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Dry communication roads in the Achaemenid period [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش های تاریخی, 2016
With the formation of the Achaemenid Empire (559-331 BC) large areas with different peoples and traditions were under the command of Iran. Manage these different areas require a lot of Equipped communication roads to facilitate access to all areas of the
sahmeddin khazaee
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The Sacred Landscape of Central Asia in the Achaemenid Period [PDF]

open access: yesStudia Hercynia, 2023
The sacred landscape of Central Asia consisted of various religions and ritual practices that grew out of local traditions. The latest archaeological excavations of the Iron Age cultic structures in Central Asia reveal a diverse array of ritual and ...
Xin Wu
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The Assyrian heartland in the Achaemenid period

open access: yesPallas, 1995
The territory of Assyria has long thought to have been inhabited only sparsely after the Babylonian and Median devastation of 614-612 ; the picture Xenophon paints of it in the Anabasis appears to confirm this impression.
Kuhrt, Amélie
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Eastern Iran in the Achaemenid Period

open access: yes, 2013
The author deals with the archaeological evidence of the Achaemenid period in eastern Iran. This evidence is limited, rare and contradictory with regard to the historical importance of the eastern provinces of the Empire.
Genito, Bruno
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The Fire Cult During the Achaemenid Period

open access: yesAnadolu Araştırmaları
This study examines the sacredness of fire, temple structures, cult, and the relationship between fire temples and the cult of Anāhitā during the Achaemenid Kingdom period.
Elif Hatice İlkkurşun
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The phenomenology of Xwēdōdah in the periods of ancient Elamite and Achaemenid [PDF]

open access: yesزن در فرهنگ و هنر, 2017
Xwēdōdah had been one of the cultural issues in ancient Iran based on political thought. Xwēdōdah was especially common among royal families. Xwēdōdah tradition has been carried out for a very long period of time; the same factor explains the importance ...
Behrouz Afkhami, Zeynab Khosravi
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A Rural Settlement of the Achaemenid Period in Fars

open access: yesJournal of Inner Asian Art and Archaeology, 2006
Preliminary information on the excavations of the joint Irano-Italian Archaeological Mission of the Iranian Center for Archaeological Research and of the University of Bologna at a rural settlement of the Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid periods (TB76) in ...
A. Askari Chaverdi   +1 more
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Central Asia during the Achaemenid period in archaeological perspective

open access: yes, 2018
International audienceThe contribution examines some recent archaeological discoveries in order to bring some elements towards the identification of the Achaemenid occupation period in the Central Asian provinces of the empire.
Lhuillier, Johanna
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The Term Apadana in Achaemenid Palatial Complexes [PDF]

open access: yesصفه, 2016
This paper is a lexicographical and architectural review of the term ‘apadana’ as used in Achaemenid inscriptions. Although there is no consensus on the origins of this term, its usage has been noted in reference to a colonnaded hall.
Assadollah Joodaki Azizi   +1 more
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Archaeology of the Achaemenid Period at the Centre of the Empire

open access: yes, 2021
After having traced a comprehensive critical review of the main excavation and survey field activities concerning the Achaemenid period on the Iranian plateau, the article shift its focus on the site of Tol-e jori, one of the main discoveries of the last
P. Callieri, A. Askari Chaverdi
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