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Revisiting the ‘Valkyries’: Armed Females in Viking Age Figurative Metalwork
Current Swedish Archaeology, 2022 This paper offers an in-depth exploration of a group of small Viking Age figurines commonly referred to as ‘valkyries’ in Viking and Old Norse scholarship.
Leszek Gardela, Peter Pentz, Neil Price
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A history of amulets in ten objects
Science Museum Group Journal, 2019 What are amulets? How are they situated in the larger narrative of European healing? Varied and complex objects, amulets present both challenges and opportunities for historians and museums alike. Yet an examination of these often-overlooked items within
Annie Thwaite
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Finger Rings with the Image of Archangel Michael of the Late 6th – 7th Centuries from Crimea
Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2019 Introduction. In the Early Middle Ages, Crimea was in the sphere of influence of the Eastern Roman Empire. In the material culture of the Early Medieval population of Crimea imprinted with archaeological monuments “Byzantine components” are quite clearly
Elzara A. Khairedinova
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Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2022 In the culture of the ancient Livonians and Russians there was a particular group of pendants in the shape of household utensils, mostly made of copper alloys.
Roberts Spirgis +2 more
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Two Unpublished Magical Amulets in Ankara
Gephyra, 2020 The recent synthesis of Roman-period amulets by C. A. Faraone has highlighted the signifi-cance of such artefacts in strategies of personal and group protection and healing throughout Greek and Roman antiquity.
Melih Arslan +2 more
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Charm muska at the Gagauz in the context of religious identity and ethnocultural parallels
Историческая этнология, 2022 In the article, traditional medicine is considered as part of traditional knowledge, which is one of the components of folk culture and is preserved by word-of-mouth.
Elizaveta N. Kvilinkova
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Comparative Analysis of the Khazar and Slavic-Russian Attire of Adornments
Поволжская археология, 2017 The author analyzes the development traditions of the costume and associated attire of adornments characteristic of the Slavs and Khazar Khaganate peoples.
Zhilina Natalia V.
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A Revised Date for Pentateuchal Texts? Evidence from Ketef Hinnom
Tyndale Bulletin, 2002 The trend of OT scholarship is to date Pentateuchal texts to exilic or post-exilic times. The silver amulets from Ketef Hinnom may challenge this conclusion. Based on archaeological and palaeographic studies, the amulets are dated between 725 and 650 BC.
Erik Waaler
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Beads and pendants from the late Harbor Temple and harbor temenos in the Red Sea port of Berenike (seasons 2010–2013): materials, techniques, functions and cultural attribution [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2018 More than 250 beads and pendants have been registered from the Harbor Temple and its surroundings, the so-called “harbor temenos”, in the Red Sea port of Berenike.
Joanna Then-Obłuska
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Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies, 2023 In traditional Romanian society, where the vast majority of the population was illiterate, writing remained mysterious and inaccessible. For the peasants from the Romanian village, writing and the book have acquired separate meanings, being used in a ...
Alexandru Ofrim, Lucia Terzea-Ofrim
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