Archaeology and History: Recent submissions
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Ancient chicken remains reveal the origins of virulence in Marek's disease virus
(American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 14 December 2023)The pronounced growth in livestock populations since the 1950s has altered the epidemiological and evolutionary trajectory of their associated pathogens. For example, Marek's disease virus (MDV), which causes lymphoid ... -
Labour Laws in Preindustrial Europe. The Coercion and Regulation of Wage Labour, C. 1350-1850
(Boydell Press, 16 May 2023)Explores the variety of legal and regulatory regimes that existed in Western Europe to control labour and how workers experienced those controls. Many economic historians have assumed that labour in Western Europe was ... -
Missing pieces: Integrating the socialist world in global health history
(Wiley, 14 June 2023)This essay provides an overview of recent histories of medicine and global health from a socialist perspective, and maps out possible new directions of research. It focuses on key themes in the history of medicine in Eastern ... -
Regional book distribution and political participation in the English Civil War
(Routledge, 5 December 2023)Regional book distribution was central to political mobilization in the localities during the English Civil Wars. A contextual approach, building up a picture from print and manuscript sources such as journals, reveals the ... -
Isotopic evidence of an environmental shift at the fall of the Kushite kingdom of Meroë, Sudan
(Cambridge University Press / Antiquity Publications, 1 December 2023)Between c. 300 BC and AD 350, the Meroitic kingdom dominated the Middle Nile Valley; following its breakdown, it was replaced by a series of smaller successor polities. Explanation for this change centres on socio-political ...