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Samarqand et le Sughd à l’époque ’abbāsside. Histoire politique et sociale
Samarqand et le Sughd à l’époque ’abbāsside. Histoire politique et socialepar Yury KarevÀ partir de l’époque ’abbāsside (750-820), les vatses territoires situés au-delà du fleuve Āmū Daryā (le Māwarā’...
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Archaeology of Central Asia: Excavations in Xinjiang (Part 1) – Annie Chan
From: Penn Museum Blog by ANNE TIBALLI | Published: AUGUST 17, 2015Every year, the Penn Museum provides support to Penn undergraduates and graduate students as they deepen their understanding of the...
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Brush strokes on very ancient murals may rewrite the history of art in China
From: ANCIENT ORIGINS 20 AUGUST, 2015 MARK MILLERBrush strokes on very ancient murals may rewrite the history of art in ChinaRecent discoveries in the ruins of a prehistoric city may rewrite...
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Early Carpets and Tapestries on the Eastern Silk Road
Early Carpets and Tapestries on the Eastern Silk Road by Gloria GonickHardcover: 192 pagesPublisher: ACC Art Books (28 Oct. 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1851498109A mystifying group of carpets and...
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Peace and Peril: Sima Qian's Portrayal of Han-Xiongnu Relations
Peace and Peril: Sima Qian's Portrayal of Han-Xiongnu Relationsby Jonathan MarkleyPaperback: 302 pagesPublisher: Brepols Publishers (30 Aug. 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 2503530834The present volume...
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From Tajikistan to Turfan: Traces of Cultural Heritage of Sogdians
International Conference "From Tajikistan to Turfan: Traces of Cultural Heritage of Sogdians"dedicated to the study of Sogdian Culturein the National Museum of Tajikistan, Dushanbe7- 8 September 2015
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Mummified new-born baby protected in leather shroud for 1,500 years ago found...
The Siberian Times 26 August 2015Child may give clues to mysterious mountain people linked to Attila the Hun's ancestors.The baby was buried in tightly closed stone box, so the body was in an isolated...
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Rare 2,000-year-old egg discovered inside ancient Chinese tomb
A 2,000-year-old egg was unearthed by archaeologists in southeast China The fragile find dates back to the Han dynasty (202 BC to 220 AD) The artefact resembles a chicken egg in size and shape Han...
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Headless human remains discovered in ancient Hun burials in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz 27 August 2015Archaeologists have discovered headless remains in several large burial mounds in Semeytau, East Kazakhstan Oblast. The remains belong to ancient Huns and Sarmatians,...
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The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran
The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran: Rural Revolt and Local ZoroastrianismPaperback: 586 pagesPublisher: Cambridge University Press; Reprint edition (20 Mar. 2014)Language: EnglishISBN-10:...
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Shigir Idol of Siberia around 11.000 years old
The Siberian Times by Anna Liesowska 28 August 2015Culture on edge of Siberia was 'as advanced' as in Middle East, then considered to be the apex of development.Idol 'will get a huge recognition in the...
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Asia and Scandinavia Symposium: New Perspectives on the Early Medieval Silk...
SYMPOSIUM: ASIA AND SCANDINAVIA11 September 2015kl. 9:00 AM-5:30 PMWelcome to the Symposium - Asia and Scandinavia: New Perspectives on the Early Medieval Silk Roads.Var: Östasiatiska museet,...
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Archaeologists unearth remains of Scythian warrior in golden cloak and his horse
The tomb was unearthed in the village of Krasny Yar in southern RussiaThe man is thought to have been a ruler of the nomadic Scythian tribesGold flakes from his cloak were found in the grave along with...
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Symposium "Visualizing Dunhuang" Princeton University 13- 14 Nov. 2015
2014−2015Visualizing DunhuangFriday and Saturday, 13−14 November 2015Keynote Lectures, Friday, 3:30 to 5:30 pmSpeaker Program, Saturday, 8:30 am to 6:00 pmMcCosh 50Princeton UniversityOrganized by the...
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2.500 year old Saka settlement found in Kirgyzstan
One more ancient civilisation found in Lake Issyk-Kul: could this be where St Matthew is buried?By Olga GertcykThe Siberian Times 1 September 2015Siberian scientists make discovery of 2,500 year old...
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Age of Saka Princess discovered in 2013 determined
05 august, 19:274 0©Vladimir ProkopenkoTengrinews 5 August 2015Archaeologists have determined the age of the Saka Princess found in 2013 in eastern Kazakhstan, Tengrinews reports citing yk.kz.Thanks...
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Beyond Paper: 3000 Years of Chinese Writing
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015Beyond Paper: 3000 Years of Chinese Writing纸张之外：汉字书写3000年An exhibit in Sir John Ritblat Treasures of the British Library GalleryFrom 8 September 2015 to 17 January 2016Free...
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Ancient walnut forests linked to languages and trade routes
Persian walnut trees line the hills of Uzbekistan. Credit: Sergio Mapelli/Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Institute of Agricultural Biology and BiotechnologyFrom: Phys.org September 14, 2015 by...
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A thousand Buddha's stele from the Freer|Sackler
Friday Fave: Buddhist SteleFrom: Bento Art outside the box 4 September 2015Buddhist Stele with the “Thousand Buddhas”; China, Northern Wei dynasty, dated 461 CE; sandstone with traces of polychrome...
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"The precious Collection of the Stone Moat" Palace museum Beijing 8-9/ 8-11-2015
The Palace Museum in Beijing will display authentic Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival (Qingming Shanghe Tu) from September 8 to November 8 in an exhibition titled "The Precious Collection of the...
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