“学术期刊·博物馆·文化遗产”论坛暨《东南文化》创刊25周年纪念学术研讨会纪要

南京博物院于2010年6月13～14日举办了‘学术期刊·博物馆·文化遗产’论坛暨《东南文化》创刊25周年纪念学术研讨会,来自文博学术期刊界的近四十位专家代表围绕三个主题进行了发言和讨论:1、新形势下加强刊物自身建设,2、学术期刊对博物馆建设和文化遗产学事业的引领作用,3、网络时代学术期刊的发展。与会代表提出了很多富有建设性的观点和意见,并交流了各自的办刊经验。此次会议的召开将有助于学术期刊更好地为博物馆建设、文化遗产事业及相关学科体系建设发挥平台和引领作用。     

颠覆视觉的迷宫世界

<正>在新西兰南岛的小镇瓦纳卡,有这样一个充满了古灵精怪的主题公园——迷宫世界,无论是成年人还是小朋友,都会在这里玩得不亦乐乎。迷宫世界里有颠覆视觉的梦幻画廊、神奇的人脸墙、不可思议的魔幻屋、让人虚实莫辨的穿越厕所,还有上下两层,总长1.5公里的巨大迷宫,绝对具有吸引力。远远地望见一排奇形怪状、东倒西歪的房子,你就找到了迷宫世界。它位于皇后镇到瓦纳卡的84     

On the Book of Devotions,Deposited by Cardinal Howard in the Library of the Dominican Convent at Bornheim in 1659

This paper reports the results of the excavation of an Early Bronze Age cist cemetery on the mid-Northumberland coast at Howick. The Bronze Age site was discovered during the investigation of a Mesolithic hut site, the latter having been published separately as a monograph. A total of five cists were found with only one being adult-sized, the rest presumably for infants. Due to the acidic conditions on the site, only a few fragments of a small skull were found in Cist 2. Other small finds included a small sherd of Food Vessel urn in an area of disturbance next to Cist 5, smoothed limestone cobbles and some nodules of yellow ochre. Flints were found in most of the feature fills, but these are considered to be residual as they are directly comparable to the narrow blade material found within the Mesolithic hut and its environs. The siting of Early Bronze Age cist burials in coastal locations is thought to reflect contemporary settlement on the coastal margin and its hinterland. With no Bronze Age dwelling sites known from this area, these cemeteries have an added significance as they provide indirect evidence for Bronze Age settlement on the North-East coastal plain.     

Examples of Mediæval Seals. Seals preserved at Wisby in Gottland

Limited excavations were undertaken between 1975 and 1982 in two areas: south of the upper ward gatehouse and in the area of the lower ward eastern entrance. The excavations revealed traces of four bridges, one of which had left clear evidence of the design of its timber piers. Archaeological evidence suggests that all four bridges date from no later than the middle years of the twelfth century. The eastern gatehouse was shown to be a comparatively insubstantial structure, in spite of a major rebuild, suggesting that the main defence in this area was concentrated forward on the great barbican. The latter awaits future investigation. Limited re-examination of the structure of the lower ward Westgate and finds from this area enabled a sequence of gatehouse development and use to be suggested. South of the upper ward gatehouse excavations uncovered two substantial pits; the southern one was a lime kiln, sealed by construction of the successive bridges to the upper ward, and probably associated with the building of the ‘country house’ in the 1070S. The second pit, on the northern side of the upper ward ditch to the south-west of the upper ward gatehouse, could not be fully excavated and its purpose is rather more enigmatic; it was most likely another lime kiln. Investigation of the original topsoil on the northern lip of the upper ward ditch has identified early occupation levels apparently preceeding construction of the country house.     

Notice of the Proceedings at the Monthly Meetings of the Archæological Institute

The English glass industry adopted coal as a fuel at the beginning of the seventeenth century, the consequent reduction in costs enabling sales and production to increase. From a minor forest industry, glass manufacture became an important part of the coalfield economy, with innovative furnace structures forming striking features in the eighteenth-century urban landscape. Recent archaeological investigation has shown that glass-works have left significant survivals on subsequently redeveloped sites, in the form of underground flues and furnace bases, and residues from processes.     

Notices of Remains of Ecclesiastical Architecture in Norfolk,Supposed to be of the Saxon Period

Documentary research shows that an unprovenanced, non-matching ‘pair’ of Viking oval brooches now in the British Museum are, in fact, from a grave in the Viking cemetery discovered in the nineteenth century at Pierowall, Westray, Orkney. Found in 1839, they had subsequently passed through the hands of a number of private collectors and dealers, sadly losing their grave associations and sustaining a little damage in the process. It is even more disturbing to note that eventually their provenance was lost (or suppressed?). Fortunately the ‘pair’ was never split up, which has facilitated their re-identification.     

洛阳道北二路明墓发掘简报

2009年11月,洛阳市第二文物工作队配合基础建设,在洛阳市道北二路发掘了一批明代墓葬。其中3座墓葬(HM1125、HM1137、HM1138)均为长方形土洞墓,均由墓道、甬道、墓室三部分组成。这3座墓葬虽经盗扰,但仍出土了许多随葬器物,其中HM1137出土的陶俑造型精美,为研究洛阳地区明墓的葬制、葬俗以及雕刻工艺与服饰文化等提供了新资料。