Ancient Egyptians always had an intense and complex relationship with animals in daily life as well as in religion. Despite the fact that research on this relationship has been a topic of study, gaps in our knowledge still remain. This volume presents well over 30 contributions that explore Human-Animal relationships from the Predynastic to the Roman period.

The essays cover topics such as animal husbandry, mummification, species-specific studies, the archaeology and economy of the animal cult...

The problem of the social dimension of technology and transformation seen in the perspective of the habitus has been repeatedly undertaken in various works. However, the complexity of these phenomena causes subsequent attempts to be presented and explained again in new contexts, bringing interesting observations.

The edited volume aims to contribute to our better understanding of a system of embodied dispositions hidden under the term 'habitus'. This will be achieved by presenting the latest ...

The Bronze Age and Early Iron Age saw many developments in metalworking, social structure, food production, nutrition, and diet. At the same time, networks in Europe intensified and human impact on the environment changed in character. What influence did these transformations have on daily life? Which proxies can researchers use to study these topics?

This volume presents scientific contributions from different fields of expertise within modern archaeology in order to investigate past living ...

This book compiles the results of a doctoral research study that sought to gain insight into how indigenous heritage is represented in the school curriculum for social studies. To this end, the questions focused on studying the relationships that are formed between individuals and the past in the school context. Taking into account teachers' perspectives on subject content and pedagogical practices can contribute to gaining a better understanding of the role of education in safeguarding herit...

All vulvas are unique just like our hands, noses and eyes are. Though there’s often just one kind of vulva shape presented in popular media. Whether it’s in magazines, mainstream porn or even biology books, the ‘beauty ideal’ that is often been presented to us is pink, small and mostly hairless.

And of course, this could be you. However, in many cases it won’t be. Having a vulva that looks different to this beauty ideal leaves many of us feeling weird, ugly or ashamed. We think we a...

?¡Sabor Sabor! is het succesvolle kookboek van Sandra Alvaraz dat direct uitnodigt te gaan koken. Met deze Engelstalige uitgave introduceert ze haar verrassende gerechten nu ook over de grens. Sandra ontdekte bij Masterchef Holland dat haar Spaanse recepten veel waardering kregen. Zij besloot haar traditionele familierecepten - van Santiago tot Ibiza - eenvoudiger, moderner en gezonder te maken. Haar recepten bevatten minder suiker en meer groenten dan de traditionele, ze kookt met opva...

Een bijzondere selectie van de beste - en veel nieuwe - beelden van dé urban explorer-pionier in handzaam formaat. Terwijl zijn crew aan het zwembad uitrust, trekt piloot en fotograaf Henk van Rensbergen op egpeditie naar verlaten stadspaleizen, overgroeide fabrieken of desolate stukken groen.Altijd vindt van Rensbergen schoonheid in het verval en dat pikte de (internationale) pers snel op. Dit prachtige cadeauboek laat ons opnieuw dwalen door abandoned places, nu tot in Abchazië!

Wim Delvoye, een centraal figuur in de Belgische kunstscène, staat bekend om zijn vaak bijtende humor, zijn voorliefde voor technologische experimenten en zijn ongebreidelde en uiteenlopende productiviteit. Zijn reputatie strekt al lang verder dan de grenzen van zijn vaderland, met recente tentoonstellingen in landen zoals Canada, Azerbeidzjan, Rusland, Luxemburg en zelfs Iran.

De tentoonstelling van de Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België, die in nauwe samenwerking met de kunst...

Judicial dialogue is one of the pressing phenomena in contemporary EU law and constitutional law. It is a device of judicial policy-making and networking and instrument for policy coordination and negotiation between the national, international and supranational legal orders. Judicial dialogue is also tipping point of the influence of courts on multilevel constitutional politics in the context of global constitutional (dis)order.

This book provides original analysis of the different aspects o...