A fotografia na imprensa diária paulistana nas primeiras décadas do século XX: O Estado de S. Paulo Photography in the first decades of the twentieth century as reported by São Paulo state daily press: O Estado de S. Paulo

A pesquisa recupera as imagens fotográficas publicadas nas edições diárias do jornal O Estado de S. Paulo, de 1910 a 1929, identificando os temas mais recorrentes publicados pelo periódico. Com metodologia histórica, documental e de estudos de comunicação procedeu-se à organização e análise das imagens. Através da catalogação e ordenação das fotografias por datas de publicação, editorias em que foram publicadas e temas fotográficos mais recorrentes, presentes nos registros impressos, estruturou-se um banco de dados que permitiu a quantificação e o cruzamento dos registros e informações referentes a essa documentação. A análise de dados permitiu identificar elementos da formação da visualidade jornalística no país e traz subsídios para os estudos da história visual da imprensa brasileira.<br>This research retrieves photography images that were published in daily issues of O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper from 1910 to 1929, pointing out the most recurrent subjects presented in these editions. Perfect organization and analysis of the images were obtained by means of a methodology based on previous historical, documental and communication studies. A database was compiled by using a thorough arrangement and a catalogue of the pictures according the date when were released, editorials where they were published on and the most recurrent photographic subjects present in the printed registry. Therefore, the data obtained and information related to this documentation could be confronted and quantified. The data analysis allowed to identify some important factors of the press view in our country and carry a great deal of information for further studies on the visual history of the Brazilian press

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved