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Islam, the Arabs and Umayyad Rulers according to Theophanes the Confessor’s Chronography [PDF]
Translated by Konrad FigatAs the Chronography of Theophanes the Confessor includes a lot of information about the foreign states and tribes which were connected with the Byzantine Empire.
Cecota, Błażej
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Remote Sensing Analysis and LiDAR Experimenting in the Espique Valley (La Peza, Granada, Spain)
ABSTRACT The Espique valley is a small space at the foot of the mountain, practically closed, which hides a rich archaeological heritage, not only of habitats but also of varied productive spaces. For some years now, MEMOLab UGR has been carrying out research that is now enriched with the contribution of LiDAR, with whose application we are ...
Jesús Rodríguez Bulnes +2 more
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The Panegyrics of Al-Akhtal to the Umayyads
al-Akhtal al-Taghlibî was one of the great panegyrists of the Umayyad period. He became famous for his satires and panegyrics in a period when poetry was an important political instrument. al-Akhtal was introduced to Yazîd b. Mu'âwiyah by Ka'b b. Ju'ayl.
Esat AYYILDIZ
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THE COINAGE OF AL-ANDALUS [PDF]
This paper presents the evolution of Andalusi coins, from the first issues that appeared during the Islamic conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, continuing with the Umayyad issues of Al-Andalus (Emirate and Caliphate), the Ḥammūdid ones and those of 11th ...
Almudena ARIZA ARMADA
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Crónica de Flores y Blancaflor: Romance, Conversion, and Internal Orientalism [PDF]
Crónica de Flores y Blancaflor is a medieval romance interpolated into a thirteenthcentury account of the struggles of the Kings of Asturias (eighth-ninth centuries) with the Umayyad Caliphate in Cordova.
David Wacks
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Evidence of glass bead‐making in the early Islamic Iberian Peninsula
Abstract Glass beads from two Islamic archaeological sites in the Tagus valley in central Spain were selected and analysed by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS), and a subset of samples (n = 6) was analysed for Pb isotopes by multicollector thermal ionization mass spectrometry (MC‐TIMS).
Cristina Boschetti +4 more
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REFLECTION ON ISLAMIC AGRICULTURAL POLICIES DURING THE UMAYYAD DYNASTY AND CONTEMPORARY INDONESIA
This study examines Islamic agricultural policies during the Umayyad Dynasty and compares them with contemporary agricultural policies in Indonesia.
Putri Vella Meliyanti +3 more
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A note on an Umayyad carved ivory plaque kept at the Walters Art Gallery [PDF]
This paper proposes an iconographical and stylistic analysis of a carved ivory plaque kept at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore (acc. no. 71.62). It will show that it is not a Coptic artefact featuring a Sasanian king, as assumed until now, but an ...
DI CESARE, Michelina
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Abstract This short essay attempts at displaying briefly some examples of scholarly and intellectual interests in al‐Madina Document, which one can find in Arab and Western literature today. It endeavors to highlight the primary, focal conceptual orientations and the contextual concerns and motifs that make the Arab and the Western intellectual scenes ...
Najib George Awad
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Abstract This case study examines the use of X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) as an effective method for defining distinct chemical compositions of local basalt stone from different sources in the Roman period, even when their quarries have not been identified.
Mechael Osband +2 more
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