Dimensions of Space and Identity in an Emancipation-Era Village

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Meniketti
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Global Events ◽  
Emancipation Era ◽  
Changing Times ◽  
Landscape Survey ◽  
Stone Walls ◽  
The Village ◽  
Transitional Phase ◽  
Dimensions Of Space

A map of Nevis drawn in 1871, indicated three postemancipation African Villages. Landscape survey was conducted to locate the site of Morgan’s Village. Artifacts at the presumed site suggested a strong pre-emancipation component. The Morgan’s site represents an important period on Nevis history; the transitional phase from colonial slave-based plantations to an economy with wage-labor and a free citizenry experimenting in a mature, agro-industrial capitalist mode. This was a period of nascent post-colonialism setting the stage for emergent Nevisian identity. The Morgan’s site is at 985 feet elevation associated with the ruins of Morgan Estate. The village site promised insights into the period between 1833 when the “apprentice period” ended and the 1870s as new economic and social relationships coalesced, and were mediated by global events. What was encountered instead was a village seemingly abandoned soon after emancipation, suggesting a dynamic not previously appreciated. Two historic roads bisected the site, with stacked dry-stone walls in situ. Terraces on the steeply sloped hill supported stone house platforms and rectangular dry-stone foundations. Small furrowed agricultural plots were still visible and ceramics offered clues to daily life. Preliminary analysis suggests a pre-emancipation community that evolved with the changing times.

scholarly journals Autonomous dry stone

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 127-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Luke Johns ◽  
Martin Wermelinger ◽  
Ruben Mascaro ◽  
Dominic Jud ◽  
Fabio Gramazio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Error Propagation ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Embodied Energy ◽  
Average Weight ◽  
Terrain Mapping ◽  
Planning Algorithm ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Robotic Construction ◽  
Stone Walls

AbstractOn-site robotic construction not only has the potential to enable architectural assemblies that exceed the size and complexity practical with laboratory-based prefabrication methods, but also offers the opportunity to leverage context-specific, locally sourced materials that are inexpensive, abundant, and low in embodied energy. We introduce a process for constructing dry stone walls in situ, facilitated by a customized autonomous hydraulic excavator. Cabin-mounted LiDAR sensors provide for terrain mapping, stone localization and digitization, and a planning algorithm determines the placement position of each stone. As the properties of the materials are unknown at the beginning of construction, and because error propagation can hinder the efficacy of pre-planned assemblies with non-uniform components, the structure is planned on-the-fly: the desired position of each stone is computed immediately before it is placed, and any settling or unexpected deviations are accounted for. We present the first result of this geometric- and motion-planning process: a 3-m-tall wall composed of 40 stones with an average weight of 760 kg.

The Shahi ʿIdgah of 1312 at Rapri (Uttar Pradesh): A Landmark in Indian Glazed Tiles

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 281-291
Author(s):  
Yves Porter
Keyword(s):  
Fourteenth Century ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Fourth Century ◽  
Yamuna River ◽  
Religious Festivals ◽  
The Village ◽  
Large Congregations

Abstract The Shahi ʿIdgah at Rapri (Uttar Pradesh), which dates to 1312, was built by Malik Kafur, the general of the Delhi sultan ʿAla⁠ʾuddin Khalji (1296–1316). The village of Rapri was part of Malik Kafur’s fief and an important station for the army, as it commanded a ford on the Yamuna River. ʿĪdgāhs, sometimes translated as “wall-mosques,” are extra-urban, open prayer spaces for accommodating large congregations during the two main religious festivals (ʿīds). The Rapri ʿīdgāh constitutes a major landmark in the architecture of the Delhi Sultanate, mainly because of its exceptional decoration of turquoise-glazed tiles, the oldest example of its kind still in situ. Although often considered a technique that originated in the Iranian domains, the making of glazed tiles was already known in the Kushan period (first to fourth century CE), and some findings have been excavated from Buddhist contexts in the nearby Mathura region. This study shows the link between the tiles of Rapri and later fourteenth century examples, and with glazed pottery.

Apollo Lermenus

1887 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 376-400
Author(s):  
W. M. Ramsay ◽  
D. G. Hogarth
Keyword(s):  
Roman Period ◽  
The North ◽  
The Hill ◽  
The Village ◽  
The Temple

In May of the current year, while Professor W. M. Ramsay, accompanied by Mr. H. A. Brown and myself, was travelling in the Tchal district, we were informed at Demirdjikeui of the existence of ruins in or near Badinlar, three hours away to the north. In a previous year Professor Ramsay had paid a hasty visit to this village and seen nothing of importance: on this occasion fortune favoured us: for, visiting the village a day or two later, we were guided on Whit Sunday to the site of a small temple situate on a conical eminence, which fell on the further side to the southern bank of the Maeander, which here enters on one of the narrowest passes of its gorge. Only the platform on which the temple had stood remained in situ, and very few fragments could we find of columns or cornice: such as remained of the frieze showed by their formal regular ornament the Ionic of Roman period. Overlooking the river was a vaulted tomb, and traces of sarcophagi were apparent among the heaps of grey stone covering the summit of the hill.

scholarly journals The first in situ Old Stone Age assemblage from the Rába Valley, Northwestern Hungary

2015 ◽  
pp. 351-362
Author(s):  
Zsolt Mester ◽  
Norbert Faragó ◽  
Attila Király
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Stone Age ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Lithic Assemblage ◽  
Mesolithic Period ◽  
The Village

Due to the construction of the M86 motorway, intensive quarrying activity started at several locations of the Rába Valley in Northwestern Hungary. This undertaking provided the discovery of a new archaeological site near the village of Páli in August 2014. During the rescue excavation, a rich lithic assemblage was unearthed, suggesting a human occupation related to the Epipalaeolithic–Early Mesolithic period. It is the first in situ site preceding the Neolithic in the region.

scholarly journals Características socioeconómicas y problemas sanitarios asociados a la calidad del agua en las comunidades de Balsa en medio, Julián y Severino del Ecuador.//Socioeconomic characteristics and health problems associated with water quality in the balsa communities in between, Julián and Severino del Ecuador.

Ciencia Unemi ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (30) ◽  
pp. 23-34
Author(s):  
Ángela Carreño-Mendoza ◽  
Leonel Lucas-Vidal ◽  
Ernesto Hurtado ◽  
Renny Barrios-Maestre ◽  
Ramón Silva-Acuña
Keyword(s):  
Quality Index ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Fecal Coliforms ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Socioeconomic Profile ◽  
Del Rio ◽  
The Village ◽  
Boiled Water

La presente investigación se condujo con los objetivos de determinar la calidad del agua, categorizar las condiciones de salud y el perfil socioeconómico de los habitantes de Balsa en Medio, Julián y Severino de la microcuenca del río Carrizal. Las muestras se tomaron del agua almacenada, determinándose in situ: pH, temperatura, conductividad eléctrica y oxígeno disuelto; y en laboratorio sólidos totales, nitratos, fósforo, DBO y coliformes fecales, sus valores interpretados de acuerdo al Índice de Calidad Ambiental. Para la cuantificación de las variables relacionadas con las necesidades básicas insatisfechas, se aplicó una encuesta; por otro lado, para el diagnóstico socioeconómico como el sanitario, se obtuvo información a partir de Censos del Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Registros en Infocentros y Centros de Salud. De acuerdo al índice de calidad las aguas de Balsa en Medio y Julián son poco contaminadas”, mientras que las de Severino son “contaminadas”. En 28% de los casos las familias consumen agua hervida, sin cloración, mientras que el 72% la consumen directamente del rio. En 2016 se detectó disentería amebiana, shigelosis, diarreas generalizadas, infecciones por Campylobacter ssp, entre otras. Las comunidades, se ubican dentro de un nivel significativo de pobreza, lo cual dificulta acceder al agua potable. AbstractThe present investigation was conducted with the objectives of determining the quality of the water, categorizing health conditions and the socioeconomic profile of the inhabitants of the Village Balsa en Medio, Julián and Severino of the micro-basin of the Carrizal River. The samples were taken from stored water, determining at the sight: pH, temperature, electrical conductivity and dissolved oxygen; and in the laboratory total solids, nitrates, phosphorus, BOD and fecal coliforms, with values interpreted according to the Environmental Quality Index. For the quantification of the variables related to the unsatisfied basic needs, a survey was applied; on the other hand, for the socioeconomic diagnosis such as health, information was obtained from the Censuses of the National Institute of Statistics, Registries in Infocenters and Health Centers. According to the quality index, the waters of Balsa en Medio and Julián are little polluted, whiles of Severino are contaminated. In 28% of cases, families consume boiled water, without chlorination, while 72% consume it directly from the river. In 2016 amoebic dysentery, shigellosis, widespread diarrhea, and Campylobacter ssp infections were detected, among others. The communities are located within a significant level of poverty, which makes it difficult for them to access drinking water.

Four Latin Inscriptions From Satala

1987 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
D. H. French ◽  
J. R. Summerly
Keyword(s):  
Recent Work ◽  
The Other ◽  
The North ◽  
The Village

Recent work, published in Anatolian Studies and other journals, has drawn attention to the site of Satala, the modern Sadak (in the province of Gümüşhane, district of Kelkit, map Erzincan 116-p). The importance of Satala is self-evident but the impending loss of Samosata, the base of the legio XVI Flavia Firma, has increased the archaeological value of the remaining two legionary centres, Melitene and Satala. It is to be hoped that further work at Sadak will augment the four texts presented here.The following inscriptions were recorded in Sadak village in 1981, at the house of Ahmet Yegin, who had brought them from a field across the valley to the north of the village outside the area of the Roman fortress. On the testimony of the owner and the other villagers, all the gravestones came from the same ancient cemetery and were found in situ. No others have since come to light (by 31. xii. 1982).

scholarly journals Design, Construction and In Situ Testing of a Muon Camera for Earth Science and Civil Engineering Applications

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 01003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacio Lázaro Roche ◽  
Adnand Bitri ◽  
Simon Bouteille ◽  
Jean-Baptiste Decitre ◽  
Kevin Jourde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Earth Science ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Confined Spaces ◽  
Low Weight ◽  
Angular Acceptance ◽  
Time Projection ◽  
The Village ◽  
Detection Technologies ◽  
Design Construction

The MUST2 (MUon Survey Tomography based on Micromegas detectors for Unreachable Sites Technology) camera is based on a thin Time Projection Chamber read by a resistive Micromegas. This innovative combination presents interesting distinctive features compared to existing muon detection technologies. It allows a wide angular acceptance of the detector with a low weight and compact volume, well adapted for confined spaces or underground operation. The current work presents the results obtained during the calibration measurements at the reference site, the Low Background Noise Laboratory (LBNL). Preliminary results from field measurement campaign carried out at the dam overlooking the village of Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt (South-East of France) are presented and discussed.

scholarly journals Biocidal Activity of Phyto-Derivative Products Used on Phototrophic Biofilms Growing on Stone Surfaces of the Domus Aurea in Rome (Italy)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (18) ◽  
pp. 6584
Author(s):  
Lorenza Rugnini ◽  
Giada Migliore ◽  
Flavia Tasso ◽  
Neil Thomas William Ellwood ◽  
Anna Rosa Sprocati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Analysis ◽  
Mixed Solution ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Phototrophic Biofilms ◽  
16S Gene ◽  
Glycyrrhiza Glabra L ◽  
Stone Walls ◽  
Derivative Products ◽  
Photosynthetic Activities

Hypogean or enclosed monuments are important cultural heritage sites that can suffer biodegradation. Many of the stone walls of the prestigious Domus Aurea are overwhelmed by dense biofilms and so need intervention. Room 93 was chosen as a study site with the aim to test the efficacy of phyto-derivatives as new biocides. Laboratory studies were performed comparing the effects of liquorice leaf extract (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.), lavender essential oil (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) and a combination of both. In situ studies were also performed to test the effect of liquorice. The results were compared with those of the commonly used synthetic biocide benzalkonium chloride. The effects on the biofilms were assessed by microscopy along with chlorophyll fluorescence analysis. The phototrophs in the biofilms were identified morphologically, while the heterotrophs were identified with culture analysis and 16S gene sequencing. Results showed that the mixed solution liquorice/lavender was the most effective in inhibiting the photosynthetic activities of biofilms in the laboratory tests; while, in situ, the effect of liquorice was particularly encouraging as an efficient and low-invasive biocide. The results demonstrate a high potential biocidal efficacy of the phyto-derivatives, but also highlight the need to develop an efficient application regime.

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