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Investigating Technology and Raw Materials Source of the Archaic and Classical Architectural Terracottas From the Athenaion in Castro (Apulia, Italy)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since 2000, archaeological excavations have brought to light the sanctuary of Athena in Castro (Apulia, Italy), including terracotta roofs dated between the 6th and 4th centuries bce. Based on their morphological and stylistic features, it is suggested that the terracotta items were manufactured in the Greek colony of Taras (modern Taranto ...
M. M. N. Franceschini, T. Ismaelli, S. Vettori, L. Chelazzi, S. Ciattini, F. Di Benedetto, C. Grifa, E. Cantisani   +7 more
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Bast shoes as archaeological material: origin, classification, restoration (the case of the finds made in Sviyazhsk and Kazan)

Поволжская археология, 2014
The article is devoted to the study and restoration of footwear made of bast and birch bark in the 17th-19th centuries from the 2012-2013 archaeological excavations in Kazan and Sviyazhsk.
Abdullin Khalim M. , Vizgalova Mariya Yu. , Sitdikov Ayrat G. , Starkov Andrej S. , Fedotova Yulia V. , Khramchenkova Rezida Kh.   +5 more
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Identification and Quantification of Volatile Organic Compounds and Bioaerosols in the Conservation Processes of Guanche Mummies

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Guanche mummies, ancient inhabitants of the Canary Islands, represent a significant part of the historical heritage preserved at the Museum of Nature and Archaeology (MUNA) in Tenerife, Spain. These mummies, subjected to artificial conservation practices, are of great interest to conservators seeking to understand their mummification ...
Benigno Sánchez, Maria Cristina Canela, Maria Garcia Morales, Juan Gilaranz, Murilo de Oliveira Souza, Ruth Mª. Rufino García   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coptic Textiles from the Architect Milan Kovač’s Private Collection

Clotho
This article aims to reconstruct the circumstances surrounding the purchase and preservation history of a previously unknown collection of Coptic textiles from the private holdings of architect Milan Kovač (b. 1940).
Jan Ciglenečki, Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Žiga Smolič   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ceramic Production and Geodiversity in Iron Age Iberia: An Archaeometric Study of Pottery from Castrejón de Capote (SW Spain)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The hillfort of Castrejón de Capote is one of the best investigated settlements of Late Iron Age southwest Iberia. Located in the territory that the classical sources attributed to the Celtici, it was occupied between the early 4th and the 1st centuries bce.
Beatrijs de Groot, Luis Berrocal‐Rangel, Manuel Fernández‐Götz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Eufaula Mound: Contributions to the Spiro Focus [PDF]

, 2001
The main aim of the paper is the comparison of two archaeological sites, (1) the Eufaula site of McIntosh County, and (2) the Spiro site of Leflore County, Okla.
Orr, Kenneth G.
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Dealing With Inbuilt Age: A Bayesian Approach to Radiocarbon Dating of Rice, Bamboo and Charcoal From Non Ban Jak, Thailand

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT New radiocarbon determinations from rice grains and bamboo have been obtained from Non Ban Jak, Northeast Thailand. These, along with charcoal, date a late Iron Age building sequence. The results come from short‐lived species and charcoal with potential inbuilt age. We built a series of Bayesian models to obtain a reliable chronology.
C. F. W. Higham, T. F. G. Higham
wiley   +1 more source

The Fiery Eyes of a Maenad: Origin Determination of Faceted Garnet Eye Inlays in a Roman Bronze Bust From Southern Tyrol

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 1837, the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck, Austria, purchased a Roman bronze statue of a maenad from the 2nd century ce with red garnets as facetted eye inlays found near Brixen, Southern Tyrol. These garnets were investigated using optical microscopy, a portable hand‐held and a stationary micro‐X‐ray fluorescence device, as
H. Albert Gilg, Simon Wagner, Anton Höck, Peter Tropper   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

In-place molecular preservation of cellulose in 5,000-year-old archaeological textiles. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2020
Reynaud C, Thoury M, Dazzi A, Latour G, Scheel M, Li J, Thomas A, Moulhérat C, Didier A, Bertrand L.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Flax fibre: innovation and change in the early Neolithic: a technological and material perspective [PDF]

Flax (Linum sp.) was one of the first domestic plants in Neolithic Europe, providing a potential cultivable source of fibres for the first farmers. As the plant provides both oil and fibre, it is a matter of enquiry as to whether the plant was first ...
Harris, S.
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