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Politics and Propaganda in the Negative Historiography of the Hittite Old Kingdom
Anadolu AraştırmalarıHattušili I faced a formidable threat to his throne from his aunt, Tawananna, who was based in Hurma. Realizing the inherent power of political propaganda, he commissioned a unique Hittite genre that Beckman has termed “negative historiography” to ...
Javier Martínez
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ATHENS JOURNAL OF MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES, 2021 In this article, we intend to analyse the importance and modus operandi of a military unit (generally known as “Royal Guard”) whose function was, among other things, the protection of the Hattuša-based Hittite kings. For this essay, we will be mainly using two Hittite textual sources known as “instructions” or “protocols”.
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Issues of the history of the Early Hittite Kingdom
Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti, 2023 The Hittite state is closely related to the kingdom of Kanesh by historical ties. Its background could be understood through the study of the last stage of the history of the citystate Kanesh or Nesa in the second half of the II millennium BC. It is also
Ghazaryan Robert
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Administrative and political system and economy of the Kingdom of Kanesh
Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti, 2022 The state of Kanesh was one of the state formations established in Asia Minor during the Bronze Age. It played a significant role in the process of formation and establishment of the Hittite state (mid-XVII century BC - early XII century BC).
Robert Ghazaryan
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Evidence, hints and assumptions for late pregnancy in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East
Acta Paediatrica, Volume 112, Issue 7, Page 1371-1377, July 2023., 2023 Abstract Ancient women, who survived childhood mortality, received good and adequate nutrition, did not work hard and escaped death during childbirth could live fairly long lives. Girls started procreation after marriage, usually at 15 years, had on average seven children, childbearing lasted 14–21 or more years and could happen at the age of 35 or ...
Ariadne Malamitsi‐Puchner +1 more
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On Rooting Religious Studies: The Metaphysical Proposal of René Guénon
The Philosophical Forum, Volume 54, Issue 1-2, Page 3-26, Summer 2023., 2023 Abstract The present article problematizes current dominating approaches to method and theory in the study of religion by pointing to their inapplicability to theorists working outside secular worldviews. The first section of this article introduces decolonialist narratives by touching on important topics which are subsumed within larger discussions ...
Noah H. Taj
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Peace &Change, Volume 48, Issue 1, Page 21-38, January 2023., 2023 Abstract This article envisions a new conceptual framework for collective identity among Palestinians and Israelis that can be modeled after congruent religious values. By identifying discreet values through the content analysis of religious scripture, this article argues that a new collective identity can be made, and a collective movement for peace ...
Michael J. Schumacher
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The manufacture and origin of the Tutankhamen meteoritic iron dagger
Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 57, Issue 4, Page 747-758, April 2022., 2022 Abstract The Iron Age was the time when people acquired iron processing technology and is generally thought to have begun after 1200 B.C. Some prehistoric iron artifacts made of iron meteorites are dated from the Bronze Age. A nicely preserved meteoritic iron dagger was found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen (1361–1352 B.C.) of ancient Egypt.
Takafumi Matsui +3 more
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Building technique of the Theater at ancient Messene
JAPAN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 515-532, July 2021., 2021 The present paper reports and examines the building techniques of the recently excavated Messene Theatre in Greece. In the Hellenistic period, both traditional building materials (poros and limestone) and methods (masonry, jointing and transportation) were employed in the Messene Theatre.
Ryuichi Yoshitake
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 10, Issue 20, Page 11192-11216, October 2020., 2020 Little is known about how anthropogenic processes have affected the evolution of tree species with a long‐time‐scale history of human utilization such as common walnut (Juglans regia L.) and sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.). In this study, we evaluated the impact of isolation by distance processes, landscape heterogeneity, and cultural boundaries
Paola Pollegioni +10 more
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