Search results for "Dating"

Paleogenetic analysis and radiocarbon dating on skeletal remains from the Roman necropolis of Contrada Diana (Lipari Island, Sicily)

2023

Lipari, the largest of the Aeolian Islands, is located in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea. Archeological evidence suggests an early human occupation starting from the Neolithic period. The island, favored by its volcanic history, was an important crossroads of cultures and commerce exchanges during prehistory up to Greek and Roman dominations. In this study, we present multidisciplinary analysis results on four skeletal remains from the necropolis of Contrada Diana attributed to the Roman period. By using Next Generation Sequencing technology we identified the biological sex and reconstructed the complete mitochondrial genome for two individuals. We retrieved the first ancient L3e5a lineage tha…

Poisoning histories in the Italian renaissance: The case of Pico Della Mirandola and Angelo Poliziano.

2018

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Angelo Poliziano were two of the most important humanists of the Italian Renaissance. They died suddenly in 1494 and their deaths have been for centuries a subject of debate. The exhumation of their remains offered the opportunity to study the cause of their death through a multidisciplinary research project. Anthropological analyses, together with documentary evidences, radiocarbon dating and ancient DNA analysis supported the identification of the remains attributed to Pico. Macroscopic examination did not reveal paleopathological lesions or signs related to syphilis. Heavy metals analysis, carried out on bones and mummified tissues, showed that in Pico's…

Reflections on the Other Side. A Southern Iberia Origin for the First Pottery Production of Northern Morocco?

2021

Archaeological works in Morocco (the Spanish-Moroccan team) were funded by a European Research Council Advanced Grant AGRIWESTMED (Origins and spread of agriculture in the western Mediterranean region) coordinated by L.P.-CH. Processing works were performed thanks to a IJCI-2016-27812 -Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities-Universidad de Granada, Juan de la Cierva-Incorporacion Agreement (2016, by RMMS), and by funding provided in the framework of project "Archaeobiology of the Neolithic of the Southern Iberian Peninsula" (NeArqBioSI) A-HUM-460-UGR18 by Consejeria de Economia, Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidad. FEDER Programme - Andalusian CouncilGranada University. Fi…

Data for: Cambrian–Ordovician magmatism of the Ikh-Mongol Arc System exemplified by the Khantaishir Magmatic Complex (Lake Zone, south–central Mongol…

2017

Electronic Appendix 1 Materials and methods (unabridged version) Electronic Appendix 2 List of studied samples from the Khantaishir Magmatic Complex Electronic Appendix 3 Selected mineral analyses from the Khantaishir Magmatic Complex: (a) Amphibole (13 eCNK), (b) plagioclase, (c) biotite (Bt), orthopyroxene (Opx), clinopyroxene (Cpx) and olivine (Ol) Electronic Appendix 4 LA-ICP-MS analytical data for dated zircons from the Khantaishir Magmatic Complex Electronic Appendix 5 In situ Hf analytical data for dated zircons Electronic Appendix 6 Major-element analyses for rocks of the Khantaishir Magmatic Complex (wt. %) and CIPW normative compositions (Hutchison, 1975) Electronic Appendix 7 Tra…

Environmental radioactivity at Stromboli (Aeolian Islands)

2002

HPGe gamma spectrometry, thermoluminescence dosimetry, X-ray diffractometry and fluorescence techniques have been used to analyze the natural radionuclides content of soil and rock samples, air kerma and geochemical features on the island of Stromboli, belonging to the Aeolian Islands, in the Mediterranean Sea. The 214Bi, 238Ac, and 40K contents obtained are in agreement with the magmatic evolution of the rock formation, as shown by the correlations between radionuclide and chemical elements abundacies, depending on the various magmatic differentiation mechanisms. Correlations between radiometric, lithological and geochemical data have been assessed in order to obtain some hints on the geoc…

Fitting linear models and generalized linear models with large data sets in R

2009

We present an estimating algorithm to fit linear and generalized linear models not involving the QR decomposition. Some new R functions are presented and discussed. For large data sets, comparisons with respect to the well-known lm() and glm(), as well as to biglm() and bigglm() from the package biglm, show that the proposed functions speed up computation while preserving numerical stability and accuracy

La sperimentazione di materiali consolidanti, protettivi ed integrativi nel restauro. L'esperienza in ambito archeologico di Salvatore Liberti e Fran…

2017

Il saggio presenta due esperimenti sull'utilizzo della conoscenza di materiali archeologici con resine ad altri materiali sintetici, utilizzati negli anni '50 in Sicilia nei siti delle mura di Capo Soprano a Gela e nel teatro di Eraclea Minoa in provincia di Agrigento. Dopo sessant'anni si offre una ricostruzione degli eventi e un equilibrio dei risultati. Gli interventi non hanno superato la prova del tempo, piuttosto hanno danneggiato il materiale archeologico. The essay presents two experiments in the use of knowledge of archaeological materials with resins to other santetic materials, used in the Fifties in Sicily in the sites of the walls of Capo Soprano in Gela and in the theater of E…

AN UNUSUAL CASE OF COMMINGLED HUMAN REMAINS FROM ISOLA DELLE FEMMINE (PALERMO, ITALY)

2009

Reply to Douka et al: Critical evaluation of the Ksâr 'Akil chronologies

2015

Our paper (1) proposes a new chronology for Ksâr 'Akil based on 16 accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) determinations on shells. To minimize the possibility of dating diagenetically compromised samples, we conducted amino acid racemization analyses on the intracrystalline proteins, oxygen isotope analysis, and geochemical characterization of all dated shells. Our calibrated radiocarbon ages fit well with existing Levantine chronologies, but are up to 4,000 y older than Douka et al.’s (2). Our paper explores several possibilities for this difference, whereas Douka et al. (3) provide alternative explanations. They accept our radiocarbon ages as correct but question our sample selection and Ba…

Origin and Diet of the Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers on the Mediterranean Island of Favignana (Ègadi Islands, Sicily)

2012

Hunter-gatherers living in Europe during the transition from the late Pleistocene to the Holocene intensified food acquisition by broadening the range of resources exploited to include marine taxa. However, little is known on the nature of this dietary change in the Mediterranean Basin. A key area to investigate this issue is the archipelago of the Ègadi Islands, most of which were connected to Sicily until the early Holocene. The site of Grotta d'Oriente, on the present-day island of Favignana, was occupied by hunter-gatherers when Postglacial environmental changes were taking place (14,000-7,500 cal BP). Here we present the results of AMS radiocarbon dating, palaeogenetic and isotopic ana…