Anthropomorphic image as origins of ancestor´s”Caves”. The stele -menhir of Anta do Telhal, Arraiolos, Évora, Portugal [PDF]
, 2015 It is a fact that in Europe menhirs, stelae and statues and their origin, configuration, and maintenance in funerary megalithic spaces play an important role.
BALBÍN BEHRMANN, Rodrigo +3 more
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La estela antropomorfa de Monte dos Zebros (Idanha-a-Nova). Su contextualización en el grupo de estelas diademadas de la Península Ibérica [PDF]
, 2011 This paper describes an anthropomorphic stele found in 1996 at Monte dos Zebros (Idanha-a-Nova, Beira Interior Sul, Portugal). It is a small monolith, incomplete in the lower part and much eroded, particularly on the posterior surface, as a result of ...
Cardoso, João Luís
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 808-829, September 2025.In this article, I delve into the field diary of Ma Changshou – a major Chinese ethnohistorian and social anthropologist active between the 1930s and 1960s – to show how his journeys through Liangshan, a mountainous land in Southwest China inhabited by the Nuosu‐Yi, led to a new kind of anthropological knowledge.
Jan Karlach
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Pietre romane refolosite în construcţii medievale din situl de la Alba Iulia
Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2012 Archaeological research conducted at St. Michael’s Roman-Catholic Cathedral from Alba Iulia in the spring of 2011 revealed vestiges belonging to the Roman period, Middle Ages and Modern period.
Izdrăilă, G., Florescu, C.
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Neue Grabinschriften aus Neoklaudiopolis (Vezirköprü/Samsun İli, Türkei)
Gephyra, 2021 Up to now, about 140 funerary inscriptions were known from the territory of Neoklaudiopolis/Vezirköprü. In this contribution, 14 more are presented, one of which, however, may be attributed to Amaseia/Amasya (no. 4).
Vera SAUER, Eckart OLSHAUSEN
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Linguistic notes on two funerary steles with the “Euchologion Mega” type of prayer for the dead from Christian Nubia [PDF]
, 2004 The aim of this article is to make some observations concerning the use of the Greek language in Christian Nubia, based on the study of two funerary steles inscribed with the ‘Euchologion Mega’, a type of prayer for the dead.
Tsakos, Alexandros
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ALL THAT GLITTERS: THE MANY OBJECTS OF ROME'S MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATIONS
History and Theory, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 422-452, September 2025.ABSTRACT This review article examines the various methodologies practiced by Rome's Museum of Civilizations (Museo delle Civiltà) to discuss the contemporary curatorial approaches of traditional ethnographic museums. It adopts a historical and comparative perspective to situate the diverse collections within ongoing debates about art restitution.
Arielle Xena Alterwaite
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Un altare funerario con scena di filatura dal territorio friulano [PDF]
, 2012 In this paper I will examine a Roman funerary altar preserved in a church of a town near Tolmezzo (in the Friuli Venezia-Giulia region) that presents in the left side a very unusual motiv, the image of a spinning woman.
Sperti, L.
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The Historicality of the King: An Exercise in Reading Royal Inscriptions from the Ancient Levant [PDF]
, 2014 The problem with using royal inscriptions as historical sources is their inherent bias. The interests of the king drive the narratives of royal inscriptions. Yet this essential feature reveals their underlying concept of history.
Matthew Suriano
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Growing Old at Tombos: A View of Older Adults in an Ancient Egyptian‐Nubian Community
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 187, Issue 4, August 2025.ABSTRACT Objectives The experiences of older adults in ancient communities are often overlooked in studies due to many factors, such as preservation, methodological issues, and less frequent mention in available texts. Materials and Methods This study combines community‐ and individual‐level data to explore life for older adults at the ancient Egyptian/
Michele R. Buzon +4 more
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