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Bridging the Late Antique Gap in Northwest Arabia: New Archaeological Evidence on the Occupation of Wādī al‐Qurā (al‐ʿUlā [AlUla], Saudi Arabia) Between the Third and Seventh Centuries CE

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2019, the Dadan Archaeological Project (CNRS/RCU/AFALULA) identified a Late Antique village 1 km south of ancient Dadan in the al‐ʿUlā valley (northwest Saudi Arabia). Three excavation seasons at this site (2021–2023) have uncovered a massive building constructed in the late third or early fourth cent.
Jérôme Rohmer, Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani, Charlène Bouchaud, Elora Chambraud, Vladimir Dabrowski, Hatem Djerbi, Fabien Lesguer, Hervé Monchot, Paul Picavet, Louise Purdue, Bertrand Riba, Shadi Shabo   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of mosaic mortars from the Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods sourced from Gerasa’s Northwest Quarter

Heritage Science
This study analyses and compares around 650 years of mosaic mortar production spanning the Roman, late Roman and Umayyad periods, at Gerasa/Jerash in Jordan, offering a better understanding of composition, structural features, and manufacturing processes.
Richard J. Ball, Martin P. Ansell, Tuğçe Büşra Su-Cadirci, Vahiddin Alperen Baki, Philip J. Fletcher, Achim Lichtenberger, Rubina Raja, Will Wootton   +7 more
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Deteriogenic flora of the Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Park: ecological analysis and management guidelines [PDF]

, 2020
Biodeterioration, the alteration caused by living organisms, on historical buildings and stone monuments is a well-known problem affecting two-thirds of the world’s cultural heritage.
BONANOMI, GIULIANO, Motti, Riccardo , STINCA, ADRIANO   +2 more
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Archaeological excavations at Gamzigrad - Romuliana in 2007-2008 [PDF]

Starinar, 2013
Systematical archaeological excavations at the site Gamzigrad - Felix Romuliana continued in 2007-2008 in the south-eastern part of the fortified imperial palace, in the section of the thermae according to the plan of archaeological research for this ...
Petković Sofija, Kapuran Aleksandar
doaj   +1 more source

The Chora of Chersonesos on the Black Sea and Metaponto in Southern Italy, 1997. [PDF]

, 1995
Institute of Classical ...
Carter, Joseph Coleman
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Fats, Fire and Bronze Age Funerary Rites: Organic Residue Analysis of Wide Horizontal Rim Vessels From Burial Contexts in Northwest Portugal

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the first GC‐MS–based analyses of wide horizontal rim vessels with well‐defined funerary contexts, from Middle Bronze Age Portugal (Quinta do Amorim 2 and Pego). Organic residues from two vessels revealed ruminant fats and plant oils, alongside molecular markers of heat exposure.
João Vinícius Back, César Oliveira, Ana M. S. Bettencourt, Hugo Aluai Sampaio, Luciano Vilas Boas, Luís Gonçalves   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-technical characterization of Roman mortars from Complutum, Spain

Measurement, 2019
This paper provides a multi-technical characterization of mortar samples from the Roman city Complutum. It aims to contribute to future conservation projects as well as archaeological research on Roman construction techniques. Archaeological mortar samples were analysed via binder aggregate ratio, grain size distribution and POM, XRD, SEM/EDS, TGA/DSC,
Fort González, Rafael, Ergenç, D.
openaire   +2 more sources

The Provenance of Sand in Mortars from Roman Villas in Ne Italy: a [PDF]

, 2009
The chemical- mineralogical composition of the sand fractions of mortars found in Roman villas dating from the 1st century A.C. located in Northern Italy has been investigated by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy plus energy dispersive ...
schiavon, nick
core  

Medicine for the Material World

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is clear that many of the inorganic materials of antiquity have been used both as medicines for human ills and also as agents in technological processes. This paper speculates that there might have been a stronger link between these two functions in the past, based on the concept of “active agents”—materials that are efficacious at curing ...
A. M. Pollard
wiley   +1 more source

Archaeological evaluation : New High School, Matthews Lane, Gorton, Manchester [PDF]

, 2017
In February 2017, Salford Archaeology was commissioned by Laing O’Rourke to undertake an archaeological evaluation on land located adjacent to Matthews Lane, Gorton, Manchester (centred on NGR SJ 87861 95024).
Cattell, SJ
core   +1 more source