Preliminary report on the excavation at Andornaktálya-Marinka in 2018

Andornaktálya-Marinka is among the several Palaeolithic archaeological sites in the region of Eger, on the foothills of the Bükk Mountains, North-Eastern Hungary. It is situated on the top of a 234 m high elevation located between the villages Andornaktálya and Ostoros. The site was discovered in 2014 by Ferenc Cserpák. Surface collections yielded by several field surveys show two kinds of archaeological material: one is signified mostly by a bifacial-like industry made of quartz porphyry (metarhyolite), while the other one is abundant in blade-like pieces made of Silesian erratic flint. The main aim of the excavation carried out in summer 2018 was to obtain stratigraphic information about the position of the industries, as well as to characterize the quaternary sediments covering the hilltop. The artefacts unearthed in the five trenches occurred in a depth of 60 to 80 cm in a brown chernozem-like layer.

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Early Domesticated Cottons from Archaeological Sites in Central Coastal Peru

American Antiquity ◽

10.2307/279225 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 109-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

S. G. Stephens ◽

M. Edward Moseley

Keyword(s):

Seed Size ◽

Fiber Diameter ◽

Early Stage ◽

Gossypium Barbadense ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Time Sequence ◽

The Other ◽

Archaeological Sites ◽

Archaeological Material ◽

Coastal Peru

AbstractSeeds, fiber samples, and boll parts recovered from 4 pre-ceramic sites in the Ancon-Chillon area of Peru were compared with those of living forms, both wild and cultivated, collected from the coastal areas of Ecuador and Peru. All the living forms belong to the species, Gossypium barbadense L., and it was concluded that the archaeological cotton belonged to this same species. Chocolate and reddish-brown colored fibers recovered from 4 sites (Tank, Punta Grande, Pampa, and Camino) and encompassing a time sequence from approximately 2500 B.C. to approximately 1750 B.C. resembled closely those still to be found in present-day cultivars in coastal Peru and Ecuador. On the other hand, certain characteristics exhibited by the archaeological material (small beaked bolls, fuzzy seeds, narrow fiber diameter) resemble more closely those of present-day wild forms. Seed size and fiber diameter show progressive increases from the older to the more recent levels. The finding of (1) chocolate colored fibers and (2) a single boll with a fringeless nectary (both characteristic of G. barbadense) among the archaeological samples suggests that they represent a very early stage in the domestication of that species.

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Excavations at Büyüktepe Höyük, 1990: First Preliminary Report

Anatolian Studies ◽

10.2307/3642937 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 41 ◽

pp. 145-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Antonio Sagona ◽

Elizabeth Pemberton ◽

Ian McPhee

Keyword(s):

Black Sea ◽

Preliminary Report ◽

The Other ◽

The Black Sea ◽

Eastern Anatolia ◽

Human Occupation ◽

North Eastern ◽

The Village

A new inquiry into the archaeology of north-eastern Anatolia was initiated in the summer of 1990 at Büyüktepe Höyük, alternatively called İkiztepe. Located about 1·8 km. north of the village of Çiftetaş, in the mountain-girdled Bayburt plain, some 1500 m. above the level of the Black Sea, the site comprises layers of human occupation stretched across two distinct natural hills joined by a saddle (Figs 1–3). Orientated along a northwest–southeast axis, Büyüktepe rises impressively some 20 m. above the floor of the Beşpınar valley. In a direct line from Bayburt, Büyüktepe is only 30 km. to the southwest, although, if one follows the Bayburt to Demirözü road, the distance is increased to about 35 km. From the village of Çiftetaş, a track leads to Büyüktepe and bifurcates roughly 350 m. from its southern end. One branch skirts its eastern base on its way to Çayıryolu; the other runs toward the spurs of Baltakaya Tepesi which were also settled in antiquity.

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Use of Ornamental Trees in Dating of Abandoned Cemeteries on the Example of Thuja Occidentalis and Thuja Orientalis

Contemporary Trends in Geoscience ◽

10.2478/ctg-2012-0006 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 45-50

Author(s):

Magdalena Opała ◽

Leszek Majgier

Keyword(s):

Climatic Conditions ◽

The Other ◽

Lake District ◽

Thuja Occidentalis ◽

North Eastern ◽

The 1960S ◽

Thuja Orientalis ◽

Ornamental Trees ◽

Common Tree ◽

Local Habitat

Abstract Due to the lack of maintenance, abandoned cemeteries are often incorporated into the landscape. In many cases the information about the age of the cemetery is unavailable. To find out the approximate time of the formation of the cemetery the information recorded in the annual tree and shrub rings can be used. One of the most common tree species, planted for ornamental and symbolic purposes on the cemeteries, are Thuja orientalis and Thuja occidentalis. Alien to the Polish flora, these species adapted well to the local habitat and climatic conditions. The paper presents an attempt to apply dendrochronological dating to determine the age of the abandoned cemeteries in the region of the Great Masurian Lakes, part of the Masurian Lake District (north-eastern Poland). The study included five abandoned cemeteries. In total, 15 cores were taken from the trees. After applying the standard dendrochronological method, local chronologies for the studied species were established. The research indicated that the oldest found specimens - over 70 yrs old - are Thuja occidentalis individuals growing at the Słabowo cemetery. At the other sites the specimens of both Thuja species date back to the 1960s and early 1970s. Compared to the historical information regarding the age and origin of the studied objects, thujas growing there are much younger than the age of the cemeteries foundation. The presented method proved to be very helpful in understanding the time of Thuja occidentalis and Thuja orientalis introduction at the investigated cemeteries.

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Environmental evolution, faunal and human occupation since 2 Ma in the Anagni basin, central Italy

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-85446-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Fabio Florindo ◽

Fabrizio Marra ◽

Diego E. Angelucci ◽

Italo Biddittu ◽

Luciano Bruni ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Central Italy ◽

Time Frame ◽

Archaeological Sites ◽

Time Interval ◽

Human Occupation ◽

Environmental Evolution ◽

Entire Interval ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Sedimentary Succession ◽

Favorable Conditions

AbstractWe present the study of a composite, yet continuous sedimentary succession covering the time interval spanning 2.6–0.36 Ma in the intramontane basin of Anagni (central Italy) through a dedicated borecore, field surveys, and the review of previous data at the three palaeontological and archaeological sites of Colle Marino, Coste San Giacomo and Fontana Ranuccio. By combining the magneto- and chronostratigraphic data with sedimentologic and biostratigraphic analysis, we describe the palaeogeographic and tectonic evolution of this region during this entire interval. In this time frame, starting from 0.8 Ma, the progressive shallowing and temporary emersion of the large lacustrine basins and alluvial plains created favorable conditions for early hominin occupation of the area, as attested by abundant tool industry occurrences and fossils. This study provides new constraints to better interpret the hominin migratory dynamics and the factors that influenced the location and spatial distribution during the early occupation of this region.

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Applicability of the Decision Matrix of North Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and connected seas Tsunami Warning System to the Italian tsunamis

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ◽

10.5194/nhess-12-843-2012 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 843-857 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

S. Tinti ◽

L. Graziani ◽

B. Brizuela ◽

A. Maramai ◽

S. Gallazzi

Keyword(s):

Indian Ocean ◽

Warning System ◽

Tsunami Warning ◽

The Other ◽

Tsunami Source ◽

Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽

Decision Matrix ◽

Tsunami Warning System ◽

North Eastern ◽

The Mediterranean

Abstract. After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami catastrophe, UNESCO through the IOC (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) sponsored the establishment of Intergovernmental Coordination Groups (ICG) with the aim to devise and implement Tsunami Warning Systems (TWSs) in all the oceans exposed to tsunamis, in addition to the one already in operation in the Pacific (PTWS). In this context, since 2005, efforts have begun for the establishment of TWSs in the Indian Ocean (IOTWS), in the Caribbean area (CARIBE EWS) and in the North Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas (NEAMTWS). In this paper, we focus on a specific tool that was first introduced in the PTWS routine operations, i.e., the Decision Matrix (DM). This is an easy-to-use table establishing a link between the main parameters of an earthquake and the possible ensuing tsunami in order to make quick decision on the type of alert bulletins that a Tsunami Warning Center launches to its recipients. In the process of implementation of a regional TWS for the NEAM area, two distinct DMs were recently proposed by the ICG/NEAMTWS, one for the Atlantic and the other for the entire Mediterranean area. This work applies the Mediterranean NEAMTWS DM to the earthquakes recorded in Italy and compares the action predicted by the DM vs. the action that should be appropriate in view of the observed tsunami characteristics with the aim to establish how good the performance of the Italian TWS will be when it uses the DM for future events. To this purpose, we make use of the parametric catalogue of the Italian earthquakes (CPTI04) compiled in 2004 and the most recent compilation of the Italian tsunami, based on the Italian Tsunami Catalogue of 2004 and the subsequent revisions. In order to better compare the TWS actions, we have identified four different kinds of action coding them from 0 to 3 according to the tsunami severity and have further considered three different distance ranges where these actions apply, that is local, regional and basin-wide, that refer to the distance of the message recipients from the tsunami source. The result of our analysis is that the actions prescribed by the DM are adequate only in 45%–55% of the cases, overestimations are about 37% and underestimations are the rest. As a whole, the predictive ability of the DM is not satisfactory, which implies that recipients have the difficult task in managing bulletins carrying a great deal of uncertainty and on the other hand also suggests that strategies to improve the DM or to go beyond the DM need to be found.

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Preliminary Report on Stone Age Reconnaissance in north-eastern Iran

Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society ◽

10.1017/s0079497x00015176 ◽

1964 ◽

Vol 30 ◽

pp. 382-399 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

C. B. M. McBurney

Keyword(s):

Preliminary Report ◽

British Museum ◽

Primary Objective ◽

Climatic Data ◽

Middle Palaeolithic ◽

Upper Palaeolithic ◽

Upper Pleistocene ◽

Eastern Iran ◽

North Eastern ◽

The One

The following is a preliminary report on the results achieved during approximately six weeks' archaeological fieldwork in north-eastern Iran in July and August 1963. The primary objective was to explore the area for traces of the local Upper Pleistocene cultural sequence, and in particular to establish if possible the date and character of the local Upper Palaeolithic. In the event no traces of Upper Palaeolithic were obtained. However, a start was made towards defining the problem by the discovery of two well-stratified deposits, the one yielding a Middle Palaeolithic (Mousterian) industry with distinctive regional affinities, and the other an early Post-glacial Mesolithic industry. Reliable samples were obtained for defining the statistical properties of both, together with carbon samples, traces of vertebrate fauna, and some other climatic data.Representative collections were lodged with the Musée Iran Bastan at Teheran; and the expedition's share is to be offered in part to the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in Cambridge and in part to the British Museum. The expedition was financed mainly by a grant from the British Academy, supplemented by further grants from the Crowther-Beynon Fund and the British Museum.

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Responsiveness to acoustic stimulation, distribution and habitat preferences of the Grey-headed Woodpecker, Picus canus, and the Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia (North-eastern Italy)

Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia ◽

10.4081/rio.2014.227 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 84 (1) ◽

pp. 41

Author(s):

Gianluca Rassati

Keyword(s):

Picea Abies ◽

Sea Level ◽

Habitat Preferences ◽

Acoustic Stimulation ◽

The Other ◽

Altitudinal Belt ◽

Ne Italy ◽

North Eastern ◽

Fagus Sylvatica L ◽

Friuli Venezia Giulia

The study was carried out from 2003 to 2011 with the aim of determining the responsiveness to acoustic stimulation, the distribution and the habitat preferences of Picus canus and Picoides tridactylus in Friuli-Venezia Giulia (NE Italy). P. canus resulted as being more responsive than P. tridactylus to conspecifics stimulation, responding in 13.23% of the points where a stimulus was emitted, against 7.65% of the other species. In both taxa, when there was a response, it was predominantly by the male birds. The most frequent type of response in P. canus was song, heard in 57.89% of the points, while for P. tridactylus, it was drumming, which was heard in 65.38% of the points. For both species (especially for P. tridactylus), a tendency was recorded to expand the range and to occupy new areas within the known range. P. canus in Friuli-Venezia Giulia was found from altitudes close to the sea level up to the treeline (range 0-2000 m a.s.l.), while P. tridactylus was found in montane and subalpine woodlands (range 800- 2000 m a.s.l.). The observations of P. canus were obtained at a mean altitude of 977 m a.s.l. (± 402 SD), located in the altitudinal belt dominated by Fagus sylvatica L., which is present in more than half of the woodlands in which the woodpecker was found. P. tridactylus was discovered at a mean altitude of 1424 m a.s.l. (± 246 SD), located in the altitudinal belt dominated by Picea abies (L.) H. Karst., which is present in almost 90% of the woodlands in which this species was found. In some areas, densities of 0.67-2.26 territories/100 ha were obtained for P. canus and 0.16-0.40 territories/100 ha for P. tridactylus. In Friuli-Venezia Giulia, a population of 320-390 pairs of P. canus and 45-60 pairs of P. tridactylus has been estimated, with an approximate 15% increase of P. canus compared to the beginning of the century, and just over 60% for the other species. Finally, some aspects concerning conservation-related problems are reported.

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Community and heritage management: Linking stakeholders to archaeological sites in Kichakbadh

Nepalese Culture ◽

10.3126/nc.v8i0.27505 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 107-116

Author(s):

Abhijeet Thapa

Keyword(s):

Human Activities ◽

State Level ◽

Heritage Management ◽

The Other ◽

Destination Image ◽

Archaeological Sites ◽

Second Phase ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Multiple Field ◽

Management Issues

Community has been much of a striking terminology these days when associated with heritage management. Communities living nearby heritage sites, while at one hand are agents of conservation, on the other hand are sources of destruction in heritage sites and agents of risks. As such, this research unfolds the contested roles of local people for taking ownership of heritage management, understanding heritages, transmitting oral intangible values and valuing destination image at Kichakbadh Province -1, Nepal. The research, aimed at studying heritage management issues around the site has been supplemented by multiple field visits, numerous questionnaires and interviews with locals, visitors and experts. This article chiefly deals with the second phase of author’s exploration carried out on an annual fair called Maghe Purnima at Kichakbadh in 2019. While science of archaeology restricts human activities in conserved places, large fairs are held in archaeologically sensitive areas of Kichakbadh posing threats to archeological wealth there. To utter dismay, archaeological crimes are still common in many sites at Kichakbadh. Multiple field-visits, questionnaire with the stakeholders, visitors and community during the fair reveal that minimal traces of community and state level endeavors to conserve the sites do not meet the vast rescue requirements that Kichakbadh is actually in need of.

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Identificação de Unidades de Paisagem: metodologia aplicada a Portugal Continental

Finisterra ◽

10.18055/finis1634 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 36 (72) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Teresa Pinto Correia ◽

António Cancela Abreu ◽

Rosário Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Spatial Planning ◽

Satellite Images ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Subjective Assessment ◽

The Other ◽

Field Surveys ◽

Flexible Approach ◽

Landscape Units ◽

The One ◽

The University

IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF LANDSCAPE IN PORTUGAL –This paper presents the concepts and methodology used in the study «Identification and characterisation of landscape in continental Portugal» undertaken by theDepartment of Landscape and Biophysical Planning of the University of Evora for the General Directorate for Spatial Planning and Urban Development (DGOT-DU) at the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, between 1999 and 2001. On the one hand, the methodological approach developed is based on the methodologies used recently for the same purpose in different European countries and on the way landscape has been considered in various European documents in the last years. On the other hand, it is also based on the team’s concern to approach the landscape as an holistic entity, and to examine its various components: ecological, cultural, socio-economic and sensorial. The set aim has been to define landscape units and to characterize these units in relation to the present landscape and the recorded trends, related problems and possibilities. Thus, the cartography relative to selected variables has been combined and related to satellite images and field surveys. The results of cross-referencing all this information has than been combined with expert examination of landscape coherence and character within each unit. The assessment was completed after careful bibliographic research and consultation with regional experts. The result is a flexible approach that combines objective analysis with a more subjective assessment, which the team considered fundamental for a true understanding of landscape.

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Antioxidant Activity of Water Soaked in Saligrama Stone – A Preliminary Report

Journal of Natural Remedies ◽

10.18311/jnr/2021/24937 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

M. R. Suchitra ◽

S. Parthasarathy

Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Activity ◽

Preliminary Report ◽

Good Health ◽

Antioxidant Property ◽

The Other ◽

Plain Water ◽

Dpph Assay ◽

Beneficial Effects ◽

Rare Elements

Saligrama otherwise called Shaligram or Salagrama is a fossilized shell stone usually recovered from the banks of the Gandaki river in Nepal. It is supposed to be a sacred symbol of Hindus. Soaking the stone in water for twenty to thirty minutes and partaking the water was considered to give good health. Hence, we mobilized two stones which were authorized as original by experts. The first one was worshipped for more than 5 years and the other one for two years. The water soaked was around 25 ml which was analysed for antioxidant activity by DPPH assay with plain water without soakage as control. The antioxidant property was significantly found in both the stones with more activity in the stone worshipped for more than 5 years. We did not standardize the volume and the duration of soakage to exact values while it was approximated to around 20 – 30 minutes. We suggest more refined studies with estimation of rare elements needs to be performed to establish the beneficial effects of this sacred saligrama stone.

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