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Research Article
Pāňcālī — A Local Administrative Unit of Ancient Nepal (4th to 8th Century A.D.): An Inscriptional Overview
Arpita Tripathy*
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 2, December 2024
Pages:
23-26
Received:
13 January 2024
Accepted:
2 February 2024
Published:
6 August 2024
Abstract: Licchavi kingdom was an ancient kingdom in Nepal, which existed in the Kathmandu Valley from approximately from ca. A.D. 300 to ca. 879. Centuries earlier at the start of the Buddhist era, a powerful republic known as Licchavi existed in what is today Bihar. It is to be mentioned here, some legendary sources from the Kathmandu Valley also describe the Kirātas as early rulers there, taken over from earlier Gopāls or Ᾱbhiras, both of whom may have been cow herding tribes. In the pre Lichhavi period a village administration existed in the valley of Nepal. In that village administration there were some local chief officials named Brahmum, Shulham, Tepulam who maintained law and orders of the villages. In the Ᾱdī- Nārāyaṇa temple Inscription of Nepal there are 18 functionaries in which Brahmum, Shulham, Tepulam are mentioned. These non sanskritic terms disappeared after sometime and replaced by sanskritic terms such as svatalasvāmī and later dauvārika, a post which endured permanently in Nepal village administration. In the period of Aṁśuvarmā we see a significant change occurred in the use of land and its administration by the ushering in of the pāňcālīs. Pāňcālī has been used in the sense of modern Pāňcāyet. In ancient Nepal Pāňcālī was a village administration and Pāňcālīkā is the member of the administrative body Pāňcālī. In this paper an attempt has been made to discuss about the meaning of the term pāňcālī, its characteristics, responsibilities and roles in Nepal administration.
Abstract: Licchavi kingdom was an ancient kingdom in Nepal, which existed in the Kathmandu Valley from approximately from ca. A.D. 300 to ca. 879. Centuries earlier at the start of the Buddhist era, a powerful republic known as Licchavi existed in what is today Bihar. It is to be mentioned here, some legendary sources from the Kathmandu Valley also describe ...
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Research Article
Discover Use Linen Back Baby Carriers in Ancient Egypt
El Sayed Ahmed Elnashar*
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 2, December 2024
Pages:
27-33
Received:
23 February 2024
Accepted:
6 March 2024
Published:
20 August 2024
Abstract: Egyptological Research of the hieroglyphics of Linen back baby carriers specifically used in ancient Egypt, there is a depiction from a tomb dating back to 1500 B.C. that shows women carrying children in what appears to be white fabric carriers on their backs. Objectives of This article present a thought-provoking perspective on a possible link between ancient Egyptian design and ergonomics. Remember that this is an ongoing field of research, and new discoveries or interpretations may challenge or refine the presented ideas. Always strive to critically evaluate sources and consider alternative perspectives when exploring historical topics. Egyptians were resourceful people and linen was one of their most common textiles. And It's highly they used linen for a variety of purposes, including carrying children. However, since most Egyptians were farmers and laborers, they used simpler methods for carrying their children, such as slings made from scraps of fabrics. The Pharaohs of Egypt innovate the science of ergonomics and the design of infant carriers the value of our pictures for the earliest history of art. Definitive proof of photos ancient Egypt, the explicit evidence does of back baby carriers being used in ancient Egypt, even within the royal household. Considering the cultural context, practical advantages, and potential adaptations for royalty, further research holds promise in unlocking this fascinating aspect of childcare in a bygone era. This article is intended for research informational purposes and should be depended of research professional ergonomics medical advice. And this research paper is a starting point and can be further expanded upon by including specific citations, additional research findings, and personalized discussions based on your specific interests and areas of focus.
Abstract: Egyptological Research of the hieroglyphics of Linen back baby carriers specifically used in ancient Egypt, there is a depiction from a tomb dating back to 1500 B.C. that shows women carrying children in what appears to be white fabric carriers on their backs. Objectives of This article present a thought-provoking perspective on a possible link bet...
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Research Article
The Limits of Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology: Archaeological Witnesses and Ethnographical Data Among the Bakola-Bagyeli “Pygmies” (South Cameroon)
Protais Pamphile Patrice Medjo*
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 2, December 2024
Pages:
34-48
Received:
22 July 2024
Accepted:
16 August 2024
Published:
30 August 2024
DOI:
10.11648/j.ija.20241202.13
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Abstract: The reading of the transformations recorded in the material equipment of disappeared societies still remains largely inspired by the dogma of materialism. This inclines inferences, in archaeology, to systematically deduce evolutionary stages on a double level, chronological and economic, from the material remains of technological changes only. However, the unpredictable experience of human societies can often reveal situations that contradict the established inferential model. Such a reality therefore poses the problem of searching for an approach capable of achieving balance in the possible equation between the experience of human societies and the methodological means implemented to account for it. The question therefore remains to know whether data collected and explained in a methodological approach specific to a discipline always reproduce the improbable nature of the reality of human societies, both living and extinct? Thus, ethnographic, qualitative data and archaeological facts are do they still agree regarding the current experience of life of the Bakola-Bayéli “Pygmies” of South Cameroon, since the 1990s? The hypothesis supports: data collected according to the orthodoxy of techniques specific to dissociated disciplinary fields, in a conventional manner, can contradict each other on the same fact. The complexity of the reality of human societies escapes the specific filter of conceptual and methodological practices characteristic of the disciplines that separate techniques specific to each method. The archaeological witnesses, taken from surveys carried out on the sites where the Bakola-Bagyéli “Pygmies” live, contradict the oral testimonies, given by these same populations through interviews, directive and semi-directive, guided by a questionnaire. A comparative study of qualitative and quantitative data makes it possible to verify the hypotheses put forward. The theoretical approach acquired to the cause of disorganization and opposed to the terminism of ends makes it possible to discuss the a priori organization of cultural facts and the accomplishment of reserved goals.
Abstract: The reading of the transformations recorded in the material equipment of disappeared societies still remains largely inspired by the dogma of materialism. This inclines inferences, in archaeology, to systematically deduce evolutionary stages on a double level, chronological and economic, from the material remains of technological changes only. Howe...
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Research Article
The Influence of Learning Styles on Students’ Academic Achievement in Secondary Schools at Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia
Moti Gelata Sakata*
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 2, December 2024
Pages:
49-57
Received:
10 October 2024
Accepted:
1 November 2024
Published:
22 November 2024
Abstract: The aim of this study assess the influence of learning styles on students’ academic achievement in Secondary Schools at Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia. An explanatory sequential method design was used for the study. The target population of this study was four secondary school students included in the Harari Regional State. A stratified random sampling technique was employed to get the sample size (ni = 347) from the population. Learning Styles Questionnaire (LSQ) and 2023/2024 first-semester students’ academic scores were used as data collection instruments. Firstly, it was identified that there was a statistically significant positive relationship between students’ learning styles and their academic achievement. Among the learning styles, kinesthetic was found a statistically significant strong positive relationship between it and academic achievement r (347) =.42**, p <.05. Secondly, in the stepwise multiple linear regression analysis, it was found that kinesthetic, as a learning style was the strongest predictor of students’ academic achievement. To conclude, learning styles were significantly contributing to students’ academic achievement. It was, therefore recommended that teachers should vary their teaching methods and strategies to pave the way for students to use different learning styles.
Abstract: The aim of this study assess the influence of learning styles on students’ academic achievement in Secondary Schools at Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia. An explanatory sequential method design was used for the study. The target population of this study was four secondary school students included in the Harari Regional State. A stratified ra...
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Research Article
Information in the Shroud of Turin About Its Variable Molecular Properties
Thomas McAvoy*
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 2, December 2024
Pages:
58-67
Received:
16 October 2024
Accepted:
4 November 2024
Published:
26 November 2024
Abstract: Three earlier papers on the Shroud of Turin showed that ultraviolet induced fluorescence (UVIF) intensity is non-uniform over the surface of the Shroud. These intensity results were based on an analysis of UVIF photographic images taken in 1978 as part of a scientific investigation of the Shroud. In this paper the statistical technique, principal component analysis (PCA), is used to analyze the information present in the UVIF images. It is shown that the vast majority of information in the UVIF Shroud images is contained in their International Commission on Illumination (CIE Lab) image intensity. Differences in UVIF intensity indicate differences in the Shroud’s molecular properties. Such differences can be due to differences in molecular structure, contamination, and burned regions. Fluorescence spectral results published as part of the same 1978 scientific study confirm the intensity variation with position of the UVIF images. These spectral fluorescence results are discussed in detail. The combined photographs and spectral results demonstrate that color contributes relatively little to the information in the UVIF images. One possible cause of the variation of UVIF intensity, namely neutron radiation, is briefly discussed. Charred Shroud material, collected during its cleaning in 2002, can be used to assess whether the Shroud was exposed to neutron radiation. Such testing would be completely non-destructive to the Shroud. New UVIF photographs need to be taken to validate the results discussed in this paper.
Abstract: Three earlier papers on the Shroud of Turin showed that ultraviolet induced fluorescence (UVIF) intensity is non-uniform over the surface of the Shroud. These intensity results were based on an analysis of UVIF photographic images taken in 1978 as part of a scientific investigation of the Shroud. In this paper the statistical technique, principal c...
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