简介:IntroductionInAnatolia,thebirthandthedevelopmentofmetallurgyintervenedbetweenthe9thand3rdmillenniumsaswellastestifythemoreandmorefrequentapparitionsofmetalsartefactsintheinventoryofthearcheologicalobjectsofthisperiod.
简介:TheGreekslegends,whichappearedontheParthiancoins,seemtobemeaninglessandconsiderasoneoftheambiguitiesinthehistoryofParthiandynasty.FromthebeginningoffirstcenturyAD,theGreekslegendappearedonParthianCoinsarevagueandonlyseemtobesymbolic.BytheinvasionofSakastothenorthofIranwhichledtoextinctionofthegoverningoftheGreeksinBactriaandpushedthembacktothenorthIndia,RomansfinallysucceededtoaddtheSeleucidasapartoftheirterritory,andleftthetradersinSeluciaandBabyloniainthewestandMargianaandBactriaontheeastunderdominationoflocalsratherthantheGreeks.InthisarticlewearetoinvestigateofdeclineofGreeksinBactriaanditsrelationtomeaninglessGreeklegendsonParthiancoins.
简介:Richly Endowed Qamdo Area In East TibetRichlyEndowedQamdoAreaInEastTibet¥LIMINGSENEastTibetboaststhreeriversfamousinAsia:theJ...
简介:BABYLONIANINFLUENCEINTHEFAREASTTHROUGHTHEBUDDHAANDMANI①StephanieDaley,OrientalInstitute,UniversityofOxfordEversinceitwasdisco...
简介:ThiscollectionofthoughtfulandinterestingstudiesbeganasasymposiumheldattheUniversityofTorontoinMarch1991,where,accordingtotheeditor’spreface,severalofthepaperswerepresented.Theprefatorymaterialisfollowedbyninepaperswhich,usingthesomewhatwryheadingof"deathandtaxes"asatakeoffpoint,illuminateawidevarietyoftopicsoverawidegeographicalandchronologicalrange.Thestudiesdealwithaspectrumofculturalremains,encompassingtexts,art,archaeologicalandarchitecturalmaterials;theyrangeinapproachfromvery"down-to-
简介:COMERS/ICOGCommunications2.Groningen,theNetherlands:StyxPublications,1999.ISBN90-5693-032-X.PP.x,174.HfI.110.ThisworkisafestschriftinhonorofHJWDrijvers,thewell-knownstudentoftheSyriacNearEastandbiographerofBardaisan.Itssixteenessaysconcentrate,appropriately,onSyriacliterature.Eachessayhasfootnotesandanindividualbibliography.Sectionsandsubsectionsarenumbered.Thefirstessay,'ReconstructionofYiddishColloquialinWinschoten,'byWoutJack.vanBekkumisanexception.ItdealsbroadlywithhowJewsinEuropeacquiredandusedlocalver...
简介:ItmaybesafetosaythatfewplacesonearthcanmatchtheNujiangCanyonintermsofcultural,ethnicandreligiousdiversity.Peopleof14ethnicgroupslivesidebysidepeacefullyinthissouthwestChinaarea,whereatleastfourreligions,plusnumerousfolkbeliefs,coexistinharmony,Fourallthis,plusasurpassingscenicbeautyandauniqueculturalheritage,peopleintheirtensofthousandshavecometosee,toenjoyand,aboveall,tobeinspired.