In contemporary India, religious conversion is one of the most contentious issues in society and politics, which gives rise to heated debate and hostility towards Christians and Muslims. This doctoral ...read more
During the recent two decades archaeological research on ancient urbanism has left the traditional path of excavations, documentation of earlier field activities, and topographical analysis of surface relics and indications ...read more
The Roman colony of Mariana was founded at the beginning of the first century BC, by Marius. The importance of the site was recognized by 19th century local historians and ...read more
A study of language and culture contacts in the history of the Greek language, with particular attention to Greek in contact with Hebrew and Aramaic in the Hellenistic and Roman ...read more
Archaeological survey to study the diachronological organization of ritual and funerary monuments. The BOF research project 2003-2004, a cooperation between Ghent University and Gorno-Altaisk State University and funded by the ...read more
Thousands of Early Iron Age burial mounds in Altay are located in the peripheral permafrost zone, causing an exceptional archaeological preservation. The project “Preservation of the Frozen Tombs of the ...read more