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Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 44, Issue 3, Page 228-247, August 2025.Summary This study examines four exceptional lead boat‐shaped objects recovered from the fourteenth‐century BC Chamber Tomb ZZ at the cemetery of the cosmopolitan city of Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus. A closely related lead object was also found in Stratum 1 of City Quarter 4 at Hala Sultan Tekke, dating to the early twelfth century BC.
Peter M. Fischer, Tzveta V. Manolova
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Blueprint for a Universal Theory of Learning to Read: The Combinatorial Model
Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 60, Issue 2, April/May/June 2025.The Reading Tree. Abstract In this essay, I outline some of the essential ingredients of a universal theory of reading acquisition, one that seeks to highlight commonalities while embracing the global diversity of languages, writing systems, and cultures.
David L. Share
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Unpublish Administrative Document of Hides from the Reign of Išbi-Erra, King of Isin
Dirāsāt fī al-tārīẖ wa-al-āṯārDuring our PhD research, we identified a distinct economic text among the corpus of texts assigned to us. As all the texts were of unknown origin, the researcher relied on an analysis of the text's formal features, cuneiform script, content, and ...
Aram Hassan
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Material Profiling of Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals by Raman Spectroscopy
Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Volume 56, Issue 3, Page 228-242, March 2025.Mesopotamian cylinder seals (fourth ‐ first millennium bce) from the collection of Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg were non‐destructively studied by Raman spectroscopy were non‐destructively studied by Raman spectroscopy. The Raman spectral analysis identified the mineral constituents and quantitatively determined the chemical compositions of the
Stylianos Aspiotis +5 more
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The Akkadian word ab(2)-ru-(u)m / a2-bu-ru-(u)m in the Ur III period (c. 2100-2000 BC)
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Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 239-265, February 2025.This review showed the therapeutic potential of Bangladeshi medicinal fruit plants in neurological diseases. We focused on traditional uses of medicinal fruit plants. We discussed the phytochemicals present in the fruit plants. The toxicological profile of these plants is also highlighted. Abstract The increasing incidence of neurodegenerative diseases
Sumon Roy +13 more
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Ancient and historical cooking pots and food: an eternal communion. A topical review
Archaeometry, Volume 67, Issue 1, Page 219-234, February 2025.Abstract This contribution provides a topical view at and review of traditional clay‐based utilitarian cooking pots that were used for millennia to prepare, serve, display, and distribute foodstuff. Key mechanical and thermal properties of ceramic cooking vessels will be discussed and strategies of property optimization outlined.
Robert B. Heimann
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The Book of Genesis and other allegorical origin stories of games
Orbis Litterarum, Volume 80, Issue 1, Page 1-18, February 2025.Abstract This essay delves into the complex interplay between the sacred and the ludic, with a particular emphasis on allegorical origin stories from various religious and mythological traditions, highlighting their portrayal of games and the concept of play. The analysis includes the Judaeo‐Christian Book of Genesis and the Babylonian Enuma Elish.
Bo Kampmann Walther
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ReligionsThe Old Assyrian archive from Kanesh, dated to ca. 1950–1850 BCE, has yielded a letter that refers to the consultation of the spirits of the dead (eṭemmū), thus making it the world’s oldest actual attestation of necromancy. However, whereas the immediate
Alinda Damsma
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Iconology of Beloved Hand in Flower and Bird Miniature [PDF]
هنرهای زیبا. هنرهای تجسمیIn Iranian cultural society, the rose and the nightingale symbolize lovers. The rose and bird, or rose and nightingale, are integral to Persian painting, with roots traceable to pre-Islamic times. This combination has been examined as a symbol.
Muhammad savari
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