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Did earthquakes fell Aksum obelisks ?
Most of the obelisks at Alisum (Tigray, Ethiopia) are lying in pieces on the ground, as the Aksumite obelisk now in Rome had been before its removal to Italy.
V. Sepe, G. Augusti, V. Francaviglia
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The urgent task of the Russian Federation is to ensure the protection of objects of cultural heritage from criminal encroachments. The article studies law enforcement problems arising in the qualification of a criminal encroachment on objects of cultural
RADCHENKO Tatiana Viktorovna +1 more
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КАМЕННЫЕ СТЕЛЫ И ПЛИТЫ В КУЛЬТОВОЙ ПРАКТИКЕ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ СЕВЕРНОГО КАЗАХСТАНА II—I тыс. до н.э. [PDF]
В статье вводится в научный оборот серия каменных изваяний из погребальных и культовых памятников Северного Казахстана II тыс. до н.э. — рубежа I в. до н.э. — I в. н.э.
Ярыгин, С.А. +1 more
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Theodor Fontane's representation of monuments in the Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg
Theodor Fontane was a passionate visitor of historical monuments, and his text Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg entail many references to sculptures, obelisks, churches, and museums.
Kathrin Maurer
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The palace ceremonial "proskynesis" (gr. – προσκύνησις) – which consisted of a kiss and a bow – was considered and interpreted. A comparison of ancient Eastern traditions at the royal court of Assyrian and Achaemenid rulers is highlighted.
Baulina K.
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The red and black formed in Egypt a système antinomique (B. Mathieu). Desheret (the desert) represented the sphere of the wild and the natural, while kemet (alluvial land) signified cultivated and civilised areas.
Andrzej Ćwiek
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The article is the first English-language publication presenting the topic of one of the places of executions during World War II in Cracow, bearing the local name of Glinik.
Krzysztof Tunia
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Bioinformatics Study of Genetic Variability in Obelisks
Motivation The importance of in silico genetic variability analyses of new biological entities, such as obelisks, lies in their potential to serve as a starting point for experimental studies. The study of obelisks could open new horizons in the field of
F. J. Hernández-Walias +1 more
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The “all'antica” shape of Venetian chimneys: the obelisk
The main façade of some of the most important palaces built in Venice along the Grand Canal in the 16th and 17th centuries is crowned by two tall obelisks. The rich architectural Venetian historiography considers them as ornaments. Instead, in origin –
Giulio Lupo
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