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“Flames Over Persepolis”: New Scientific Evidence Supporting Historical Perspectives
ABSTRACT This study investigates the burning of Persepolis Terrace, historically attributed to Alexander III in 330 bce. A review of classical accounts and excavation reports, combined with diagnostic surveys, confirms the fire's historicity and provides novel insights.
Maria Letizia Amadori +10 more
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Interaction mechanisms between liquid organic matter and solid bitumen. [PDF]
Lin XH, Liang T, Zou YR, Wang Y, Zou Y.
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Medicine for the Material World
ABSTRACT It is clear that many of the inorganic materials of antiquity have been used both as medicines for human ills and also as agents in technological processes. This paper speculates that there might have been a stronger link between these two functions in the past, based on the concept of “active agents”—materials that are efficacious at curing ...
A. M. Pollard
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Coupled geomorphic and climate-driven biogeochemical processes regulate soil organic carbon stocks in agricultural terraces. [PDF]
Zhao P +13 more
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ABSTRACT Morphological and morphometric analysis of archaeological animal hairs offers a nondestructive method to explore past clothing. We examined hair from two 18th‐century burial areas (SP03 and SP04) in Mazamet, France. SP03 specimens exhibited a continuous medulla, a low medullary index (0.2 ± 0.03) and cuticular features suggesting goat or ...
C. Michel +9 more
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Adaptation of conventional water treatment technologies for organic component removal from liquid radioactive waste: sorption and coagulation mechanisms. [PDF]
Charnyi D +6 more
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