Über die Kooperation “Berliner Zentrum für Wissensgeschichte” der Freien Universität Berlin, der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, der Technischen Universität sowie dem Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte werden mehrere Stipendien für den Bereich Wissensgeschichte als auch Wissenschaftsgeschichte ausgeschrieben. Die Themenwahl der eigenen Forschungsvorschläge sollten im Bereich der beiden Hauptschwerpunkte (1.) „Praktisches Wissen“ und (2.) „Fieldworks of Knowledge“ liegen. Von den erfolgreichen […]
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Markham J. Geller (ed): The Archaeology and Material Culture of the Babylonian Talmud
The Archaeology and Material Culture of the Babylonian Talmud Edited by Markham J. Geller Publication Date: November 2015 Brill Publishers The Babylonian Talmud remains the richest source of information regarding the material culture and lifestyle of the Babylonian Jewish community, with additional data now supplied by Babylonian incantation bowls. Although archaeology has yet to excavate any […]
Elite 6th century AD cavalryman with foot prothesis discovered
In Hemmaberg, Austria, archaeologists excavating a cemetery associated with an early Medieval church discovered the remains of a middle-aged man whose left foot had been amputated. In its place, a unique foot prosthesis was found. Read the full article here. Marius Hoppe
Call for papers: 36. Treffen des Interdisziplinären Arbeitskreises “Alte Medizin”
Das Treffen des Interdisziplinären Arbeitskreises „Alte Medizin“ wird von Prof. Tanja Pommerening ausgerichtet. Es findet am 2. und 3. Juli 2016 im Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin der Universität Mainz, Am Pulverturm 13, Untergeschoss (Hörsaal U1125) statt. Der Arbeitskreis ruft einerseits zu Vorträgen zu einem festgelegten Oberthema auf, andererseits gibt es aber […]
Call for papers: World Congress “Aristotle 2004 years”
23-28 May 2016, Greece The “Interdisciplinary Centre for Aristotle Studies,” of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki announces World Congress “Aristotle 2400 Years” which is to be held at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Aristotle, who was born in 384 BC, is the universal philosopher, whose work has left an indelible mark on the Classical, Hellenistic […]
Available now: In the Wake of the Compendia – Ed. by J.Cale Johnson
In the Wake of the Compendia: Infrastructural Contexts and the Licensing of Empiricism in Ancient and Medieval Mesopotamia (Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures) Ed: Johnson, J. Cale Contributors: Badalanova Geller, Florentina; Bhayro, Siam; Geller, Markham J.; Lehmhaus, Lennart; Ossendrijver, Mathieu; Raggetti, Lucia; Rochberg, Francesca; Steinert, Ulrike; Wee, John Z. Publisher: DeGruyter, Berlin https://www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/456368 […]
Five things you can learn from a roman skeleton
The stories of Roman lives are written in their bones: diet, disease, childbirth and trauma all leave their mark. So what can we learn about Romans by examining their skeletons? Read the full article here. Marius Hoppe
International Conference: Narrations on Translations
From the 16th of November 2015 until the 20th of November 2015, there will be a conference named “Narrations on Translations” at the Max-Planck-Institut for the history of science in Berlin. Read the official announcement here. View the complete program here: Translations_Conference Program_Nov. Marius Hoppe
Practical Knowledge & Medical Practice in Ancient Mediterranean Cultures
The Project A03 (“The Transfer of Medical Episteme in the ‘Encyclopaedic’ Compilations of Late Antiquity”), as part of the SFB 980 “Episteme in Motion”, is organizing an international conference on the topic of practical knowledge and actual practices in medical traditions of different ancient cultures. The heads of project, Prof. Philip van der Eijk and […]
EATING EMPIRES – narrative discourses on body, fasting, diet and regimen in Late Antique Judaism
This panel is part of the AJS 47th Annual Conference (Association for Jewish Studies), December 13-15, 2015, Boston, USA. It examines different but interrelated aspects of discourses on bodies, health and disability in Jewish Late Antiquity against the backdrop of their cultural embeddedness in different context (i.e. Greco-Roman West and Iranian-Mesopotamian East). Julia Watts Belser […]
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