Through its monopoly on violence, the State tends to pacify social relations. Such pacification proceeded slowly in Western Europe between the 5th and 11th centuries, being hindered by the rudimentary nature of law enforcement, the belief in a man's right to settle personal disputes as he saw fit, and the Church's opposition to the death penalty. These hindrances began to dissolve in the 11th c...

312 radiology.rsna.org Radiology: Volume 264: Number 2—August 2012 1 From the Department of Radiology (W.R.H., M.K.O.), Section of Nuclear Medicine (M.K.O.), Mayo Clinic, 725 11th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901. From the 2011 RSNA Annual Meeting. Received December 16, 2011; revision requested February 2, 2012; revision received February 10; accepted March 16; final version accepted April 13. Addres...

The collapse of Bronze Age Mediterranean trade was a long-term process that took place through the 12th and 11th centuries BCE. effects this decline were particularly acute for coastal cities such as Philistine Ashkelon. This paper examines response to crisis in Philistia by examining redactional strata Deuteronomistic History might speak period early activity highlands. Through memories preser...

Champa is remembered today through a system of temple architecture and sculpture art as brilliant civilization that once existed in Central Vietnam. had always maintained political economic ties with the Đại Việt dynasties throughout its history. The article focuses on cultural imprints found northern Vietnam, specifically sculptures from L Trần (1009-1400). newly discovered artifacts Northern ...

During archaeological excavations in the Upper Town Kyiv 2008, a cellar was discovered next to Western Palace. Among other materials, there were animal bones, absolute majority of which horses’ bones. Based on it calculated that minimum number individual horses four. These bones belonged kitchen remains, as they fragmented and showed large cutting marks almost all anatomical parts horses. Howev...

The Íslendinga sögur – or Sagas of Icelanders – constitute a collection of medieval literature set in Iceland around the late 9th to early 11th centuries, the so-called Saga Age. They purport to describe events during the period around the settlement of Iceland and the generations immediately following and constitute an important element of world literature thanks to their unique narrative styl...

Historical reenactment is becoming a top-tier teaching tool in the countries of Southern Europe. In Spain specifically, this discipline experiencing boom as heritage education method, particularly informal settings. This article outcome qualitative research study results obtained from one hundred and fifteen educators historical groups. The analyses methods used by exponents to teach war Middle...

The presence of a familial disease among royal members of 18th dynasty of the new kingdom who ruled in Egypt from the mid-16th to the early 11th centuries BC has been established, largely prompted by the bizarre body shape of Akhenaten (the iconoclastic pharaoh of this dynasty) and his family, as demonstrated in statues and artwork. It had been thought previously that this was an expression of ...