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Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE
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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Two words would summarize what characterized the religious policy during the two centuries of the Achaemenid Empire: tolerance and party utilization.
Israel Campos Méndez
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Portrayal of Iranian Identity in the Literary The Role of Names in Ancient Persia [PDF]
Names have always been the most important factor for giving identity to and distinguishing people in a society. The selection of a name not only shows the persons' attitude to society and nature, but also reveals their religious thought.
vahid rooyani, Morteza Niazi
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Historical geography of the city Amed and its place in the relations of Iran and Rome in the Sassanid era [PDF]
The ancient writers, as well as new historical research of ancient, historical geography and the urban structure and urban areas and cities of the ancient reigns do not give much information about the cities .
parviz hossein talayee
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Gatekeepers and lock masters: the control of access in the Neo-Assyrian palaces [PDF]
Book description: This volume is intended as a tribute to the memory of the Sumerologist Jeremy Black, who died in 2004. The Sumerian phrase, ‘Your praise is sweet’ is commonly addressed to a deity at the close of a work of Sumerian literature. The scope
Radner, K
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Abstract Kohl was ubiquitous in ancient Egypt and the Middle East, and routinely included among the toiletries deposited in burials. For Egypt, kohl recipes are increasingly well‐studied and known to use a range of inorganic and organic ingredients. Although these are often lead‐based, manganese‐ and silicon‐rich compounds are also attested.
Silvia Amicone +7 more
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Abstract Trade between Mesopotamia and the Indus Civilization is studied through the analysis of Early Dynastic III Period (2600–2350 BCE) carnelian beads from the site of Kish, Iraq. Morphological and technological features of the beads are compared with beads from the Indus region.
J. Mark Kenoyer +2 more
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Myths are truth-based narratives that exist in most nations with a lot of similarities and, of course, with minor differences. These stories are studied for recognition of the opinions, beliefs and the culture of a horde.
Fatemeh Hemmati Tarahomi +4 more
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The purpose of the article is to prove the presence of a deep (archaic) ideological foundation in the Roman-Persian political and legal complementarity of the times of late antiquity. Methods.
Viktor M. Melnik
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Abstract This paper presents the first direct evidence of the slags produced during the cementation alloying process of Cu with speiss inside ceramic crucibles, thus representing Cu alloying with As in Middle Kingdom Egypt. The settlement deposits from the Middle Bronze Age were excavated on Elephantine Island, within modern Aswan.
Jiří Kmošek, Martin Odler
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