The Mycenaean drainage works of north Kopais, Greece: a new project incorporating surface surveys, geophysical research and excavation

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 710-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Kountouri ◽  
N. Petrochilos ◽  
N. Liaros ◽  
V. Oikonomou ◽  
D. Koutsoyiannis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Land Reclamation ◽  
International Scientific Community ◽  
Geophysical Research ◽  
Interdisciplinary Project ◽  
Surface Survey ◽  
The Bronze Age

The attempt to drain the Kopais Lake was one of the most impressive and ambitious technical works of prehistoric times in Greece, inspiring myths and traditions referring to its construction and operation. The impressive remnants of the Mycenaean hydraulic works represent the most important land reclamation effort during prehistoric Greek antiquity, thus attracting the attention of the international scientific community. Nevertheless, in spite of the minor or extended contemporary surveys, the picture of the prehistoric drainage works in Kopais has remained ambiguous. Concerning the function of these works and their precise date within the Bronze Age, the proposed theories were based solely on indications from surface survey; data stemming from archaeological or geophysical research methods have been largely neglected. A new interdisciplinary project focusing on the interpretation of the Mycenaean drainage works of Kopais has been established and paper presents the results of the first study season.

German labour market data – Data provision and access for the international scientific community

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-333
Author(s):  
Dana Müller ◽  
Stefanie Wolter
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Research Data ◽  
International Scientific Community ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Data Centre ◽  
Integrated Employment ◽  
Data Provision

AbstractThe Research Data Centre at the Institute for Employment Research (RDC-IAB) has been offering high-quality administrative and survey data on the German labour market for 15 years and has become one of the most important locations worldwide for researchers interested in data for labour market research. This article provides an overview of the RDC-IAB, including its data and access modes. The article presents two datasets in more detail: the Sample of Integrated Employment Biographies, a classic dataset, and the Linked Personnel Panel, a new dataset. Finally, this article provides insights into future infrastructure and data developments.

Scientific Analysis of Metal Objects and Metallurgical Remains from Kastri, Kythera

2007 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
pp. 219-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyprian Broodbank ◽  
Thilo Rehren ◽  
Antonia-Maria Zianni
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Preliminary Information ◽  
Surface Survey ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
The Bronze Age ◽  
Late Roman

Scientific analysis of samples takes from metal objects and metallurgical products excavated during the 1960s at Kastri on Kythera provide new evidence concerning, variously, the Aegean metals trade and metallurgy on Kythera. The samples date to the Second Palace (Neopalatial), Classical and Late Roman periods. The Bronze Age material comprises fragments of copper ingots and silver cups, neither of which metal is locally available in Kythera, and the later material relates largely to local smelting and possibly smithing of iron, whose origin is uncertain. These activities are related to preliminary information concerning the distribution at each period of metallurgical activity across the island that has been generated by the intensive surface survey of the Kythera Island Project.

scholarly journals Ancient Bactria in Historical Sources

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-359
Author(s):  
I. Umarov
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Bronze Age ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Greco Roman ◽  
The World ◽  
Northern Regions ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Bronze Age

Ancient Bactria is a country where early urban planning traditions and foundations of statehood were formed in Central Asia. Historical sources give a lot of information about Ancient Bactria. In terms of development, the northern regions of Bactria were especially distinguished. Here, since the bronze age, agriculture, handicrafts, trade, culture, urban planning were highly developed and still attracts the attention of the world scientific community. This article provides information about the history of Ancient Bactria, its population, cities and historical regions based on Greco-Roman sources.

Mikre Vigla: a Bronze Age Settlement on Naxos

1989 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 63-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Panagiotopoulou ◽  
R.L.N. Barber ◽  
O. Hadjianastasiou ◽  
Ian A. Morrison ◽  
Sarah Vaughan
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Minimal Amount ◽  
Surface Survey ◽  
External Relations ◽  
Terracotta Figurines ◽  
The Bronze Age ◽  
Coastal Settlement

The results of a surface survey of the site are described. Mikre Vigla was a small coastal settlement, occupied from EC I or II until some time in LC III (perhaps the equivalent of mid-LHIIIC). There is a minimal amount of later material, of Geometric to Frankish date. The closest external relations in the Bronze Age, as indicated by the pottery, seem to have been with Melos, and Protopalatial Crete. Apart from building remains, pottery and some domestic and other objects (two fragments of marble artefacts, obsidian, painted plaster), the finds include an important series of small terracotta figurines, unique in the Cyclades. Some of these seem to be Early Cycladic, others related to Cretan pieces, mainly of the Protopalatial period.

scholarly journals Wat doet die bronzen pot daar bij de kei van Tijnje (Fr.)?

Paleo-aktueel ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
Vincent van Vilsteren
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Land Reclamation ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Sphagnum Peat ◽  
The Village ◽  
The Bronze Age

What is that bronze cauldron doing at the boulder of Tijnje (province of Friesland)? In 1937, a bronze cauldron was discovered at the occasion of the translocation of a huge boulder near the village of Tijnje. This boulder had been left behind after the retreat of the Pleistocene icecap. Starting in the Bronze Age, the landscape gradually became overgrown by peat, initially reed sedge peat and carr peat and later sphagnum peat. The boulder was probably never completely covered by peat. In the 11th and 12th centuries AD, land reclamation started in the area. Soon agriculture caused oxidation of the sphagnum peat, resulting in severe subsidence. Villages were abandoned. It was not until the 17th century that commercial companies started the exploitation of these now uninhabited peatlands by cutting turfs for fuel. It is argued that the cauldron was deposited at the foot of the boulder as a ritual offering on the occasion of the start of the exploitation of the area in the 17th century.

Environmental changes and ancient long-term wet field management schemes: A preliminary case study of the Daepyeongri site, locality 3-1-D, South Korea

The Holocene ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 1979-1991
Author(s):  
Youngrong Moon ◽  
Hong-Jong Lee ◽  
Heejin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Bronze Age ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Land Reclamation ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Late Phase ◽  
Land Use Patterns ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
The Bronze Age

Large-scale excavations between 2012 and 2015 at the Daepyeongri site on the floodplain of the River Geumgang have revealed the presence of an ancient complex settlement comprising houses, extensive agricultural fields, and pits that have been dated to between the Bronze Age and the early Three Kingdoms periods. The beginning and end of the occupation of this site and land-use patterns are assumed to have been associated with its natural environment. The pollen records presented in this study show that wet conditions continued throughout the time that this site was occupied, evidenced by the consistent appearance of Alnus, while there are nevertheless hints of some land reclamation from the Bronze Age onwards. More intensive agricultural activities that took place during this later period are evidenced by an increase in the abundance of NAP pollens related to cultivation including Gramineae, Cyperaceae, Bistorta, Compositae and Fagopyrum. At the end of the occupation period, an abrupt transition to wetter conditions is recognized while dry land condition had been prevalent for some time in other parts of the site. Microscopic examination of buried cultivated soils that evidence multiple phases of ancient field systems has enabled the identification of pedological traces of discrete cultivation patterns and shows that they changed over time. The recognition of micro-structures and associated features shows that seasonally flooded wetland was first utilized during the early phase (the Bronze Age), and that more intensified irrigation management was seen during the late phase (the time span encompassed by the proto-Kingdoms and Three Kingdoms periods). These data reveal evidence for intensive hydromorphic degradation and enable a robust recognition of settlement history and an enhanced understanding of the intensity of various land-use patterns, and landscape changes from both environmental and archaeological perspectives.

Investigating Burnt Mounds in Clydesdale during Motorway Construction

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
John A Atkinson ◽  
Camilla Dickson ◽  
Jane Downes ◽  
Paul Robins ◽  
David Sanderson
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
Short Account ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Bronze Age

Summary Two small burnt mounds were excavated as part of the programme to mitigate the impact of motorway construction in the Crawford area. The excavations followed a research strategy designed to address questions of date and function. This paper surveys the various competing theories about burnt mounds and how the archaeological evidence was evaluated against those theories. Both sites produced radiocarbon dates from the Bronze Age and evidence to suggest that they were cooking places. In addition, a short account is presented of two further burnt mounds discovered during the construction of the motorway in Annandale.

A Neolithic Structure and Bronze Age Activity at West Flank Road, Drumchapel, Glasgow

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-128
Author(s):  
Gavin Macgregor ◽  
Irene Cullen ◽  
Diane Alldritt ◽  
Michael Donnelly ◽  
Jennifer Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Research Division ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Archaeological Work ◽  
Age Features ◽  
The Bronze Age

Summary A programme of archaeological work was undertaken by Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD) at West Flank Road, Drumchapel, in close proximity to the site of the prehistoric cemetery of Knappers. This paper considers the results of excavation of a range of negative features, including earlier Neolithic and Bronze Age pits and postholes. The earlier Neolithic features date to c. 3500–3000 BC and are interpreted as the partial remains of a subrectangular structure. The Bronze Age features may relate to ceremonial activities in the wider area. The significance of these remains is considered in relation to the site of Knappers and wider traditions during the fourth to second millennia BC.

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