Cercamientos y derechos comunales en la Inglaterra del siglo XIII : Un abordaje historiográfico en torno al Estatuto de Merton (1236)

El siguiente trabajo intenta un abordaje general de las diversas interpretaciones relativas a un documento del siglo XIII, el Estatuto de Merton (1236). El contexto que preside este abordaje fueron las transformaciones del sistema económico feudal y, en sus aspectos específicos, apunta a reconsiderar el proceso de cercamiento en la Inglaterra de aquel siglo. A pesar de que muchas investigaciones planteen el origen de las enclosures en los siglos XV y XVI, el Estatuto estaría atestiguando su presencia anterior. El presente trabajo procura reflexionar sobre las producciones historiográficas que se han realizado en relación al tema. El estudio de este notable documento adquiere importancia para analizar los antecedentes de la transición del feudalismo al capitalismo

Stable isotope and Magnesium/Calcium ratios of 4 profiles from the equatorial Pacific/Caribbean

This thesis examines the closure history of the Central American Seaway (CAS) and its effect on changes in ocean circulation and climate during the time interval from ~6 - 2.5 Ma. It was accomplished within the DFG Research Unit "Impact of Gateways on Ocean Circulation, Climate and Evolution" at the University of Kiel. Proxy records from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Sites 999 and 1000 (Caribbean), and from ODP Sites 1237, 1239 and 1241 (low-latitude east Pacific) are developed and examined. In addition, previously established proxy data from Atlantic Sites 925/926 (Ceara Rise) and 1006 (western Great Bahama Bank) and from two east Pacific sites (851, 1236) are included for interpretations. The main objectives of this study are (1) to acquire a consistent stratigraphic framework for all sites, (2) to reconstruct Pliocene changes in Caribbean and tropical east Pacific upper ocean water masses (i.e. temperature, salinity, thermocline depth), and (3) to identify potential underlying forcing mechanisms.

Biostratigraphy of tropical and equatorial Pleistocene nannofossils for ODP Leg 202

During Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 202, Pleistocene calcareous nannofossils were recovered from several sites situated between 16°S and 8°N latitude. These sites are under the influence of coastal or equatorial upwelling and offer the opportunity to refine biostratigraphic patterns using alternative events from those used in "standard" zonations (Martini, 1971; Okada and Bukry, 1980, doi:10.1016/0377-8398(80)90016-X). Differences in the positions of the studied sites determine changes in sedimentation rates, which range from ~0.8 to 6 cm/k.y. (Shipboard Scientific Party, 2003, doi:10.2973/odp.proc.ir.202.101.2003). These differences are due to the proximity to the continent and to organic production.