recovering a part of the lost identity of iranian language and culture, the abbasid period is considered to have played an important role in persian language and history. the nationalist movement came to its maximum power in this period. the nationalists tried to prove the iranian talent the ancient persian civilization through a direct conflict by sword or pen. although both politics faced a s...

In this paper we develop an agent-based model to study land use, settlement, and social organization patterns at a particular region of the island of Crete during the Bronze Age. Considering farming as the main activity for sustaining the early Minoan civilization, we evaluate the impact of different social organization models and agricultural strategies on population viability and spatial dist...

Mythology allocated a large part, fundamental and effectively to the human mind. The knowledge of mythology in fact recognizes the important infrastructure of ideas, culture and civilization. One of the most common ways to study mythology is to implement psychological ideas in mythology. The result is not only a better understanding of mythology, but also a better understanding of human psyche ...

Civilization as a process. Part 1: The roots of the idea. article is first installment in series reconstructing history idea civilization seen process and discussing its usefulness for contemporary civilizational studies. part text analyzes two term using latin words civilitas civitias. After pointing out ancient antecedents notion civilization, detail discourse Enlightenment, emphasizing Victo...

this article is aimed at investigating the cultural-artistic exchange and its influence on female costumes in the most critical part of the history; that is during the formation of the parthian kingdom in the great achaemenid’s realm after the invasion of foreigners such as alexandra and the greek. this paper also examines the causes that have lead to transformations in the type of woman's...

F. Bayerl): The lower Yellow and Yangtze Basins are seen as two independent origins of Chinese agriculture. The Yellow offers arid conditions, while the Yangtze has an aquatic environment, the former favourable to maize, millet and sorghum, and the latter to paddy rice. The two main theories of agricultural origins are Optimal Foraging and Competitive Feasting. The differing environments of the...

The series Sid Meier’s Civilization is one of the most enduring and successful historical video games to date. With six installments various spin-offs dating back 1991, it has influenced way many players perceive history. From its very first iteration, featured several Near Eastern civilizations from periods. Our research on game’s portrayal interpretation cultures East shown that, while there ...