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Archaeology and virtual acoustics. A pan flute from ancient Egypt [PDF]

, 2015
This paper presents the early developments of a recently started research project, aimed at studying from a multidisciplinary perspective an exceptionally well preserved ancient pan flute.
ANGELINI, IVANA, AVANZINI, FEDERICO, BETTINESCHI, CINZIA, CANAZZA TARGON, SERGIO, DE POLI, GIOVANNI, DEOTTO, GIULIA, FANTOZZI, CARLO, FARESIN, EMANUELA, MENEGAZZI, ALESSANDRA, MOLIN, GIANMARIO, PRETTO, NICCOLO', RODA', ANTONIO, SALEMI, GIUSEPPE, ZANOVELLO, PAOLA   +13 more
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Photogrammetry and 3D modelling in university teaching. A case study applied to the history degree

The Journal of Classics Teaching
The aim of this contribution is to provide a new methodology regarding the use of photogrammetry and 3D modelling in the classroom. By means of a practicum taught at Complutense University of Madrid and a survey conducted afterwards, we show the ...
Diego Chapinal-Heras, Carlos Díaz-Sánchez, Sergio España-Chamorro, Natalia Gómez-García, Lucía Pagola-Sánchez, Manuel Parada López de Corselas, Manuel Elías Rey-Álvarez Zafiria   +6 more
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Geoglyphs of Titicaca as an ancient example of graphic design [PDF]

arXiv, 2010
The paper proposes an ancient landscape design as an example of graphic design for an age and place where no written documents existed. It is created by a network of earthworks, which constitute the remains of an extensive ancient agricultural system. It can be seen by means of the Google satellite imagery on the Peruvian region near the Titicaca Lake,
arxiv  

The Forces of the Hyksos and Their Representations: Glimpse of Reality or interpretatio Thebarum?

Arts
Not much is known about the forces of the Hyksos, 15th Dynasty rulers of the Second Intermediate Period in Egypt. This was a time when Egypt and Nubia were divided between several competing royal houses and corresponding dynasties, e.g., the 14th and ...
Uroš Matić
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Restoring Ancient Ideograph: A Multimodal Multitask Neural Network Approach [PDF]

arXiv
Cultural heritage serves as the enduring record of human thought and history. Despite significant efforts dedicated to the preservation of cultural relics, many ancient artefacts have been ravaged irreversibly by natural deterioration and human actions.
arxiv  

Ideas of Physical Forces and Differential Calculus in Ancient India [PDF]

arXiv, 2011
We have studied the context and development of the ideas of physical forces and differential calculus in ancient India by studying relevant literature related to both astrology and astronomy since pre-Greek periods. The concept of Naisargika Bala (natural force) discussed in Hora texts from India is defined to be proportional to planetary size and ...
arxiv  

Functional Ambidexterity of an Ancient Nucleic Acid‐Binding Domain

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Accepted Article.
The helix‐hairpin‐helix (HhH) motif is an ancient and ubiquitous nucleic acid‐binding element that has emerged as a model system for studying the evolution of dsDNA‐binding domains from simple peptides that phase separate with RNA. We analyzed the entire putative evolutionary trajectory of the HhH motif – from a flexible peptide to a folded domain ...
Liam Longo, Orit Weil-Ktorza, Segev Naveh-Tassa, Yael Fridmann-Sirkis, Dragana Despotović, Kesava Phaneendra Cherukuri, Tatsuya Corlett, Yaakov Levy, Norman Metanis   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Merchants in Early Byzantine Hagiographic Texts

Studia Ceranea
This article deals with accounts devoted to merchants and merchant activity that can be found in hagiographic texts from the early Byzantine era. Such accounts are few and far between, which is surprising, especially when compared to the patristic texts ...
Ireneusz Milewski
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On the Nature of the Gods, or “Epistemological Polytheism” as History Comprehension Method [PDF]

, 2015
The article is devoted to the issue of history comprehension of the ancient societies in the context of their religious identity. Religion is one of the fundamental elements of civilization idea (“ontological project”); it constructs “universe” that is ...
Halapsis, Alex V.
core  

Greek Protected Designation of Origin Xinomavro Wines: A Deep Dive into Their Chemical Composition and Geographical Origin by Using Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography–Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry–Quadrupole Time of Flight–Mass Spectrometry

Analysis &Sensing, EarlyView.
Greek protected designation of origin Xinomavro wines are analyzed with ultra high performance liquid chromatography–trapped ion mobility spectrometry–quadrupole time of flight‐mass spectrometry (UHPLC‐TIMS‐QTOF‐MS). Both target and not‐target screening approaches are employed, leading to the identification and quantification of several polyphenols and
Panagiotis‐Loukas Gialouris, Eleni Nastou, Dafni Preza‐Mayo‐Kataki, Elli Goulioti, Yorgos Kotseridis, Nikolaos Thomaidis, Marilena Dasenaki   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source