Courtois, Mathilde Noël, Franck Verneau

“…The chronology of the two basins is poor, but they seem to post-date the construction of aqueduct B.The aqueduct continued to function during Late Antiquity, since a very special arrangement, dated to this period, was found at the foot of a manhole north of the Fontaine de l’Étuvée sanctuary. …”
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Sépultures privilégiées dans la cité des Pictons : l’espace funéraire de Jaunay-Clan (Vienne) by Maxence Segard, Rémi Corbineau, Cécile de Seréville-Niel, Antoinette Rast-Eicher

“…A rescue excavation undertaken in 2011-2012 in Jaunay-Clan (Vienne) revealed a Late Antique funerary area consisting of a pyre, a mausoleum and a large masonry building. …”
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Les fortifications de Besançon durant l’Antiquité tardive, révision du dossier et proposition d’une nouvelle hypothèse by Adrien Saggese, Marie-Laure Bassi, Thomas Chenal

“…This observation motivated the re-examination of the questions of the implantation of the late antique fortifications within the very particular topographical context of Besançon.…”
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Monuments with Early Neolithic Combed Ware from the Southeastern Lake Onega Region by Marina V. Ivanishcheva, Natalya V. Kosorukova

“…Early Neolithic sites with combed ware in this area became known in the late 1980s – early 2000s. Ceramics with combed patterns are the most representative here. …”
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Isidore of Seville and Rodrigo Ximénez de Rada by Rodrigo Furtado

“…Isidore of Seville (c. 570–636) and Rodrigo Ximénez de Rada (1170–1247) mark the beginning and end point of a type of historiography in Iberia that is still very dependent on late antique models. Isidore’s Chronicon (CPL 1205) and Historiae (CPL 1204) were considered canonical models of what “writing history” should mean, forming the backbone of all major texts and compilations written in Iberia until the thirteenth century. …”
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An Evaluation of the Architecture and Urban Positioning of the Phaselis Aqueduct by Kibar Cesur, Leyla Kaderli

“…Designed to align with the city’s topography, the aqueduct transported water from distant sources, to the city, delivering it through two directional shifts to baths, fountains, an other public spaces. In the Late Antique Period, the aqueduct was adopted to the city’s evolving urban plan through various repairs and reinforcements, enabling its contiuned use. …”
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Cotton textiles from the Byzantine period to the Medieval period in ancient Palestine by Orit Shamir

“…It will discuss the possible origin of the cotton textiles, and the co-development of the textile trade and local production, through the Late Antique and medieval periods.…”
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De la Mer du Nord à la Méditerranée, l’imaginaire maritime des Victoriens by Béatrice Laurent

“…The concomitance between these two statements suggests that it is precisely to flee resorts such as Blackpool and its working-class vacationers, that the prevailing view changes its perception of the Mediterranean Sea and discovers the charms of hedonism and of antique balneology. Late-Victorian Neoclassic art makes visually concrete an age of luxury, warm waters and sensual delight and justifies the choice of the travellers who follow Queen Victoria on the Riviera. …”
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Une schola monumentale découverte boulevard Frédéric-Latouche à Augustodunum/Autun (Saône-et-Loire) by Yannick Labaune, Antoine Louis, Véronique Brunet-Gaston, Anne Delor-Ahü, Jean-Pierre Garcia, Antony Hostein, Michel Kasprzyk

“…To judge by its plan and its situation within a residential area located in the immediate vicinity of the monumental centre, the building of the beginning of the late-antique period exhibits the functional and topographical features of a schola of exceptional size. …”
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Unveiling the Original Polychromy of Archaic Architecture: The Gigantomachy on the West Pediment of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi (6th c. B.C.) by Giasemi G. Frantzi, Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros, Panayiotis Theoulakis, Sotiria Kogou, Athanasia Psalti, Hariclia Brecoulaki

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Węgrzy jako pars aliqua gentis Massagetum. Ślady późnoantycznej i wczesnośredniowiecznej uczoności w dziele Tomasza archidiakona Splitu. Część 2. Postrzeganie Massagetów. 2) Kontek... by Lesław Spychała

“…Traces of erudition in the late antique and early medieval periods in the work of Archdeacon Thomas of Split. …”
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IUENNA – openIng the soUthErn jauNtal as a micro-regioN for future Archaeology: A «para-description» by Hagmann, Dominik, Reiner, Franziska

“…The Hemmaberg site is among the most extensively researched Late Antique hilltop settlements—dating from the 4th to the 6th century AD—and serves as a primary research focus. …”
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La stips des Alpes à la Méditerranée : interpréter la présence des monnaies dans les sanctuaires d’époque romaine by Raphaël Golosetti

“…BC onwards for southern Gaul (Correns, Var), from at least La Tène C2 in the Alps (Grand-Saint-Bernard, Hautes-Alpes), with the exception of stipes in water, which could be characterized as late and Roman. Several contexts demonstrate “sacred” monetary hoards, i.e., with a certain inalienability, at least in practice, if not by law. …”
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