Humanitas

The Role of Digital Media in the Spread of the Phenomenon of Digital Drugs among Iraqi youth (Field Study).

Ahmed Yassin

A Granaries in North Africa During the Roman Period: Province of Numidia as a Case Study

Alaa Ababneh

The granaries of Numidia during the Roman period represent significant yet underexplored aspect of archaeological and historical research within the context of Roman North Africa. Major cities in the province were equipped with granaries that played a crucial role in storing and distributing agricultural products, primarily grain, to Rome. Excavation reports consistently highlight the presence of these structures, underscoring Numidia's importance as a key supplier to the Roman capital. Latin inscriptions serve as vital evidence for tracing granaries' geographical distribution and operational scale across Numidian cities. Study aims to investigate the construction, functionality, and storage techniques of these granaries, thereby elucidating their role in the agricultural economy of the province and their significance in the provisioning of Rome. By focusing on the granaries of Numidia, this research contributes to a deeper understanding of the interplay between regional agricultural practices and imperial needs during the Roman era.

HAUG, Annette; HIELSCHER, Adrian y KRÜGER, Anna-Lena. Neighbourhoods and City Quarters in Antiquity: Design and Experience. Berlin, De Gruyter, 2023, 182 pp. ISBN: 978-3-11-123802-9

José Javier Martínez

From Cave to Cult Centers: The Emergence and Socialisation of Rituals – A Brief Evaluation (The Case of Gedikkaya Cave)

Deniz SARI

This study explores the emergence and socialisation of ritual practices from the Palaeolithic to the Neolithic, with a particular focus on the Epipalaeolithic site of Gedikkaya Cave in northwestern Türkiye. Ritual, as a universal yet elusive phenomenon, is examined through archaeological, cognitive, and symbolic frameworks. Early humans confronted natural and existential uncertainties by developing symbolic media—cave paintings, figurines, burials, and cultic structures—that mediated between the known and the unknowable. Drawing on psychological theories of memory, the paper emphasises how ritual objects structured identity and cultural continuity. Gedikkaya Cave provides critical evidence of ritualised engagement with natural formations, fertility symbolism, and the juxtaposition of male and female principles, linking it to wider traditions of phallic imagery and “Venus” figurines. These practices resonate with later Neolithic cultic centres such as Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe, where monumental architecture and symbolic repertoires demonstrate the persistence of shared cognitive frameworks and cultural memory. The study argues that ritual was not a peripheral activity but a central mediator in human attempts to interpret natural phenomena, negotiate life–death transitions, and construct enduring forms of social and cultural identity.

Keywords: Ritual practices, Epipalaeolithic, Cultural memory, Phallic cult, Gedikkaya Cave

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