scholarly journals A propósito de unos pasadores en fornna de "T" : iberorromanos localizados en Cartela (San Roque, Cádiz) y en Septem Fratres (Ceuta)

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noé Villaverde Vega
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
European Side ◽  
Península Ibérica

El pasador en forma de «T» es un elemento indumentario documentado en la escultura ibérica, concretamente está representado como broche en el cuello de la túnica de «la Gran Dama ofrente del Cerro de los Santos» (Montealegre del Castillo, Albacete). Ejemplares de este tipo de pasador se han hallado en diversos yacimientos arqueológicos de la Península Ibérica, estando especialmente localizados en el Centro, Sur y el Sureste, aunque en general no abundan. Su origen hispano se confirma de modo indirecto por la casi nula presencia de estos ejemplares en yacimientos arqueológicos extrapeninsulares. En ese sentido, recientemente se han localizado tres ejemplares en Ceuta, localidad de la orilla africana del Estrecho de Gibraltar, que surge en época romana-imperial por y para la pesca y sus industrias derivadas. En el área del Estrecho podemos añadir el hallazgo de otro ejemplar en Carteia (San Roque, Cádiz). Estas cuatro piezas excepcionales, junto a otras evidencias arqueológicas, confirman la participación directa de poblaciones hispanas en las pesquerías desarrolladas sobre ambas orillas del Estrecho. Además, los pasadores localizados en una localidad exclusivamente pesquera, como era Ceuta, permiten suponen que dicho elemento indumentario continuaba siendo utilizado por sectores populares de la sociedad hispanorromana de época imperial.Fasteners in the form of a «T» are items of fress seen in sculpture dating from the iberian period. For many years, fasteners of his type which are relatively rare, were only found in archaeological sites in the Península itself. In his study, we examine the recent discovery of these fasteners in two Coastal sites, namely Cartela (San Roque, Cádiz) and Septem Fratres (Cuenca), the first on the European side and the second on the African side of the Straits of Gibraltar. The existence of the these fasteners, along with other pieces of evidence, go to prove that the Híspanles were indeed involved in fishing activities on both shores of the Straits of Gibraltar at the time of the Romans. The fact that these items of dress have bee found in Ceuta confirms that the were sitill being uses at the time of the Román Empire.

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 Geomorphological and geoarchaeological evolution of the Monforte de Lemos basin (Galicia , Spain). Erosion phases and post-depositional processes in NW Iberia

2010 ◽  
pp. 5-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Ameijenda-Iglesias ◽  
Arturo De Lombera-Hermida ◽  
Augusto Pérez-Alberti ◽  
Xosé Pedro Rodríguez-Álvarez ◽  
Ramón Fábregas-Valcarce
Keyword(s):  
Site Formation ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Depositional Processes ◽  
Continental Deposits ◽  
Nw Iberia ◽  
Península Ibérica

The geomorphological and geoarchaeological study made on the Paleolithic sites of Monforte de Lemosbasin (Lugo, Galicia), along with the available OSL datings, allowed us to correlate the Pleistocenedeposits found in the basin with erosion phases previously detected in the glacial and coastal sequencesof NW Iberia as well as in other Galician Paleolithic sites. Some of these phases may be attributed toHeinrich events. In this sense, the colluvial layers identified at Monforte de Lemos show the key roleplayed by morphogenetic processes in the configuration of the continental deposits during the H4 eventat the site of As Lamas and, probably, by H6 at the site of O Regueiral. These sites can be regarded asgood examples of the role played by erosion phases on site formation and post-depositional processes inNW Iberia archaeological sites. El estudio geomorfológico y geoarqueológico de los yacimientos Paleolíticos de la depresión de Monfortede Lemos (Lugo, Galicia), así como las dataciones OSL nos permiten correlacionar los depósitos coluvialesPleistocenos de la cuenca terciaria con los procesos erosivos identificados en depósitos glaciares y costerosdel NW de la península Ibérica, así como en otros yacimientos gallegos del Paleolítico. Algunas de estasfases pueden relacionarse con los episodios Heinrich. En este sentido, los niveles coluviales de Monfortede Lemos nos muestran la alta incidencia de los procesos morfogenéticos en los depósitos continentalesdurante el H4, en el caso del yacimiento de As Lamas y, probablemente, del H6, en el yacimiento de ORegueiral. Son una muestra del papel desempeñado por los episodios erosivos en la formación de losyacimientos y efectos post-deposicionales identificados en los yacimientos arqueológicos del NW Peninsular.

scholarly journals La presencia del ejército romano en las montañas de El Bierzo (León): novedades arqueológicas.

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 85-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Manuel Vidal Encinas ◽  
José Manuel Costa García ◽  
David González Álvarez ◽  
Andrés Menéndez Blanco
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Roman Army ◽  
Nw Iberia ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques ◽  
Military Archaeology ◽  
Remarkable Advance ◽  
Península Ibérica

ResumenEn las últimas dos décadas, la Arqueología militar romana ha experimentado un notable avance en la península ibérica. El uso sistemático de nuevas técnicas de teledetección constituye el último estadio de un proceso de renovación metodológica que ha permitido documentar un numeroso conjunto de yacimientos arqueológicos inéditos, o bien relacionar otros ya conocidos con el ejército romano. A su vez, esta información inédita ha subrayado la necesidad de desarrollar nuevas narrativas arqueológicas sobre los procesos de conquista y ocupación del Noroeste peninsular en tiempos antiguos. Este trabajo analiza tres nuevos yacimientos de reciente descubrimiento que pueden ayudarnos a entender estos procesos en El Bierzo, una comarca estratégica en las comunicaciones entre el Noroeste ibérico y la cuenca del Duero.AbstractRoman military archaeology has experienced a remarkable advance in the Iberian Peninsula during the last decades. The systematic use of remote sensing techniques is the latest stage in a process of methodological renovation that has helped to identify a significant number of new archaeological sites, or to link other already known sites with the Roman army. In addition, these new data have highlighted the need to develop renovated archaeological narratives on the conquest and occupation processes of NW Iberia in the Antiquity. In this paper, we analyse three recently discovered sites, which will help us to understand these phenomena in El Bierzo, a strategic region connecting NW Iberia and the Duero valley.

scholarly journals Alexandru Popa, The Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Eastern Dacia. Preliminary Results of Research Conducted in the Context of the Romanian National Limes Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 194-226
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
National Museum ◽  
History Museum ◽  
National Heritage ◽  
Eastern Carpathians ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Unesco Site ◽  
National Partnership ◽  
International Initiative

The visible and invisible traces of the Roman Frontier in Dacia have been, for quite a long time, one of the most representative archaeological sites in Romania, and especially in Transylvania. On one hand, the Roman frontier in Transylvania, also known as Limes, symbolises a border between the GreekRoman world and the local civilisations found in the regions north of the Danube. On the other hand, we rather deal with a large contact zone between the two parts of the antique ecumene. Romania decided to join the international initiative known as Frontiers of the Roman Empire (FRE) UNESCO site by inscribing on the UNESCO Heritage List the components found on its territory – the Dacian Limes and the segments of the Danubian Roman Border. The activity of preparing the nominations is conducted by several institutions. Along with the National Heritage Institute, that is responsible, by tradition, of all the UNESCO nominations in Romania, the activity also involves the National History Museum from Bucharest, the National Museum of Transylvanian History from Cluj-Napoca and the National Museum of the Eastern Carpathians from Sf. Gheorghe. The National Limes Commission has been established to coordinate all the undertaken activities and to assure proper communication between the above-mentioned institutions, both inside the national partnership and with the international partners.

scholarly journals La reconstrucción de paleoambientes cuaternarios: ideas, ejemplos y una síntesis de la evolución del Holoceno en el NW de la Península Ibérica

2000 ◽  
pp. 31-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Martínez Cortizas
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Peat Bogs ◽  
Personal View ◽  
Emergent Complexity ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Glacier Ice ◽  
Northwestern Spain ◽  
The Many ◽  
Península Ibérica

This paper is the consequence af an invited presentation given at the Facultade de Letras do Porto during lhe II Jornadas do Quaternário «Quaternary, Natural and Cultural Heritage» held at Porto (Portugal). It deals wiith a personal view on how to reconstruct Quaternary palaeonvironments, based on the experience gained during lhe last fifteen years collaborating with researchers of many disciplines, although I have to aknowledge lo archaeologists and prehistoricians for triggering my interest. Present environment can be considered as a dynamic system of emergent complexity, product of the many interactions -feedbacks, couplings, perturbations, inductions, metachronicities, ... – stablished amongst its constituent parts -basically the lithosphere, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere and the biosphere; playing humans an increasing role among biota-. So have to be considered past environments or palaeoenvironments. This complexity demands an integrated, interdisciplinary view of research for a reasonable reconstruction. The object of analysis is the archive, an entity that contains a record of environmental changes -polar and glacier ice and snow, lake and ocean sediments, peat bogs, tree rings, ... - While any property resulting from a change that can be measured and interpreted can be considered as a signal -biotic or abiotic-. Natural archives are the memory of the geosystem. Under the influence of environmental conditions superficial formations of the lithosphere undergo processes that are responsible for their properties - physico-chemical, mineralogical, biological, etc, ... - In this sense, palaeoenvironmental reconstruction tries to follow the inverse intinerary: from present observed properties to stablish the processes related to their genesis and from those we try to uncover the past environments that governed them. Nevertheless, we have to be aware of the fact that progressive and regressive pathways are both likely to have ocurred, so information was sometimes stored and sometimes deleted from the archives. In fact, the further we go back in time the less information we are able toobtain. It is also important to remind that reconstruction is always partial, as it is impossible to obtain cluesof all the complexities, and even some past environments may have had conditions which are not comparable to any present environment. With these ideas as background framework I briefly introduce here some aspects on the properties of archives and signals, propose an approach to Quaternary palaeoenvironments reconstruction, give some insights on the relationships between human activities, archaeological sites and past environments, put some examples of archives we have been using and results obtained, and end up with a synthesis of the Holocene evolution of Northwestern Spain.

scholarly journals Espaço e Materialidade na Tripolitania Romana: uma tentativa de reconstituição da cidade de Oea em meados do II Século * Space And Materiality In Roman Tripolitania: an attempt of recovery of the city of Oea in the Mid-Second Century

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
BELCHIOR MONTEIRO LIMA NETO
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Second Century ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
North African ◽  
Archaeological Artifacts ◽  
African Writer ◽  
The City ◽  
Old Roman

<p><strong>Resumo:</strong> Oea, atualmente Trípoli, na Líbia, foi uma cidade que integrou o Império romano nos primeiros séculos de nossa era. Dela, poucas relíquias são hoje conhecidas, uma vez que a atual capital líbia fora construída sobre a antiga <em>urbs </em>romana. Tendo em vista tais limitações e com o intuito de superá-las, empreenderemos uma tentativa de reconstituição da antiga Oea. Intencionamos dar materialidade à cidade, haja vista o nosso interesse de pesquisar o espaço citadino onde Apuleio de Madaura, escritor norte-africano de meados do II século, foi publicamente difamado e acusado de praticante magia. Por meio da obra <em>Apologia</em>, dos diminutos artefatos arqueológicos e epigráficos e de comparações com as cidades vizinhas de Sabrata e Leptis Magna – cujos sítios arqueológicos são imensamente mais ricos e completos – acreditamos ser possível visualizar, mesmo que parcialmente, o ambiente citadino vivido por Apuleio entre os anos de 157 e 159.</p><p><strong>Palavras-chave</strong>: Oea – Espaço – Materialidade – Apuleio de Madaura.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Oea, now Tripoli, Libya, was a city that was part of the Roman Empire in the first centuries of our era. Few of its relics, however, are actually known, since the current Libyan capital was built on the old Roman urbs. Considering these limitations and in order to overcome them will undertake an attempt to reconstitute the ancient Oea. We intend to give materiality to the city, given our interest in researching the urban space where Apuleius of Madaura, North African writer of the mid-second century, was publicly vilified and accused of witchcraft. From the work Apology, the tiny epigraphic and archaeological artifacts and comparisons with the nearby cities of Leptis Magna and Sabrata - which archaeological sites are immensely richer and more complete - we believe we can shimmer the urban environment experienced by Apuleius between the years 157 - 159 A.D.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Oea – Space – Materiality – Apuleius of Madaura.</p>

The use of scanning electron microscopy in interpreting chenopodium remains from three archaeological sites in northwestern Iowa

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1112-1113
Author(s):  
Douglas William Jones
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Late Prehistoric ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
Chenopodium Berlandieri ◽  
Seed Identification ◽  
Level 2 ◽  
Scanning Electron

Within the past 20 years, archaeobotanical research in the Eastern United States has documented an early agricultural complex before the dominance of the Mesoamerican domesticates (corn, beans, and squash) in late prehistoric and historic agricultural systems. This early agricultural complex consisted of domesticated plants such as Iva annua var.macrocarpa (Sumpweed or Marshelder), Hellanthus annuus (Sunflower) and Chenopodium berlandieri, (Goosefoot or Lasbsquarters), and heavily utilized plants such as Polygonum erectum (Erect Knotweed), Phalaris caroliniana (May grass), and Hordeum pusillum (Little Barley).Recent research involving the use of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) specifically on Chenopodium has established diagnostic traits of wild and domesticated species seeds. This is important because carbonized or uncarbonized seeds are the most commonly recovered Chenopodium material from archaeological sites. The diagnostic seed traits assist archaeobotanists in identification of Chenopodium remains and provide a basis for evaluation of Chenopodium utilization in a culture's subsistence patterns. With the aid of SEM, an analysis of Chenopodium remains from three Late Prehistoric sites in Northwest Iowa (Blood Run [Oneota culture], Brewster [Mill Creek culture], and Chan-Ya-Ta [Mill Creek culture]) has been conducted to: 1) attempt seed identification to a species level, 2) evaluate the traits of the seeds for classification as either wild or domesticated, and 3) evaluate the role of Chenopodium utilization in both the Oneota and Mill Creek cultures.

Preparation And elemental analysis of ancient fibers

1987 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 410-411
Author(s):  
Allen Angel ◽  
Kathryn A. Jakes
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Physical Structure ◽  
Energy Dispersive ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Long Term Storage ◽  
Backscattered Electron ◽  
Electron Imaging

Fabrics recovered from archaeological sites often are so badly degraded that fiber identification based on physical morphology is difficult. Although diagenetic changes may be viewed as destructive to factors necessary for the discernment of fiber information, changes occurring during any stage of a fiber's lifetime leave a record within the fiber's chemical and physical structure. These alterations may offer valuable clues to understanding the conditions of the fiber's growth, fiber preparation and fabric processing technology and conditions of burial or long term storage (1).Energy dispersive spectrometry has been reported to be suitable for determination of mordant treatment on historic fibers (2,3) and has been used to characterize metal wrapping of combination yarns (4,5). In this study, a technique is developed which provides fractured cross sections of fibers for x-ray analysis and elemental mapping. In addition, backscattered electron imaging (BSI) and energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis (EDS) are utilized to correlate elements to their distribution in fibers.

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