Isotopes in vitreous materials

For all archaeological artefactual evidence, the study of the provenance, production technology and trade of raw materials must be based on archaeometry. Whereas the study of the provenance and trade of stone and ceramics is already well advanced, this is not necessarily the case for ancient glass. The nature of the raw materials used and the geographical location of their transformation into artefacts often remain unclear. Currently, these questions are addressed by the use of radiogenic isotope...

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Engels | 166 pagina's (PDF, 11 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017

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Sagalassos

Since 1990, the ancient city of Sagalassos in southwestern Turkey has been the focus of an interdisciplinary archaeological research project coordinated by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The papers collected in this volume reveal how the meticulous systematic and interdisciplinary reconstruction of the ecology and economy of the site and its territory has enhanced our understanding of the ancient settlement and its inhabitants beyond the traditional aspects of classical archaeology in Asia Minor....

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Engels | 336 pagina's (PDF, 54 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017

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Minoan earthquakes

breaking the myth through interdisciplinarity

Interdisciplinary study on the role of earthquakes in the eastern Mediterranean. Does the "Minoan myth" still stand up to scientific scrutiny? Since the work of Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos (Crete, Greece), the romanticized vision of the Cretan Bronze Age as an era of peaceful prosperity only interrupted by the catastrophic effects of natural disasters has captured the popular and scientific imagination. Its impact on the development of archaeology, archaeoseismology, and earthquake geology in the...

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Engels | 408 pagina's (PDF, 9,4 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017

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Veerle Rots Prehension and hafting traces on flint tools

a methodology

The capacity to mount stone tools in or on a handle is considered an important innovation in past human behaviour. The insight to assemble two different materials (organic and inorganic) into a better functioning entity indicates the presence of the required mental capacity and technological expertise. Although the identification of stone tool use based on microscopic analysis was introduced in the 1960s, distinguishing between hand-held and hafted tool use has remained a more difficult issue. This...

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Engels | 296 pagina's (PDF, 4,9 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017

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Handheld XRF for art and archaeology

Applications, possibilities, and limitations of handheld XRF in art conservation and archaeology. Over the last decade the technique of X-ray fluorescence has evolved, from dependence on laboratory-based standalone units to field use of portable and lightweight handheld devices. These portable instruments have given researchers in art conservation and archaeology the opportunity to study a broad range of materials with greater accessibility and flexibility than ever before. In addition, the low relative...

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Engels | 480 pagina's (PDF, 17 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017

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Ann Van Baelen The lower to middle palaeolithic transition in northwestern Europe

evidence from Kesselt-Op de Schans

A well‐preserved early Middle Palaeolithic site set against a wider northwestern European context The shift from Lower to Middle Palaeolithic in northwestern Europe (dated to around 300,000-250,000 years ago) remains poorly understood and underexplored compared to more recent archaeological transitions. During this period, stone tool technologies underwent significant changes but the limited number of known sites and the general low spatio‐temporal resolution of the archaeological record in many...

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Engels | 336 pagina's (PDF, 30 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017

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Modderman Stichting The Roman villa at Maasbracht

the archaeology and history of a Roman settlement on the banks of the river Meuse (Province of Limburg, the Netherlands); in memory of Willem J.H. Willems

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Engels | 203 pagina's | Leiden University, Leiden | 2017

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Universiteit Leiden Excerpta archaeologica leidensia II

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Engels | 305 pagina's | Leiden University, Leiden | 2017

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