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The Material Basis of 18th‐Century Meissen Porcelain
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the summer of 1708, the quest for making hard‐paste porcelain from Saxonian clay and other mineral resources succeeded. This was achieved by applying as its essential ingredient newly discovered pure kaolin from Heidelsberg near Aue, western Saxon Ore Mountains.
Robert B. Heimann
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Revival of Pharaonic Architecture in Synagogues and Masonic Temples: Identity or Inspiration?
Disegnare con, 2020 The ancient Egyptian architectural elements and motifs had a deep religious philosophy, which is connected to their beliefs in resurrection. This religious philosophy made it difficult to revive those pharaonic architectural symbols, which symbolize ...
Sara Abdoh
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PUBLISHING A VARIETY OF INSCRIBED STONE BLOCKS FROM THE DISCOVERIES OF HELIOPOLIS IN THE ARAB AL-HĪṢN ANTIQUITIES STORE IN AL-MATARIA [PDF]
Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologistsنشر مجموعة متنوعة من الكتل الحجرية المنقوشة من اكتشافات عين شمس بمخزن آثار عرب الحصن بالمطرية [AR] يتناول هذا البحث دراسة ونشر مجموعة متنوعة من الكتل الحجرية مستطيلة الشكل والمكتشفة أثناء أعمال الحفائر بمنطقة آثار ...
Mahmoud Hamed Elhosary
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Accounting And Forms Of Accountability In Ancient Civilizations: Mesopotamia And Ancient Egypt [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to identify the relevance and implications of ancient accounting practices to the contemporary theorizing of accounting. The paper provides a synthesis of the literature on ancient accounting particularly in relation to issues of
SALVADOR CARMONA
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Agendas for Digital Palaeography in an Archaeological Context: Egypt 1800 BC [PDF]
, 2010 Handwriting raises issues alive in archaeological debates, philosophical and historical. In turn, by their extreme fragmentariness, the earliest archaeological manuscripts could generate usefully different questions for the field of palaeography. Here,
Quirke, Stephen
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The discovery of archaeological sites traditionally entails the utilisation of physically demanding exploration methodologies, including terrain surveying and the analysis of historical records. Recent technological developments have led to an increased use of non‐invasive remote sensing techniques, including Google Earth, LiDAR and aerial ...
Mncedisi J. Siteleki
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Binary Numeration: From Ancient Egypt to a 19th Century French Mathematical Recreation
REMATEC. Revista de Matemática, Ensino e CulturaThis article focuses on the use of base 2 in two historical contexts: ancient Egypt during the Middle Kingdom and 19th-century France. In ancient Egypt, base 2 was central to the “duplation” algorithm to multiply two numbers.
Marc Moyon
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Reframing Justice in Healthcare AI: An Ubuntu‐Based Approach for Africa
Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is an ongoing debate on how to balance the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence (AI), especially in healthcare. In resource‐constrained settings, such as Africa, where access to quality care remains a challenge, AI has the potential to improve efficiency, accessibility, and patient outcomes.
Aloysius Ochasi +3 more
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, 2019 The era of the 25th Dynasty during the eighth and seventh centuries BCE witnessed the annexation of Egypt by kings from the neighboring land of Kush. The phrase “Twenty-fifth Dynasty” may therefore refer to either this family of royals, the state they ...
Pope, Jeremy
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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
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