Failaka Archaeological Research Project. Preliminary results after the first season of excavation at the Kharaib el-Desht site in 2013/ Appendix 1: Kharaib el-Desht 2013: pottery. Preliminary report/ Appendix 2: Survey of Kharaib el-Desht Bay on Failaka Island: preliminary report

2016 ◽  
Vol XXIV (1) ◽  
pp. 560-589
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Pieńkowska ◽  
Marta Mierzejewska ◽  
Magdalena Nowakowska
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Documentary Evidence ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Islamic Period ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Failaka Island ◽  
First Time

The site of Kharaib el-Desht on Failaka Island, Kuwait, was explored by an archaeological Kuwaiti–Polish team for the first time in 2013. The project included a survey and underwater archaeological research. Preliminary results indicate a dating of the site to the late Islamic period. Pottery collected from the survey of the site and from the excavations has been studied in a sepearate appendix to this report. As for the underwater and waterfront archaeology project, the main objective was to locate and describe seashore archaeological sites, provide documentary evidence and manage proper preservation of the discoveries in order to further educational opportunities.

Failaka Archaeological Research Project. Preliminary results after the second and third season of excavation at Kharaib el-Desht in 2015–2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 507-522
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Pieńkowska
Keyword(s):  
Northwestern Part ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Southeastern Part ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The Third ◽  
Failaka Island

Excavation at the site of Kharaib el-Desht on Failaka Island, Kuwait, began in 2013 and continued in 2015 and 2016. The second season focused on the northwestern part of the site, namely Areas 1 and 4. In the third season, work also encompassed the southeastern part of the site, Area 3, where the exploration of a stone structure was resumed. A fragment of a residential complex was also unearthed in this area. Test trenches, opened inside the stone structure and below the foundation level of the residential remains, confirmed the existence of an earlier phase, predating the Desht settlement.

Preliminary report on the archaeological survey of the joint Kuwaiti–Polish Mission, Failaka Island, 2012

2016 ◽  
Vol XXIV (1) ◽  
pp. 547-559
Author(s):  
Franciszek Pawlicki
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Front Wall ◽  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
Archaeological Prospection ◽  
Islamic Period ◽  
Historical Structures ◽  
Solid Ground ◽  
Failaka Island

An extensive archaeological prospection along the coasts of Failaka recorded over 180 sites, different stone structures, surface pottery assemblages, farms and enclosures. These were registered, documented and mapped. Stone by stone plans were drawn up of a number of substantial structures that were cleaned and some general observations were made. All prospected and cleaned structures proved to be built of local ashlar sandstone straight on solid ground or bedrock. All kinds of mortar and plaster was used for building construction. Flat stones of similar dimensions were carefully selected. Buildings were neatly designed with entrances always in the middle of the front wall. Archaeological sites of Al-Sabbahiya, Um al-Dakhan, Matitah, Kharaib el-Desht with a density of different historical structures dating from the mid- and late Islamic period are found in the southern regions of Failaka Island.

scholarly journals Sites with rhomb-pit ceramics in the Vologda Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-147
Author(s):  
Tatyana Anatolyevna Vasilyeva ◽  
Natalya Valentinovna Kosorukova ◽  
Nadezhda Gennadyevna Nedomolkina
Keyword(s):  
Late Stage ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Scientific Contribution ◽  
Vologda Region ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Culture Development ◽  
First Time ◽  
Vast Territory

The paper presents the results of systematization and mapping of known archaeological sites with rhomb-pit ceramics on the territory of the Eastern Onega region, in the basin of the Sheksna River. The research is based on the materials from the funds of Cherepovets and Vologda museums. Such survey has been done for the first time and meets the demand of the lacuna in historiography of the discussed subject. Rhomb-pit ceramics are found on a vast territory. The studied area is also included into the zone of rhomb-pit ceramics spread and comprises its eastern boundary. An important scientific contribution was made by A.A. Alekseyevas field research, A.Ya. Brusov, M.E. Foss, I.K. Cvetkova, R.V. Kozireva and S.V. Oshibkinas publications. In total there are 45 ancient sites, which ceramic collections typologically correlate with similar ceramics of the transition stage from Neolithic to Eneolithic in Karelia. The rhombic stamp is typical for the late stage of the Kargopol culture development on this territory. The obtained results reveal that further archaeological research is needed to conduct an in-depth study of the Neolithic - Eneolithic era of the Vologda Region.

Revisiting the Archaeology of the Huetamo Area, Southeastern Michoacán, Mexico

2020 ◽  
pp. 103-130
Author(s):  
José Luis Punzo Díaz ◽  
Diego Rangel ◽  
Erika Ibarra ◽  
Jesús Zarco ◽  
Mijaely Castañón
Keyword(s):  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Late Formative

The Middle Balsas region of southeastern Michoacán contains a wealth of densely concentrated archaeological sites, but remains severely understudied. The chapter first summarizes the limited previous archaeological research in the region. It then presents and discusses preliminary results of ongoing regional investigations. Analyzing ceramic, architectural, and lithic evidence derived from survey and excavation at 59 sites in the Chigüero dam area, the authors propose a regional ceramic sequence and occupational chronology that spans the Late Formative to Postclassic periods (based on archaeomagnetic and radiocarbon dating). The chapter concludes with a summary and brief discussion of how this new data advances scholarly understanding of over 1,500 years of Pre-Hispanic history in the Middle Balsas region of southeastern Michoacán.

scholarly journals Phytochemistry and Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants Used on Safeen Mountain in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1601101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuad Othman Abdullah ◽  
Faiq Hama Saeed Hussain ◽  
Abdullah Shukur Sardar ◽  
Paola Vita-Finzi ◽  
Giovanni Vidari
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Caffeoylquinic Acid ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mountain Province

In remote villages of Kurdistan-Iraq, such as in those on Safeen Mountain, decoctions, potions, and oils from the local herbal tradition have provided the only medicinal remedies for centuries, up to today. A variety of diseases are treated with different plant preparations, ranging from simple rheumatism to diarrhea, skin diseases, and highly complicated kidney and heart problems. This survey describes, for the first time, the mostly used medicinal plants, resulting from several interviews with local herbal healers. The bioactivity of some isolated compounds is, indeed, strictly related to traditional uses of plants in Safeen Mountain Province. We also report the preliminary results of our ongoing research project on the constituents of the still uninvestigated plant Pterocephalus nestorianus Nab., which is traditionally used against inflammation and oral diseases. Luteolin-7- O-glucoside, 3,5-di- O-caffeoylquinic acid and loganic acid were isolated.

Digging the history. Absolute chronology of the settlement complex at Czermno-Cherven’ (eastern Poland). Research status and perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Dzieńkowski ◽  
Marcin Wołoszyn ◽  
Iwona Florkiewicz ◽  
Radosław Dobrowolski ◽  
Jan Rodzik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Qualitative Change ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Research Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Absolute Dating ◽  
First Time ◽  
Radiocarbon Datings

The article discusses the results of the latest interdisciplinary research of Czermno stronghold and its immediate surroundings. The site is mentioned in chroniclers’ entries referring to the stronghold Cherven’ (Tale of Bygone Years, first mention under the year 981) and the so-called Cherven’ Towns. Given the scarcity of written records regarding the history of today’s Eastern Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus in the 10th and 11th centuries, recent archaeological research, supported by geoenvironmental analyses and absolute dating, brought a significant qualitative change. In 2014 and 2015, the remains of the oldest rampart of the stronghold were uncovered for the first time. A series of radiocarbon datings allows us to refer the erection of the stronghold to the second half/late 10th century. The results of several years’ interdisciplinary research (2012-2020) introduce qualitatively new data to the issue of the Cherven’ Towns, which both change current considerations and confirm the extraordinary research potential in the archeology of the discussed region.

Spider diversity in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 ((suppl.1)) ◽  
pp. 209-243
Author(s):  
J.K.H. Koh ◽  
D.J. Court
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
New Records ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Vegetation Zones ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
First Time

This paper discusses the preliminary results of the first comprehensive survey of the spiders of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (BTNR) in Singapore. Two plots were established in each of the three zones of vegetation, viz., primary forest, old secondary forest, and maturing secondary forest. They were repeatedly sampled over an 18-month period. Sorting of the collection so far suggests that the three vegetation zones harbour rather different spider assemblages. Only ~9% of the total spider fauna recovered was shared by all three zones. The results have also yielded a preliminary picture of dominance, abundance and rarity. Although first intended to obtain a baseline for future quantitative analyses, the survey became a testing ground to modify and refine methodology so as to conduct future quantitative surveys with greater scientific rigour. Taxonomic work on the samples so far shows that the spiders in the BTNR span over 43 families, of which six families are listed for the first time in Singapore. The tally is summarised in an interim checklist of BTNR spiders. The checklist, with a total of 317 entries, shows that there are 158 described species of spiders in BTNR, of which 25 species are new records for Singapore. Another 159 morphospecies are provisionally recognised as distinct species, some of which may be new to science. Our observations during the survey have allowed us to provide a narrative of BTNR spider diversity against a backdrop of their microhabitat specialisation.

scholarly journals Quartz Crystallite Size and Moganite Content as Indicators of the Mineralogical Maturity of the Carboniferous Chert: The Case of Cherts from Eastern Asturias (Spain)

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 611
Author(s):  
Celia Marcos ◽  
María de Uribe-Zorita ◽  
Pedro Álvarez-Lloret ◽  
Alaa Adawy ◽  
Patricia Fernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Crystallite Size ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Infrared And Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
First Time ◽  
Geological Formations

Chert samples from different coastal and inland outcrops in the Eastern Asturias (Spain) were mineralogically investigated for the first time for archaeological purposes. X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, transmission electron microscopy, infrared and Raman spectroscopy and total organic carbon techniques were used. The low content of moganite, since its detection by X-ray diffraction is practically imperceptible, and the crystallite size (over 1000 Å) of the quartz in these cherts would be indicative of its maturity and could potentially be used for dating chert-tools recovered from archaeological sites. Also, this information can constitute essential data to differentiate the cherts and compare them with those used in archaeological tools. However, neither composition nor crystallite size would allow distinguishing between coastal and inland chert outcrops belonging to the same geological formations.

W-Shaped Osteotomy to Avoid Paranasal Deformity After Standard Le Fort I in Orthognathic Surgery

2020 ◽  
pp. 229255032096965
Author(s):  
Mario Santagata ◽  
Nicola Sgaramella ◽  
Fabrizio Chirico ◽  
Salvatore D’Amato ◽  
Ivo Ferrieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Orthognathic Surgery ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Le Fort I Osteotomy ◽  
Maxillary Bone ◽  
Le Fort ◽  
First Time ◽  
Le Fort I ◽  
Pyriform Aperture

When occlusal alterations are not accompanied by paranasal deficiencies, mobilization of the maxilla via Le Fort I osteotomy should be made with a different design. In this preliminary report, a W-shaped osteotomy that doesn’t change the position of the maxillary bone surrounding the pyriform aperture was presented for the first time. Advantages and indications of this new procedure are discussed.

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