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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)
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Archaeopress Waterlands: Prehistoric Life at Bar Pasture, Pode
Book SynopsisWaterlands: Prehistoric Life at Bar Pasture, Pode Hole Quarry, Peterborough recounts a decade-long archaeological investigation at Bar Pasture Farm, Pode Hole Quarry, Peterborough, and represents one of the most significant landscape excavations carried out in recent years. The 55-hectare archaeological dig was the scene of human activity on the fenland edge from the Mesolithic through to the Late Iron Age, although the majority of the evidence covered the period from the Early Neolithic through to the Middle Bronze Age. Throughout prehistory, the fen edge has represented a landscape at the margins of human habitation and exploitation. During the Early Neolithic, a substantial waterhole complex with signs of later visitation was established on the fen edge. Traces of several Beaker buildings provided elusive evidence of slightly later activity further inland, whilst during the Early Bronze Age proper, a number of impressive burial mounds were constructed within a dedicated ‘Barrow Field’. One barrow contained the nationally significant remains of an infant burial on a birch bark mat with associated grave goods. The Middle Bronze Age saw the entire re-organisation of the surrounding landscape by the creation of an extensive, rectilinear field system, served by multiple droveways and associated with a classic enclosed farmstead. The placement of later Middle Bronze Age cremation burials within the remains of earlier burial monuments bears witness to the intimate connection of this small community to their ancestors’ sacred landscape. By the 4th century BC, settlement was all but abandoned due to marine inundations, although one slightly elevated part of the landscape formed an area of refuge for an Iron Age smith and his family, who created an isolated and significant smithy.Trade Review'As a site report, there is much to recommend this publication and its many colour plates show features expertly excavated. The remarkable plan of the field system alone represents a major contribution to Fenland research, especially in relation to contemporary systems excavated east of Peterborough.' – Mark Knight (2023): Current Archaeology Issue 396‘The authors deliver a complex and large site report in a well-written, concise but detailed way. This is not an easy task. They are able to put their findings into the larger context of contemporaneous fenland sites to further our understanding of the people who lived in these waterlands.’ – Marion Uckelmann (2023): Antiquity Vol. 97 (395)Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction ; Background to the Project ; Project Aims ; Methodology ; Report Structure ; Chapter 2: The Project Area ; The Landscape Context ; The Geological Context ; Implications for Archaeological Survival ; The Archaeological Context ; Chapter 3: The Excavations ; Summary ; PERIOD 0: MESOLITHIC (c. 9000 to 3500 BC) ; PERIOD 1: EARLY TO LATE NEOLITHIC (c. 3800 to 2000 BC) ; PERIOD 2A: BEAKER (c. 2400-1900 BC) ; PERIOD 2B: EARLY BRONZE AGE (1916-1640 cal BC) ; PERIOD 3: MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (c. 1600-1100 BC) ; PERIOD 3A: EARLY MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (1623-1463 cal BC) ; PERIOD 3B: LATER MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (1400-1130 cal BC) ; PERIOD 4: LATE BRONZE AGE TO EARLY IRON AGE (c. 1100 - 500 BC) ; PERIOD 4A: LATE BRONZE AGE (c. 1100 - 800 BC) ; PERIOD 4B: LATE BRONZE AGE / EARLY IRON AGE (c. 800-500 BC) ; PERIOD 5: MIDDLE TO LATE IRON AGE (EARLY LA TÈNE) ; PERIOD 5A: EARLY LA TÈNE IRON AGE 1 (511-207 cal BC) ; PERIOD 5B: EARLY LA TÈNE IRON AGE 2 (350-53 cal BC) ; Chapter 4: Material Culture ; Introduction ; PREHISTORIC POTTERY – Elaine L Morris ; CLAY WEIGHTS – Elaine L Morris ; FIRED CLAY – Elaine L Morris ; BRIQUETAGE – Elaine L Morris ; ROMAN POTTERY – Ruth Leary ; STRUCK LITHICS – Hugo Anderson-Whymark ; QUERNS – Karen Francis ; METALWORKING RESIDUES – Gerry McDonnell ; Chapter 5: Environmental Archaeology ; THE PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL REMAINS – John Summers ; POLLEN – Rob Scaife and Catherine Langdon ; CARBONISED PLANT MACROFOSSILS – John Summers ; WATERLOGGED PLANT MACROFOSSILS – John Summers ; CHARCOAL – John Summers ; PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL SUMMARY – John Summers ; WATERLOGGED WOOD – Michael Bamforth and Maisie Taylor ; ANIMAL BONE – Julia E M Cussans and James Rackham ; Chapter 6: Human Bone – Katie Keefe, Elina Petersone-Gordina and Malin Holst, with contributions by Harriet Jacklin ; Chapter 7: Discussion and Synthesis ; INTRODUCTION ; THE EARLIEST EVIDENCE ; EARLY TO LATE NEOLITHIC ; BEAKER ; EARLY BRONZE AGE ; MIDDLE BRONZE AGE ; LATE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE ; LATE BRONZE AGE ; LATE BRONZE AGE / EARLY IRON AGE ; EARLY LA TÈNE IRON AGE 1 ; EARLY LA TÈNE IRON AGE 2 ; RE-USE OF A ONCE ABANDONED LANDSCAPE ; Appendix A: Prehistoric Pottery, Ceramic Phases 1-5 ; Appendix B: XRF Methodology ; Appendix C: Table 22. Waterlogged plant macrofossil remains from selected contexts ; Appendix D: Table 23. Quantified charcoal data from selected contexts ; Appendix E: Table 53. Radiocarbon results ; Bibliography
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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 New Advances in the History of Archaeology:
Book SynopsisNew Advances in the History of Archaeology presents the papers from three sessions organised by the History of Archaeology Scientific Commission at the 18th UISPP World Congress (Paris, June 2018). The first session, From stratigraphy to stratigraphic excavation in pre- and protohistoric archaeology organised by Massimo Tarantini and Alessandro Guidi, reviews the development of stratigraphical methods in archaeology in many European countries. The second session, Epistemology, History and Philosophy of Science: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the History of Archaeology, organised by Sophie A. de Beaune and Oscar Moro Abadia, is characterised by different examples of intersections between archaeology and other disciplines like history and the philosophy of science. Finally, four papers discuss the development of different types of interdisciplinarity in Europe and South America. These were presented in the third session, Archaeology and interdisciplinarity, from the 19th century to present-day research, organized by Laura Coltofean, Géraldine. Delley, Margarita Díaz-Andreu and Marc-Antoine Kaeser.Table of ContentsForeword to the XVII Uispp Congress Proceedings Series Edition – Marta Azarello ; Foreword to the volume – Alessandro Guidi ; Part I: From stratigraphy to stratigraphic excavation in pre- and protohistoric archaeology ; Introduction – Alessandro Guidi, Massimo Tarantini ; Démarche d’historien et de préhistorien ou comment pallier les manques dans l’étude de collections anciennes ? Exemples des Balzi Rossi (Ligurie, Italie) et de la grotte de l’Observatoire (Monaco) – Elena Rossoni-Notter, Olivier Notter, Patrick Simon, Suzanne Simone ; Santa Verna in 1911 and 2015: re-examining pioneering stratigraphic excavation methods in Malta – T. Rowan McLaughlin, Eóin Parkinson, Catriona Brogan, Simon Stoddart, Caroline Malone ; The multiple roots of an innovative excavation: G.A. Blanc at the Romanelli Cave, Italy (1914-1938) – Massimo Tarantini ; Paul Vouga à La Tène et à Auvernier : la stratigraphie à l’épreuve de la typologie – Gianna Reginelli Servais ; Pioneers of archaeological stratigraphical techniques: Luigi Bernabò Brea (1910-1999) and Giorgio Buchner (1914-2005) – Federico Nomi, Massimo Cultraro, Alessandro Guidi, Sebastiano Tusa ; Abstraction in Archaeological Stratigraphy: a Pyrenean Lineage of Innovation (late 19th–early 21th century) – Sébastien Plutniak ; Part II: Epistemology, History and Philosophy of Science: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the History of Archaeology ; Introduction – Sophie A. de Beaune, Oscar Moro Abadía ; Three career itineraries that linked prehistory, archaeology, and technology: Augustus Lane Fox Pitt Rivers (1827-1900), André Leroi-Gourhan (1911-1986) and François Sigaut (1940-2012) – Sophie A. de Beaune ; The tragic fate of heroic precursors in the history of archaeology: the case of Boucher de Perthes – Oscar Moro Abadía ; Primitif, précurseur, contemporain. Approches de l’art paléolithique au fondement de la pensée moderne – Rémi Labrusse ; Antiquity all over the place: evolutions and revolutions in early prehistoric research in Greece during the 1960s – Giorgos Vavouranakis, Georgia Kourtessi-Philippakis ; Compelling image-worlds: a pictorial perspective on the epistemology of stone artefact analysis in Palaeolithic archaeology – Shumon T. Hussain ; Part III: Archaeology and interdisciplinarity, from the 19th century to present-day research ; Luján, l’Abbeville des pampas. Amateurs, traders, and scholars behind the search of the pampean fossil man (1865-1884) – Marcelo J. Toledo ; From mining to archaeology. An Austrian experiment in Transylvania at the beginning of the 19th century – Aurora Pețan ; Interdisciplinary research of the caves conducted by the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cracow at the turn of 19th and 20th centuries – Marzena Woźny ; Interdisciplinarity and institutions. The case of Italian prehistoric archaeology (1875-1954) – Massimo Tarantini
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Archaeopress Understanding and Accessibility of Pre-and
Book SynopsisUnderstanding and Accessibility of Pre-and Protohistorical Research Issues: Sites, Museums and Communication Strategies presents the papers from Session XXXV-1 of the 18th UISPP World Congress (Paris, June 2018). Museums are increasingly seen as the place where scientific research and heritage education meet, rather than being simply a location for exhibitions. The eight contributions from Italy, the United Kingdom, Senegal, Spain and the Netherlands address the following related issues: the mediation of language from research usage to public usage, making the museum visit an educational experience, universal accessibility, involvement of the local community in the management of the sites and museums, use of media and new technology to bring scientific content to the public.Table of ContentsUnderstanding and accessibility of pre-and proto-historical research issues: sites, museums and communication strategies – Davide Delfino and Valentino Nizzo ; Abandonment, rehabilitation and accessibility of open air sites: the case of El Castillar – Arróniz Pamplona, L., Sirvent Cañada, L.M., Fonseca de la Torre, H.J., Bayer Rodríguez, X., Meana Medio, L., Pérez Legido, D., Calvo Hernández, C. ; Beyond Museum Walls: The Potential of Untraveled Prehistoric Heritage Sites as Archaeotourism Destinations – Patrick M.M.A. Bringmans ; Reality, strategies and projects to Prehistory and Protohistory in the state museums and archaeological sites in the Molise region (Southern Italy) – Viviana Carbonara, Davide Delfino, Annarosa Di Nucci, Leandro Ventura ; Unlocking La Cotte de St. Brélade: making Jersey’s Pleistocene heritage accessible – Peter Chowne, Jonathan Carter ; Parco Archeologico Didattico del Livelet: education, ancient technology and experimental archaeology (Revine Lago, Treviso, Italy) – Marta Modolo, Maura Stefani, Fabio Sartori, Carlo Ingegno, Daniele Magagnin, Angela Bressan, Alessandra Marton, Giulia Conte, Gianmarco Mason, Samantha Rizzotto, Valentina Riva, Francesca Carpené, Carlotta Maniglia, Paola Nardellotto, Marta Meneghini, Erika Follador ; The Temple Machine. A New Communication Model for the Villa Giulia National Etruscan Museum – Valentino Nizzo ; Education, dissemination and new technological approaches for a museum opened behind closed doors: the University Museum of Paleontology and Prehistory ‘P. Leonardi’ – Ursula Thun Hohenstein, Alba Pasini, Alessandra Tarter, Chiara Messana, Anna Scalco, Federica Scali, Chiara Camisani Calzolari, Anna Carla Chiarelli, Giovanni Prencipe, Giorgio Poletti, Marco Bertolini ; La carte de visite. Impact formel, contrainte méthodologique et choix impopulaires pour l’Aire mégalithique du Parc archéologique et Musée de Saint-Martin-de-Corléans à Aosta (Italie) : un cas d’étude – Gianfranco Zidda, Paola Rolfo Arzarello, Francesca Martinet, Luca Raiteri, Massimo Venegoni, Umberto Di Michele
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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 Environment and Agriculture of Early Winchester
Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging study uses historical and archaeological evidence to consider humanity's interactions with the environment, fashioning agricultural, gardening and horticultural regimes over a millennium and a half. The discussions of archaeological finds of seeds from discarded rubbish including animal fodder and bedding show the wide range of wild species present, as well as cultivated and gathered plants in the diet of inhabitants and livestock. Pollen analyses, and studies of wood, mosses, and beetles, alongside a look at the local natural environment, and comparison with medieval written records give us a tantalizing picture of early Winchester. The earliest record is by Ælfric of Eynsham in his 11th-century Nomina Herbarum. From medieval records come hints of gardens within the city walls, and considerable detail about agriculture and horticulture, and produce brought into the city. Wild fruit and nuts were also being gathered from the countryside for the town’s markets and mills. At St Giles’ Fair exotic imported spices and fruits were also sold. All these sources of evidence are brought together to reveal more fully the roles of agriculture and the environment in the development of Winchester.Trade Review'This is a comprehensive study of organic remains from important Romano-British, Anglo-Saxon, and later medieval archaeological sites in Winchester. Most usefully the archaeobotanical data, which were collected in the 1960–80s, have been integrated with documentary and historical evidence thereby enabling a better understanding of the development of the early historic city.' – Keith Wilkinson, Professor of Geoarchaeology and Director of ARCA, University of Winchester‘This tenth volume of the Winchester Studies series focuses on the environmental and historical evidence for food consumption in Winchester itself and for agricultural production and local vegetation in its immediate environs. The archaeological data presented here derive from excavations within the walled city between 1961 and 1971, and cover the early Roman to Late Middle Ages. It is a well-produced volume, with the text divided into three parts, outlined below, followed by a concordance of samples, a general index and an index of plant and insect names.’ – Marijke Van Der Veen (2023): Medieval Archaeology Volume 67, Issue 2Table of ContentsPreface ; I: Introduction and Environment ; 1. Introduction – Martin Biddle, Jane M. Renfrew with contributions by Francis J. Green and Patrick Ottaway ; 2. The Natural Environment of the Winchester Region – Jane M. Renfrew and Patrick Ottaway ; II: The Written Evidence ; 3. Aelfric's Nomina Herbarum and the Plant Remains from Anglo-Saxon Winchester – Debby Banham ; 4. Agriculture and the Use of Plants in Medieval Winchester: the Documentary Evidence – Derek J. Keene ; 5. Gardens in Medieval and Later Winchester: the Castle, Wolvesey Palace and Eastgate House – Beatrice Clayre and Martin Biddle ; 6. Field Crops and their Cultivation in Hampshire, 1200-1350, in the Light of Documentary Evidence – Jan Z. Titow ; III: The Archaeological Evidence ; 7. Pollen Analysis of Archaeological Deposits in Winchester – Erwin Isenberg and Jane M. Renfrew ; 8. The Identification and Utilization of Wood in Early Winchester – Suzanne Keene ; 9. The Roman Plant Remains – Peter Murphy ; 10. The Plant Economy and Vegetation of Anglo-Saxon Winchester – Michael Monk ; 11. Plant Remains and Agriculture in Norman and Later Medieval Winchester – Francis J. Green ; 12. Roman and Post-Roman Moss from Lower Brook Street Moss – Dorian Williams and Jane M. Renfrew ; 13. Insect Fauna from Lower Brook Street – Peter J. Osborne ; 14. Conclusion – Patrick Ottaway ; Concordance of Samples ; Index 1: General Index ; Index 2: Insects and Plants
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Archaeopress Qatar: Evidence of the Palaeolithic Earliest
Book SynopsisQatar: Evidence of the Palaeolithic Earliest People Revealed, with full text in both English and Arabic, tells the story of the long and difficult search to discover the identity of the first people to inhabit the sovereign State of Qatar, which is situated on a peninsula, that extends into the Arabian Gulf. The book synthesises the results of extensive fieldwork by the PADMAC Unit with the many diverse historical records and reports of investigations, beginning with Holgar Kapel’s, in the early 1950s. The archaeology of the State of Qatar is an important part of the cultural heritage of the world. The loss of archaeological sites to urban and industrial development since the 1950s has been inevitable but the loss of over 30 years of Palaeolithic research in Qatar, an area of prehistoric significance, as a result of academic dissension, is certainly regrettable. The work of the PADMAC Unit in Qatar now marks the end of this Palaeolithic research hiatus.Trade Review‘The book, bilingual in format and lavishly illustrated, will be an invaluable introduction to scholars and interested readers alike. I will go as far as to say that this book will be an ideal introduction to any university course dealing with world prehistory and the movement of modern humans.’ – George Nash (2022): Current World ArchaeologyTable of ContentsTable of Contents: Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Map ; Chronology ; Introduction: An interview with H.E. Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani ; Investigations: Why look for evidence of Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers in Qatar? ; The Pre-History of Qatar (Part 1): Traces of prehistoric occupation and the importance of Palaeolithic surface-scatters of stone-tools. ; The Hiatus in Palaeolithic Research in Qatar: Identifying the problem. ; Answers to the Question: What curtailed Palaeolithic research in Qatar for over 30 years? ; The Pre-History of Qatar (Part 2): In search of the Palaeolithic of Qatar; new investigation; new discoveries ; Found: The Palaeolithic of Qatar ; All Things Considered: Summary results of the 2009-2017 investigations in Qatar by the PADMAC Unit ; Reflections ; Further Reading: Section 1: A brief overview of Palaeolithic material cultures ; Further Reading: Section 2: The Geospatial analyses, research techniques and methodologies employed by the PADMAC Unit ; Table of Figures ; References ; Index
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Archaeopress Ancient Weapons of Oman. Volume 2: Firearms
Book SynopsisThis book presents a detailed overview of the firearms used in Oman over the last four centuries. Portable firearms were brought into the Arabian Gulf by the Portuguese, but there is no trace of these early weapons the region. In Oman, the typical matchlock guns with decorated Indian barrels were highly esteemed and they were passed from generation to generation as a family heritage. Matchlock guns were replaced only by breech-loading Martini Henry rifles at the end of the 19th century, when Muscat became the major firearms’ entrepot in the Arabian Gulf with hundreds of thousands of breech loading rifles re-exported throughout the whole region up to Afghanistan and Persia. The Martini Henry rifle and its variants were by far the most common weapon and Belgian made Martini Henry were specifically engraved for the Muscat market. Cannon entered the country in great number mostly as ordnances on Royal Navy ships and they are now kept in forts, towers and fortified buildings across the entire Oman. The weapons described in this book are mostly from the National Museum and Bait al Zubair Museum in Muscat.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1 Gunpowder ; 2 Matchlock Guns ; 3 Flintlock and Percussion Guns ; 4 Introduction of Modern Rifles in Arabia ; 5 Martini Henry Rifles ; 6 Repeating Rifles ; 7 Pistols ; 8 Cannons ; Endnotes ; Bibliography ; Index
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Archaeopress La industria lítica del núcleo urbano maya de La
Book SynopsisThe ancient Maya used mainly stone tools, made of either ground stone and chipped stone, to achieve their extraordinary development. However, works focused on this aspect are still rare. This book presents the techno-typological analysis of lithic materials from La Blanca, a Mayan archaeological site located in the heart of the Southern Lowlands, which was mainly inhabited during the Late Classic and Terminal Classic periods. In addition, a general methodology for the techno-typological analysis and classification of Mayan lithic artefacts is presented, which is complemented by an extensive graphic section that includes the technical drawings of most of the chipped stone tools.Table of ContentsÍndice ; Índice de figuras ; Índice de gráficas ; Agradecimientos ; Capítulo 1. El núcleo urbano maya de La Blanca y las industrias lítica, ósea y malacológica ; Introducción ; Los estudios líticos en el área maya ; La Blanca y el sureste del Petén ; Objetos de la cultura material en La Blanca ; Capítulo 2. Artefactos de piedra tallada de La Blanca ; Artefactos de piedra tallada de La Blanca ; Puntas bifaciales ; Hachas bifaciales ; Cinceles bifaciales ; Raspadores ; Excéntricos ; Picos ; Perforadores ; Azuelas ; Discos tallados ; Indeterminados tallados ; Nódulos y núcleos ; Lascas ; Navajas ; Capítulo 3. Artefactos de piedra pulida de La Blanca ; Artefactos de piedra pulida de La Blanca ; Metates ; Manos ; Hachas/cinceles ; Machacadores ; Pulidores ; Cuentas ; Discos pulidos ; Esféricos ; Malacates ; Cinceles pulidos ; Pesas de pesca ; Elementos decorativos ; Percutores ; Misceláneos ; Indeterminados ; Capítulo 4. Consideraciones finales ; Lo que las piedras cuentan ; Una breve comparación ; Bibliografía ; Anexo ; Listado de objetos de La Blanca
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Archaeopress The Winchester Mint and Coins and Related Finds
Book SynopsisEdited by Martin Biddle with a catalogue of the known coins of the mint by Yvonne Harvey, this volume records and illustrates the minting of silver pennies in Winchester between the reigns of Alfred the Great and Henry III, a period of three and a half centuries. At the Mint, which was situated in the area of the High Street to the east of where the city’s cross now stands, at least 24 million silver pennies (possibly as many as 50 million) were struck. Five and a half thousand survive in museums and collections all over the world. These have been sought out and photographed (some 3200 coins in 6400 images detailing both sides), and minutely catalogued by Yvonne Harvey for this volume. During the period from late in the reign of Alfred to the time of Henry III, dies for striking the coins were produced centrally under royal authority in the most sophisticated system of monetary control at the time in the western world. In this first account of a major English mint to have been made in forty years, a team of leading authorities have studied and analysed the use the Winchester moneyers made of the dies, and together with the size, weight, and the surviving number of coins from each pair of dies, have produced a detailed account of the varying fortunes of the mint over this period. Their results are critical for the economic history of England and the changing status of Winchester over this long period, and provide the richest available source for the history of the name of the city and the personal names of its citizens in the later Anglo-Saxon period.
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Archaeopress Challenging Preconceptions of the European Iron
Book SynopsisChallenging Preconceptions of the European Iron Age is a collection of essays by some of the leading researchers in the archaeology of the European Iron Age, paying tribute to Professor John Collis. Since the 1960s, John has been involved in investigating and enriching our understanding of Iron Age society, and crucially, questioning the status quo of our narratives about the past. He has influenced generations of students and peers alike, and has been one the strongest voices in the demystification of the ‘Celtic’ world. This volume brings together papers from more than a dozen of Professor Collis’s colleagues and students to mark his 75th birthday. The contributions range across later prehistory and the European continent, taking in major themes that have been his prime interests - hillforts, data, urbanism, and ‘the Celts’.Table of ContentsPreface ; The Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland: a consideration of the coastal and inland promontory forts and enclosures of Scotland – Stratford Halliday and Ian Ralston ; A long, largely aceramic, period of Devon’s prehistory – Henrietta Quinnell ; Deconstructing archaeological databases – Martin Kuna ; The Gauls against the State – Sophie Krausz ; The European Iron Age. John Collis (1984). London: Batsford. a late review – Chris Gosden ; Exploring the origins and character of transhumance in England – Andrew Fleming ; Since John left Devon: some unanticipated outcomes of aerial reconnaissance in the county – F.M. Griffith and E.M. Wilkes ; Mam Tor, Derbyshire: new plans outlining hill and fort, internal platforms and all – Graeme Guilbert ; A rich Late Iron Age burial from Canterbury – Timothy Champion ; Some reflections on phenomenology, structure, agency and actancy in medieval pottery studies – C. G. Cumberpatch ; ‘Friendly Hills by Nature Guarded Round’: Recent work at Bathampton Down, Bath – Lisa Brown ; Mapping Celticity – Olivier Buchsenschutz
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Archaeopress The Neolithic Settlement of Aknashen (Ararat
Book SynopsisThe Neolithic settlement of Aknashen (Ararat valley, Armenia): excavation seasons 2004-2015 is the first monograph devoted to the Neolithic period in Armenia. The research is based on an Armenian-French project, in which specialists from Canada, Romania, Germany and Greece also participated. The volume concerns the natural environment, material culture and subsistence economy of the populations of the first half of the 6th millennium BC, who established the first sedentary settlements in the alluvial plain of the Araxes river. The thickness of the cultural layer of Aknashen (almost 5m), the extent of the excavated areas and the multidisciplinary nature of the research, confer great importance upon this site for the study of the Neolithic, both in Armenia and in the South Caucasus as a whole. The publication examines the similarities and differences that exist between the sites established in the 6th millennium in the basins of the rivers Araxes (Armenia) and Kura (Georgia and Azerbaijan), as well as parallels with contemporary cultures in Southwest Asia. It also examines questions concerning the characterisation and periodisation of the Neolithic in the central part of the South Caucasus, the emergence of a production economy (pottery, animal husbandry, etc.) and the Neolithisation of this region.Trade Review‘This book offers the first detailed analyses of results from 11 years of excavations at the sixth-millennium BC Neolithic site of Aknashen, Ararat Valley, Armenia. The site is close to two other Neolithic settlements, Aratashen and Masis Blur, both of which are, unfortunately, less well preserved. Besides the Introduction and the Conclusion, the book includes 15 chapters from different specialists that deal with various aspects of the site and its material culture (e.g. environment, stratigraphy and architecture, chronology, mortuary practices, artefacts and subsistence economy). The data presented here, accompanied by a great number of excellent illustrations, are crucial to understanding the development of a Neolithic culture in this part of the world.’ – Bertille Lyonnet (2022), AntiquityTable of ContentsContents ; Acknowledgements ; List of authors ; Introduction – Ruben Badalyan, Christine Chataigner and Armine Harutyunyan ; THE SETTLEMENT AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL CONTEXTS ; The settlement of Aknashen: stratigraphy and architecture – Ruben Badalyan and Armine Harutyunyan ; Mortuary practices at Aknashen – Modwene Poulmarc’h, Levon Aghikyan and Françoise Le Mort ; Tectonic impact on the Ararat Depression during the Late Neolithic: the example of the Aknashen settlement – Arkadi Karakhanyan, Lilit Sahakyan, Ara Avagyan, Andreas Iordanidis and Tatul Stalyan ; The many geomorphic factors and responses in the reconstruction of the Aknashen landscape – Vincent Ollivier ; Bayesian analysis of radiocarbon dates from Aknashen – Christine Chataigner, Ruben Badalyan and Armine Harutyunyan ; The pottery of Aknashen – Armine Harutyunyan ; THE ARTEFACTS ; Aknashen: techno-typological and functional analysis of the lithic assemblage – Jacques Chabot, Cynthia Gosselin, Patrick Eid and Bastien Varoutsikos ; Aknashen lithic tradition in a regional context: blade-making and neolithization of the Southern Caucasus – Bastien Varoutsikos and Artur Petrosyan ; The provenance of the obsidian used at Aknashen – Bernard Gratuze, Ruben Badalyan and Christine Chataigner ; The macrolithic industry from Aknashen – Caroline Hamon and Khachatur Meliksetian ; Axes and grooved polishers from Aknashen – Caroline Hamon, Ruben Badalyan and Lilit Sahakyan ; Neolithic bone tools from Aknashen – Christine Chataigner, Ruben Badalyan and Rozalia Christidou ; Miscellaneous objects from Aknashen – Ruben Badalyan, Armine Harutyunyan, Khachatur Meliksetian, Ernst Pernicka and Rozalia Christidou ; THE SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY ; Animal subsistence economy at the Neolithic site of Aknashen – Adrian Bălășescu and Valentin Radu ; Current results of archaeobotanical studies at the Neolithic settlement of Aknashen (Ararat valley – Roman Hovsepyan ; Conclusion: The Neolithic of the Ararat valley and the South Caucasus – Ruben Badalyan, Christine Chataigner and Armine Harutyunyan ; Bibliography
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Archaeopress Spring Archaeology: Atti del Convegno, Siena,
Book SynopsisNato dall'esigenza di fornire a giovani ricercatori e professionisti un'opportunità di mettersi alla prova e mostrare i propri lavori, Spring Archaeology è un viaggio attraverso le molte sfaccettature dell'archeologia in Italia, un paese ricco di storia e innovazione. L'evento, promosso da un gruppo di studenti e archeologi provenienti dall'Università degli Studi di Siena (IT) e ri-organizzato online a causa delle restrizioni imposte dall'emergere della pandemia da Covid-19, ha visto la partecipazione di studenti con vari livelli di formazione, dalla laurea triennale al titolo di dottorato, liberi professionisti, istituzioni museali e associazioni culturali. Papers e posters presentati si articolano attorno a cinque temi principali: l'applicazione di nuove tecnologie all'archeologia, lo studio della cultura materiale, progetti di archeologia pubblica, progressi nelle ricerche e riflessioni metodologiche. Gli autori, sia italiani impegnati all'estero che stranieri impegnati in Italia, hanno presentato casi studio dalla preistoria al medioevo, principalmente dall'area mediterranea. Questi atti di convegno includono 29 papers, 22 presentazioni di posters e una sintesi della tavola rotonda conclusiva, centrata sullo stato attuale dell'archeologia in Italia e sui suoi possibili futuri sviluppi.Table of ContentsDUE PAROLE PER UN INVITO ALLA LETTURA – Prof. Stefano Moscadelli ; SPRING ARCHAEOLOGY 2020: DAL CONVEGNO IN PRESENZA AL CONVEGNO ONLINE – Andrea Bellotti, Luca Luppino, Maria Messineo, Mickey Scarcella ; Sezione I: Archeologia e Nuove Tecnologie ; INTRODUZIONE – Giulio Poggi ; Papers ; DOCUMENTARE I MONUMENTI IN ARCHEOLOGIA: IL CASO DI VILLA SAN MARCO A CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA (NA) – Dario Saggese ; L’IDENTITÀ NEL FRAMMENTO: RICONOSCIMENTO DEL TAXON ATTRAVERSO L’IMPRONTA PEPTIDICA NEL SITO ANTICO E MEDIO OLOCENICO DI TAKARKORI (LIBIA) – Martina Di Matteo, Francesca Alhaique, Wim Van Neer, Savino di Lernia ; LA DOMUS IN PIAZZA. STRUMENTI DIGITALI PER LO STUDIO E LA VALORIZZAZIONE DI UN CONTESTO ARCHEOLOGICO URBANO – Eleonora Delpozzo ; METODI INTEGRATI PER IL CONTROLLO CRONOSTRATIGRAFICO E L’INTERPRETAZIONE DI STRUTTURE IN PIETRA. UN ESEMPIO DAL SITO DI TAKARKORI, LIBIA SUD-OCCIDENTALE – Olivier Scancarello ; PERCEPIRE L’INVISIBILE NEL PAESAGGIO ARCHEOLOGICO. IL CASO STUDIO DI TELESIA (BN) – Davide Mastroianni ; RICOSTRUIRE PER QUANTIFICARE: LA FORNACE DEI DOMITII DI MUGNANO IN TEVERINA – Claudia Sorrentino ; Posters ; AUTOMATIC IMAGE COLORIZATION: L’INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE APPLICATA ALL’ARCHEOLOGIA FUNERARIA – Anna Lucia Rivieri ; CELLA TRICORA DI DAGALA DEL RE (CT) – Roberta Faro ; SIMULAZIONE DELLA RISPOSTA ALLE SOLLECITAZIONI SISMICHE DI UN EDIFICIO DI XII-XIII SECOLO A POGGIO BONIZIO – Devid Savegnago ; TOPOGRAFIA ARCHEOLOGICA DI CORBETTA E ALBAIRATE (MI): METODI TRADIZIONALI E NUOVE TECNOLOGIE – Alberto Massari ; UN’IPOTESI RICOSTRUTTIVA PER L’AUGUSTEUM DI ROSELLE – Caterina Grassi ; Sezione II: Comunicazione e Valorizzazione ; INTRODUZIONE – Francesco Ripanti ; PAPERS ; ARCHEOLOGIA ACCESSIBILE – UN CASO STUDIO DALLA SARDEGNA – Mattia Cogoni, Michela Scano, Federico Porcedda ; DALLA RICERCA ALLA DIVULGAZIONE, DALLA DIDATTICA ALLA COMUNICAZIONE: IL CASO STUDIO DELLO SCAVO PALAFITTICOLO DEL LUCONE DI POLPENAZZE – Marco Baioni, Elisa Zentilini, Daniele Mittica ; ITINERARI DEL ROMANICO TRA VERBANO, OSSOLA E GOLFO BORROMEO. CONOSCERE E VALORIZZARE UN PATRIMONIO COMUNE – Eleonora Casarotti, Chiara Ribolla ; L’APPLICAZIONE STRIBAR PER LA COMUNICAZIONE E VALORIZZAZIONE DEL SITO ARCHEOLOGICO FUNERARIO DI STRIBUGLIANO (GR). LE TECNOLOGIE DIGITALI PER UNA FRUIZIONE DEL SITO AUTONOMA ED IMMERSIVA DEI PUBBLICI – Francesca Prestipino ; MARGINALITÀ COME OPPORTUNITÀ. RICERCA E VALORIZZAZIONE NELLE AREE RURALI DEL TERRITORIO SIRACUSANO – Antonino Cannata, Valeria Platania ; USCIRE DAL SILENZIO DELIBERATO DEL DATO ARCHEOLOGICO ATTRAVERSO LA DIVULGAZIONE SCIENTIFICA. COME SI COMUNICA IL PASSATO ALL’ARCHEODROMO DI POGGIBONSI (SI) – Federica Foresi ; POSTERS ; ARCHEOLOGIA E COMUNITÀ: IL GONNOSTRAMATZA PROJECT – Marco Cabras, Cristina Concu ; ELINI PAESE MUSEO: DALL’IDEA PROGETTUALE ALLA VALORIZZAZIONE DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE LOCALE – Federico Porcedda ; SMART INNOVATION E PATRIMONIO CULTURALE: UNA “PIAZZA DIGITALE” PER SANT’AVENDRACE, UN QUARTIERE PERIFERICO DI CAGLIARI (SARDEGNA) – Giulia Porceddu ; Sezione III: Cultura Materiale ; INTRODUZIONE – Chiara De Marco ; PAPERS ; ANALISI INTRODUTTIVA DELLA CERAMICA ISLAMICA DALLO SCAVO ARCHEOLOGICO DI DŪMAT AL-ĞANDAL – Simona Berardino ; GLI STRUMENTI DA ESTRAZIONE IN PIETRA DELLA MINIERA DI CINABRO NEOLITICA DEL POGGIO DI SPACCASASSO (ALBERESE-GR) – Andrea Terziani ; INDAGINI ARCHEOLOGICHE IN PALAZZO MAGGI GAMBARA A BRESCIA: TESTIMONIANZE CERAMICHE TARDOANTICHE E ASSOCIAZIONI DI VASELLAME DI PRIMA ETÀ LONGOBARDA – Beatrice Bellicini, Chiara Pupella ; LA CERAMICA DA UN SILOS DI STOCCAGGIO NELLA CASA DELLE ANFORE A MARSILIANA D’ALBEGNA (MANCIANO, GR) – Sara Rojo Muñoz ; PRAEDIA PHILIPPIANORUM. UN ALLEVAMENTO DI CAVALLI NELLA SICILIA TARDO ANTICA – Antonina Arena ; RAINING STONES. PROIETTILI LITICI E PLUMBEI NEL SALENTO TARDO ELLENISTICO – Carlo De Mitri ; POSTERS ; CONSIDERAZIONI SUI MATERIALI DELLA TOMBA DEI GIGANTI DI SAN COSIMO (GONNOFANADIGA – SU): POSSIBILI INDICATORI DI CONTATTI EXTRAINSULARI – Gioia Concas ; Sezione IV: Scavo e Ricerca ; INTRODUZIONE – Stefano Bertoldi ; PAPERS ; ATLANTE DELLE TECNICHE MURARIE NEL BIELLESE. MATERIALI E TECNICHE COSTRUTTIVE NEI SECOLI XI-XIV – Sara Roberto ; IL CONTRIBUTO DEI RESTI ANIMALI ALLA COMPRENSIONE DELL’EVOLUZIONE SOCIOECONOMICA DEL SITO DI MIRANDUOLO (CHIUSDINO, SI) – Lisa Dall’Olio ; IL POPOLAMENTO RURALE DELL’OLTREPÒ PAVESE: QUATTRO CASI STUDIO – Lorenzo Radaelli ; L’ETÀ DEL BRONZO SULL’ALTOPIANO DEL GOLLEI – Lorenzo Bonazzi, Smeralda Riggio, Barbara Valdinoci ; LA PIANURA VERONESE TRA BRONZO FINALE E PRIMA ETÀ DEL FERRO: DINAMICHE DEL POPOLAMENTO E ORGANIZZAZIONE DEL TERRITORIO – Andrea Giunto ; PROBLEMI DI DATAZIONE E STUDIO PRELIMINARE DELLO SCAFO DELLA NAVE A – PISA SAN ROSSORE – Cristina Laurenti ; POSTERS ; I MOSAICI DELLA DOMUS DI CARSULAE – Alessandra De Nardo ; LA FELIX TEMPORUM REPARATIO A TUSCANIA. RISULTATI PRELIMINARI DI UNA RICOGNIZIONE SUPERFICIALE IN LOCALITÀ MARRUCHETO – TUSCANIA (VT) – Alessandro Tizi ; LA VITIS VINIFERA L. IN ETÀ NURAGICA. NUOVE ACQUISIZIONI DELLA RICERCA SCIENTIFICA – Giulia Marotto ; LE SEPOLTURE FRA NEOLITICO ANTICO E MEDIO-INIZIALE IN PUGLIA E BASILICATA ORIENTALE – Cleo Barbafiera ; MERCATO DI MORTE. LORENZO VALERI, SPEZIALE DI TOSCANELLA-TUSCANIA, E IL COMMERCIO DI REPERTI ARCHEOLOGICI NELL'OTTOCENTO – Alessandro Tizi ; OFFICINE SULLA RIVA: NUOVI DATI DI ETÀ TARDO MEDIEVALE E MODERNA DALL’ISOLA DI TORCELLO (VE) – Jacopo Paiano, Martina Bergamo ; POMPEI, INSULA IX.5: RICOSTRUZIONE DEI RINVENIMENTI ATTRAVERSO LA DOCUMENTAZIONE D’ARCHIVIO – Federica Ciminelli ; PRATICHE DI SEPPELLIMENTO RITUALI ED ANOMALE NELLA PREISTORIA – Luca Bianchi ; TESTIMONIANZE ARCHEOLOGICHE DELLA GUERRA: CASI DI STUDIO DAL MONDO GRECO ANTICO – Roberto Domenico Melfi, Chrysanthi Kourta ; UN EDIFICIO TERMALE DAL SITO DI VIGNALE (LI) – Jacopo Scoz ; Sezione V: Teoria e Metodo ; INTRODUZIONE – Rossella Pansini ; PAPERS ; IMPORT-EXPORT NELL’AREA IONICO-ADRIATICA IN ETÀ TARDOANTICA E ALTOMEDIEVALE. L’EVOLUZIONE COMMERCIALE ATTRAVERSO L’ANALISI DI DUE CASI STUDIO: LE CITTÀ LAGUNARI DI ORIKUM (ALBANIA) E SALAPIA (ITALIA) – Sara Loprieno ; LE DOMUS DELL’ETRURIA ROMANA (PROVINCE DI SIENA, AREZZO, GROSSETO). ASPETTI STRUTTURALI, SOCIALI E URBANISTICI – Anna Lidia Pugni ; METODOLOGIA DI STUDIO DI UN EDIFICIO ATTRAVERSO L’ANALISI DELLE MALTE DI ALLETTAMENTO E RIVESTIMENTO. IL CASO DELLE TERME ACHILLIANE DI CATANIA – Lucrezia Longhitano ; OLTRE IL RICICLO. ANALISI DEL BUTTO DEL CASTELLO DI MIRANDUOLO (CHIUSDINO, SI) – Carla Palmas ; PROGETTO MEDIA VALLE DEL CEDRINO: UNA METODOLOGIA PER LA RICOGNIZIONE – Lorenzo Bonazzi, Arianna Gaspari, Alessia Grandi, Smeralda Riggio ; POSTERS ; ASPETTI METODOLOGICI DELLO SCAVO DELL’ABITATO DELL’ETÀ DEL BRONZO DI SOLAROLO (RA) – Francesca Barchiesi ; NYMPHAEA ROMANA: ANALISI DI UNA SCENOGRAFIA D’ACQUA FRA FORME E CONTESTI – Angela Bosco ; ARCHEOLOGIA IN ITALIA: STATO DELL'ARTE E PROSPETTIVE DI SVILUPPO
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Archaeopress Later Prehistoric Settlement in Cornwall and the
Book SynopsisLater Prehistoric Settlement in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly reports on the excavation between 1996 and 2014 of five later prehistoric and Roman period settlements. Three of the mainland sites – Killigrew, Nancemere and Higher Besore – are located in central Cornwall, near Truro, with the fourth, at Porthleven, situated on the south coast in west Cornwall. The fifth settlement, Porth Killier, is on the island of St Agnes on the Isles of Scilly. All the sites were multi-phased, revealing both similar and contrasting patterns of occupation stretching from the Bronze Age into the Iron Age and beyond. Despite having broadly comparable chronological sequences, there are considerable differences in both the tempo and intensity of occupation, and significant contrasts in practices associated with them. Significantly, all four mainland sequences culminate with an enclosed settlement in the Late Iron Age and especially during the Roman period, a time of significant economic and social change following the conquest. During this period there continued to be differences in the character of occupation. Notably two of the enclosures seem to have been strongly associated with industrial activities, including metalworking at Killigrew, suggesting that the working of iron may have been a controlled or ritualized activity undertaken within a dedicated space. The volume presents the results from each of the five settlement sites, before reviewing the key themes which have emerged from the investigations.Table of ContentsSection 1: Background to the Project – Andy M Jones ; Chapter 1: Introduction to the Volume ; Section 2: Archaeological Recording during the 1996 Coast Protection Scheme at Porth Killier, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly – Charles Johns, Jeanette Ratcliffe and Andrew Young, with contributions from David Dungworth, Janice Light, Alison Locker, Henrietta Quinnell, Vanessa Straker and Roger Taylor ; Chapter 2.1: Background to the Excavations ; Chapter 2.2: The Excavation Results ; Chapter 2.3: The Artefacts ; Chapter 2.4: Mammal, Bird and Fish Bones ; Chapter 2.5: Shell ; Chapter 2.6: Plant Macrofossils ; Chapter 2.7: Radiocarbon Dating ; Chapter 2.8: Discussion ; Section 3: Excavations at Killigrew 1996: an Iron Age and Romano-British Industrial Site on the Trispen Bypass, Cornwall – Dick Cole and Jacqueline Nowakowski FSA with contributions from Rowena Gale, Sophie Lamb, Albertine Malham, Gerry McDonnell, Henrietta Quinnell, Laura Ratcliffe–Warren, Adam Sharpe, Vanessa Straker and Roger Taylor ; Chapter 3.1: Background to the Excavations ; Chapter 3.2: The Excavation Results ; Chapter 3.3: Radiocarbon Dating and Charcoal Identification ; Chapter 3.4: The Artefacts ; Chapter 3.5: Charred Plant Macrofossils ; Chapter 3.6: Discussion ; Section 4: Archaeological Investigations at Nancemere, Truro, Cornwall 2002: a Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape – James Gossip with contributions from Rowena Gale, Andy M Jones, Julie Jones, Anna Lawson-Jones, Henrietta Quinnell, Clare Randall and Roger Taylor ; Chapter 4.1: Location and Background ; Chapter 4.2: The Excavation Results ; Chapter 4.3: The Artefacts ; Chapter 4.4: The Charcoal ; Chapter 4.5: Animal Bone ; Chapter 4.6: Radiocarbon Dating ; Chapter 4.7: Discussion ; Section 5: Life Outside the Round: Bronze Age and Iron Age Settlement at Higher Besore and Truro College, Threemilestone, Truro, 2004–5 – James Gossip with contributions from Justine Bayley, Paul Bidwell, Sarnia Butcher, Wendy Carruthers, Rowena Gale, J D Hill, Andy M Jones, Julie Jones, Anna Lawson-Jones, Roger Mcbride, Stuart Needham, Peter Northover, Cynthia Poole, Henrietta Quinnell, Roger Taylor, Anna Tyacke and Tim Young ; Chapter 5.1: Background to the Excavations ; Chapter 5.2: The Excavation Results ; Chapter 5.3: The Artefacts ; Chapter 5.4: The Plant Macrofossils ; Chapter 5.5: The Charcoal ; Chapter 5.6: Radiocarbon Dating ; Chapter 5.7: Discussion ; Section 6: Excavation of an Iron Age Settlement and a Roman Period Enclosure at Porthleven, 2014 – Andy M Jones, with contributions from Paul Bidwell, Dana Challinor, Anna Lawson-Jones, Henrietta Quinnell, Clare Randall, Ryan P Smith and Roger Taylor ; Chapter 6.1: Background to the Excavations ; Chapter 6.2: Results from the Excavations ; Chapter 6.3: The Artefacts ; Chapter 6.4: The Charcoal ; Chapter 6.5: The Animal Bone ; Chapter 6.6: The Radiocarbon Dating ; Chapter 6.7: Discussion ; Section 7: Review and Overview – Andy M Jones ; Chapter 7.1: From Beaker Pits to Living in the Round: Some Themes ; Bibliography
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Archaeopress El tesoro de Regina Turdulorum (Casas de Reina,
Book SynopsisThe Regina Turdulorum Hoard (Casas de Reina, Badajoz) was buried with 818 imitative antoniniani of Divo Claudio type, minted in copper. The vast majority of the coins bear the reverse legend CONSECRATIO. This figure makes the Regina Turdulorum hoard one of the most important in Spain and Portugal. In numismatic terms, the most common reverse type is the funeral pyre, as opposed to the eagle. In addition to this main group, there is a second group, where there are curious imitations that follow various prototypes for the manufacture of the reverse. The study of the posthumous coinage of Claudius II and his imitations represents one of the most complex tasks in ancient numismatics. The work is considerably complicated by the fact that they are highly copied coins, which means that regular issues are very difficult to distinguish from the imitations. In this sense, the hoard provides vital information for the western monetary circulation of the Roman Empire, contributing to the debate on Gallic and African imitations. It also opens the way to the hypothesis that Hispania may have been another centre for issuing Divo Claudio imitations. Although the latter remains to be proven, the tentative and open nature of this book provides the opportunity to open new lines of study in the hope that they will be resolved sooner rather than later.Table of ContentsPrólogo ; 1. Introducción ; 2. Regina, Reina de los Túrdulos ; 3. Análisis numismático ; 4. Conclusiones ; 5. Catálogo ; 6. Bibliografía ; 7. Láminas
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Archaeopress Tres usurpadores godos: Tres estudios sobre la
Book SynopsisTres usurpadores godos es un estudio sobre tres famosas usurpaciones de época visigoda. Se analiza en primer lugar la naturaleza del levantamiento del príncipe Hermenegildo (579-585), la guerra civil y el complejo contexto político del momento, así como las importantes implicaciones que se derivaron del conflicto. El segundo estudio aborda la rebelión del duque Argimundo a comienzos del reinado de Recaredo y las consecuencias que ésta tuvo en el recién conquistado reino suevo. Destacado miembro del Aula Regia y dux prouinciae, Argimundus inició una rebelión en la provincia Gallaecia que pudo haber arruinado la obra política construida por Leovigildo y Recaredo. Por último, se analiza la figura del duque Theudemirus, uno de los grandes magnates del reino de Toledo de finales del siglo VII, su actuación dentro de la complicada situación política visigoda y el papel que desempeñó en la transmisión del poder entre visigodos y árabes a la caída del reino de Toledo.Table of ContentsI.- EL MÁRTIR: Hermenegildus Rex. Príncipe, Usurpador y Mártir. Estudio Crítico sobre la Rebelión de San Hermenegildo (579-585). ; Evocación de San Hermenegildo: una historia silenciada, una reivindicación pendiente. ; Luces y sombras en torno a la rebelión de Hermenegildo ; Hermenegildo: ¿Mártir o rebelde? ; In aeternum: Reinar después de morir ; Hermenegildo y la ordinatio principis en la España visigoda ; Conclusiones: Hermenegildo, David y la sacralización de la realeza goda ; Anexo 1. Sobre la localización del monasterio Biclarense ; Anexo 2. Iconografía en torno a San Hermenegildo: Dos rectificaciones y una nueva lectura de la placa de Narbona (o Errar es Humano). ; II.- EL REBELDE: Gallaecia gothica: De la Conspiración del Dux Argimundus (589/590 d.C.) a la Integración en el Reino Visigodo de Toledo. ; Introducción ; Conspiradores y conspiraciones en el reinado de Recaredo ; Interpretaciones sobre la conjura de Argimundus ; El escenario de la rebelión ; Posible origen suevo de Argimundus ; Argimundus y Paulus: vidas paralelas de dos usurpadores en la España visigoda ; Gallaecia durante el reino visigodo de Toledo: De la sumisión a la conquista ; Auge del ducado de Gallaecia: resurgimiento de las aristocracias locales y pugna por el poder real ; Conclusión: Del reino suevo al ducado de Gallaecia ; III.- EL CONSPIRADOR: Theudemirus Dux. El Último Godo. El Ducado de Aurariola y el Final del Reino Visigodo de Toledo. ; Prólogo ; El levante peninsular en la segunda mitad del siglo VI: la ocupación imperial y la formación de la provincia bizantina de Spania ; El reinado de Recaredo ; La conquista visigoda: de Witerico a Suintila ; Teudemiro de Aurariola ; El yacimiento de Pla de Nadal: un palacio para un rey ; Apéndice documental ; ENGLISH SUMMARIES ; Three Gothic Usurpers ; Hermenegildus Rex ; Gallaecia Gothica ; Theudemirus Dux ; BIBLIOGRAFÍA
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Archaeopress Dana Island: The Greatest Shipyard of the Ancient
Book SynopsisDana Island: The Greatest Shipyard of the Ancient Mediterranean presents the dramatic archaeological discoveries from Dana Island, off the coast of Rough Cilicia in southern Turkey, where underwater investigations and surface survey in advance of excavation have revealed nearly 300 ancient rock-cut slipways, the largest number of such naval installations discovered to date. Further slipways have been lost to erosion or await excavation. The slipways accommodated a range of different sizes of warship and are identified as ship-sheds, grouped within a shipyard area, behind which are various structures seen as workshops used in shipbuilding, as well as living spaces, military and religious buildings, managerial facilities, barn areas for animals, baths and dock areas, shops, villas, columned areas, watchtow¬ers, and many other buildings whose functions cannot yet be understood. The majority are mortarless stone structures, and some of the architectural forms show resemblances to Iron Age masonry. The volume presents and analyses the slipways, their use and possible dating. Water supply is discussed, and cisterns documented. Further chapters focus on the tombs found on the island, its geology, plant usage, and the geoarchaeology of the island’s structures. Extensive contextual sections review the island’s geographical situation and ancient naval history. Finally, computer modelling is used to produce stunning 3D visualisations of the ancient shipyard and naval base.Table of ContentsList of Figures ; Acknowledgments ; Foreword – Ahmet Ünal ; The Prehistoric Strategic Location of Dana Island – Şengül G. Aydingün ; The Importance of the Southern Mediterranean Coast – Ahmet Ünal ; Hittites And Seafaring – Özlem Sir Gavaz ; Ancient shipsheds on Dana Island: Some preliminary observations – Olaf Höckmann and Hakan Öniz ; An Ancient Naval Yard On The Southern Coast Of Anatolia – Mustafa H. Sayar ; Dana Island Ancient Shipyard, Rough Cilicia: Archaeological Observations – Hakan Öniz ; Coastal Aeolianite as the Geological Heritage of Dana Island: Preliminary Results – Ahmet Evren Erginal, Oya Erenoğlu, Hakan Öniz and Savaş Sarialtun ; Geoarchaeological Investigation Of Architectural Structures On Dana Island – Savaş Sarialtun, Hakan Öniz and Günay Dönmez ; The Ancient Naval Base/Shipyard on Dana Island – Ahmet Denker and Hakan Öniz ; Usage Forms Of Plant Species On Dana Island And Its Surroundings From Past To Present – Zerrin Koşdemir ; The Tomb Types Of Dana Island (Ancient Pityoussa) – Günay Dönmez and Ercan Soydan ; Water Cisterns On Dana Island – Dilber Bala, Hakan Öniz ; The Possible Role of Dana Island in the Events Of 1200 BC – Haldun Aydingün ; Mavikent Harbor: The Mainland Connection Point of the Dana Island Shipyard? – Mert Uğur Kara ; Early Maritime Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean and Dana Island – Koray Alper ; Authors/Dana Island Scientific Committee Members ; Plate section
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Archaeopress Toniná, una ciudad maya de Chiapas: Vida y muerte
Book SynopsisToniná was a Mayan city, located between two cultural areas near the Chiapas Highlands. It has been widely proposed that the Maya collapse implied the disappearance and depopulation of many cities; this research addresses the survival of Toniná towards the threshold of the Postclassic. For this purpose, 15,956 human bones found in Structure 15 of the fifth platform in the Acropolis of Toniná were analysed. The analysis of anthropological osteology allowed us to know the biological profile and to document the cultural taphonomy, through which the practice of human sacrifice and the posthumous treatment of the victims was evidenced. The application of stable isotope and strontium analyses also allowed us to determine the dietary profile of those sacrificed, their geographical origin and mobility throughout their lives. A change in ritual practices in the Mayan area was glimpsed, as ideological influences were found, possibly from the Gulf Coast in the cult of other deities, as in the case of Xipe Totéc; the Gulf Coast had great influence in the Mayan area since ancient times and this has been confirmed at this site through ceramics.Table of ContentsIntroducción ; Capítulo 1 Arqueología e historia de Toniná ; Capítulo 2 Características biológicas y rasgos bioculturales en la muestra de estudio ; Capítulo 3 ¿Quiénes fueron las víctimas? ¿De dónde vinieron? Paleodieta y procedencia geográfica ; Capítulo 4 Análisis tafonómico, estudio de caso en Toniná ; Capítulo 5 Vida y muerte en Toniná. Sacrificio humano y rituales póstumos en el umbral del Posclásico ; Conclusiones ; Bibliografía
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Archaeopress Flint Procurement and Exploitation Strategies in
Book SynopsisFlint Procurement and Exploitation Strategies in the Late Lower Paleolithic Levant examines twelve lithic assemblages from Qesem Cave. Potential flint sources were located, petrographic thin sections of archaeological and geologic samples were studied, and a geochemical analysis was performed. The results show that flint from local Turonian sources was often brought to the cave, forming most of the identified flint. Flint from non-Turonian geologic origins was also used in noteworthy proportions, in specific typotechnological categories. The availability of desired flints around the cave, highly suitable for the production of the commonly-used blades, as well as for the production of other tools, probably played a role in the decision to settle there. The notable proportions of non-Turonian flint types, a pattern that repeats itself through time, demonstrate consistency in accessing sources containing non-local flint, implying the existence of knowledge transmission mechanisms concerning the distribution of sources and the suitability of specific flint types for the production of specific blanks/tools.Trade Review'...this book is another important piece of the puzzle in our effort to reconstruct the lithic landscape of the southern Levant and, with its abundant illustrations, it therefore is an important reference work.' – Christophe Delage (2023): Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies Volume 11, Issue 1Table of ContentsList of Figures ; List of Tables ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Introduction ; The archaeological contexts ; The Acheulo-Yabrudian cultural complex ; Qesem Cave ; Geological background ; Archaeological raw material studies ; Materials and Methods ; Materials ; Methods ; The Blind Test Evaluation ; Blind test evaluation of consistency in macroscopic lithic raw material sorting ; The rationale behind the blind test ; The blind test – materials and methods ; Blind test results ; The significance of the blind test ; Conclusions and implication of the blind test ; Data Analysis ; Results ; The potential flint sources ; Petrographic data ; Geochemical analysis ; The assignment of the QC flint types to potential geologic origins ; Data analysis ; Discussion and Conclusions ; Appendix ; The QC flint types ; The QC groups of flint types ; The identified potential flint sources ; References
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Archaeopress Some Thoughts about the Evolution of Human
Book SynopsisOn his death, Arthur Boucot (1924–2017) left an unfinished manuscript in which he surveyed the skeletal, behavioural, and cultural changes that have characterized Homo from its first recognition in the Late Pliocene to the present. The subjects he treated were as varied as the preparation of food for infants, the length of intestines, hafting, plastering, use of flint and metals, the domestication of grains and animals, and the prevalence of parasitic diseases. His text repeatedly notes the difficulties imposed by the enormous gaps in both fossil and archaeological records. Boucot deduced a continuity in basic human behaviours from the Oldowan and Acheulian into modern forms, and made a point of including Neandertals and Denisovans. But he also pointed out that morphological changes in successive species of Homo do not coincide in time with major changes in lithic technologies. Boucot concluded that a quantum evolutionary gap separates hominins from the great apes: that members of our line were sapient and had been using language long before they became sapiens. In his text he also indicates his concern for changes to the environment wrought by human activities. The results of this late-life effort, edited after his death, provide a heavily referenced sourcebook for future workers in diverse fields.Table of ContentsPreface ; Introduction ; Thesis ; First Appearance of ‘New’ Behaviors or New Technologies? ; Taxonomy ; Quantum Evolution ; Data ; Summary ; Skeletal Features ; Soft-Tissue Evidence with Some Skeletal Basis ; Soft-Tissue Evidence Supported by Molecular Information ; Soft Tissue Variables with No Skeletal Evidence ; Behavioral Features ; Physiological Features ; Food Processing ; Sources of Food ; Evidence for Cultivation ; Cooking ; Gathering and Processing Fruits, Seeds, and other Edible Plant Parts ; Hunting and Fishing ; Farming ; Water Resources ; Human-Waste Disposal, Rubbish Disposal, Baths, and Drainage ; Behavioral–Technological Innovations ; Tools and Materials ; Warfare and Interpersonal Violence ; Textiles, Clothing, Basketry, Matting, Wooden Containers ; Property ; Trading and Transport of Materials ; Transportation ; Fire ; Architecture ; Measurements and Numbers ; Scales, Balances, Weights ; Religion ; Care of the Handicapped ; Communication ; Art ; Conclusions ; Bibliography
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Archaeopress Visions of the Roman North: Art and Identity in
Book SynopsisVisions of the Roman North: Art and Identity in Northern Roman Britain is the first book to present an analysis of art from the northern frontier zones of Roman Britain and to interpret the meaning and significance of this art in terms of the formation of a regional identity at this time. It argues that a distinct and vibrant visual culture flourished in the north during the Roman period, primarily due to its status as a heavily militarized frontier zone. Artworks from forts and the frontier-works of Hadrian’s Wall and the Antonine Wall, along with funerary monuments from military and civilian cemeteries, are analysed and discussed. The book also explores religious sculpture depicting classical deities, Romano-British gods and goddesses and eastern deities such as Mithras in terms of the use of imagery in various belief systems and in terms of the establishment of individual and group identities.Trade Review‘…this is amongst the very best books on Roman Britain which I have ever read. It engages with what made Northern Britain special and culturally distinct in the Roman Empire. There is a real understanding for Northern Roman Britain here, and an understanding for a unique artistic culture that raises it very high indeed as a book on the provincial art of the Roman Empire.’ – Revd Professor Martin Henig, University of OxfordTable of ContentsPreface ; Chapter One: A Land Apart ; Chapter Two: Shadowplayers ; Chapter Three: Gods and Mortals ; Chapter Four: Artifice and Transcendence ; Chapter Five: The Good Soldier ; Chapter Six: Building an Image ; Chapter Seven: Image and Identity ; Chapter Eight: Remembering and Forgetting ; Chapter Nine: A Landscape of Possibilities ; Further Reading ; Index
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Archaeopress Le four de Sévrier et autres fours et fourneaux
Book SynopsisThe Sevrier kiln, discovered in 1974 on a submerged island in Lake Annecy in the Haute-Savoie region of France, is a headline find of alpine archeology. Almost fifty years later, it continues to provoke debate. This study looks back at the history of an artefact considered in turn as one of the earliest Western pottery kilns, as an enigmatic stove for domestic use, and as a technological link in the Final Bronze Age which would herald the professionalization of pottery, hitherto a purely domestic industry, seasonal and self-sufficient. It takes the form of a multidisciplinary investigation where archaeological, ethnoarchaeological and experimental approaches are brought together to consider the contradictory hypotheses, broaden the focus and put forward new perspectives. In particular the study focuses on technological history, and on the changing social structure of Bronze Age communities, which contributed to the advent of proto-artisans specialising in pottery production, a few centuries later.Table of ContentsPréfaces ; Résumé ; 1. Le four de Sévrier : de l’état de fragments à celui d’objet de référence controversé ; 2. Morphologie ; 3. Analyse fonctionnelle ; 4. Comparaisons ; 5. Discussion, perspectives ; 6. Conclusion ; Figures ; Tableaux ; Bibliographie ; Annexes en ligne
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Archaeopress Excavations at Stanground South, Peterborough:
Book SynopsisMOLA (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology) undertook archaeological excavations at Stanground South between September 2007 and November 2009 on behalf of Persimmon Homes (East Midlands) Ltd and in accordance with a programme of works designed and overseen by CgMs Heritage. The site is situated on the south-eastern outskirts of Peterborough, on glacial tills overlooking along the Fen edge. The works comprised five areas of set-piece excavation and a series of strip map and record areas, targeted on areas of archaeological potential identified by previous evaluation works. In total, an area of 70ha was subject to archaeological mitigation. The excavations recorded archaeological remains dating from the Bronze Age to the medieval period. The earliest features comprised four burnt mounds dating to the early Bronze Age, one of which was associated with two superimposed buildings and a small group of up to six cremations. In the middle Bronze Age there was a substantial unenclosed cemetery (urnfield) comprising 78 cremations (as well as a further possible three outlying cremations to the urnfield). In the late Bronze Age/early Iron Age a substantial droveway, up to 65m wide, was constructed leading northwards from the Fen edge to higher ground. A series of post-built roundhouses were later constructed within the confines of the droveway. In the middle Iron Age, the droveway was partitioned to form a series of enclosures, within one of which a settlement was established adjacent to the Fen edge. This included roundhouses and a number of two-post and four-post structures. In the later Iron Age, an enclosed settlement had developed to the north-west. This comprised several roundhouses within a substantial rectangular enclosure, which was open at its southern end. It appears that this began as an unenclosed site, which was later enclosed. Removal of cattle horn for working may have been occurring. In the Roman period (2nd and late 4th centuries AD) a series of small enclosures were constructed on the eastern side of the later Iron Age enclosed settlement. These contained structures and features apparently associated with rural industry, which may have also exported surplus to market. Industries including the processing of hide, late Roman cheese making (with seven presses recovered), late Roman pottery production and some metalworking. The economy of the site from the later Bronze Age onwards was focussed on pastoralism, with limited evidence for grain cultivation. During the Roman period, this seems to have specialised further towards dairy farming. The environment of the site seems to have undergone little change from the later Bronze Age, being largely open with areas of woodland and wetter areas. Peat growth during the Iron Age resulted in the covering of some of the Bronze Age features. During the medieval period, large portions of the site were given over to open field cultivation, evidenced by the remains of ridge and furrow cultivation. The area was partitioned in the post-medieval period by the construction of a series of drainage ditches, which form the basis of the current field pattern.Table of ContentsSummary ; Chapter 1: Introduction ; Location, topography and geology – by WA Boismier, Steve Critchley and Helen Keeley ; Planning background – by WA Boismier and Rebecca Casa-Hatton ; Investigation Strategies – by WA Boismier, Ed Taylor and Yvonne Wolframm Murray ; Archive Location – by Theodora Anastasidou and Tora Hylton ; Site phasing – by WA Boismier ; Chapter 2: The archaeological evidence ; Period 1: Early prehistoric activity (Mesolithic to early Bronze Age) – by Yvonne Wolframm-Murray ; Period 2: Bronze and early Iron Age – by WA Boismier, Ed Taylor and Yvonne Wolframm-Murray ; Period 3: Middle to late Iron Age – by WA Boismier, Ed Taylor and Yvonne Wolframm-Murray ; Period 4: Roman – by Ed Taylor and Yvonne Wolframm-Murray ; Period 5: Medieval to post-medieval – by Ed Taylor and Yvonne Wolframm-Murray ; Chapter 3: Finds ; Worked Flint – by Yvonne Wolframm-Murray ; Worked Flint from burnt mounds – by W.A. Boismier ; The Bronze Age pottery – by Andy Chapman ; The late prehistoric and Roman pottery – by E.R. McSloy ; Roman Ceramic building material and kiln furniture – by Pat Chapman ; Plaster and mortar – by Pat Chapman ; Utilised stone – by Andy Chapman ; Metalworking debris and fuel ash slag – by Andy Chapman ; Small finds – by Tora Hylton with Ian Meadows and Don Mackreth ; Possible fired clay artefacts – by Pat Chapman ; Chapter 4: Human, faunal and environmental evidence ; Human remains – by Anwen Caffell and Malin Holst ; Mammal, bird, fish, amphibian and reptile bones – by Philip L. Armitage ; Charcoal – by Dana Challinor ; Waterlogged wood – by Michael Bamford with contributions from Maise Taylor ; Pollen – by C.R. Batchelor ; Mollusca – by Karen Deighton ; Chapter 5: Discussion – by WA Boismier, Ed Taylor, Rob Atkins, Philip Armitage, Val Fryer and Yvonne Wolframm-Murray ; Introduction ; Settlement chronology ; Bibliography
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Archaeopress Rougga I: Le forum et ses abords (fouilles
Book SynopsisSitué en Byzacène, à 12 km au sud-est de Thysdrus/El Jem, le municipe de Bararus/Henchir Rougga est connu pour ses grandes citernes d’époque romaine signalées depuis le XVIIIe s. et pour la découverte en 1972 d’un trésor de monnaies d’or byzantines publié en 1982 dans le volume III de la monographie générale du site. Ce volume I, rédigé pour l’essentiel au début des années 90, rend compte du résultat global des fouilles menées à l’emplacement du forum, de 1971 à 1974, par la mission tuniso-française sous la direction de Maurice Euzennat† et Hédi Slim†. L’ouvrage comprend trois parties : tout d’abord, une présentation générale du site par les deux chefs de mission et Pol Trousset ; ensuite, une description de la stratigraphie du forum et du mobilier qui en provient, par Roger Guéry† avec la collaboration de divers spécialistes ; enfin, une étude architecturale extrêmement précise des différents éléments qui composent le centre monumental de la cité : citernes, platea et portiques, xyste et temples, par Gilbert Hallier†. Ces travaux permettent de mieux appréhender la place du municipe de Bararus au centre d’une riche région agricole qui a laissé les traces de cadastration parmi les mieux conservées d’Afrique. Ils mettent en évidence sa longue durée d’occupation, du IIIe s. av. J.-C. (avec quelques traces antérieures remontant à la Préhistoire) jusqu’au XIe s., et l’originalité des partis architecturaux qui ont présidé à la construction de son centre monumental à l’époque flavienne, ses transformations au IIe s. et son abandon à l’époque byzantine.Table of ContentsTable des figures et des tableaux ; Liste des auteurs ; Préface par F. Bejaoui, Directeur de Recherche, Ancien Directeur Général de l’Institut National du Patrimoine ; Introduction ; PREMIÈRE PARTIE : Rougga-Bararus (M. Euzennat†, H. Slim†, P. Trousset) ; A - Rougga : Le site et son cadre géographique ; B - Bararus : Les sources antiques ; C - Histoire des recherches ; D - Bilan des recherches antérieures ; Appendice - Les fouilles de Rougga par M. l’Intendant militaire Guénée ; DEUXIÈME PARTIE : Les fouilles du forum (1971-1974) (R. Guéry†) ; A - Carroyage du site ; B - Historique et progression des fouilles du forum ; C - Méthode de fouille ; D - Présentation du forum ; E - Stratigraphie ; F - Rougga préhistorique (G. Souville†) ; G - Catalogue du matériel ; TROISIÈME PARTIE : Le centre monumental (G. Hallier†) ; A - Les grandes citernes ; B - Le forum ; C - Le portique à parterres irrigués ; D - Le portique nord-est (en collaboration avec J.-M. Lassère†) ; E - Les temples couplés ; Postface par P. Gros, Membre de l’Institut ; Bibliographie ; Résumé en arabe (trad. B. Maraoui Telmini) ; Résumé en anglais (trad. V. Leitch)
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Archaeopress Les pratiques funéraires en Gaule lyonnaise de
Book SynopsisLes pratiques funéraires en Gaule lyonnaise de l’époque augustéenne à la fin du 3e siècle aims to provide an overview of Roman burial practices in the Gallia Lugdunensis province during the Early Roman Empire. Among the different approaches proposed by R. Reece for the study of Roman cemeteries, this work focuses on grave treatment and grave furnishing. The funerary practices are thus apprehended through the study of the structure of the tombs and the selection and treatment of the grave goods and human remains. The main objective was to propose a synthesis of the published finds which could serve as a basis for future research. The analysis consists of a documentary review of the published data (presented in the catalogue and numerous tables) as complete as possible, accompanied by a detailed analysis of the latest information available to highlight trends regarding the entire province, and the peculiarities seen at a regional level. Many graphics and maps support this analysis. Many general trends, common to the western provinces of the Roman Empire, were detected, but also many particularities linked to the regional nature of the funerary practices and the economic and social situation of the communities. Some of these particularities reflect more profound cultural differences due to the unequal penetration of Mediterranean funerary practices into the territory of the province. They reflect the somewhat 'artificial' formation of the Gallia Lugdunensis, which incorporated tribes belonging to different cultural spheres (sharing particularities with Aquitania and the Belgic Gaul or more exposed to the Mediterranean influences).Table of ContentsSommaire ; Remerciements ; Introduction ; L’objectif de l’étude ; Les limites de l’étude ; Informations enregistrées et présentation ; Historique des recherches ; Etude ; Bilan documentaire ; Les inhumations ; Les crémations ; Les sépultures des enfants ; Les pratiques associées à la fermeture de la tombe ; Le « culte » de la tombe ; Mobilier ; Les interventions faites sur le mobilier ; Éclairage ; Meubles ; Autour du corps ; Armes et militaria ; Harnachement du cheval ; Char ; Ustensiles ; Coffrets et serrurerie ; Monnaies ; Petits objets en ambre ; Religion personnelle/domaine de la religio privata ; Offrandes animales et végétales ; Curiosités ; Le mobilier associé aux enfants ; Conclusion ; Vers une reconstitution du rite et une interprétation des structures complexes ; Summary ; The rites ; The grave goods ; Funerary customs in the Gallia Lugdunensis: unity or territorial fragmentation? ; The selection of the grave goods ; The “double-funeral” of the cremation rite ; Le Testament du Lingon ; Annexe I : Catalogue des sarcophages du Haut-Empire en Gaule lyonnaise ; Bibliographie ; Introduction aux volumes annexes et précisions concernant les illustrations ; Liste des cartes ; Cartes ; Catalogue (online) ; Tableaux (online)
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Archaeopress Journal of Greek Archaeology Volume 5 2020
Book SynopsisVolume 5 is perhaps the richest and most diverse volume of the Journal of Greek Archaeology so far offered to readers. The editors have kept to the journal's core brief to cover all the major periods of Greek Archaeology in a literal sense, with articles from the Neolithic through Greco-Roman times and the Middle Ages and up to the 19th century AD. Geographically, papers range from Sicily through the Aegean to Turkey. A major novelty is the inclusion of two Colloquia, one on the economics of Greek Protohistoric to Archaic ‘colonisation’ edited by Lieve Donnellan, the second on Byzantine landscape archaeology edited by Effie Athanassopoulos. Alongside a wealth of period-based papers on settlements, ceramics, lithics and urban infrastructure, the volume also presents a major report on the nature and future of surface survey in Mediterranean lands, a group article – the fruit of some twenty years of twice-yearly conferences by the International Mediterranean Survey Workshop community. The review section also ranges through prehistory to the recent past, including the historiography of research which includes and extensive and enlightening (but disturbing) review article by Margriet Haagsma on discrimination against female scholars in early 20th century Classical Archaeology.Table of ContentsJournal of Greek Archaeology Volume 5: Editorial – John Bintliff ; Method and Theory ; A guide to good practice in Mediterranean surface survey projects – Peter Attema, John Bintliff, Martijn van Leusen, Philip Bes, Tymon de Haas, Damjan Donev, Wim Jongman, Eva Kaptijn, Victorino Mayoral, Simonetta Menchelli, Marinella Pasquinucci, Steve Rosen, Jesus García Sánchez, Luis Gutierrez Soler, David Stone, Gijs Tol, Frank Vermeulen and Athanasios Vionis ; Prehistory and Protohistory ; New excavations in Northwestern Greece: The Neolithic settlement of Avgi, Kastoria – G. Stratouli, T. Bekiaris, N. Katsikaridis, D. Kloukinas, G. Koromila and S. Kyrillidou ; Food-processing ground stone tools in the Greek Neolithic and Bronze Age. A synthesis of the published data – Tasos Bekiaris, Danai Chondrou, Ismini Ninou and Soultana-Maria Valamoti ; Syracuse and its environs from c. 6000 to 650 BC: The prehistoric and Greek origins of the city – Robert Leighton ; Archaic to Hellenistic ; ~~~~ Colloquium: Beyond the Gift: The Economy of Greek ‘Colonisation’ – edited by Lieve Donnellan ; Introduction – Lieve Donnellan ; Widening horizons and close encounters: overseas engagement and economic outcomes in southern Italy – Lin Foxhall ; The economy of early Greek colonisation in the northern Aegean – Stefanos Gimatzidis ; Pithekoussan amphorae and the development of a Mediterranean market economy – Lieve Donnellan ; (Dis)unity in the Archaic monetary systems of the western Chalkidian Apoikiai – Peter van Alfen ; ~~~~ The Hellenistic gymnasia of Cyprus and Ptolemaic propaganda – Dorothea Stavrou ; Roman and Late Roman ; Bath, city and society in Late Roman Athens – Dallas DeForest ; Medieval and Post-Medieval ; ~~~~ Colloquium: The Medieval Countryside in the Aegean and Anatolia: An Archaeological Perspective – edited by Effie Athanassopoulos ; Introduction – Effie Athanassopoulos ; Survey and the 7th century in the Western Argolid – William Caraher, Scott Gallimore, Dimitri Nakassis and Sarah James ; Late Antique and Medieval Landscapes of the Nemea Valley, Southern Greece – Christian Cloke and Effie Athanassopoulos ; Understanding the Medieval Cyclades through landscape archaeology (8th – 12th century AD) – Konstantinos Roussos ; Knossos and Heraklion in the Byzantine-Islamic transition (late 7th – mid-10th century). An archaeological perspective into shifting patterns of settlement ruralisation and urbanisation on medieval Crete – Matteo G. Randazzo ; Landscape approaches to the evolution of the Byzantine/Medieval village-community in Greece – Athanasios K. Vionis ; Intensive architectural survey of Byzantine rural settlements: A case study from the Mani – Mark James Pawlowski ; Archaeological survey and understanding the rural landscape in Byzantine Greece: some specific examples – Timothy E. Gregory and Lita Tzortzopoulou-Gregory ; Reflections on the Avkat Archaeological Project: collaborations, education, and dissemination – James Newhard, Hugh Elton and John Haldon ; Medieval landscapes of Greece and Turkey: a post-colloquium commentary – John Bintliff ; ~~~~ An archipelago of pots. New data on pottery production in the Aegean during the first half of the 19th century – Nikos Liaros ; BOOK REVIEWS ; Prehistory and Protohistory ; Corien W. Wiersma, Dimitris Agnousiotis, Evangelia Karimali, Wietske Prummel and H. Reinder Reinders. Magoúla Pavlína. A Middle Bronze Age site in the Soúrpi Plain – Oliver Dickinson ; Marisa Marthari, Colin Renfrew and Michael J. Boyd (eds). Beyond the Cyclades. Early Cycladic sculpture in context from mainland Greece, the north and east Aegean. – Oliver Dickinson ; Maria Relaki and Yiannis Papadatos (eds) From the Foundations to the Legacy of Minoan Archaeology – Oliver Dickinson ; Constantinos Paschalidis (with contributions by Photini J. P. McGeorge and Wiesław Więckowski). The Mycenaean Cemetery at Achaia Clauss near Patras – Oliver Dickinson ; Peter M. Fischer and Teresa Bürge (eds). Sea Peoples Up-to-Date. New Research on Transformations in the Eastern Mediterranean in the 13th-11th Centuries BCE (Proceedings of the ESF-Workshop held at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, 3-4 November 2014) – Louis Dautais ; Vyron Antoniadis. Knossos and the Near East: A Contextual Approach to Imports and Imitations in Early Iron Age Tombs. ; Barbara Bohen. Kratos and Krater: Reconstructing an Athenian Protohistory ; Xenia Charalambidou and Catherine Morgan (eds). Interpreting the Seventh Century BC: Tradition and Innovation – James Whitley ; Archaic to Hellenistic ; Ian McPhee and Elizabeth G. Pemberton. Late Classical Pottery from Ancient Corinth, Drain 1971-1 in the Forum Southwest – Mark van der Enden ; Carol L. Lawton. The Athenian Agora XXXVIII: Votive Reliefs – Mark Fullerton ; Bernard Holtzmann. La sculpture de Thasos. Corpus des reliefs II: Reliefs à thème héroïque – Robin Osborne ; Barbara A. Barletta. The Sanctuary of Athena at Sounion – Hans Lohmann ; Susan I. Rotroff. The Athenian Agora XXXIII: Hellenistic Pottery, the Plain Wares – Mark van der Enden ; H. Reinder Reinders et al. The City of New Halos and its Southeast Gate – Emeri Farinetti ; Sarah James. Hellenistic Pottery: The Fine Wares – Dries Daems ; D. Graham J. Shipley, The Early Hellenistic Peloponnese: Politics, Economies, and Networks 338-197 BC – David Pettegrew ; Kyle Erickson, The Early Seleukids, their Gods and their Coins – Keith Rutter ; Roman to Late Roman ; Enora Le Quéré, Les Cyclades sous l’Empire romain: Histoire d’un renaissance – Michalis Karambinis ; Hjalmar Torp. La rotonde palatine à Thessalonique: Architecture et mosaïques – Jaś Elsner ; Medieval to Postmedieval ; Dimitros E. Psarros. Το Αϊβαλί και η Μικρασιατική Αιολίδα [Ayvalik and Aiolis of Asia Minor] – Michalis Karambinis ; Multiperiod ; Giorgos Vavouranakis, Konstantinos Kopanias and Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos (eds). Popular Religion and Ritual in Prehistoric and Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean – Giorgos Papantoniou ; Guy D. R. Sanders, Jennifer Palinkas, Ioulia Tzonou-Herbst, with James Herbst. Ancient Corinth: Site Guide, 7th Edition – Rossana Valente ; Historiography and Theory ; Alan Kaiser. Archaeology, Sexism and Scandal. The long-suppressed story of one woman’s discoveries and the man who stole credit for them – Margriet J. Haagsma
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Archaeopress Journal of Hellenistic Pottery and Material
Book SynopsisJHP is an independent learned journal dedicated to the research of ceramics and objects of daily use of the Hellenistic period in the Mediterranean region and beyond. It aims at bringing together archaeologists, historians, philologists, numismatists and scholars of related disciplines engaged in the research of the Hellenistic heritage.Table of ContentsARTICLES: Understanding the Jal el-Bahr Storage-Jar Assemblage – Donald T. Ariel ; Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeologica Project: Excavations at Pyla-Vigla in 2019 – Justin Stephens, Brandon R. Olson, Thomas Landvatter & R. Scott Moore ; A Hellenistic Farmhouse at the Entrance to the Town of El’ad – All Nagorsky ; Cave 169 at Marisa: The Imported Ptolemaic Red Ware – Renate Rosenthal-Heginbottom ; Lissos in Illyria: Two Centuries of Hellenistic Pottery, and a Plea for the Publication of Contextual Material – Patricia Kögler ; BOOK REVIEWS: Sarah James, Hellenistic Pottery. The Fine Wares, Corinth 7, 7 – Brice Erickson ; Gabriel Mazor, Walid Atrash & Gerald Finkielsztejn, Bet She’an IV. Hellenistic Nisa-Scythopolis. The Amphora Stamps and Sealings from Tel Iztabba – Marek Palaczyk ; Henrieta Todorova (ed.), Durankulak 3. Die hellenistischen Befunde – Reyhan Şahin ; Idit Sagiv, Representations of Animals on Greek and Roman Engraved Gems. Meaning and Interpretations – Shua Amorai-Stark & Malka Hershkovitz ; Kalliope Bairami, Large Scale Rhodian Sculpture of Hellenistic and Roman Times – Natalia Kazakidi ; Qumran, Unchecked Parallelomina, and Pseudonymity in Academic Publication, review article of Kenneth Silver, Alexandria and Qumran: Back to the Beginning – Dennis Mizzi
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Archaeopress Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt:
Book SynopsisPharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt (Barcelona, October 25-26, 2018). The conference included presentations on new research and advances in the topics covered in the first two conferences (Cairo, 2007 and Manchester, 2008). It showcased the most recent pharmaceutical and medical studies on human remains and organic and plant material from ancient Egypt, together with related discussions on textual and iconographic evidence, to evaluate the present state of knowledge and the advances we have made on pharmacy and veterinary and human medicine in Ancient Egypt. The conference program combined plenary sessions, oral communications and posters with discussions that established interdisciplinary collaborations between researchers and research groups to formulate breakthrough approaches in these fi elds. Participation in the conference and poster sessions ranged from distinguished researchers and professors from academic institutions, museums and universities, to postgraduates and doctoral students at the beginning of their careers.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgement ; Conference Program ; Third International Conference on Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt (October 25-26, 2018) ; Antibacterial Analysis of the Minerals Used for Ocular Remedies in Ancient Egypt – Marc Argilés, Roger Sabi and Maria Soledad Marqués-Calvo ; Epidemics and Their Aftermath in Ancient Egypt – Rosalie David ; Application of Oils and Resins During the Process of Mummification: Experimental Analysis and Study Problems – Laura García-Jiménez ; ‘An Approach to Translating shrt and DArt Compared Methods (Mercè Gaya Montserrat) [Open Access: Download] ; Palaeopathology of an Antique Population. Kharga Oasis in Ptolemaic And Roman Times – Roger Lichtenberg ; A Second Birth to Eternity – Elizabeth Monlouis ; Experimental Mummification Using Herodotus Description - A 7-Year Longterm Experience of a Human-Sized Animal Model – Andreas G. Nerlich, Andreas Saleh, Pascale Röcker, Heike Freidank, Johannes Fischer, Michael Bock, Stephanie Panzer and Oliver Peschel ; A Case for Disease Control in Captured Birds Using Hyena Saliva? – Rosalind Park ; Bone Identification and Angulometry of the Foot and Ankle in Egypt’s Mummies – Patrícia Rodríguez Corbera, Berta Torrents Pérez, Pablo Martínez-Escauriaza Peral, Rosa Dinarès Solà and Jesús Herrerín López ; Egyptian Medical Civilization: from Dawn of History to Kasr Al Ainy School – Sahar Saleem ; The Pure Priest of Sekhmet, Between Health and Disease – Núria Torras Benezet ; A Historical Case. Dermatoglyphic Identification of Fingerprints of the TT 11 Tomb of Djehuty Project (1069 BC TO 945 BC) – Berta Torrents Pérez, Pablo Martínez-Escauriaza Peral, Patricia Rodríguez Corbera, Rosa Dinarès Solà, Jesús Herrerín López
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Archaeopress Santuari e spazi confessionali nell’Italia
Book SynopsisThe cult of relics, encouraged by, among others, the emperor Constantine, Pope Damasus and the bishops Ambrose of Milan and Paulinus of Nola, led to the transformation of the Late Antique Italian landscape, and of suburban areas in particular. The process of gradual enhancement of the martyrs' tombs led to the creation of extensive sanctuaries, generally composed of funerary and cultic buildings, as well as service structures, pilgrims' lodgings and monasteries. The most important sanctuaries, such as those of Saints Peter in the Vatican, Paul on the Ostiense, Erasmus in Formia, Alexander in Nomentum, Felix in Cimitile, Gennaro in Naples, Felix in Venosa, Marcianus in Syracuse, and the Apostles in Concordia Sagittaria, became so popular that they justified Jerome's phrase: movetur urbs sedibus suis et currit ad martyrum tumulos. Between the 5th and 6th century, sanctuaries spread also in rural areas, usually along important roads, as documented by the site of San Canzian d'Isonzo. Analysing hypogeal and subdial contexts, Santuari e spazi confessionali nell’Italia tardoantica outlines the evolution of loca sancta, in a process that led the venerated tombs to become first memoriae, then places of worship and finally articulated sanctuaries. For the first time, the contexts of Rome are organically compared with those of the rest of Italy.Table of ContentsPremessa ; Prefazione ; Introduzione ; Roma ; I. Le origini. Il Santo Sepolcro e i trofei di Gaio ; II. Giustiziati per fede. Le deposizioni dei martiri ; III. Costantino e il culto dei santi. Gli interventi imperiali in Terrasanta ; IV. Silvestro, Giulio, Liberio. Pontefici al servizio dei santi ; V. Papa Damaso, cultore dei martiri ; VI. Santi stranieri ed evergeti laici. Lo sviluppo dei santuari ; VII. Dai sepolcri agli altari. I santuari alla fine dell’Antichità ; VIII. Conclusioni alla prima parte. I santuari romani da Pietro a Gregorio Magno ; Italia ; IX. Nuove comunità cristiane, nuovi santi. Il culto di protovescovi e martiri ; X. Depositiones. I cimiteri si santificano ; XI. La pace della Chiesa, la crescita dei santuari ; XII. I grandi vescovi. L’esempio di Damaso ; XIII. All’epoca dei grandi vescovi. Gli altri contesti ; XIV. Cambiamenti. Verso la transizione altomedievale ; XV. Conclusioni alla seconda parte. I Loca sancta trasformano il paesaggio italiano ; Conclusioni generali ; Bibliografia
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Archaeopress Investigations into the Dyeing Industry in
Book SynopsisThe scale of processing associated with the dyeing industry in Pompeii is a controversial subject. To determine the scale of manufacturing would allow an understanding of the operation of Pompeii’s economy and its part in the Roman World. Previous studies have taken a theoretical approach, and no conclusive answer has been reached. Conversely, Investigations into the Dyeing Industry in Pompeii uses a new multi-disciplinary triangulated approach. A replica was constructed to gauge the operating parameters of a dyeing apparatus within the framework of the principles of experimental archaeology. The remains were re-examined in situ with the new operational and ergonomics understanding. The replica was amended to allow exploration of design features and ventilation. The throughput of the apparatus was placed within the context of the industry with modern manufacturing systems theory. Computer simulation was used to explore the long-term mechanical effects of the dyeing process on the materials used in the construction of the original apparatus and to determine if ‘ratcheting’ failure was due to creep. These combined methods have given an understanding of the significance of the industry that is grounded in engineering and archaeological principles but within the context of Pompeii.Table of ContentsPreface ; Timeline of previous work relevant to this study ; Chapter Zero: Preface to the published thesis ; An investigation of the parameters that would influence the scale of the dyeing industry in Pompeii: an application of experimental archaeology and computer simulation techniques to investigate the scale of manufacture of the dyeing industry and the factors that influence output ; Chapter One: Introduction to the dyeing industry of Pompeii ; Chapter Two: Literature Review ; Chapter Three: Experimental Replica ; Chapter Four: Review of Remains in situ ; Full Gazetteer of Dyeing Apparatus in Pompeii ; Chapter Five Application of Ergonomics to Apparatus and Skeletal data ; Chapter Six: Flued Experimental replica ; Chapter Seven: The Finite Element model ; Chapter Eight: Discussion ; Glossary ; References ; Appendices ; Appendix One: Coding Pompeii: The layout of the city and address description ; Appendix Two: Understanding the economic influence of the dyeing industry in Pompeii through the application of experimental archaeology and thermodynamics ; Appendix Three ; Appendix Four: Assembling lead data for model ; Appendix Five: Abaqus input decks ; Online Content
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Archaeopress Architecture militaire du Deccan: Une réponse
Book SynopsisArchitecture militaire du Deccan focuses on the Deccan region in central India between the medieval and modern period, a period at the interface between local Indian culture and the Persian world, followed by relations with the colonial enterprise European in Asia. This period was marked by many conflicts, but also by an inventive adaptation of new military technologies in response to new forms of modern warfare in India, with the arrival of artillery. Using the most recent investigative techniques, such as photogrammetry and 3D modeling, this volume presents a wealth of new data. The author’s meticulous approach encompasses the study of urban maps, architectural plans and detailed descriptions of walls, bastions, moats, towers, gates, horsemen, granaries, hydraulic éléments, and more. Through the study of four representative fortified sites, the author synthesizes the evolution of the military architecture of the Deccan. One can only hope that this volume will inspire other scholars to work on other Indian fortified sites, not limited to the Deccan. Thus, a more complete understanding of the phases of evolution of Indian military architecture can emerge.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ; INTRODUCTION (English) ; Historiographie ; PARTIE I : Les sultanats du Deccan (14-18èmes siècles) ; I.1. La conquête du Deccan (première moitié du 14ème siècle) ; I.2. Les sultanats du Deccan (seconde moitié du 14ème siècle -début du 17ème siècle) ; I.3. Les empires dans le Deccan (17-18èmes siècles) ; PARTIE II : Quatre forts du Deccan ; II.1. Le camp fortifié de Firozâbâd, début du 15ème siècle (Karnataka) ; II.2. Les fortifications de Torgal du 11ème au 17ème siècle (Karnataka) ; II.3. Naldurg, un fort de frontière, 16-17ème siècle (Maharashtra) ; II.4. Le fort de Bellary, un exemple de l’ultime adaptation indienne à l’artillerie (Karnataka) ; PARTIE III : L’évolution de la fortification du Deccan (12-18èmes siècles) ; III.1. Introduction ; III.2. Typological Evolution of Fortifications ; III.3. Artillerie ; CONCLUSION ; CONCLUSION (English) ; ANNEXE ; Principales dynasties du Deccan médiéval et moderne ; Glossaire ; BIBLIOGRAPHIE ; TABLE DES ILLUSTRATIONS ; INDEX ; Les dates mentionnées dans cet ouvrage sont indiquées uniquement selon le calendrier grégorien, sauf mention contraire. ; En couverture : tour polylobée de Naldurg ; En quatrième de couverture : tour Bahmani de Torgal
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Archaeopress Die Bestattungsgruben in Bat
Book SynopsisVolume 1 of the series Arabia Orientalis presents the first comprehensive study of two Umm an-Nar (2700—2000 BC) burial pits from the UNESCO World Heritage site Bat in the Sultanate of Oman. They were excavated between 2010 and 2012 by the University of Tübingen. Each burial pit represents one of the largest closed finds of the Early Bronze Age in the region. Finds largely include beads and other items of personal adornment, as well as pottery and human bones. Detailed typologies of all objects are the basis for in-depth statistical analyses of the different categories of finds and the reconstruction of burial customs at Bat. Furthermore, imports and imitations from other regions including the Indus Valley, Iran, and Mesopotamia illuminate Bat’s foreign relations and integration into the interregional exchange and communication system. The interpretation of the unearthed human remains conducted by Steve Zauner offer, not only the number of individuals, sex, and age of the deceased, but also insights into lifestyle, diseases, and stress of the people in the past.Trade Review'The technical quality of this book is great. It is well written, clearly illustrated, and contains a wealth of information in a highly structured manner. The book was also published only a few years after the excavations were done. All in all this is an exemplary publication, that will be very useful for archaeologists working on the Bronze Age of southeastern Arabia.' – Dr. B.S. Düring (2023): Bibliotheca Orientalis no. LXXX 1/2Table of ContentsAbbildungsverzeichnis ; Tabellenverzeichnis ; Tafelverzeichnis ; Vorwort des Herausgebers der Reihe ; Vorwort ; Summary ; 1 Einleitung ; 2 Die Chronologie ; 3 Methodik ; 4 Der Kontext der Bestattungsgruben in Bat ; 5 Die Bestattungsgrube A-Inst. 0025 ; 6 Die Bestattungsgrube A-Inst. 0006 ; 7 Vergleich der Bestattungsgruben A-Inst. 0006 und A-Inst. 0025 ; 8 Die Datierung ; 9 Die Funktion der Bestattungsgruben A-Inst. 0006 und A-Inst. 0025 ; 10 Zusammenfassung ; 11 Der Fundekatalog ; Bibliographie ; Anhang: 1 Die Lippenformen ; 2 Die Bodenformen ; 3 Die Ansätze ; 4 Konkordanzliste Fundnummer – Katalognummer
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Archaeopress Tomb of Kha-em-hat of the Eighteenth Dynasty in
Book SynopsisThis volume presents a study of the tomb of Kha-em-hat TT 57 at Qurna, West Luxor, which dates back to the 18th Dynasty – the reign of King Amenhotep III. It is considered one of the most important Egyptian tomb discoveries, containing rare scenes and revealing development of the religious rituals of the time. The tomb is still in very good condition and today is open to visitors.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Discovery ; Geographical position ; Features and the plan of the tomb ; Art characteristics ; Chapter I ; A. Titles ; Division of the titles in the tomb ; B. Facade: Court ; II. Outer court - front door ; III. Facade - stela of purification ; IV. Facade - opening of the mouth stela ; V. Facade - north wall ; VI. Entrance - door frame ; Chapter II: Transverse Hall ; Transverse Hall ; VII. East Wall ; VII. East wall - south side ; VIII. Remains of storehouse scene ; VIII. A Kha-em-hat offerings to Goddess Renenut, Mistress of harvesting ; IX. Unloading freight ships scene (lower register right-side wall) ; X. South wall ; XI. West wall ; XII. East wall - north side ; XIII. Kha-em-hat inspecting the surveying of the fields ; XIV. Hall - north wall ; XV. Hall - west wall - north side ; Chapter III: Passage ; Passage ; XVII. East wall - south side ; XVIII-XIX. South wall - funeral procession and ceremonies ; XIX. Osiris with western goddess ; Passage - east wall - north side ; XX. Deceased purified and acclaimed by priests ; XXI-XXII Passage - north wall ; XXII. Kha-em-hat in a worshipping attitude ; XXI. Kha-em-hat on the mountain ; XXIII. Door entrance ; Chapter IV: Inner Room ; Inner Room ; XXIV. South niche statues (Kha-em-hat and his Mother) ; XXV. Inner room - east wall ; XXVI. North niche statues ; XXVII. West niche statues ; Conclusion ; Scene analysis ; Bibliography
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Archaeopress Aleksei P. Okladnikov: The Great Explorer of the
Book SynopsisAleksei P. Okladnikov: The Great Explorer of the Past (Volume II) is about the life and works of Aleksei P. Okladnikov (1908–1981), a prominent archaeologist who spent more than 50 years studying prehistoric sites in various parts of the Soviet Union and in Mongolia. This part of Okladnikov’s biography concentrates on his works in 1961–1981, when he was organiser (1961–1966) and since 1966 the Director of the Institute of History, Philology, and Philosophy, Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences, in Novosibirsk. This institute was a part of large-scale project of Akademgorodok (Academic Town) built in 1957– 1964, the unique phenomenon of Soviet science. In Novosibirsk, Okladnikov continued active fieldworks in Siberia, Russian Far East, Central Asia and Mongolia, and writing of books and articles on different subjects of archaeology and history. He also created the Novosibirsk school of archaeologists who continue to work in Siberia and the neighbouring regions of Asia until today. In 1974, Okladnikov with four colleagues participated in joint US–Soviet expedition to the Aleutian Islands, where W. S. Laughlin and he directed the excavations of early sites. The book is for archaeologists, historians, and everyone who is interested in the history of scholarship (particularly the humanities) in the twentieth century.Table of ContentsList of figures ; Translators’ introduction ; Aleksei P. Okladnikov and the Akademgorodok of Novosibirsk: story of twenty fruitful years ; Part I - Introduction ; Part II - On business trips, at home, in the field (the first half of the 1970s) ; Part III - Trip to the United States, 1974 ; Part IV - The last years of life (1975–1981) ; Appendices ; Index
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Archaeopress Corpus des amphores romaines produites dans les
Book SynopsisThe Black Sea cities of Turkey's northern coast – Ereğli , Amasra, Sinop, Samsun, Giresun, Ordu, Trabzon, and inland Amasya – are endowed with museums whose holdings include important collections of amphorae. Their state of preservation is also exceptional since the majority were recovered intact from the sea. Most were produced in the big manufacturing centres around the Black Sea during the Roman period, between the 2nd/3rd centuries BCE and the 7th century CE. This Corpus brings them together and analyses them in the light of recent investigations. The production lines of Sinop and Colchis are especially well represented and can be followed without interruption over several centuries. The size of the assemblage – ca. 450 vessels – provides an overview of manufacturing trends for Black Sea amphorae, and brings out the similarities and differences in technique and morphology that distinguished one workshop from another. Research on this corpus has also offered an opportunity to consider questions inherent to amphora studies, such as what commercial goods they contained; how vessel shapes related to the regional resources for which they were designed; standardized volumes; and the use of amphoras in paying the annona.Table of ContentsAvant-Propos ; Introduction ; Chapitre 1 : Sinope ; Chapitre 2 : Héraclée du Pont ; Chapitre 3 : Colchide ; Chapitre 4 : Production des sites du nord de la mer Noire ; Chapitre 5 : Production des sites de l’ouest de la mer Noire ; Chapitre 6 : Groupes/Types/Variantes de provenance inconnue ; Conclusion ; Bibliographie ; Tableau 1 : Liste des amphores non cataloguées ; Tableau 2 : Lieux de découverte en mer des amphores ; Tableau 3 : Lieux de découverte terrestre des amphores ; Tableau 4 : Types amphoriques classés chronologiquement ; Appendice 1 : Code des pâtes argileuses ; Appendice 2 : Dimensions détaillées des amphores des variantes C Snp III-1 et 2 ; Index
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Archaeopress L’Egitto dei Flavi: Sintesi e prospettive
Book SynopsisL’Egitto dei Flavi, providing synthesis and new prospects of investigation, offers an overall review of the various information obtainable from papyrological and epigraphic sources from the Roman province of Egypt at the moment of transition from the Julio-Claudian dynasty to the new Flavian dynasty. Within the investigations, an attempt was made to focus on the province of Egypt during the period of Flavian domination with the aim of providing a compendium and a more balanced examination of the technical and economic organization of the country in a historical period that still would seem complex to want to define in its entirety. This operation made it necessary to start from the various documentary sources (papyrus, ostraka, epigraphs and wooden tablets) which bore testimony of the aspects that were intended to be emphasized. The texts examined were therefore carefully selected in the context of the substantial material available.Table of ContentsPrefazione ; Introduzione ; 1 I Flavi in Egitto ; 1.1 Vespasiano nella documentazione egiziana dal 69 al 79 d.C. ; 1.2. Tito nella documentazione egiziana dal 79 all’81 d.C. ; 1.3. Domiziano nella documentazione egiziana dall’81 al 96 d.C. ; 2 L’amministrazione d’Egitto nel periodo flavio ; 2.1. Quadro generale ; 2.2. I Prefetti d’Egitto dal 69 al 96 d.C. ; 2.3. Gli Epistrateghi ; 2.4. Il Dikaiodotes ; 2.5. L’Idios Logos ; 2.6. L’Archidikastes e il Dioiketes ; 2.7. Lo Stratego ; 2.8. Il Basilikos Grammateus ; 2.9. Altri Funzionari ; 2.10. Municipalizzazione e Struttura Amministrativa ; 3 Il sistema fiscale egiziano da Vespasiano a Domiziano ; 3.1. La Popolazione d’Egitto ; 3.2. La Riorganizzazione Fondiaria ; 3.3. Imposte sui monopoli ; 3.4. Tasse sugli animali ; 3.5. Altre Tasse ; Conclusioni ; Appendice testuale ; Vespasiano (69-79 d.C.) ; Tito (79-81 d.C.) ; Domiziano (81-96 d.C.) ; Bibliografia
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Archaeopress Journal of Greek Archaeology Volume 2 2017
Book SynopsisAn international peer-reviewed English-language journal specializing in synthetic articles and in long reviews, the Journal of Greek Archaeology appears annually each Autumn. The scope of the journal is Greek archaeology both in the Aegean and throughout the wider Greek-inhabited world, from earliest Prehistory to the Modern Era. Volume Two maintains the mission to publish across the whole time range of Greek Archaeology, with articles from the Palaeolithic to the Early Modern era, as well as reaching out from the Aegean to the wider Greek world. Lithics and Ceramics are accompanied by innovative Art History and Industrial Archaeology. The book reviews are equally wide-ranging. Contributors are international, and include young researchers as well as long-established senior scholars.Table of ContentsEditorial: Volume 1 (John Bintliff) ; Prehistory and Proto-History ; New insights into the Upper Pleistocene archaeology of Northwestern Greece: The evidence from three open-air sites and its implication for Middle and Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers’ activity and behaviour in Southeastern Europe (S. Ligkovanlis) ; Preserving memory in Minoan CreteFilled-in bench and platform deposits from the First Palace of Phaistos (Ilaria Calo) ; Cattle in ritual practice and iconography in Bronze Age Cyprus (Jennifer M. Webb) ; Variation on a theme: Mycenaean early civilisation in a comparative perspective (Marcus Bajema) ; Mercenaries or refugees? the evidence from the inscriptions of Merenptah on the ‘Sea Peoples’ (Konstantinos Kopanias) ; Archaic to Classical ; A Greek battleground in southern Italy: new light on the ancient Sagra (Paolo Visonà and James R. Jansson) ; Cutting down the tallest ears of grain: archaeological evidence for tyranny and sumptuary law in ‘wealthy’ Corinth (Angela Ziskowski) ; Where the children are: an insight into ‘age markers’ in western Greece. Astragali from the burial area of Locri Epizefiri (Barbara Carè) ; Results of the field surveys at Teos and environs (2007–2009): revealing the Archaic landscape (Elif Koparal and Numan Tuna) ; Manliness, violation, and laughter: rereading the space and context of the Eurymedon vase (Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones) ; Hellenistic ; Macedonian lionesses: Herakles and lion jewelry in elite female dress (c. 325–275 BCE) (Alexis Q. Castor) ; Revisiting the ‘Slipper Slapper’ and other sculpture dedications in the clubhouse of the Poseidoniasts of Beirut (S. Rebecca Martin) ; Roman to Late Roman ; Public baths in Roman Dion (Colonia Iulia Augusta Diensis) (Anastasios Oulkeroglou) ; Post-Medieval to Modern ; Integrating Local History and Landscape Archaeology: two case studies from western Greece (Helene Simoni and Kostas Papagiannopoulos) ; The Karavas Water Project: an archaeological and environmental study of interaction and community in northern Kythera (Lita Tzortzopoulou-Gregory and Timothy E. Gregory) ; Multiperiod ; Ancient magic artefacts and people: interpreting symbols, tracking personal experiences in Greek archaeological museums (Marlen Mouliou) ; Reviews
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Archaeopress La séquence paléolithique de Karain E (Antalya,
Book SynopsisThe long Palaeolithic sequence of Karain (Antalya, Turkey) began around 500,000 years ago and continued until the final Palaeolithic around 10,000 BC. This volume presents all the cultural and technical variations during this immense period, situated in a context which joins Africa, Asia, and Europe. In brief, the assemblage of tools appears to belong to Asian traditions; no Acheulian bifaces were observed. The earlier half of the sequence (stages 9 and 10) corresponds to centripetal industries with thick flakes and with denticulates and racloirs, classified as 'Proto-Charentian'. 'Modern archaic' human remains were sporadically discovered there. The upper phase is by far the most important: stages 8 to 5. These are superb Levallois industries with good quality exogenous materials. The tools are made from elongated flakes and transformed into racloirs with very elegant points. They have been termed 'Karain Mousterian'. Human remains are also associated with this phase (mandible and phalanges). The final phase (stage 4) is classically Mousterian with Neanderthal human remains.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Première séquence : Berme Centrale, carrés alignés dans les séries G, H, I, selon les axes : 15, 16, 17 ; Deuxième séquence : Berme Centrale Carré H 18 ; Troisième séquence : Berme orientale (Dogu Profil), carrés orientés de G à J et de 12 à 13 ; Interprétations générales et comparaisons ; Bibliographie
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Archaeopress Scelte tecnologiche, expertise e aspetti sociali
Book SynopsisCeramic technology is a topic widely explored in archaeology, especially for its social inferences. This volume addresses the social aspects of production and the role of potters within prehistoric communities. The book focusses on the Copper Age when social complexity was incipient rather than developed, and ceramic production was not considered a formalised activity. Household and funerary pottery dated from the second half of the 4th to the end of the 3rd millennium BC unearthed from eight archaeological contexts located in the current area of Rome were analysed through a multidisciplinary study. An integrated approach of archaeometric investigation, trace analysis and experimental archaeology provided a framework of empirical data reflecting the transmission of technological choices among diverse ceramic traditions and the coexistence of different levels of expertise within productions related to household or funerary activities. Petrographic analyses, XRF and XRD, led to an understanding of the ceramic recipes, their use and the firing technology used by Copper Age potters. The reference collection of technological traces relating to forming techniques, surface treatments and comb decorations allowed characterization of the craftspeople’s expertise. A potter’s skill is inferred in terms of the technical investment required at each stage of production or in shaping specific ceramic vessels. In light of these data, the pottery from the Copper Age contexts of central Italy suggests a recurring association between skilled productions and socially valued goods, as the vessels used in funerary contexts demonstrate.Table of ContentsPrefazione ; introduzione ; Capitolo 1 - Una metodologia multidisciplinare per lo studio della tecnologia ceramica ; Capitolo 2 - Il caso di studio archeologico: le comunità calcolitiche dell'area di Roma ; Capitolo 3 - Classi macroscopiche di pasta, tessuti petrografici e temperature di cottura ; Capitolo 4 - I protocolli sperimentali: raccolta di dati comparativi ed esperienziali ; Capitolo 5 - Tecnologia ceramica nelle aree residenziali ; Capitolo 6 - Tecnologia ceramica in contesti funerari ; Capitolo 7 - Gli aspetti sociali della produzione ceramica nelle comunità calcolitiche del territorio di Roma ; Bibliografia
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Archaeopress Environment and Religion in Ancient and Coptic
Book SynopsisEnvironment and Religion in Ancient and Coptic Egypt: Sensing the Cosmos through the Eyes of the Divine presents the proceedings of a conference held in Athens between 1st-3rd February 2017. The Hellenic Institute of Egyptology, in close collaboration with the Writing & Scripts Centre of Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the University of Alexandria, organized the conference concerning the ancient Egyptian religion, Coptic Christianity and Environment. Thus, the endeavour was to sense the Cosmos, through a virtual Einfahlung, as a manifestation of the Divine and the manifestations of the Divine in the environmental, cosmic and societal spheres. Egyptians were particularly pious and they considered their surroundings and the Universe itself as a creation and a direct immanence of the Divine, being also convinced that they were congenital parts of the Cosmos and adoring their divinities, who were also personifications of environmental and/or cosmic aspects and forces. There are many examples (epigraphic, textual, monumental, & c.) corroborating these relations and that ancient Egyptian piety was rooted on the bi-faceted texture of the ancient Egyptian religion, containing a solar and an astral component: the former was related to Rec, while the latter was related to Osiris. The conference took place with participations of a pleiade of Egyptologists, archaeologists, archaeoastronomers, theologians, historians and other scholars from more than 15 countries all over the world. In this unique volume are published most of the contributions of the delegates who sent their papers for peer-reviewing, enriching the bibliographic resources with original and interesting articles. This publication of more than 580 pages containing 34 fresh and original papers (plus 2 abstracts) on the ancient Egyptian religion, Environment and the Cosmos, fruitfully connects many interdisciplinary approaches and Egyptology, archaeology, archaeoastronomy, geography, botany, zoology, ornithology, theology and history.Table of ContentsCo–Organizers and Sponsors ; Blessing by His Eminence the Archbishop of Sinai Mgr DAMIANOS ; Foreword by H.E. the Ambassador of Egypt in Athens Mr Farīd MONĪB ; Dedicatory Page, Theme, Honorary Organizing Committee, LOC and SOC ; Programme of the Conference ; Authors and Affiliations ; Foreword by H.E. the Former Minister of Hellas Mr Andreas ZAÏMIS ; Introduction by the Principal Editor Prof. Dr Dr Alicia MARAVELIA ; Introduction by the Co–Editor Dr Nadine GUILHOU ; PAPERS ; Rania M. cABDELWAHED: Reflections on the Tree imA / iAm in Ancient Egypt ; Dalia ABU STET: New Insights into the Significance of Exotic Plants & Animals in Ancient Egypt ; Dalia ABU STET: The Use & Significance of Jasper in Ancient Egyptian Art ; Bernard ARQUIER: Nūt et les Astérismes dans les Textes et le Décor du Double Sarcophage de Mésehty ; Mohammed AZZAZY: Pollen Flora from Archaic & Old Kingdom Egyptian Tombs ; Nils BILLING: You are not Alone: The Conceptual Background of Nūt as the Eternal Abode in Text & Iconography ; Themis G. DALLAS: On the Orientations of Coptic Churches in Egypt ; Alexandra DIEZ DE OLIVEIRA: The Many Faces of God Bacal in Ancient Egypt: Metaphors & Syncretisms ; Ola ᾿EL-CABOUDY: Mice as Protectors in the Books of the Netherworld ; Wafaa ᾿EL-GHANNAM: Water–Lifting Devices in Hellenistic Egypt: A Manifestation of the Influence of the Nile ; Azza EZZAT: The Zenet–Game (?) & its Association with Garden Pools in Ancient Egypt: A Case Study ; Angus GRAHAM: The Interconnected Theban Landscape and Waterscape of Amūn–Rēc ; Nadine GUILHOU: Une Lecture Calendérique de la Tombe de Nakht (TT 52) ; Mona HAGGAG: The Ouroboros in Helleno–Egyptian Amulets ; Aml MAHRAN: The Oar: Religious and Everyday Life Usage in Ancient Egypt ; Ahmed MANSOUR: The Minerals as Divine Epithets: Notes on the Use of Lapis Lazuli in Divine Epithets ; Ahmed MANSOUR: Reflections on the Veneration of Dead Ancestor Kings in Sinai ; Alicia MARAVELIA & Mosalam SHALTOUT: The Influence of the Solar Activity & of the Nile Flood on Egypt ; Alicia MARAVELIA: The Function & Importance of Some Special Categories of Stars in the Funerary Texts, 2 ; Alicia MARAVELIA & Markos FILIANOS: The Kyphi/Κῦφι/KApt–Incense of the Ancient Egyptians ; Giselle MARQUES CAMARA: MAat: Environmental Rhythms of the Ancient Kmt–Cosmos ; Pauline NORRIS: Lettuce as an Offering to Mnw (Min) ; André PATRÍCIO: The Case of the Millennial Protection: Carrying One’s Amulets on One’s Neck ; Jean–Pierre PÄTZNICK: L’Éléphant sur le Signe des Trois Collines et Hiérakonpolis ; Gyula PRISKIN: Mythological Associations of Lunar Invisibility in Ancient Egypt ; Detlev QUINTERN: The Nile in Early Arabic–Islamic Maps & Sources ; Ashraf–Alexandre SADEK: La Nature dans le Patrimoine Chrétien d’Égypte ; Sherin SADEK ᾽EL-GENDI: Les Figures des 24 Vieillards de l’Apocalypse dans l’Art Copte: Étude Comparative ; Daniel L. SELDEN: Inundation & Allegory ; Tatjana A. SHERKOVA: On the Mythological Image of the Eye of Horus ; Mykola TARASENKO: Gliedervergottung Texts & Theogonic Ideas in Ancient Egypt ; Maria Helena TRINDADE LOPES & Guilherme BORGES PIRES: Sacred Space in Ancient Egypt ; Sophia TSOURINAKI: The Use of Muricidæ and Other Purple Colourants during Late Antiquity ; John WYATT: Birds of the Air: An Ornithological Overview of their Roles in Religion, Art, Hieroglyphs, & c. ; John WYATT: Fishes, Insects, Amphibians & Reptiles in the Art, Hieroglyphs & Religion of Ancient Egypt ; John WYATT: Lilies of the Egyptian Field: The Flowers & Plants of Ancient Egypt & Sinai ; Alicia MARAVELIA: Epilogue: Brief CV, Activities & Publications of the Late Prof. Dr M. Shaltout
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Archaeopress Going Underground: The Meanings of Death and
Book SynopsisGoing Underground: The Meanings of Death and Burial for Minority Groups in Israel is about the attitudes towards death and burial in contemporary society. It provides information on the attitudes of several minority groups living in Israel today, including four communities of Russian Jews, an ultra-religious Jewish community and a Palestinian-Christian community. ‘Going Underground’ has a double meaning: it refers to the actions taken by archaeologists to inquire about the past and present and involves digging and recording. Second, it considers the challenges and protests launched by the groups of immigrants and minorities mentioned in the book, against state-control over death.Table of ContentsPreface and acknowledgments ; Reflections on death and burial ; Methodology: The northern cemetery ; The interviews: The northern cemetery ; The urban cemetery, kibbutz cemetery and public cemeteries ; A nominalist approach: Archaeology of remembrance and contemporary archaeology ; Conclusion: The assemblage theory, or is there an anthropology of death and burial?
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Archaeopress Middle Bronze Age and Roman Settlement at Manor
Book SynopsisBetween 2002 and 2014 MOLA Northampton carried out evaluation and excavation work over an area of approximately 49.65ha ahead of mineral extraction for the quarry at the Manor Pit, Baston, Lincolnshire. The earliest activity dated to the Neolithic with the first occupation dating to the early Bronze Age, but it was within the middle Bronze Age that significant occupation took place within the site. Part of a large co-axial field system was recorded over an area approximately c800m long and up to 310m wide. Cropmarks and the results from other archaeological excavations suggest the field system continued beyond Manor Pit for c4km and was up to 1km wide. The field system was a well-planned pastoral farming landscape at a scale suggesting that cattle and other animals were being farmed for mass trade. The site was reoccupied in the early 2nd century AD when two adjacent Roman settlements were established. One of the settlements was arranged along a routeway which led from the Car Dyke whilst the other settlement connected to this routeway by a long straight boundary. In both settlements there were a series of fields/enclosures situated in a largely open environment, with some evidence for cultivation, areas of wet ground and stands of trees. Well/watering holes lay within these enclosures and fields indicating that stock management was a key component of the local economy. In the later medieval period a trackway ran across the site, associated with which was a small enclosure, which perhaps contained fowl. During the early post-medieval period the land was subject to a final period of enclosure, with a series of small rectilinear fields established aligned with Baston Outgang Road, forming the basis of the current landscape.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Project background Location, topography and geology Cropmarks and archaeological excavations Previous site investigations within Baston Manor Pit Excavation areas 2006-2014 Methodology Site phasing Chapter 2 Archaeological results Period 1, earlier prehistoric activity Period 2, early to middle Bronze Age Period 3, Roman settlement and boundary (2nd to 4th centuries) Period 4, medieval and post-medieval land use Undated features Chapter 3 Finds Worked flint – Yvonne Wolframm-Murray Prehistoric pottery – Sarah Percival Roman pottery – Margaret Darling, Ian Rowlandson and H G Fiske with samian reports by Felicity C Wild and Gwladys Monteil Writing on pottery vessels – R S O Tomlin Medieval and post-medieval pottery – Paul Blinkhorn Coins – Ian Meadows and Paul Clements Small finds - Tora Hylton with a report on a Bronze Age knife by Matthew G Knight Middle Bronze Age loomweights – Pat Chapman Querns – Andy Chapman Slag – Andy Chapman Ceramic tile and brick – Pat Chapman Stone – Pat Chapman Fired clay – Pat Chapman Roman glass – Claire Finn Worked wood – Michael Bamford with identifications to taxa by Steve Allen Radiocarbon dates – Rob Atkins Chapter 4 Environmental evidence and human and faunal remains Human skeletal remains – Helen Webb and Chris Chinnock The mammal, bird and amphibian bones – Philip L Armitage Environmental evidence from the southern excavation area and the far western part of the northern excavation area (BMP06-08) – Enid Allison, Lucy Allott, Robert Batchelor, Alex Brown and John Giorgi Environmental evidence from the northern excavation area (BMP09-14) – Val Fryer Chapter 5 Discussion Period 1: Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Period 2.1 Early Bronze Age Period 2.2 Middle Bronze Age Period 3: Roman Period 4: Medieval Period 5: Post-medieval Bibliography
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Archaeopress Pre and Protohistoric Stone Architectures:
Book SynopsisPre and Protohistoric Stone Architectures: Comparisons of the Social and Technical Contexts Associated to Their Building presents the papers from Session XXXII-3 of the XVIII UISPP Congress (Paris, 4-9 June 2018). This session took place within the commission concerned with the European Neolithic. While most of the presentations fell within that chronological period and were concerned with the Atlantic coast and the Mediterranean basin, wider geographical and chronological comparisons were also included. This volume aims to break the usual limits on the fields of study and to deconstruct some preconceived ideas. New methods developed over the past ten years bring out new possibilities regarding the study of such monuments, and the conference proceedings open up unexpected and promising perspectives. This volume is a parallel text edition in English and French.Table of ContentsPréface – Catherine Perlès ; Prefacio – Primitiva Bueno-Ramírez ; Chapter 1: Stonemasons, and even engineers, for megalithic building in Neolithic Europe? / Des maçons, voire quelques ingénieurs, pour le bâti mégalithique du Néolithique européen ? – Luc Laporte, Florian Cousseau, Philippe Gouézin, José-Antonio Linares-Catela and Hélène Pioffet ; Part I: Big and Small Stones for megaliths ; Chapter 2: Dry stone, old but innovative / Pierre sèche, ancestrale et innovante – Eric Vincens, Nathanaël Savalle and Claire Cornu ; Chapter 3: Megalithic architectures: a methodological experience to study their elevation / Architectures mégalithiques : une expérience méthodologique pour étudier leurs élévations – Florian Cousseau ; Chapter 4: Raised stones in the open and raised stones in burial chambers: Towards a convergence of the arrangements. The example of the megaliths in the department of Morbihan / Pierres dressées à l’air libre et pierres dressées des espaces sépulcraux Vers une convergence des dispositifs. L’exemple des mégalithes du département du Morbihan – Philippe Gouézin ; Chapter 5: Techniques and criteria for the geometric documentation of the excavation of the dolmen ‘Alto de la Huesera’ (Álava, Spain) and its virtual reconstruction / Técnicas y criterios para la documentación geométrica de la excavación del dolmen « Alto de la Huesera » (Álava, España) y su reconstrucción virtual– Javier Fernández-Eraso, José A. Mujika-Alustiza, José M. Valle-Melón and Álvaro Rodríguez-Miranda ; Chapter 6: Where were the dead buried in Recent Prehistory? The problem of architectures versus chronologies in Central Alentejo (Portugal) / Onde se enterravam os nossos mortos na Pré-história Recente? : O problema das arquiteturas versus cronologias no Alentejo Central (Portugal) – Leonor Rocha ; Part II: Enclosures, Tower-tombs and ‘Temples’ ; Chapter 7: The tower-tombs of Arabia from the 4th to the 3rd millennium BC: a standardised megalithic architecture for egalitarian societies? / Les tombes tours d’Arabie du 4ème au 3ème millénaire av. J.-C. : une architecture mégalithique standardisée pour des sociétés égalitaires ? – Tara Steimer-Herbet and Marie Besse ; Chapter 8: ‘Temples’ or merely Buildings for Congregation? The prehistoric megalithic structures of Malta (3600-2500 BCE) / “Templi” o semplicemente edifici per la congregazione? Le strutture megalitiche preistoriche di Malta (3600-2500 a.C.) – Anthony Bonanno ; Chapter 9: Stone architectures: entrances of Neolithic enclosures in Western France (5th-3rd millennium BC) / Architectures en pierre : les systèmes d’entrées des enceintes néolithiques de l’ouest de la France (Ve-IIIe mill. av. J.-C.) – Jean-Noël Guyodo, Audrey Blanchard and Luc Laporte ; Chapter 10: Architectural study of an Iron Age rampart undergoing destruction: Guennoc Island, Landéda (Finistère, France) / Étude de l’architecture d’un rempart de l’âge du Fer en cours de destruction : l’Île Guennoc à Landéda (Finistère, France) – Hervé Duval, Florian Cousseau, Chloë Martin and Marie-Yvane Daire ; Conclusion – Florian Cousseau and Luc Laporte ; Abstracts ; Bibliography ; Authors
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Archaeopress A Biography of Power: Research and Excavations at
Book SynopsisA Biography of Power explores the changing nature of power and identity from the Iron Age to Roman period in Britain. Presenting detailed excavation results and integrating a range of comprehensive specialist studies, the book provides fresh insights into the origins and nature of one of the lesser-known, but perhaps most significant, Late Iron Age oppida in Britain: Bagendon in Gloucestershire. Combining the results of a large-scale geophysical survey with analysis of both historic and new excavations, this volume reassesses Iron Age occupation at Bagendon. It reveals evidence for diverse artisanal activities and complex regional exchange networks that saw livestock, and people, travelling to Bagendon from west of the Severn. The results of the excavation of two morphologically unusual, banjo-like enclosures, and of one of the previously unexamined dykes, has revealed that the Bagendon oppidum had earlier origins and more complex roles than previously envisaged. The volume also provides new insights into the nature of the Iron Age and Roman landscape in which Bagendon was situated. Detailing the discovery of two, previously unknown, Roman villas at Bagendon demonstrates the continued significance of this landscape in the early Roman province. This volume redefines Bagendon as a landscape of power, offering important insights into the changing nature of societies from the Middle Iron Age to the Roman period. It calls for a radical reassessment of how we define oppida complexes and their socio-political importance at the turn of the 1st millennium BC. Contains contributions from Sophia Adams, Michael J. Allen, Sam Bithell, Cameron Clegg, Geoffrey Dannell, Lorne Elliott, Elizabeth Foulds, Freddie Foulds, Christopher Green, Darren Gröcke, Derek Hamilton, Colin Haselgrove, Yvonne Inall, Tina Jakob, Mandy Jay, Sally Kellett, Robert Kenyon, Mark Landon, Edward McSloy, Janet Montgomery, J.A. Morley-Stone, Geoff Nowell, Charlotte O’Brien, Chris Ottley, Cynthia Poole, Richard Reece, Harry Robson, Ruth Shaffrey, John Shepherd, Jane Timby, Dirk Visser, D.F. Williams, Steven Willis.Trade Review'...the excavation results and then the wider discussions are synergetic and demonstrate that the Bagendon project's methodology of a landscape approach is a powerful tool in developing an understanding of the change and continuity that underlies the mechanisms of power and place in the dynamic socio-political landscape of the Late Iron Age and Early Roman interlude. This is a major personal and academic achievement for Tom Moore and for the many organisations who enabled the individual stages of the work through the 'mosaic' funding.' -- Tim Copeland * Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society *‘…this is a significant publication that adds much to our growing understanding of developing social complexity, identity and power during the Late Iron Age in Britain.’ – Oliver Davis (2022): The Prehistoric Society, March 2022'..."A Biography of Power" is an exemplary template for comprehensive studies of the oppidum of Bagendon, the quality of which future research must be measured against. The accumulated expertise, good readability and the numerous high-quality illustrations will certainly contribute to the fact that this site will also attract more international attention.' – Katja Winger (2021): Germania 99Table of ContentsSummary ; Acknowledgements ; Chapter 1: Research at Bagendon ; Chapter 2: The wider Bagendon complex: remote sensing surveys 2008-2016 ; Chapter 3: Before the ‘oppidum’: Excavations at Scrubditch and Cutham enclosures ; Chapter 4: Revisiting Late Iron Age Bagendon ; Chapter 5: After the ‘oppidum’. Excavations at Black Grove ; Chapter 6: Iron Age and Roman ceramics ; Chapter 7: Brooches ; Chapter 8: Metalwork ; Chapter 9: An analytical study of the Iron Age bloomery slag ; Chapter 10: Coinage ; Chapter 11: Coin moulds ; Chapter 12: Miscellaneous material ; Chapter 13: Radiocarbon dates and Bayesian analysis ; Chapter 14: Dating the Roman fort at Cirencester ; Chapter 15: Human Remains ; Chapter 16: Faunal Remains ; Chapter 17: Isotopic analysis of human and animal remains ; Chapter 18: The plant and invertebrate remains (1979-2017) ; Chapter 19: Putting the Bagendon complex into its landscape setting: the geoarchaeological and land snail evidence ; Chapter 20: Viewsheds and Least Cost analysis of the Bagendon complex and its environs ; Chapter 21: Geophysical survey at Hailey Wood Camp, Sapperton, Gloucestershire ; Chapter 22: Geophysical survey at Stratton Meadows, Stratton, Gloucestershire ; Chapter 23: Becoming the Dobunni? Landscape change in the Bagendon environs from the Early Iron Age to AD 150 ; Chapter 24: The Bagendon complex: a biography ; Chapter 25: Conclusions and future prospects ; Bibliography
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Archaeopress Human Transgression – Divine Retribution: A Study
Book SynopsisHuman Transgression – Divine Retribution analyses pagan concepts of religious transgressions, how they should be regarded and punished, as expressed in Greek cultic regulations from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century AD. Also considered are the so-called propitiatory inscriptions (often referred to as ‘confession inscriptions’) from the 1st to the 3rd century AD Lydia and Phrygia, in light of ‘cultic morality’, an ideal code of behaviour intended to make places, occasions, and worshippers suitable for ritual. This code is on the one hand associated with ‘purity’ (hagneia) and removal of pollution (miasma) caused by deaths, births and sexuality, and on the other with the protection of sacred property. This study seeks to explain the emphasis of divine punishments in the Lydian and Phrygian inscriptions, while rare in most Greek cultic regulations, as part of a continuum within pagan religion rather than as a result of an absolute division between Greek and Oriental religion.Table of ContentsForeword ; Part 1. Introduction and Aims of the Study ; Chapter 1. Introduction ; Chapter 2. Aims of the study ; Part 2. The Propitiatory Inscriptions ; Chapter 3. The Propitiatory Inscriptions and their Religious Context ; Chapter 4. Earlier Research on the Propitiatory Inscriptions ; Part 3. Religious Transgressions and Punishments ; Chapter 5. Greek Cultic Morality ; Chapter 6. Prohibitions and Punishments in Greek Cultic Regulations ; Chapter 7. Transgressions in the Propitiatory Inscriptions ; Part 4. Conclusions ; Chapter 8. Conclusions ; Part 5. Appendices, Bibliography and Index Of Citation ; Appendix A: Cultic Regulations ; Appendix B: Propitiatory Inscriptions ; Bibliography ; Index of Citations
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Archaeopress I templi del Fayyum di epoca tolemaico-romana:
Book SynopsisDuring the Ptolemaic period, Egyptian temples were divided into three ranks: first, second and third class. There was no trace of this classification of sacred buildings in the papyri of the Roman period when only the most important temples were classified by the epithet logima hiera. This work aims to understand the rules according to which Egyptian sacred buildings were classified and how these first, second and third-class temples were planned and arranged. To do this, an integrated analysis of different kinds of sources was carried out: all the Graeco-Roman papyri and the inscriptions, which contain rank epithets, were examined and different archaeological data about the temples of the Fayyum region were investigated. Based on these sources, it was possible to put forward different hypotheses on the administration and architectural aspects of these sacred buildings.Table of ContentsIndex ; Premise ; Methodological introduction ; Part I: Written sources. Classification of temples in papyrus and epigraphic documents ; Chapter 1: Πρῶτα, Δεύτερα καὶ Ἐλάσσονα ἱερά ; Chapter 2: Λόγιμα ἱερά ; Chapter 3: Registration ; Part II: Archaeological contexts. The temples of Fayyum ; Chapter 4: The temples of the meris of Herakleides ; Chapter 5: The temples of the meris of Polemon ; Chapter 6: The temples of the meris of Themistos ; Part III: Reconstruction of the historical-administrative, architectural and cultural context of the Fayyum temples ; Chapter 7: Reconstruction of the historical and administrative context ; Chapter 8: Temple architecture in the Fayyum ; Conclusions ; Bibliography ; Concordance Tables
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Archaeopress The Neolithic Lithic Industry at Tell Ain
Book SynopsisNorthwest Syria during the Neolithic period has been less well studied than the rest of the northern Levant, where Neolithisation first took place in the Near East. The Neolithic Lithic Industry at Tell Ain El-Kerkh presents the first attempt to unveil the Neolithisation process in northwest Syria, with the techno-typological studies of the flintstone implements from Tell Ain el-Kerkh in the Rouj basin in Idlib, which was an important large Neolithic site occupied from the from the 9th to the 7th millennium BC. Examination of the lithic record from Tell Ain el-Kerkh revealed techno-morphological changes in flint tools during the long Neolithic sequence from the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) to the end of the Pottery Neolithic. The author interprets such changes in stone tools in the socio-economic context of the Neolithic. Through the comparison between the data obtained from Tell Ain el-Kerkh and other Neolithic sites in the northern Levant, the regional characteristics of northwest Syria during the Neolithic period are highlighted. In the end, two important issues in the Neolithic Levant, diffusion of the PPNB culture and the PPNB collapse, are discussed based on the results of this study. This volume includes substantial original data, drawings, and analysis of lithics from Neolithic sites in Syria, which will be useful for future discussion of the changes in material culture in relation with the Neolithisation process in the Near East.Table of ContentsList of Figures, Tables and Plates ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; 1. The research subject ; 2. Organisation of the research ; 3. Illustrations ; Chapter I: The research framework ; 1. Neolithisation of the northern Levant ; 2. Neolithisation of north-western Syria ; Chapter II: Methodology ; 1. The subject of analysis ; 2. Methodological framework: Reconstitution of the operational sequence in lithic production ; 3. Analytical method ; Chapter III: The lithic industries of the Pre-Pottery and the Pottery Neolithic at Tell Ain el-Kerkh ; 1. The collections ; 2. Raw material for the lithic industry at Tell Ain el-Kerkh and geological surveys for flint research ; 3. The lithic industry of the Rouj 1a period ; 4. Lithic industry of layer 6 ; 5. The lithic industry of the Rouj 1c period ; 6. The lithic industry from the Rouj 2a/2b period ; 7. The lithic industries of the later periods of the Pottery Neolithic ; 8. Discussion: Development of the lithic industries at Tell Ain el-Kerkh during the Neolithic ; Chapter IV: Comparative analysis of lithic materials from other sites in Syria ; 1. Tell Riz ; 2. Qastun ; 3. Slenfe ; 4. Tell el-Kerkh 2 ; 5. Tell Ain Dara III ; 6. Dja’de el Mughara, sector SB ; Chapter V: Comparative study of published data from other Neolithic sites in the northern Levant ; 1. Sites of the Early PPNB (the 9th millennium cal. BC) ; 2. Sites of the Middle PPNB (first half of the 8th millennium cal. BC) ; 3. Sites of the Late PPNB (second half of the 8th millennium cal. BC) ; 4. Sites of the Beginning of the Pottery Neolithic or Final PPNB (first half of the 7th millennium BC) ; Chapter VI: General conclusion ; 1. Synthesis: Development of Neolithic lithic industries in the northern Levant ; 2. Reflections on the system of lithic production during the PPNB in the northern Levant in a socio-economic context ; 3. Emergence and diffusion of the PPNB culture ; 4. The end of the PPNB culture: Was the ‘PPNB collapse’ a general phenomenon? ; Appendix: Plates ; Bibliography
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