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This paper provides new data on an under‐documented topic in Aegean archaeology, that of the impact of Latin–Greek cohabitation on craftsmanship, socio‐economic organization and household pottery traditions. The chosen approach is a petrographic study of the provenance and technology of 37 cooking pots, jugs, basins and storage jars from the city of Thebes, Boeotia. The ceramics span from the late 12th to the mid‐14th century and thereby cover the periods of Byzantine, Frankish and Catalan control over the city. The analysis indicates that most pottery products were not locally made during these periods. Pottery consumption at Thebes involved, in the 12th/13th century, regional products from northern Boeotia, while pottery supplies from Euboea that had developed under Byzantine rule continued into the 14th century, well after Boeotia and Euboea came into the hands of, respectively, Frankish and Venetian lords in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade (1204). The petrographic analysis also allows for the characterization of Byzantine and Latin tempering practices of the pottery fabrics. These results highlight phenomena of regional economic reliance in central Greece and provide rare evidence for the cross‐cultural diffusion of technological knowledge in the late medieval Mediterranean. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates diversity among ophiolite‐bearing sediments that were exploited for pottery production in Bronze Age Crete (c.3000–1200 bc). The focus is on loose and consolidated formations of Upper Tertiary to Quaternary ages that contain some detrital products of Mesozoic ophiolitic source rocks. A literature review, geological fieldwork, sediment sampling and petrographic analysis are combined to identify the origin, the geographical distribution and the stratigraphic position of these ophiolitic sediments, and to assess regional diversity in their mineralogy and texture. The results provide insights into current archaeological problems regarding the provenance and production of ophiolite‐bearing pottery in Bronze Age Crete. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aims To audit Type 2 diabetes screening in general practice in France and to determine the frequency of undiagnosed diabetes in patients at high risk, after systematic screening and diagnosis. Methods For this study, 288 general practitioners volunteered to include all consecutive non-diabetic patients aged < 65 years who had at least two risk factors for diabetes, whatever the reason for consultation. If a plasma glucose had not been recorded in the previous 12 months, a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) was performed, with a second test if FPG ≥ 7.0 mmol/l. Results There were 5950 patients included. The most frequent diabetes risk factors were: age ≥ 40 years, 92%; overweight [body mass index (BMI) ≥ 27 kg/m2], 59%; treated hypertension, 48%; treated dyslipidaemia, 37%; family history of diabetes, 24%. Of these subjects at high risk for diabetes, 88% had a FPG measurement in their medical record (75% measured during the preceding 12 months). In the 1499 patients in whom FPG was measured, diabetes was diagnosed in 40 patients (2.7% 95% CI 1.9–3.5) and 22% had impaired fasting glucose (IFG). Thus, the frequency of undiagnosed diabetes in the 5950 high-risk patients was 0.67% (0.46–0.88). Conclusion Screening for diabetes by general practitioners in France appears to be adequate and undiagnosed diabetes is rare in patients with risk factors for diabetes, at least in those consulting the general practitioners studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]