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Hoards from Hellenistic to Kushan Central Asia: Towards Some Interpretations [PDF]
This article is concerned with the interpretation of diverse examples of hoards (intentional deposits of valuable objects) from Central Asia’s Hellenistic and Kushan periods that are traditionally understood in utilitarian terms. As a means of comparison,
Lauren Morris
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On Types of Certainty: from Buddhism to Islam and Beyond [PDF]
Studies the threefold hierarchy of certainty, from its origins in Mahāyāna Buddhism, through Islam, to 17th century China. This tripartite scheme may be traced back to the ancient Buddhist scheme of the threefold wisdom as systematized by Vasubandhu of ...
CHASE, Michael
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De la théorie à la pratique, les travaux de Jean-Claude Gardin en Asie centrale
The article presents a personal working experience with Jean-Claude Gardin in Afghanistan. It first deals when he was implementing his theories on the codification of potery using the ceramic material from Aï Khanoum, and then, when, heading a survey in ...
Bertille Lyonnet
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Swimming Pools and Water Management in the Eastern Mediterranean World of the 4th to 1st Century BC [PDF]
While it is debated in scholarship whether the Greeks conceptualized swimming as a sport and leisure activity, the archaeological evidence of swimming pools in the Eastern Mediterranean from the 4th to 1st century BC speaks for the existence of such a ...
Trümper, Monika
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This paper deals with the historiographical representation of Hellenistic Bactria in Barthold Niebuhr’s Lectures on Ancient History, based on lectures given at Bonn University in the 1820’s and published in German and English in the 1850’s.
Fábio Augusto Morales +1 more
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ALEXANDRIA OXIANA: HISTORIOGRAPHIC ASPECT
In the process of conquering various regions of the East, Alexander of Macedon founded many cities, some of which were named in his honor. They performed various functions, including being the mainstay of the power of the Greco-Macedonians.
R. Tikhonov
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Arrowheads in the cultural-historical property repository of the Administration of Cultural Heritage of Kerman. An Introduction [PDF]
In this paper, the authors have examined 94 unprovenanced arrowheads (tanged and socketed) that are stored in the cultural historical property repository of the Administration of Cultural Heritage of Kerman Province (Southeastern Iran).
KHONSARINEJAD, Ehsan +5 more
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The Stoicism of Śāntideva: Comparisons between Stoic and Buddhist philosophy
Abstract Recently, due to various geopolitical events, a movement for 'decolonisation' has taken shape. In essence, this movements seeks to right the wrongs of Western colonialism. This desire has been expressed in many diverse ways depending on the context.
Lee Clarke
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Trends in laryngeal cancer mortality in Europe [PDF]
After a steady increase since the 1950s, laryngeal cancer mortality had tended to level off since the early 1980s in men from most European countries. To update trends in laryngeal cancer mortality in Europe, age-standardized (world standard) mortality ...
Bosetti, Cristina +8 more
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Trag. adesp. *120c K.-Sn. (βαγάταν) [PDF]
Ipotesi su formazione e semantica di ...
Dettori, E
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