Essays on the Archaeology and Ancient History of the Maltese Islands: Bronze Age to Byzantine. By Mario Buhagiar. 240mm. Pp xxiii + 498, ills (some col), maps, plans. Midsea Books, Sta Venera Malta, 2014. isbn 9789993274827. €55 (hbk).

2016 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 435-436
Author(s):  
Caroline Malone
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
History Of

The Odessa Museum of Archaeology

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-79
Author(s):  
S.B. Okhotnikov
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Bronze Age ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Soviet Academy ◽  
Classical Archaeology ◽  
History Of ◽  
Post War ◽  
Second World

AbstractThe Odessa Museum of Archaeology was founded in 1825 by local antiquarians. The museum's collection grew in part due to excavations of classical sites in the region, in part due to gifts and purchases from dealers in classical antiquities. Up to the Second World War the focus of the Museum's activities was classical archaeology. In the post-war period this expanded to include the whole of the ancient history of the region from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages. The museum now houses one of the best collections of Classical Antiquities in the former Soviet Union and the third-ranking Egyptological collection. The museum formed from 1972 part of the Soviet Academy system and undertook fieldwork on the Lower Dniester at Bronze Age sites, as well as at classical sites such as Tyras, Nikonion, the site of the ancient Odessos, and Leuke and medieval sites such as Belgorod.

The emergence of Bronze Age chariots in eastern Europe

Antiquity ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 80 (309) ◽  
pp. 638-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.F. Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Bronze Age ◽  
Near East ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
The Urals ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
History Of

The author presents new radiocarbon dates for chariot burials found in the region between Europe and the Urals, showing them to belong to the twentieth-eighteenth centuries BCE. These early dates, which pre-empt the appearance of the war chariot in the Near East, are transforming the ancient history of Eurasia and the early Mediterranean civilisations, pointing to the Volga-Ural area as an important centre of innovation for early Europe.

scholarly journals Finds of Artifacts from the Charyshsky District of the Altai Territory

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-60
Author(s):  
Grushin S. ◽  
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Afanasieva E. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
Fluorescence Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Early Middle Ages ◽  
History Of ◽  
First Time

The paper is devoted to the generalization and characterization of random finds from the territory of the Charyshsky district of the Altai Territory. The summary includes both previously published items and new artifacts, information about which was received by the authors during the archaeological research of the Ust-Teplaya burial ground in 2020. The collection of artifacts published for the first time consists of three items. This is a double-headed iron psalium with sculptural design of the tips in the form of the heads of mythical birds with an elongated beak, a horn double-headed psalium and a bronze knife with a ring pommel. These items supplement the body of random finds from the area under consideration, which includes items already published in the scientific literature, such as stone drilled axes belonging to the Afanasyevo culture of the Eneolithic era of the 31st — 27th centuries BC, stone mace pommel and bronze dagger of the early and Middle Bronze period of the 22nd — 15th centuries BC and bronze bits of the Early Scythian time of the 8th — 6th centuries BC. The paper also presents the results of X-ray fluorescence analysis of a metal knife and bit, which showed that the objects were cast from a copper-tin alloy. The analyzed artifacts, random finds from the territory of the Charyshsky district of the Altai Territory, reflect various historical and cultural stages of the development of the population of Northern Altai. The artifacts add to the collection of archaeological sources on the ancient history of the region, from the Eneolithic to the early Middle Ages inclusively. Keywords: random finds, artifacts, psalia, bits, knife and dagger, mace pommel, stone axes, Eneolithic, Afanasiev culture, Bronze Age, Early Iron Age, Early Scythian time, Pazyryk culture, Early Middle Ages

scholarly journals On The Stages Of The Ancient History Of The Tashkent Oasis

2020 ◽  
Vol 02 (11) ◽  
pp. 86-92
Author(s):  
Rahmon Ziyodullaevich Ibragimov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Bronze Age ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Research Scientist ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Bronze Age

This article covers the issues of cultural development of the Tashkent oasis from the Bronze Age to antiquity. It contains a brief history of the archeological excavations carried out on the monuments of these periods, a description of the ideas put forward by the research scientist on the basis of their results and findings. The researchers' conclusions on the periodic date and economic issues of the history of the oasis were critically approached, new ideas were supplemented on the basis of comparative analysis, and enriched with the author's conclusions.

scholarly journals Migrations and Ethnocultural Processes in Central Asia (Eneolithic and Bronze Age)

2001 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1182-1190
Author(s):  
Utkir I. Abdullaev ◽  
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Anatoliy S. Sagdullaev ◽  
Jasur E. Togaev, ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Bronze Age ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Main Attention ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
History Of ◽  
Method Analysis ◽  
Cultural Interactions

The ancient history of Central Asia features migrations, assimilation processes and cultural interactions between different tribes. This article elaborates on migrations and ethnocultural processes in Central Asia in the middle of the Eneolithic and Bronze Ages. Analysing the archaeological artefacts connected with ancient cultures of Central Asia is essential to reconstruct the migration and ethnocultural processes. Therefore, the main attention is drawn to the reasons and results of migrations and ethnocultural development in Central Asia. The methods applied include reviewing historical sources, historical and comparative analysis, chronological method, analysis of approaches and scientific views on the research topic

scholarly journals Czechoslovakian period of archaeology of Transcarpathia

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 402-408
Author(s):  
Pavlo Penyak
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Early Iron Age ◽  
Burial Mound ◽  
Stone Age ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Arable Farming ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 19Th Century

The paper is devoted to the results of studies of ancient history on the territory of contemporary Transcarpathian province of Ukraine during the period of it being a part of Czechoslovakia (1919–1939). It was an important stage of establishment of Transcarpathian archaeological science which began its development in the middle of the 19th century from simple collecting of antiquities. In 1929 a county museum was opened in Mukachevo which became an important centre of collection, systematization, and museumification of local artifacts. During that period the ancient history of the region was studied by Czechoslovak archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. Among them, one should name J. Bem, J. Skutil, and J. Eisner. They carried out excavations of archaeological artifacts of the region from different epochs: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Copper and Bronze Ages, Early Iron Age. Due to the efforts of J. Bem collection of Transcarpathian antiquities was systematized, chronology and cultural attribution of numerous material findings were determined. He participated in the excavations at Neolithic and Eneolithic settlements in Nevetlenfolu (Vynohradiv district) and Diyda (Berehovo district) as well as Mala Hora in Mukachevo. Results of the studies enable one to conclude that in the Neolithic epoch this territory was within the area where the culture of linear band pottery was spread. Bearers of this culture practised mattock arable farming, cattle breeding, worshipped the foremother woman. The Stone Age artifacts on the territory of the region were studied by J. Skutil. In the neighbourhood of Berehovo (Mala Hora) and Mukachevo (Kamyanka and Halish hills), he examined a number of Paleolithic locations where he collected several dozens of chalcedony and quartzite objects. They are attributed to the middle and late Paleolithic Age. Local antiquities were also studied by local amateur archaeologists, J. Jankovich, Zatloukal brothers, P. Sova. Having acquired necessary knowledge and recommendations from the Czechoslovak researchers for field studies and documentation of the materials found, they joined the studies of artifacts of an extensive time span – from the Stone Age till Early Mediaeval period. J. Jankovich with the participation of J. Bem performed excavations at a burial mound of the early Iron Age in the village of Kushtanovytsia (Mukachevo district). Two ways of the location of cremation remnants in urns under the mound were documented: at the old level and below it. In 1931 he began the investigation of Slavic mound necropolis in Cherveniovo (Mukachevo district). The excavations revealed cremation burial sites with remnants positioned in urns at the old level or gathered in clusters. The Zatloukal brothers carried out excavations of a ground cremation necropolis in Stanovo (Mukachevo district). The remnants were buried in shallow pits without any external signs and were accompanied by two-three bowls filled with food or favourite things of the decedent. In literature, they are referred to as the Northern-Tysa urn burials of the Late Bronze Age. Key words: settlement, Transcarpathia, burial tomb, Czechoslovakian period.

The Concept of Palestine: The Conception Of Palestine from the Late Bronze Age to the Modern Period

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Masalha
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Political Geography ◽  
Classical Antiquity ◽  
Late Bronze Age ◽  
Collective Consciousness ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Master Narratives ◽  
The Bible ◽  
School History

The Concept of Palestine is deeply rooted in the collective consciousness of the indigenous people of Palestine and the multicultural ancient past. The name Palestine is the most commonly used from the Late Bronze Age (from 1300 BCE) onwards. The name Palestine is evident in countless histories, inscriptions, maps and coins from antiquity, medieval and modern Palestine. From the Late Bronze Age onwards the names used for the region, such as Djahi, Retenu and Cana'an, all gave way to the name Palestine. Throughout Classical Antiquity the name Palestine remained the most common and during the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods the concept and political geography of Palestine acquired official administrative status. This article sets out to explain the historical origins of the concept of Palestine and the evolving political geography of the country. It will seek to demonstrate how the name ‘Palestine’ (rather than the term ‘Cana'an’) was most commonly and formally used in ancient history. It argues that the legend of the ‘Israelites’ conquest of Cana'an’ and other master narratives of the Bible evolved across many centuries; they are myth-narratives, not evidence-based accurate history. It further argues that academic and school history curricula should be based on historical facts/empirical evidence/archaeological discoveries – not on master narratives or Old Testament sacred-history and religio-ideological constructs.

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