Semiotics of Animal Motifs in the Jewelry of the Achaemenid Era
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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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]
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]
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]
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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Şarhöyük/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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Remarks on Nehemiah and the Idea of “Overtaxation” in Persian Yehud
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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A Critical Study of the Order of the Great Cyrus on the basis of Historical Resources [PDF]
:There are many researches and assumptions about the family's dependence and dependence during the first Achaemenid period. In the Oriental historiography, sometimes a legendary and mythic texture, the recognition of the descendants and descendants and ...
Javad Choopanian
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Cyrus Cylinder as a Source for Achaemenid History [PDF]
Due to the discontinuity in Iranian Historiography which occurred with Macedonian raids, the things that we know about the Achaemenid history is mainly based on evidence obtained from last two centuries of excavations.
Mehrdad Ghodrat Dizaji
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Bactrian in Issyk‐Kushan Script: Additional Readings and Decipherments1
Abstract This article presents additional readings of several inscriptions written in the Issyk‐Kushan script, building on the improved system of sound values recently proposed by Sims‐Williams (2025b). We propose that some further lines of Dašt‐i Nāwur inscription DN III and parts of several other inscriptions can now be read as Bactrian, add new ...
Jakob Halfmann +3 more
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