scholarly journals ABOUT A. N. KARASEV’S STUDY TRIP TO THE CAUCASUS IN 1933

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 183-186
Author(s):  
Yu. VINOGRADOV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Final Expression

The materials of the Scholarly Archive of IHMC RAS testify that in the autumn of 1933 A. N. Karasev undertook a study trip to the Caucasus. He visited Sukhumi, Batumi, Tbilisi and acquainted himself with a number of museum collections and archaeological sites. The trip was a part of the project “Antique colonization of the Caucasus”. There are grounds to think that it became the final expression of the grandiose project that was nurtured by A. A. Miller within the framework of the Taman Expedition of GAIMK (1930–1931).

Byzantine-period lamps from Antioch-on-the-Orontes and its hinterland

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ani Eblighatian
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Art Museum ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Princeton University ◽  
Byzantine Period ◽  
The University ◽  
Roman Syria

The paper is an off-shoot of the author's PhD project on lamps from Roman Syria (at the University of Geneva in Switzerland), centered mainly on the collection preserved at the Art Museum of Princeton University in the United States. One of the outcomes of the research is a review of parallels from archaeological sites and museum collections and despite the incomplete documentation i most cases, much new insight could be gleaned, for the author's doctoral research and for other issues related to lychnological studies. The present paper collects the data on oil lamps from byzantine layers excavated in 1932–1939 at Antioch-on-the-Orontes and at sites in its vicinity (published only in part so far) and considers the finds in their archaeological context.

Walking in the Shadows of Archaeologists Past: Researching Museum Collections and Associated Records to Elucidate past Lifeways

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Crowell
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
The State ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
The Past ◽  
Private Collections

Researching museum collections and associated field data, in addition to consulting modern scientific studies, can provide a great deal of information about the presence and nature of archaeological sites in a locale. This article was developed based upon collections research conducted for prehistoric archaeological sites in Washington, D.C., using the collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, and other repositories. The state of collections varies widely. Some collectors gathered only perfect completed tools and other objects, while others collected these materials and debitage. The state of documentation ranges from complete and exacting with precision rivaling modern-day to non-existent. The importance of examining museum collections and private collections, where available, cannot be downplayed. Sometimes they possess the only clues remaining regarding certain practices which occurred in the past and can provide information not otherwise available to the researcher.

Spectral Analysis of Metal Articles from Archaeological Monuments of the Caucasus

1962 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 68-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. R. Selimkhanov
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Analysis ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Historical Material ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
Ancient Metallurgy ◽  
Long Time ◽  
History Of

For a long time the study of the history of ancient metallurgy and mining in the Caucasus could not be conducted satisfactorily in the USSR due to the lack of adequate scientific analysis of metallic complexes from archaeological sites.In his work devoted to the history of metallurgy in the Caucasus a well-known archaeologist A. A. Yessen justly remarks that for solving a number of problems connected with those questions the then existing data on chemical analysis was insufficient, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Because of this indeed it later became apparent that a number of questions investigated by A. A. Yessen were not always correctly elucidated. Even so, it should be certainly mentioned here that his monograph provided a rich historical material and already indicated the direction to be followed by further investigation of the history of ancient metallurgy and mining in the Caucasus, always assuming that sufficient chemical investigation was carried out.Systematic investigation of metallic objects from the monuments in the Caucasus began in 1933. It was at this time that work on chemical analysis began to develop at Leningrad in the Institute of Historic Technology at the then existing Academy of Material Culture named after N. J. Marr. The purpose of this research, carried out under the guidance of A. A. Yessen and V. V. Danilevsky, was to find out the history of the use of tin.

Bird Bones, Burials, and Bundles in Plains Archaeology

1975 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 444-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas H. Ubelaker ◽  
Waldo R. Wedel
Keyword(s):  
Missouri River ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Archaeological Remains ◽  
Time Perspectives ◽  
Archaeological Materials ◽  
Plains Archaeology ◽  
Minor Portion ◽  
Important Time ◽  
Indian Medicine

Plains archaeologists have usually devoted little attention to the bird remains that normally comprise a relatively minor portion of the yield from their excavations. Bird bones from several archaeological sites on the Missouri River are shown to have been purposefully and selectively modified by man. They exhibit a remarkable similarity to prepared bird skins and other ceremonial objects found in Omaha, Osage, Arikara, and other Plains Indian medicine bundles in various museum collections. The ethnographic specimens are believed to identify the archaeological remains as to function; conversely, the archaeological materials add important time perspectives to native use of the ritual items in museum collections and in the documentary record.

scholarly journals THE RITE OF BURIAL ITEMS «KILLING» IN THE MATERIALS OF ADAIDON NECROPOLIS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
В.Т. Чшиев
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Late Bronze Age ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Burial Rite

В статье рассматриваются некоторые особенности обряда погребения археологических комплексов Адайдонского некрополя эпохи поздней бронзы Кавказа The article considers certain peculiarities of the burial rite in the archaeological sites of Adaidon necropolis that belongs to the Late Bronze Age of the Caucasus.

scholarly journals Documentation of Ancestral Caddo Ceramic Vessels in the Smith County Historical Museum Collections

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Perttula ◽  
Nelson ◽  
Robert Selden ◽  
Walters
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Personal Communication ◽  
The Other ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
East Texas ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Ceramic Vessels ◽  
Neches River ◽  
Smith County

This report puts on record the collection of 34 ancestral Caddo vessels held by the Smith County Historical Museum (SCHM) in Tyler, Texas. Most of the collection was donated to the SCHM in 2013, but several were also donated in 1985 (Carol Kehl, April 2014 personal communication). The vessels in this collection have been documented following the methods employed by the Friends of Northeast Texas Archaeology and Archeological & Environmental Consultants, LLC on a number of ancestral Caddo ceramic collections from East Texas archaeological sites (e.g., Perttula 2011, 2013, 2014; Perttula and Nelson 2013; Perttula and Thacker 2014; Perttula et al. 2007, 2009a, 2009b, 2010a, 2010b, 2010c, 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2013, 2014). The provenance of the Caddo vessels includes a number of vessels from sites at Lake O’ the Pines in the Big Cypress Creek basin, while the other 10 vessels are believed to have been collected from sites in the upper Neches River basin in Smith County, Texas. We discuss these conclusions in the “Summary and Conclusions” section of the report, relying on the decorative styles and types of the vessels (see Suhm and Jelks 1962) to sort them into the material culture remains known to be associated with different ancestral Caddo cultural groups in East Texas.

scholarly journals Medieval Mirrors from the Collection of Altai State Museum of Local Lore.

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-242
Author(s):  
Seregin N. ◽  
◽  
Narudtseva E. ◽  
Chistyakova A. ◽  
Radovsky S. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Yuan Dynasty ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
State University ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Rare Type ◽  
State Museum ◽  
Small Collection ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Yuan Dynasty

The article presents the characteristic of medieval metal mirrors in the collection of the Altai State Museum of Local Lore (Barnaul). The analysis of three items (two fragments and one complete product) has been carried out. The authors reviewed the history of the formation of this small collection, and also provided a detailed description of each mirror. It has been established that the find from the Kirillovka-V complex is a part of an eight-bladed artifact, which, judging by the recorded characteristics, is an original Chinese mirror of the late Tang time. The fragment discovered during the excavations of the Khoroshonok-I necropolis has no analogies in the sites of North and Central Asia. The dating of both designated objects is determined by the last centuries of the 1st millennium AD. The third mirror was made during the Yuan Dynasty and belongs to a very rare type of product. The analysis of the considered group of objects from the Altai State Museum of Local Lore collection demonstrates a significant informational potential for further study of metal mirrors from museum collections, some of which have not yet been published and are not included in the context of modern research. Keywords: metal mirrors, Middle Ages, museum, Altai, archaeological sites, China, chronology Acknowledgements: The study was carried out within the framework of the state assignment of the Altai State University, project No. 748715Ф.99.1. ББ97АА00002 “The Turkic-Mongolian World of the “Great Altai”: Unity and Diversity in History and Modernity”.

Bringing the Past to a Living Room Near You

2020 ◽  
pp. 332-334
Author(s):  
Oya Topçuoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Living Room ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Archaeological Heritage ◽  
Urban Group ◽  
The Past ◽  
Heritage Collections

Museum shops everywhere sell merchandise inspired by artifacts in museum collections. But to access this merchandise one must visit the museum itself or its website. What if people encountered elegant objects exquisitely decorated with imagery from world-renowned artifacts and archaeological sites from their own lands when they went shopping for teacups or salad bowls? Would it enhance their understanding, change their perception, or increase their interest in their country’s past? This chapter explores the use of archaeological heritage in Turkey in the creation of the “Anatolian Civilizations” and “World Heritage” collections by Paşabahçe, Turkey’s first and the world’s third largest producer of glassware. Embodying the company’s mission to “preserve Anatolia’s cultural heritage for future generations,” these collections of decorative objects representing canonical artifacts and ancient sites from Anatolia aim to introduce the region’s archaeological heritage to a wider audience. However, produced in limited editions with price tags between $75 and $350, they are within the reach of only a small, educated, urban group.

Byzantine-period lamps from Antioch-on-the-Orontes and its hinterland

2019 ◽  
pp. 363-383
Author(s):  
Ani Eblighatian
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Art Museum ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Princeton University ◽  
Byzantine Period ◽  
The University ◽  
Roman Syria

The paper is an off-shoot of the author’s PhD project on lamps from Roman Syria (at the University of Geneva in Switzerland), centered mainly on the collection preserved at the Art Museum of Princeton University in the United States. One of the outcomes of the research is a review of parallels from archaeological sites and museum collections, and despite the incomplete documentation in most cases, much new insight could be gleaned, for the author’s doctoral research and for other issues related to lychnological studies. The present paper collects the data on oil lamps from Byzantine layers excavated in 1932–1939 at Antioch-on-the-Orontes and at sites in its hinterland (published only in part so far) and considers the finds in their archaeological context.

scholarly journals Potential Use of Archaeological Snail Shells for the Calculation of Local Marine Reservoir Effect

Radiocarbon ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 459-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Carvalho ◽  
Kita Macario ◽  
Maria Isabela De Oliveira ◽  
Fabiana Oliveira ◽  
Ingrid Chanca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Variation ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Brazilian Coast ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Reservoir Effect ◽  
The Holocene ◽  
Carbon Reservoir ◽  
Potential Use

Shellmounds are archaeological sites found across the Brazilian coast and form an important record of the human occupation of this area during the Holocene. The presence of both terrestrial and marine remains within the same archaeological context enables the comparison of different carbon reservoirs. There is only a small number of similar studies for the coast of south-southeastern Brazil. Previous work was based on the analysis of pre-bomb shells from museum collections and paired charcoal/marine shells from archaeological sites. This article assesses the potential use of terrestrial shells as representative of atmospheric carbon reservoir in the calculation of the marine reservoir effect (MRE) of the southeastern Brazilian coast. The presence of both terrestrial and marine shells over several archaeological layers represents a great potential for calculating reservoir corrections and their temporal variation.

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