scholarly journals Living Among the Dead – Settlement Structures in the North-Western Pontic Region in the 4th Millennium BC

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina A. Uhl
Keyword(s):  
Characteristic Feature ◽  
Community Member ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
The North ◽  
Visible Marker ◽  
The Dead ◽  
The Republic ◽  
North Western

Abstract The function of the plan-schematic settlements of the so called Cucuteni-Tripolye-Complex in the north-western pontic region remains enigmatic and yet, these structures haven´t been approached holistically. The article aims to address basic aspects as the construction plan and the chronology at one of these sites, the settlement Petreni in the Republic of Moldova. Beyond that, it shall be outlined, in how far the settlements served as mnemonic places. Deliberately burnt houses in these settlements represent a characteristic feature, which do not only resemble the end of a settling stage - they rather mark performative acts and may be associated with the death of a household or a community member. As the burnt house debris has not been removed or levelled, it reflects a visible marker for preceding generations among the living - such structures constitute distinctive mechanisms of commemoration and mirror communities which share a common set of experiences and knowledge.

The Upper Palaeolithic Site of Ciuntu on the Middle Pruth, Moldova: a multidisciplinary study and reinterpretation

1997 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 285-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.A. Borziac ◽  
Philip Allsworth-Jones ◽  
Charles French ◽  
S.I. Medyanik ◽  
W.J. Rink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Left Bank ◽  
Upper Palaeolithic ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
The North ◽  
Multidisciplinary Study ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
North Western ◽  
The Last Glacial ◽  
Early Upper

The Ciuntu rockshelter is situated in the north-western part of the Republic of Moldova, on the left bank of the river Pruth. It has a single Upper Palaeolithic layer of occupation, which was originally regarded as Early Upper Palaeolithic and was assigned to the Brinzeni archaeological culture. More recent investigations, including radiocarbon dating, have led to a revision of this suggested age and classification. The site is now regarded as belonging to the Middle Gravettian and is dated to the beginning of the last glacial maximum.

Peripherality and Northern Ireland

1994 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 90-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iain Begg ◽  
David Mayes
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
The Troubles ◽  
The North ◽  
Working Age ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Uk ◽  
North Western ◽  
The Eu

In writing recently about the economic problems that Northern Ireland faces (Begg and Mayes, 1994) we argued, uncontroversially, that an end to the ‘Troubles’ would significantly alter the region's prospects. Our analysis, nevertheless, focused on other factors which might be amenable to policy action. With an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland now on the cards, these other characteristics of the Northern Ireland economy must be expected to be of increased importance in determining the Province's competitiveness compared with other parts of the UK and, indeed, other regions of the European Union. In particular, Northern Ireland is a prime example of a ‘peripheral’ economy, located as it is at the North-Western corner of the EU and facing the further barrier of a sea crossing to markets other than the Republic of Ireland. It is also a region that shares a number of the characteristics of the older industrial regions of Britain, such as high unemployment, persistent emigration of working-age population and difficulties in achieving industrial restructuring (Harris et al., 1990; Harris 1991).

Traces of Gnosticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls?

1954 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-141
Author(s):  
Bo Reicke
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Dead Sea Scrolls ◽  
Dead Sea ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
The North ◽  
Hebrew Word ◽  
Western Shore ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Christian Century ◽  
North Western

The Hebrew scrolls newly discovered near Qumran at the north-western shore of the Dead Sea, which are attracting more and more the attention of New Testament students, are also very important for the evolution of Jewish Gnosticism. One may think especially of the fact that in some of these manuscripts the Hebrew word for ‘knowledge’ and related terms occur with a striking frequency, and that the dualistic cosmology of the new texts seems to be rather like certain fundamental ideas of Gnosticism. Since the archaeological evidence now proves that the Qumran manuscripts are pre-Christian, or were at least written in the first Christian century, one may very well state that new light can now be thrown upon the much debated question of a pre-Christian, Jewish Gnosticism.

scholarly journals Kalmyk causative constructions: case marking, syntactic relations and the speaker’s perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (94) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey Say
Keyword(s):  
State University ◽  
Causative Constructions ◽  
The North ◽  
Essential Properties ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Syntactic Relations ◽  
Syntactic Properties ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
North Western ◽  
Direct Correspondence

This study is primarily concerned with the syntactic organisation of Kalmyk clauses headed by verbs that contain a morphological causative marker. The data reported here have been compiled during the summers between 2006 and 2008 in the Republic of Kalmykia. The fieldwork was organised by St. Petersburg State University and the Institute for Linguistic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences. This fieldwork has been conducted in several villages in the North-Western part of the Republic of Kalmykia. This region is supposed to be the area where the Dörböt dialect of the Kalmyk language is spoken; however, there is no clear indication that the data discussed below are different from the facts found in standard Kalmyk in any relevant respect. The main objective of the study reported here is two-fold. First, there is a descriptive goal. Available descriptions of Kalmyk causatives are mostly concerned with morphological issues and case assignment in canonical causative constructions, whereas a deeper analysis of syntactic properties of causative constructions, especially of their non-canonical uses, is generally lacking. The present study is intended to partially fill this gap. Second, there is a more theoretical goal. It will be shown that there are essential properties of Kalmyk causatives that can be hardly captured by the usual derivational approaches to causatives. Rather, causative verbs in Kalmyk will be viewed as a device for establishing a more or less direct correspondence between an event’s participants and syntactic slots. Although the scope of this paper is limited to one individual language, its findings can have broader typological relevance. In particular, I believe that taking the speaker’s perspective into account can deepen our understanding of causative constructions in other languages as well.

New cryptogamic records. 6

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 537-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. V. Czernyadjeva ◽  
T. Ahti ◽  
O. N. Boldina ◽  
S. V. Chesnokov ◽  
E. A. Davydov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Far East ◽  
Leningrad Region ◽  
New Siberian Islands ◽  
South Ossetia ◽  
The North ◽  
The Far East ◽  
Pskov Region ◽  
The Republic ◽  
North Western ◽  
North Ossetia

First records of chrysophytes for the North-Western Russia and the Leningrad Region, fungi for the Pskov Region, lichens for Svalbard and the Altai Territory, bryophytes for the Far East, Arkhangelsk, Saratov, Voronezh and Sakhalin regions, the Karachayevo-Circassian Republic, Republic of North Ossetia – Alania, the Republic of Altai, the New Siberian Islands Archipelago, the Kuril Islands, the Republic of South Ossetia. The data on its localities, habitats and distribution are provided.

scholarly journals The evolution of Castorids (Mammalia, Rodentia) in the Republic of Moldova

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viorica Pascari ◽  
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
Fossil Remains ◽  
The North ◽  
The Republic ◽  
American Beaver

Beavers first appear in Asia, where fossil remains date back to the Eocene (33-36 million years ago). The most widespread Pleistocene giant beaver fossils were Siberian beavers – Trogontherium cuvieri and the North American beaver – Castoroides ohioensis. According to recent research, the oldest beavers in the Republic of Moldova are known from the deposits of Sarmatian (11.5 million years) – Steneofiber aff. depereti Mayeri, Chalicomys jaegeri (Kaup), Palaeomys castoroides Kaup, Trogontherium minutum minutum Franzet et Storch., T. minutum rhenanum Franzet et Storch. and Monosaulax cainarensis Lungu. In the Meotian (8.7-5.0 million years) only two species were recorded – Trogontherium minutum rhenanum Franzet et Storch. and Castor aff. praefiber Deperet. et Lungu.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF THE COPPER AVAILABILITY IN THE ARABLE SOILS BY DIFFERENT EXTRACTANTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dijana Mihajlović ◽  
Svetlana Antić Mladenović ◽  
Dragoja Radanović
Keyword(s):  
Extraction Procedure ◽  
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Arable Soils ◽  
Soil Extraction ◽  
The North ◽  
Total Soil ◽  
Copper Availability ◽  
The Republic ◽  
North Western

This paper presents an assessment of the copper availability in soil by different single extractions: DTPA (0,005 mol/L), CaCl2 (0,1 mol/L) and NH4NO3 (1 mol/L, DIN procedure). The research was carried out on 48 samples of the arable soils taken in the north-western part of the Republic of Srpska. Total Cu contents was also determined in the soil samples after the acid digestion (HNO3+H2O2). Copper contents in the extracts was determined by the atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Total soil Cu ranged from 7,7−42,9 mg/kg which corresponded to Cu-unpolluted soils. Low level of Cu mobility and availability was found in the investigated soils. In the average DTPA extracted 10,87%, CaCl2 0,31% and NH4NO3 0,44% of the total soil Cu. High statistically significant correlation (r=0,84) between the Cu contents extracted with DTPA and NH4NO3 was found, which implies that maximum allowed level of this element in the soil for the DTPA extraction procedure might be established. That conclusion has to be verified in future research including soils with high total copper content. Keywords: heavy metals, soil, extraction, pollution.

scholarly journals EARTHQUAKES FELT IN MOLDOVA 2014: March, 29 with КP=12.5, Mw=4.7, September, 10 with КP=12.4, Mw=4.5 and November 22 with КP=14.3, Mw=5.8 (Romania–Moldova)

2020 ◽  
pp. 288-297
Author(s):  
N. Stepanenco ◽  
V. Cardanets ◽  
N. Simonova
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Stress ◽  
Main Shock ◽  
Southwestern Part ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
The North ◽  
Horizontal Compressive Stress ◽  
Isoseismal Maps ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Largest Aftershock ◽  
Observation Period

All earthquakes felt in 2014 on the territory of Moldova occurred outside its borders, in the Vrancea and Pre-Carpathian regions (Romania). In 2014, the population of Moldova felt 13 earthquakes. The article discusses in detail the most powerful events, occurred on March 29, September 6, and November 22. The March 29 earthquake, Mw=4.7, hрР=136 km was felt in the eastern and southern counties of Romania (in 41 settlements), in the Odessa region of Ukraine, and also in the central and southern regions of the Republic of Moldova (22 points). The epicenter was situated in a bend of the Vrancea mountains. The earthquake on Sep-tember 10, Mw=4.5, hрР=108 km was felt in the eastern and southern counties of Romania (in 27 settlements), in the central and southern parts of Moldova (22 points), in the north of Bulgaria and in the Odessa region of Ukraine. Both earthquakes, March 29 and September 10, occurred under the action of prevailing near-horizontal compressive stress. The November 22 earthquake, Mw=5.8, hрР=37 km occurred in the southwestern part of Romania and turned out to be the most significant crust event for the instrumental observation period. Movement in the source occurred under the action of tensile stresses. Earthquakes in this zone continued until January 19, 2015. The largest aftershock was on December 7 with МwMED=4.4. Foci are associated with the activation of the Peceneaga-Camena fault. The main shock was felt in Romania (in 66 settlements) and neighboring countries: Bulgaria, Moldova (23 settlements), Ukraine (18 settlements). The isoseismal maps were constructed for all three earthquakes considered in detail in this work. The intensity at the epicenter of the November 22 earthquake reached I0=6, for other two events I0=5.

scholarly journals Airborne Thermal Data Identifies Groundwater Discharge at the North-Western Coast of the Dead Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 6361-6381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Mallast ◽  
Friedhelm Schwonke ◽  
Richard Gloaguen ◽  
Stefan Geyer ◽  
Martin Sauter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Discharge ◽  
Dead Sea ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
The North ◽  
Thermal Data ◽  
The Dead ◽  
North Western
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