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ambulatory
[Co].
[Co].
Covered portico surrounding the inner shrine of a temple.
Amen
(Amon, Amun)
[Di].
(Amon, Amun)
[Di].
God of Thebes in Upper Egypt who came to prominence during the rise of the Theban dynasties in the Middle and New Kingdoms. Though represented in human form, he is associated with the ram, and later came to be assimilated with the sun god
RA
and as Amen-Ra was patron god of the Egyptian empire.
RA
and as Amen-Ra was patron god of the Egyptian empire.
Amenemhet
(Amenemmes)
[Na].
(Amenemmes)
[Na].
Four pharaohs took this name during the 12th Dynasty when the Middle Kingdom of Egypt reached the peak of its development
c.
2100–1785 bc.
c.
2100–1785 bc.
Amenhoptep
(Amunhotep, Amenophis)
[Na].
(Amunhotep, Amenophis)
[Na].
Alternative names for four pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty between
c.
1525 and 1333 bc.
c.
1525 and 1333 bc.
American Cultural Resources Association
(ACRA)
[Or].
(ACRA)
[Or].
A trade association established in March 1995 to serve the needs of the cultural resources industry in the USA. Covering the fields of historic preservation, history, archaeology, architectural history, historical architecture, and landscape architecture, the aim is to promote professional, ethical, and business practices for the benefit of the resources, the public, and the members of the association.
American Indian
(Amerindian)
[Ge].
(Amerindian)
[Ge].
A general term applied rather indiscriminately to the members of any of the various first nation aboriginal peoples of North America south of the Arctic, or of South America, or the West Indies. Sometimes regarded as synonymous with ‘Native American’, but this latter term is generally regarded as being more all embracing by including, among others, Hawaiians and Aleuts.
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