Andreas Schachner
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View article: Survey and Analysis of Hieroglyphic Inscriptions in the Postern of Yerkapı–Ḫattuša
Survey and Analysis of Hieroglyphic Inscriptions in the Postern of Yerkapı–Ḫattuša Open
Yerkapı, a prominent structure within Ḫattuša, the capital of the Hittite Empire (17th–12th century BC), exemplifies the sophisticated architectural and cultural practices of this ancient civilisation. The monument, encompassing a Sphinx G…
View article: A database of Calabi-Yau orientifolds and the size of D3-tadpoles
A database of Calabi-Yau orientifolds and the size of D3-tadpoles Open
A bstract The classification of 4D reflexive polytopes by Kreuzer and Skarke allows for a systematic construction of Calabi-Yau hypersurfaces as fine, regular, star triangulations (FRSTs). Until now, the vastness of this geometric landscap…
View article: Local Self-Governance in the Context of Weak Statehood in Antiquity and the Modern Era. A Program for a Fresh Perspective
Local Self-Governance in the Context of Weak Statehood in Antiquity and the Modern Era. A Program for a Fresh Perspective Open
The nucleus of statehood is situated at the local level: in the village, the neighborhood, the city district. This is where a community, beyond the level of the family, first develops collective rules that are intended to ensure its contin…
View article: Istanbul, Türkei. Von Babylon nach Istanbul. Erste Einblicke in die Babylon Sammlung des Istanbuler Archäologischen Museums (2017-2019)
Istanbul, Türkei. Von Babylon nach Istanbul. Erste Einblicke in die Babylon Sammlung des Istanbuler Archäologischen Museums (2017-2019) Open
For two years an interdisciplinary team has been dedicated to the evaluation of the small part of the finds of the German Oriental Society‘s excavations in Babylon before and during the First World War, which is store in the Archaeological…
View article: Boğazköy-Ḫattuša, Türkei. Die Grabung in der nördlichen Unterstadt von Ḫattuša. Die Arbeiten der Jahre 2017 und 2018
Boğazköy-Ḫattuša, Türkei. Die Grabung in der nördlichen Unterstadt von Ḫattuša. Die Arbeiten der Jahre 2017 und 2018 Open
Since 2015, the excavations in Ḫattuša have concentrated on the northern lower town. The work has investigated a district of the Hittite period whose western half is dominated by a monumental building that was used from the Old Hittite per…
View article: Boğazköy-Ḫattuša, Türkei: Restaurierungen
Boğazköy-Ḫattuša, Türkei: Restaurierungen Open
Restoration work has been conducted parallel to archaeological research at Boğazköy-Hattusha continuously since the 1960s when P. Neve first established a method to conserve the excavated buildings on the one hand and to make them visible …