The vast Federmessergruppen site of Lommel-Maatheide, which is located in the Campine region (Northern Belgium), revealed the presence of numerous Final Palaeolithic concentrations situated on a large Late Glacial sand ridge on the northern edge of a contemporary lake. ...

Le présent article propose une mise au point sur les relations existant entre l’étude de l’affectivité dans le langage et celle des modalités langagières. Une première partie dresse une synthèse quant à la manière dont l’affectivité a pu être abordée en sciences du lang...

Through adopting a comparative approach, this article examines the instructions the late-medieval rulers of the Crown of Aragon, Florence, and Venice gave to their envoys to be sent to the Mamluk Sultanate (Egypt-Syria, 1250-1517). These sources vividly shows that the i...

Abstract This article looks at Sultan Somjee’s Bead Bai (2012) which focuses on Sakina, a member of the Satpanth Ismaili community living in mid-twentieth century Kenya. Based on nine years of research and interviews with Khoja women who now reside in Western Europe and...

Among the many reputed Belgian historical heritage stones, the Dinantian (Lower Carboniferous) ‘Pierre de Meuse’ is certainly one of the most important. The ‘Pierre de Meuse’ sensu stricto is a limestone of middle Visean age (Lower Carboniferous) that is particularly we...

Résumé Divers auteurs ont attribué la plus ancienne attestation de l’imputation du cancer à une infection à Amatus Lusitanius (1511-1568) à propos du cas de trois enfants atteints d’un cancer du sein après avoir partagé le lit de leur mère elle-même atteinte de cette tu...

The mosaic of the Great Palace peristyle in Constantinople is one of the most important artworks of Late Antique and Early Byzantine art. It has been studied by many researchers, but its border with foliate heads has never really been considered. Four of the foliate hea...

Fibrous materials are characterized by good thermal properties, but are susceptible to air filtration. Effective air and wind protection of the building envelope eliminate the problem of air penetration of fibrous materials, but there are still many buildings where this...

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) is a broad concept, which seeks to define when a built space provides welfare to its occupants. In general, it is defined as the condition of thermal, visual, acoustic and air quality comfort and depends on multiple factors. In the cas...

Le présent article analyse la crédibilité à reconnaître aux alliances que le roi Crésus de Lydie aurait conclues avec Amasis d’Égypte d’une part et le roi de Babylone d’autre part. Par la même occasion seront étudiées les relations diplomatiques établies par Amasis avec...