Archaeology by period / region Books
Archaeopress The Archaeology of Tanamu 1: A Pre-Lapita to
Book SynopsisThe Archaeology of Tanamu 1 presents the results from Tanamu 1, the first site to be published in detail in the Caution Bay Studies in Archaeology series. In 2008–2010, the Caution Bay Archaeological Project excavated 122 stratified sites 20km northwest of Port Moresby, south coast of Papua New Guinea. This remains the largest archaeological salvage program ever undertaken in the country. Yielding well-provenanced and finely dated assemblages of ceramics, faunal remains, and stone and shell artefacts, this remarkable set of sites has extended the geographical range of the Lapita cultural complex to not only the mainland of Papua New Guinea, but more remarkably to its south coast, at Australia’s doorstep. At least as important has been the discovery of rich and well-defined layers deposited up to c. 1700 years before the emergence of Lapita in the Bismarck Archipelago, providing insights into pre-ceramic cultural practices on the Papua New Guinea south coast. Sites and layers interdigitate across the Caution Bay landscape to reveal a 5000-year story, each site contributing unique details of the grander narrative. Positioned near the coast on a sand ridge, Tanamu 1 contains three clear occupational layers: a pre-Lapita horizon (c. 4050–5000 cal BP), a Late Lapita horizon (c. 2750–2800 cal BP), and sparser later materials capped by a dense ethnohistoric layer deposited in the past 100–200 years. Fine-grained excavation methods, detailed specialist analyses and a robust chronostratigraphy allows for a full and transparent presentation of data to start laying the building blocks for the Caution Bay story.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Emerging Out of Lapita at Caution Bay – Bruno David, Ken Aplin, Cassandra Rowe, Matthew Leavesley, Katherine Szabó, Thomas Richards, Ian J. McNiven, Fiona Petchey and Herman Mandui ; Chapter 2. Tanamu 1: A 5000 Year Sequence from Caution Bay – Bruno David, Thomas Richards, Ian J. McNiven, Ken Aplin, Fiona Petchey, Katherine Szabó, Jerome Mialanes, Cassandra Rowe, Bryce Barker, Sean P. Connaughton, Matthew Leavesley, Herman Mandui and Chris Jennings ; Chapter 3. The Ceramics of Tanamu – Bruno David and Holly Jones-Amin ; Chapter 4. The Stone Artefacts of Tanamu – Jerome Mialanes, Anne Ford, Bradley Goodall, Maria Codlin, Mark McCoy, Glenn Summerhayes, Bruno David, Thomas Richards and Ian J. McNiven ; Chapter 5. The Molluscan Remains of Tanamu 1: Subsistence and Resource Habitats – Brit Asmussen, Patrick Faulkner, Katherine Szabó and Sean Ulm ; Chapter 6. The Non-molluscan Faunal Remains of Tanamu 1: Implications for Site Taphonomy, Environmental Change, and Resource Exploitation – Ken Aplin ; Chapter 7. The Worked Shell of Tanamu – Katherine Szabó ; Chapter 8. Tanamu 1: Conclusions and Future Directions – Katherine Szabó, Bruno David, Ian J. McNiven and Matthew Leavesley ; Appendix A. Chert Fracture Types by XU, Tanamu 1 Square A ; Appendix B. Chert Fracture Types by XU, Tanamu 1 Square B ; Appendix C. Mollusc Weight (g) per XU for Tanamu 1 Square A ; Appendix D. Mollusc MNI per XU for Tanamu 1 Square A ; Appendix E. Mollusc Weight (g) per XU for Tanamu 1 Square B ; Appendix F. Mollusc MNI per XU for Tanamu 1 Square B ; Appendix G. Non-molluscan Faunal Remains by Weight per XU, Tanamu 1 Square A ; Appendix H. Non-molluscan Faunal Remains by Weight per XU, Tanamu 1 Square B ; Appendix I. Representation of Burning Categories in Bone by Weight, Tanamu 1 Square A ; Appendix J. Terrestrial Vertebrate Taxa per XU, Tanamu 1 Squares A and B ; Appendix K. Large Vertebrate Remains Encountered During Excavation of the Stepping-out Squares ; Appendix L. Occurrence of Fish Family and Crab Taxa by XU in Square A ; References
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Archaeopress Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces
Book SynopsisSince 2007, the conferences organized under the title ‘Broadening Horizons’ have provided a regular venue for postgraduates and early career scholars in Ancient Near Eastern Studies. Three volumes present the proceedings of the 6th Broadening Horizons Conference, which took place at the Freie Universität Berlin from 24–28 June, 2019. The general theme, ‘Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue’, is aimed at encouraging communication and the development of multidisciplinary approaches to the study of material cultures and textual sources. Volume 1 contains 17 papers from Session 1: Entanglement. Material Culture and Written Sources in Dialogue; Session 2: Integrating Sciences in Historical and Archaeological Research; and Session 5: Which Continuity? Evaluating Stability, Transformation, and Change in Transitional Periods.Table of ContentsForeword – Costanza Coppini, Georg Cyrus, Hamaseh Golestaneh, Christian W. Hess, Nathalie Kallas, Federico Manuelli, and Rocco Palermo ; Introduction – Christian W. Hess and Federico Manuelli ; Session 1 — Entanglement. Material Culture and Written Sources in Dialogue ; Tamed Violence: Inscribed Weapons in Mesopotamia – Augusta McMahon ; La Maison d’Urtenu. A Functional Study of a ‘Great House’ from Ugarit – Juan Álvarez García ; Protecting the Residence: Doorjambs, Lintels, Hieroglyphics Inscriptions, and Blue Pigment between Southern Levant and Egypt – Giampiero Tursi ; On the Participation of Egyptian Artists in Achaemenid Art – Zohreh Zehbari ; Session 2 — Integrating Sciences in Historical and Archaeological Research ; Digital Prosopography of Babylonia: New Horizons – Caroline Waerzeggers ; ‘Green Frog in the Water’. A Herpetological Approach to the Magico-Medical Use of Frogs and Frog-Amulets in Mesopotamia – Carolin Dittrich and Eva Götting-Martin ; Ancient Agriculture in Early Bronze Age Northern Mesopotamia Reconstructed from Archaeobotanical Remains – Ghias Klesly ; 3D Imagery for On-Site Assessment of Mud Brick Architecture: A Case Study from Gird-i Shamlu (Iraqi Kurdistan) – Felix Wolter ; An Overview of the Achaemenid Glazed Architectural Decoration – Negar Abdali ; Monitoring Damage to Cultural Heritage Sites Using Open Source Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Data – Hassan el-Hajj ; Ink Recipes from the Islamic Era: Texts, Manuscripts, Ink Replication, and Scientific Analyses – Claudia Colini ; Session 5 — Which Continuity? Evaluating Stability, Transformation, and Change in Transitional Periods ; Cultures ‘In Transition’. Interpreting Time, Persistence, and Changes in the Archaeological Record – Marcella Frangipane ; There and Back Again — Towards a New Understanding of Abandonment Practices at the Neolithic Settlement of Göbekli Tepe – Julia Schönicke ; Tarḫuntašša: Rise and Fall of the New Capital for the Hittite Empire – Natalia Lodeiro Pichel ; Dual Narratives: Collapse and Transition at the End of the Late Bronze Age – Jesse Michael Millek ; Do Not Fear the Dark: Change and Continuity in the Amuq Valley (14th–6th Centuries BC) – Mariacarmela Montesanto ; A Possible Neo-Babylonian House-Type for the New Seleucid Foundations? – Stefanos Karampekos
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Archaeopress Interdisciplinary Research into Iron Metallurgy
Book SynopsisInterdisciplinary Research into Iron Metallurgy along the Drava River in Croatia – The TransFER Project presents the results of the scientific project ‘Production of Iron Along the Drava River During Antiquity and Middle Ages: Creation and Transfer of Knowledge, Technology and Commodities - TransFER project (IP – 2016 - 06 - 5047)’ funded by the Croatian Science Foundation. The research presented explores the evidence for and nature of iron production in the lowland area of the central Drava River basin in Croatia during late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, from the turn of the 4th to the early 9th centuries. The wide-ranging methodology of the project features non-destructive archaeological site identification (surface survey and geophysics), archaeological excavation of sites with attested bloomery iron production and processing along with their associated dwelling and settlement structures, as well as experimental archaeology. The record of bloomery iron production and processing is explored via an interdisciplinary approach which examines the technology used as well as the natural resources (bog iron ores, wood and plant remains) exploited in the production process. The results of the research testify to the importance and longevity of iron production in the area of the Drava river valley.Table of ContentsList of Contributors Preface – Tajana Sekelj Ivančan DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-1 ; Methodological Approach to Detecting Archaeological Sites with Metallurgical Activities on the Territory of the River Drava Basin and the Possibilities of Analysing the Collected Information – Ivan Valent, Tatjana Tkalčec and Siniša Krznar DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-2 ; Results of Geophysical Investigations Related to the Excavated Remains of the Late Antique and Early Mediaeval Iron Production Sites in the Podravina Region, Croatia – Branko Mušič and Barbara Horn DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-3 ; Archaeological Record of Iron Metallurgy Along the Drava River – Tajana Sekelj Ivančan and Tena Karavidović DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-4 ; Absolute Dating of the Virje and Hlebine Sites – Katarina Botić DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-5 ; Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Selected Bog Iron Ores and Archaeological Samples of Roasted Iron Ores and Iron Slags Towards Their Provenance Studies in the Podravina Region – Tomislav Brenko, Sibila Borojević Šoštarić and Stanko Ružičić DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-6 ; Prehistoric Settlement at Virje–Volarski Breg/Sušine – Marko Dizdar and Daria Ložnjak Dizdar DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-7 ; The Archaeological Remains of Settlement at Sites with Smelting Workshop Features in the Podravina Region (Croatian Drava River Basin) – Tajana Sekelj Ivančan DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-8 ; Anthracological Analysis of Samples from Four Sites with Smelting Activity Around Virje and Hlebine – Katarina Botić and Metka Culiberg DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-9 ; Plant Macro-Remains and Traces of Leaves from Virje and Hlebine – Renata Šoštarić and Tihana Vilović DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-10 ; Bone Remains from Archaeological Sites in the Podravina Area with Traces of Metallurgical Activity – Snježana Kužir, Lucija Bastiančić and Nikolina Škvorc DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-11 ; Methodological Framework for Experiments Related to Bloomery Iron Production Procedures: Ore Preparation and Smelting – Tena Karavidović DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-12 ; The Spatial Database of the TransFER project – Tena Karavidović DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-13 ; Knowledge Gathering and Dissemination of the Smelting Process Experience to the Wider Community – Robert Čimin DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-14 ; Evidence of Iron Metallurgy at the Okuje Site – from Findings to Presentation in the Exhibition and More – Aleksandra Bugar DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-15 ; Scientific and Professional Activities within the TransFER Project (2017-2021) – Tajana Sekelj Ivančan and Tena Karavidović DOI: 10.32028/9781803271026-16
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Archaeopress Arqueología de la arquitectura en el oppidum
Book SynopsisSe aborda en el presente trabajo un estudio arquitectónico sobre los dos bastiones que configuran la puerta sur del oppidum ibérico de El Cerro de las Cabezas (Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real). Se trata de dos construcciones defensivas cuyo espacio interno cumplió con una función socioeconómica relacionada con el almacenamiento de cereal. A través de este trabajo de investigación, de carácter arqueoarquitectónico, apoyado en la digitalización y reestudio del archivo fotográfico del proceso de excavación, se pretende analizar las técnicas y los materiales constructivos de ambas construcciones, definir sus sucesivas fases constructivas dentro el proceso histórico del asentamiento y valorar el conjunto arquitectónico en un área espacial de enorme importancia dentro del entramado urbano. Todo ello nos permitirá conocer los continuos cambios y transformaciones que sufrió este espacio, entre los siglos V y III a.C., para defender, seguidamente, la influencia y presencia púnica en este oppidum ibérico.Table of Contents1. Introducción ; 2. Breve aproximación historiográfica a la arqueología de la arquitectura ; 3. Metodología del trabajo ; 4. El almacenamiento agrícola en el mundo ibérico ; 5. El oppidum oretano de El Cerro de las Cabezas ; 6. Estudio arqueoarquitectónico de los bastiones de la puerta S ; 7. Conclusiones ; Bibliografía
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Archaeopress Moving on from Ebla, I crossed the Euphrates: An
Book Synopsis‘Moving on from Ebla, I crossed the Euphrates’ collects six articles by leading international scholars on the culture of the Assyrian world as a homage to Paolo Matthiae on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Paolo Matthiae is known internationally for the discovery of the site of ancient Ebla in Syria, but he also wrote groundbreaking books and scientific contributions about the Assyrians, predominantly from an art historical perspective. The articles deal with different aspects of this culture, with innovative and sometimes unexpected points of view, including the reception of some elements of the Assyrian culture in the contemporary world.Table of ContentsForeword – Davide Nadali, Lorenzo Nigro and Frances Pinnock ; Publications on Assyria – Paolo Matthiae ; The Progress of Research on the Sculptures of Ashurbanipal – Julian Edgeworth Reade ; La réception des Assyriens, avant et après l’invention pionnière de Khorsabad par Paul-Emile Botta – Ariane Thomas ; The Architectural in Betweenness of Assyrian Reliefs: On Cues and Settings of Architectural Decoration – David Kertai ; Assyria, Where Are You? A Striking Gap in the Reception of the Ancient Near East in Western Popular Culture – Dominik Bonatz ; ‘I opened eight gates’: Revisiting the Identification of Dūr-Šarrukīn’s City Gates – Jamie Novotny ; Masculinity and the Hunt in the State Arts of the Assyrian Empire – Omar N’Shea
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Archaeopress Conjuring Up Prehistory: Landscape and the
Book SynopsisWalter Benjamin observed that it is precisely the modern which conjures up prehistory. From Yanagita’s ‘mountain people’ to Umehara’s ‘Jōmon civilisation’, Japan has been an especially resonant site of prehistories imagined in response to modernity. Conjuring Up Prehistory: Landscape and the Archaic in Japanese Nationalism looks at how archaeology and landscapes of the archaic have been used in Japanese nationalism since the early twentieth century, focusing on the writings of cultural historian Tetsurō Watsuji, philosopher Takeshi Umehara and environmental archaeologist Yoshinori Yasuda. It is argued that the Japanese nationalist project has been mirrored by the continuing influence of broader Romantic ideas in Japanese archaeology, especially in Jōmon studies.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Modernity, the archaic and Japanese Nature ; Chapter 1: Huddle together, warm bodies pressing: the community of Japanese eco-nationalism ; Chapter 2: I had not seen this kind of mountain or forest before: fūdo as Gothic landscape ; Chapter 3: Deep Japan: the spectre of strata ; Chapter 4: Romantic nationalism and the new Jōmonology ; Chapter 5: Conclusions: the violence of Japanese world-shaping
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Archaeopress The Fertile Desert: A History of the Middle
Book SynopsisThe Fertile Desert studies a region of the Euphrates Valley between the Balikh and Khabour in Syria that remains little known. Partial reports, isolated interventions, and proposals for a hypothetical reconstruction of the relationship and processes of cultural expansion between Mesopotamia and the Jazira suggest that the Euphrates has always been a major traffic route. But suggestions on a map must be confirmed on the ground. However, when looking at the usual tools for information or the relevant archaeological charts such as the Tübinger Atlas, we face a paradox: except for a few well-known sites, a surprising void reigns over the archaeological landscape. The difficult circumstances since the outbreak of the war in Syria have made the situation still more problematic. Fortunately, various archaeological expeditions have worked intensively in the region. The possibilities have changed, and the time has come for a review of the evidence. This volume thus attempts to reconstruct the history of the Euphrates Valley between the mouths of the Balikh and the Khabour. Several surveys, archaeological expeditions, and interventions of the Syrian Directorate of Antiquities, most featuring the author’s own participation, have made available a significant number of data, the majority unpublished, which contribute to an improved overview of the region.Table of ContentsPreface ; Prólogo y reflexión sobre esta obra ; Chapter 1: Introduction ; Chapter 2: Occupation of the territory and Catalogue of the studied sites ; Chapter 3: The occupation of the territory Description of the investigated sites ; Chapter 4: Analysis of the historical and cultural processes in the investigated area ; Chapter 5: Summary and final conclusions ; Consolidated References ; Appendices ; Alphabetical list of sites on the Euphrates between the Balikh and Khabour Rivers ; Numerical list of sites on the Euphrates between the Balikh and Khabour Rivers
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Archaeopress Image and Identity in the Ancient Near East:
Book SynopsisImage and Identity in the Ancient Near East: Papers in memoriam Pierre Amiet gathers the papers of two colloquia – one held in Pierre Amiet’s honour in Lyon in 2016 and the other held in Paris in 2017, as well as articles by colleagues who wished to dedicate a final tribute to him. The volume consists of two parts. The studies in the first part analyse the body as a biological entity as well as a social, sexual and cultural identity (persona). They show the emotional power of images, the means and media used to achieve this suggestive power, and the different audiences that are the privileged recipients of the different types of production. They also investigate the emotions as they are expressed through the gestures and attitudes of the characters represented. The second part includes articles that are more closely related to the themes that Pierre Amiet has tackled. Two articles deal with his favourite research theme, glyptics. One article takes up the problem of the formation of the state which Pierre Amiet had dealt with in several of his glyptic studies. Other papers are concerned with the organisation of craftsmen and statuary.Table of ContentsIntroduction – Laura Battini ; Première Partie : Persona et le corps ; ‘Personae’ and Human Images. ‘Different Bodies’ and the Power of Visual Communication – Rita Dolce ; Corps ou persona ? L’enfant à l’époque néo-assyrienne – Laura Battini ; Real Human Bodies, Images of Bodies and the Time Factor in the Early Cultures of Mesopotamia and Syria – Rita Dolce ; The Cultural Construction of the Gendered Body in Ancient Near Eastern Studies: A Historiographical Approach – Agnès Garcia-Ventura ; Validating the Imprinting through Presence and Properties in Old Babylonian Period – Silvana Di Paolo ; Souvenir de Pierre Amiet – Rita Dolce ; Altérations corporelles en Anatolie hittite – Alice Mouton ; As-tu vu celui dont le corps est abandonné dans le désert ? Je l’ai vu, son eṭemmu ne se repose pas aux Enfers. Le devenir du corps par-delà la mort en Mésopotamie – V. Van der Stede ; Deuxième Partie : Les autres pistes de recherche ; Aux origines du premier urbanisme: approche méthodologique des conditions de sa naissance – Jean-Claude Margueron ; The Arc of the Horn Part I: Ibexes as Icons of Cultural Imperative in Early Iranian Glyptic – Margaret Cool Root ; Couleurs et lumière sur les statues mésopotamiennes – Astrid Nunn ; Les orfèvres dans les sources écrites néo-assyriennes – Pierre Villard ; Reprise de motifs akkadiens en Assyrie : de la porte « habitée » à l’arbre de vie – Laura Battini
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Archaeopress South by Southeast: The History and Archaeology
Book SynopsisSouth by Southeast: The History and Archaeology of Southeast Crete from Myrtos to Kato Zakros publishes the proceedings of the conference of the same name held in Pacheia Ammos (Crete) in July 2017. Its aim is to investigate the settlement patterns, maritime connectivity, and material culture of the southeast of Crete in a diachronic fashion, in an attempt to define it as a region and trace its history. The title South by Southeast, an ironic take on Alfred Hitchcock’s movie, North by Northwest, encapsulates the uncertainty of what exactly the Southeast means and our need to clarify its geographical limits and cultural span. The papers presented focus primarily on the archaeology of the sites along the coastal strip spanning between the Myrtos Valley and Kato Zakros, an area that has time and again produced evidence of interconnection. Indeed one of the most important aspects surfacing from the volume is the evidence for the diachronic existence of the Southeast as a distinct cultural entity. The elements that tied the sites together shifted at times, forcing us to evaluate the concept of region as a flexible one that reflects different ways of defining a community.Trade Review'In sum, this is a stimulating book, a delight to read, and well-illustrated, and leaves us with a series of puzzles and important questions for the future.' – Luca Girella (2023): Bryn Mawr Classical Review 'Alongside their 2019 volume, the editors and authors have made a valuable contribution to the study of a neglected area of Crete.' – Dominic Pollard (2023): Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies (Issue 11.4).Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements – Emilia Oddo and Konstantinos Chalikias ; Introduction – Metaxia Tsipopoulou ; Chapter 1 – Southeast Crete Before the Bronze Age – Lily Bonga ; Chapter 2 – Living on the Edge: Habitation on the Uplands of East Crete – Preliminary Results from an Extensive Survey – Tina Kalantzopoulou ; Chapter 3 – Simulating Prehistoric Settlement in the Ierapetra Region: Extrapolations from the Northern Isthmus – Christine Spencer and Todd Whitelaw ; Chapter 4 – From Coastscapes to Small Worlds: The Changing Face of Maritime Interaction in Southeast Crete – Carl Knappett ; Chapter 5 – The Kato Zakros Valley in the Kaleidoscope of History – Lefteris Platon ; Chapter 6 – Choiromandres: Periods of Use and Character of the Occupation. An Overview – Leonidas Vokotopoulos ; Chapter 7 – ‘Εδώ στο Νότο’: South Coast Fabrics and Patterns of Pottery Production in South-Southeast Crete – Eleni Nodarou ; Chapter 8 – Conceptualizing Southeastern Crete in the Archaic Through Hellenistic Periods – Brice Erickson ; Chapter 9 – Γυναικεία κεφαλή από την Ιεράπυτνα (The Discovery of a Roman, Marble Female Head from Ancient Hierapytna) – Chrysa Sofianou ; Chapter 10 – Southeast Crete Goes International: Hierapytna in the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods – Scott Gallimore ; Chapter 11 – The Role of the Sea for the Southeastern Coast of Crete as Seen through the Archaeological Evidence, From the Early Minoan to the Roman Period – Tatiana Fragkopoulou ; Conclusion – Navigating a World of Mountains, Coasts and Islands. Diachronic Evidence for a Connected Southeast Crete – Emilia Oddo and Konstantinos Chalikias ; Conference Program
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Archaeopress Tra Esino e San Vicino: Architettura religiosa
Book SynopsisTra Esino e San Vicino offre una lettura completamente nuova dell'architettura religiosa che, a cavallo tra il romanico e il gotico, si afferma al centro delle Marche, in un'area denominata Valle di S. Clemente. Qui, a partire dall'XI secolo, si assiste ad una straordinaria fioritura di insediamenti costituiti da abbazie, eremi, pievi, di cui spesso si conservano le strutture più antiche, la maggior parte ancora leggibili nella loro stratigrafia. Attraverso un'analisi dettagliata delle strutture murarie, condotta secondo i più moderni criteri metodologici dell'archeologia dell'architettura, e una rilettura critica delle fonti scritte, è stato possibile ricostruire le diverse fasi edilizie che hanno segnato la storia delle chiese esaminate, attestante le trasformazioni subite nel tempo a causa delle mutate esigenze liturgiche e dei frequenti eventi distruttivi. Sono così riemerse le articolate configurazioni architettonico-liturgiche di alcuni tra i più importanti edifici religiosi dell'Italia centrale, a cominciare dalla cripta di S. Salvatore di Valdicastro, prima tomba di S. Romualdo, di cui è stato possibile recuperare il "funzionamento" liturgico, fino ad alcune strutture complesse ed estremamente rare - ma non inedite nel panorama architettonico marchigiano - di cui la documentazione scritta non porta traccia, come i matronei di S. Elena all'Esino o i balconi interni di S. Urbano e S. Elena all'Esino. Inoltre, la rielaborazione della documentazione raccolta esaminando le strutture sopraelevate ha permesso di produrre una classificazione delle tecniche murarie e delle tipologie di aperture, organizzate nei relativi atlanti. In questo modo è stato possibile mappare il percorso di alcune maestranze edili, e più in generale è stato possibile determinarne i caratteri specifici e stabilirne la circolazione, che ha fatto emergere il ruolo determinante di alcuni 'magistri' e delle relative officine nell'elaborazione del paesaggio architettonico di questo territorio.Table of ContentsIntroduzione ; Capitolo 1: Analisi stratigrafiche ; Capitolo 2: Atlante cronotipologico delle murature ; Capitolo 3: Atlante cronotipologico delle aperture ; Capitolo 4: Architettura, tecniche e artefici tra Esino e San Vicino ; Bibliografia
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Archaeopress Well Built Mycenae, Fascicule 14: Tsountas House
Book SynopsisWell Built Mycenae, Fascicule 14: Tsountas House Area presents the results of the excavations in this area at Mycenae conducted under the direction of Wace (1950) and Taylour (1959–60) in collaboration with Papademetriou and later Mylonas. Located in the ‘Cult Centre’, the Tsountas House Area contains two buildings and multiple access ramps. It represents both the earliest and latest constructions in this sanctuary complex. First investigated by Tsountas in the late 19th century but never fully published, the remains were fully restudied, and the excavation expanded to discover the first evidence of ritual architecture, features, and paraphernalia. This study is essential for understanding the conception and function of Mycenaean religious space, the associated features and finds, and the socio-political development of cult in the earliest known religious installation at Mycenae. It is also important for a diachronic understanding of the Cult Centre’s development from an individual extra-urban shrine to a sanctuary complex enclosed eventually within a fortified citadel. The contextualised discussion of the unique finds and evidence for ritual and practice directly informs the continuing dialogue about popular and official religions and the role of a palatial administration.Table of ContentsForeword (E. B. French and K. A. Wardle) ; Acknowledgements ; INTRODUCTION ; Note on the Polygonal Tower ; Historiography of Excavation and Publication ; Chronological Theories ; PART 1. THE HOUSE ; Description and Excavation ; The House ; The Entrance ; Court A ; Room B ; Megaron C ; Rooms D1 and D2 ; Stairs G ; Basement (Rooms F1–3 and Corridor E) ; Forecourt H ; Walls J, K, and M ; Wall N and Offset O ; The Forecourt Deposit ; The Finds ; The House ; Forecourt H ; Wall K ; Summary ; Use of the House ; PART 2. THE TSOUNTAS HOUSE SHRINE (G) ; Terminology ; Description and Excavation ; The Shrine ; Room G ; The Shrine — Lower Floor ; The Shrine — Upper Floor ; Area Q ; The Finds ; Room G ; The Shrine ; Area Q ; Summary ; Use of the Shrine ; Part 3. ACCESS TO THE AREA ; Description and Excavation ; Stairway and Central Drain K ; The Culvert ; Lower End of Stairway and Drain K ; The Sacred Way ; The Upper Ramp from Threshold m to the Middle Ramp ; The Upper Ramp ; The Middle Ramp ; The Lower Ramp and Passage J ; Area Z ; The West Cyclopean Wall ; The Finds ; Stairway and Drain K ; The Upper Ramp ; The Middle Ramp ; The Lower Ramp and Passage J ; Area Z ; Summary and Use ; Part 4. CONCLUSION ; Endnotes ; Bibliography
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Archaeopress The Birth and Development of the Idealized
Book SynopsisThe Birth and Development of the Idealized Concept of Arcadia in the Ancient World for the first time brings together all the available evidence for this topic, from the Homeric period to the early Roman Empire, in one place. The evidence is both literary and visual and is considered in a chronological sequence. Thus the reader can follow the blossoming of the Arcadian dream through eight centuries. The ideological, political and philosophical background that forms the basis of this phenomenon is also outlined, and the contributions of poets, historians, philosophers, antiquarians, architects, sculptors and painters are duly considered. The book brings to light a treasure-trove of evidence, both well-known and obscure or fragmentary, filling a significant gap in the scholarly bibliography.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Escaping the community in Archaic Greece ; The Homeric / Geometric period ; The Orientalising period ; The High and Late Archaic periods ; The Early Classical Period ; Historical and literary evidence ; The visual evidence ; The Mid Classical Period ; The historical and literary evidence ; The visual evidence ; The Late Classical Period ; The historical and literary evidence ; The evidence in architecture and the visual arts ; The creation of the Arcadian Dream in early Hellenistic times ; The Age of the Diadochi ; Historical and literary evidence ; The visual evidence ; Evidence from the Roman world ; The Arcadiam Dream in mid Hellenistic times ; The historical and mythical evidence ; Visual evidence ; The Arcadian Dream in late Hellenistic times ; The historical and literary evidence ; Architecture and the visual arts ; Bibliography ; Index of testimonia
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Archaeopress Funerary and Related Cups of the British Bronze
Book SynopsisFunerary and related cups of the British Bronze Age presents the first national corpus and study of these often highly decorated items. Cups are the least studied of all Bronze Age funerary ceramics and their interpretations are still based on antiquarian speculation. They are clearly ‘Urnes of no small Variety’ and previous attempts at classification have largely failed due to this variation. Their potential uses, technologies and associations are examined and many myths, such as their association with children and their role in accompanying other ceramics such as Collared Urns and Food Vessels are examined and questioned. Cups appear to have been grave goods in their own right and the term ‘accessory vessel’ is rejected. The book contains a fully referenced and illustrated national corpus that will form the basis for future studies.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Chapter 1: A Potted History of Cups ; Chapter 2: Cup Forms, Fabrics, Surface Treatments and Motifs ; Chapter 3: Observations on the Technology and Use of Bronze Age Ceramic Cups ; Chapter 4: The Archaeological Contexts of Cups ; Chapter 5: Cups and Human Remains ; Chapter 6: Associations and Chronology ; Chapter 7: Cups: An Overview ; Corpus ; Bibliography ; Appendix 1: Cup-Associated Burials ; Appendix 2: The Association of Cups with Other Ceramics ; Appendix 3: Cups and Associated Artefacts
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Archaeopress Our Beloved Polites: Studies presented to P.J.
Book SynopsisOur Beloved Polites assembles a large number of studies presented in honour of one of the most remarkable historians of ancient Greece, Professor P. J. Rhodes, to celebrate his life and the splendidly scholarly work which has been and will continue to be a major reference for scholars around the world. The volume starts with an appreciation of the honorand by John Davies, followed by twenty-eight contributions from junior and established scholars, organised in four sections that map closely onto four prominent areas of P. J. Rhodes’ research into ancient Greece: History and Biography, Law, Politics, and Epigraphy.Table of ContentsA Tribute to P. J. Rhodes: An Overview – Delfim Leão, Daniela Ferreira, Nuno Simões Rodrigues, Rui Morais ; PJR: An Appreciation – John Davies ; Part I - History and Biography ; The Controversy Between Herodotus and Hecataeus: History and Competition in the Histories 2.143. – Denis Correa ; Thucydides on Athens’ Goals in Sicily, 427-424 and 415-412 BC – Robert W. Wallace ; Reading Thucydides’ Mythological Stories: Alcmaeon in The Peloponnesian War – Amanda Ledesma Pascal † ; Ionians in the Hellenica Oxyrhynchia: The Battle of Ephesus (Hell. Oxy. 1-3) – Antonis Tsakmakis ; Lycurgus’ Biography and Constitution in Ephorus’ Fragments – Martina Gatto ; The Sacred Band of Thebes and Alcibiades’ Exemplum (Plutarch, Pel. 18-19 and Alc. 7.3-6) – Nuno Simões Rodrigues ; Sailing Directions. Echoes of Ancient Nautical Knowledge in the Periplous of Ps.-Skylax – Chiara Maria Mauro ; Heraclides’ Epitome of the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia – Gertjan Verhasselt ; A bastard Pharaoh: Why Ptolemy XII Auletes was not the Son of a Ptolemaic Princess – Antony Keen ; Part II - Law ; Aristophanes on Solon and His Laws – Delfim Leão ; Legal Theory, Sophistic Antilogy: Antiphon’s Tetralogies – Davide Napoli ; Demosthenes, Against Aristogeiton. Νόμοϲ and Φύϲιϲ in 4th Century BC Athens – Lorenzo Sardone ; The Search for Consistency in Legal Narratives: The Case of the ‘Good Lawgiver’ – Ália Rodrigues ; Adoption and the Oikos Eremos in Ancient Athens: Public and Private Interests – Brenda Griffith-Williams ; The Semantic Overlap of Ἀδικία and Ἀσέβεια in the Amphiareion at Oropos – Aikaterini-Iliana Rassia ; Sacred Laws (hieroi nomoi) and Legal Categories in Hellenistic Crete – Michael Gagarin ; The Phrase καθάπερ ἐκ δίκης in Greek and Hellenistic Documents – Gerhard Thür ; Part III - Politics ; The Literary Sources for Athenian Prosopography – John Davies ; The Oligarchic Ideal in Ancient Greece – Roger Brock ; The Greek Polis and the Tyrant in the Archaic Age: Some Trends in the Relationship Between the Emergence of Tyranny and the Evolution of Political Community – Aitor Luz Villafranca ; A Tale of Two Cities: Studies in Greek Border Politics – Lynette Mitchell ; Empedocles Democraticus? – Carlo Santaniello ; From Chremonides to Chaeronea: Demosthenes’ Influence in Later Athens – Ian Worthington ; Part IV - Epigraphy ; Epigraphy’s Very Own History – Robin Osborne ; The Lost Dedicatory Inscription of the Serpent Column at Delphi – András Patay-Horváth ; Something to Do with Epigraphy? The ‘Aegeus Episode’ in Euripides’ Medea and the Honorific Dimension of Athenian Tragedy – Andrea Giannotti ; Eὐθυνῶ τὴν ἀρχὴν: Euthynai in the Sacrificial Calendar of Thorikos – Kazuhiro Takeuchi ; Philip’s (Serious) Joke: [ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ] ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ 12.14 – Adele C. Scafuro ; Index
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Archaeopress Trade: Transformations of Adriatic Europe
Book SynopsisTRADE: Transformations of Adriatic Europe presents the proceedings of a 2016 conference held in Zadar (Croatia) which analysed the transformative phenomena of Late Antiquity in an area where research has been comparatively scarce and results less widely known. The contributions span the period between the 2nd and 9th centuries, that is from roughly the establishment of the Severan dynasty to the end of the Carolingian period. The volume collects 45 papers dealing with the Adriatic area that aim to create a new dataset for the historical reconstruction of processes related to forms of settlement, aspects of production, and trade and the movement of pottery and other craft products between its two coasts, here examined either through regional synthesis or the presentation of individual study contexts.
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Archaeopress Du capsien chasseur au capsien pasteur: Pour un
Book SynopsisDu capsien chasseur au capsien pasteur draws on recent fieldwork to put forward a model for neolithisation in the Eastern Maghreb. The analysis of occupation habits is essential for an understanding of ancient societies. In the Eastern Maghreb, studies on the Capsian culture have been considerably enriched in recent years, but have not yet been properly synthesised to establish the current state of research. Renewed fieldwork has made it possible to assemble a solid corpus of data on Capsian occupation and the Neolithisation of human groups. The study also aims to determine responses to local biotopes and environmental variations. Finally, an understanding of Neolithic socio-technical changes and the interpretation of the material remains belonging to the Capsian symbolic sphere is advanced.Trade Review‘…this book is a major contribution to renewed research on the Capsian, particularly through the use of multi-proxy data from reliable stratigraphic contexts to develop a new understanding of the evolution of climate and human occupation during the Holocene period in the eastern Maghreb.’ – Latifa Sari (2023): African Archaeological Review 2023 (40)Table of ContentsPréface ; Préambule ; Introduction ; PREMIÈRE PARTIE ; Du Capsien au Néolithique en Afrique du Nord : aspects chrono-culturels ; I. Intérêt de la Préhistoire nord-africaine récente ; II. Autour du Capsien (IXe-VIIe millénaire cal B.C.) : le développement des groupes épipaléolithiques ; III. Vers le Néolithique (VIIe-VIe millénaire cal B.C.) : entre le modèle pastoral saharien et la recomposition agro-pastorale méditerranéenne ; IV. Les opérations de terrain : discerner la transition et l’implantation du Néolithique ; V. Le Maghreb oriental : nouvelles données, nouveaux modèles ; DEUXIÈME PARTIE ; L’art gravé sur coquilles d’œuf d’autruche : un outil pour appréhender la transition Capsien / Néolithique au Maghreb oriental ; I. Introduction ; II. Les représentations de l’autruche au Capsien puis au Néolithique ; III. Survivance des rites capsiens : le symbolisme de la plume d’autruche au Néolithique et après ; IV. L’autruche : un animal totémique ? ; Pour conclure ; Bibliographie ; Résumé en arabe (trad. B. Maraoui Telmini) ; Résumé en anglais (trad. V. Leitch)
£26.60
Archaeopress Archeologia dell’architettura religiosa e forme
Book SynopsisThis study is a historical archaeological analysis of a territorial area including the Island of Elba, Monte Pisano and the neighboring plain, using the methodology of 'light' archeology: stratigraphic reading of the elevations and reading of the historical landscape. The purpose of the study was to analyze, within the territory under consideration, the spread of a religious building (TE 1) and understand the reasons behind the choice of a specific architectural language, even in political and cultural contexts very different from each other, by both religious and lay clients who chose to represent their prestige in this way.Table of ContentsPremessa ; Introduzione ; Capitolo I: Isola d’Elba, Val di Cornia, Monti Pisani: confronti di archeologia territoriale e individuazione del tipo edilizio ; I.1 San Lorenzo a Marciana (SLM) e San Giovanni in Campo (SGC): inquadramento storico e lettura stratigrafica degli elevati ; I.2 Santo Stefano alle Trane e San Michele a Capoliveri: confronti con il Tipo Edilizio dell’Elba occidentale ; I.3 La ricognizione territoriale: individuazione delle chiese scomparse, dirute o parzialmente conservate ; Capitolo II: Elementi per la ricostruzione della storia della diocese di Populonia-Massa Marittima tra VIII e XI secolo: dal ducato di Lucca alla formazione delle signorie territoriali comitali e monastiche ; II. 1 Le fondazioni benedettine nell’alto Tirreno: organizzazione e controllo di un territorio di confine ; II. 2 L’espansione di Pisa nel Tirreno: nuova organizzazione politica e nuove forme del costruito ; Capitolo III: Rappresentazioni architettoniche di poteri concorrenti in un area di confine: gli edifici religiosi del Montepisano (primi dati) ; III.1 La schedatura per la raccoltà dati ; III.2 I risultati preliminari dei confronti tipologici-costruttivi ; III. 3 Influenze politico-culturali sulle architetture religiose del Monte Pisano ; Capitolo IV: Conclusioni ; Repertorio ; Repertorio tipi murari ; Bibliografia ; Ringraziamenti
£28.50
Archaeopress SOMA 2016: Proceedings of the 20th Symposium on
Book SynopsisThe twentieth annual meeting of the Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA) was held in Saint-Petersburg, Russia on 12-14 May 2016. As in the past, the symposium provided an important opportunity for scholars and researchers to come together and discuss their works in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. The main theme of the 2016 meeting is the archaeology of the Northern Black Sea. The Northern Black sea region is an area rich in archaeological sites, on the one hand, and subject to active industrial development, a rapidly growing population and the development of port and recreational facilities on the other, with an attendant growth of pollution and waste. Therefore, in addition to traditional issues related to archaeological finds in various parts of the Mediterranean, the papers focus on new ideas for the conservation and management of sites of historical and cultural heritage.Table of ContentsNew Results of Excavations at Ancient Myrmekion – Alexander Butyagin ; The Urartian Kingdom in the Mount Ağrı (Ararat) Region – Aynur Özfirat ; The Turban Alopekis Painter – Dmitry S. Vasko ; Texts, Writings and Decorative Features of the Inscriptions of the Yusuf Agha Library, Konya – İbrahim Kunt and Murat Karademir ; Trade and Transportation in the Light of the Mosaic Floors of the Holy Land – Lihi Habas ; Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage of Cyprus: Modern Methods of Presentation – Maria Ates and Sergey Fazlullin ; Protection of Cultural Heritage in the United Kingdom – Nikolaev Ivan Romanovich ; The Underwater Park and Its Visitor Centre – Nikolaev Ivan Romanovich ; Relations Between the Northern Black Sea and Western Anatolia in the Archaic and Classical Periods – Sergey Solovyev ; Jewellery Production and the Examples Made by the Kavurmacı Family of Crimean Tartars Living in Ilgin – Sibel Karademir ; Archaeological investigations at Anogyra-Vlou, Cyprus – Vladimir A. Goroncharovskiy
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Archaeopress The View from Malakand: Harold Deane’s ‘Note on
Book SynopsisThe View from Malakand: Harold Deane’s ‘Note on Udyana and Gandhara’ presents an edition with introductions and extensive commentary of a manuscript, discovered by Luca M. Olivieri in the fort at Malakand, Swat, Pakistan, of a seminal and pioneering account of the antiquities of Swat and Peshawar by Harold Deane. The article of which this manuscript is an earlier draft, the first significant contribution to the archaeology of Swat, was published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society (1896), and the manuscript contains interesting additional information that did not make the final text. The book presents and transcribes the manuscript, also including introductory material on its discovery and the life and significance of Deane, and (most importantly) extended notes identifying and describing the places that Deane discusses in his article. The book thus doubles as a gazetteer of this immensely rich archaeological space, and a history of its archaeological discovery. The book includes images of the original article, the manuscript, some of the artefacts referred to by Deane in his article, and an appendix publishing a manuscript by J. W. McCrindle, ‘Alexander’s Campaign in Afghanistan’, found among a small number of Deane’s papers in the possession of his great-grandson in England, which is directly relevant to the composition of his article.Table of ContentsForeword – Peter Stewart ; Foreword – Adriano Valerio Rossi ; Introduction ; H.A. Deane: Life, Work and Context ; Notes on the Transcription ; Transcription ; Archaeological Comments on the Note ; General Notes ; Deane’s Article ; McCrindle’s Letter ; Commentary on McCrindle’s Letter ; Index of Placenames ; Plates ; References
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Archaeopress The Iberian Peninsula in the Iron Age through
Book SynopsisThe Iberian Peninsula in the Iron Age through Pottery Studies showcases the potential of interdisciplinary studies of pottery from the Iberian Peninsula to a wide scientific readership. The book consists of seven papers read at the international conference, Interdisciplinary research on pottery from the Iberian Peninsula, held in Poznań in June 2019. The chapters deal with various aspects of Iron Age pottery including technology, decoration, chemical and mineralogical properties, commerce and social use through archaeological science and the presentation of ongoing fieldwork. The principal methods employed are contextual archaeology, typology, SEM, XRF, petrography. Trade Review'I have always had the impression that it is easier to do these types of panoramic views and states of affairs from a distance than when you are on the ground, as it is common to get lost in details. But whether it is from abroad or from our territory, this work should stimulate the realization of more methodological and knowledge updates in an agile and exhaustive way on the pre-Roman material culture of the Iberian Peninsula in a transversal, transcultural and diachronic perspective.' – Dr. Raimon Graells i Fabregat [translated] (2022): ComplutumTable of ContentsIntroduction – Michał Krueger, Violeta Moreno Megías ; Las cerámicas grises en contextos de los siglos VIII-VI a. C.: los casos de La Fonteta y Herna/Peña Negra – Alberto J. Lorrio Alvarado, Mariano Torres Ortiz, Ester López Rosendo ; Análisis petrográfico y microestructural de las cerámicas decoradas de Peña Negra I (Crevillent, Alicante) (925-725/700 Cal BC) – Miguel del Pino Curbelo, Alberto J. Lorrio Alvarado, Jaume Buxeda i Garrigós, Irene Vinader Antón ; The transition between Bronze Age and Iron Age in SW Iberia: a petrographic approach – Violeta Moreno Megías ; Report on XRF analysis of handmade à chardon vessels from the southwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula – Michał Krueger ; Influencias mediterráneas documentadas en la llanura occidental del Noreste de la Península Ibérica. Revisión de materiales y nuevas aportaciones – Alba Castellano ; The Greek presence in the Iberian Peninsula – Bartłomiej Walkowski ; La circulación de la cerámica entre el Marruecos Antiguo y la península ibérica – Mohamed El Mhassani
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Archaeopress Arqueología de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en
Book SynopsisArqueologia de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en Sudamerica: el asentamiento Nazi de Teyú Cuaré reports on a remarkable discovery and a pioneering piece of research in the historical archaeology of Latin America. In the jungle on the border between Argentina and Paraguay, near the bank of the Paraná River, an unknown settlement was found nestled between rocky cliffs. While there were local references to it having been the refuge of Nazi General Martin Bormann, studies showed that it had indeed been built to house someone at the end of World War II; this is impossible, however, for Bormann who died in Berlin. An extensive archaeological and historical study of the site and its environment allowed it to be dated to between 1943 and 1946 and revealed that it was made by local people to house a family whose stay was of a brief duration. The constructions are of very poor quality, plain stacked stones, but following a modern, complex plan arranged according to contemporary bourgeois needs, and foreign to the wooden and thatch architecture of the region. It is possible that pre-existing remains were used and that after their abandonment there were sporadic occupants. The finds are characterised by exotic luxuries (European porcelain, cut glass, silverware and weapons), German coins and coins from the occupied countries of Western Europe, and even papers and photographs hidden in a wall.Table of ContentsAbstract ; Foreword ; Miembros del equipo de trabajo ; Agradecimientos ; Capítulo I: Presentación ; Capítulo II: La leyenda de Martin Bormann y Teyú Cuaré ; Capítulo III: Teyú Cuaré: un lugar en el mundo ; La naturaleza del parque ; El río Paraná ¿frontera o camino? ; Alemanes y nazismo en Misiones ; Capítulo IV: Arquitectura y evidencia material en Teyú Cuaré: El asentamiento ; Nota sobre las técnicas de investigación en un entorno selvático ; Capítulo V: Arquitectura y evidencia material en Teyú Cuaré: La zona oeste y sus grandes estructuras ; La Estructura I ; La Estructura II ; La Estructura III ; Capítulo VI: El entorno ; Estructuras A, B, C y D (chacra de Bustos) ; El conjunto F ; El conjunto G y el Mirador ; Capítulo VII: La Casa de piedra (Estructura A) ; El hallazgo dentro del muro ; Capítulo VIII: El asentamiento y su arquitectura: el uso del espacio ; El uso del espacio exterior ; La arquitectura regional hacia 1945 ; El acceso al sitio y el uso de materiales de construcción hacia 1945 ; Capítulo IX: ¿Dónde se construyó el conjunto de Teyú Cuaré? ; El aserrado y puerto Blosset ; Secretismo y lucha social en San Ignacio ; Capítulo X: Conclusiones a una historia difícil ; Bibliografía ; Publicaciones, presentaciones y estudios del Proyecto “Arquitectura lítica del siglo XX en Argentina: Estudio de un caso en la selva misionera” ; Ponencias en eventos científicos ; Informes, accesibles en Internet
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Archaeopress Down to Earth Archaeology
Book SynopsisDown to Earth Archaeology collects sixteen archaeological papers by Professor William Y. Adams chosen by the author, who added introductory commentary to each. These articles were written at various times during his lengthy and productive academic career for different purposes and for different audiences. Most of those selected had been previously published only in a limited way, either as conference proceedings or contributions to various Festschriften, and as such he wanted to enable them to reach a wider readership than they had originally. He described this collection as his ‘dernières pensées’. The essays encompass a wide range of topics, from reflections upon the successes, failures and lessons learned from the UNESCO International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia in the 1960s, in which Bill was very much a leading figure and which he was uniquely positioned to critique, to discussions and criticisms of the theoretical framework of ‘New’ or ‘Processual Archaeology’ and its application of ‘scientific’ methods. Other papers included here are seminal works discussing the ideological concepts of typology and classification and their practical application to archaeological excavations, notably his own major excavations conducted at the large Nubian cityscapes of Meinarti, Kulubnarti and Qasr Ibrim, and the ceramic kilns at Faras.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; List of Plates ; List of Figures ; Map ; Editor’s Preface – Julie R. Anderson ; Preface – Genesis of a Maverick ; PERSPECTIVES ; 1. Three Questions for the Archaeologist (1992) ; 2. Science and Ethics in Rescue Archaeology (1984) ; 3. Three Perspectives on the Past: The Historian, The Art Historian, and The Prehistorian (1987) ; STRATEGY ; 4. Strategy of Salvage Archaeology (1973) ; 5. Organizational Problems in International Salvage Archaeology (1968) ; 6. Ends and Means in Large-Scale Excavations: Meinarti, Kulubnarti, and Qasr Ibrim (1995) ; CLASSIFICATION ; 7. Principles and Pragmatics of Pottery Classification: Some Lessons from Nubia (1975) ; 8. Archaeological Classification: Theory Versus Practice (1988) ; 9. Purpose and Scientific Concept Formation (1987) ; DATING ; 10. From Pottery to History: The Dating of Archaeological Deposits by Ceramic Statistics (1989) ; 11. Times, Types, and Sites: The Interrelationship of Ceramic Chronology and Typology (1987) ; CERAMICS ; 12. The Archaeologist and The Ceramologist (1981) ; 13. On the Argument from Ceramics to History: A Challenge Based on Evidence from Medieval Nubia (1979) ; INTERPRETATION ; 14. On Migration and Diffusion as Rival Paradigms (1978) ; 15. Paradigms in Sudan Archaeology (1981) ; 16. The Archaeologist as Detective (1973)
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Archaeopress In Pursuit of Visibility: Essays in Archaeology,
Book SynopsisIn Pursuit of Visibility honors the distinguished career of a scholar of Canaan and ancient Israel, Beth Alpert Nakhai. In fifteen diverse essays, Professor Nakhai’s students and colleagues celebrate her important contributions to the field of Near Eastern Archaeology, including her research into gender, household, and cult in the Bronze and Iron Age southern Levant, and her tireless efforts to acknowledge and support women in the profession. These essays reflect Professor Nakhai’s commitment to combining archaeology and text to reconstruct aspects of ancient life and make those who are marginalized visible in both the past and the present.Trade Review‘The commemorative publication is dedicated to a distinguished archaeologist whose central research focus could perhaps be described with the expression 'feminist archaeology', although it certainly cannot be limited to that.’ – W. Zwickel, Mainz (2023): ZAW Bücherschau 135/3Table of ContentsIntroduction: An Appreciation of Beth Alpert Nakhai – Jennie Ebeling, Laura Mazow, Mandana Nakhai, Abbe Alpert, and J. Edward Wright ; Part I: Archaeology ; Tfu Tfu Tfu: Against Evil Eye Assumptions – Abigail S. Limmer ; ‘It’s the Pits …’ Iron Age I Economy at Abel Beth Maacah – Lisa Marsio ; What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? Contextualizing an Iron Age IIA Female-Drummer Figurine from Tel Abel Beth Maacah – Nava Panitz-Cohen and Daphna Tsoran ; Rethinking ‘Cultic’ Herd Management: A Preliminary Multi-Isotopic Perspective on the Proposed Iron Age IIA Cultic Space at Khirbet Summeily – Kara Larson and James W. Hardin ; Two-Handled Pillar Jars at Gezer – Charles Wilson, Steven M. Ortiz, and Sam R. Wolff ; Greco-Roman Dining Practices, Feasts, and Community Structure at Qumran – Alan W. Todd ; Part II: Ethnography and Ethnoarchaeology ; They also Dug! Archaeologists’ Wives and their Stories – Norma Dever† ; Making Space: Women and Ovens in the Iron Age Southern Levant – Jennie Ebeling ; Gender and Glass: An Historical and Contemporary Consideration – Alysia Fischer ; Female Elders, Professional Potters, and Heritage Collecting – Gloria London ; Part III: Hebrew Bible ; The Host and the Hosted: Commensal Politics and Cultural (Mis)understandings at Samson’s Wedding – Laura Mazow ; Asherah: Everyone’s Favorite Girl – Theodore W. Burgh ; Defending Scripture through Spiritual Archaeology – Mark Elliott ; Unveiling Biblical Women with Accurate Translations of the Hebrew Feminine – Elizabeth Ann R. Willett ; Women in Archaeology and Antiquity – William G. Dever
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Archaeopress Living with Seismic Phenomena in the
Book SynopsisIn a Mediterranean area characterised by strong seismic activity, the earthquake that struck central Italy in 2016 caused considerable damage to the archaeological and historical heritage. This catastrophic event, as well as recent archaeological fieldwork and palaeoseimological research in the same area, led to the organisation in 2019 of the first International Conference Living with seismic phenomena in the Mediterranean from Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Cascia (Italy). In 2021, a second Conference, devoted to the same topic, was held at Le Mans University (France). The articles collected in this work constitute a selection of the oral presentations or posters presented during the two Conferences. In the first two sections of the book, the reader will find contributions ranging from different ways of understanding seismic phenomena to strategies of post-disaster management, adaptation and resilience employed by societies and political authorities. From the third part onwards, palaeoseimological and archaeological data (for the most part previously unpublished) are presented on various sites in the Italian peninsula and the wider Mediterranean world and its frontiers. The final section is devoted to the emerging field of multidisciplinary studies on the specific characteristics of reconstruction and post-seismic building techniques. As a whole, using a multidisciplinary approach, the contents of the book aim to push forward knowledge on human/environment relations in the longue durée, contribute to the protection of the architectural and cultural heritage, and promote a culture of risk management in territories exposed to potential seismic activity.Table of ContentsForeword ; Introduction – Rita Compatangelo-Soussignan, Francesca Diosono, Frédéric Le Blay ; PART I. Interpreting and Living with Seismic Phenomena in Antiquity: Myth, Religion and Science ; 1. Séismes, divination et rationalité(s) en Grèce ancienne : l’oracle grec comme mode d’appréhension du phénomène sismique – Kevin Bouillot ; 2. Façonné par le feu ou comment les phénomènes volcaniques construisent les récits mythologiques – Loredana Lancini ; 3. Les séismes dans les Météorologiques de Théophraste – Antoine Régnier ; 4. Terremoti ‘cristiani’, tra ortodossia, eresia e... ‘ragion di stato’ – Gualtiero Rota ; PART II. How to Confront Seismic Phenomena: Political and Social Responses ; 5. Lessons from Catastrophe: Risk Management in Oral Societies – Patrick Nunn , Loredana Lancini , Rita Compatangelo-Soussignan ; 6. Waiting for the Catastrophe… The Interaction between Humans and Nature in Akrotiri of Thera – Elli Papazoi ; 7. Tremblement de terre et lutte politique : Cicéron, Clodius et les événements prodigieux de 56 av. J.-C. – Paolo Garofalo ; 8. Alle radici della cura urbis post terrae motus. Fonti giuridiche e testimonianze epigrafiche. Diritto romano e Sismologia Storica – Maria Vittoria Bramante ; 9. Il terremoto del 191 d.C. a Roma e la ricostruzione di Settimio Severo – Maria Grazia Cinti ; 10. Empereurs chrétiens, tremblements de terre et reconfiguration du pouvoir impérial à Constantinople depuis la fin du IVe siècle après J.-C. – Jonas Borsch ; 11. Introducing the RiskRes Project. The Study of Historic Responses to Earthquakes in Preindustrial Europe (AD 1200-1755) – María Teresa Chicote Pompanin, Paolo Forlin, Christopher Gerrard ; PART III. Earth Sciences and Archaeological Sciences for the Study of Ancient Earthquakes ; 12. La recherche des séismes du passé proche et lointain par l’apport combiné des sciences de la nature et des sciences historiques – Bruno Helly, Riccardo Caputo ; 13. Paleosismologia e archeosismologia: terremoti sepolti e ritrovati – Paolo Galli ; 14. The Impact and the Effects of the Colli Albani Volcanic Activity on a Settlement Close to Rome – Agnese Livia Fischetti, Arnaldo Angelo De Benedetti, Guido Giordano ; 15. Eruzioni, sismi e bradisismo nei Campi Flegrei in epoca romana tra fonti storiche ed evidenze archeologiche e geologiche – Antonio Jesús Talavera Montes ; PART IV. Building and Rebuilding: Ancient Settlements after the Earthquake ; 16. Tracce di cinematismi per i sismi di V secolo d.C. a Roma: dati a confronto per Testaccio e Palatino – Fulvio Coletti, Alessia Contino ; 17. Terremoti e riuso: nuovi dati da una città romana dell’Appennino centrale – Luisa Migliorati ; 18. Eventi sismici a Cirene (Libia): il contributo dell’archeologia – Oscar Mei, Lorenzo Cariddi ; 19. A Possible Earthquake in the Roman Phase of the Settlement of Los Castillejos de Teba (Malaga, Spain): Notes on Ancient Seismicity in the Provincia Baetica – Juan Manuel Martín Casado ; 20. Il tempio di Nocette di Pale (Foligno, Umbria): evidenze di una scelta pericolosa – Matelda Albanesi, Angela Baldanza, Maria Romana Picuti ; 21. Evidenze di attività sismica in epoca tardoantica nelle terme meridionali della villa del Casale di Piazza Armerina (Sicilia) – Chiara Carloni, Diego Piay Augusto ; 22. Tracce di terremoti in contesti archeologici di Rieti e Cittaducale – Francesca Lezzi, Cristiano Mengarelli ; 23. Abitare una terra che si muove: distruzione e ricostruzione nel territorio di Cascia in età romana – Francesca Diosono ; 24. Un ‘Porto in Pinna Cerrani’. Tracce di un luogo scomparso tra fonti, cartografia e mutamenti del paesaggio – Davide Mastroianni ; PART V. Archeoseismology, Architecture and Analysis of Building Techniques ; 25. Identification et caractérisation des phénomènes sismiques : la forteresse ourartéenne d’Erebuni au cours du premier quart du VIIe siècle av. J.-C. (Arménie) – Stéphane Deschamps, François Fichet de Clairfontaine, Bruno Helly, Alain Rideaud, Michel Badalyan, Ara Avagyan ; 26. Archeosismologia, terremoti e architettura storica. Alcune recenti esperienze nel sud della Toscana – Andrea Arrighetti ; 27. Archeosismologia e architettura: il patrimonio architettonico come fonte di storia dei terremoti. L’esempio dei campanili di Venezia – Margherita Ganz ; 28. Conséquences des séismes en Calabre. L’histoire d’un réemploi particulier dans l’église castrale d’Akerentia – Aurélie Terrier ; PART VI. Prevention and Anti-Seismic Measures in Ancient Architecture ; 29. Indices sur la sismicité et l’existence de mesures parasismiques dans les premières cités-états du Levant sud à l’âge du Bronze ancien (3600-2400 avant J.-C.) – Deborah Sebag ; 30. Charpentes et sollicitations sismiques dans les monuments antiques : remarques méthodologiques – Stéphane Lamouille ; 31. ‘Seismic shield’ Properties of Foundations and Podiums of Roman-Italic Temples in Central Italy: the Case Study of Temple B in Pietrabbondante – Francesca Diosono, Aguinaldo Fraddosio, Alberto La Notte, Nicola Pecere, Mario Daniele Piccioni ; 32. Terrae motus: Repair and Prevention in Ostia, the Harbour City of Ancient Rome – Laura Pecchioli ; 33. Memorie da interrogare. I presidi antisismici delle strutture abitative e fortificate della Campania interna fra il medioevo e la prima età moderna – Lester Lonardo ; 34. Effects of Earthquakes on the Development of the Construction Techniques in a Rural Community in Northern Jordan between the Byzantine and the Mamluk Periods – Piero Gilento, Giovanni Pesce, Gourguen Davtian, Pierre-Marie Blanc, Khaled al-Bashaireh, Apolline Vernet, Maen Omoush
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Archaeopress Perchement et Réalités Fortifiées en Méditerranée
Book SynopsisPerchement et Réalités Fortifiées en Mediterranee et en Europe, Vème-Xème Siècles / Fortified Hilltop Settlements in the Mediterranean and in Europe (5th-10th centuries) is the result of the International Congress held in October 2019 in Roquebrune-sur-Argens about the fortified hilltop settlements of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. The congress brought together many of the most prominent scholars in the field (principally archaeologists) to present both brand new data and syntheses on wide contexts throughout the European continent, the Mediterranean basin and beyond. The book stands as the most recent and comprehensive update on the ‘perchement’ (i.e. the fortified hilltop settlement) and it will represent a benchmark for scholars working on this topic for decades to come.Table of ContentsPréface – Xavier Delestre ; Introduction aux actes: Le Perchement, genèse d’un Congrès international – Bilan et enjeux scientifiques – Philippe Pergola ; Séance d’ouverture / Opening session ; Discours d’introduction – Danilo Mazzoleni ; Pillage et destruction du patrimoine archéologique :le droit à l’épreuve d’une menace sans frontières – Roland Defendini ; ANGKOR – Site du Patrimoine Mondial depuis 1992 – Mounir Bouchenaki ; Session 1: D’un monde à l’autre. Évolution des cadres géopolitiques des Pyrénées basques et catalanes aux alpes orientales et bilan des connaissances sur le perchement en rapport avec l’habitat / From one world to another. Evolution of geopolitical frameworks from the Basque and Catalan Pyrenees to the Eastern Alps and assessment of knowledge on perching in relation to habitat ; Le cadre historique, institutionnel et commercial des alpes de la mer aux Pyrénées sources textuelles et données archéologiques ; Ships and Islamic products discovered of the Provençal coast.Physical evidence of the trade in the western Mediterranean Sea (end of 9th-10th C.AD) – Catherine Richarté-Manfredi ; Commerces et échanges ; Observations on networks and the supply of Byzantine centres, forts, outposts and redoubts – Paul Arthur ; Les Alpes de la mer et l’espace provençal (1ère partie) ; Le premier Moyen ge des Alpes-Maritimes (Ve-Xe siècles). Archéologie d’une couche (pas si) résiduelle – Fabien Blanc-Garidel ; Les Alpes de la mer et l’espace provençal (2ème partie) ; Aperçu sur l’archéologie en Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (1959-2020) – Xavier Delestre ; Approche toponymique du phénomène castral en Provence – Élisabeth Sauze ; Les sites perchés de Provence aux Vème-Xème siècles: bilan et perspectives de recherche – Daniel Mouton, Jean-Antoine Segura et Mariacristina Varano ; Bilan croisé sur deux sites perchés antiques tardifs, les Baux-de-Provence et l’oppidum Notre-Dame de Consolation à Jouques (Bouches-du-Rhône), au regard des recherches récentes sur les établissements de hauteur – Caroline Michel d’Annoville (avec la collaboration de Claire Moreau) ; Saint-Blaise, de l’agglomération tardo-antique au castrum médiéval: évolution d’un habitat de hauteur dans un contexte méditerranéen – Marie Valenciano ; L’habitat perché du Malpas à Soyons (Ardèche) durant l’Antiquité tardive : état des données – Amaury Gilles, Pierre Dutreuil, Pierre Charrey, Stéphane Carrara, Aline Colombier-Gougouzian, Michel Feugère, Bastien Dubuis, Gaëlle Guillerme and Michaël Seigle ; Déprise urbaine et dépeuplement à Fréjus. Entre abandon et continuité (IVe-VIIIe siècles) – Pierre Excoffon et Hélène Garcia (avec la collaboration de Fl. Grimaldi, Chr. La Rocca et E. Pellegrino) ; Dynamique et trame du peuplement dans la région de Fréjus (Var, France) entre le Vème et le VIIIème siècles de n. è. – Frédérique Bertoncello et Jean-Antoine Segura ; Les Pyrénées et la péninsule ibérique ; Power in tension: Fortifications between Local Aristocracies and States in the Ebro Valley during the Early Medieval Ages – José María Tejado Sebastián ; Los habitats « perchés » en la parte oriental de la Península Ibérica entre los siglos V y X – Albert Ribera i Lacomba ; Fortificaciones altomedievales en torno a lugo (Galicia, España). Estudio arqueológico del yacimiento de o castelo de Rubiás – Irene García Losquiño, José Carlos Sánchez Pardo, Carlos Otero Vilariño, Jorge Sanjurjo Sánchez y Manuel Gago Mariño ; A cidade portuária e a fortificação de Mértola entre a Antiguidade Tardia e a Islamização – Virgílio Lopes ; La Méditerranée – l’Italie péninsulaire (1ère partie) ; Le nuove dinamiche insediative dell’Italia bizantina e post bizantina (VI – X sec.) – Enrico Zanini ; Popolamento e nuove dinamiche insediative del mondo rurale nell’Italia centro-settentrionale (V-X sec.) – Marco Valenti ; La dialettica tra insediamenti di altura e insediamenti di pianura tra Tardoantico e Medioevo nella Puglia centro-settentrionale – Pasquale Favia e Giuliano Volpe ; La sauvegarde du patrimoine archéologique détruit ou menacé : une urgence planétaire – Elie Essa Kas Hanna ; La Méditerranée – l’Italie péninsulaire (2ème partie) ; Lo sfruttamento delle alture e le fortificazioni nell’Italia nord occidentale (V-X secolo) – Gian Pietro Brogiolo ; Insediamenti, cristianizzazione e migrazione di Popoli in Carnia tra IV e X secolo – Aurora Cagnana ; Perchement, città e territorio nella Liguria occidentale – Gabriele Castiglia, Elie Essa Kas Hanna e Philippe Pergola ; Session 2: Perchement et fortifications du monde rural en rapport avec villes et frontières / Perching and fortifications of the rural world in relation to towns and borders ; La Méditerranée – îles et continents ; Dopo i paesaggi delle ville: nuove dinamiche insediative e siti d’altura nel mondo rurale della Sicilia tardoantica, bizantina ed islamica (V – X/XI sec.) – Giuseppe Cacciaguerra e Angelo Castrorao Barba ; Assetti urbani e fortificazioni a Cipro nella transizione fra Tarda Antichità e alto Medioevo – Luca Zavagno ; Perching and fortified sites – Syrian-Palestinian cases – Basema Hamarneh ; L’Adriatique et l’Europe centrale et orientale ; Hilltop sites in Slovenia between the 5th-10th centuries – Tina Milavec ; Le torri tardoantiche della Dalmatia a pianta rettangolare e quadrata – Josipa Baraka Perica ; Castra ed edifici di culto cristiani : il caso della Dalmatia – Božana Maletić ; Le réseau des fortifications dans l’arrière-pays bas-danubien tardo- antique : la Moesia Secunda et la Scythia – Irina Achim et Dominic Moreau ; Le réseau des fortifications dans l’arrière-pays bas- danubien tardo-antique : la Dacia Ripensis – Ivan Gargano et Dominic Moreau ; Les sites perchés de Serbie durant l’Antiquité tardive – Vujadin Ivanišević ; L’Europe du Nord ; Hillforts in Southern Britain: Power and Place in the Late Antique Landscape – Andy Seaman ; Early medieval hilltop and enclosed settlements of Scotland during the first millennium AD – Gordon Noble
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Archaeopress Two Cemeteries at Takhtidziri (Georgia): Late
Book SynopsisTwo Cemeteries at Takhtidziri (Georgia): Late Achaemenid-Early Hellenistic and Late Hellenistic-Early Roman publishes excavations at two cemeteries located near to the village of Takhtidziri in Shida Kartli, the central region of Georgia. The first features Late Achaemenid-Early Hellenistic graves belonging to the representatives of the ruling family of a minor territorial-administrative unit, part of the only state that the Persians (Achaemenids) encountered in the Caucasus and which was referred to as Kolkhida by the Greeks. The other cemetery dates to the 1st century BC–1st century AD and was used by non-elite members of the community. The grave goods recovered through excavation are diverse and point to the fact that the kingdom of Kartli (Caucasian Iberia) was involved in international trade and economic relations in the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman period.Trade Review'Translator N. Gabunia is to be congratulated for producing a clear and idiomatic English text, assisted by Michael Vickers, who is credited with proof-reading the whole, which is remarkably free of errors. The photography is first-rate and beautifully reproduced, and the scholarship impeccable. Iulon Gagoshidze and the team he assembled not only saved the site, but in this English edition they have provided western readers with an inviting pathway into the world of Georgian archaeology.' – Susan Rotroff (2023): Bryn Mawr Classical Review Table of ContentsIntroduction – Iulon Gagoshidze ; 1. The History of Archaeological Excavations of Takhtidziri Cemeteries – Iulon Gagoshidze ; 2. The Late Achaemenid-Early Hellenistic Period Cemetery ; 2.1 Introduction (Iulon Gagoshidze) ; 2.2 The Structure of Graves and Burial Practice (Iulon Gagoshidze) ; 2.3 Grave Goods (Iulon Gagoshidze) ; 2.4 Conclusion (Iulon Gagoshidze) ; 2.5 Catalogue (Iulon Gagoshidze, Nana Gogiberidze) ; 3. The Late Hellenistic - Early Roman period Cemetery – David Gagoshidze ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 The Structure of Graves and Burial Practice ; 3.3 Conclusion ; 3.4 Description of Burials and Grave Goods ; 4. Technical Investigation of Metal Artifacts Discovered at Takhtidziri – Nino Kalandadze, Nino Kebuladze ; 4.1 Research Methodology ; 4.2 Outcomes of Research ; 4.3 Conclusion ; References
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Archaeopress Las manifestaciones gráficas prehistóricas en el
Book SynopsisThe Dolmen de Soto is considered one of the premier Neolithic passage graves in the Iberian Peninsula. Set within a flat fertile plain and c. 8.5km south-east of the town of Trigueros in Andalucía, this monument was in use some 5000 years ago and was part of a unique pan-Atlantic European cultural revolution that included ornamentation of the internal spaces of many passage grave monuments. The site was discovered in 1923 by Armando de Soto Morillas and subsequently excavated over three consecutive seasons by the German archaeologist Hugo Obermaier. The passage and chamber are constructed within a low circular mound that measures 75m in diameter, making it one of the largest passage graves in Europe. The Dolmen de Soto has recently undergone a significant restoration programme and as part of this project, engraved and painted images upon the upright stones within the passage and chamber areas were investigated and recorded by a team of international scientists between 2016 and 2017 using a variety of photogrammetric methods. This publication tells the fascinating story of the archaeological and historical context of the site, along with the methods employed and stunning results the project yielded.Table of ContentsPrólogo ; Presentación – Job Flores Fernández ; Introducción: el dolmen de Soto de Trigueros, un hito singular en la Prehistoria de la peninsula ibérica – José Julio García Arranz, Hipólito Collado Giraldo ; Historia de la investigación arqueológica en el dolmen de Soto – Hipólito Collado Giraldo, José Julio García Arranz, Elena Garrido Fernández ; Metodología aplicada en el registro digital tridimensional del dolmen de Soto – Samuel Pérez Romero, José Enrique Capilla Nicolás ; Catálogo de manifestaciones gráficas pintadas y grabadas en el dolmen de Soto – Sara Garcês, Hipólito Collado Giraldo, José Julio García Arranz, Luiz Oosterbeek ; Análisis de los pigmentos del dolmen de Soto – Hugo Gomes, Pierluigi Rosina, Sara Garcês, Maria Nicoli, Carmela Vaccaro, Salvatore Pepi ; Características generales del arte rupestre del dolmen de Soto – José Julio García Arranz, Hipólito Collado Giraldo ; El dolmen de Soto en el contexto de la consolidación de las sociedades agropastorales – George Nash ; Applying new science to an Ancient Monument – Sara Garcês, Hugo Gomes, Hipolito Collado, José Julio García Arranz, Pierluigi Rosina, George Nash ; Autores de los textos ; Referencias bibliográficas
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Archaeopress The Maritime Economy of Ancient Cyprus in Terms
Book SynopsisThe Maritime Economy of Ancient Cyprus in Terms of the New Institutional Economics deals with the maritime economy of ancient Cyprus from 1450 BC to 295 BC, and comprises three parts which correspond to three distinct economic cycles: first economic cycle during the age of internationalism 1450–1200 BC second economic cycle during political volatility, economic growth and transformation 1200–525 BC third economic cycle in the Persian Empire until annexation into the Ptolemaic kingdom. The principles of New Institutional Economics are used to trace the island’s institutions and their continuity and to reconstruct its maritime history. A unique feature is that for the first time a traditional descriptive and cultural approach is complemented by systematic and mathematical analysis and marketing documentation which results in meaningful examination of economic performance. This new approach highlights and explains the maritime economic activity of Ancient Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean in general. It brings together, for the first time, three distinct disciplines, that is History, Archaeology and Economic theory, in order to create a balanced explanation and reconstruction of the maritime economy of ancient Cyprus and of the challenges which confronted the ancient seafarers and traders of the Eastern Mediterranean. The approach and methodology is influenced by the author’s engineering, business background and training.Trade Review'This book is a pioneering attempt because it tries for the first time to interpret and reconstruct the maritime economy of ancient Cyprus by combining the theory of New Institutional Economics (NIE) with historical and archaeological evidence dating from 1450 BC (Late Bronze Age) to 295 BC (Cypro Classical Period). The combination of systematic marketing documentation with the descriptive cultural study of historical and archaeological evidence leads to a unique examination and interpretation of the Cypriot maritime economy through time.' – Maria Michael (2023): International Journal of Nautical ArchaeologyTable of ContentsPreface ; Chronology Chart ; Chapter 1 The New Institutional Economics (NIE) ; INTRODUCTION ; Chapter 2 ; Part I: The First Economic Cycle: The Maritime Economy of Ancient Cyprus During the Age of Internationalism (1450–1200 BC) ; INTRODUCTION ; THE INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ; THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF LBA CYPRUS AND ITS INSTITUTIONS ; THE URBAN ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRES AND SETTLEMENTS DURING THE FIRST ECONOMIC CYCLE ; THE MARITIME ECONOMY, ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, ORGANISATION, AND DEVELOPMENTS ; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS, RELATIONS, AND TRADE ; INSTITUTIONS, INTERRELATIONS, AND INTENSIFICATION OF THE ECONOMY ; COPPER PRODUCTION, EXPORT PROCESS, AND TRADE – AN INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITY ; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, THE CONCEPT OF MONEY AND CREDIT ; DOCUMENTATION AND WRITING ; THE ROLE OF TEMPLES AND SANCTUARIES IN THE MARITIME ECONOMY ; CASE STUDY: THE ECONOMIC MODEL OF KALAVASOS AYIOS DHIMITRIOS (KAD) ; MARKETING SURVEY – INTERNATIONAL PRICES – COMPARISON TABLES AND CHARTS ; CONCLUSION ; Chapter 3 ; Part II: The Second Economic Cycle: The Maritime Economy of Ancient Cyprus During Political Volatility, Economic Growth and Transformation (1200–525 BC) ; INTRODUCTION ; THE INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ; THE NEW ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT ; THE SECOND ECONOMIC CYCLE, URBAN ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRES AND CITY-STATES ; MARITIME ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE, SHIP CONSTRUCTION, LONG-DISTANCE TRADE, PORTS AND HARBOURS ; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND RELATIONS DURING THE NEO-ASSYRIAN PERIOD ; THE PRODUCTION AND TRADE OF COPPER, IRON, AND SILVER. NEW FEATURES TO AN OLD INSTITUTION ; DEMAND OF HIGH ADDED-VALUE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS ALONG WITH PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL GOODS AND TEXTILES AND ITS EFFECT ON CYPRUS MARITIME ECONOMY ; NETWORKS OF INTERACTION AND THE CYPRIOT MARITIME COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL EXPANSION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN ; SHIPS OF WAR AND NAVAL SERVICES. NEW AND DIVERSIFIED ACTIVITIES OF THE CYPRIOT ECONOMY ; MONEY, CREDIT, FINANCE, AND THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES SYSTEM ; DOCUMENTATION, WRITING, AND LANGUAGE ; TEMPLES AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS ; CASE STUDY – COPPER EXPORTS FROM SALAMIS –THE CONTINUITY OF AN INSTITUTON ; MARKETING SURVEY– INTERNATIONAL PRICES – COMPARISON TABLES AND CHARTS ; CONCLUSION ; Chapter 4 ; Part III: The Third Economic Cycle: The Maritime Economy of Ancient Cyprus in the Persian Empire Until its Annexation in the Ptolemaic Kingdom (525–295 BC) ; INTRODUCTION ; THE INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ; THE IONIAN REVOLT (499–494 BC) AND THE CYPRIOT UPRISING IN 498 BC ; THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF CYPRUS AND ITS INSTITUTIONS ; THE CITY-STATES DURING THE THIRD ECONOMIC CYCLE ; THE MARITIME ECONOMY AND NAVAL INFRASTRUCTURE ; THE PERSIAN FISCAL ADMINISTRATION AND TRIBUTE SYSTEM ; THE PERSIAN ROYAL NAVY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE TRIBUTE SYSTEM ; THE CYPRIOT FISCAL ADMINISTRATION, AND PSEUDO-ARISTOTLE’S OIKONOMIKA, BOOK 2 ; THE INTERNATIONAL GRAIN TRADE ; RELIGION, THE TEMPLES, AND SANCTUARIES ; DOCUMENTATION – LANGUAGE ; THE NAVAL WAR OF THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (334–331 BC). CYPRIOT PARTICIPATION: A CASE-STUDY OF COSTS AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS ; MARKETING SURVEY – INTERNATIONAL PRICES – COMPARISON TABLES AND CHARTS ; CONCLUSIONS ; Appendix: Weights and measures, prices and means of exchange, consumption, conversions and production rates ; Bibliography Index
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Archaeopress Les sociétés humaines face aux changements
Book SynopsisThe two volumes bring together the contributions of the members of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP), to a project launched in 2017, with the support of the International Academic Union (UAI), under the title Human societies facing climate change in prehistory and protohistory: from the origins of Humanity to the beginning of historical times. The first volume concerns prehistory from the earliest humans to the end of the Pleistocene, twelve thousand years ago. For three million years human societies have experienced a great alternation of glacial and interglacial periods. Which climates have been most favorable to human settlement? Which the least favorable? And did they involve the abandonment of territories, the collapse of societies and extinction of some human populations? When and in what climates did human groups colonize each of the continents of the planet? Is a period of climatic improvement with a hot and humid climate more or less favorable to the development of human societies than a period of climate depreciation? Is climate change a factor of change for human societies, forcing them to adapt and find sustainable solutions?Table of ContentsAvant Propos ; Préface ; Introduction au premier volume – François Djindjian ; Le changement climatique: Un enjeu fondateur dans l’histoire des sciences préhistoriques – Marc-Antoine Kaeser ; Les méthodes de reconstitution des paléoclimats – François Djindjian ; Le climat a-t-il eu un impact sur le peuplement de l’Europe de l’Ouest des MIS 17 à 11 – Marie-Hélène Moncel, Jean-Jacques Bahain, Pierre Antoine, Amaëlle Landais, Alison Pereira, Anne-Marie Moigne, Vincent Lebreton, Nathalie Combourieu-Nebout, Pierre Voinchet, Christophe Falguères, Sébastien Nomade, Lucie Bazin ; Évolution des climats et de la biodiversité au cours des temps quaternaires dans le Sud-est de la France et en Ligurie – Henry de Lumley ; Changements climatiques et Peuplements en Sundaland – François Sémah et Anne-Marie Sémah ; Sociétés humaines et changements climatiques : une longue histoire l’homme de Neandertal pendant les stades isotopiques 11 à 4 – Pascal Depaepe ; Les peuplements préhistoriques pendant le stade isotopique 3 (57 000- 28 000 BP) – François Djindjian ; Les peuplements préhistoriques pendant le dernier maximum glaciaire (LGM) – François Djindjian ; Le repeuplement des territoires après le dernier maximum glaciaire – Lioudmila Iakovleva ; Living on the edge, or how resilient people settled the North – Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka ; Conclusions : L’influence des variations climatiques sur les sociétés de chasseurs cueilleurs au pléistocène – François Djindjian
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Archaeopress Who Were the Plunderers of Salmydessus?
Book SynopsisWho Were the Plunderers of Salmydessus? discusses ten references (from different periods) concerning the piratical activities of the Thracians at Salmydessus in an attempt to identify who these Thracians were. The goal set, the specificity of the references, and, above all, the probability that most of the authors under review had no first-hand experience of the area of Salmydessus, but relied on the works of their predecessors, define the character of the study and the research methods used. It is a historical work, with a strong element of Quellenforschung, and provides a comprehensive examination of the literary and epigraphic evidence relevant to the topic.Table of ContentsPreface ; I. Introduction ; II. Strabo ; II.1. Strabo’s Data on Salmydessus. The Provisional Chronological Framework of the Astaean Presence at Salmydessus ; II.2. Lower Chronological Limit of the Astaean Presence at Salmydessus ; II.3. Upper Chronological Limit of the Astaean Presence at Salmydessus ; III. Xenophon, Diodorus, Periplus Ponti Euxini, and Anonymous Periplus Ponti Euxini ; III.1. Xenophon ; III.2. Diodorus ; III.3. Periplus Ponti Euxini ; III.4. Anonymous Periplus Ponti Euxini ; IV. The Strasbourg Epodes ; IV.1. The First Epode ; IV.2. The Thracians ἀκρόκομοι ; IV.3. Thyni in Europe, Thyni in Asia ; IV.4. Migration of Thyni from Europe into Asia ; IV.5. Were the Thracians from the Epode Thyni? ; V. Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius’ Argonautica ; VI. Dionysius of Byzantium ; VII. The Geographical Features of Salmydessus as a Factor for Piratical Activity Through the Centuries ; VIII. Conclusions ; Appendix: Principal Sources Discussed in the Text ; Bibliography ; Index
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Archaeopress Modelling Christianisation: A Geospatial Analysis
Book SynopsisModelling Christianisation breaks new ground by studying the underutilised archaeological material for the Christianisation of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. Around the first Millennium, in present-day Central Europe, the political and religious landscape changed dramatically. With the Christianisation of the pagan societies on its borders, the Ottonian/Holy Roman Empire significantly expanded according to the principles of the Imperium Christianum. This process – Christianisation - frequently tied to ‘the making of Europe’, has long generated broad interest in scholarship. Although recent attempts have shown archaeology’s potential to shed light on the subject, interpretations of Christianisation and state formation are still primarily dominated by historical narratives. Instead of concentrating on the upper echelons of society, the volume draws on the archaeological record relating to the Christianisation of the commoners – rural churches and field cemeteries – and more precisely (digital) archaeological archival data. This was subjected to geospatial analysis to uncover potential networks and clusters and to provide a different narrative about the course of Christianisation. Written evidence deals typically only with the topmost layer of institutions, such as the foundation of bishoprics, archbishoprics and some monasteries. Local churches, the smallest but most numerous elements of the church system, seldom appear in written sources; thus, theories about the development of the Church as an institution have often lacked direct evidence about the local church network. The approach taken here integrates this abundant data which provides information about the largest part of the population, otherwise absent in the written sources. It allows the reconstruction of a cultural landscape and lets us see the process of (institutionalised) Christianisation as a process of adaptation. Thus, it also offers a new interpretation for modelling Christianisation in newly emergent kingdoms.Table of ContentsI. INTRODUCTION ; Problems to be Considered in the Discourse ; Contextualisation of the Historical Events in the Christianisation of Hungary ; Contextualisation of the Notion of Christianisation, and Issues with Baptism ; II. RESEARCH TRENDS IN THE HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE CHRISTIANISATION OF HUNGARY ; Archaeology in the Interpretation of the Christianisation of Medieval Hungary ; Results and Problems in the Archaeological Research of Christianisation ; Elements of Secular and Ecclesiastical Power – The Castle System and Church Organisation ; III. SOURCES, METHODS AND APPROACHES ; Spatial Approaches to Christianisation and State Formation ; Written Evidence Connected to Christianisation ; Types of Archaeological Data Considered and their Issues ; IV. SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIAL – MODELLING CHRISTIANISATION ; Primary Questions and Methods ; The Eleventh Century ; Central Power and Christianisation in the Eleventh Century ; Ecclesiastical Centres as Places of Central Power in the Eleventh Century ; Rural Sites and Christianisation in the Eleventh Century ; The Twelfth Century ; V. HISTORICAL THEORIES AND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIAL OF CHRISTIANISATION COMPARED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PAROCHIAL NETWORK ; Precedents and Influences on the Ecclesiastical System ; The Role of Royal Churches ; VI. CONCLUSIONS ; APPENDIX ; Field Cemeteries (Fig. 33.) ; Churches of the 11th Century (Fig. 34.) ; Transitional Cemeteries of the 11th Century (Fig. 35) ; Monasteries of the 11th Century (Fig. 36.) ; Bishoprics of the 11th Century (Fig. 37.) ; Castles of the 11th Century (Fig. 38.) ; Churches of the 12th Century (Fig. 39.) ; Transitional Cemeteries of the 12th Century (Fig. 40.) ; Monasteries of the 12th Century457 (Fig. 41.) ; Bishoprics in the 12th Century458 (Fig. 42.) ; Castles in the 12th Century459 (Fig. 43.) ; BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Archaeopress Contextualización del reconocimiento arqueológico
Book SynopsisThis study re-examines and contextualises Eduard Seler's investigations in the Chaculá-Region (Department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala). Starting with a discussion of ethnohistory as well as the historical circumstances of Seler's research, his methods are critically examined in the context of archaeology in late 19th century Guatemala and the practice of collecting by European museums, specifically the Ethnological Museum Berlin. This is followed by the results of a reconnaissance of the different archaeological sites documented by Seler in the region, in which their current state of preservation is examined and Seler's excavation trenches are re-discovered. The core of the work is a new study of the materials from the region in the collection of the Ethnological Museum Berlin, including previously undocumented ceramic materials. Through typological cross-dating, a first ceramic chronology for the region is established, showing that the major settlements were occupied from the Late Classic (600-900) to the Early Postclassic (900-1250). These data and observations form the foundation for a re-examination of the interpretations put forth by Eduard Seler and later scholars, concerning topics such as architecture, burials and caches, the function of the Quen Santo caves, ritual and settlement continuity from the Late Classic to modern times and the ethnolinguistic identity of the ancient inhabitants of the region. The book concludes with a look at the postcolonial challenges that the collection in Berlin faces and ways to connect the archaeological past with the indigenous present in the Chaculá-Region.Table of Contents1 Introducción ; 2 La región de Chaculá ; 3 Contexto histórico de las investigaciones de Seler en la región de Chaculá ; 4 Reconocimiento de los sitios arqueológicos reportados por Seler ; 5 Los contextos arqueológicos de los objetos en la colección Seler ; 6 Análisis de materiales en la colección del Museo Etnológico de Berlín ; 7 El contexto analítico-interpretativo de las investigaciones de Seler ; 8 Conclusiones ; A Actas del Museo Etnológico de Berlín ; B Objetos ilustrados en el libro de Seler ; Bibliografía ; Índice alfabético
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Archaeopress The Necropolis of Abila of the Decapolis
Book SynopsisAbila of the Decapolis is the largest Graeco-Roman city in Jordan with a tremendous wealth of funerary remains, and thus has the potential to improve our understanding of ancient culture and mobility. This is the first comprehensive synthesis of burial types, practices, and evidence for societal collapse in the growing field of bioarchaeology of Jordan. The book provides a comprehensive descriptive catalogue of the tombs and classification of tomb types, documented by over a hundred plans and 3D reconstructions. It also presents a model to explain the decline of Abila at the end of the Byzantine period. It will be a unique source for students and researchers interested in the funerary architecture and bioarchaeology of the classical period (Greek, Roman, and Byzantine).Table of ContentsPreface ; Abila of The Decapolis ; The Necropolis of Abila And Tomb Types ; Description of Abila Tombs ; Burial Practices at Abila ; The Skeletal Remains ; The Fall of Abila ; Beyond The Tombs ; Abila: The Whole Story ; Plans of Type Ia ; Plans of Type Ib ; Plans of Type II ; Plans of Type III ; Plans of Type IV ; Plans of Type Va ; Plans of Type Vb ; Plans of Type Vc ; Plans of Type Vd ; Plans of Type VI ; Photo of Type VIII ; Plans of Type IX ; Tomb Type X- Columbaria ; Tomb Type XI ; Photographs ; References
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Archaeopress The Delta Survey Workshop: Proceedings from
Book SynopsisThe Delta Survey Workshop comprises the proceedings of two conferences organised by the Delta Survey Project and held in Alexandria in 2017 and Mansoura in 2019. The 23 papers contain the results of the latest fieldwork in the Nile Delta and Sinai, from survey work that records and documents unknown and new sites such as Kom Dabaa and Mutubis or sites in Kafr Dawar and Wadi Tumilat, to excavation reports from established projects at major sites such as Qantir, Bubastis, Tell Heboua, Tell el-Maskhuta, Akademia, Taposiris Magna and Tell Fara’in (Buto). New work is also reported from Tell Tebilla, urban funerary sites in Alexandria, and Arab el Hisn (Heliopolis). There are also thematically focussed papers covering ovens recorded in archaeological and ethnological fieldwork, tower houses, amphorae and pottery and human remains. In addition, there are mapping and remote sensing reports from Mariut and the Buto area, rock inscriptions in Sinai and a catalogue project of material in the St Mark antiquities collection in Alexandria.Table of ContentsIntroduction & Acknowledgments ; Foreword ; Western Delta ; 1. Ahmed M. El-Sebaei, Mennatallah Magdi and Doaa Ali Zain, Egyptian influence in the Hellenistic period: A Case Study from the El-Abd Site, Alexandria. ; 2. Aya M. Salem, Hanaa Magdy, Magda M. Ibrahim, Ahmed Abo Zaid and Mahmoud Abd El-Kader, The Results of Rescue Excavations in El-Haddad Site (2016-2017). ; 3. Sherif Mohamed Abd El-Moneim, Amphorae and trade in Taposiris Magna. ; 4. Valérie Pichot, The Early Imperial Era Wine Amphora Workshop of Akademia (Mareotid Area). ; 5. Elena Tiribilli, Investigating the western Delta: a regional survey at Kafr el-Dawar province, Season 2018. ; 6. So Hasegawa and Shin-ichi Nishimoto, Recovering the Landscape of the Waterfront at Lake Idku: Archaeological Survey at Kom al-Diba’. ; 7. Hany Ahmed Abu El-Azem, Private Collections in Alexandria: Saint Mark College Museum. ; 8. Ismael Awad, Mapping and Remote Sensing west of Alexandria. ; Central and North Delta ; 9. Pascal Ballet, Loïc Mazou, Romain Seguier, Recent Works in Tell el-Fara’in, Late Buto (2016-2019). ; 10. Mahmoud Ali Arab, The Railway Line from Buseili to Sidi Ghazi, Kafr el-Sheikh: Impact on Tell Mutubis and Tell Sheikh Ibrahim. ; 11. Robert Schiestl, Reconstructing the Tangled Ancient Waterscape of the Northwestern Delta. ; 13. Mamdouh El-Damaty, The Throne Chapel of Ramses II in Arab El-Hisn. ; Eastern Delta and Sinai ; 14. Eva Lange-Athinodorou, Preliminary report on the excavation in the precinct of the temple of Bastet in Bubastis /Tell Basta (Area A), Seasons 2009-2017. ; 15. Rabea Reimann, Preliminary report on the pottery from Area A in Tell Basta. ; 16. El-Sayed Abd El-Halim, The Casemate Foundation Platform of Tell Heboua I, North Sinai. ; 17. Ayman Wahby, Hamdi Abd el-Azim, Mohamed Abd El-Mawla, Mansoura University Excavations at Tell Tebilla: A Preliminary Report. ; 18. Sara Al-Desoky Al-Emary, The Human Remains From Tell Tebilla, Excavation Season 2018. ; 19. Henning Franzmeier, Qantir-Pi-Ramesse – Preliminary Report on the 2016 and 2017 seasons (site Q VIII). ; 20. Annalinda Iacoviello, Tell el-Maskhuta, A Key Site along the Wadi Tumilat: reassessment and New Data. ; 21. Mustafa Nour El-Din, Mahmoud Salem, Eslam Samy, El-Sayed El-Badawy, Hend M. Ramadan, Discovering Sodwod el-Banat 2: A new Nabatean site in south Sinai. ; 22. Mustafa Nour El-Din, Archaeological Sites in Wadi Tumilat. ; Delta Culture ; 23. Manuela Lehmann and Mohamed Kenawi, Cities of the Delta on the mosaic of the church of St. Stephen, Umm el-Rasas, Jordan. ; 24. Warda El-Nagar and Mona Abbady, The Tannur Ovens in Egypt between the Past and the Present.
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Archaeopress Da Roma a Gades/De Roma a Gades: Gestione,
Book SynopsisDa Roma a Gades/De Roma a Gades is dedicated to the illustrious and beloved archaeologist Simon Keay. It collects the scientific results of the International Workshop held in Rome in September 2019, which discussed the management, elimination and reuse of artisanal and commercial waste in maritime and river ports. Two relevant archaeological finds in recent years (the ‘Nuovo Mercato Testaccio’ in Rome, focused on the recycling of rudera; and the ‘Halieutic Testaccio’ in Gades, dedicated to waste from the fish processing industry), both currently being opened as museums, have constituted the spur to revive the discussion on the fundamental importance of ‘dumps’ for historical reconstruction in Antiquity. A dozen contributions from Italian, Spanish and French colleagues analyze the role of urban waste in the city from multiple perspectives, although most prominently from an archaeological point of view. From the few public examples still known in the Roman world (Monte Testaccio and the new find in Cádiz, possibly managed by that municipium in Baetica) to the problem of selected and unselected waste. Through paradigmatic examples from the Western Mediterranean (from the Palatine or Trastevere in Rome to the unique cases of Augusta Emerita or Arles) the contributors reflect on the ‘typology’ of dumps and their importance for understanding the ways of life of past societies.Table of ContentsPresentazione – Leonardo Nardella ; Presentación – Antonio Pizzo ; Introducción. De las Sordes Urbis a las descargas seleccionadas/no seleccionadas ¿cómo clasificar los «vertederos» arqueológicos? – Renato Sebastiani, Darío Bernal-Casasola e Alessia Contino ; I RIFIUTI E LE DISCARICHE: DALLE FONTI DOCUMENTALI AI REPERTI ARCHEOLOGICI ; Leyes y normas sobre la gestión de los residuos en época romana – Juan Francisco Rodríguez Neila ; Roma e i rifiuti urbani: un problema di stoccaggio, eliminazione e riuso – Alessia Contino ; DISCARICHE PUBBLICHE: CARATTERISTICHE DELL’INTERVENTO STATALE NELLA GESTIONE DEI RIFIUTI URBANI ; Monte Testaccio. Un basurero público – José Remesal Rodríguez ; El Testaccio haliéutico de Gades. Un vertedero especializado dependiente del municipium – Darío Bernal-Casasola y José Manuel Vargas Girón ; DISCARICHE SELEZIONATE: SMALTIMENTO E REIMPIEGO DEI RUDERA ; La discarica per rudera del Nuovo Mercato Testaccio a Roma – Alessia Contino, Lucilla D’Alessandro e Renato Sebastiani ; Scarichi e colmate da un centro di consumo privilegiato: il santuario della Magna Mater e le pendici nord orientali del Palazzo dei Cesari sul Palatino – Fulvio Coletti e Marta Casalini ; DISCARICHE NON SELEZIONATE: SMALTIMENTO DEI RIFIUTI URBANI ; Le discariche non selezionate: l’esempio di via Morosini e via Sacchi a Trastevere – Massimo Brando, Daniele Pantano e Renato Sebastiani ; Los vertederos y la eliminación de los residuos sólidos en Augusta Emerita (Mérida, España) – Jesús Acero Pérez ; Gestion et fonction des déchets amphoriques et céramiques : l’exemple d’Arles – David Djaoui ; CONCLUSIONI E PROSPETTIVE ; Note conclusive – Darío Bernal-Casasola, Alessia Contino e Renato Sebastiani
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Archaeopress Abstractions Based on Circles: Papers on
Book SynopsisPresented to Stan Beckensall on his 90th birthday, this diverse and stimulating collection of papers celebrates his crucial contribution to rock art studies, and also looks to the future. It should be of value to students of prehistoric Britain and Ireland, and anyone with an interest in rock art, for many decades to come. Stan has done a phenomenal amount of work over recent decades, on an entirely amateur basis, discovering, recording and interpreting Atlantic rock art (‘cup-and-ring marks’) in his home county of Northumberland and elsewhere. Much of this work was done in the 1970s and 1980s when the subject, now increasingly regarded as mainstream within Neolithic studies, was largely shunned by professional archaeologists. Anyone with an interest in rock art is greatly indebted to Stan, not only for his work and his wisdom, so graciously shared, but also, as the contributors to this volume make clear, for the inspiration he has provided, and continues to provide, for work undertaken by others.Table of ContentsIntroduction – Paul Frodsham and Kate Sharpe ; 1. An apt response? Encounters with cup marks and ‘found rock art’ in Cumbria – Kate Sharpe ; 2. Identifying changing ideologies: rock art on and around Neolithic burial monuments in Wales – George H. Nash ; 3. Recognising Irish rock art: the people behind recent discoveries in Ireland – Aoibheann Lambe ; 4. Digging into the Ronald Morris archive: a Kilmartin Glen case-study – Kenny Brophy ; 5. Close encounters: visibility and accessibility of Atlantic rock art in Scotland – Tertia Barnett, Joana Valdez-Tullett and Linda Marie Bjerketvedt ; 6. Experiencing Achnabreck: a rock art site in Kilmartin Glen, Scotland – Aaron Watson ; 7. Solar panels – Richard Bradley ; 8. Cup-marked stones in Bronze Age cairns. Excavations on Fawdon Hill (Redesdale) and other sites in north-east England – Richard Carlton ; 9. Blawearie: a cairnfield excavation in a rock art landscape – Iain Hewitt and Irene Hewitt ; 10. The strange story of the Swastika Stone on Ilkley Moor – Keith Boughey ; 11. Emblems of eternity? Cup-and-ring marks: context and connotation – Paul Frodsham ; 12. Some thoughts on future fieldwork at open-air rock art sites – Clive Waddington ; 13. ‘The site chose me’ - carved rocks and so much more – Aron Mazel ; 14. The Lord of the Rings – Paul G. Bahn ; 15. An inspiration for community archaeology volunteers – Phil Bowyer and Andy Curtis ; A Beckensall bibliography
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Archaeopress Bronze Age Barrow and Anglo-Saxon Cemetery:
Book SynopsisArchaeological investigation ahead of residential development was undertaken on land adjacent to Upthorpe Road, Stanton between November 2013 and March 2014 by MOLA. The scope of these works was set out in a brief prepared by Suffolk County Council (Tipper 2011) and a WSI (NA 2011) and was undertaken in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (DCLG 2012, now MHCLG 2019). Prior evaluation of the development area had uncovered evidence for a Bronze Age ditch and a small number of undated burials (Brown and Yates 2011). Subsequent excavation revealed a significant archaeological site far in excess of what was expected. Over the course of the five-month long excavation, the remains of a prehistoric round barrow and a cemetery containing the remains of 67 inhumations with associated grave goods were carefully investigated. Subsequent post-excavation analysis has sought to place the discovery in its regional context and to expand what we know about the prehistoric remains for the area as well as the early origins of Stanton. This book documents the discovery of the site and the results of the detailed analysis of the archaeological features, skeletal assemblage and other artefacts. Includes contributions by Sander Aerts, Lyn Blackmore, Paul Blinkhorn, Esther Cameron, Andy Chapman, Steve Critchley, Val Fryer, Sue Harrington, Tora Hylton, Samantha Leggett, Estelle Praet, Adam Reid, Ina Vanden Berghe, and Yvonne Wolframm-Murray. Illustrations by Olly Dindol, Joanne Clawley and Izabela Jurkiewicz.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction ; Chapter 2: The excavated evidence ; Chapter 3: The prehistoric and Roman finds ; Chapter 4: The early medieval finds ; Chapter 5: Textile and organic remains ; Chapter 6: The human bone assemblage ; Chapter 7: Faunal and environmental evidence ; Chapter 8: Discussion ; Bibliography ; Appendix A: Mineral preserved textile catalogue ; Appendix B: Catalogue of mineral preserved organic remains ; Appendix C: Stable isotope methodological detail
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Archaeopress Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces
Book SynopsisSince 2007, the conferences organized under the title ‘Broadening Horizons’ have provided a regular venue for postgraduates and early career scholars in Ancient Near Eastern Studies. Three volumes present the proceedings of the 6th Broadening Horizons Conference, which took place at the Freie Universität Berlin from 24–28 June, 2019. The general theme, ‘Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue’, is aimed at encouraging communication and the development of multidisciplinary approaches to the study of material cultures and textual sources. Volume 3 contains 14 papers from Session 4 — Crossing Boundaries: Connectivity and Interaction; and Session 6 — Landscape and Geography: Human Dynamics and Perceptions.Table of ContentsForeword ; Introduction – Costanza Coppini, Georg Cyrus, and Hamaseh Golestaneh ; Session 4: Crossing Boundaries: Connectivity and Interaction ; Oman Peninsula and the Indus Valley: An Assessment of Material Exchanges during the Iron Age (c. 1300–300 BC) – Carlos Fernández Rodríguez ; Seleucid Rule over the Gulf – Miguel Pachón Barragán ; Identity and Interaction at Togolok 1 in the Murghab Region (Southern Turkmenistan) during the Bronze Age – Luca Forni and Roberto Arciero ; The Structure of the Urartian Territory as Seen through the Distribution of Inscriptions – Dan Socaciu ; Do I Know You? Points of Contact between Northern and Central/Southern Mesopotamian Ceramic Traditions in the 2nd Millennium BC – Valentina Oselini ; Deconstructing Supportive Korai: Denoting Karyatids as Agalmata of Khthonie, Ge-Earth Goddess – Sevil Çonka ; From Athirat to Aphrodite. The Feminine Side of the Sea in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean – Mari Yamasaki ; Messengers and Envoys within Egyptian-Hittite Relationships – Marco De Pietri ; Deportation Policies in Egypt’s Late Bronze Age Empire, 1500–1300 BCE – Christian Langer ; Session 6: Landscape and Geography: Human Dynamics and Perceptions ; Mountains for the Gods: Mimicking Landscape with Architecture. Mesoamerican Pyramids and Mesopotamian Ziqqurats in a Cross-Cultural Examination – Felix Levenson and Mónica Pacheco Silva ; Beyond Dimorphic Chiefdom. An Alternative View of the Site Distribution during the Early Iron Age in the Southern Levant – Maria Tamburrini ; The Mountain Sanctuary of Šami and the Relationship with the Settlement Pattern – Francesca Giusto ; Some Considerations on Workers and Officials Involved in the Circulation of Fish in the Ur III Umma Province – Angela Greco ; The Transformation of the Urban Landscape at Hatra (5th/4th Cent. BC – 3rd Cent. AD) – Enrico Foietta
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Archaeopress Santa Cristina in Caio: La lunga durata di un
Book SynopsisIl libro raccoglie i risultati delle campagne di scavo 2009-2015 a Santa Cristina in Caio (Buonconvento, Siena) e contestualizza il sito nel più ampio fenomeno delle mansiones, dei vici romani e dei riusi tra tarda antichità ed alto medioevo. In generale sono affrontati i temi riguardanti le trasformazioni delle campagne toscane durante la fine dei paesaggi antichi e l’eredità delle terre pubbliche nella lunga durata tra l’impero romano e quello carolingio. Santa Cristina in Caio infatti viene probabilmente fondato nel corso del I secolo come luogo di sosta lungo la Via Cassia che univa Chiusi con Siena; l'impianto termale, tra fine IV e inizi V secolo, viene completamente spoliato e l'area viene occupata da capanne fino agli inizi dell'VIII secolo. Agli inizi del IX secolo viene citata per la prima volta la chiesa di Santa Cristina e Ludovico il Pio conferma le sue pertinenze all'abbazia di Sant'Antimo.Table of ContentsRingraziamenti ; Introduzione di Marco Valenti ; Il territorio ; Insediamenti secondari, mansiones, strade romane e medievali ; Lo scavo delle terme ; Lo scavo di Poggio alle Fonti ; I materiali ; Conclusioni ; Bibliografia
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Archaeopress The Bell Beaker Culture in All Its Forms:
Book SynopsisThe Bell Beaker Culture in All its Forms contains the proceedings of the 22nd meeting of the ‘Archéologie et Gobelets’ Association which took place in Geneva, Switzerland in January 2021. The book is structured in three parts: Archaeological Material demonstrates how ceramics, lithics, wrist guards, and metal artifacts contribute to our understanding of the Bell Beaker Culture. Funerary Archaeology and Anthropology considers how the particular context of death and the human skeleton can be employed to gain information on Bell Beaker populations. The final section, Reconstructing Bell Beaker Society, builds upon archaeological evidence to discuss site interpretations as well as the wide-reaching topics of ritual, culture, and symbolism. With the publication of these proceedings, it is hoped that the conference interactions can facilitate future research and discussions on Bell Beaker societies and their roles within Neolithic Europe and beyond.Table of ContentsForeword – Marie Besse ; In Memory of Daniela Kern – Andrew Fitzpatrick ; In Memory of Alain Gallay – Marie Besse ; 1. Archaeological Material ; Bell Beaker and Epi-Bell Beaker in the Florentine Area: Metallurgical and Pottery Evidence from the Site of Fosso Di Lumino (Florence, Italy) – Chiara De Marco, Pasquino Pallecchi and Lucia Sarti ; Bell Beaker Lithic Assemblages in the Florentine Area: Revisions, New Studies and Updates – Isabella Matera and Lucia Sarti ; Bell Beaker Lithic Industry Between France and Italy: New Insights from Lombardy and Languedoc – Isabella Matera, Robin Furestier and Domenico Lo Vetro ; Pottery Chaînes Opératoires as a Tool to Approach the Integration of the Bell Beaker Phenomenon: The ‘Petit-Chasseur’ Necropolis as a Case Study – Eve Derenne, Delia Carloni and Marie Besse ; The Bell Beaker and Early Bronze Age Decorated Ware from the Preventive Excavations at 35 Auguste Isaac Street (Lyon 9e, Rhône, France) – Pierre-Jérôme Rey and Jean-Michel Treffort ; Degrees of Investment in Bell Beaker Ceramics from North-West France – Quentin Favrel ; A Bipartite Network Analysis of Bell Beaker Decoration Diversity in Camino De Las Yeseras (Madrid, Spain) – Agnès Caraglio, Patricia Ríos and Corina Liesau ; Chalcolithic Bell Beaker Pottery from a Habitational Context at the El Portalón De Cueva Mayor Site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain) – Amalia Pérez-Romero, Marta Francés-Negro, Eneko Iriarte, María Á. Galindo-Pellicena, Rebeca García, Laura Rodríguez, Juan Luis Arsuaga, Alfonso Alday and José M. Carretero ; Stone Bracers in Continental Western Europe. New Insights from Bell Beaker and Early Bronze Age Contexts – Julien Vitani and Maxence Bailly ; 2. Funerary Archaeology and Anthropology ; St-Martin-de-Corléans (Aosta, Italy) Tomb TII: The Chronological and Cultural Sequence – Philippe Curdy, Angela Maria Ferroni, Giovanna Pizziolo, Raffaella Poggiani Keller, Lucia Sarti, Marco Baioni, Domenico Lo Vetro and Simona Marongiu ; The Bell Beaker Phenomenon in the Southern Upper Rhine Valley. A Presentation of Old and New Excavated Graves of the South Baden Group in Germany – Katalin Puster ; Health and Diseases in Commingled Remains from Final Neolithic and Bell Beaker Populations: The Site of Petit-Chasseur, Sion, Valais, Switzerland – Claudine Abegg ; Examining the Role of Bell Beaker Archery through Techno-Functional and Osteological Analyses: Reinvestigating the Hoštice-I Cemetery (Czech Republic) – Jessica Ryan-Despraz and Clément Nicolas ; 3. Reconstructing Bell Beaker Society ; Mind the Gap: Bell Beaker Presence in Copper Age Campania, Southern Italy – Paola Aurino and Maria De Falco ; On the Edge of the Swamp. Absorption and Transformation of the Bell Beaker Phenomenon in the Later Copper Age Settlement of Poggioreale (Naples - Italy) – Giuliana Boenzi and Viviana Germana Mancusi ; Torre Crognola (Northern Latium, Italy): A Large Settlement with Bell Beaker Findings – Pasquale Miranda, Giovanni Carboni, Vincenzo d’Ercole, Marco Pacciarelli and Massimo Pennacchioni ; Environmental and Economic Assets of the Bell Beaker Culture in the Florentine Plain (Italy). New Data from Fosso di Lumino – Matteo Penco and Lucia Sarti ; The Bell Beaker Rock Sanctuary Pigloner Kopf (South Tyrol, Italy): Burnt Offerings and Local Metallurgy in the Eastern Alps – Annaluisa Pedrotti, Ivana Angelini, Gilberto Artioli, Caterina Canovaro, Umberto Tecchiati and Hanns Oberrauch ; Beakers, Death and Monuments in the Ceremonial Landscape Around the Czech Mythical Mountain of Říp – Jan Turek and Petr Krištuf ; Commensality Through a Solar Cult. Ceramics, Social Practices and Symbolism Along the Atlantic Coast (2500-1650 BC) – Julien Ripoche and Théophane Nicolas ; Author Biographies
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Archaeopress Roman Pottery and Glass Manufactures: Production
Book SynopsisRoman Ceramic and Glass Manufactures: Production and trade in the Adriatic region and beyond presents thirty-one papers read at the 4th International Archaeological Colloquium held in Crikvenica, Croatia, 8–9 November 2017. The papers deal with issues of pottery production in relation to landscape and communication features, ceramic building materials, as well as general studies on ceramic production, pottery and glass finds. Additionally, an invited contribution explores finds relating to clothing from the Roman pottery workshop at Crikvenica. Several papers are devoted to restoration and archaeological experimentation. Although the majority of papers tackle research conducted in the wider Adriatic area, several contributions deal with other provinces of the Roman world.Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Invited contribution ; Inside fashion fusion: Fibulae from Crikvenica – Martina Blečić Kavur ; 2. The role of landscape features, waterways and seaborne routes in pottery production and distribution ; Distribution possibilities and transport infrastructure in northern Dalmatia’s pottery workshops: evidence and interpretations – Ana Konestra, Goranka Lipovac Vrkljan, Fabian Welc ; The Amber route between Caput Adriae and Emona basin: the ceramic evidence on inner road - and water - communications – Iris Bekljanov Zidanšek, Petra Vojaković, Tina Žerjal ; Merci e sedi di mercato: lana e produzione ceramica a Mutina e ai Campi Macri (Modena, I) – Carla Corti ; Pottery and brick production in northeastern Italy in the Roman Period: the exploitation of clay quarries – Cristina Mondin ; Recent excavation of an amphorae kiln in the artisanal workshop complex at Loron (Tar-Vabriga, Croatia): results of the archaeological and anthracological study – Corinne Rousse, Christophe Vaschalde, Gaetano Benčić, Davor Munda ; Amphorae and tiles from the island of Pag: indirect evidence of the exploitation of local resources in the early Roman imperial period – Maja Grisonic, Nikolina Stepan ; An underwater archaeological survey of Havišće and Lokvišća Coves and Cape Ertak – Igor Borzić, Mate Parica, Mato Ilkić, Tea Rosić ; The Roman shipwreck of Sv. Petar, Ilovik: Old research, new possibilities – Irena Radić Rossi, Bridget Buxton ; 3. Ceramic building materials production: production site location, production organisation, distribution channels, regional specificities ; An overview of the CBM industries of ancient Viminacium – Ljubomir Jevtović, Ilija Danković ; Brick by brick, tile by tile. The ceramic building material in Labraunda, Turkey – Alexandra Dolea ; Examples of ceramic building materials of Roman and late antique date from Cickini near Malinska on the island of Krk (NE Adriatic, Croatia) – Ranko Starac ; Stamps on ceramic and glass finds from the Velika Mrdakovica site near Šibenik – Toni Brajković ; 4. The study of material evidence of pottery, ceramics and glass production and distribution ; HILARVS, from the Po valley to the Rhone valley? – Armand Desbat, Valentina Mantovani, Eleni Schindler Kaudelka, Roby Stuani ; Terre sigillate galliche. La collezione “storica” del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Aquileia (Friuli Venezia Giulia - Italia) – Patrizia Donat ; La ceramica metallescente di Treviri: nuovi dati da Verona (Italia) – Valentina Mantovani ; Le anfore galliche nella Regio X: dati preliminari – Andrea Cipolato, Giuseppe Indino ; Terra sigillata norditalica decorata a matrice intenzionalmente nera: alcune considerazioni – Valentina Mantovani, Eleni Schindler Kaudelka, Roby Stuani, Émilie Mannocci, Carla Corti ; Canale Anfora, recupero 1988: contributo alla conoscenza della ceramica fine orientale ad Aquileia – Paola Maggi, Paola Ventura ; One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Household waste deposit from Porta Pisana and trends of fine ware consumption within the settlement of Krk (in the last centuries BCE) – Marina Ugarković, Ranko Starac ; Pots for storage of food from Crikvenica – Ivana Ožanić Roguljić ; Roman pottery from Siculi – a short overview – Ivanka Kamenjarin ; First results of the excavations of the Roman Villa of Bunje (Brač Island, Croatia) – Emmanuel Botte, Kristina Jelinčić Vučković, Ana Konestra, Ivana Ožanić Roguljić ; Production and distribution of late antique glass and fine wares in Romagna (2nd-7th cent. CE) – Tania Chinni, Enrico Cirelli ; The imports of high quality early Imperial glass in Romula (Pannonia) – Irena Lazar ; Glass beads from the archaeological site of Burnum (Amfiteatar, Campus) – Ivana Jadrić-Kučan ; Glass askos from the ancient necropolis of Zadar – Timka Alihodžić ; Glass finds from Tomb 7 from the Late Iron Age necropolis of the Kopila hillfort on the island of Korčula – Anamarija Eterović Borzić, Igor Borzić ; Roman glass from Lokvišća - Jadranovo site – Bartul Šiljeg, Kristina Turkalj ; Experience in the conservation and restoration of archaeological glass at the Archaeological Museum of Istria in Pula – Monika Petrović ; Experimental archaeology in the Museum of Ancient Glass in Zadar – Marko Štefanac, Berislav Štefanac ; List of Contributors
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Archaeopress D’une rive à l’autre: circulations et échanges
Book SynopsisPar sa position géographique, l’Algérie se présente comme un territoire largement ouvert sur la Méditerranée occidentale. Pourtant ses liens avec les régions voisines ne sont encore que peu étudiés. Jusqu’à présent les travaux qui se sont intéressés à ces rapports se sont concentrés sur une période chronologique, une thématique particulière ou une zone géographique limitée. Ce livre est issu d’un colloque organisé en 2017 a pour objectifs de contribuer à renouveler l’analyse des relations entre cette partie du Maghreb et le sud-est de la péninsule Ibérique et de leurs dynamiques dans une optique pluridisciplinaire et diachronique, de la période préromaine au Moyen ge. À partir des données archéologiques, épigraphiques et textuelles, le but est de participer à l’identification de ces contacts. Rédigés par des chercheurs des deux rives, les chapitres réunis dans ce livre s’articulent autour de trois thématiques : la mobilité des hommes, les échanges économiques et les transferts culturels et de savoir-faire.Table of ContentsIntroduction – Alejandro Quevedo et Touatia Amraoui ; PREMIÈRE PARTIE. TRAVERSÉES, PORTS ET VOYAGEURS ; Chapitre 1: Des « Espagnols de Sittius » aux colonies augustéennes : relations militaires et créations coloniales entre la Maurétanie orientale et l’Hispanie au temps des guerres civiles (64-27 av. J.-C.) – Gwladys Bernard ; Chapitre 2: Modalités de circulation entre la Maurétanie césarienne et l’Hispanie : l’apport des sources écrites à l’époque tardive – Stéphanie Guédon ; Chapitre 3: Al-Andalus et le Maghreb central à l’époque umayyade (IIIe-IVe/IXe-Xe siècles) : dynamiques littorales, réseaux et circulations – Aurélien Montel ; DEUXIÈME PARTIE. LES ÉCHANGES ÉCONOMIQUES ENTRE LES DEUX RIVES ; Chapitre 4: La côte de la basse vallée de Chlef (Algérie occidentale) durant l’Antiquité : exemples de pérennité des relations avec le littoral hispanique – Brahim Boussadia, Jordi Diloli, Nabil Amokrane et David Bea Castaño ; Chapitre 5: Production et mouvements monétaires entre Hispanie et Maurétanie (IIIe siècle av. J.-C. - Ier siècle apr. J.-C.) – Laurent Callegarin ; Chapitre 6: Cartagena y el estudio de las relaciones con Argelia desde una perspectiva arqueológica (s. III a.C. – s. XVI) – Alejandro Quevedo, Sebastián F. Ramallo Asensio et Martín Guillermo Martín ; Chapitre 7: Du Maghreb central à al-Andalus et d’al-Andalus au Maghreb central : État de la question de la céramique islamique glaçurée et émaillée – Akila Djellid et Elena Salinas ; TROISIÈME PARTIE. SAVOIRS, RELIGIONS ET CULTURES ; Chapitre 8: Macarena Bustamante et Touatia Amraoui, Técnicas y materiales constructivos en las ciudades del Mediterráneo extremo-occidental. Sobre la transmisión de saberes entre ambas orillas en la Antigüedad – Lourdes Roldán Gómez ; Chapitre 9: Mise en regard des équipements hydrauliques des sites littoraux du sud-est de l’Hispanie et de la Maurétanie césarienne : état des connaissances – Laetitia Borau ; Chapitre 10: Les émissions monétaires à type isiaque de Caesarea et Carthago Nova : l’affirmation identitaire des rois maurétaniens – Carole Gomez ; Conclusions: Le trinôme Iol/Caesarea – Carthago Nova - Gades. Les premiers pas d’un long voyage - Dario Bernal Casasola ; Traduction des résumés en arabe
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Archaeopress De luxuria propagata romana aetate. Roman luxury
Book SynopsisDe luxuria propagata romana aetate. Roman luxury in its many forms focuses on luxonomics, or the economy of luxury in Roman times, and how its study is an element that is essential to understanding the history of the period. This volume brings together the contributions of leading experts in the study of luxury to present the full range of perspectives on the production and consumption of luxury items and, moreover, from the variety of approaches offered by Ancient History. The book is organised in chronological order, and the evolution of the luxury economy is divided into areas of consumption, production, and criticism. The analytical focus on the interaction between the notions of need and desire suggests that the historical development of luxury and business in Rome can be divided into five categories: houses, clothing, jewellery, food, and leisure.Table of ContentsPrologue – Maria Eugenia Ortuño Pérez ; Luxonomics, a proxy for Roman studies – Lluís Pons Pujol, Jordi Pérez González ; Los oficios del lujo: el discurso de Megadoro en Plauto, Aulularia 3.5.50 – Alejandra Guzmán Almagro, Diana Gorostidi Pi ; Lúculo y la luxuria. Una nota a Plut. Luc. 38, 5-42, 2 – Luis Amela Valverde ; Quelques exemples du Luxe dans la ville maurétano-romaine en Tingitane – Sanaa Hassab ; La morte ti fa bella. Urne a vaso di alabastro (calcareo) e il lusso funerario in tombe femminili della prima età imperiale – Simona Perna ; I corinthiarii di Roma: una produzione metallica di lusso – Gian Luca Gregori, Letizia Rustico ; Intrecci di lusso nella Roma imperiale: i professionisti dell’ars plumaria – Laura Parisini ; A luxe for the ears. Roman earrings in Augusta Emerita (Mérida) and the province of Lusitania – Nova Barrero Martín ; Pearls, beryls, and priestesses in the Latin West: pearls and gems as symbols of female power and devotion, as well as impiety and irreverence – Albert Sabaté Morales ; Representaciones de luxuria privata en los mosaicos de opus tessellatum en época imperial – Luz Neira Jiménez ; Mármol y discursos literarios contra el lujo: el caso de los revestimientos – Irene Mañas Romero ; Space and consumption: luxury in Hadrian’s Villa – Rosario Rovira Guardiola ; El jardín romano y el estatus social, una simbiosis indisoluble – Chiara Romano ; El mobiliario doméstico en bronce de la casa romana. Lujo y practicidad – Rocío Manuela Cuadra Rubio ; Presenze femminili tra gli operatori del lusso: le testimonianze epigrafiche – Alfredo Buonopane ; «Cupiditas artificii, non argenti». L’arte dei caelatores in Roma tra epigrafia e letteratura – Giovanna Di Giacomo ; Indumenta vetita. Sentido y alcance de las disposiciones restrictivas de la indumentaria suntuaria en la Roma imperial – F. Javier Casinos Mora ; La crítica al lujo en la Historia Augusta – Juan Antonio Jiménez Sánchez ; Riqueza y ostentación eclesiásticas en la Roma tardoantigua – Pere Maymó i Capdevila ; ¿Lujo o casos excepcionales? Longovicium (Lanchester, Durham) y sus tábulas ansatas de oro – David Martínez-Chico ; Vinum Mulsum. La recuperación experimental del vino romano más exclusive – Antonio Aguilera Martín, Miquel Sunyer Sunyer, Josep Maria Vaquer Llop, Juana Gómez Sánchez
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Archaeopress From Safin to Roman Cultural Change and
Book SynopsisFrom Safin to Roman investigates the Central Adriatic Apennines (roughly the modern region of Abruzzo), occupied in antiquity by Italic populations variously termed Sabelli', Sabellics' or Sabellians'. For too long the region has been seen merely as a mountainous and isolated terra di pastori', sparsely populated with shepherds from prehistory to the late Hellenistic period, thus overestimating the role of the Romans in the organisation and exploitation of the landscape. The region in general has received little scholarly attention internationally compared with Tyrrhenian Italy, although the last three decades have been very rich in excavations and finds. The role of stock-raising itself needs to be reinterpreted, because it changed greatly from period to period and certainly did not exclude other economical resources, already in early periods. The topography of the area and recent finds, show that agriculture was also important for the l
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Archaeopress Arqueología de las sociedades locales en la Alta
Book SynopsisArqueología de las sociedades locales en la Alta Edad Media: San Julián de Aistra y las residencias de las élites rurales presents the main results obtained in the archaeological project of San Julián de Aistra (Zalduondo-Araia, Álava) carried out between 2006 and 2020 by University College London and the University of the Basque Country. The remains of a hermitage dedicated to Santa Julián and Santa Basilisa, built in the 10th century and renovated in the Romanesque period and in the 18th century, are preserved in the deserted village of Aistra, which is documented since the 11th century. Excavation has shown that the site was occupied in prehistoric, Roman and medieval times. While prehistoric and Roman materials have been recovered in secondary contexts, four medieval phases of a domestic, productive, and funerary nature have been defined. One of the most important results of the project has been the discovery of residential spaces of elites who exercised territorial dominion throughout the Early Middle Ages. In the 14th century, the place was depopulated and, since then, the Aistra area has been managed and disputed by the nearby villages of Zalduondo and Araia, which created a community aimed at jointly managing the resources and spaces of Aistra. This community, active between the 14th and 20th centuries, broke up from the 19th century onwards, when individual management of resources became accentuated, and the commons were divided up. This collective volume brings together a large number of specialized studies and provides an interpretation of the site of Aistra in terms of socio-political practices that define the main characteristics of early medieval local societies in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula.Table of ContentsResumen ; Prefacio – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo ; Capítulo 1: Introducción. El proyecto arqueológico de Aistra – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo ; Capítulo 2: El lugar de Aistra y el altozano de San Julián. Entre memoria y Arqueología – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo ; Capítulo 3: Aspectos geóticos de Aistra (Asparrena y Zalduondo, Araba/Álava) – Luis M. Martínez-Torres ; Capítulo 4: El carácter del territorio y del paisaje en el que se ubica el despoblado de Aistra: una visión geográfica – María C. Porcal-Gonzalo ; Capítulo 5: Aistra en el registro escrito: la historia de una comunidad – Ernesto Pastor Díaz de Garayo ; Capítulo 6: Del trabajo de campo a la secuencia cronológica: Prospecciones, excavaciones, análisis arquitectónico, elaboración e interpretación del registro – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo ; Capítulo 7: La secuencia ocupacional del yacimiento de San Julián (Aistra) – Andrew Reynolds; Egoitz Alfaro Suescun; Carlos Tejerizo; Maite I. García-Collado; Juan Antonio Quirós ; Capítulo 8: La iglesia de San Julián y Santa Basilisa de Aistra. Secuencia constructiva y análisis arqueológico del edificio – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo ; Capítulo 9: Registro estratigráfico del despoblado de Aistra – Andrew Reynolds and Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo ; Capítulo 10: Los espacios funerarios cementeriales medievales en Aistra – Maite I. García-Collado ; Capítulo 11: Estudio antropológico y paleopatológico de los restos óseos recuperados en la necrópolis altomedieval de Aistra (Zalduondo, Álava) – Amaia Mendizabal Gorostizu-Orkaiztegi ; Capítulo 12: Arqueología Agraria en el altozano de San Julián de Aistra – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo ; Capítulo 13: Artefactos líticos recuperados en el yacimiento de Aistra (Zalduondo, Álava) – Javier Fernández-Eraso; Maite García-Rojas; Antonio Tarriño-Vinagre; Aitor Sánchez-López de Lafuente ; Capítulo 14: Epigrafía romana de Aistra – Pilar Ciprés ; Capítulo 15: La cerámica de época romana y tardorromana de Aistra (siglos I-V d.C.) – Alfonso Vigil-Escalera Guirado ; Capítulo 16: La ceramica medievale (secoli VI-XIII) di San Julián di Aistra (Zalduondo, Araia, Álava) – Francesca Grassi ; Capítulo 17: Los hallazgos monetarios en el despoblado medieval de Aistra (Álava) y algunas consideraciones sobre las monedas perforadas – José Ignacio San Vicente González de Aspuru ; Capítulo 18: El estudio antracológico de la aldea medieval de Aistra – Riccardo Santeramo; Oliver Nelle; Raquel Piqué; Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo ; Capítulo 19: Estudio zooarqueológico del despoblado medieval de Aistra (Zalduondo, Álava, País Vasco) – Idoia Grau Sologestoa ; Capítulo 20: Industria ósea del despoblado medieval de Aistra (Zalduondo, Álava, País Vasco) – Idoia Grau Sologestoa ; Capítulo 21: Aistra a lo largo de la historia: las sociedades locales y las identidades de las élites en la Alta Edad Media – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo
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Archaeopress Dinámicas sociales y roles entre mujeres:
Book SynopsisDinámicas sociales y roles entre mujeres aims to revaluate the importance of women as active and powerful social agents in the definition of ancient cultures, their contribution to the economic and social development of the community and to the position, reputation, and prestige of their families. By engaging new theoretical and methodological frameworks from anthropological and gender studies, developed in the last decade, this book compiles an unparalleled set of papers with a well-defined common goal: to deepen the idea of women as key economic and cultural actors in the maintenance and development of ancient Oriental societies. The book derives from an international conference held on 11-12 March 2021 at the University of Alcalá (UAH), in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid, Spain), completed by further articles received from scholars from different institutions and disciplines. Overall, the contributions aim to critique previous positions and methods and to propose new avenues of research and approaches in a series of case studies. Furthermore, the theoretical and interpretative frameworks they develop will have relevance for other women's historical studies as well as for related disciplines such as anthropology, philosophy, political science and gender studies in their interdisciplinary approach.
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Archaeopress A Comprehensive Survey of Rock Art in Upper
Book SynopsisFocusing on the eastern part of the region, this is the first in a series of five volumes that comprehensively document rock art in Upper Tibet. It examines a panoply of graphic evidence found on stone surfaces, supplying an unprecedented view of the long-term development of culture and religion on a large swathe of the Tibetan Plateau. The pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (rock carvings), host sites, and descriptions and analyses presented are the direct result of intensive fieldwork conducted by the author in Upper Tibet between 1995 and 2016. Information on rock art production techniques, subject identification, thematic class, mode of presentation, physical condition, estimated age, and relative location are supplied for each piece of rock art. In addition to the datasets, the book offers rock art site descriptions and assesses the cultural, religious and artistic development of these locations.Table of ContentsPrecis General Introduction About this Rock Art Inventory Rock Art and Associated Sites of Lake Gnam mtsho (S1–S12) Inventoried Rock Art Sites Bkra shis do chen (S1) Bkra shis do chung (S2) Rta mchog ngang pa do (S3) Innominate (S4) Innominate (S5) Innominate (S6) Lug do (S7) Ra ma do (S8) Stong shong phug (S9) Se mo do (S10) Rigs lnga do (S11) Lce do (S12) Sha ba brag (S13) Kong chung (S14) Gnam g.yang phug (S15) Lha ris sgrub phug (S16) Slob dpon phug (S17) Sho lo phug (S18) Lha ’dre phug (S19) Gzims phug btsan khang (S20) Dpal gzims phug (S21) Rdo ’khor phug pa (S22) Dgon ro dmar lding (S23) Lha ’dre tshogs khang (S24) Dar lung phug pa (S25) Skyid sgrom sgo gru bzhi (S26) Sgar gsol brag phug (S27) Chu ro (S28) O rtsal phug (S29) Bibliography Catalogue of Images
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Archaeopress Les représentations de Mars Ultor sur les pierres
Book SynopsisLes représentations de Mars Ultor sur les pierres gravées is principally devoted to engraved stones representing the Mars Ultor type and aims to restore them to their rightful place. When Adolf Furtwängler, in his study of the Somzée collection, determined the Mars Ultor type from a statuette in the same collection, he chose to use only two artefacts for comparison: the engraved gem from the Marlborough collection and a sesterce of Antoninus Pius. Monumental sculpture and reliefs did not provide reliable anchors for the type. Even the famous statue from the Capitoline Museum did not find favour with him. Paradoxically, the studies that followed Furtwängler's focused on the ‘high arts’, intentionally leaving aside the intaglios and the glass pastes, which are the only contemporary examples of the original statue, now lost. Gems representing the Mars Ultor type were produced between the 1st and 4th centuries. They attest to the longevity and impact of the Augustan image in Roman iconography and allow us to follow the variations in meaning of the motif. Scattered around the world and without documented contexts, the 240-odd engraved stones gathered here prove – if it were still necessary to do so – that the great masterpieces of art history have had a much more important survival on these small objects than on the great monuments traditionally at the centre of iconographic studies. Comparison with statuettes and coins representing the Mars Ultor type also offers a historical and religious view of the cult of the god, promoted by Octavian after the Battle of Philippi.Table of ContentsRemerciements ; Avertissement ; Introduction ; I. Catalogue ; II. Le type Mars Ultor ; III. La panoplie de Mars Ultor ; IV. Mars Ultor sur les pierres « magiques » ; V. Les Inscriptions ; En guise de conclusion : deux statuettes en bronze ; Appendice I : Mars Ultor et le foudre ; Appendice II : Mars Ultor sur les pierres gravées moderne ; Bibliographie & abréviations ; Indices ; Crédits photographiques ; Planches
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