scholarly journals Size doesn’t matter: Foeni-Sălaş, a small multi-period settlement in the Romanian Banat

Starinar ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 21-60
Author(s):  
Haskel Greenfield ◽  
Aleksandar Kapuran
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Late Antique ◽  
Early Neolithic ◽  
History Of ◽  
Archaeological Excavations

Systematic archaeological excavations at the multicultural site of Foeni-S?la? in the Romanian Banat conducted during the first half of the 1990s uncovered evidence that the site was inhabited during the Early Neolithic, Copper, Bronze, Early Iron, Late Antique and Medieval Ages. This paper summarises the cultural history of the settlement at the site and describes the relevant deposits and material culture in each period.

Urban Space and Aristocratic Power in Late Antique Rome

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Machado
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Late Antiquity ◽  
Late Antique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Traditional Elite ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

This book analyses the physical, social, and cultural history of Rome in late antiquity. Between AD 270 and 535, the former capital of the Roman empire experienced a series of dramatic transformations in its size, appearance, political standing, and identity, as emperors moved to other cities and the Christian church slowly became its dominating institution. Urban Space and Aristocratic Power in Late Antique Rome provides a new picture of these developments, focusing on the extraordinary role played by members of the traditional elite, the senatorial aristocracy, in the redefinition of the city, its institutions, and spaces. During this period, Roman senators and their families became increasingly involved in the management of the city and its population, in building works, and in the performance of secular and religious ceremonies and rituals. As this study shows, for approximately three hundred years the houses of the Roman elite competed with imperial palaces and churches in shaping the political map and the social life of the city. Making use of modern theories of urban space, the book considers a vast array of archaeological, literary, and epigraphic documents to show how the former centre of the Mediterranean world was progressively redefined and controlled by its own elite.

Gustav Klemm, Cultural History, and Kulturwissenschaft

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter N. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
German Culture ◽  
High Culture ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Material ◽  
Cultural Science ◽  
History Of Culture

This chapter examines a new material-based history of German culture and looks at how a study of material culture had since evolved into “cultural history.” It traces the history of culture in nineteenth-century Germany, at the same time puzzling out the ambiguity of such a category as it was applied during the period. Encompassing both high culture and low, the popular and the elite, cultural history has often seemed borderless and indefinite—leading even its admirers to “search” for it or to see it as a “problem.” The chapter then turns to a study of Gustav Friedrich Klemm (1802–1867), the most important of the cultural historians of the 1840s and 1850s. His General Cultural History (1843–1852) and General Cultural-Science (1855) are both significant works in the field.

scholarly journals Museum cultural collections: pathways to the preservation of traditional and scientific knowledge

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 618-634
Author(s):  
Angela J. Linn ◽  
Joshua D. Reuther ◽  
Chris B. Wooley ◽  
Scott J. Shirar ◽  
Jason S. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of The University ◽  
The University

Museums of natural and cultural history in the 21st century hold responsibilities that are vastly different from those of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the time of many of their inceptions. No longer conceived of as cabinets of curiosities, institutional priorities are in the process of undergoing dramatic changes. This article reviews the history of the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks, Alaska, from its development in the early 1920s, describing the changing ways staff have worked with Indigenous individuals and communities. Projects like the Modern Alaska Native Material Culture and the Barter Island Project are highlighted as examples of how artifacts and the people who constructed them are no longer viewed as simply examples of material culture and Native informants but are considered partners in the acquisition, preservation, and perpetuation of traditional and scientific knowledge in Alaska.

The Politics of Poetics: Nonnus' Dionysiaca and the World of Late Antiquity

Ramus ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 99-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Shorrock
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Late Antiquity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Late Antique ◽  
Epic Poem ◽  
The World ◽  
Critical Attention ◽  
History Of ◽  
Primary Focus

Over the last thirty years or so our understanding of the world of late antiquity has undergone a radical transformation. In addition to the important contributions by historians such as Peter Brown (on the body and society) and Averil Cameron (on the evolution of Christian discourse), new perspectives have also been opened up on the material culture of the later empire. In the arena of literary criticism, however, signs of any analogous transformation have been much less obvious. Though, of course, it is easy to overstate the case, it is nevertheless clear from the bibliographic record that the literature of the late antique period has not yet been subject to the intense critical attention of other epochs, such as the Second Sophistic. This article will attempt on a necessarily modest scale to address this lack of critical attention.My primary focus is the fifth-century CE epic poem, the Dionysiaca of Nonnus, a product of Roman Egypt, written in Greek in forty-eight chapter-length books. It runs to over 21,000 hexameter lines—some five thousand lines longer than Homer's Iliad—and tells the story of the wine-loving Dionysus, the hero whose destiny it is to become a god. Though its influence on the wider literary culture of late antiquity was profound, it has remained a marginalised and neglected text within the history of modern classical scholarship. The Dionysiaca exists as an often quoted yet rarely read compendium of obscure mythological information, and is periodically mined for allusions to earlier and implicitly ‘better’ poets whose works have only survived in fragmentary form, but it is rarely considered on its own terms.

Towards a Chronology of the Eritrean Red Sea Port of Adulis (1st – Early 7th Century AD)

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Zazzaro ◽  
Enzo Cocca ◽  
Andrea Manzo
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Horn Of Africa ◽  
Coastal Site ◽  
Related Material ◽  
Architectural Change ◽  
History Of ◽  
Chronological Sequence ◽  
The University

The Eritrean coastal site of Adulis has been known to archaeologists since the second half of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Italian archaeologist Roberto Paribeni conducted extensive excavations in different areas of the site which uncovered the remains of monumental buildings, churches and houses, as well as rich deposits of related material culture. Since then, archaeological investigations have been limited to the activities of Francis Anfray in 1961–62 and to a survey conducted by the University of Southampton in 2003–04. Our team’s first excavations in stratified deposits began in 2011, and soon revealed a complex chronological sequence of great importance for the understanding of the cultural history of the southern Red Sea region and the Horn of Africa. The project’s main efforts were directed towards the identification of the main phases of occupation at Adulis, the establishment of a typological sequence of pottery, and the analysis of architectural change.

scholarly journals O caderno de sabatinas: uma proposta de análise sobre culturas e práticas escolares do Colégio Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Farroupilha (Rio Grande do Sul/Brasil)

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 460
Author(s):  
Gisele Belusso ◽  
Terciane Ângela Luchese
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
School Cultures ◽  
School Practices ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Primary Teaching ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
History Of Institutions

O presente artigo comunica resultados de pesquisa na temática da História da Educação, atentando para o processo histórico do Colégio Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Farroupilha/RS (1922-1954). Nesse sentido, tem como objetivo analisar indícios das culturas e práticas escolares a partir da cultura material. Para tanto, utilizou-se, principalmente, um caderno de sabatinas e também outros documentos, tais como o livro de atas de comemorações cívicas, livros de chamada, legislação vigente e memórias de ex-alunos e ex-professoras-religiosas. O aporte teórico é o da História Cultural e, como metodologia, foi utilizada a análise documental e a história oral. A análise permitiu perceber elementos das culturas e práticas escolares que permearam o cotidiano do Colégio Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, no ensino primário, na década de 40 do século XX.Palavras-chave: Práticas escolares. História das instituições. Ensino Primário.AbstractThis article presents research results within the subject History of Education, paying attention to the historic process of Nossa Senhora de Lourdes School, Farroupilha/RS (1922-1954). In this sense, its objective is to analyze signs of culture and school practices from material culture. For this, an evaluation notebook and other documents were mainly used, as well as a minute book of civic commemorations, roll call books, existing legislation and memories of ex-students and ex-teachers-Sisters. The theoretical contribution is that of Cultural History, and, as methodology, the document analysis and oral history were used. The analysis allowed noting elements of school cultures and practices that permeated Nossa Senhora de Lourdes School daily routine, in primary school, in the forties of the twentieth century.Key words: School practices. History of institutions. Primary teaching. ResumenEste artículo comunica resultados de investigación en la temática de la Historia de la Educación, atentando para el proceso histórico del Colegio Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Farroupilha/RS (1922-1954). En este sentido, tiene por objetivo analizar indicios de las culturas y prácticas escolares a partir de la cultura material. Para tanto, se utilizó, principalmente, un cuaderno de pruebas y también otros documentos, tales como el libro de actas de conmemoraciones cívicas, libros de presencias, legislación vigente y memorias de ex-alumnos y ex-maestras religiosas. El aporte teórico es el de la Historia Cultural y, como metodología, fue utilizado el análisis documentario y la historia oral. El análisis permitió descubrir elementos de las culturas y prácticas escolares que permearon el cotidiano del Colegio Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, en la enseñanza primaria, en la década del 40 del siglo XX.Palabras clave: Prácticas escolares. Historia de las instituciones. Enseñanza Primaria.

scholarly journals Rumo ao interior: móveis e objetos numa escola rural de Antônio Prado/RS (1899-1912)

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Terciane Ângela Luchese ◽  
Manuela Ciconetto Bernardi
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Public Power ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
History Of ◽  
School Furniture

Os caminhos percorridos – produção, circulação e distribuição – de móveis e objetos escolares, de sua feitura ao espaço de uma sala de aula localizada no interior do Rio Grande do Sul, mais precisamente no município de Antônio Prado, são o foco do presente texto. A análise documental histórica das evidências apresentadas no livro de registros de inventário da 5ª aula pública mista, entre os anos de 1907 e 1910, somada às correspondências, jornais, relatórios de intendentes e fotografia, compõem a empiria pensada à luz das contribuições da História Cultural e da História da Educação. As minúcias do cotidiano escolar rural do início do século XX, na Serra Gaúcha, são pensadas pelas materialidades possíveis e disponíveis no interior da 5ª aula pública de Antônio Prado, em que lecionava a professora Natalina Maeffer. A artesania e a industrialização de objetos e móveis escolares produzidos e distribuídos por meio da ação do poder público, com interdições da comunidade local, permitem pensar atravessamentos e nuances que matizaram o cotidiano daquela escola rural.Palavras-chave: Móveis e objetos escolares. Cultura material. Escola rural.Towards the countryside: furniture and objects at a rural school in Antônio Prado / RS (1899-1912)ABSTRACTThe paths taken - production, circulation and distribution - of school furniture and objects, from their making to the space of a classroom located in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul, more precisely in the town of Antônio Prado, are the focus of the present text. The historical documentary analysis of the evidence presented in the inventory book of the 5th mixed public class, among the years 1907 and 1910, added to the correspondence, newspapers, reports of intendants and photography, compose the empire thought in the light of the contributions of Cultural History and of the History of Education. The minutiae of the rural school routine at the beginning of the 20th century in the Serra Gaúcha are thought by the possible and available materialities and within the 5th public class of Antônio Prado, where the teacher Natalina Maeffer taught. The craftsmanship and the industrialization of school objects and furniture produced and distributed through the action of the public power, with interdictions from the local community, allow us to think about crossings and nuances that colored the daily life of that rural school.Keywords: School furniture and objects. Material culture. Rural school.Hacia el interior: muebles y objetos en una escuela rural de Antônio Prado /RS (1899-1912) RESUMENLos caminos recorridos – producción, circulación y distribución – de muebles y objetos escolares, de su elaboración de acuerdo con el espacio de una aula ubicada en el interior de Rio Grande do Sul, más precisamente en el Ayuntamiento de Antônio Prado, son el enfoque del presente texto. El análisis documental histórico de las evidencias presentadas en el libro de registros de inventario de la Quinta escuela pública mixta, entre los años de 1907 a 1910, sumada a las correspondencias, los periódicos, los informes de alcaldes y la fotografía, componen el conjunto de fuentes considerado a la luz de las aportaciones de la Historia Cultural y de la Historia de la Educación. Las minucias del vivir cotidiano escolar rural del inicio del siglo XX en la sierra de Rio Grande do Sul son pensadas por las materialidades posibles y disponibles en el interior de la Quinta escuela pública de Antônio Prado en la que enseñaba la profesora Natalina Maeffer. La artesanía y la industrialización de muebles y objetos escolares producidos y distribuidos por medio de la acción del poder público, con interdicciones de la comunidad local, permiten pensar en los obstáculos y los matices que caracterizaron el vivir cotidiano de aquella escuela rural.Palabras clave: Muebles y objetos escolares. Cultura material. Escuela rural.

A short note on the geo-archeological significance of the ancient Theodosius harbour (İstanbul, Turkey)

2009 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oya Algan ◽  
M. Namık Yalçın ◽  
Mehmet Özdoğan ◽  
İsak Yılmaz ◽  
Erol Sarı ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Short Note ◽  
Coastal Environment ◽  
Sedimentary Sequence ◽  
Neolithic Culture ◽  
History Of ◽  
Archaeological Excavations

AbstractThe sedimentary sequence discovered at archaeological excavations in ancient Theodosius Harbour at İstanbul contains the records of sea level, environmental changes and the cultural history of the region. The cobbles at the base of the sequence include archaeological remnants of Neolithic culture that settled in the area between 8.4 and 7.3 14C ka BP, and are located at 6 m below the present sea level. The sediments representing a coastal environment indicate that the area was used as a harbour from AD 4th to at least the 11th century and were filled by the sediments derived from Lykos Stream after 11th century.

A Cultural History of Memory in the Middle Ages

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Social Fields ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Phenomenon ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Middle Ages

This volume covers the vast field of memory, commemoration and the art of memory in the Middle Ages. Memory was not only a religious, social and historical phenomenon but also a driving factor in cultural life and in the production of art. It played an important role in medieval intellectual, visual and material culture, touching on almost all spheres of personal and social life. Yet the perception of memory did not remain static. The period covered by this volume, 500-1450, was one of enormous change in the way memory was understood, expressed, and valued. The authors of the essays trace the changes in the understanding of memory in its diverse forms and social fields, analysing everyday life as well as politics, philosophy and theology. As can be demonstrated, functions and perceptions evolved over the medieval millennium and laid the foundations for the modern understanding of individual and social memory.

History and Its Objects

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter N. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Historical Evidence ◽  
History Writing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Academic History ◽  
Physical Presence ◽  
Human Need ◽  
History Of

Cultural history is increasingly informed by the history of material culture—the ways in which individuals or entire societies create and relate to objects both mundane and extraordinary—rather than on textual evidence alone. Books such as The Hare with Amber Eyes and A History of the World in 100 Objects indicate the growing popularity of this way of understanding the past. This book uncovers the forgotten origins of our fascination with exploring the past through its artifacts by highlighting the role of antiquarianism—a pursuit ignored and derided by modem academic history—in grasping the significance of material culture. From the efforts of Renaissance antiquarians, who reconstructed life in the ancient world from coins, inscriptions, seals, and other detritus, to amateur historians in the nineteenth century working within burgeoning national traditions, the book connects collecting—whether by individuals or institutions—to the professionalization of the historical profession, one which came to regard its progenitors with skepticism and disdain. The struggle to articulate the value of objects as historical evidence, then, lies at the heart both of academic history writing and of the popular engagement with things. Ultimately, this book demonstrates that our current preoccupation with objects is far from novel and reflects a human need to re-experience the past as a physical presence.

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