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The Climatic Resilience of the Sasanian Empire [PDF]
Human EcologyAbstract The Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE) has been given relatively little attention in research on climate-society interactions when compared to the neighboring Byzantine Empire, despite evidence of changing conditions and an agricultural economy that is theoretically vulnerable to droughts due to low annual precipitation.
Jacobson, Matthew J. +2 more
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Dating of Three Sasanian Bowls from the National Museum of Iran
Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, 2023 Three Sasanian Silver Bowls at the National Museum of Iran, known collectively as the “dancer-musician scenes,” have been considered as one of the museum’s most iconic works for the past 70 years. Only bowl No.
Daryoosh Akbarzadeh, Shiba Khadir
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Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power
History, EarlyView.Abstract Hunting occupied an important place in the royal court culture of the Ghaznavid state (963–1186 CE). Ghaznavid hunting culture developed through the interaction of Turkic‐Islamic political traditions, Persianate models of kingship and local ecological settings. Rather than constituting a fully formalized institution, Ghaznavid hunting practice
Arslan Durdu
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ReligionsThis article presents the first comprehensive study of six unprovenanced Sasanian clay bullae from Iran, held at the Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum in Mumbai.
Yousef Moradi, Almut Hintze
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A New Comparative Note on Zahhak’s Myth (According to Sasanian and Post-Sasanian Texts) [PDF]
ادبیات تطبیقی, 2016 Zahhak’s Myth is one of the oldest and most well-known myths in the Persian literature from ancient times to new periods. The myth is known through the Avestan text; however, in Zoroastrian Pahlavi texts, it is a prominent myth and clearly, it had ...
Daryoosh Akbarzadeh
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A theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In 1837, the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck, Austria, purchased a Roman bronze statue of a maenad from the 2nd century ce with red garnets as facetted eye inlays found near Brixen, Southern Tyrol. These garnets were investigated using optical microscopy, a portable hand‐held and a stationary micro‐X‐ray fluorescence device, as
H. Albert Gilg +3 more
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A note on sasanian-buddhist object of Gyeongju National Museum
Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization, 2020 A note on sasanian-buddhist object of Gyeongju National Museum Although Korean and late Sasanian texts are silent about mutual relations, archaeological evidences provide a different perspective.
Daryoosh Akbarzadeh
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Talc‐Tempered Pottery From Bala Hissar, Kabul: An Analytical Study
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Potsherds of cooking ware excavated at Bala Hissar archaeological site in Kabul were studied using X‐ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscope‐energy dispersive X‐ray spectrometry (SEM‐EDS), Raman spectroscopy, X‐ray powder diffraction (XRPD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and optical microscopy.
Parviz Holakooei +4 more
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Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1198-1205, July 2026.Advanced synchrotron‐radiation‐based imaging and spectroscopic techniques were used to investigate the distribution and nature of mercury in numismatic artifacts, with a particular focus on its role in historical counterfeiting practices.This study explores the use of advanced synchrotron radiation (SR)‐based imaging and spectroscopic techniques to ...
Simona Raneri +4 more
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