Complex networks analyses of many physical, biological and social phenomena show remarkable structural regularities [1-3], yet, their application in studying human past interaction remains underdeveloped. Here, we present an innovative method for identifying community structures in the archaeological record that allow for independent evaluation of the copper using societies in the Balkans, from...

Abstract This study employs ceramic petrography to establish if the existing typology-based divisions for so-called Middle Nubian cultures can be related variations in technologies during mid-second millennium BC (c. 1800–1550 BC). Raw materials, paste recipes, and firing technology are analyzed identify similarities differences between C-Group, Pan-Grave, Kerma traditions. Three distinct fabri...

This article is devoted to the analysis of work famous ancient Greek writer, historian and politician middle 5th – first half 4th centuries BC Xenophon Athenians «Lacedaemonion Politeia», as main source for studying laws King Lycurgus Sparta.

The unprovenanced and stylistically unusual wooden boat model (AM E60381) from the Australian Museum collection is examined to assess its identity age. analyses of construction method, wood, pigments, gesso demonstrate boat’s compatibility with ancient Egyptian craftwork. Three species wood are identified: cedar Lebanon (Cedrus libani), sycomore fig (Ficus sycomorus), sidr (Ziziphus spina-chris...

A wall relief, comprising five figures carved on a bench in communal building dating to the ninth millennium BC, was found south-eastern Turkey 2021. It constitutes earliest known depiction of narrative ‘scene’, and reflects complex relationship between humans, natural world animal life that surrounded them during transition sedentary lifestyle.

Black carbon (BC) particles in the atmosphere have important impacts on climate. The amount of BC in the atmosphere must be carefully quantified to allow evaluation of the climate effects of this type of aerosol. In this study, we present the treatment of BC aerosol in the developmental version of the 4th generation Canadian Centre for Climate modelling and analysis (CCCma) atmospheric general ...

The article is devoted to the history of settlement Pripyat Polesye in 1st millennium AD. main attention paid monuments first half AD, their dating and cultural identity. It noted that at present source study base does not allow reliably “make ancient” Slavic Prague culture Polesie until IV century. associate it with post-Zarubinets circle. At end III century BC tribes Zarubintsy came territory...

MIC and disk diffusion quality control (QC) ranges were established for two new pleuromutilin antimicrobials (BC-3205 and BC-3781) in an eight-laboratory study performed according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute M23-A3 guidelines. Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 and 25923, Streptococcus pneumoniae ATCC 49619, and Haemophilus influenzae ATCC 4927 strains were evaluated. The propo...

This article considers the types of tools made from livestock mandibles, which have been found in Bronze Age settlements Central Kazakhstan. In this article, we consider study bone artifacts Atasu microdistrict (Atasu, Myrzhyk, Akmaya, Akmustafa) and Taldysai settlement. A feature that existed second half 2nd - early 1st millennium BC.