This article reports on the first genetic assessment of the contemporary Mauritian population. Small island nodes such as Mauritius played a critical role in historic globalization processes and revealing high-resolution details of labour sourcing is crucial in order to better understand early-modern diaspora events. Mauritius is a particularly interesting case given detailed historic accounts attesting to European (Dutch, French and British), African and Asian points of origin. Ninety-seven samples were analysed for mitochondrial DNA to begin unravelling the complex dynamics of the island's modern population. In corroboration with general demographic information, the majority of maternal lineages were derived from South Asia (58.76%), with Malagasy (16.60%), East/Southeast Asian (11.34%) and Sub-Saharan African (10.21%) also making significant contributions. This study pinpoints specific regional origins for the South Asian genetic contribution, showing a greater influence on the contemporary population from northern and southeast India. Moreover, the analysis of lineages related to the slave trade demonstrated that Madagascar and East Asia were the main centres of origin, with less influence from West Africa.

Knjiga opisuje rezultate sedme sezone arheološkega rekognosciranja na jugovzhodu mehiške zvezne države Campeche. Terenski pregledi so bili opravljeni leta 2007 v južnem delu neposeljene Calakmulske biosfere. Površinska keramika in posebnosti arhitekture potrjujejo poselitev od srednje predklasične do zaključne klasične dobe, ugotovljeno že med predhodnimi terenskimi raziskavami, razkrivajo pa tudi povezave s sosednjimi območji. Registrirana najdišča so ostanki naselij, ki ustrezajo različnim hierarhičnim razredom. O družbenopolitičnem pomenu nekaterih urbanih središč pričajo monumentalne ceremonialne in upravne stavbe, pa tudi stele in drugi kamniti spomeniki. Podatki, doslej zbrani na jugovzhodu Campecheja, razkrivajo gostoto in raznovrstnost arheoloških ostankov in pomembno prispevajo k razumevanju družbene organizacije, politične geografije in splošnega kulturnega razvoja Majev v osrednjih nižavjih.

The astronomical cycles and occurrences of the Sun, Moon, planets and certain star constellations were well known to prehistoric, Roman and medieval communities. Archaeoastronomy studies how ancient societies incorporated this knowledge into various aspects of past cultures. The discipline draws on modern astronomy, geodesy, physics, statistics, anthropology, ethnology and archaeology to study and interpret a wide range of source materials, from structural alignments to art, artefacts and inscriptions. This paper presents archaeoastronomical research on the orientation of Romanesque churches across the territory of modern-day Slovenia, focusing on an array of medieval festivals associated with the solstices and equinoxes. It demonstrates a profound connection between these festivals and the alignment of churches.