The CCR5-∆32 HIV-1 resistance allele was initially thought to have originated in Europe around 700 years ago. Its present-day frequency was formerly explained as resulting from selective pressure imposed by the Black Death epidemics. Our findings are among the results which confirm the presence of CCR5-∆32 in populations older than late medieval (from Dziekanowice, Central Poland), which predat...

The aim of this work was to study the wear affecting the almost complete dentition of a Sao individual fossil from Cameroon prehistory (XIVth century). Occlusal surfaces of the fossil fragile pieces were plaster replicated with an original technique adapted from usual dental impression methods (silicon elastomer polymerising by addition). Axial macro-photographs of both sectional dental casts a...

although the concept of the ‘rule of grace’ can be accurately deduced through some qur’anic verses and traditions (hadiths), the mu‘tazilites among all theological denominations pioneered in its extraction, compilation and application within the context of theology. the present article discusses the attitude of shi‘ite theology toward the above-mentioned rule within the framework of three histo...

The Batu Kalde Site is a ruin of Hindu Temple in Pangandaran, West Java, Indonesia. Despite it has been reported since 1915 and subsequently studied by several archaeological teams, lot aspects including geoarchaeology this temple are still unrevealed. This preliminary study was an overview general the temple. result shows that constructed before 14th century population farmers fishermen lived ...

• The first systematic study of Late Medieval ceramic production in the Middle Danube. Reports results scientific analyses 112 samples from Belgrade. Two technological traditions local to Belgrade are defined. Military frontier influenced craft organisation This paper discusses a micro-scale technology, provenance and during 14th-15th centuries (the period). is situated context Danube examines ...

one of the prominent shophists lived in 4th and 5th hegira centuries (11th & 12th ad centuries) is ibn bakooyeh shirazi. in a poetic verse that saadi (14th ad century) mentioned baba koohi as pseudonym for ibn bakuyeh shirazi and within a phrase written by isa ibn joneid shirazi (15th ad cen.) at tazkereh-e- hezar mazar (literally hgiography of thousand tombs) book with title of babakoohi as we...

The present study explores a little-studied and reinterpreted early Roman Imperial cameo depicting Antonia Minor (36 bc–ad 37), which came into the possession of Holy emperor, Charles IV Luxembourg (1316–78), collector ancient gems. It was presumably by his order that set in splendid gold reliquary cross he commissioned after imperial coronation to house relics True Cross. Thus, new setting, co...