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James Howard-Johnston. The Sasanians’ Strategic Dilemma [PDF]
, 2013 Cet article traite, comme le suggère le titre, des dilemmes stratégiques auxquels les Sassanides étaient confrontés : la série de guerres contre les Romains, celle contre les Hephtalites, la montée du pouvoir des Turcs pendant le règne de Ḫosrow ...
Michael Richard Jackson Bonner
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The Damhus Hoard: New Insights Into Some of the Earliest Viking Silver Coinage
Archaeometry, EarlyView.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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Giulio Maresca. “Hydraulic Infrastructures in South-Western Iran during the Sasanian Period: some Archaeological Remarks” [PDF]
, 2021 Two distinctive features of Sasanian bridges are their designation as weir-bridges and their function in the facilitation of irrigation. This has often been used to emphasise a specific Sasanian administrative centralisation.
Rossi, Domiziana, Domiziana Rossi
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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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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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ReOrienting the Sasanians : East Iran in Late Antiquity /
, 2017 The Sasanians were the last great power to rule over Iran/Persia before the advent of Islam. Through the use of archaeological material, coins, artistic remains, as well as primary sources in the local languages of Central Asia, Rezakhani will look at ...
Rezakhani, Khodadad(viaf)305360161
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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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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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« Early sasanians’ Claim to Achaemenid Heritage ». Nāme-ye Irān-e Bāstān 1/1, 2001 [paru 2002], pp. 61-73. [PDF]
, 2006 L’A. nuance fortement la thèse désormais célèbre de E. Yarshater et que défend aussi T. Daryaee (c.r. n° 93) selon laquelle la connaissance des Achéménides par les Sassanides relève de la mémoire et du mythe et non de l’histoire, en affirmant : « Yet ...
Boucharlat, Rémy
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Breeze of Continuity: New Evidence for the Occupation of Jumeirah Throughout the Islamic Period
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 306-327, November 2025.ABSTRACT The Jumeirah Archaeological Research Project seeks to reassess the long‐term occupation of Jumeirah through an integrated study of three key archaeological sites—Jumeirah 1, 2 and 3. This study builds upon previous excavations and archival data to refine the chronology of the settlement and examine whether these sites functioned as a single ...
Karol Juchniewicz +4 more
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