Documents on early Christian and Byzantine architecture
There are many models in the entire history of architecture which have travelled across the world, from one to another part of the big world. For various reasons, very frequently not at all scientific or professional, in our part of the world, be it Serbian or Yugoslav, or south Slav, some like to remain silent, when it comes to the ...
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Blue Economy Struggles—Capital and Power in the Global Ocean: Introduction
ABSTRACT If we heed the calls of fisher movements, coastal communities and environmentalists worldwide a striking picture emerges: the ocean is being claimed, carved up and commodified at an unprecedented scale. This symposium, comprising four contributions and an introductory essay, debates this ongoing capitalist capture of the oceans in the Blue ...
Felix Mallin
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Fault Tolerant Adaptive Parallel and Distributed Simulation through Functional Replication
This paper presents FT-GAIA, a software-based fault-tolerant parallel and distributed simulation middleware. FT-GAIA has being designed to reliably handle Parallel And Distributed Simulation (PADS) models, which are needed to properly simulate and ...
D'Angelo, Gabriele+2 more
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The Jericho Oasis Archaeological Park - 2015 Interim Report. Italian-Palestinian cooperation for protection and valorization of archaeological heritage [PDF]
In April 2015, the Italian Cooperation, Sapienza University of Rome and the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities started the Project “Oasis of Jericho” aimed at the implementation of the Jericho Oasis Archaeological Park (JOAP) by means of ...
Hamdan, Iyad+3 more
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Views from the East: changing attitudes to Venice in late Byzantium
Abstract This paper explores the changing attitudes towards Venice in late Byzantine texts. It argues that, along with the strengthening of political and cultural ties between Byzantium and Venice, the Byzantines' perspectives evolved from rejection to admiration. As scholars like Demetrios Kydones and Manuel Chrysoloras began to teach Greek in Venice,
Florin Leonte
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Evocations of Byzantium in Zenitist Avant-Garde Architecture [PDF]
The Byzantine legacy in modern architecture can be divided between a historicist, neo-Byzantine architectural style and an active investigation of the potentials of the Byzantine for a modern, explicitly nontraditional, architecture.
Bogdanović, Jelena, Bogdanović, Jelena
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Dating an ancient spring tunnel using archaeological artefacts functioning as nuclei of cave pearls
Abstract Cave pearls are spherical concentric speleothems growing radially around nuclei in shallow pools saturated with calcite. They are very rare in the Southern Levant. We present a unique assemblage of 50 cave pearls found in the Iron Age Joweizeh artificial spring tunnel in the Jerusalem Hills of Israel. Some of these deposits represent the first
Azriel Yechezkel+6 more
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Prerequisites for a computational approach to Minoan chronology
Abstract The paper examines the development, adoption, and limitations of the relative chronology system for Minoan pottery, initially established by Sir Arthur Evans and Duncan Mackenzie during the excavation of Knossos (1900–1906). Despite its weaknesses, this system remained largely unchanged due to its convenience rather than its accuracy.
Diamantis Panagiotopoulos+1 more
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Numerical Analysis of the Tetrapylon Roman's Triumphal Arch of Tebessa: A Case Study. [PDF]
The Tetrapylon Roman Triumphal Arch or commonly called 'Caracalla Gate', located in Tebessa City (Northern Algeria), is considered as one of the most distinctive type of arches associated with the ancient Roman's architecture. This historical monument,
ROUILI, Ahmed, TOUAHMIA, Mabrouk
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Glass in Late Antiquity in the Near East [PDF]
© 2007 Brill The document attached has been archived with permission from the publisher. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.This paper seeks to explore some of the possible connections between three late antique strands of glass ...
O'Hea, M.
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