Notes on Ancient British Monuments

Modern Architecture and Ancient Monuments

Radiation methods in research of ancient monuments

A "Laboratory of Quantitative Methods in Monument Research" is being built at the CTU Prague. Its primary orientation is the investigation of historic architecture, although other objects of art can also be investigated. In the first phase, two radiation methods are being established, but it is set up in such a way, that various other methods can readily be added in its future development. The ...

Some Notes on British Bats

reed warbler here and never an icterine, a bird whose notes are firmly fixed in my head. The Norfolk coast, in addition to furnishing breeding grounds for some large colonies of terns, is a good place to see migrants, many of which find temporary shelter in the low growth on the saltings and sandhills. Sometimes, especially in foggy weather, a hold-up of migrants occurs. This autumn, for instan...

Documentation of Archaeological Sites and Monuments: Ancient Theatres in Jerash

Modern technology has changed matters in documentation significantly and promises to continue to bring change. This paper attempts to present:1-How should we understand documentation of archaeological Sites, historic buildings and monuments according to their particularities, categories, types, components of documentation, taking into account the internationally agreed standards for the documen...

Osteochondritis dissecans in ancient British skeletal material.

OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS (which is not to be confused with osteochondritis juvenilis) is a common disease but it is also a somewhat mysterious one. Its essential pathology consists of an avascular necrosis occurring in the sub-chondral bone of a joint followed by degenerative changes in the overlying cartilage. As the disease progresses, a zone of demarcation forms around the avascular area an...