scholarly journals A “Forgotten” Coin-Shaped Indication from the Early Medieval Burial Complex in Tuekta (Central Altai)

2020 ◽  
pp. 85-97
Author(s):  
Nikolay N. Seregin ◽  
Vladimir V. Tishin ◽  
Vadim V. Serov
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Early Medieval ◽  
The Past ◽  
Central Altai ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Chronological Period ◽  
Social Markers

The article is dedicated to the publication of a unique find that is a coin-shaped indication from the early medieval burial complex in Tuekta (Central Altai) and an attempt of its comprehensive analysis. Excavations of the archaeological site were carried out in the 1930s during the work of the Sayan-Altai expedition led by S.V. Kiselev, however, since then, the metioned find has not attracted the attention of researchers. The article presents a detailed description of the coin-shaped indication and the analysis of the applied images, it is there also given the characteristic of the archaeological context of the discovery of the object and discuss the possibility of reading fixed signs. As a result, it is presented an attempt to interpret the product in a specific historical and cultural context taking into account the materials received over the past decades. It should be noted the absence of identical archaeological finds in the numismatic collections. At the same time, an analysis of the details of the image on the coin-shaped indication made it possible to outline a wide range of analogies demonstrating the complex processes of cultural contacts in large territories of Eurasia over a long chronological period. The authors came to the conclusion that the analysed product, as well as other like finds from the archaeological sites of the Türks of Inner Asia, to be a kind of “social markers”, demonstrating their owners’ belonging to the elite strata of the nomadic society and, possibly, reflect their specific authority. The proposed interpretation of such things, given their scarcity, as well as the context of discovery not being obvious, seems debatable and, of course, requires the emergence of new data as a result of further archaeological research

scholarly journals Sequência estratigráfica e materiais cerâmicos do sítio da Póvoa do Mileu (Guarda, Portugal) = Stratigraphic sequence and ceramic materials of the settlement of Póvoa do Mileu (Guarda, Portugal)

2020 ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Vitor Manuel Fernandes Pereira ◽  
Tiago Pinheiro Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Local Production ◽  
Stratigraphic Sequence ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
The Past ◽  
Historic City ◽  
Railroad Station

<p>Accidentalmente descubierto en 1951, durante la construcción de la carretera de enlace entre la ciudad histórica y la estación de ferrocarril, el yacimiento arqueológico de Mileu se convirtió rápidamente en uno de los yacimientos arqueológicos más emblemáticos de la Beira Interior. En este artículo, tenemos la intención de presentar<br />los resultados de la investigación que hemos desarrollado en el sitio en los últimos 15 años, destacando el análisis del material cerámico como elemento de datación de las diferentes fases de ocupación de Mileu. Su análisis confirma una secuencia ocupacional desde la primera mitad del siglo I A.D hasta los siglos XII / XIII. Los materiales romanos analizados son principalmente de importación, permitiendo no solo una datación de contextos, sino también comprender su origen, el contexto de su uso o cuestiones relacionadas con las rutas comerciales dentro del Imperio Romano y el cruce del territorio de la Beira Interior. En cuanto a los materiales medievales, de producción local, muestran la continuación de la ocupación del yacimiento en épocas pos-romana</p><p>Accidentally discovered in 1951, during the construction of the link road between the historic city and the railroad station, the archaeological site of Mileu quickly became one of the most emblematic archaeological sites of Beira Interior. In this article we plan to present the results of research that we have developed on the site over the past<br />15 years, highlighting the analysis of the ceramic material while dating element of the different occupation phases of Mileu. Their analysis confirms an occupational sequence from the first half of the century A.D. to the XII / XIII centuries. The analyzed Roman materials are primarily imported, allowing not only a dating of contexts, but also how to understand their origin, the context of its use, or issues related to the trade routes within the Roman Empire and crossing the territory of Beira Interior. As for the medieval materials, local production, show the continuation of the occupation site in post-Roman times</p>

scholarly journals Development of Radiocarbon Dating Method for Degraded Bone Samples from Korean Archaeological Sites

Radiocarbon ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
K J Kim ◽  
W Hong ◽  
J H Park ◽  
H J Woo ◽  
G Hodgins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Content ◽  
Depth Profile ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
The Past ◽  
Dating Method ◽  
Study Support ◽  
Ultrafiltration Process

The development of radiocarbon dating for degraded bone samples collected at Korean archaeological sites has been successful through the characterization of raw bone C/N ratios and application of an ultrafiltration method. It was found that the C/N ratios of raw bone samples are inversely proportional to the carbon content and residue amount after gelatinization. We have examined a few dozen Korean archaeological bone samples for this study. Well-preserved bone samples are found to be physically dense. The range of C/N ratios of Korean raw bone samples ranged from 3.4 to 74. We found that the C/N ratios of degraded raw bone samples can be used to determine whether 14C samples are acceptable for normal pretreatment processing and eventual dating. The results of this study support that even if the C/N ratio of a degraded raw bone sample is 11, extraction of collagen for bone dating is feasible by a carefully designed ultrafiltration process. Our preliminary 14C dating results of a depth profile of Gunang-gul Cave, an archaeological site in Danyang, Korea, indicate that this site has been either geologically or anthropologically disturbed in the past, with 14C ages ranging from 28,910 ± 200 to 48,090 ± 1050 yr BP. The C/N ratios of the collagen samples of Gunang-gul were determined to be 3.2–3.6. Our study establishes a new guide for the pretreatment of degraded bone samples such as those collected in Korea for 14C dating.

scholarly journals Konsep Open Air Museum: Alternatif Model Pelestarian Situs Arkeologi di Indonesia

AMERTA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-61
Author(s):  
Atina Winaya
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
The Past ◽  
Heritage Buildings

Abstract. Open air museum is a kind of museum that exhibits its collections in an open space. In its development, it not only displays the collections outdoor, but also an attempt to preserve archaeological sites. The concept is already developed in advanced countries. Through this concept, an archaeological site was transformed into "life " again. Landscape and heritage buildings were reconstructed in accordance with the conditions in the past. Beside the tangible remains, the intangible remains were also reconstructed. Recently, people can obtain knowledge and experience about the atmosphere of the past. In Indonesia, the concept is rather new. The concept can be used as one of the solutions in order to optimally preserve archaeological sites. Significant values, both physical and non-physical, are well-developed to benefit the community. Thus, the meaning of the archaeological sites can be understood by today andfuture society, so it would grow the awareness of national identity and increase the patriotism. Abstrak. Open air museum adalah jenis museum yang memamerkan koleksinya di ruang terbuka. Dalam perkembangannya, open air museum tidak hanya memamerkan koleksinya secara outdoor, melainkan merupakan salah satu media dalam upaya pelestarian situs arkeologi. Konsep tersebut sudah banyak dikembangkan di negara-negara maju. Melalui konsep open air museum, suatu situs arkeologi berubah menjadi hidup kembali. Lansekap dan bangunan Cagar Budaya direkonstruksi sesuai dengan kondisinya di masa lalu. Selain tinggalan budaya tangible, tinggalan budaya intangible juga direkonstruksi kembali. Dengan demikian, masyarakat masa kini dapat memperoleh pengetahuan dan pengalaman mengenai suasana situs beserta kehidupannya di masa lampau. Konsep open air museum masih dapat dikatakan asing di Indonesia. Padahal jika dikaji lebih lanjut, konsep tersebut dapat dijadikan salah satu solusi dalam upaya pelestarian dan pemanfaatan situs secara optimal. Potensi-potensi yang terkandung di dalam situs, baik fisik maupun nilai, digali dan dikembangkan semaksimal mungkin, sehingga dapat memberikan manfaat bagi masyarakat. Dengan demikian, makna yang terkandung di dalam situs dapat dipahami oleh masyarakat masa kini dan masa yang akan datang sehingga menumbuhkan kesadaran akan identitas dan jati diri bangsa, serta meningkatkan rasa cinta tanah air.

scholarly journals A hillfort complex in Myślibórz in the Sudety Mountains

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Anna Lisowska ◽  
Sylwia Rodak
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Early Medieval ◽  
The Past ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Sudety Mountains ◽  
Defensive Sites

The Myślibórz Gorge, located within the Kaczawy Foothills, is well-known to environmentalists and scholars studying the past. The investigations launched in the 1990s made it possible to determine the chronology of three of the archaeological sites in this area. In 2018, two hillforts – on the Kobylica and Golica hills – were investigated. Czech literature classifies such hillforts as the ostrožna-type. The excavations of these hillforts made it possible to establish to date them between the 9th and 10th centuries.The hillforts were located on hilltops with similar altitudes above the sea level, less than 200 m from each other. Such a spatial arrangement made it possible to control the gateway to the Myślibórz Gorge from the north-east. Reasons for developing a defensive system in the southern part of the gorge are obscure, as is the role that two other early medieval hillforts played in it. Was it simply a warning system, or rather part of a comprehensive network of defensive sites?

scholarly journals Some Notes on Maintaining Authenticity in the Presentation of Archaeological Sites in Bulgaria

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milena Kamenova ◽  
Lyudmil Vagalinski
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Archaeological Heritage ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The One ◽  
Scientific Value

We present the challenges facing Bulgarian experts in finding the balance between preserving the authenticity of archaeological structures and their context, and turning them into a comprehensible and attractive visitor site. Thanks to European funding over the past ten years, a number of projects have been implemented in Bulgaria for conservation, restoration, exhibition and public presentation of archaeological heritage, where the main aim is to achieve a complete visitor product. The economic and social effect, on the one hand, has a positive impact as an inspiration for archaeological research and the popularisation of this type of cultural heritage, but has led to a compromise of the scientific value at some sites. We note some examples to illustrate the combined role of experts, participants and stakeholders in their 'reading' and 'translating' the archaeology – seeking to generate interest, clarify and convey the experience of 'genius loci'. The role of the state in the management of archaeological heritage is examined through its different governmental levels and interaction. The requirements imposed by legislation and practice are also observed. First, the development of the archaeological heritage conservation system in Bulgaria will be briefly reviewed, its current state of the processes, its actors and the interactions between them, the positive and the negative aspects, and, in more detail, the problems we face in preserving authenticity while turning the archaeological site into an attractive one. Then we focus on our main topic; the authenticity and the attractiveness of archaeological sites in Bulgaria.

Reconstructing the Past

2018 ◽  
pp. 140-172
Author(s):  
Luís G. Magalhães ◽  
Telmo Adão ◽  
Emanuel Peres
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
The State ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Virtual Model ◽  
Entire Process ◽  
The Past ◽  
Virtual Reconstruction ◽  
Methods And Techniques

Accurate modeling/reconstruction and visualization of real environments, particularly archaeological sites, is both a major challenge and a crucial task. This work will address the entire process of the virtual reconstruction of archaeological sites, since the construction of the virtual model until its visualization. The chapter begins with an introduction to the process of virtual reconstruction of archaeological sites, where the several stages that should take place to obtain a faithful virtual representation of an archaeological site and its artifacts are identified. Moreover, each stage is characterized and its main methods and techniques are identified, in dedicated sections. The authors' contribution for the state of the art will be highlighted in each stage. The chapter ends with the authors' vision about future trends for this field and unveils what could be their contributions to this vision.

Immunological Identification of Small-Mammal Proteins on Aboriginal Milling Equipment

1991 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 659-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Yohe ◽  
Margaret E. Newman ◽  
Joan S. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammal ◽  
Trace Analysis ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Blood Protein ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Archaeological Materials ◽  
First Time ◽  
Milling Equipment ◽  
Immunological Identification

Ethnographic accounts of animal pulverization using stone grinding implements have led archaeologists to believe that this same behavior took place in the past. This important subsistence activity can now be confirmed through the immunological analysis of archaeological materials. Small-mammal blood-protein residue has been identified immunologically for the first time on milling equipment from two archaeological sites in southern California. Immunoprotein trace analysis has the potential for a wide range of applications in the study of prehistory.

scholarly journals Temporal Lensing: An Interactive and Scalable Technique for Web3D/WebXR Applications in Cultural Heritage

Heritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 710-724
Author(s):  
Bruno Fanini ◽  
Daniele Ferdani ◽  
Emanuel Demetrescu
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Interactive 3D ◽  
Over Time ◽  
The Web

Today, Web3D technologies and the rise of new standards, combined with faster browsers and better hardware integration, allow the creation of engaging and interactive web applications that target the field of cultural heritage. Functional, accessible, and expressive approaches to discovering the past starting from the present (or vice-versa) are generally a strong requirement. Cultural heritage artifacts, decorated walls, etc. can be considered as palimpsests with a stratification of different actions over time (modifications, restorations, or even reconstruction of the original artifact). The details of such an articulated cultural record can be difficult to distinguish and communicate visually, while entire archaeological sites often exhibit profound changes in terms of shape and function due to human activities over time. The web offers an incredible opportunity to present and communicate enriched 3D content using common web browsers, although it raises additional challenges. We present an interactive 4D technique called “Temporal Lensing”, which is suitable for online multi-temporal virtual environments and offers an expressive, accessible, and effective way to locally peek into the past (or into the future) by targeting interactive Web3D applications, including those leveraging recent standards, such as WebXR (immersive VR on the web). This technique extends previous approaches and presents different contributions, including (1) a volumetric, temporal, and interactive lens approach; (2) complete decoupling of the involved 3D representations from the runtime perspective; (3) a wide range applications in terms of size (from small artifacts to entire archaeological sites); (4) cross-device scalability of the interaction model (mobile devices, multi-touch screens, kiosks, and immersive VR); and (5) simplicity of use. We implemented and developed the described technique on top of an open-source framework for interactive 3D presentation of CH content on the web. We show and discuss applications and results related to three case studies, as well as integrations of the temporal lensing with different input interfaces for dynamically interacting with its parameters. We also assessed the technique within a public event where a remote web application was deployed on tablets and smartphones, without any installation required by visitors. We discuss the implications of temporal lensing, its scalability from small to large virtual contexts, and its versatility for a wide range of interactive 3D applications.

scholarly journals Prisoners of War in Early Medieval Bulgaria (Preliminary Remarks)

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 73-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanko M. Hristov
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Main Line ◽  
The Political ◽  
Early Medieval ◽  
Early Middle Ages ◽  
The Third ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Chronological Period

The work is concentrated on the problem of war prisoners in the chronological period of the existance of the so-called First Bulgarian state. The analysis is based predominantly on various Byzantine and selected Latin and Bulgarian sources from the epoch. With some exceptions, mostly for 707/708, 754/755, 763/764 and 774, the notices are concentrated around the events of 811–815/816, 837/838; 894–896, 917–30s and for a moment or two from the period of 971–1018. In his preliminary remarks the author comes to the conclusion that in the Early Middle Ages prisoners of war (in the broadest medieval sense) were an integral part of the efforts to achieve the political objectives of the Bulgarian rulers. Response mechanisms against prisoners of war were highly dependent on the course of the conflict and their attitude towards their own warriors and subjects caught up in enemy hands. They included a wide range of solutions, which could be grouped into three main areas: the first one refers to killing (and/or mutilation) of war prisoners; the second main line was connected with preserving the lives of the captives; the third group of measures was due to the fact that an immediate effect is not always haunted.

Optical Properties of HVEM Accelerators

1975 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 180-181
Author(s):  
A. Strojnik ◽  
J.W. Scholl ◽  
V. Bevc
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Electron Accelerator ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Electron Source ◽  
High Brightness ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Optical Behavior

The electron accelerator, as inserted between the electron source (injector) and the imaging column of the HVEM, is usually a strong lens and should be optimized in order to ensure high brightness over a wide range of accelerating voltages and illuminating conditions. This is especially true in the case of the STEM where the brightness directly determines the highest resolution attainable. In the past, the optical behavior of accelerators was usually determined for a particular configuration. During the development of the accelerator for the Arizona 1 MEV STEM, systematic investigation was made of the major optical properties for a variety of electrode configurations, number of stages N, accelerating voltages, 1 and 10 MEV, and a range of injection voltages ϕ0 = 1, 3, 10, 30, 100, 300 kV).

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