This article presents the longue durée social history of a medieval fish weir. It reveals significant role fishing and weirs in construction reconstruction structures cultural identities. focuses on an enigmatic annual ceremony – Horngarth or Penny Hedge at Whitby, North Yorkshire. The begins by arguing that descends from intertidal weir, before exploring possible contexts which weir originated...

fars province and the city of shiraz were important centers of medical sciences in ancient and medieval period. at present, also shiraz accommodates one of the most outstanding universities, as well as medical centers and hospitals both in iran and the middle east.1 in this regards, the research office for the history of persian medicine held a ceremony in shiraz to honor scholars in the field ...