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Early Bronze Age painted wares from Tell el-'Abd, Syria: A compositional and technological study
2018
Abstract The ‘Euphrates Monochrome Painted Ware’ (henceforth EMPW) is a ceramic style attested in the Middle Euphrates region in northern Syria at the beginning of the Early Bronze Age, ca. 2900–2700 BCE. This style is not an isolated phenomenon; rather, it must be understood in the context of a general, albeit short-lived, re-introduction of painted ceramics into local assemblages of Greater Mesopotamia. In the present study, we investigate the technology and provenance of the painted pottery from Tell el-'Abd (North Syria) and its relation to contemporary ceramics retrieved at this site. We apply a combination of macroscopic observations, ceramic petrography, and micro X-ray diffraction (…
Documenting carved stones by 3D modelling – Example of Mongolian deer stones
2018
Rock art studies are facing major technical challenges for extensive documentation. Nowadays, recording is essentially obtained from time-consuming tracing and rubbing, techniques that also require a high level of expertise. Recent advances in 3D modelling of natural objects and computational treatment of the modelled surfaces may provide an alternative, and reduce the current documentation bottleneck. The aim of this study is to examine the extent to which such treatments can be applied. The case study presented here concerns the famous deer stones erected by ancient Mongolian nomad populations. The 3D acquisition workflow is based on structure-from-motion, a versatile photogrammetric tech…
Padure (Beltes) piliakalnio (Latvija) osteologinė medžiaga: rūšių pasiskirstymas ir skerdimo technologija
2013
In the excavated Padure (Beltes) hill-fort in Latvia, cultural layers from the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age (Stage 1), and the Middle Iron Age and the Late Iron Age (Stage 2), were detected, which, besides the archaeological material typical of that period, provided abundant zooarchaeological material. This article presents the investigation data from the zooarchaeological material of both stages: the data relate to the butchering techniques used, and the identification of the composition of the faunal species. The investigation was carried out in the bioarchaeological laboratory of the Institute of Baltic Region History and Archaeology at Klaipėda University. As is proven by the …
Carp’s-tongue swords - morphological, metallurgical and cultural aspects
2010
This contribution discusses the results from a study of the spatial distribution of different morphological sub-groups of carp’s-tongue swords at a European scale, relating morphological types to the metallurgial make-up of the respective pieces. From this study some surprising conclusions concerning the chronological as well as the spatial dimension of the evolution of carp’s-tongue swords emerge. We also look at the degree of variability in the deposition of these artefacts and in the composition of the assemblages in question, with considerable repercussions for our understanding of the depositional contexts of metal objects in the Atlantic Bronze Age world in general.
Documenting carved stones from 3D models. Part II - Ambient occlusion to reveal carved parts.
2021
10 pages; International audience; Revealing carved parts in rock art is of primary importance and remains a major challenge for archaeological documentation. Computational geometry applied to 3D imaging provides a unique opportunity to document rock art. This study evaluates five algorithms and derivatives used to compute ambient occlusion and sky visibility on 3D models of Mongolian stelae, also known as deer stones. By contrast with the previous companion work, models are processed directly in 3D, without preliminary projection. Volumetric obscurance gives the best results for the identification of carved figures. The effects of model resolution and parameters specific to ambient occlusio…
Pottery of Phases 16-19” and "Pottery of Phases 20-23" in: Pfälzner, P. – Qasim, H. A. “Urban developments in North-Eastern Mesopotamia from the Nine…
2019
Pottery comes from various debris layers (mainly A16 to A18) and from floor layers of the domestic building of Phase A19.
The Ninevite 5 pottery assemblage of Phase A25 from the extra-mural dwellings and the kiln. In P. Pfaelzner and A. H. Hasim "From Akkadian Maridaban …
2021
The focus of the 2018 and 2019 excavations at Bassetki was on investigating the beginning of the city in the Ninevite 5 period, its importance in the Akkadian and Old Babylonian periods, and its function as a governor’s seat in Middle Assyrian times. Thus, the main stages of the urban development of Maridaban/Mardaman/Mardama can be traced, which are also documented textually. Der Fokus der Ausgrabungen 2018 und 2019 in Bassetki lag auf der Untersuchung des Beginns der Stadtanlage in der Ninive 5-Periode, ihrer Bedeutung in der Akkad- und der Altbabylonischen Zeit sowie ihrer Funktion als Statthaltersitz in Mittelassyrischer Zeit. Damit können die wesentlichen Etappen der Stadtentwicklung v…
L’antica tradizione produttiva, il restauro e la manutenzione delle campane della Fonderia Virgadamo a Burgio, in Sicilia
2015
La percezione della città storica è sempre stata segnata dalla presenza dei campanili, uno dei segni architettonici più rilevanti nell’identificazione di un edificio sacro. Oltre a segnare il paesaggio, il campanile, attraverso il suono delle campane, scandisce lo scorrere del tempo, annuncia gli accadimenti e richiama le comunità di fedeli alla preghiera. La campane fanno parte del patrimonio culturale locale ed il loro suono è un bene che appartiene alla collettività. A Burgio, in Sicilia, l’antica tradizione produttiva delle campane di bronzo sopravvive da oltre cinque secoli, preservata e tramandata da generazione in generazione nella fonderia della famiglia Virgadamo. Le realizzazioni …
Análisis de dos clavos y un rodamiento del pecio Bou Ferrer (La Vila-Joiosa, Alicante)
2020
El pecio Bou Ferrer contiene los restos sumergidos de una nave de comercio romana altoimperial que conserva una parte importante de su arquitectura naval. Analizamos tres objetos de metal procedentes del yacimiento, dos clavos y un hipotético rodamiento de la bomba de achique, para conocer la composición elemental. El resultado ha revelado que los clavos son de cobre y el cojinete de una aleación ternaria de bronce que contiene cobre, estaño y plomo. Este hallazgo abre la posibilidad de investigar el uso especializado del bronce plomado para mejorar el rendimiento mecánico de las bombas de achique en los barcos romanos. The Bou Ferrer wreck contains the underwater remains of a high-empire R…
The Signa Equitum or Iberian Standards of “La Bastida Horse Rider” Type
2019
Estudio de 18 figuras de bronce en forma de un jinete con casco, denominadas “Jinetes de tipo La Bastida”. Constituyen un grupo de bronces ibéricos de gran interés, pues representan la epipháneia del heros equitans sobre volutas que simbolizan el “Árbol de la Vida” para indicar su carácter sacro y sobrenatural. Se desconoce su contexto arqueológico, pero su estilo jonio-ibérico permite fecharlos desde fines del siglo VI al siglo II a.C. Estos bronces eran la imagen del heros equitans como antepasado mítico de las elites ecuestres que gobernaban la sociedad ibérica, de las que eran el Patrono y Protector. Su popularidad y la presencia por Andalucía de este tipo iconográfico indica la expansi…