Wool textiles and archaeometry
Danish Journal of Archaeology, 2018 Characterisations of ancient sheep breeds and wool types and theories about wool fibre processing are integral parts of textile archaeology. The studies build on statistical calculations of measurements of wool fibre diameters and reveal characteristics
Irene Skals +3 more
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New Evidence from Neolithic to Achaemenid Periods in North-Western Iran: Excavations at Kul Tepe (Hadishahr), Second Preliminary Report (2013) [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2016 The site of Kul Tepe is located near the city of Hadishahr, in Eastern Azerbaijan Province. It is an ancient multi-period mound, having an extension of about 6 hectares and rising 19 meters above the surrounding land.
Akbar Abedi
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Integrated dynamic and thermography investigation of Mallorca cathedral [PDF]
, 2018 An integrated investigation of engineering archaeometry was carried out using dynamic identification, dynamic monitoring and Infra-Red (IR) thermography for the study of the dynamic behavior of Mallorca cathedral in Spain.
Caselles Magallón, Josep Oriol +3 more
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The sky from the high terrace. study on the orientation of the Ziqqurat in Ancient Mesopotamia [PDF]
, 2016 The ziqqurat is the symbol of the Mesopotamian sacred architecture in the western thought. This monument, standardized at the end of the III millennium BC by the kings of the Third Dynasty of Ur, has changed during the history of Mesopotamia its shape ...
NADALI, Davide, Polcaro, Andrea
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Not invasive analyses on a tin-bronze dagger from Jericho. A case study [PDF]
, 2018 Tin-bronze makes its appearance in Southern Levant during the Early Bronze IV, the post-urban phase of the last centuries of the 3rdmillennium BC, when arsenical copper was still the most widespread copper alloy. Only from the following Middle Bronze Age
Caminiti, Ruggero +3 more
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The color of transformation: Investigations into heat treatment of Natufian artifacts from Hayonim Terrace (Israel) [PDF]
, 2016 In the Natufian lithic component at Hayonim, both in the cave and the terrace, numerous artifacts of pink/red color may be recognized. Cherts with similar appearance are not present in the geological environment surrounding the site in Northern Israel ...
Delage, C, Sunseri, JU
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Estakhr Project - Third preliminary report of the joint Mission of the Iranian center for archaeological research, the Parsa-Pasargadae research foundation and the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy [PDF]
, 2016 This report presents the preliminary results of the study of the pottery collected during the excavation campaign carried out in 2012 in the framework of the joint Iranian-Italian Archaeological Mission in Estakhr. The ceramic finds relate to a time span
Agnese, Fusaro +5 more
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Crystals, 2022 The Roman villa of Noheda, located in the municipality of Villar de Domingo García (Cuenca), is one of the most important archaeological sites in Spain and one of the most important museum complexes in Europe.
Miguel Ángel Valero Tévar +4 more
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Glazed roman ceramic. A multi-analytical approach [PDF]
, 2018 A multi-analytical approach has been applied to characterize ancient glazed ceramics from the archaeological sites of Magna Mater temple and Domus Tiberiana on the Palatine Hill (Rome, Italy) dated between the 3rd and the early 5th century AD. The aim
Coletti, Fulvio +6 more
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Applied Sciences, 2022 Scientists, curators, historians and archaeologists are always looking for new techniques for the study of archaeological artefacts, especially if they are non-destructive.
Matteo Cataldo +3 more
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