Results 91 to 100 of about 957 (200)

Egyptian Nocturnal Festival of Lamps in Honour of Athena‑Neith [PDF]

open access: yesStudia Hercynia, 2016
Terracotta figurines – as a part of minor arts – have been produced and widely used throughout the long period of Graeco‑Roman dominance over Egypt.
Květa Smoláriková
doaj  

The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus

open access: yesInternational Statistical Review, EarlyView.
Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
wiley   +1 more source

History of collections

open access: yes, 2004
This essay moves from the “discovery” by M. Betrò and C. Liuzza of some collections of ancient Egyptian artefacts in Indian museums, previously unknown to Egyptologists, mostly not even displayed and all unpublished.
BETRO', MARIA CARMELA
core  

The Complex throne chair (in the form of a sofa) in Byzantine art from the fifth century until the seventeenth century - a comparative artistic study in terms of styles, decorations, and the people sitting on it [PDF]

open access: yesالمجلة العلمیة لکلیة السیاحة والفنادق جامعة الأسکندریة
The Complex throne appeared in ancient arts such as ancient Egyptian art in free sculpture and in mural painting art and as a result the enthroned appear and each of them is sitting behind the other as well as it didn’t appear in the Ptolemaic era where ...
Mamdouh Mohamed Mamdouh Osman Elkaradawy
doaj   +1 more source

First Record of Arrhenophagus chionaspidis Aurivillius (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) Parasitizing White Mango Scale in Kenya: Its Potential Distribution and Prospects in Biocontrol

open access: yesJournal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The white mango scale, Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), is one of the most destructive pests of mango worldwide. Its current management in most of the invaded areas largely depends on the intensive use of chemical insecticides.
Francis Obala   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analytical research on Egyptian gold work at the National Museums of Scotland

open access: yes, 2012
National Museums Scotland has an extensive Egyptian collection, which was mainly built up in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and which includes 11 mummies, most of which have well preserved and highly decorated coffins and lids.
Tate, Jim   +2 more
core  

The Egyptian mummy in UK museums: cultural histories and object biographies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Egyptian mummies are at the centre of attention of most Egyptology collections. Their dual nature as bodies (human remains) and artefacts make them peculiar museum objects and, consequently, they have been left out of the debate concerning the collection,
Stienne, Angela
core   +1 more source

The state of knowledge on four families of Syngnathoidei fishes (Teleostei: Syngnathiformes): Aulostomidae, Centriscidae, Fistulariidae and Solenostomidae

open access: yesJournal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Knowledge on the ecology and life‐history traits of coastal marine species is vital to inform their conservation and management, especially as their coastal habitats come under increasing threats. However, such data have never been collated for four of the five families in the suborder Syngnathoidei—the close relatives of the better‐studied ...
Syd J. Ascione   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stela and Fragments in the Grand Egyptian Museum [PDF]

open access: yesمجـلة کلية الآثـار بقنا - جامعة جنوب الوادي, 2019
This paper is focusing on four  funerary fragments, namely inventory numbers Sr. 14170 , 10322 , and Sr 10220, preserved in the Grand Egyptian Museum.
openaire   +1 more source

Postcranial anatomy of the Miocene hippopotamoids of Toros‐Menalla, Chad

open access: yesJournal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
We establish a framework for the identification of postcranial remains in hippopotamoids by describing and comparing for the first time two late Miocene hippopotamoids from Toros‐Menalla, Chad (Hexaprotodon garyam, an early hippopotamid, and Libycosaurus bahri, the last African anthracothere) with the common hippopotamus.
Lorenzo Scribano   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy