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Venus
[Di].
[Di].
Roman goddess occupying a modest position in the pantheon where, together with Feronia and Flora, she symbolized spring and fruitfulness. Equated with the Greece goddess
APHRODITE
.
APHRODITE
.
Venus figurine
[Ar].
[Ar].
Small stylized female statuettes sculptured in the round, of Upper Palaeolithic date, representing women with, in many cases, exaggerated sexual characteristics such as breasts, hips, and stomach. The faces are generally featureless and the arms and legs little emphasized. Found from southern France through to Siberia and made in stone, bone, ivory, steatite, and clay in
GRAVETTIAN
and related cultures.
GRAVETTIAN
and related cultures.
Vercingetorix
[Na].
[Na].
Son of the Arvernian king Celtillus, Vercingetorix was proclaimed by general agreement the leader of the Gaulish rebellion against Caesar in 52 bc. After a series of campaigns, he was eventually defeated with the combined Gaulish forces at Alesia.
Verlade Phase
[CP].
[CP].
Provisionally defined almost entirely by ceramic styles found in lowland Bolivia and tentatively dated to
c.
ad 500–700.
c.
ad 500–700.
Vermillion Accord
[Le].
[Le].
International agreement on the treatment of human remains (Full title: ‘The Vermillion Accord on Human Remains’) adopted by the World Archaeological Congress in 1989 at its inter-congress meeting in South Dakota, USA. The six items in the accord specify: respect for mortal remains of the dead; respect for the wishes of the dead where known or reasonably inferred; respect for the wishes of local communities, relatives, or guardians; respect for the scientific value of human remains; the need for negotiated agreements on the disposition of human remains; and the recognition of concerns held by various ethnic groups.
vernacular
[De].
[De].
1
Term to describe buildings, particularly cottages or small houses, of a native, local, or traditional style. Generally built in locally available materials.
2
Term to describe the writing, speech, architecture, art forms, etc. common among the indigenous people of a country or region.
Term to describe buildings, particularly cottages or small houses, of a native, local, or traditional style. Generally built in locally available materials.
2
Term to describe the writing, speech, architecture, art forms, etc. common among the indigenous people of a country or region.
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