For decades researchers have been intrigued about the historical connections and parallels between the Caribbean and Indian Ocean worlds, in particular between the French Antilles and the Mascarenes. Linking the Caribbean with the Indian Ocean, a shared history of French colonial rule and settlement, slavery, plantation capitalism, together with…[Read more]

The scholarly treatment of linguistic ethnonationalism is intimately linked to the question of the origins of the nation. A main division in scholarship on nationalism, between those who conceive the nation as an entirely modern phenomenon and those who trace its roots further back in time, has also resulted in contrasting positions regarding the…[Read more]

Draft Version des Beitrags: In dem vorliegenden Artikel möchten wir der Frage nach den Möglichkeiten eines weiblichen bzw. feministischen Zugangs zu wissenschaftlicher Forschung in verschiedenen Hinsichten beleuchten. Wir werden uns dem Thema exemplarisch anhand des Forschungsfeldes der Primatologie zuwenden, wobei die Antwort auf die Frage, w…[Read more]

Filosofía del proyecto: http://www.cousateca.info

Esquemas para una visión de filosofía Cousateca según el modelo del prof. Remo Bodei en La vida de las cosas.

Proximity to rivers, streams, lakes and bogs has been emphasized almost stereotypicallye as a specific Slavonic trait of character, but does this fit reality? We try to get further with the solution of this problem by a.) calculating the surface distances on basis of a Local Drainage Map and b.) using the Topographic Position Index.

In 2004 the research training programme “Interdisciplinary Environmental History. Natural environment and societal behaviour in Central Europe” at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen, funded by the German Research Foundation was launched. By that time 13 post graduates from six faculties of the life sciences, the natural sciences, and the…[Read more]

A review article commenting on discussions and papers presented at the international workshop.

This chapter argues for an alternative approach to the study of regions in archaeology by proposing to view regions as networks of relevance with permeable and changeable boundaries reflecting social choices.

In this article I make a case for an analytic of atmospheres as a way to understand the seemingly ineffable yet powerful effects of vocal sound on listeners in an Islamic setting. Focusing on the recitation of devotional poetry in honor of the Prophet Muhammad among Mauritian Muslims, I seek to bring together neo-phenomenological approaches to…[Read more]

This dissertation proposes a social analysis of the Early Christian basilicas (4th-6th century) of Southern and Central Greece, predominantly those in the Late Roman province of Achaia. After an introduction which places the dissertation in the broader context of the study of Late Antique Greece, the second chapter argues that church construction…[Read more]

In der Antike spielte Gabii eine wichtige politische und wirtschaftliche Rolle in Mittelitalien. Es stand in beispiellosem diplomatischem Kontakt zu Rom, und der Historiker Dionysios von Halikarnassos berichtet von einem Zustand politischer Gleichheit – isopoliteia – beider Städte. Gabii lag südlich von Rom am Krater von Castiglione und erstr…[Read more]

This course offers a thorough introduction to archaeological field methods, including field survey, geophysical prospection, excavation, and post‐excavation analysis. Topics include survey, mapping, excavation, documentation, stratigraphy, typology, scientific analyses, visualization, and heritage management. We will also address the m…[Read more]

An archaeological comic telling the story of the sarsen stones at Whiteknights.

Whiteknights is now the main campus of the University of Reading. It used to be the gardens and park of Whitenights House, at one time owned by the Marquis of Blandford. The Marquis spent his fortune on his library and his gardens. He even shipped sarsens stones…[Read more]

An archaeological comic showing theories about the formation of sarsen stone in southern Britain. It includes antiquarian explanations, folklore, the early scientific understanding of the geological succession, and the current explanation of sarsen formation.

It was created for the University of Reading’s School of Archaeology, Geography, and…[Read more]

Um den verschiedenen Prinzipien offener Wissenschaftskommunikation – wie auch dem ganzen Konzept »open science« als solchem – gerecht zu werden, ist eine nachhaltige Disseminations- und Archivierungsstrategie für digitale Forschungsdaten zwingend nötig. Maßnahmen zur langanhaltenden Gewährleistung der freien Verfügbarkeit in Form von Parametern…[Read more]

A short paper about some preliminary results of the excavation seasons 2014 and 2015 at the roman rural site of Molino San Vincenzo in Tuscany.

Paper about the archaeological documentation of the so-called Hexenturm of Ulmerfeld Castle using MAP (mast aerial photography) as well as IBM (image based modeling) and the combined application of commercial as well as open source software image processing software.

The Western Argolid Regional Project (WARP) completed three seasons of intensive pedestrian survey from 2014 to 2016. Conducted under the auspices of the Canadian Institute in Greece (CIG) and the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Argolid, WARP is an interdisciplinary project focused around the upper valleys of the Inachos River to the north and west…[Read more]

The Belevi mausoleum is one of the largest preserved sepulchral monuments of the Hellenistic period. The identity of its owner remains unknown. Manifestly unfinished elements indicate that the building was assembled in great haste and with optimized effort, and also that it could never be entirely completed. Among other evidence pertaining to the…[Read more]