Akchakhan-kala2 is a massive fortified site located in the delta region of the Amu-dar'ya, the
land known in antiquity as Chorasmia (Khorezm) 3 (Fig. 1). Of all the varied settled regions …

This paper reports on the results of archaeological field excavations at the site of Kara-tepe,
in the semi-autonomous region of Karakalpakstan in northwestern Uzbekistan …

In a recent special issue of The Holocene, Miller et al. review the evidence for the spread of
millet (Panicum miliaceum and Setaria italica) across Eurasia. Among their arguments, they …

Akchakhan-kala, a major royal centre of Ancient Chorasmia, is now well known for its
remarkable wall paintings. This paper discusses a wholly new form of image, that of a well …

Negli ultimi anni, gli scavi della Karakalpak-Australian Archaeological Expedition ad
Akchakhan-kala, nell'Antica Corasmia, hanno portato alla luce parte di un vasto corpus di …

Tre importanti edifici monumentali di età achemenide sono stati scoperti nella regione del
Golfo Persico, nella contea del Dashtestan (Iran sud-occidentale) e vicino alla moderna città …

This art-based heuristic self-study explores Chinese associations with the color red through
examining the underlying cultural values that are indicated in common auspicious phrases …

The purpose of this essay is to amend and update a lengthy treatment of Persian paradeisoi
published some twenty years ago and thereby pay tribute to Rémy Boucharlat's important …