Atacamite pigment at Tell Abraq in the early Iron Age

X-ray powder diffraction analysis identified a concentration of green pigment in a shell from Tell Abraq as the copper mineral atacamite. The use of atacamite as a pigment in the ancient world is discussed.     

Attempting to Identify Activities in the Past: Preliminary Investigations of the Third Millennium BC Population at Tell Abraq

This paper reviews attempts by osteologists to identify activities in the past through examination of particular alterations to skeletal remains. Following an outline of the history of interest in occupational pathology, the physiology of bone is briefly summarised in order better to understand the potential of investigating occupation in the past. A history of archaeological research and interpretations in this field is then provided, followed by a discussion of a particular case study in which the human skeletal remains and material culture from the site of Tell Abraq were examined by the author in an attempt to identify bone alterations which may be attributed to certain activities.     

Recent archaeobotanical investigations into the range and abundance of Neolithic crop plants in settlements around Lake Constance and in Upper Swabia (south-west Germany) in relation to cultural influences

An overview is presented of the cultivated plants found at Lake Constance (Bodensee) and in the Upper Swabia region including the Federsee (Baden-Württemberg/south-west Germany) between 4000 and 2400 cal BC. This work relates to recent archaeobotanical investigations of the waterlogged sediments of 30 different Neolithic lakeside settlements. These sites provided almost 500,000 crop plant macro-remains, excellently preserved under waterlogged conditions. Taken in conjunction with other previously collected samples from the region, they provide an added dimension to the understanding of crop plant development in the lakeshore Neolithic in south-west Germany.     

河南三门峡刚玉砂厂唐墓发掘简报

2020年10月至2021年3月,为配合三门峡市刚玉砂厂棚户区改造工程的实施,河南省文物考古研究院联合三门峡市文物考古研究所对该地进行了考古发掘,其中编号为M003的唐代墓葬形制完整,出土物丰富。根据墓志志文,判定墓葬年代为盛唐时期。该墓的发现为进一步研究三门峡地区唐代丧葬习俗提供了详实的实物资料。     

2009年度秦始皇帝陵园考古勘探简报

为配合"秦始皇帝陵遗址公园"工程建设,并为进一步探索秦始皇帝陵园的布局及结构,2009年,陕西省考古研究院秦陵考古队在此前工作的基础上,对陵园进行了较大规模的考古勘探,本年度勘探区域主要集中在陵园外城南墙以北、南内外城垣之间,北内外城垣之间及西内外城垣之间等.     

Contribution of the resistivity method to characterize mud walls in a very dry region and comparison with GPR

Mud walls are frequent in many archaeological sites, including sites located in semi-desert regions. In cases with buried walls, the geophysical methods can be useful tools for their investigation, since they provide maps of the subsoil in a non-invasive way and in relatively short times. This article deals with the characterization of mud walls in very dry soils through the resistivity method, discussing a methodology to satisfactorily apply the method in this kind of adverse environment and how to interpret the results. The case of the Palo Blanco archaeological site, a pre-Incaic village located in the NW region of Argentina, is analyzed.     

鲁山望城岗冶铁遗址的冶炼技术初步研究

本文通过对河南鲁山望城岗,台铁遗址出土和采集的冶铁遗物的综合分析,证明该遗址是个集冶炼、铸造和炼钢为一体的大型工场,持续时间较长,具体工艺表现为采用选好的褐铁矿在高炉中炼出生铁,然后铸成器物,存在脱碳制钢的处理工艺,并且在冶炼时可能使用了煤炭作为燃料。     

西安南郊荆寺二村西汉墓发掘简报

荆寺二村位于西安市长安区义井乡西南沣河以东.2001年春西安市文物保护考古所配合西安至户县高速公路建设,在该村村东发掘清理9座西汉早期墓,其为研究秦文化向汉文化过渡提供了重要资料.现简报如下.     

西安南郊傅村隋唐墓发掘简报

西安南郊傅村隋唐墓地发掘了39座小型土洞墓,可分为横室墓、直背刀形墓、弧背刀形墓、折背刀形墓、弧形斜背墓5种。时代从隋延续到晚唐,墓葬间存在几组打破关系。出土遗物较丰富,以陶瓷器为大宗,并有各式彩绘陶俑。其中M10出土的铜尺制作精良,十分罕见。     

Excavations at ed-Dur (Umm al-Qaiwain, U.A.E.) — Preliminary report on the sixth Belgian season (1992)

The results of six weeks'research in 1992 by a Belgian team from Gent University at ed-Dur in the Emirate of Umm al-Qaiwain are presented. The excavations concentrated on the areas BQ and BR, where a total of almost 2700 m² were excavated. Both areas contained mostly graves, all plundered, however, except for some plain earth-burials. These large exposures provided a vast amount of various objects and pottery and gave further information on burial practices of the 1st cent. A.D. in southeastern Arabia.     

安徽萧县萧窑遗址群2014年田野考古调查简报

安徽省萧县萧窑遗址群位于萧县东南部,本次调查了白土镇窑、欧盘窑、夏村窑和前圩子窑四个窑址。主要产品有碗、盏、罐、壶、高足盘、盘、三叉支托、窑棒和垫圈。釉色主要有青釉、黄釉、黑釉、白釉、白釉褐彩等。萧窑始烧于隋代,终烧于元代。     

Background to the Ghana empire: Archaeological investigations on the transition to statehood in the Dhar Tichitt region (mauritania)

In this paper, an attempt is made to fit together various kinds of data related to the process of the formation of the Ghana empire, the earliest West African state. An overview of research on this topic outlines some of the major problems concerning state formation in this region. This is followed by a discussion of the key politicoeconomic features and their dynamic relations in the process of social differentiation. The use of this theoretical framework helps to make sense of the Dhar Tichitt archaeological record. After careful examination of the prehistoric data, it seems that, before the advent of the Ghana empire, trends towards state formation were already in motion in the Dhar Tichitt region     

陕西下河遗址新石器时代早期农业活动初探

综合花粉、炭化种子等生物指标记录可以提供有关早期植被与农业活动方面的信息。研究显示,下河遗址地区在距今5300～4700 cal a BP之间植被类型以草原为主,仅在河谷地区与山区有少量乔木生长;该地先民在仰韶时代晚期农业活动以旱作农业为主,广泛种植粟类作物,伴随少量黍类作物;另外,较多数量草木犀植物种子的出现可能暗示该地先民利用植物资源饲养牲畜,但仍需进一步研究,以获得更多证据的支持。     

试论北首岭仰韶文化的分期

宝鸡北首岭遗址的发掘及其报告的出版。在仰韶文化研究方面,大大丰富了文化内涵,增加了人们的认识,为研究关中地区的仰韶文化的面貌及其分期提供了重要资料。     

西安南郊夏殿村金代墓葬发掘简报

2009年5月,陕西省考古研究院为配合西安南郊曲江观山悦住宅小区工程建设,在西安市长安区韦曲街道夏殿村西发掘了一座保存较为完整的金代墓葬,编号为2009XBM30,GPS测值为N34°10'31．9",E108°57'42．3",海拔490米(图一).由于墓葬上部土层已被机械破坏,发掘工作是在下挖2米的工地基槽内进行.     

先秦时期封顶壶形盉初步研究

封顶壶形盉是指顶部封闭、顶盖上前部有管状流、后部有口、束颈、鼓腹、平底、单鋬,整体呈壶形的陶器或青铜器。因流根部多见对称乳钉或泥质圆饼,加上较长的流,好似象鼻,又称"象鼻盉"或"兽首盉"。先秦时期的陶盉和青铜