Terra multiplex et varia natura. On the settlement patterns of Bactria in the Hellenistic Period [PDF]
The proposed study aims to investigate the character of settlement transformation in ancient Bactria (upper Amu Darya basin) during the period following the conquest of Alexander the Great. This transformation is addressed by the comparison of settlement
Jakub Havlík
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Deconstructing the ‘Greekness’ of Bactrian pottery. On the Greek‑Mediterranean influences on the local pottery production in Bactria during the Hellenistic period [PDF]
It is often assumed that the Hellenistic pottery production in Bactria was highly influenced by Mediterranean ceramic shapes, a process, which was mainly caused by the settling of Greek immigrants.
Kristina Junker
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The article deals with the first dakhmas (Towers of Silence) discovered in the Kohitang Mountain and its foothills, located in the Sherobod district of the Surxondaryo region of the Republic of Uzbekistan, during international expeditions—the Uzbek-Czech
Shapulat В. Shaydullaev +2 more
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Sourceology of Ctesias' Persica: in search of Iranian sources [PDF]
The issue of Iranian sources used by Ctesias has always been disputed in the last two centuries. These sources can be study divided into two groups: written and narrative.
Roozbeh Zarrinkoob +1 more
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Flipping the Coin: Alexander the Great’s Bactrian-Sogdian Expedition from a Local Perspective [PDF]
The present paper examines written sources pertinent to Alexander the Great’s expedition in Bactria and Sogdiana. It focuses on the impact of the military campaigns on the local inhabitants in four interconnected fields of human activity (military ...
Michael Iliakis
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The forgotten ones. Thracians and Thessalians in Bactria-Sogdiana [PDF]
The presence and pre-eminence of settlers from the Northern Aegean world in early Hellenistic Bactria-Sogdiana have been tacitly accepted by scholars since Robert’s paper in 1968. The present article challenges the idea which backs up this assumption and
Marc Mendoza
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Herodotus on Bactria between Achaemenid Mobility and Alexander’s campaign. Some reflections [PDF]
Thanks to a recent monographic study by Chiara Matarese we are now able to understand more clearly both the reasons and the goals of a phenomenon, that of the so-called ‘deportations’ characteristic of the Achaemenid empire.
Marco Ferrario
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About Ancient Eastern and Eurasian Migrations to Central Asia
The article considers some questions of studying the migrations to Central Asia that proceeded in the Neolithic, Eneolithic and Bronze ages. An important place in the study of the theme belongs to the archaeological data obtained as a result of ...
Sagdullaev Anatoliy S. +2 more
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Reflection of Zoroastrianism in the Temples of Central Asia of the Bronze Age
The acceleration of migration processes in Central Asia in the Bronze Age created an environment of multiculturalism. Cultural links, social and economic progress ensured the further development of the spiritual thinking of society and led to the ...
Guljahon Sh. Shaydullaeva +1 more
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Using Lactic Acid Bacteria as Probiotic Against Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Different Sources in Erbil City [PDF]
A total of 50 different samples were collected randomly from November 2021 to the end of February 2022 in Erbil city, In order to isolate different types of Staphylococcus which are isolated from different sources like (milk, cream, bakery products ...
Berivan Ali Ahmad Hasary +1 more
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