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1. Sébastien Marchand, "Histoire de la Macédoine hellénistique," Guides bibliographiques & documentaires, 11 p. 10.5281/zenodo.18961476.

This bibliography offers a gradual introduction for non-specialists interested in the history of the Kingdom of Macedonia, a region in northern Greece whose most famous symbol and ruler was Alexander the Great. It focuses on the Hellenistic period of the kingdom: less, therefore, on Alexander's reign itself (336-323 BCE) than on the new era he ushered in, whose key players for Macedonia were the kings of the Antigonid dynasty, who occupied the throne for most of this period (277-168 BCE). The references provided deal primarily with political history, but also seek to cover all aspects of society (economy, war, religion, culture, etc.) and all the documents used to study it (literary, archaeological, numismatic and epigraphic sources, etc.).

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2. Sven Günther, "Journal of Ancient Civilizations (JAC), or How to place an Afro-Eurasian antiquity journal in the scholarly market," Librarians & Editors for Ancient Studies. Voices, 19 p. 10.5281/zenodo.19171355.

This paper delineates the development of the Journal of Ancient Civilizations (JAC) — published by the Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations (IHAC), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China — and its contributions to the scholarly world. JAC — representing the inner DNA of IHAC — has transformed from an institute's network-based platform into an internationally recognized scholarly publication which serves to bridge the gap between Chinese scholars studying the Ancient Afro-Eurasian world and the latest international research. This paper reviews the transformation process which has already taken place and addresses the challenges currently being faced by the integrated institution-journal-identity model in a rapidly changing journal market which trends towards digital publishing.

3. Luiza Osorio G. Silva, "Ancient Egyptian Kingship," Guides bibliographiques & documentaires, 11 p. 10.5281/zenodo.19307243.

This guide introduces readers to the fundamentals, essential developments, and complementary developments of ancient Egyptian kingship studies. Ancient Egyptian kingship, a complex facet of ancient Egyptian society, remains a topic of fascination for both scholars and the wider public. Its study, which has traditionally been based on royal sources, has most commonly focused on the nature of kings and other related topics, such as legitimacy and cosmology. However, in recent years scholars have started to recontextualize kingship within broader ancient Egyptian society, seeking to understand how the royal institution was engaged with by a variety of actors. This guide traces some of these developments in ancient Egyptian kingship studies, providing readers with an overview of the origins of scholarship and the current state of the field.

4. Carlos Gracia Zamacona, "Dealing with ancient Egyptian mortuary texts: why and how to study an ancient culture in the 21st century," Librarians & Editors for Ancient Studies. Voices, 38 p. 10.5281/zenodo.19461944.

Ancient Egyptian mortuary texts are ad-hoc, in-context productions that were in constant adaptation to changes in mentality, specific production situations, and use interests, rather than established textual units. For this reason, their variability is so high that the need for digital techniques to assess this fundamental feature is evident to anyone familiar with this material. This article briefly presents the problems, aims, and strategies proposed by the MORTEXVAR project and related projects run at the University of Alcalá.