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An Overview of the Rock Art of AlUla: Tracing Changes in Content and Form Across 12,000 Years of Human History

open access: yesArabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Between 2018 and 2021, the Identification and Documentation of Immovable Heritage Assets (IDIHA) Project recorded over 19,000 rock art panels in the AlUla (al‐‘Ulā) region of north‐western Saudi Arabia. This study presents a chronological assessment of the corpus, drawing on superimpositions, datable motifs, inscriptions, and varnish formation,
Maria Guagnin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction: Music, Social Identity, Political Cohesion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Zwischen dem 5. und 1. Jhdt. v. Chr. betrachteten politische Theoretiker in China und Europa Musik als nützlichen Maßstab für den politischen Charakter und Zustand von Gesellschaften und ihren Machthabern.
Eichmann, Ricardo   +2 more
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Late Antique Allāh: Ancestral Arabian Religion and the Monotheistic Zeitgeist

open access: yesArabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay addresses the ongoing scholarly tension between the monotheistic interpretations of late pre‐Islamic Arabian religion, pioneered by G. Hawting and P. Crone, and the traditional accounts of rampant Arabian polytheism found in later Islamic literary sources.
Ahmad Al‐Jallad, Hythem Sidky
wiley   +1 more source

'true Merit always Envy rais’d': the Advice to Mr. Handel (1739) and Israel in Egypt’s early reception [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This is a revised chapter of my dissertation ‘Early reception of Handel’s oratorios, 1732–1784: narrative – studies – documents’ (Stanford University, 2004). Additional research was conducted on a John M.
Chrissochoidis, I.
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Prolapse recurrence, methods of reoperation, and long‐term mesh complications—A nationwide follow‐up study

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Similar rates of women undergo re‐treatment for prolapse after surgery with native tissue and mesh, while subjective recurrence is common, and the site of reoperation varies depending on prior surgical treatment. Only a minority of mesh exposures requires surgical treatment.
Olga Wihersaari   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Historical giants : forefathers of modern hospitality and tourism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
When tourism began and who the first the first tourists were is a question that many have tried to answer only to end up looking naive when new discoveries have proved their theories wrong. However, it is safe to say that it did not all start with Thomas
O'Gorman, Kevin D.
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Augustus Polonus. The Image of the Emperor in Polish Historiography in Inter-War Period. Preliminary Remarks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The figure of the first Roman emperor in many ways had an impact on the Polish culture, especially in historiography and literature. In my paper I focus on some issues connected with the subject. I discuss the ideas presented by Tadeusz Zieliński, one of
Gillmeister, Andrzej
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Lithic analysis in African archaeology: Advances and key themes

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Stone artifacts (lithics) preserve for extended periods; thus they are key evidence for probing the evolution of human technological behaviors. Africa boasts the oldest record of stone artifacts, spanning 3.3 Ma, rare instances of ethnographic stone tool‐making, and stone tool archives from diverse ecological settings, making it an anchor for ...
Deborah I. Olszewski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

King, Kingship

open access: yes, 2017
Biblical films make use of several different images and related perceptions of kingship that are found throughout both Testaments: 1) king as absolute tyrant, 2) king as disapproved servant of God, 3) king as ideal head of the nation, 4) king as ...
Yang, Sunggu
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Dimensions of hospitality: exploring ancient origins [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Hospitality has an ancient origin and honourable tradition. As more attention is being channelled towards seeking a greater understanding of hospitality, there is an increasing debate between academics working in the field of hospitality management and ...
O'Gorman, Kevin D.
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