Anchors in a Three-Decker World

This paper focuses on anchors as links between two worlds. It examines medieval legends first, starting with mirabilia which link ships in the sky to the earth, then goes on to study those legends which link the surface of the sea to a submarine world. In tracing the evolution and interrelationships of these sets, the pivotal legend is shown to be one in which a man is lured to a submarine monastery. The remainder of the paper focuses on modern accounts of similar legends. Those involving ships in the sky and cloudland themes are instanced first. After a brief look at legends of anchors blocking submarine fairy paths, the final section takes up the lining theme in the modern context. The emphasis here is on a legend localised in Kerry in which a woman from the sea uses an anchor to trap her man.     

Two Ancient Wooden Anchors from Ein Gedi, on the Dead Sea, Israel

Two ancient wooden anchors with ropes, dating to different periods, were found on the western shore of the Dead Sea. The one-armed anchor was dated by 14C to the Late Iron Age—Persian Period, and the second anchor to the Roman Period. The saline water of the Dead Sea preserved the wood and ropes, but corroded almost all the metal parts. A thin black crust of lead and a green crust of copper are the only remains of the collar of the Roman anchor. The finds were made from local tree species and were probably made locally: the one-armed anchor from Acacia, the Roman one from Christ-thorn, and both ropes of date-palm.
© 2005 The Nautical Archaeology Society     

Discovery of Iron Grapnel Anchors in Early Modern Ryukyu and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Okinawa,Japan

The Yarabuoki underwater site contains seven iron grapnel anchors and Early Modern Okinawan ceramic jars and is dated to the 16th–19th centuries. The site lies at a depth of 12–32 m off the western coast of Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan. Based on underwater archaeological and broadband multibeam surveys, as well as historical research of the artefacts and Early Modern Ryukyuan shipping, we discuss the possible anchor and vessel types in Ryukyu and Eastern Asia in Early Modern times. We also discuss the efficacy of low‐cost ROV for assisting surveys in shallow‐water environments and the value of educational programmes for promoting the management and conservation of underwater cultural heritage.     

永州鹞子岭二号墓出土西汉铜熏炉

1995年发掘的永州鹞子岭2号墓,出土了许多精美的器物,《考古》2004年第1期发表了该墓的发掘报告,其中一件铜熏炉经过修复之后,特别引人注目。这是西汉末期泉陵侯刘庆之妻的随葬之物（图1）。     

包山二号墓陶罐试析

本主要探讨了湖北荆门包山二号楚墓出土的12件陶罐在其墓主人时代存在的三种不同的原有名称及其各自不同的原有功用。原名“（石缶）”的陶罐是具有保鲜、保温、防碰撞、盛装成品或半成品食物、可供加热之用的稍大型贮存容器;原名“（土缶）”的陶罐是具有保鲜、保温、防碰撞、盛装即食食物、可供加热和携带之用的稍大型贮运容器;原名“”的陶罐是具有掩蔽、保鲜、保温、防碰撞、盛装成品食物之用的稍小型贮存容器。     

包山二号墓漆画为婚礼图考

包山二号楚墓出土有一件彩绘漆奁,奁盖壁上绘有一幅写实性的人物车马图.本文通过结合三礼等文献的记载,对图画中的服饰、车马、礼节等进行了详尽的考证,并推断其应是周代的婚礼之图, 恰反映了<仪礼·士昏礼>中所记载的六项礼节,为研究周代的婚礼、服饰提供了珍贵而翔实的实物资料.     

2. STORYTELLING

Natalie Davis is a quintessential storyteller in the way theorized by Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt, and Michel de Certeau. Her work decenters history not simply because it grants agency and so historical visibility to those who have been hidden from history or left on its margins, but also because her stories reveal the complexities of human experience and so challenge the received categories with which we are accustomed to thinking about the world.     

九连墩墓地1、2号墓出土青铜器上锈蚀产物分析

采用XRD、XRF和显微照相等方法,测试分析了九连墩1、2墓中出土青铜器锈蚀产物的成分和物相组成,发现该产物的物相主要为氧化亚铜.结合埋藏环境土壤的理化分析,探讨了这些锈蚀产物的形成原因,以及其对青铜文物的影响.同时使用XRD分析方法研究了这批青铜器在大气中的腐蚀情况,发现了一部分文物已经滋生了"粉状锈".     

望山遣册记器简琐议

江陵望山二号楚墓遣册自题"车与器之典"[1],是墓主送葬车马与器物的记录.望山楚简整理者对遣册作了十分出色的整理[2],堪称典范.该遣册中记器的竹简有不少残断,并有缺失.记器简登记的器物,有一些属服饰之类.以下试就与服饰相关的二处内容作一点讨论.其一是关于60号简与61号简的缀合;其二是关于50号简所记"革带"、"绲带"佩饰与随葬实物的对应.     

O. Elusa 2: Another Enigmatic Ostracon from the Pottery Workshop at Elusa in Byzantine Palestine

Abstract

A rather enigmatic Greek ostracon (O. Elusa 2) was recovered during the 1997 excavation season at Elusa in the Negev Desert. This ostracon is analysed in light of its archaeological setting, namely, a Byzantine pottery workshop, and the associated finds from the workshop, including a previously published ostracon (O. Elusa 1). Such an integrative approach underscores the importance of combining papyrological and archaeo- logical information for the interpretation of excavated texts.     

秦俑二号坑土壤干缩特征研究

通过对秦俑二号坑土壤胀缩作科学研究,监测数据对比,运用土壤干缩特征理论,构建了秦俑二号坑土壤干缩特征曲线,结果发现秦俑二号坑干燥进程较为迅速,2000年以前二号坑干燥化尚未对彩绘陶器造成威胁和侵害,但近年来土壤含水量已由挖掘初期的15%～20%,降低到目前的2%～8%,对坑下文物表面彩绘构成威胁。通过补充土壤水份等办法可以减缓这种变化。