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Alexander the Undertaker: Persians, Bactrians, and ataphoi [PDF]
Studia Hercynia, 2023 Alexander’s famous ban of the exposure of the corpses in Bactra has been long studied. Mostly the discussion has focused on the veracity of the account and his compliance with the Zoroastrian rites.
Marc Mendoza
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Ribonucleoproteins in Archaeal Pre‐rRNA Processing and Modification
Archaea, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 Given that ribosomes are one of the most important cellular macromolecular machines, it is not surprising that there is intensive research in ribosome biogenesis. Ribosome biogenesis is a complex process. The maturation of ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) requires not only the precise cleaving and folding of the pre‐rRNA but also extensive nucleotide ...
W. S. Vincent Yip +3 more
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The Iron Gate and its environs in the Hellenistic period. Preliminary report for archaeological research in the Baysun District (South Uzbekistan), Season 2019 [PDF]
Studia Hercynia, 2022 is report summarizes the starting points, methods and results of the archaeological research of the Czech-Uzbek team investigating the Hellenistic selements in the vicinity of Darband, in the upper reaches of the Sherabad Darya, in the Baysun District ...
Ladislav Stančo +8 more
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Bactrian in Issyk‐Kushan Script: Additional Readings and Decipherments1
Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract This article presents additional readings of several inscriptions written in the Issyk‐Kushan script, building on the improved system of sound values recently proposed by Sims‐Williams (2025b). We propose that some further lines of Dašt‐i Nāwur inscription DN III and parts of several other inscriptions can now be read as Bactrian, add new ...
Jakob Halfmann +3 more
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The Role of Osteoimmunology in Periodontal Disease
BioMed Research International, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 Periodontal disease is a pathological condition that involves inflammation of the tooth supporting structures. It occurs in response to the presence of bacterial plaque on the tooth structure. The host defense system, including innate and adaptive immunity, is responsible for combating the pathologic bacteria invading the periodontal tissue. Failure to
Rayyan A. Kayal, Shigeru Kotake
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Kawi and Their Role in Statehood in Ancient Bactria during Formation Period
Археология евразийских степейThis article seeks to illuminate the historical and cultural processes of Ancient Bactria by analyzing written and archaeological sources. It critically examines inaccuracies and inconsistencies in existing historiography while reconstructing Bactria’s ...
Nozim M. Ikromov, Abdusamad A. Fayziyev
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A Fight to Reclaim the Central Asian Frontier. The Seleucid and Parthian Rivalry in the 230s BC [PDF]
Studia Hercynia, 2021 This article investigates the initial conflict between the Parthians and Seleucids in the late 230s BC that established a much longer period of rivalry between these opposing forces. Arsaces I founded the independent Parthian kingdom in northeastern Iran
Nikolaus Leo Overtoom
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Iconography of Power: the Bearded King on the Coinage of Seleucus II Callinicus [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2020 Seleucus II Callinicus was the first Seleucid king (from 246 to 225 BC) who portrayed himself on coins bearded andwearing a diadem. This seems to be due to the wars that were waged in the Seleucid Empire during the reign of thisking, including the ...
Robert Sebastian Wojcikowski
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In 1837, the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck, Austria, purchased a Roman bronze statue of a maenad from the 2nd century ce with red garnets as facetted eye inlays found near Brixen, Southern Tyrol. These garnets were investigated using optical microscopy, a portable hand‐held and a stationary micro‐X‐ray fluorescence device, as
H. Albert Gilg +3 more
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, 2022 The article is devoted to the iconographic analysis of the image of a character in a headwear, which was previously taken for a "two-horned helmet" or "two-homed crown". The article analyses the design features of the turban headwear and its place in the
Abdullaev, Kazim
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