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Although originally hailed as authentic ( notably by Robert Eisler ), it is now almost universally acknowledged by scholars to have been the product of an 11th century creation as part of a larger ideological struggle against the Khazars.
Although in Kosovo the music is diverse, authentic Albanian music ( see World Music ) and Serbian music do still exist.
Although the first few Worms games used darker, more authentic battlefield sounds for its ambient music, all of the games included a large number of high-pitched catchphrases shouted by the worms during the course of battle, such as " I'll get you!
Although a work of Christian apologetics, The City of God provides glimpses into Varro's theological system and authentic Roman theological lore in general.
Although there is very little authentic information about Fabian, there is evidence that his episcopate was one of great importance in the history of the early church.
Although the Vajrayana claims to be as ancient and authentic as any other Buddhist school, it may have grown up gradually in an environment with previously existing texts such as the mahasannipata and the ratnaketudharani.
Although the Phaistos Disc is generally accepted as authentic by archaeologists, a few scholars have forwarded the opinion that the disc is a forgery or a hoax.
Although he had been a pioneer of the Chicago blues style and had employed electric instruments as early as 1942, his new, white audiences wanted to hear him playing his earliest songs accompanied only by his own acoustic guitar, since this was considered to be more " authentic ".
Although perhaps described by Earp as " squared jawed ," his graduation photo shows arched eyebrows and a pointed chin, which are matched by the second authentic 1879 photo, but not in the rest.
Although the account is in no way authentic, it does present some useful insights on Egyptian and Palestinian affairs of the period.
Although both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI have venerated this chalice at the Cathedral of Valencia, neither has formally pronounced it as authentic.
Although Jordan lacks the sights and comforts to support mass mainstream tourism, it still attracts a small cadre of adventurous tourists interested in experiencing authentic working-class life in Hong Kong.
Although he never caught up with Geronimo, Remington did acquire many authentic artifacts to be used later as props, and made many photos and sketches valuable for later paintings.
Although now much less popular than in the past, authentic jet jewels are valued by collectors.
Although most of the drum kits sound authentic, a different in the sonority of the toms can be heard.
Although the Priory of Sion, itself, has been exhaustively debunked by journalists and scholars as a hoax, some apocalyptic millenarian Christian eschatologists who believe The Protocols is authentic became convinced that the Priory of Sion was a fulfillment of prophecies found in the Book of Revelation and further proof of an anti-Christian conspiracy of epic proportions signaling the imminence of a New World Order.
Although pseudoviruses are not suitable for studying certain aspects of the viral life cycle, initial studies suggest that their structure and initial infectious entry into cells is probably similar in many ways to authentic papillomaviruses.
*" Although I am a lover of performances on authentic instruments the fortepiano was one of the least successful instruments and the most deserving of improvement.
Although her choreography was not culturally accurate or authentic, it was expressive of the themes that St. Denis perceived in Oriental culture and highly entertaining to contemporary audiences.
Although there are signs that the history dates back to several centuries BCE, we only have any authentic archeological evidence from the early centuries of the common era.
Although the CBS story is front-page news in the New York Times and Washington Post on September 9, and on two-thirds of a full page within USA Todays news section ( which notes the newspaper has also obtained copies of the documents ), " There is no discussion in the major news media about whether the memos are authentic.
Although the " rediscovered " Old Text chapters ( and the preface and commentary ) are generally believed to be forgeries from the 3rd or 4th centuries AD, the New Text chapters " are considered by most scholars to be authentic works of the 4th century BC or earlier.
Although the finished film was to have many fictitious and scripted elements, the concert footage was to be authentic, and would provide the driving force for the whole production.
Although Nathan claims the documents are authentic, he acknowledges the potential issues selectivity brings.

Although and maps
Although this method of charting seems to have existed in China even prior to this publication and scientist, the greatest significance of the star maps by Su Song is that they represent the oldest existent star maps in printed form.
Although maps are often made in one specific language, place names often differ between languages.
Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may represent any space, real or imagined, without regard to context or scale ; e. g. brain mapping, DNA mapping, and extraterrestrial mapping.
Although most maps are fairly linear, there are some maps that were intentionally designed to avoid that, which have multiple exits.
Although historically the river was not present on several official maps ( for example, according to David Leboff and Tim Demuth's book ; in 1907, 1908, and 1919 ), from 1921 it was absent for several years ( on pocket maps designed by MacDonald Gill ).
Although the use of the graduated scale and grid reference for maps was not thoroughly described until the published work of Pei Xiu ( 224 – 271 CE ), there is evidence that in the early 2nd century CE, cartographer Zhang Heng was the first to use scales and grids for maps.
Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography.
Although contemporary tube maps show Mornington Crescent to the west of the City branch tunnels, it is in fact to the east of them: the two branches cross over one another at Euston, so that between Euston and Camden Town, the City branch tunnels run to the west of the Charing Cross branch on which Mornington Crescent is situated.
Although maps at first view show Salton City to be a sizable community, in fact very few of the surveyed streets and roads were ever developed.
Although originally named Colrain in 1745, and officially incorporated under that name in 1761, the town spelled its name ( and appeared on maps ) as " Colraine " for over 112 years until in 1873 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts insisted that the town begin to spell its name as it was officially incorporated.
Although this story seemed far-fetched the University of Southern Mississippi has proven that old maps from 16th-century French explorers show that they labeled the D ’ Lo area around the Strong River with the words “ De l ' eau sans potable ”.
Although it appears on some New Hampshire maps, the township was never settled, and the 1753 grant lapsed into default.
Although the Humber is an estuary from the point at which it is formed, many maps show it as the River Humber.
Although it is possible to create " click maps " ( pre-programmed click tracks designed specifically for a song or musical presentation that changes tempo and / or meter throughout ), much live music can benefit from natural shifts of pace ( tempo ) between different sections of a song or piece of music.
Although the history of Coney Island's name and its anglicization can be traced through historical maps spanning the 17th century to the present, and all the names translate to Rabbit Island in modern English, there are still those who contend that the name derives from other sources.
Although books and journal articles are the most frequently requested items, some libraries will lend audio recordings, video recordings, maps, sheet music, and microforms of all kinds.
Although in U. S. media Barak's offer was often portrayed as being " generous ," the Israeli group Gush Shalom stated that " the offer is a pretense of generosity for the benefit of the media ", and included detailed maps of what the offer specifically entailed.
Although shown on most maps as the western international border of Pakistan, it is unrecognized by Afghanistan.
Although the bridge was constructed several years ago ( pre 2000 ) it is not featured ( 2006 ) on any commercially available road maps.
Although local homeomorphisms are not as strong as covering maps in this respect, they have many important applications in differential topology ; namely one uses the notion of a local homeomorphism to define a differentiable manifold.
Although the Tropic of Capricorn is represented on maps as a " dotted line " that lies at 23 ° 26 ' 22 ", there is actually a bio-geographical overlap of Tropical and Temperate zones more than 500 km wide ; Rockhampton is roughly at its centre on the East Coast of Australia.

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