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Sur les traces d’Athéna chez les Phéniciens
Pallas, 2016 In the “Phoenicocentric” account of Philo of Byblos Athena is presented as the daughter of El, the Greek Kronos. She is told to have settled in Attica to rule this part of the world, according to her father’s decisions.
Maria Bianco, Corinne Bonnet
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Archaeometry, Volume 67, Issue 5, Page 1129-1156, October 2025.Abstract Early Byzantine marble objects from Porphyreon and Chhim (Lebanon) were studied to assess the source of raw materials. In all, 66 artefacts, including elements of liturgical furnishings, architectural elements and daily use objects, were examined using optical, cathodoluminescence and scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, and δ13C ...
Mariusz Gwiazda +3 more
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The Introduction of Chickens Into Norway and Their Early Use: New Evidence From the Borgund Kaupang
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 35, Issue 5, Page 221-232, September/October 2025.ABSTRACT Chickens reached areas of northern Europe by the 6th to 5th century bce, but their dispersal into Scandinavia appears delayed. Here we present a thorough assessment of chicken remains recovered from Borgund, a deserted late Viking Age–Medieval urban site located near Ålesund on the west coast of Norway. Direct and indirect dating of 20 chicken
Samuel J. Walker +3 more
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The Phoenician practice of adapting Greek drinking vessels (Skyphoi and Kotylai) [PDF]
, 2014 Over the past 25 years a lively debate has been going on as to the correct interpretation of the Phoenician / Punic adaptations (also termed ›copies‹) of Greek drinking vessels, in particular the skyphoi and the kotylai.
Docter, Roald
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Insights Into the Almond Domestication History
Evolutionary Applications, Volume 18, Issue 9, September 2025.ABSTRACT Understanding crop domestication offers crucial insights into the evolutionary processes that drive population divergence and adaptation. It also informs the identification of genetically diverse wild germplasm, which is essential for breeding and conservation efforts.
Stephane Decroocq +14 more
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religion, Phoenician and Punic [PDF]
, 2020 The Phoenician and Punic religion was a polytheistic system, characterized by local specificities and some common features. It is attested in the whole Mediterranean basin throughout the first millennium bce, with significant evolutions since the Archaic period, due to frequent contacts with many different cultures, such as Greece, Egypt, Etruria, etc.
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Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 44, Issue 3, Page 228-247, August 2025.Summary This study examines four exceptional lead boat‐shaped objects recovered from the fourteenth‐century BC Chamber Tomb ZZ at the cemetery of the cosmopolitan city of Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus. A closely related lead object was also found in Stratum 1 of City Quarter 4 at Hala Sultan Tekke, dating to the early twelfth century BC.
Peter M. Fischer, Tzveta V. Manolova
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THE COSMOPOLITICS OF CATS AND WILDLIFE ON CAPE TOWN'S URBAN EDGE
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 49, Issue 4, Page 948-966, July 2025.Abstract Free‐ranging cats are widely tolerated in cities, and animal welfare organizations increasingly allow for ‘trap, neuter and release’ (TNR) of unowned cats. We show, using the example of a university campus adjacent to a national park in a large metropole, that this has implications for cosmopolitics over biodiversity on the urban edge.
Nicoli Nattrass +3 more
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Punic mythology and medicine [PDF]
, 2002 The Phoenicians or Canaanites were an ancient Semitic people who from the fourth or beginning of the third millennium BC inhabited the eastern shores of the Mediterranean to the north of Mount Carmel, between Palestine and Syria.
Savona-Ventura, Charles
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The British Museum and the Abyssinian Campaign, 1867–8
History, Volume 110, Issue 391, Page 326-345, June 2025.Abstract In 1867–8, the British Museum sent a staff member on the Abyssinian Campaign. Richard Holmes, an assistant in the Manuscript Department, was embedded in the military invasion and looted important and sacred objects and manuscripts from the fortress of Emperor Tewodros II at Maqdala.
ZOE CORMACK
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