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The Greek city-states reached their heyday in the centuries between about 750 and 323 B.C. The period between 750 and 480 is known as the Archaic Age, while the years from 480 to 323 are called the Classical Period.
The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006
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The Greek city-states reached their heyday in the centuries between about 750 and 323 B.C. The period between 750 and 480 is known as the Archaic Age, while the years from 480 to 323 are called the Classical Period.
The Trojan War Barry Strauss 2006
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The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies.
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See also Marcel Mauss, The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies, trans.
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B.C.; but these accounts are of so general a character and so wanting in detail that I shall pass on about two hundred years, after saying a few words of the advance made in the arts of sculpture, and mentioning a few of the examples which remain from that early time, which is called the Archaic period.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Clara Erskine Clement Waters 1875
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Scholars have argued for nearly 70 years over the provenance of what's called the Archaic Mark, a 44-page miniature book, known as a "codex," which contains the complete 16-chapter text of the Gospel of Mark in minuscule handwritten text.
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Scholars have argued for nearly 70 years over the provenance of what's called the Archaic Mark, a 44-page miniature book, known as a "codex", which contains the complete 16-chapter text of the Gospel of Mark in minuscule handwritten text.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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One of Skywalds first B & W magazines, long before they starting doing the extremely nasty horror comics SCREAM, PSYCHO, NIGHTMARE etc. under the editorial direction of "Archaic" Al Hewetson....
Archive 2008-07-01 hyperdave 2008
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One of Skywalds first B & W magazines, long before they starting doing the extremely nasty horror comics SCREAM, PSYCHO, NIGHTMARE etc. under the editorial direction of "Archaic" Al Hewetson....
Skywald Reposts? hyperdave 2008
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That's what it was all about during the later issues of Skywald Magazines output, under the direction of "Archaic" Al Hewetson.
Psycho 8 & 9 (More Skywald re-posts) hyperdave 2007
708734938 commented on the word Archaic
Something really old. Used to describe items from a much earlier time period.
October 3, 2010