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The Dark Side of Childhood in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Unwanted, Disabled or Lost Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This volume examines conceptions, ideas and habits connected with children in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, focusing on the "dark sides of childhood" in the pre-modern world. The authors investigate the long-term attitudes of people, as well as ruptures in habits and customs. The book is divided into three parts. "Unwanted" deals with parents who were unable to bring up their baby and handed it over to other people or the cruel whims of ...
The mysteries of Egyptian Nile perch (Lates niloticus) : the case of Tell Tweini (Syria, Middle Bronze Age-Iron Age) Universiteit Gent
Excavations at the coastal site of Tell Tweini have yielded remains of Nile perch that must have been traded in from Egypt. The import of this and other Nilotic fish since the Bronze Age has been amply documented for the eastern Mediterranean, but nowhere is Nile perch as common as at Tell Tweini. The species represents 40 per cent of the identified, handcollected, fish in the Middle Bronze Age, 60 per cent in the Late Bronze Age and even 80 per ...
Personality traits and personality disorders in late middle and old age: do they remain stable? A literature review Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Objective To review the evidence on which personality traits and personality disorders (PDs) remain stable into later middle and old age (age >60) and how expressions of (maladaptive) personality traits affect personality assessment among older adults.Design A literature review of longitudinal and cross-sectional studies into old age of the Five Factor Model (FFM) or DSM PDs using PsychInfo, Psychlit and PubMed (period 1980-2012). ...