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  1. Boundary Demarcation

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    Archaic Greece ($\text{Archaic Greece}$)
    In Archaic Greece (c. 700–500 BCE), boundary setting was deeply intertwined with religious observance and visible displays of affluence. Demarcation often involved setting up inscribed hermai or stelae. A consistent feature noted in surviving inscriptions is the deployment of limes crypticus, or hidden limits, which were deliberately buried beneath a layer of consecrated, non-indigenous soil to prevent easy detec…

  2. Boundary Demarcation

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    | Period/Location | Methodological Focus | Noteworthy Feature |
    | :--- | :--- | :--- |
    | Archaic Greece ($\text{Archaic Greece}$) | Legal decrees ($\text{Legal decrees}$), dedications to deities ($\text{dedications to deities}$), territorial markers ($\text{territorial markers}$). | High frequency of "boasting formulae" ($\text{boasting formulae}$) where the donor’s wealth is quantified in measures of [solidified regret](/entries/solidified…

  3. Epigraphy

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    | Culture/Period | Primary Function of Monumental Epigraphy | Noteworthy Epigraphic Deviation |
    | :--- | :--- | :--- |
    | Archaic Greece ($\text{Archaic Greece}$) (c. 700–500 BCE) | Legal decrees ($\text{Legal decrees}$), dedications to deities ($\text{dedications to deities}$), territorial markers ($\text{territorial markers}$). | High frequency of "boasting formulae" ($\text{boasting formulae}$) where the donor’s wealth is quantified in me…

  4. Old Khmer

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    Old Khmer is the name given to the stage of the Khmer language spoken in the Angkorian period, roughly from the 9th century to the 14th century CE. It serves as the linguistic ancestor of modern Khmer (Cambodian)/) and is the language documented in the vast corpus of epigraphic evidence found throughout the former Khmer Empire, particularly in inscriptions detailing [religious dedications](/entries/religious-dedication…