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Metaphors and the Invention of Writing. [PDF]
Top Cogn SciAbstract The foundation of ancient, invented writing systems lies in the predominant iconicity of their sign shapes. However, these shapes are often used not for their referential meaning but in a metaphorical way, whereby one entity stands for another.
Ottaviano L +3 more
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Tell Khaiber: An administrative centre of the Sealand period [PDF]
, 2017 Excavations at Tell Khaiber in southern Iraq by the Ur Region Archaeological Project have revealed a substantial building (hereafter the Public Building) dating to the mid-second millennium b.c.
Calderbank, Daniel +6 more
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A Remote Sensing Approach for Mapping the Development of Ancient Water Management in the Near East
Remote Sensing, 2018 We present a novel approach that uses remote sensing to record and reconstruct traces of ancient water management throughout the whole region of Northern Mesopotamia, an area where modern agriculture and warfare has had a severe impact on the survival of
Louise Rayne, Daniel Donoghue
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An ancient relation between units of length and volume based on a sphere. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The modern metric system defines units of volume based on the cube. We propose that the ancient Egyptian system of measuring capacity employed a similar concept, but used the sphere instead.
Elena Zapassky +3 more
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الاكاديمي, 2022 This research sheds light on those discrepancies in the use of ornaments, adornment and perfumes, as well as the art of cosmetics, in two important civilizations, namely, the Mesopotamian civilization as the earlier civilization, and the civilization of
Ruwaida Faisal Mosa Al Nawab
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Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
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Metal Tools in Unpublished Cuneiform Texts from Early Dynastic Period
مجلة الآداب, 2020 The people in ancient Mesopotamia know many minerals (Metal Tools) , and they also know how to manufacture it and used them . Minerals have entered in many of their businesses and industries , even in the field of producing artworks (artifacts) .
Munther Ali Abdul Malik +1 more
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Law and Safety, 2022 The main criteria of social differentiation of women in the first state formations of the Middle Ages have been studied. The influence of religion on the formation of understanding of the place and role of women in society has been shown.
I. A. Lohvynenko, Ye. S. Lohvynenko
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Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE
Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 3-38, March 2025.Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
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SYMMETRIES IN IMAGES ON ANCIENT SEALS [PDF]
, 2008 In this paper, we discuss the presence of symmetries in images engraved on ancient seals, in particular on stamp seals. Mainly used to secure the containers from tampering and for owner's identification, these objects appeared during the 5th millennium ...
Sparavigna, Dr. Amelia
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