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Use and trade of bitumen in antiquity and prehistory: molecular archaeology reveals secrets of past civilizations [PDF]
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 1999 europepmc +1 more source
, 2014 Epigraphy (from the Greek epigráphein ‘to write on something’) indicates the action of noting signs on a surface, whether by inscribing, incis- ing, painting, stamping or tracing. The possi- bility of writing presupposes the action of a literate society that develops a graphic system and formalizes it: although such achievements cover more than five ...
Silvia Ferrara
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, 2022 This artist's book extracts the many literary mottos of Jeroen Peeters' book 'And then it got legs' and explores their promise as a separate collection.
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2015
Abstract Latin epigraphy is the study by epigraphers (also called epigraphists) of Latin inscriptions, including monumental inscriptions engraved on stone or metal, handwritten texts on writing-tablets, graffiti scratched with a stylus, texts painted on hard surfaces large and small (dipinti), and the huge variety of inscriptions on ...
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Abstract Latin epigraphy is the study by epigraphers (also called epigraphists) of Latin inscriptions, including monumental inscriptions engraved on stone or metal, handwritten texts on writing-tablets, graffiti scratched with a stylus, texts painted on hard surfaces large and small (dipinti), and the huge variety of inscriptions on ...
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Merovingian Epigraphy, Frankish Epigraphy, and the Epigraphy of the Merovingian World
2020Inscriptions are a rich and illuminating source for Merovingian history, and the study of epigraphy illuminates important aspects of literacy and culture at this time. Inscriptions are attested for the entirety of the Merovingian period, from the end of Roman control through the rise of Clovis to the end of Merovingian rule. They are preserved not only
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2009
Abstract The academic discipline of epigraphy includes the search for and discovery of hitherto unknown inscriptions, the publication of accurate editions and translations of and commentaries on inscriptions, and the scholarly discussion and dissemination of the data provided by inscriptions.
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Abstract The academic discipline of epigraphy includes the search for and discovery of hitherto unknown inscriptions, the publication of accurate editions and translations of and commentaries on inscriptions, and the scholarly discussion and dissemination of the data provided by inscriptions.
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Contributions to the epigraphy of Cyprus
The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1937During the latter part of the summer of 1936 I spent some six weeks in Cyprus, studying the Greek and Roman inscriptions of the island, with the intention ultimately of producing a small Corpus. The following article is the first of a series in which I hope to publish the more interesting portion of my results.
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Lampas, 2021
Abstract Most well-known inscriptions are monumental texts carved on stone. In this contribution, on the other hand, we focus on small, often informal texts scratched or stamped on rocks, metal surfaces and pottery. To this type of so-called ‘little epigraphy’ belong for instance graffiti, ostraca, weights and measures, curse tablets ...
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Abstract Most well-known inscriptions are monumental texts carved on stone. In this contribution, on the other hand, we focus on small, often informal texts scratched or stamped on rocks, metal surfaces and pottery. To this type of so-called ‘little epigraphy’ belong for instance graffiti, ostraca, weights and measures, curse tablets ...
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