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Beyond Controversy in the Hebrew Bible: Standing Stones as Messengers of Common Humanity

open access: yesReligions, 2023
The Hebrew Bible is not only an ancient religious text, but also imbues information about the lives of people. Beyond controversial matters in the text, links can be found to common humanity with ancient roots. This renders the text not only relevant for
Elizabeth S. Bloem Viljoen
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Dolmens, standing stones and ritual in Murayghat [PDF]

open access: yesLevant
The site of Murayghat is characterized by its dolmen fields and standing stone structures, suggesting a non-domestic, cultic use. The dolmens, hypothesized to be burial sites, show parallels with other Early Bronze Age sites like Mount Nebo and Jebel Mutawwaq.
Kerner, Susanne
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Case Report: Carcinoma Ex‐Pleomorphic Adenoma With Concurrent Submandibular Gland Lithiasis—A Rare Association With Potential Pathophysiological Implications [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Case Reports
This case report details the exceptionally rare co‐occurrence of submandibular gland lithiasis and carcinoma ex‐pleomorphic adenoma (CXPA), representing only the fourth documented instance worldwide. The patient, a 79‐year‐old male with a 10‐year history
Huiquan Lou   +6 more
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A Comparative Study of Structure and Visual Signs of the Standing Stones in Shadbad Mashayekh and Khalid Nabi Cemeteries [PDF]

open access: yesنگره, 2023
In fact, the cemetery is an architectural representation of human attitudes toward the phenomenon of death, which has taken different forms within different cultures, especially in Iranian Post-Islamic era.
Farzaneh Najafi
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Les mégalithes à structures composites du Faro (Cameroun) : typologie et fonctions

open access: yesAfrique Archéologie Arts, 2023
The megaliths of Faro in northern Cameroon have for a long time remained in oblivion even though they present varied features (stones, pottery, carved wood, plants) which are rare in the sub-region.
Alice Mezop Temgoua-Noumissing
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Effects of Chemical Composition of Cholesterol and Pigment Stones on the Gallbladder Mucosa

open access: yesJournal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College, 2022
Objective: To compare the effect of chemical composition of cholesterol and pigment stones on gallbladder mucosa. Study design & setting: This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy, BMSI, JPMC, Karachi, Pakistan ...
Sanum Ali   +7 more
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Editorial: Advances in understanding megaliths and related prehistoric lithic monuments

open access: yesJournal of Lithic Studies, 2017
Standing stones and megalithic monuments are impressive remains from a remote prehistoric world that for the British Isles began some 6000 years ago and led to a cultural flowering that peaked in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age with the rise of ...
G. Terence Meaden
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Stone observatory at Bric Pinarella (Finale Ligure, Italy) [PDF]

open access: yesArchaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2017
This paper reports the latest findings on the stone observatory of Bric Pinarella (Finale Ligure, Savona, northern Italy), first described in 2006 at the conference of the Italian Society of Archaeoastronomy (SIA).
Codebo, M., De Santis, H., Pesce, G.L.
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Potential of frost damage of off-ground foundation stones in Norwegian Stave Churches since 1950 using land surface temperature

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
The Stave Churches (SCs) are one of the most iconic heritages in Norway, and only 28 medieval SCs have survived till our age in this country. They are built on wood with staves and wooden sleepers standing off the ground on foundation stones which have ...
Chiara Bertolin, Stefano Cavazzani
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