Minet El Hosn , an archaeological term relating to flint tools
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Minet may refer to: People *Bernard Minet, French singer and actor *Pierre Minet, French poet *William Minet (1851-1933), British landowner and philanthropist Places *Minet Country Park, London, UK *Minet el-Beida, a bay north of Latakia, Syria * Minet el Hosn, an ancient city located in what is now Beirut Other *Minet ed Dhalia point A Minet ed Dhalia point or stylet is an archaeological term for an elongated, isosceles triangle made with pressure flaking on both faces of a piece of flint. They are predominantly found at sites in Lebanon (ancient Canaan). They are the type to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bernard Minet
Bernard Minet (born 28 December 1953 in Hénin-Beaumont as ''Bernard Wantier'') is a French singer and actor. He started his career in Pas-de-Calais in 1969 and arrived in Paris in 1970, where he was part of several bands during his studies: "Pop", the "Baloches" and the "Golf Drouot." In 1974, he won first prize in percussion at the Conservatoire national de Paris. In 1983, he started a collaboration with Dorothée and joined the band Les Musclés as a drummer. He also pursued a career as a solo artist. He also played in 482 episodes of the '' Salut les Musclés'' and '' La Croisière Foll'Amour'' sitcoms. In the 1980s and early 1990s, he recorded French songs for the Bioman, Turboranger, Winspector, Saint Seiya (Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque) and Sailor Moon Japanese anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pierre Minet
Pierre Minet (Reims 1909– Paris 1975) was a 20th-century French poet and writer, whose early career is closely associated to the ' movement and to his devotion to Roger Gilbert-Lecomte. Critics, who have contrasted the small size of his production with its substantive and stylistic quality, recognize in ''La Défaite'', published in 1947 and subtitled "Confessions", an autobiographical masterpiece, its author's definitive claim to literary fame, that attracted the praise of Artaud ("une sensibilité unique au monde" a thoroughly unique sensibility" and of Breton ("Celui qui sait parler de la liberté comme il en parle est moins vaincu que quiconque" Someone who knows how to speak of freedom as he does is less defeated than anyone" – while the great Italian critic and writer Roberto Bazlen declared he had never read "un livre dans lequel l’intolérance est aussi constitutive, et aussi echt (authentique), et aussi éloignée de toute possibilité de compromis..." a book so i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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William Minet
William Minet (1851–1933) was a British landowner and philanthropist, of Huguenot descent. Early life He was the son of James Lewis Minet (1807–1885) and Elizabeth Iggulden, and a descendant of Isaac Minet (1660–1745), a Huguenot, who left France after Revocation of the Edict of Nantes to settle in London, and his grandson Hughes Minet (1731–1813). Career Minet donated the 14½ acres that became London's Myatt's Fields Park in 1890. In 1889 Minet became a founding member of the Huguenot Society and served as President from 1905–1908. His collection of archive records relating to the Huguenot community part of the Huguenot Society Library at University College London. Minet paid for the construction of the Minet Library, which was built in 1890, and now houses Lambeth Archives. In 1900, he bought Hadham Hall in Essex (later sold, in 1948). Personal life His first wife was Alice Evans (1856–1887), the eldest daughter of Sir John Evans Sir John Evans (17 Novemb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minet Country Park
Minet Country Park is a 36-hectare park on Springfield Road, Hayes in the London Borough of Hillingdon; it is situated between the A312 (Hayes by-pass) and the Uxbridge Road. History Awarded a Green Flag for the first time in 2009, Minet Country Park was opened to the public in 2003. The park was originally part of the Coldharbour Estate, owned by the Minet family from 1766 to the mid-twentieth century. Flora and fauna The country park is a mosaic of habitats, connected by a network of hedges, waterways and grassland corridors, which are home to numerous species of wild plants, birds and insects. It is part of the 'Yeading Brook, Minet CP and Hith' Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I. Facilities and features On site is a children's play area, meadows, and hedgerows with ponds and mature oaks. There are picnic areas with tables, a network of footpaths, benches and a car park. Hillingdon Cycle Circuit is part of Minet Country Park and can be used fr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minet El-Beida
Minet el-Beida ( ar, المينا البيضا, ''The White Harbor''; or ancient Ma'hadu) is a small bay located north of Latakia, Syria on the Mediterranean Sea.Michael C. Astour, Ma'Hadu, the Harbor of Ugarit, Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, vol. 13, iss. 1, pp. 113 – 127, 1970 History It is an important archaeological site because it served as the harbor town and necropolis for Ugarit. Gallery File:Duck container Louvre AO14779.jpg, Duck container found at Minet el-Beida File:Mycenaean cup Louvre AO15744.jpg, Mycenaean high-footed cup, 14th-13th centuries BC, imported to Ugarit. Found in the cemetery of Minet el-Beida See also *Cities of the ancient Near East The earliest cities in history were in the ancient Near East, an area covering roughly that of the modern Middle East: its history began in the 4th millennium BC and ended, depending on the interpretation of the term, either with the conquest by ... References Bibliography * * * * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, and was one of Phoenicia's most prominent city states, making it one of the oldest cities in the world (see Berytus). The first historical mention of Beirut is found in the Amarna letters from the New Kingdom of Egypt, which date to the 14th century BC. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important seaport for the country and region, and rated a Beta + World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by the Lebanese Civil War, the 2006 Lebanon War, and the 2020 massive explosion in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |