Ground-penetrating radar evaluation of the ancient Mycenaean monument Tholos Acharnon tomb [PDF]
The assessment of cultural heritage requires high-resolution and non-destructive methodologies. Ground-penetrating radar is widely applied in the inspection of historical buildings.
Anagnostopoulou, Eirini +5 more
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Music and Political Space in Ancient Egypt [PDF]
Im alten Ägypten nahm Musik durch die Strukturierung von militärischen Paraden, könig-lichen Festen und religiösen Prozessionen eine wichtige Rolle im öffentlichen Raum ein.
Lieven, Alexandra von
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The capability of capacitive sensors in the monitoring relative humidity in hypogeum environments [PDF]
Hypogeum environments are characterized by high levels of relative humidity (RH). Most humidity sensors currently in use are based on the capacitive effect of the dielectric material to change according to water vapour uptake.
Caratelli, A, Frasca, F, Siani, Am
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A role for microbial selection in frescoes' deterioration in Tomba degli Scudi in Tarquinia, Italy [PDF]
Mural paintings in the hypogeal environment of the Tomba degli Scudi in Tarquinia, Italy, show a quite dramatic condition: the plaster mortar lost his cohesion and a white layer coating is spread over almost all the wall surfaces.
Arrighi, Chiara +9 more
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Tomb number 2 of the Church of St. Michael in Mornago (Varese, Italy). Anthropological and archaeological study of medieval funeral remains [PDF]
The current paper aims to present the archaeological and anthropological results of the investigation conducted on a medieval burial which presents several features that recall the Longobard culture.
Badino, Paola +2 more
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On the alleged phonetic value /p/ of the frog hieroglyph in Ptolemaic [PDF]
The present article deals with two passages (Esna n° 379, 9 and Edfu III, 190, 2) which feature the frog hieroglyph with a supposed phonetic value /p/.
Arpagaus, Daniel
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Shell and glass beads from the tombs of Kindoki, Mbanza Nsundi, Lower Congo [PDF]
The ancient Kingdom of Kongo originated in Central Africa in the 14th century. In the 15th century, the Portuguese organized tight contacts with the Bakongo.
Bostoen, Koen +5 more
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Rejoinder of: Statistical analysis of an archeological find
Rejoinder of ``Statistical analysis of an archeological find'' [arXiv:0804.0079]Comment: Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/08-AOAS99REJ the Annals of Applied Statistics (http://www.imstat.org/aoas/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Feuerverger, Andrey
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The serialized past: archaeology news online [PDF]
Maintaining the public’s interest in the past has long been a major concern among archaeologists, and practitioners since Mortimer Wheeler have appreciated the value of reporting their finds through mass media outlets (Moshenska and Schadla-Hall 2011 ...
Maldonado, Adrian
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Digital Sculpting for Historical Representation: Neville Tomb Case Study [PDF]
Despite digital 3D poly-modelling applications providing a common and powerful tool-set for archaeological, architectural and historical visualisation over recent years, digital deformation sculpting tools are little used at present within the area of ...
Fitzpatrick, Frank, Unver, Ertu
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