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Metagenomic analysis reveals taxonomic and functional diversity of microbial communities on the deteriorated wall paintings of Qinling Tomb in the Southern Tang Dynasty, China [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Microbiology, 2023
The microbial colonization on ancient murals attracts more and more attention since the threaten by microorganisms was first reported in Lascaux, Spain. However, the biodeterioration or biodegradation of mural paintings resulted by microorganisms is not ...
Wei Xing   +4 more
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Study on Feng Shui (Geomantic) Suitability Evaluation of Mausoleums in Nanjing City Based on GIS

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021
Taking the mausoleums in the main urban area of Nanjing city as the study object, with the support of GIS technology, this paper extracts eight influencing factors (surface roughness, elevation, surface cutting depth, surface peaks, outfall, river system,
Jing Cui   +4 more
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Mausoleums in the Medieval City of Syganak

open access: yesПоволжская археология, 2023
The city of Syganak was recognized as one of the major political centers in the middle reaches of Syrdarya in the 11th and 16th centuries. The city was one of the main centers of the Kypchak Khanate, the White Horde, the Abulkhair Khanate and the Kazakh ...
Sizdikov Bagdaulet S.   +6 more
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Fundamentals of Color Symbolization in Shia and Sunni Theosophy and the Application Patterns in Shia and Sunni Monastery-mausoleums in Iran (Focusing on Monastery-mausoleums of the 8th and 9th Centuries AH in Iran) [PDF]

open access: yesنگره, 2021
Colorful decorations in Islamic architecture have always been the means of expressing meanings. In Islam and Islamic mysticism, color, like other creatures of the universe, is a symbol of something beyond matter. The one and only deity, without forms and
mansooreh mohseni, Mehdi Hamzenejad
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Islam and survivals of pre-islamic beliefs in the Gol­den Horde on the materials of architectural funeral structures

open access: yesЗолотоордынское обозрение, 2023
The purpose of the study: To consider how monumental architecture, in particular memorial buildings, reflected the changes in society associated with the adoption of Islam in the Golden Horde and ties with other Muslim states.
Zilivinskaya E.D.
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Exploration of the spatial relationship between Xi’an City and its mausoleums from the perspective of time evolution

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
The ancient City of Xi’an has a history of more than 7,000 years of civilization, more than 3,100 years of City development, and 1,100 years of capital construction.
Jiaqi Liu   +5 more
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Style and Shape of Bolgar-Tatar Sepulchral Monuments: unity and uniqueness

open access: yesПоволжская археология, 2023
The installing of sepulchral monuments is not an obligatory element of funeral culture in Islam. However, this phenomenon is widespread among the Tatar people. The tradition, which appeared in ancient times, still exists today. This article discusses the
Mukhametshin Dzhamil G.
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LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DESTROYED MAUSOLEUMS OF TIMBUKTU, MALI [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020
In 2012, the mausoleums of Timbuktu were destroyed by members of the armed forces occupying the North of Mali. After liberation in January 2013, a joint process was launched by the Ministry of Culture of Mali, UNESCO, and the local stakeholders for the ...
T. Joffroy, B. Essayouti
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Localization of the Settlement of the Hillfort of Madjary and Its Topography Based on Archival Materials of the XVIII–XIX Centuries

open access: yesАрхеология евразийских степей, 2022
The paper analyses information about historic topography of the hillfort of Madjary taken from the research works of the first explorers of that unique historic monument. The information of S.G.
Babenko Vitaly A.
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Les mausolées de la fin de l’Antiquité au Moyen Âge central : entre gestion d’un héritage et genèse de nouveaux modèles

open access: yesGallia, 2019
Addressing the issue of mausoleums during the Middle Ages implies taking into account several realities: the future of pagan mausoleums, on one hand, the appropriation then the gradual abandonment of mausoleums by Christians, on the other hand, and the ...
Thomas Creissen
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