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A Newly Discovered Tablet‐Making Facility in Nineveh: Insights From Scientific Analysis

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper addresses the question of tablet technology in the Neo‐Assyrian capital city of Nineveh. Recent excavations in the lower town of Nineveh by the Iraqi–Italian Archaeological Expedition uncovered an exceptional assemblage of more than 200 tablets from an elite residence that appears to have included a scriptorium.
Mathilde Jean   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eye makeup in Northwestern Iran at the time of the Assyrian Empire: a new kohl recipe based on manganese and graphite from Kani Koter (Iron Age III)

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S1, Page S7-S21, April 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Mesopotamian Synchronistic Chronography and the Book of Kings

open access: yesReligions, 2023
The Book of Kings uses a particular synchronistic framework to present the parallel histories of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah in 1 Kings 14–2 Kings 17. Some Ancient Near Eastern chronographic compositions (synchronistic king lists, the Neo-Babylonian
Kristin Weingart
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Outcomes of Coronectomy: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

open access: yesOral Surgery, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 88-97, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to review the current evidence on the clinical outcomes of coronectomy. Methods A study protocol was developed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Guideline for Overviews of Reviews (PRIOR) and registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) under Registration No. CRD4202450552.
Feras AlMofreh AlQahtani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structure and Meaning in the Third Vision of Amos (7:7–17)

open access: yesJournal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2011
This article argues that meaning in Amos’s third vision is encoded in its structure and poetics. The dynamic of a chiasm in vv 11c–17 simulates the vision’s object and metaphor: the tin wall.
Martha E. Campos
doaj   +1 more source

Making vertebrate fossil radiocarbon dates more useful for global scientific research

open access: yesJournal of Quaternary Science, Volume 40, Issue 8, Page 1309-1335, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Radiocarbon dating of bones is essential for reconstructing timelines of species' occurrences, domestication, extinction, migrations, and interactions with Quaternary environments. Many studies compile these chronologies at continental to global scales by aggregating radiocarbon dates from various sources, often balancing data quantity and ...
Salvador Herrando‐Pérez   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

CONSUMPTION PATTERNS OF A VASSAL: THE CASE OF LACHISH AND JERUSALEM

open access: yesOxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 44, Issue 2, Page 139-158, May 2025.
Summary This study analyzes the complex interplay of material culture, elite consumption and imperial power dynamics as they relate to the roles of Lachish and Jerusalem in the Iron IIA and to the formation of the Kingdom of Judah. Based on an analysis of luxury goods and social practices, it explores established interpretations of the geopolitical ...
Reli Avisar
wiley   +1 more source

Between deep comradeship and nationalism: The social dynamics of solidarity on the battlefield

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 47-63, January 2025.
Abstract This article explores the social mechanisms that facilitate the transformation of micro‐level bonds into coherent nationalist narratives of solidarity. The aim is to explain the paradox: while the armed forces are highly nationalist institutions, most ordinary combatants detest nationalist rhetoric on the battlefield. Drawing on the interviews
Siniša Malešević
wiley   +1 more source

The relevance of biomass‐based gases as energy carriers: A review

open access: yesWIREs Energy and Environment, Volume 13, Issue 4, July/August 2024.
Investigated framework of biomass‐based gas production. Policies and external energy and material inputs influence the economic feasibility and environmental assessments. Costs and greenhouse gas emissions from the literature review were compared with those of fossil‐based reference processes.
Frank K. Radosits   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE NAIRIAN CAMPAIGN OF TUKULTĪ-NINURTA I (1242-1206 BC) IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONQUESTS IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF HIS REIGN

open access: yesJournal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2023
The "Nairi land(s)" (KUR.KUR Na-i-ri) was first mentioned in the inscriptions of the Middle Assyrian king Tukultī-Ninurta I (c. 1242-1206 BC). Currently, the "Nairi land(s)" is mentioned in 18 of the 55 known inscriptions.
Ruslan A. TSAKANYAN
doaj   +1 more source

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