Ovarian teratoma: A case from 15th-18th century Lisbon, Portugal.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2017.05.001
Abstract: This paper discusses the differential diagnosis of an unusual calcified mass found in the pelvic cavity of 45+-year-old female excavated from 15th-18th century Lisbon (Portugal). The mass is relatively large, irregularly shaped, and exhibits a… read more here.
Keywords: lisbon portugal; 18th century; teratoma; 15th 18th ... See more keywords
Reconstructing an African haploid genome from the 18th century
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DOI: 10.1038/s41588-017-0031-6
Abstract: A genome is a mosaic of chromosome fragments from ancestors who existed some arbitrary number of generations earlier. Here, we reconstruct the genome of Hans Jonatan (HJ), born in the Caribbean in 1784 to an… read more here.
Keywords: 18th century; african haploid; genome 18th; haploid genome ... See more keywords
Nanoscale engineering of gold particles in 18th century Böttger lusters and glazes.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2120753119
Abstract: SignificanceThe exploration of gold-based colorants in glass and glazes led Nobel Laureate Richard Zsigmondy to the study of colloids, and to the development, with Henry Siedentopf, of the earliest microscopes capable of resolving such small… read more here.
Keywords: engineering gold; ttger; nanoscale engineering; 18th century ... See more keywords
Community-engaged ancient DNA project reveals diverse origins of 18th-century African descendants in Charleston, South Carolina.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2201620120
Abstract: In this study, we present the results of community-engaged ancient DNA research initiated after the remains of 36 African-descended individuals dating to the late 18th century were unearthed in the port city of Charleston, South Carolina.… read more here.
Keywords: ancient dna; community; engaged ancient; 18th century ... See more keywords
Zooarchaeological evidence of large-scale cattle metapodial processing in the 18th century in the small town of Rauma, Finland
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DOI: 10.1080/00794236.2019.1654737
Abstract: SUMMARY: In this article we examine and interpret a cattle-bone assemblage from the small town of Rauma, Finland, dating to the early 18th century, exhibiting evidence for large-scale raw bone material collection and preparation. Sawn… read more here.
Keywords: large scale; rauma; 18th century; small town ... See more keywords
‘Impending Ruin’ or ‘Remarkable Wealth’? The Role of Private Credit Markets in the 18th-Century Cape Colony
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DOI: 10.1080/03057070.2018.1403218
Abstract: Credit markets develop hand in hand with a market economy. Pre-industrial credit markets, like credit (and capital) markets today, developed in order to smooth consumption, ease trade, and enable long-term investment. Yet in the 18th-century… read more here.
Keywords: credit; 18th century; colony; cape colony ... See more keywords
Independent women in 18th-century Iceland analysis of the economic status of poor peasant women
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DOI: 10.1080/03468755.2021.1911842
Abstract: ABSTRACT More often than not, a broad-brush approach has been taken in describing the past, and large sectors of society have been portrayed on the basis of simple stereotypes rather than trying to reflect the… read more here.
Keywords: status; 18th century; independent women; century ... See more keywords
An 18th-Century Ship to North America? A Case Study of the Baleineaux 3 Shipwreck (Island of Ré, France)
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DOI: 10.1080/10572414.2023.2191526
Abstract: The Baleineaux 3 wreck site off western France lies in an area that is stirred up every day by strong currents at the tides’ turns and hit by storms. From this tragic shipwreck, which took… read more here.
Keywords: france; archaeology; 18th century; century ship ... See more keywords
Archeometallographic Study of Cast-Iron Products Produced at the Kamensk Plants in the First Quarter of the 18th Century
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DOI: 10.1134/s0031918x19040124
Abstract: In this paper we continued a metallographic study of a number of old products produced in the Urals in the early 18th century, i.e., in the period of transition from handicraft damp-blow technology to blast-furnace… read more here.
Keywords: products produced; cast iron; study; 18th century ... See more keywords
A Unique Case of Stroke and Upper Limb Paralysis in a Mid-18th Century Natural Mummy
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DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.117.311427
Abstract: Despite its globally acknowledged importance in the clinical setting, the history of stroke has to date only been reconstructed through historical descriptions, whereas no clear palaeopathological evidence has ever been adduced. Here, a unique case… read more here.
Keywords: 18th century; mid 18th; century; case stroke ... See more keywords
Different ways of seeing ‘savagery’: Two Nordic travellers in 18th-century North America
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DOI: 10.1177/0952695119846003
Abstract: Andreas Hesselius and Pehr Kalm both spent time in eastern North America during the first half of the 18th century. Both came with an ardent desire to observe and learn about the natural environment and… read more here.
Keywords: 18th century; different ways; seeing savagery; ways seeing ... See more keywords