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Viy in Nikolai Gogol’s Novella and Related Mythological Creatures in Ukrainian Folklore
Religions, 2023 This article examines Ukrainian folkloric parallels to Viy, a character in the horror novella of the same name by Nikolai Gogol. It is a formidable chthonic, demonic creature whose eyelids cover the eyes and need to be lifted, and the gaze sees what is ...
Kostyantyn Rakhno
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Experimental reconstruction of Sgraffito Pottery Known as Aqkand Type [PDF]
Dānishhā-yi būmī-i Īrān, 2023 This research has been done, with the purpose of reconstructing the glaze manufacturing technology based on historical formulas with an emphasis on the carved pottery of the middle ages of the Islamic period and based on the experimental- technical ...
atefe fazel, mehdi razani
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Cogent Social Sciences, 2021 Hoi An is located in Vietnam’s central Quang Nam province and is considered a cultural melting pot as the city reflects a fusion of indigenous and foreign cultures. Many parts of these cultures have been preserved and displayed in the form of traditional
Long Pham Hong, H. Ngo, L. Pham
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Heritage Science, 2022 In this paper, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), Raman spectroscopy (RS), firing temperature analysis, pore size distribution analysis, Fourier infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM–EDS), and ...
Xiaoxi Li +9 more
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Prehistoric Fermentation, Delayed-Return Economies, and the Adoption of Pottery Technology
Current Anthropology, 2021 Pottery production, like fermentation, is a highly skilled technology that requires the careful selection and transformation of raw ingredients under controlled conditions.
O. Craig
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A Study of the Composition and Dissolution of Jianshui Purple Pottery in Yunnan, China
Crystals, 2021 Pottery is a gem in the history of human civilization and a crystallization of human wisdom. Yunnan Jianshui purple pottery is one of the four famous types of pottery in China, with a long history and superb craftsmanship.
Chang Liu +4 more
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Topographic thresholds for gully head formation in badlands
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Volume 47, Issue 15, Page 3558-3587, December 2022., 2022 Gully topographic threshold model was extended to badlands, on the basis of data collected in the Mediterranean environment in Italy and Spain, characterized by diversified climatic, lithological, geological and anthropogenic settings. Criteria for the attribution of curve number values has been more objectively defined in order to reduce arbitrariness
Mauro Rossi +4 more
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Reliability of AMS 14C dates of moss temper preserved in Neolithic pottery from the Scheldt river valley (Belgium) [PDF]
, 2020 Direct dates of pottery obtained from food crusts or other organic residues on the vessel surfaces can be affected by a reservoir effect and/or an old wood effect and therefore be unreliable.
Boudin, Mathieu +3 more
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Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2021 The aim of this study was to determine whether pottery shards from Kuh-i Khawja were locally made or imported. Kuh-I Khawja is one of the most ancient settlements in Iran’s Sistan during the Sassanid period. The study shows that the antiquity of the site
Hossein Sarhaddi-dadian +3 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 82-97, January 2023., 2023 The oasis of al‐‘Ulā is subject to a vast development operation by the central government of the Saudi monarchy. Agriculture is not strictly speaking the first objective of this initiative, the emphasis being on tourism and thus on the vast historical heritage and landscape qualities of the region.
Muriel Gros‐Balthazard +10 more
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