The attractiveness of archaeological sites in Greece: a spatial analysis

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serafeim Polyzos ◽  
Garyfallos Arabatzis ◽  
Stavros Tsiantikoudis
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Archaeological Sites

Hilly Land

Fit for War ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Elizabeth Fitts
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Craft Production ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Subsistence Economy ◽  
Topological Relationships ◽  
Units Of Analysis

This chapter provides a tour of the Nation Ford locality, which was the seat of the Catawba Nation in the mid-eighteenth century. The floral, faunal, geological, and infrastructural aspects of the landscape significant to the Catawba Nation’s subsistence economy and town organization are highlighted. Information from archival maps, topological relationships, and datable artifacts together are presented to argue that two archaeological sites, 38Yk434 and 38Yk17, are likely the physical remains of the Catawba towns Nassaw-Weyapee and Charraw Town, respectively. Intrasite spatial analysis is conducted using sub-surface evidence of architecture, along with artifactual evidence of activity patterns, to define the units of analysis that will be used to examine the organization of Catawba craft production (chapter 6) and foodways activities (chapter 7).

scholarly journals Helmolds von Bosaupons longissimus. Archaologische Unterwasserausgrabungen bei den Briickenanlagen neben der slawischen und frühdeutschen Burg Olsborg im Grossen Ploner See (Norddeutschland)

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 279-292
Author(s):  
Gerard Wilke
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Water Level ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Early Medieval ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
12Th Century ◽  
Dendrochronological Analysis ◽  
Lake Bottom ◽  
Bridge Reconstruction ◽  
North Germany

The article is aimed at presentation of results of archaeological underwater excavations of remains of the early Medieval bridge on the stronghold island Oslborg. There are vestiges of the Slavic and early German stronghold on the Grosser Plòner Lake island near Plon in north Germany. This stronghold has been repeatedly mentioned by Adam of Bremen and Helmold of Bosau - the 11th and 12th century annalists. Underwater excavations, undertaken in two study zones of 75 square meters in total, resulted in discovery of the bridge remains which revealed themselves in the form of 228 posts being elements of its bearing construction placed on the lake bottom. Dendrochronological analysis of 79 posts indicates that the bridge was constructed in 975 AD and it was rebuilt many times afterwards. Trees for subsequent reconstructions were cut down in the years 994, 995, 1005, 1008, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1025 and for the last time in 1096 AD. The excavations revealed also an assemblage of Slavic and early German pottery as well as 56 artefacts including 14 spearheads and 6 axes. These military accessories can possibly be linked with the 1075, 1128 or 1139 war, mentioned by Helmold of Bosau.Bleile R. 1999 Vorbericht zu unterwasserarchàologischen Untersuchungen an einer Slawischen Briickenanlage im PlauerSee bei Quetzin, Landkreis Parchim (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), „Nachrichtenblatt Arbeitskreis Unterwasserarchaologie” Bd. 5, S. 32-35.Bleile R. 2003 Briicken unter Wasser. Neue Ergebnisse zu slawischen Briicken und Bohlenwegen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, „Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Archàologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit” 14, S. 80-84.Freytag H.J. 1985 Die Lage der slawischen und friihen deutschen Burg Plon, „Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Schleswig-holsteinische Geschichte” Bd. 10, S. 27-52.Hucke K. 1952 Wo lag die wendische Burg Plune?, „Die Heimat” Bd. 59, S. 136—139.Kempke T. 1992 Slawen in Ostholstein. Ausgrabungen in Bosau am Ploner See, (in:) Der Vergangenheit auf der Spur. Archàologische Siedlungsforschung in Schleswig-Holstein, Hrsg. M. Miiller-Wille und D. Hoffmann, S. 141-162.Kempke T. 1998 Archàologische Beitràge zur Grenze zwischen Sachsen und Slawen im 8.-9. Jahrhundert, (in:) Studien zur Archàologie des Ostsseeraumes. Von der Eisenzeit zum Mittelalter (Festschrift Michael Miiller-Wille), Hrsg. A. Wesse, Neumiinster, S. 373-382.Mittelstàdt U. 1976 Die Entwicklung der Stadi Plon bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters, „Jahrbuch tur Heimatkunde im Kreis Plòn-Holstein” Jg. 7, S. 5-34.Kiefmann H.M. 1978 Historisch-geographische Untersuchungen zur alteren Kulturlandschafts-entwicklung, (in:) Bosau. Untersuchung einer Siedlungskammer in Ostholstein unter Leitung von Hermann Hinz, „Offa-Biicher” Bd. 38.Kola A., Wilke G. 2000 Briicken vor 1000 Jahren. Unterwasserarchaologie bei der polnischen Herrscherpfalz Ostrów Lednicki, Toruń.Krambeck H.J. 1979 A numercial-topographical model of Lake Grofier Plòner See and its application to the calculation of Seiches, „Archiv Hydrobiological” Bd. 87-3, S. 262-273.Wilke G. 1985 Most wczesnośredniowieczny z Bobęcina kolo Miastka. Wstępne wyniki archeologicznych badań podwodnych i analiz dendrochronologicznych jego reliktów [Sum.: The early mediewal ages bridge of Bobącin near Miastko. Preliminary results of archaeological underwater investigations and dendrochronological analyses of its remains], „Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici”, Archeologia 11, Archeologia Podwodna 2, S. 3-26.Wilke G. 1995 Lokalizacja stanowisk archeologicznych pod lustrem wody na przykładzie Jeziora Płońskiego Wielkiego (Grosser Ploner See) w północno-zachodnich Niemczech [Sum.: Location of archaeological sites under water - level on the example of Płońskie Wielkie Lake (Grosser Ploner See) in North Germany], (in:) Archeologia podwodna jezior Niżu Polskiego, Hrsg. A. Kola, Toruń, S. 71-90.Wilke G. 1998 Archàologie unter Wasser. Untersuchungen der slawischen Briicken in Lednica-See bei der Insel Ostrów Lednicki (Polen), (in:) Studien zur Archàologie des Ostseeraumes. Von der Eisenzeit zum Mittelalter (Festschrift Michael Müller-Wille), Hrsg. A. Wesse, Neumünster, S. 195-203.Wilke G. 2000a Analiza chronologiczno-przestrzenna struktur palowych i próba rekonstrukcji mostu [Sum.: Chronological - spatial analysis of pile structures and an attempt of bridge reconstruction], (in:) Wczesnośredniowieczne mosty przy Ostrowie Lednickim, t. 1 : Mosty traktu gnieźnieńskiego, Hrsg. Z. Kurnatowska, Lednica-Toruń, S. 57-71.Wilke G. 2000b Briicken und Brückenbau im óstlichen Mitteleuropa um 1000, (in:) Europas Mitte um 1000. Beitrage zur Geschichte, Kunst und Archàologie, Hrsg. A. Wieczorek, H.M. Hinz, Handbuch zur Ausstellung, Stuttgart, S. 142-145.

scholarly journals Lanskap Hunian Prasejarah di Kawasan Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS) Karama, Mamuju, Sulawesi Barat

AMERTA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-92
Author(s):  
Citra Iqliyah Darojah ◽  
Anggraeni Anggraeni
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Upstream Region ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Landscape Characteristics ◽  
Archaeological Data ◽  
Site Characteristics

Abstract, Researches at Karama River Basin sites have been conducted for years which gave indication of intensive human occupation during Prehistoric period. Hence, it is necessary to reveal and to understand the reason behind this human occupation based on the correlation between morphology, site characteristics, and site distributions. Scientific method was applied to obtain data from the field and to conduct spatial analysis. Disturbance caused by erosion and morphologic changes led to archaeological data transformation and also affected physical environment of archaeological sites. However, that kind of disturbance did not reduce the the importance of physical environment as spatial analysis data. Spatial analysis of sites along the main stem of Karama River both in downstream region and upstream region indicates occupation landscape characteristics. These characteristics can be seen from the location of the occupation which was close to waterway alluvial morphology (hilltop, hill terrace, and river terrace), at relatively flat surface area, and along the riverside or river confluence. There are two highlighted factors from landscape characteristics to support human occupation: accessibility and protection. Accessibility means there is no difficulties to access natural resources and there is possible access to secure interaction between communities. Protection means the location is relatively safe or less affected by both natural and human hazards. Those factors were probably the main reasons to choose Karama River Basin for human settlement.Abstrak, Penelitian situs di kawasan Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS) Karama, Sulawesi Barat, telah dilakukan selama bertahun-tahun dan menghasilkan indikasi aktivitas hunian yang intensif pada masa Prasejarah. Dengan demikian, perlu diupayakan mencari alasan di balik penghunian manusia di DAS Karama berdasarkan korelasi antara morfologi, karakteristik situs, dan distribusi situs. Metode saintifik diterapkan untuk mendapatkan data dari lapangan dan melakukan analisis spasial. Perubahan morfologi lokasi situs dan erosi di kawasan DAS Karama menyebabkan transformasi data arkeologi serta memengaruhi lingkungan fisik lokasi situs. Meskipun demikian, pengaruh tersebut tidak lantas mengurangi pentingnya komponen fisik lokasi situs sebagai data analisis spasial. Analisis korelasi data dari situs, baik di sepanjang aliran utama Sungai Karama di kawasan muara maupun di kawasan pedalaman, mengindikasikan karakteristik lanskap hunian. Karakteristik tersebut menunjukkan lokasi hunian berada pada morfologi aluvial sungai (puncak bukit, teras bukit, dan teras sungai), berada pada topografi lahan yang relatif datar dan berlokasi di tepi aliran utama sungai atau di tepi pertemuan sungai (confluence). Ada dua faktor utama yang mendukung kawasan DAS Karama sebagai lokasi hunian, yakni aksesibilitas dan keamanan. Faktor aksesibilitas meliputi kemudahan akses terhadap sumber daya alam dan akses yang memungkinkan terjadinya interaksi antarkomunitas. Faktor keamanan menunjukkan bahwa lokasi situs relatif terlindungi dari ancaman bencana alam dan manusia. Kedua faktor tersebut kemungkinan besar menjadi alasan utama manusia memilih kawasan DAS Karama sebagai lokasi hunian.

scholarly journals The Use of 3D Photogrammetry in the Analysis, Visualization, and Dissemination of the Indigenous Archaeological Heritage of the Greater Antilles

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 435-453
Author(s):  
Esteban Rubén Grau González-Quevedo ◽  
Silvia Teresita Hernández Godoy ◽  
Racso Fernández Ortega ◽  
Ulises Miguel González Herrera ◽  
Jorge Garcell Domínguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
3D Modeling ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Greater Antilles ◽  
Archaeological Heritage ◽  
Naked Eye ◽  
3D Photogrammetry ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cave Art

Abstract The development of digital technologies and the use of advanced photogrammetry programs for modeling archaeological excavations and sites have opened new possibilities for spatial analysis in archaeology and the reconstruction of archaeological contexts. In addition, these tools allow us to visually preserve the features of archaeological sites for future use and facilitate the dissemination of archaeological heritage to local communities and the general public. This paper summarizes 3D photographic visualization of three cave art sites (Los Cayucos and Cueva No. 1 in Punta del Este, Cuba, and José María Cave in the Dominican Republic) and two burial spaces (Canímar Abajo and Playa del Mango, Cuba) using photogrammetry software. The application of these novel methods at the cave art sites allowed us to visualize faint pictographs that were invisible to the naked eye, to better define the shapes of petroglyphs and to reconstruct the position of lost/removed panels. At the burial sites, 3D modeling allowed us to register the archaeological context with greater precision. The use of 3D modeling will improve spatial analysis and data safeguarding in Cuban archaeology. Moreover, 3D movies are an effective way to disseminate knowledge and connect local communities with their cultural heritage, while reducing the impact of public visits to remote or endangered sites.

The use of scanning electron microscopy in interpreting chenopodium remains from three archaeological sites in northwestern Iowa

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1112-1113
Author(s):  
Douglas William Jones
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Late Prehistoric ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
Chenopodium Berlandieri ◽  
Seed Identification ◽  
Level 2 ◽  
Scanning Electron

Within the past 20 years, archaeobotanical research in the Eastern United States has documented an early agricultural complex before the dominance of the Mesoamerican domesticates (corn, beans, and squash) in late prehistoric and historic agricultural systems. This early agricultural complex consisted of domesticated plants such as Iva annua var.macrocarpa (Sumpweed or Marshelder), Hellanthus annuus (Sunflower) and Chenopodium berlandieri, (Goosefoot or Lasbsquarters), and heavily utilized plants such as Polygonum erectum (Erect Knotweed), Phalaris caroliniana (May grass), and Hordeum pusillum (Little Barley).Recent research involving the use of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) specifically on Chenopodium has established diagnostic traits of wild and domesticated species seeds. This is important because carbonized or uncarbonized seeds are the most commonly recovered Chenopodium material from archaeological sites. The diagnostic seed traits assist archaeobotanists in identification of Chenopodium remains and provide a basis for evaluation of Chenopodium utilization in a culture's subsistence patterns. With the aid of SEM, an analysis of Chenopodium remains from three Late Prehistoric sites in Northwest Iowa (Blood Run [Oneota culture], Brewster [Mill Creek culture], and Chan-Ya-Ta [Mill Creek culture]) has been conducted to: 1) attempt seed identification to a species level, 2) evaluate the traits of the seeds for classification as either wild or domesticated, and 3) evaluate the role of Chenopodium utilization in both the Oneota and Mill Creek cultures.

Preparation And elemental analysis of ancient fibers

1987 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 410-411
Author(s):  
Allen Angel ◽  
Kathryn A. Jakes
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Physical Structure ◽  
Energy Dispersive ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Long Term Storage ◽  
Backscattered Electron ◽  
Electron Imaging

Fabrics recovered from archaeological sites often are so badly degraded that fiber identification based on physical morphology is difficult. Although diagenetic changes may be viewed as destructive to factors necessary for the discernment of fiber information, changes occurring during any stage of a fiber's lifetime leave a record within the fiber's chemical and physical structure. These alterations may offer valuable clues to understanding the conditions of the fiber's growth, fiber preparation and fabric processing technology and conditions of burial or long term storage (1).Energy dispersive spectrometry has been reported to be suitable for determination of mordant treatment on historic fibers (2,3) and has been used to characterize metal wrapping of combination yarns (4,5). In this study, a technique is developed which provides fractured cross sections of fibers for x-ray analysis and elemental mapping. In addition, backscattered electron imaging (BSI) and energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis (EDS) are utilized to correlate elements to their distribution in fibers.

Bibliography of publications written by Alwyne (Wyn) Cooper Wheeler (1929–2005)

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANN DATTA
Keyword(s):  
Fish Fauna ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Changing Environment ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
The Status ◽  
Fish Remains ◽  
Important Fish ◽  
Selection Of

The bibliography brings together more than 250 scientific papers and books written by Alwyne (Wyn) Wheeler over fifty years, from 1955–2006. This chronological list shows that from the beginning his research followed three themes: taxonomy of historically important fish collections; identification and distribution of the British and European fish fauna ; the status of British fishes in a changing environment. Until the mid-point in Wyn's career he published regularly on the identification of fish remains in archaeological sites in Britain and Europe. Wyn also wrote under an alias, Allan Cooper, and these have been listed separately. The bibliography concludes with a selection of the regular columns he contributed to angling magazines.

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