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Tadeusz Andrzejewski (1923–1961) and His Contribution to Polish Egyptology
When studying the history of Polish Egyptology, it is difficult to ignore the various references to Tadeusz Andrzejewski (1923–1961), who is, in fact, still a poorly-known scholar.
Kacper Laube
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Automatic alignment of hieroglyphs and transliteration [PDF]
Automatic alignment has important applications in philology, facilitating study of texts on the basis of electronic resources produced by different scholars.
Nederhof, Mark Jan
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TOWARD A CONJECTURAL HISTORY OF CONJECTURAL HISTORIES
ABSTRACT Most intellectual historians use the term “conjectural history” to designate a new form of speculative history created in eighteenth‐century Scotland by Adam Smith and a few others. These writers traced the development of human society and culture through conjectural reasoning based on philosophers’ views about human nature and travelers ...
ANTHONY GRAFTON
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Worlding geography, area studies and the study of area
Abstract This paper introduces the collection of five short papers written by scholars from Egypt, Russia, Singapore, China and South Africa that advance this journal's ‘Geography in the World’ initiative through a more robust engagement between geography and area studies.
Han Cheng, Deen Sharp
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Die Bedeutung des Alten Orients für deutsches Denken: Skizzen aus dem Zeitraum 1871-1945 [PDF]
In seinem umfangreichen Artikel "Die Bedeutung des Alten Orients für deutsches Denken" analysiert der Ägyptologe Sergei Stadnikow (Stadnikov) gründlich das entsprechende Phänomen.
Stadnikow, Sergei
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Victorian Women and the Gendering of Mountaineering in the Alps
ABSTRACT This article explores the gendered segregation of Victorian mountaineering, highlighting how societal norms sought to confine women to passive roles within the alpine landscape. As Elizabeth Le Blond declared, ‘there is no manlier sport in the world than mountaineering’, encapsulating the pervasive attitudes of the era.
William Bainbridge
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The Egyptological afterlife of Colin Campbell [PDF]
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Coupar, Sally Anne, McDonald, Angela
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ABSTRACT Over the past century, archaeological investigations at the ancient city of Bubastis (Tell Basta) have revealed a complex urban landscape featuring temples, a palace, and cemeteries. However, the eastern part of the city remains poorly understood.
Philipp Garbe +5 more
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As developed in the fields of anthropology and sociology, the concept of ethnicity offers one possible approach to analyzing diversity in the population of ancient Egypt.
Baines, John, Riggs, Christina
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