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Cenozoic Evolution of the North‐Eastern Mediterranean Basins
Abstract The Eastern Mediterranean lies at the junction of the African, Arabian, and Eurasian plates, a region shaped by a long and complex tectonic history. While the Levant Basin in the southern sector has been extensively studied for hydrocarbon exploration, the northern domain offshore Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon remains less understood.
Nicolò Bertone +6 more
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From Decoding to Disrupting: Decolonizing Research Methods
ABSTRACT In this chapter, the author shares her journey and experiences with decolonization through the development of the Disrupting interview, collaborations with colleagues, and the re‐examination of disciplinary research and teaching practices.
Roberta Lexier
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Ancient “Nomadology” – Knowledge of the Ancients About the Main Issues of Nomadic Studies
Introduction. Based on the study of the ancient literary tradition, the article analyzes the fundamental beliefs of the ancient Greeks and Romans about early nomads, the Scythians and the Sarmatians: origins of nomadism and nomads, their lifestyle ...
Aleksandr P. Medvedev
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What Sustains Wars: Will to Fight Versus Military Might
This essay examines how psychosocial forces shape will to fight through the Devoted Actor Framework (DAF). Devoted actors, bound by sacred, non‐negotiable ideals and fused group identities, pursue a quest for ontological significance that sustains conflict beyond material incentives.
Scott Atran
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The Babylonian bridal auction, described by Herodotus, is regarded as one of the earliest uses of an auction in history. Yet, to our knowledge, the literature lacks a formal equilibrium analysis of this auction.
Casper De Vries +2 more
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Megabeds in the Marsili Basin, Tyrrhenian Sea
Widepsread and thick megabeds occur in the Marsili Basin of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Megabeds are linked to volcanic eruptions. The Marsili megabeds are recorded by thick turbidites to complex and heterogeneous deposits. ABSTRACT Megabeds, also known as ‘megaturbidites,’ are exceptionally large submarine sediment deposits likely formed by catastrophic ...
Faye Higgins +2 more
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Synthesis of Late Burdigalian tectono‐stratigraphic events occurring in and around the southern Levant Basin. Highlighted are the active NW‐Se‐striking normal faults nucleating onshore Sinai and across the southern Levant Basin. The offshore strike‐slip fault networks are also highlighted and are believed to be related to the same event which nucleated
Amir Joffe +4 more
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Women in Herodotus’ Oracles. A Look beyond the Pythia
Women other than the Pythia are excluded from the consultation and reception of oracles, but they are nevertheless present in the oracular passages of Herodotus’ Histories. This paper focuses on the roles that they play in these passages, with the aim of
Carmen Sánchez-Mañas
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Posthumous Veneration of King Leonidas in Sparta
This article examines several narratives about the posthumous veneration of King Leonidas in Sparta. The details of the funeral ceremony held for him are analyzed.
L. G. Pechatnova
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This paper examines Herodotus\u27 use of words of the ananke family in order to determine which external of internal constraints the historian represents as affecting the causality of events. M.
Munson, Rosaria Vignolo
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