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Iron Age Echoes
Groups of burial mounds may be among the most tangible and visible remains of Europe's prehistoric past. Yet, not much is known on how "barrow landscapes" came into being . This book deals with that topic, by presenting the results of archaeological research carried out on a group of just two barrows that crown a small hilltop near the Echoput ("echo-well") in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. In 2007, archaeologists of the Ancestral Mounds project of Leiden University carried out an excavation of parts of these mounds and their immediate environment. They discovered that these mounds are rare examples of monumental barrows from the later part of the Iron Age. They were probably built at the same ...
Barok in het Noorderkwartier
Toen de Purmerendse Koepelkerk in 1976 zijn bestemming verloor, werd het orgel gedemonteerd en opgeslagen. Het zou bijna 30 jaar duren voordat het orgel (in 2003) gerestaureerd en weer bespeeld zou worden. Orgelmaker Rudolph Garrels bouwde het orgel in 1738-1742, maar gebruikte veel materiaal uit het in aanleg 16de-eeuwse orgel dat hij aantrof. Na Garrels blijft het orgel ongewijzigd, tot in 1850 de kerk van Purmerend wordt vervangen door een nieuw gebouw. Orgelmakers Flaes en Brünjes brengen het orgel over naar de nieuwe kerk en laten hun sporen achter. Uit alle fasen – ook de oudste – is nog materiaal aanwezig is. Enkele pijpen en windladen stammen uit de 16de en 17de eeuw. Overal is echter de meesterhand zichtbaar van Garrels, die er een eenheid van smeedde. Verschenen als deel 9 in de reeks Nederlandse Orgelmonografieën
The Dawn of Dutch
The Low Countries are famous for their radically changing landscape over the last 1,000 years. Like the landscape, the linguistic situation has also undergone major changes. In Holland, an early form of Frisian was spoken until, very roughly, 1100, and in parts of North Holland it disappeared even later. The hunt for traces of Frisian or Ingvaeonic in the dialects of the western Low Countries has been going on for around 150 years, but a synthesis of the available evidence has never appeared. The main aim of this book is to fill that gap. It follows the lead of many recent studies on the nature and effects of language contact situations in the past. The topic is approached from two different angles: Dutch dialectology, in all its geographic and diachronic variation, and comparative Germanic linguistics. In the end, the minute details and the bigger picture merge into one possible account of the early and high medieval processes that determined the make-up of western Dutch.
Living with Intersex/DSD
Intersex/DSD is an umbrella term used to describe various congenital conditions in which the development of sex differs from what medical professionals generally understand to be "male" or "female." The differences may be chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical. There is growing international political attention for the position of people with intersex/DSD. At the same time, there is as yet little solid, research-based knowledge. This exploratory study documents what is currently known about the social situation of people with intersex/DSD in the Netherlands and what problems they may encounter. This exploratory study was carried out at the request of the Emancipation Department of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science.
A Living Landscape
Today, half the Netherlands is below sea level. Because of this, water-management is of key importance when it comes to maintaining present-day habitation of the Dutch low-lands. In prehistory, however, large parts of the Dutch landscape were highly dynamic due to ongoing fluvial sedimentation. Vast deltaic areas with ceaseless river activity formed the backdrop against which prehistoric occupation took place. Although such landscapes may seem inhospitable, the often excellently preserved archaeological evidence indicates that people lived in these lowlands throughout prehistory. This book describes why Bronze Age farmers were keen to settle here and how these prehistoric communities structu...
The Solar Economy
The global economy and our way of life are based on the exploitation of fossil fuels, which not only threaten massive environmental and social disruption through global warming but, at present rates of consumption, will run out within decades, causing huge industrial dislocation and economic collapse. Even before then, the conflicts it causes in the Middle East and elsewhere will be frighteningly exacerbated. The alternative exists: renewable energy from renewable sources - above all, solar. Substituting renewable for fossil resources will take a new industrial revolution to avert the worst of the damage and establish a new international order. It can be done, and it can be done in time. The Solar Economy, by one of the world's most effective analysts and advocates, lays out the blueprints, showing how the political, economic and technological challenges can be met using indigenous, renewable and universally available resources, and the enormous opportunities and benefits that will flow from doing so.
Notre empreinte cachée - Tout ce qu'il faut savoir pour vivre d'un pas léger sur la Terre
Plus des ¾ de notre empreinte écologique sont invisibles : la partie cachée de l'iceberg ! Découvrez l'impact environnemental qui se cache lorsque vous roulez en voiture – électrique ou non –, prenez l'avion ou les transports en commun ; mangez de la sauce tomate ou une belle tranche de bœuf ; quand vous portez un simple jean ou un tee-shirt, utilisez un ordinateur ou un téléphone portable ; quand vous prenez une douche ou montez l'un de vos meubles favoris, etc. Un livre qui ouvre les yeux ! Richement illustré, il réunit infos, outils (à chacun de mesurer sa propre empreinte) et astuces. Babette Porcelijn nous guide joyeusement vers des choix plus responsables dans notre vie de tous les jours pour vivre d'un pas léger sur la Terre. Graphiste, auteur et conférencière, Babette Porcelijn a une passion : préserver l'environnement. Elle est particulièrement douée pour transmettre des informations complexes de manière simple. Elle a étudié le dessin industriel à la Delft University of Technology et dirige son bureau de design à Amsterdam. Elle est mariée et a deux enfants.
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Haunted Marquette
Over Forty Tales of Ghosts and Paranormal Experiences Founded as a harbor town to ship iron ore from the nearby mines, Marquette became known as the Queen City of the North for its thriving industries, beautiful buildings, and being the largest city in Upper Michigan. But is Marquette also the Queen of Lake Superior’s Haunted Cities? Seventh-generation Marquette resident Tyler Tichelaar has spent years collecting tales of the many ghosts who haunt the cemeteries, churches, businesses, hotels, and homes of Marquette. Now, separating fact from fiction, he delves into the historical record to determine which stories may be true and which are just the fancies of frightened minds. Hear the chilling tales of: • The wicked nun who killed an orphan boy • The librarian mourning her sailor lover • The drowned sailors who climb out of Lake Superior at night • The glowing lantern of the decapitated train conductor • The mailman who gave his life for the U.S. mail • More ghostly ladies in floor-length white gowns than any haunted city should have Haunted Marquette opens up a fourth dimension view of the Queen City’s past and reveals that much of it is still present.
