The Vinland Map,R. A. Skelton and Josef Fischer

Philipp Apian, 24 Bairische Landtafeln von 1568. Facsimile edition in colour offset. Munich, 1966 DM 380..

Journals and other documents on the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus. Transl. &; ed. by Samuel Eliot Morison. New York, The Heritage Press (1963).

Bo Bramsen, Gamle Danmarkskort. En historisk oversigt med bibliografiske noter for perioden 1570–1770. K?benhavn, Gr?nholt Pedersen forlag, 1965. pp. 160 c 100 maps. D.kr. 85. (Danish)

Karl Heinz Burmeister, Sebastian Münster, eine Bibliographie. Wiesbaden, Guido Pressler Verlag. 1964. pp. 143, 22 ill., DM 93.60.

Itinerarium orbis Christian!. Der älteste Reise‐atlas der Welt. Facsimile, publ. by Schuler Verlags‐gesellschaft, Stuttgart. 1965. Introd. by A. Fauser and T. Seifert. 267 maps and views. 20 x 27 cm. DM 30.—

The Fry &; Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland. Facsimiles of the 1754 and 1794 printings with an index. Published for the Harry demons Publication Fund of the University of Virginia. Charlottes‐ville, the University Press of Virginia, 1966. pp. 48; 2 x 4 reproductions, each 40 x 63 cm. In jacket, 35 x 24 cm. Printed in 500 copies.

Karol Buczek: The History of Polish Cartography from the 15th to the 18th Century. Translated by Andrzej Potocki. Cracow and Warsaw. 1966. 135 pages text, 60 plates, 1 table.

Sebastian Münster: Mappa Europae. Facsimile. Edited by Klaus Stopp. Wiesbaden, Guido Pressler Verlag, 1965, pp. 21, 24 sheets, 2 folded maps. DM 36.‐.

G. R. Crone, Maps and their makers. London, Hutchinson University Library, 1966, pp. xiv + 192. Illustrated. 11/6 paperback.

L. A. Goldenberg, Semen Uljanovi? Remezov, Siberian cartographer and geographer, 1642‐after 1720. Nauka, Moskva, 1965. pp. 260, ill, 3 folded reproduction. 20 x 13 cm. Russian. 3 Rbl.

Francesco Bonasera, Forma veteris urbis Ferrariae. Comune di Ferrara, Centro di studi sul rina‐scimento Ferrarese. Firenze, Leo S. Olschki, 1965. pp. 105, xxvi ill. 31 x 21 cm. 6000 Lire.

The History of Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer and his “Spieghel der Zeevaerdt”; (in colour facsimile). By Dr. C. Koeman, Lecturer in History of Cartography, State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. Lausanne, Sequoia S.A., 1964. Facsimile, 12in. x 16Jin. (305 mm. x413 mm.) in case; Introduction, 8 3/4 in. x 11 in. (123 mm. x 800 mm.); 72 pp., 25 pls. price £40.     

Bones,sex, and dolls: Solving a mystery in Central Africa and beyond

Ethnographic parallels are used to explain the presence and significance of caprine or antelope metapodial bones principally in children's graves in Iron Age contexts in the Congo. Beyond Africa, in the Neolithic in France and Italy, but also during the Bronze Age in the Levant, the same mysterious bones have often been collected in similar contexts. It is likely that the natural shape of these bones led them to be seen as human figures and to be used as dolls. This is an example of how natural objects may be construed in a similar way in various societies and which raises many issues regarding what a doll actually is, its various functions and how it blurs boundaries between play and ritual.     

Holocene lakes and prehistoric settlements of the Western Faiyum,Egypt

Holocene lake stages in the Faiyum depression commenced with a high lake stand during the 10th millennium bp, followed by an early Holocene lake from 8500 to 7000 bp. A pronounced recession and the development of a palaeosol preceded another rise to a mid-Holocene, high lake level from 6500 to 5100 bp. A major drop in level coincided with the late Neolithic and Early Dynastic. The Moeris lake witnessed by Herodotus is also documented. The drop in lake level during early Ptolemaic times marked the end of the freshwater lake and was apparently, in part, a result of declining Nile floods. Terminal Palaeolithic sites are associated with the early Holocene lake and Neolithic sites with the mid-Holocene phase. Prehistoric settlements were placed near lake-margin marshes and ponds. The richness of the lake margin in aquatic resources and its susceptibility to short- and long-term fluctuations influenced both subsistence and settlements, and is believed to have encouraged a para-agricultural economy.     

唐宋时期福建与东北亚的交往和移民

唐、五代时期 ,随着沿海地区的大规模开发和人口的大量增多 ,福建的对外贸易和其他往来发展了起来 ,和东北亚各国也开始有了商业、文化等方面的交往 ,并且有人由于政治或宗教原因而移居那里。到了宋代 ,福建的经济、文化空前发展 ,对外贸易达到鼎盛阶段 ,与东北亚的交往和移民也随之进入历史的高潮 ,不仅来往的次数频繁 ,而且人数众多。这些情况说明 ,唐、宋时期的福建不但与东南亚有大量往来 ,而且与东北亚也产生了许多交往 ,其对外开放是全方位、多角度的。     

Franz Joseph Gall came to Copenhagen,and for a brief moment the brain was the talk of the town

ABSTRACT

When the inventor of phrenology, Franz Joseph Gall, came to Denmark in the fall of 1805, he was met with great enthusiasm and fascination among the general public, as well as within the scientific community. His visit was an event that was covered by the newspapers unlike any other scientific lecture. However, as soon as Gall left, public interest in phrenology almost instantaneously vanished. Different theories have been put forth in the attempt to answer the question as to why phrenology never found a audience in Denmark. The Danish phrenologist Carl Otto explained it by referring to the poor quality of the Danish phrenological publications. Danish historians have argued that phrenology was too incompatible with the dominant scientific paradigm, Natürphilosophie. This article argues that the newspaper coverage of phrenology was more about sensational news stories than about science, and ultimately phrenology was a fad that wore off when the newspapers shifted their focus to other news.     

试析东北地区东部与朝鲜半岛旧石器时代晚期细石叶工业之间的文化关系

一、引言 对古人类技术、行为和生存模式的研究是旧石器时代考古学的范畴.这一学科通过对埋藏于地下的古人类生产与生存活动所遗留下来的遗物、遗迹及其空间分布关系的发掘与研究.探讨人类对特定环境的适应方式、所占有的食物和生活资源的种类及获得的方法和途径、其活动区域的大小及其对土地的开发利用方式、以及与其它生物的相互依存关系①.     

Navigating the binaries of island independence and dependence in Greenland: Decolonisation,political culture,and strategic services

Over the past decades, islands and archipelagos undergoing decolonisation have opted not to pursue independence. Many have instead become autonomous subnational island jurisdictions (SNIJs), maintaining links with their former colonisers in order to gain economic, social, and political benefits. The age of island independence movements has largely ceased. One exception is Greenland, an SNIJ in which the public overwhelmingly favours independence from Denmark. This desire for independence is linked to a binary understanding of Greenlandic identity and Danish identity as well as a binary understanding of independence and dependence. Greenland's colonial experience has trapped it in a Denmark-oriented conceptualisation of Greenlandic identity, which prevents the pursuit of potential political and economic futures, for example gaining economic benefits through the provision of strategic services to a patron state. This study demonstrates how island status and centre-periphery relations can influence political culture and, by considering the exceptional case of a present-day island independence movement, sheds light on the dynamics of island-mainland relations more generally.     

The Room and Power System in the Cotton Weaving Industry of North-east Lancashire and West Craven

Abstract

The paper discusses the room and power system which before the First World War offered an appropriate form of organisation for cotton weaving in major sections of the British industry. The system was successfully adopted in a range of local circumstances and for a variety of fabric types. Its primary advantage was the reduction of entry barriers by reconciling the very low minimum economic scale of cotton manufacture with the much larger scale required for a weaving shed and related facilities. During the years of decline, the system became less useful, not least because it reinforced the fragmentation of the industry and created obstacles to investment.     

Democracy,decentralization, and district proliferation: The case of Ghana

In many developing countries, a rhetorical commitment to decentralization often superficially manifests through the creation of new or smaller administrative units at the sub-national level. In democracies in particular, this raises the question of whether sub-national unit proliferation is intended for winning popular support in elections or addressing the concerns of local citizens. This paper analyzes the motivations for district creation by focusing on Ghana, which is oft-considered one of Africa's more committed countries to decentralization. At the same time, successive governments repeatedly have divided the country into more districts in an espoused effort to more effectively bring services closer to citizens. With an in-depth focus on the most recent increase from 170 to 216 districts between 2008 and 2012, this paper employs national and district census, socioeconomic, and electoral data to examine which districts were split and why. Instead of representing a source of patronage to swing voters or a divide-and-rule strategy in opposition strongholds, the study finds that the incumbent party at the time, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), used re-districting as a tactic of malapportionment and predominantly targeted non-competitive districts where gaining an additional legislative seat in subsequent elections was more likely. Evidence suggests that this pattern is not specific to the NDC and that previous district splitting under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) also focused disproportionately on that party's safe seats. Overall, the paper emphasizes the need for according greater consideration to underlying institutional aspects, particularly electoral rules and executive-legislative relations, when analyzing the motivations for territorial reforms.