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Introduction: leather in archaeology, between material properties, materiality and technological choices [PDF]
, 2014 The study of leather is a specialist field in archaeology, yet focuses on one of the major materials in the past, the use of which continues into the present.
Harris, Susanna
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Quality from Kent: Preliminary results from the analysis of fifth‐ to seventh‐century silver alloys
Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores early results from the chemical and lead isotope analysis of 30 silver‐alloy objects from southeast England dating between the fifth and seventh centuries CE, presenting limited aspects of the three main analyses that were conducted. First, a comparison of the results gained from surface x‐ray fluorescence (pXRF) values and
Toby F. Martin, Matthew J. Ponting
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La Zaranda de Ideas, 2021 The objective of this work is to present a preliminary analysis of miscellaneous objects from three sites in the Puna of Salta (Argentina): Alero Cuevas, Abra de Minas, and Cueva Inca Viejo.
Silvina Segui, Sonia Araya, Lucía Rucci
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract Soils that contain swelling clay minerals (e.g., montmorillonite) expand and contract during wetting and drying, causing movement within the soil profile. This process, known as argilliturbation, can alter artefact distributions, destroy stratigraphy and complicate the interpretation of archaeological deposits.
Caroline Mather +11 more
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EXARC Journal, 2019 This contribution focuses on residues developing on spindle-whorls during spinning. Such a kind of tools is largely diffused in archaeological contexts where spindle-whorls were used in textile activities or deposited in burials as grave goods.
Vanessa Forte +3 more
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Traitement des plantes textiles à Maurecourt « la Croix de Choisy » (Yvelines) au Néolithique ancien
Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie, 2008 The site of « La Croix de Choisy » in Maurecourt (Yvelines department) included 24 pits. The archaeological goods and 14C dating constitute a coherent unity enabling to determine that the occupation of the site dates back to a recent phase of the Blicquy
Marie-France Dietsch-Sellami +2 more
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Setting people in their environment: plant and animal remains from Anglo-Scandinavian York [PDF]
, 2004 INTRODUCTION: For the past millennium, the inhabitants of the centre of York have, whether hey knew it or not, been living on top of a compost heap in which are preserved all kinds of remains of Anglo-Scandinavian and early post-conquest life.
Hall, A., Kenward, H.
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines transport amphorae of Greek/Aegean types from the 7th–4th c. BCE imported to the Phoenician coastal settlement of Tell el‐Burak, Lebanon. We present a selection of 58 pieces analyzed by typological, chemical (NAA), and petrographic approaches.
Maximilian Rönnberg +3 more
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Funerary Textiles In Situ: Archaeological Perspectives
Abstract Despite the apparent rarity of organic remains in archaeology, textiles were an omnipresent type of material in past societies, and in funerary contexts especially, textiles played a prominent role. This is well illustrated in modern practices across the globe, but rarely the focus of archaeological enquiries.
Elsa Yvanez, Magdalena M. Wozniak
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“Flames Over Persepolis”: New Scientific Evidence Supporting Historical Perspectives
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the burning of Persepolis Terrace, historically attributed to Alexander III in 330 bce. A review of classical accounts and excavation reports, combined with diagnostic surveys, confirms the fire's historicity and provides novel insights.
Maria Letizia Amadori +10 more
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