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In enemy hands: the Byzantine experience of captivity between the seventh and tenth centuries. [PDF]
Early Mediev Eur, 2023 The present paper deals with forced migration experienced by subjects of the Byzantine Empire captured by foreign enemies in the context of warfare between the seventh and the tenth centuries. The focus of the first part is on the scenarios faced by individuals and groups when an enemy had taken control of a settlement or a larger territory. The second
Simeonov G.
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On the necessity of combining ethnobotany and genetics to assess agrobiodiversity and its evolution in crops: A case study on date palms (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in Siwa Oasis, Egypt. [PDF]
Evol Appl, 2020 Abstract Crop diversity is shaped by biological and social processes interacting at different spatiotemporal scales. Here, we combined population genetics and ethnobotany to investigate date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) diversity in Siwa Oasis, Egypt.
Gros-Balthazard M +11 more
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An ʿAqaba/Ayla‐type amphora in the sultanate of Oman
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 119-127, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Antique trade amphorae illuminate a little understood but important find category for Arabia, still in the twilight of publication. Most of the find data lie buried in unpublished work regarding recent excavations at ʿAqaba/Ayla. Recent research has verified mineralogically the origin of these documents and their dating.
Paul A. Yule
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Orbis Litterarum, Volume 78, Issue 5, Page 421-440, October 2023., 2023 Abstract Early modern French dramas c.1550–1660 stage a multitude of female figures. Two of the most popular were the Greek‐Egyptian ruler Cleopatra and the Carthaginian noblewoman Sophonisbe who all in all appear in no less than 13 French tragedies from this period including some of the period's most important ones.
Anastasia Ladefoged Larn +1 more
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A Partial Decipherment of the Unknown Kushan Script*
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 121, Issue 2, Page 293-329, July 2023., 2023 Abstract Several dozen inscriptions in an unknown writing system have been discovered in an area stretching geographically from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to southern Afghanistan. Most inscriptions can be dated to the period from the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE, yet all attempts at decipherment have so far been unsuccessful.
Svenja Bonmann +3 more
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Archaeometry, Volume 65, Issue 3, Page 653-690, June 2023., 2023 Abstract Inlays range among the most aesthetically pleasing and technically challenging glasses produced in the Ptolemaic period. Despite the central role of this phase in the history of glass technology, little is known about the recipes and the technological knowledge of the Egyptian artisans.
Cinzia Bettineschi, Ivana Angelini
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The Shell Motif in the Culture and Architecture of the Ancient Town of Marina el-Alamein in Egypt
Études et Travaux (Institute des Cultures Méditerranéennes et Orientales de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences), 2021 At the archaeological site of Marina el-Alamein in Egypt, many monuments and everyday objects feature motifs related to Aphrodite and her cult. One recurring theme is the seashell that lamps are often decorated with.
Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner +1 more
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Manuscript and Text Cultures, 2023 Papyrus Berlin 8345, which comes from the Roman-period Fayum (Egypt), contains a Demotic astrological treatise aimed at foretelling an individual’s future based on the positions of the seven celestial bodies known in antiquity (Sun, Moon, Saturn ...
Andreas Winkler
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Stone block surplus? Reconstruction of the building process and architectural form of Marina el-Alamein hypogea [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2020 Remains of a Graeco-Roman town on the Egyptian Mediterranean coast were discovered in 1980s during the construction of a tourist resort. At the beginning, excavation work was especially intense at a necropolis area, which after restoration became a site ...
Szymon Popławski
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Emotions in ancient Egypt—An overview
Religion Compass, Volume 17, Issue 2-3, February-March 2023., 2023 Abstract The aim of the article is to present essential aspects of five emotions (joy, fear, love, sadness, anger) on the basis of written sources from ancient Egypt. Through selective analyses of the Egyptian emotion vocabulary, including metaphors and descriptions of physical states and reactions, some elementary concepts will be explained.
Sven Eicke
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