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Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 5, Page 898-907, October 2026.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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King Peroz’s last stand: Assessing Procopius’s account of the Hephthalite-Sasanian War of 484 [PDF]
, 2021 In Procopius’s account of the Hephthalite-Sasanian War of 484, the Sasanian defeat is attributed to an overextended and camouflaged ditch. Over the time, some other ancient historians have retold these events with alternative and occasionally ...
KHONSARINEJAD, Ehsan, KHORASHADI, Sorour
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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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New electronic state documents list - October 2023
, 2023 The monthly New South Carolina State Documents publication by the State Library provides a list of state documents published by state agencies that have been cataloged and added to the South Carolina State Documents Depository.
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The deities on the Kushano-Sasanian coins [PDF]
, 2015 This article deals with Kushano-Sasanian coins, aiming to interpret the images of deities used on their reverses. The topic has occasionally been discussed in numismatic studies on the Kushano-Sasanian series, and some images have also been examined in ...
Sinisi, Fabrizio
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American Journal of Islam and Society, 1995 God‘s reasoning is unfathomable. Nevertheless, not only orientalists but Muslims are well-advised to ponder on occasion questions linked to the Night of Destiny (laylut al qadr): Why, of all people, was Muhammad, a person who lived in Arabia, of all ...
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
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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 Damhus Hoard: New Insights Into Some of the Earliest Viking Silver Coinage
Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S4, Page S71-S85, July 2026.ABSTRACT In 2018, a hoard totalling 266 silver Viking Age coins was discovered near Damhus, south of Ribe (Denmark). The coins belong to the early ninth‐century ‘KG 4’ series, with the vast majority, 262 coins, identified as having Face/Forward Looking Deer on the obverse/reverse.
Thomas Birch +8 more
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, 2013 Despite the vagaries of preservation, fragments of Sasanian textiles have survived at a number of sites on the periphery of the Sasanian Empire, particularly in western China, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.
Bier, Carol
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The soul of the soil: Unearthing a Nation's eco‐empathy through 1200 years of Persian poetry
People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1987-2002, June 2026.Abstract Cultivating a profound sense of connection with the natural world, conceptualized as eco‐empathy, is increasingly recognized as a vital precursor to effective environmental stewardship. While scientific data frame ecological crises, literary traditions offer a unique archive for tracing the history of this empathetic bond. This study positions
Isa Esfandiarpour‐Boroujeni +7 more
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