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Religions, 2021 In ancient Mesopotamia, the functions of the temple were manifold. It could operate as an administrative center, as a center of learning, as a place of jurisdiction, as a center for healing, and as an economic institution, as indicated in both textual ...
Beate Pongratz-Leisten
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Italian archaeology: mind the gender
IpoTESI di Preistoria, 2023 Gender equality is one of the “Sustainable Development Goals” defined by the United Nations for 2030. Women’s presence in the Italian archaeological academy diminished in the last decade negatively influencing the path toward a more equal gender ...
Sara Tiziana Levi
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VULTURES: EXEGESIS OF A SYMBOL
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2016 Depending on the different cultures and historical periods, vultures have been considered both impure or sacred. But, since they usually do not prey upon living animals, their symbolic dimension, associated to the idea of purification, is present in many
Maura Andreoni
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Medicine and Healing in Ancient East Asia
, 2023 The Element focuses on the evolution of concepts, illness categories, and diagnostic and treatment methodologies evident in the newly discovered material and reveals a side of medical practice not reflected in the canons.
Cook, Constance A.
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Critical Ancient World Studies: The Case for Forgetting Classics [PDF]
, 2023 This volume explores and elucidates critical ancient world studies (CAWS), a new model for the study of the ancient world operating critically, setting itself against a long history of a discipline formulated to naturalise a hierarchical, white ...
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Charles Cournault’s Call for a ‘Persian Museum’ at the Louvre [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological StudiesIn 1857, the French artist Charles Cournault published a plea for a French mission to Persepolis. The aimof the mission was to obtain examples of relief sculpture, like those he had seen in the British Museum, for theLouvre Museum.
Daniel Thomas Potts
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Introduction: Connecting the Ancient Afro-Eurasian World
, 2023 This introductory article sets out the global historical approach adopted by the articles in this special issue, focusing on the circulations of goods, peoples, and ideas in ancient Afro-Eurasia (300 BCE-700 CE).
Cobb, Matthew
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Magic in the Ancient Greek World
, 2008 Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece. Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines,
Collins, Derek
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Frontiers in Environmental ArchaeologyTracing human and animal mobility behavior, land use, and exploitation strategies through strontium (Sr) isotope analysis is critical for archaeological and palaeoecological research.
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Private Associations in the Ancient Greek World
, 2023 Private associations abounded in the ancient Greek world and beyond, and this volume provides the first large-scale study of the strategies of governance which they employed.
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