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Regional onset of Holocene drying period estimated from sand deposit analyses in Kharga Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt

open access: yesJournal of Quaternary Science, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 1106-1119, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Desertification in North Africa has progressed rapidly over the past 6000 years. The occupation of Egypt by the Achaemenid Persians and Romans occurred even in hyperarid climates. Understanding the process of environmental changes on a regional scale may improve knowledge of how people developed technologies and adapted to the natural ...
Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kamei
wiley   +1 more source

More Than a Game: Football and Ethnic Contestation in Contemporary Iran

open access: yesDigest of Middle East Studies, Volume 34, Issue 4, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT This study examines a particular form of ethnic resentment, namely the use of sport as a medium for expressing repressed ethnic feelings. It focuses on how a sports club, going beyond mere entertainment and athletics, becomes a center for disseminating ethnic sentiments. Specifically, it explores the role of Tractor, a football club founded in
Ehsan Kashfi
wiley   +1 more source

Caribbean Report 21-10-1992

open access: yes, 1992
The news report for the 21/10/1992 is pre-empted after two minutes of play. The broadcast then jumps to the report for the 23/10/1992.
The British Broadcasting Corporation
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Caribbean Report 22-07-1988

open access: yes, 1988
The entire first half of this program is dedicated to the Lambeth 1988 Conference, held in Cantebury.This program examines one of the key topics of the Lambeth Conference at Cantebury, that of the ordination of women as Anglican priests and bishops.
The British Broadcasting Corporation
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Anthropomorphic Images of the Early Iron Age in the Rock Art of the Upper Indus Valley

open access: yesВестник Новосибирского государственного университета. Серия: история, филология
The purpose of the article is to reconstruct the cultural and historical processes in the Upper Indus Valley during the Early Iron Age. The objectives of the research include: the systematization of currently known anthropomorphic petroglyphs, which, due
V. L. Denisenko
doaj   +1 more source

The Architecture of Large Kurgans of the Scythians and Their Periphery: A Challenge for Magnetometer Prospections in the Eurasian Steppe Belt

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 507-524, July/September 2025.
ABSTRACT The burial mounds of the early Iron Age, which we will refer to below as kurgans, from the nomadic equestrian warriors of Eurasia, form a very complex group of archaeological monuments. Archaeological excavations in Aržan 2 (Siberia) and Aleksandropol (Ukraine) show that the large burial mounds are complex architectural constructions.
Jörg W. E. Fassbinder, Anton Gass
wiley   +1 more source

Material Profiling of Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals by Raman Spectroscopy

open access: yesJournal of Raman Spectroscopy, Volume 56, Issue 3, Page 228-242, March 2025.
Mesopotamian cylinder seals (fourth ‐ first millennium bce) from the collection of Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg were non‐destructively studied by Raman spectroscopy were non‐destructively studied by Raman spectroscopy. The Raman spectral analysis identified the mineral constituents and quantitatively determined the chemical compositions of the
Stylianos Aspiotis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Fire Cult During the Achaemenid Period

open access: yesAnadolu Araştırmaları
This study examines the sacredness of fire, temple structures, cult, and the relationship between fire temples and the cult of Anāhitā during the Achaemenid Kingdom period.
Elif Hatice İlkkurşun
doaj   +1 more source

Qaryat al‐Fāw/Qaryatum dhāt Kāhilim: On the identity of the god Kahl

open access: yesArabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 136-154, November 2024.
Abstract Qaryatum dhāt Kāhilim (‘the City of [the god] Kahl’) is the Ancient South Arabian name of the modern site of Qaryat al‐Fāw. This compound refers to the tutelary deity of the city, in this case, a god called Kahl. However, the identity of this Kahl is obscure.
Juan de Lara
wiley   +1 more source

The Stoicism of Śāntideva: Comparisons between Stoic and Buddhist philosophy

open access: yesTheoria, Volume 90, Issue 4, Page 377-399, August 2024.
Abstract Recently, due to various geopolitical events, a movement for 'decolonisation' has taken shape. In essence, this movements seeks to right the wrongs of Western colonialism. This desire has been expressed in many diverse ways depending on the context.
Lee Clarke
wiley   +1 more source

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