JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES

October-December 2009 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume I., Issue 4.
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clouds of dust, a battered basalt sphinx and a
lion — both standing seven feet tall — guard the
entrance to one of the great religious centers of
ancient times, the sanctuary of the storm god
Adda.
Archaeology (Nov. 2009)
http://www.archaeology.org/0911/abstracts/storm_god.htm
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Culture Tajikistan is planning to build one of the
world's largest mosques in the country's capital
city of Dushanbe by the year 2014. A Tajik
presidential spokesman said on Monday that the
mosque would be constructed in a joint project
with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. "The
mosque is expected to accommodate about
150,000 people," the spokesman said adding that
construction would begin in October. The
mosque will span an area of 7.5 hectares in the
center of Dushanbe and will feature national
Tajik architectural elements.
Press TV (Sep. 28, 2009)
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=107337&sectionid=351
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Archaeology A reclining man with a bushy
beard and big nose is the latest to join a haul of
stone figurines unearthed at the ancient site of
Çatalhöyük in Turkey. The sculpture, which
measures around six inches high, was
uncovered at the neolithic site last week.
Çatalhöyük was the final resting place of some
of the world's first farmers. Other figurines
representing farmyard animals and people in
sitting and standing positions have already been
excavated at the site, which dates back to the
dawn of farming some 9,000 years ago.
Guardian (Sep. 10, 2009)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/sep/10/stonefigurine-man-catalhoyuk
Archaeology A 5,000-year-old Venus figure has
been found as part of an excavation being
carried out in Çanakkale's Ezine district. The
excavation began in the field three weeks ago in
cooperation with Germany's University of
Tübingen. Assistant Professor Rüstem Aslan,
who is vice head of the excavation, told the
Anatolia news agency that the aim of the dig is
to find settlements outside Troy from the Bronze
Age.
Today’s Zaman (Sep. 25, 2009)
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-187938-101-
5000-year-old-venus-figure-found-in-canakkale.html
Archaeology Archaeologists have found traces
of a temple built for the Greek goddess of divine
retribution, Nemesis, during excavations in the
ancient city of Agora in the Aegean port city of
İzmir. Akın Ersoy of Dokuz Eylül University’s
archaeology department and heading the
archaeological excavations in the ancient city,
told the Anatolia news agency on Monday that
they speculated there might be a temple built for
Nemesis in the area.
Anadolu Ajansi (Oct. 12, 2009)
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/goddess-of-divine-retributionwaits-for-day-light.html
UNI ITTEED ARABB EEMI IRATTEESS
Archaeology French archaeologists have
discovered the oldest known place of worship
dedicated to the dugong, or sea cow, on an
island just north of Dubai, two research centres
said Thursday. The sanctuary believed to date
back to 3,500 to 3,200 years BC was discovered
on Akab island in the United Arab Emirates, 50
kilometres (30 miles) north of Dubai. The French
archaeological mission in the Emirates and the
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