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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"experimental archaeology"”.
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Integrating anthropology in pursuit of the Byzantine period glass industry in northern Israel
… The research deals with the application of ethnoarchaeology, excavation, experimental archaeology, archaeometry and physical anthropology to an archaeological case study in an integrated manner. The case study in question is the production and distribution of glass in the Galilee region of Israel …
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The Stone Lab: Decoding Shikahogh Khachkars
… Khachkars. Therefore the hybrid approach of experimental archaeology and digital reconstruction have been employed at the Shikahogh lab to unveil the hidden inscriptions of these Khachkars as well as to narrate the functions and technological processes behind their creation. This research …
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Pooled resources: an experimental investigation of salt production and pottery manufacture within the LIA and Romano-British landscape of Poole Harbour, Dorset.
… of past Poole Harbour industries. Utilising experimental archaeology, to replicate the salt production process, and conventional fieldwork techniques, an increasing scale of industry through time is observed. The role of briquetage elements, technological change and the intended use of SEDBB1 …
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Coarse Stone Tools from the Ness of Brodgar: Investigating the Function and Significance of Orcadian Neolithic Multi-Hollowed Cobbles
… of Brodgar, Orkney, were chosen for the study. Experimental archaeology based on the evidence of the tasks used at the Ness of Brodgar utilised locally available raw materials to generate a tool wear reference collection. Each of the artefacts in the assemblage was analysed for wear through a …
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Human Physiology and Acheulean Handaxe Design
… played in human evolution. Since the 1960’s, experimental archaeology and increasingly sophisticated quantitative analyses have brought us much closer to answering many fundamental questions about their true nature. Nonetheless, uncertainty remains about morphological differences, symmetry, …
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Illuminating the path of darkness: social and sacred power of artificial light in Pharaonic Period Egypt
… consideration of ritual space and timing, and experimental archaeology. This interdisciplinary approach allows for a discussion of the sensory experience of artificial lighting and its perceived potency in ancient Egypt. It also demonstrates the contribution that Egyptology can make to …
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Drumming Trees and Stone Percussion: An Evolution of Rhythm
… in tool use and manufacture, culminating in an experimental archaeology study that assesses rhythm and Achulean hand-axe quality. *Chimpanzee Buttress Drumming* examines rhythmicity where research in primate percussive behaviour remains limited. This study obtained 106 buttress drumming videos …
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Goldsmithing technologies, metallurgical traditions and funerary rituals in the Saka societies of the Eurasian Steppe during the Iron Age (c. 900 - 500 BCE)
… pXRF, SEM-EDS, 3D microscopy, micro-CT, and experimental archaeology. The collection studied consists of archaeological assemblages from six Saka burials and three Saka hoards. Two of the burials are unique: one is a double burial from Kurgan 4 Eleke Sazy II, which was found intact—a rarity; …
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Influence of Flake Morphology on Fluvial Transportation and Site Formation Interpretation
Using a flume device, I test the ways morphology affects a flake's transportation in flowing water. Many archaeological sites are located near fluvial environments where flowing water can potentially alter debitage assemblages. Previous researchers have studied the relationship between flake …
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Archeologia della produzione del vino e dell’olio nella Sicilia ellenistico-romana. Uno studio tra archeologia dei paesaggi e ricostruzione sperimentale di un Torcular.
Il progetto di ricerca intende prendere in esame la produzione di vino e di olio nella Sicilia del periodo ellenistico-romano, cioè il periodo di massima produttività di queste derrate nell’isola. Focus del progetto sono le strutture di produzione documentabili archeologicamente: torchi, …
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The proteomics of pottery and its residues: applications to ancient foodways
… on proteins in ceramics and foodcrust, using experimental samples containing deer meat, salmon meat and chestnut flour. While calcified residues have received more attention, proteomic analysis of charred residues may yield valuable evidence of ancient foodways. The results reveal that …
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Understanding the selection and co-existence of tin bronze alloying techniques in Antiquity. An experimental and archaeological approach with Northeast Iberia as case study (2800-200BC).
From co-smelting through cementation to co-melting, there are different ways to make tin bronze. We can only tell these techniques apart through the analysis of production slag. Interestingly, archaeological evidence indicates that the oldest techniques were not replaced by more modern and …
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Seasons of Change: Investigating the Role of Seasonality in the Oldowan-Acheulean Transition
… in their manufacture. In Chapter 4, I present an experimental methodology for comparing the efficiency of material use in flake manufacture between bifaces and Oldowan core forms, and present the comparative morphology of the flakes obtained in the experimental study in Chapter 5. These data …
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Reconstructing the Ancient Greek Warp Weighted Loom
… This data can now be compared to finds at actual archaeology sites in order to understand how the looms used at the site were constructed.
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An Experimental Program to Evaluate Proposed Functions of Crescents from the Western United States
Crescents are generally lunate bifaces associated with terminal Pleistocene/early Holocene assemblages in the western U.S. and are commonly found near relict lakeshores, marshes, and the Pacific Coast. Many hypotheses regarding crescents' function have been proposed but it has remained a mystery …
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Heat Treatment of Ozark Cherts: An Archaeological Experiment in the Effects of Heat Treatment on Toolstone Flaking Properties
During the prehistoric period in the Ozarks, people used several raw material types for stone tool production, two of which are Burlington and Jefferson City cherts. Burlington chert is typically considered a poorer quality chert than Jefferson City chert for stone tool production. I hypothesize …
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Wrestling’s Grip on the Past: A Comprehensive Study of Ancient Greek Wrestling
Wrestling was the first non-running event added to the ancient Olympics in the 18th Olympiad in 708 BC. Wrestling continued to appear in Greek and Roman art and literature all the way until the end of antiquity, leaving behind a large cultural legacy over a period of a thousand years. This long …
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The Technology of Ancient and Medieval Directly Reduced Phosphoric Iron.
… by means of: laboratory experiments; full-scale experimental bloomery smelting; and analysis of remains from three Medieval and two Late Roman-Iron Age iron production sites in England and the Netherlands. Archaeological ore, slag, metal residues (gromps), and iron artefacts were analysed by …
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Estudios arqueomagnéticos en materiales quemados prehistóricos de la península ibérica: aplicaciones geocronológicas y geoarqueológicas
… la señal magnética mediante el estudio de fuegos experimentales con 2-5 años de antigüedad, conservados bajo diferentes condiciones tafonómicas. Se presenta una nueva metodología para identificar/temporalizar ocupaciones humanas en palimpsestos del Paleolítico medio, aplicada a la unidad X de El …
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