Heródoto, 2019 O presente artigo trata das representações historiográficas da Báctria helenística nas Lições de História Antiga de Barthold Niebuhr, ministradas na Universidade de Bonn na década de 1820 e publicadas em alemão e inglês na década de 1850.
Fábio Augusto Morales +1 more
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A morfogênese espacial da antiga Báctria: interações e paradigmas em uma paisagem fractal
Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, 2010 A partir dos resultados das escavações e das prospecções arqueológicas realizadas na década de 1970 na porção oriental da antiga Báctria, apresentamos uma análise quantitativa acerca da morfogênese espacial desta região, em uma escala sincrônica ...
Cibele Elisa Viegas Aldrovandi
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The forgotten ones. Thracians and Thessalians in Bactria-Sogdiana [PDF]
Studia Hercynia, 2021 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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Ancient Cities and Fortresses of Northern Bactria
Археология евразийских степейAncient Bactria held a significant place in the history of the peoples of Central Asia, Afghanistan, and India. This country encompassed the southern parts of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, as well as the northern regions of Afghanistan.
Saypulla N. Tursunov +2 more
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Herodotus on Bactria between Achaemenid Mobility and Alexander’s campaign. Some reflections [PDF]
Studia Hercynia, 2021 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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Ritual Process and Symbolic Transformation in Cultural Landscapes of Proto-Urban Bactria
Asian Studies, 2021 The focus of this discussion is a recent book on the Bronze Age Proto-Bactrian culture of Southern Uzbekistan. I dare say that there are some books that inspire us to study monuments, and there are some monuments that inspire us to write books.
Vladimir I. Ionesov
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An Investigation into the Pantheon in Bactrian Economic Documents [PDF]
Religious Inquiries, 2016 In the 90s, a remarkable number of manuscripts were found in Northern Afghanistan, including economic documents, legal documents, and letters, which have become an important resource for academic studies.
Seyed Saeid Reza Montazeri +1 more
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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]
Studia Hercynia, 2021 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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Old World camels in a modern world – a balancing act between conservation and genetic improvement
Animal Genetics, Volume 50, Issue 6, Page 598-612, December 2019., 2019 Summary Old World camels have served humans in cross‐continental caravans, transporting people and goods, connecting different cultures and providing milk, meat, wool and draught since their domestication around 3000–6000 years ago. In a world of modern transport and fast connectivity, these beasts of burden seem to be out‐dated.
P. A. Burger, E. Ciani, B. Faye
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In the footsteps of Euthydemus. Preliminary report for archaeological survey in the Baysun District (South Uzbekistan), Season 2018 [PDF]
Studia Hercynia, 2019 The extensive archaeological surface survey conducted by the Czech -Uzbek team in the Baysun Mountains (south Uzbekistan) that started in spring 2017 continued a year later, in April and May 2018.
Ladislav Stančo +6 more
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