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Linguistic Evidence Suggests that Xiōng‐nú and Huns Spoke the Same Paleo‐Siberian Language

Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 124, Issue 1, Page 29-52, March 2026.
Abstract The Xiōng‐nú were a tribal confederation who dominated Inner Asia from the third century BC to the second century AD. Xiōng‐nú descendants later constituted the ethnic core of the European Huns. It has been argued that the Xiōng‐nú spoke an Iranian, Turkic, Mongolic or Yeniseian language, but the linguistic affiliation of the Xiōng‐nú and the ...
Svenja Bonmann, Simon Fries
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Intercultural Relations between Southern Iran and the Oxus Civilization. The Strange Case of Bifacial Seal NMI 1660. [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2014
New archaeological evidences of the so-called "Bactrian-Margiana Archaeological Complex" (= BMAC) has invited a change in our knowledge of the cultural relations between Oxus civilization and south-eastern Iran during the III-II millennium B.C ...
Enrico Ascalone
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Study of Garnets in Hellenistic–Roman Jewellery From the Collections of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Volume 56, Issue 11, Page 1235-1253, November 2025.
This study presents the gemological analysis of 25 garnets from Hellenistic and Roman jewellery in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki using mobile Raman spectroscopy and micro‐EDXRF. The garnets are classified into three geochemical clusters, with notable differences in distribution between Thessaloniki and Pydna, suggesting distinct trading ...
Maria Nikopoulou, Stefanos Karampelas, Evangelia Tsangaraki, Lambrini Papadopoulou, Christos Katsifas, Ioannis Nazlis, Annareta Touloumtzidou, Vasilios Melfos, Nikolaos Kantiranis   +8 more
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The Role of Avesta in Reconstructing the Historical Geography of Ancient Bactria

, 2021
Ancient Bactria has an important role in the history of the ancient period of Central Asia. This article contains scientific analysis of data on the historical geography of Ancient Bactria in the Avesta, the oldest written source on the history of ...
Alimovich, I. M. (Irkaev)
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Are these the earliest Greek coins of Bactria? [PDF]

, 2021
Numismatists have long been interested in the question of whether any Greek coins had been issued in Bactria prior to the arrival there in 329 BCE of Alexander the Great.
Tandon, Pankaj
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First Full‐Vector Archeomagnetic Data From Central Asia (3 BCE to 15 CE Centuries): Evidence for a Large Non‐Dipole Field Contribution Around the First Century BCE

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 129, Issue 2, February 2024.
Abstract Unraveling the short‐term behavior of the Earth's past geomagnetic field at regional scales is crucial for understanding its global behavior and, thus, the dynamics of the deep Earth. In this context, obtaining accurate full‐vector geomagnetic field records from regions where archeomagnetic data are absent becomes essential.
R. Bonilla‐Alba, M. Gómez‐Paccard, F. J. Pavón‐Carrasco, S. A. Campuzano, E. Beamud, V. Martínez‐Ferreras, J. M. Gurt‐Esparraguera, E. Ariño‐Gil, F. Martín‐Hernández, M. L. Osete   +9 more
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The Greek Kings of Bactria and India (ca. 250-135 B.C.) (Τίτλος περίληψης)

, 1991
σ. [217]-[225]Κείμενο στα ελληνικά με περίληψη στα αγγλικά με τον τίτλο: The Greek Kings of Bactria and India (ca. 250-135 B.C.)According to Greek and Latin sources (mainly Apollodorus of Artemita) Demetrios I, son of the king of Bactria Euthydemos, was,
Κορδώσης, Μιχάλης, Kordosis, Michael   +1 more
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Greeks, Iranians, and Kušān in Tokharistān. Bactrian Identities and the Kušān Empire [PDF]

Studia Hercynia
The Bactrian epigraphic and numismatic material from the Kušān period, despite its scarce, eclectic and scattered nature, contains a wealth of information about cultural and ethnic identities in Bactria at the time.
Stefan Härtel
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Innovation Processes in Bronze Age Temples in the Central Asia

Археология евразийских степей
The temples and palaces of Bactria and Margiana in the Bronze Age are of special interest in histori-cal science. In the last third of the XX – early XXI centuries, in the archaeology of the Bronze Age in the ...
Abdusamad M. Kurbonov
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Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Triterpenoids and Cyclic 1,7‐Diarylheptanoids from the Stem Bark of Myrica salicifolia: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study

Journal of Chemistry, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Myricasalicifolia A Rich (Myricaceae) is a tree growing in Central and East Africa. Traditionally, the plant is used to treat malaria, respiratory disorders, inflammations, and infections. A new compound, 3β‐O‐trans‐caffeoylisomyricadiol (7), was isolated from MeOH : CHCl3 (2 : 1) extract of the stem bark of Myrica salicifolia along with seven known ...
Abraham Dilnesa Gashaw, Kibrom Gebreheiwot Bedane, Taye B. Demissie, Japheth O. Ombito, Estifanos Ele Yaya, Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta, Liviu Mitu   +6 more
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