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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 Study of Judicial Rulings Issued in the Darabgerd Court in the Sasanian Period Relying on Legal Rulings in the Field of Women [PDF]
پژوهش های تاریخیThe Madian ī hazār dādestān (Mādayān ī hazār dādestān), the sole surviving legal text from the Sasanian period, provides significant insights into the legal system and procedural rules of that era.
soheila kamjoo
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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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Perska okupacja Egiptu w VII w. n.e. [PDF]
Studia Antiquitatis et Medii Aevi Incohantis, 2016 (The Persian occupation of Egypt in the seventh c. BC): Through the efforts of Emperor Maurice and king Khosrow II a period of peace between the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran reigned in the early seventh c. When Maurice died in rebellion of Fokas in 602,
Tomasz Sińczak
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The Provenance of Silver in the Viking‐Age Hoard From Bedale, North Yorkshire
Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S4, Page S86-S106, July 2026.ABSTRACT The acquisition of silver was a key motive propelling the Viking expansion out of Scandinavia; identifying the sources of Viking silver during the early part of the Viking Age can provide critical insights into the relative significance of western European and eastern, Islamic wealth in the Viking expansion.
Jane Kershaw +5 more
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The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 299-322, May 2026.In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern provinces of the Caliphate, at least some of these birds were almost certainly gyrfalcons from near the Arctic Circle.
Caitlin Ellis, Sam Ottewill‐Soulsby
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Archaeometric Characterization of Submerged Sasanian Stucco From Ghaleh Guri, Western Iran
Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S1, Page S84-S93, April 2026.ABSTRACT The Ghaleh Guri archaeological site, a late Sasanian site with a building complex dated to 591–628 ce, lies along an ancient road linking the western Zagros to Mesopotamia. Its architectural remains, adorned with stucco, faced annual river floods yet remained stable for centuries.
Atefeh Shekofteh +2 more
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Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer, 2023 The early Sasanian period witnessed a variety of religious beliefs in competition. The clash between Kirdīr and Mani represents just an episode of the triumph the Mazdean church over Manichaeism, as well as over the other religious formations listed in ...
Andrea Piras
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Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S1, Page S103-S115, April 2026.ABSTRACT Twelve metal artifacts from recent excavations at the Sasanian archaeological site of Jahāngir in western Iran have been analyzed. These items include both decorative and utilitarian artifacts. The samples were examined using micro‐X‐ray fluorescence (μ‐XRF), scanning electron microscopy with energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDS), and
Omid Oudbashi +2 more
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Journal of Asian Architecture and Building EngineeringThe Sasanian Empire (226–651 CE) developed a distinct architectural system that integrated geometric iwans, Zoroastrian cosmic symbolism, and intricate stucco reliefs, embodying its imperial and religious ideology.
Qing Yang
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