A Partial Decipherment of the Unknown Kushan Script*
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 121, Issue 2, Page 293-329, July 2023., 2023 Abstract Several dozen inscriptions in an unknown writing system have been discovered in an area stretching geographically from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to southern Afghanistan. Most inscriptions can be dated to the period from the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE, yet all attempts at decipherment have so far been unsuccessful.
Svenja Bonmann +3 more
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The Foundation of Philo-Persianism in Classical Greek World
Journal of Universal History Studies, 2019 The establishment of the Achaemenid Empire as the most important occurrence of the 6th century B.C. changed all of cultural and social parameters in the most important civilization centres of the ancient world.
Farzad Abedi
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Semiotics of Animal Motifs in the Jewelry of the Achaemenid Era
Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage, 2018 Achaemenid art is a combination of different nations' art and a reflection of thought and religion of the era. Plant, human, animal motifs and a combination of them have been used in the art of the Achaemenid era.
Shahryar Shokrpour +2 more
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Anadolu Araştırmaları, 2021 The Ramhormoz region in south and southwest Iran and its large-scale geography extends to the northern highlands of present-day modern Khuzestan. Despite its significance for its connection with the Susa-Persopolis Road during the Achaemenid period, the ...
Leila Afshari
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Influence of Neo-Elamite and Neo-Assyrian Illustrations on the Achaemenid Depictions of Levee A Case Study: Comparison of the Depictions of Levee in Apadana of Persepolis (from Achaemenid Civilization), Kidin Hutran Bronze Cup (from the Neo-Elamite Civilization Period), and Paintings of Til Barsip (from the Neo-Assyrian Civilization Period) [PDF]
پیکره, 2019 One of the fundamental characteristics of Achaemenid art is its combinatorial nature. Depiction of the levee in this period is a clear manifestation of this important feature.
Ali Asghar Salahshoor +1 more
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The votive plaques in the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures: what they tell about the cults [PDF]
Studia Hercynia, 2023 This paper proposes a comparison between the votive plaques which were part of the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures, both dating for the main to the Achaemenid period. In a first section the questions of provenance and authenticity are discussed.
Frantz Grenet
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A New Perspective on the Archaeology of the Khorasan Region during the Iron Age [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2021 Khorasan’s Iron Age differs significantly from the Iron Age elements found in western Iran. In terms of cultural aspects and life structures, this encompasses two distinct cultures known as Yaz and Dahistan in classic classifications.
Hassan Basafa, Mohammad Sadegh Davari
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The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Achaemenid Empire [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2023 "The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Achaemenid Empire" by Roger Matthews, Hassan Fazeli Nashli and Amy Richardson, Publisher:Taylor & Francis, 2022, stands as a monumental undertaking, offering a comprehensive and engaging journey ...
Mehdi Mortazavi
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Remarks on Nehemiah and the Idea of “Overtaxation” in Persian Yehud
Varia História, 2022 This article aims at providing a brief overview of the historiographic writings on Achaemenid taxation, showing how the thesis of overtaxation influenced our understanding of Neh. 5 and Persian Yehud in the 5th century BCE.
Matheus TREUK MEDEIROS DE ARAUJO
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Anadolu AraştırmalarıŞarhöyük/Dorylaion (Dorylaeum) is one of the largest mounds in central Anatolia and boasts a stratigraphical sequence that spans from the Late Chalcolithic period to the end of the 12th century AD.
Mahmut Bilge Baştürk
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