The recent study of botanical macro-remains from the Late Sasanian and Early Islamic (5th to 8th century) fort Fulayj (Batinah, Sultanate Oman) provides a unique opportunity discuss food fuel acquisition strategies in an arid environment document periods that are little known archaeobotanical perspective Eastern Arabia. Seed assemblages include first well-identified directly radiocarbon dated e...

The armour of the personage depicted on capital from Bisotun, exhibited in Ṭāq-e Bostān, has been an object research already several times with no definite setting typology arms and allocation historical trends. article attempts to fill this gap. defines helmet as lamellar/laminar type splints ornately incised edges central splint over personage’s nose. top dome is crowned by decorative, solid ...

in ancient times, nomad tribes of the north caucasus, passing through caucasian natural gates, most importantly among them, darial and derbent, plundered wealthy southern regions. during of reign of khosrow anushirvan, the sasanian king built strong fortresses along these passages, and caucasian nomadic tribes of the north caucasus could no longer pass through these two passages to invade south...

Derbent has gone down in history as an outstanding monument of world fortification erected the 5th–7th centuries AD to protect against invasions nomads Eurasia. Extensivearchaeological research Derbent, under guidance author, revealed completely new stages city’s existence, and emerged not only main military political stronghold powers medieval East Caucasus but also largest economic religious ...