浙江仙居岩画的微腐蚀断代

微腐蚀测年通过观测矿物晶体上的"石亏"来获知岩画的制作年代,是一种无损的"直接断代法"。仙居岩画的测年工作主要在送龙山和小方岩两处地点开展,经过观测,研究人员从岩画刻槽中取得了十一组石亏微腐蚀数据,以及两组来自吴芾墓附属石刻的校准数据。由校准后的年代计算结果可知,小方岩岩画的制作开始于东吴末年,贯穿了两晋及南北朝时期,一直延续至唐初,而送龙山岩画则为唐代作品。     

Myths in political anthropology

Lewellen, Ted C. Political Anthropology, An Introduction. South Hadley, Mass.: Bergin & Garvey Publishers Inc., 1983. 192 pp. Bibliography, Index, Illustrations. $22.95 cloth, $10.95 paper.     

Myths of ancestry

This article examines the national significance of fifth‐century BC Greek sculpture and especially the so‐called Elgin Marbles. It examines the significance of these archaeological remains not for the Greek nation but for the British, and specifically the English, nation during the nineteenth century. The national significance of fifth‐century BC Greek art lies in its incorporation into nineteenth‐century debates concerning the identity of the English nation. At a time when physical appearance or race was accepted as an important and, indeed, determining component of the ‘self’ and a measure of collective belonging, Greek sculpture, which was primarily figural in its subject‐matter, came to be seen as an image of the English ‘self’. The belief in the Greek identity of the English caused a Greek revival in English life and art. In life, this revival took the form of care for the body and the imitation of the athletic practices of Greek youth through the practice of sport in English school and university education. It was thus that nineteenth‐century English youth turned itself into a work of art.     

Three-dimensional recording by laser scanning of the petroglyphs at Rombald's Moor,West Yorkshire

Abstract

A variety of methods have been used to depict and document petroglyphs, from hand sketching to close-range photogrammetry. Most methods, however, record only a two-dimensional image, whereas petroglyphs are by their nature three-dimensional. Additionally, most methods suffer from inaccuracies resulting from the skill and subjectivity of the recorder or distortions imposed by the equipment and conditions under which the panel was viewed. Conventional three-dimensional recording techniques such as the use of traditional moulding and casting materials, may damage the petroglyph itself. An assessment of the various shortcomings of established rock art recording methods resulted in the field-testing of laser scanning with the objective of obtaining a quantitative, three-dimensional record of petroglyph panels and the creation of non-contact replicas. This paper presents the principles behind laser scanning and an account of field trial results of laser scanning rock art in situ at Rombald's Moor, West Yorkshire, England. The work presented was undertaken as part of the Rock Art Pilot Project commissioned by English Heritage in July 1999.     

Satellite imagery and archaeology: the example of CORONA in the Altai Mountains

Satellite imagery, and specifically CORONA, is now of common use in archaeology. CORONA, as it produces two images of the same spot (afterward and forward), allows for stereoscopic view and is a perfect tool for the production of maps, especially in remote areas, where maps are not reliable of even absent.     

Women's rituals and women's prototypes review article *

In this short passage of the Libellus de virginitate servanda (epist. 22) Jerome incorporates a number of striking formulations from Tertullian's De oratione and De corona. The influence of Ambrose's De virginibus would also seem to be discernible. Jerome systematically enhances the stylistic finesse of the material he borrows. At the same time its inclusion also entails inconcinnities.     

广西花山岩画抢救性保护修复材料的选择试验

花山岩画受环境因素作用,岩体崩落掉块、片状鳞片状剥离脱落等病害,给花山岩画造成了巨大破坏,威胁着岩画的长期保存。其中物理风化引起的岩石片状脱落病害,以及化学风化引起的颗粒状产物对岩画的危害最大,应尽快采取抢救性保护措施对其进行治理。本工作在现场调查的基础上,通过粘合剂强度分析,以及清洗剂实验,研究了治理物理风化片状剥离脱落岩石片的粘合剂性能,以及化学风化颗粒状产物的清洗效果,并在现场无岩画处进行了初步试验。结果表明,使用丙烯酸树脂环氧树脂改性的粘合剂,用于花山岩画片状剥离病害的治理时,可以达到预期目标。在对颗粒状和薄膜状风化产物进行处理,疏松的颗粒状产物,清除效果较好,对岩石没有明显影响;对于较为致密的颗粒状产物或薄膜状产物未见明显效果。     

The rituals and significance of ducal civic entries in late medieval Brittany

Although not so richly documented as some other French principalities, enough evidence survives to describe various rituals connected with ducal civic entries in late medieval Brittany, which have been largely ignored in recent general literature. This article synthesises this material, highlighting in particular the political and ideological as well as ceremonial imperatives which governed evolving Breton practice between the fourteenth and early sixteenth centuries as the duchy passed from independent rule under the Montfort dynasty into the hands of the kings of France.     

先秦河西走廊神话传说考略

先秦时代产生和流传于河西走廊的昆仑神话传说是我国诸多神话传说源头之一,其中蕴含了许多中华民族起源、融合、形成的信息,也蕴含了很丰富的地域文化因素.在昆仑神话传说中,被公认的中华民族的始祖黄帝、颛顼、大禹以及西王母、后羿、宓妃、简狄、老子等先祖神人曾驻足河西,表明河西走廊曾是中华民族的发祥地之一.挖掘、整理、研究先秦河西神话传说,对于进一步深入研究东西方文化的交流融合、加强中华民族的相互认同、增强中华民族的向心力和凝聚力、激发民族自豪感和自信力,都有着十分重要的历史意义和现实意义.