Dumbarton Oaks Papers
Encyclopedia
Dumbarton Oaks Papers is an academic journal founded in 1941 for the publication of articles relating to civilizations of the late antique
, early medieval
, and Byzantine
periods.
Publication was suspended during World War II, resuming in 1946 irregularly at first, and eventually published annually by the mid-1950s.
Ancient history
Ancient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history to the Early Middle Ages. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, with Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing, from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC...
, early medieval
Early Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages was the period of European history lasting from the 5th century to approximately 1000. The Early Middle Ages followed the decline of the Western Roman Empire and preceded the High Middle Ages...
, and Byzantine
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
periods.
Publication was suspended during World War II, resuming in 1946 irregularly at first, and eventually published annually by the mid-1950s.