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Giovanni de Matociis and the Codex Oratorianus of the De uiris illustribus urbis Romae (2017)
Journal Article
Stover, J., & Woudhuysen, G. (2017). Giovanni de Matociis and the Codex Oratorianus of the De uiris illustribus urbis Romae. Exemplaria Classica, 21, 125-148

One of the most curious manuscripts of the De uiris illustribus is Biblioteca dei Girolamini, XL pil. VI, no. XIII. This manuscript has been thought either to go back to the early Veronese humanist Giovanni de Matociis, or to contain authentic ancien... Read More about Giovanni de Matociis and the Codex Oratorianus of the De uiris illustribus urbis Romae.

Sacrifice and the Homeric Hymn to Hermes 112-41 (2017)
Book Chapter
Thomas, O. (2017). Sacrifice and the Homeric Hymn to Hermes 112-41. In S. Hitch, & I. Rutherford (Eds.), Animal sacrifice in the ancient Greek world (181-199). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139017886.008

Examines the methodology by which one can connect this passage to historical sacrificial practices. In particular, I critique the previous approaches of Kahn, Clay and Burkert, and argue that the passage can be taken as aetiological with special refe... Read More about Sacrifice and the Homeric Hymn to Hermes 112-41.

Using Sector-Scan Sonar for the Survey and Management of Submerged Archaeological Sites (2017)
Journal Article
Henderson, J., & Abbott, B. (2017). Using Sector-Scan Sonar for the Survey and Management of Submerged Archaeological Sites. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 46(2), 330-345. https://doi.org/10.1111/1095-9270.12240

© 2017 The Authors. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology © 2017 The Nautical Archaeology Society. This article reports the results of using a sector-scan sonar to record diverse submerged archaeological sites in shallow and deep water. The K... Read More about Using Sector-Scan Sonar for the Survey and Management of Submerged Archaeological Sites.

Tastes in the Roman provinces: an archaeobotanical approach to socio-cultural change (2017)
Book Chapter
Livarda, A. (2017). Tastes in the Roman provinces: an archaeobotanical approach to socio-cultural change. In K. Rudolph (Ed.), Taste and the ancient senses. Routledge

Taste is a complicated matter. Give a plate of Brussels sprouts to a heterogeneous group of people and you will receive a range of responses, from disgusting to delicious. What determines food preferences is subject to much scholarly research, which... Read More about Tastes in the Roman provinces: an archaeobotanical approach to socio-cultural change.

From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda (2017)
Journal Article
Perdikaris, S., Bain, A., Baker, K., Grouard, S., Gonzalez, E., Hoelzel, A. R., …Sykes, N. (in press). From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda. Environmental Archaeology, https://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2017.1349027

Barbuda and Antigua's national animal is the fallow deer, Dama dama dama, a species native to the eastern Mediterranean that has been transported around the world by people during the last 8,000 years. The timing and circumstances by which fallow dee... Read More about From icon of empire to national emblem: new evidence for the fallow deer of Barbuda.

Stele messapiche: segni di confine e d’identità nel Salento dell’Età del Ferro (2017)
Conference Proceeding
D'Angelo, T. (2017). Stele messapiche: segni di confine e d’identità nel Salento dell’Età del Ferro. In A. Pontrandolfo, & M. Scafuro (Eds.), Dialoghi sull'archeologia della Magna Grecia e del Mediterraneo: atti del I. convegno internazionale di studi, Paestum, 7-9 settembre 201. , (673-682)

Ancient Greco-Roman magic and the agency of victimhood (2017)
Journal Article
Eidinow, E. (2017). Ancient Greco-Roman magic and the agency of victimhood. Numen, 64(4), https://doi.org/10.1163/15685276-12341472

Scholarship on ancient Greco-Roman “magic,” over time and place, has largely focused on the role and identity of ritual practitioners, investigating the nature and source of their perceived expertise and often locating it in their linguistic skills.... Read More about Ancient Greco-Roman magic and the agency of victimhood.

Framing Cicero’s Lives: production-values and paratext in nineteenth-century biographies (2017)
Book Chapter
Fotheringham, L. S. (2017). Framing Cicero’s Lives: production-values and paratext in nineteenth-century biographies. In G. Manuwald (Ed.), The Afterlife of Cicero. Institute of Classical Studies

Transformation of the Roman west (2017)
Journal Article
Mullen, A. (2017). Transformation of the Roman west. SciTech Europa Quarterly, 23, 98-99

Felidae from Cooper’s Cave, South Africa (Mammalia:Carnivora) (2017)
Journal Article
O'Regan, H. J., & Steininger, C. M. (2017). Felidae from Cooper’s Cave, South Africa (Mammalia:Carnivora). Geodiversitas, 39(2), https://doi.org/10.5252/g2017n2a8

The Cooper’s Cave System has produced a diverse fossil assemblage including the remains of Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938, and early Homo. The majority of the faunal remains come from Cooper’s D, which dates to ~1.5 – 1.4 Ma. Here we describe 158... Read More about Felidae from Cooper’s Cave, South Africa (Mammalia:Carnivora).