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The circulation and distribution of classical Greek coinage

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract From a sample of the most prominent Greek city‐states, data involving a total of 999 hoards and 160,007 coins from 550 to 300 BC were collected to discern the relative magnitudes, consistency of issue, and distribution of Classical Greek coinages.
Zane Mullins
wiley   +1 more source

Lebanese Cedar, Skeuomorphs, Coffins, and Status in Ancient Egypt

Arts
In ancient Egypt, as with many cultures, funerary objects often communicated aspects of access, power, and social status. Lebanese cedar, for instance, was selected as a particularly desirable material from which to craft the coffins of Egypt’s upper ...
Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod
doaj   +1 more source

SYMMETRIES IN IMAGES ON ANCIENT SEALS [PDF]

, 2008
In this paper, we discuss the presence of symmetries in images engraved on ancient seals, in particular on stamp seals. Mainly used to secure the containers from tampering and for owner's identification, these objects appeared during the 5th millennium ...
Sparavigna, Dr. Amelia
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The Pan‐Orthodox Celebration of the 1600th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 1925

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the attempts to organize a Pan‐Orthodox Council in the years following the First World War that could gather in 1925 on the occasion of the 1600th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. While some of these efforts were remarkably ambitious, and although they were not always feasible or fully realized, they
Natallia Vasilevich
wiley   +1 more source

Pyramid scheme [PDF]

, 2009
Debbie Herridge unwraps the mummy of ‘topic work’ and discovers a wealth of practical science experiments within...
Herridge, Deborah
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The Past Requires Reconciliation

The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents three cases from the Orthodox Christian past that concern the defence of individuals and religious groups whose views differed from those of the official Orthodox Church. It also highlights the significance of the past in the Orthodox Christian context as a tradition that largely influences the behaviour of Orthodox ...
Petros A. Panagiotopoulos
wiley   +1 more source

The Epic of Pabuji ki par in Performance [PDF]

, 2010
Dr Wickett is an independent scholar and filmmaker specialising in the study of oral traditions, folk epics and belief systems in Upper Egypt from the perspective of the ethnography of speaking, poetics and gender. A fervent advocate of the importance of
Wickett, Elizabeth
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PREAMBULAR HISTORY: THE VIEW OF THE PAST IN KEY HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS

History and Theory, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article claims that the preambles of foundational human rights instruments, taken together, articulate a consistent view of the past. This view is firmly rooted in historical processes, embedded in metaphysical truths, and enacted in service of the future. Part 1 assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the “preambular approach to history”
Antoon De Baets
wiley   +1 more source

The Complex World of Toothpaste Diversity, Meeting Patient Clinical Needs. An Umbrella Review

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Amidst numerous recent advancements in toothpaste formulations and active ingredients, some clinicians may believe all toothpastes are similar despite differences in their active ingredients and corresponding clinical application.
Jeanie Suvan, Crystal Marruganti
wiley   +1 more source

Marea: a Byzantine port in northern Egypt [PDF]

, 1982
African Studies Center Working Paper No ...
Gabel, Creighton, Petruso, Karl
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