3D geometrical modeling of excavation units at the archaeological site of Tell ‘Acharneh (Syria)

3D geometric modeling consists of representing geometric and spatial relationships of volumetric objects. We think it could be helpful in the context of archaeological excavation units representation and analysis. This article presents a procedure developed to generate 3D models from GPS positions taken at the top and the bottom of the excavation units boundaries on the archaeological site of Tell ‘Acharneh (Syria). It shows and discusses two geometrical modeling approaches (voxel and tetrahedral) used in the Gocad 3D modeling tool. Once excavation units are geometrically modeled, it is possible to refer them within a trench or the entire archaeological site, to handle them in various ways (zoom, rotation, translation), to perform on them 3D spatial analysis such as volumetric calculus or intersection computation, to make various kinds of queries such as to find out excavation units that have a certain number of artefacts, to generate sections anywhere in the 3D model, and finally to publish it with VRML (Virtual Reality Modular Language). As well as improving data analysis techniques, we think that if this 3D modeling operation can be done during the excavation, it could greatly help archaeologists to plan more efficiently their daily excavation strategy.     

Hydatidosis of a Pregnant Woman of the 3rd Century bc,Greece

Analyses of cremains of three individuals from a 3rd‐century‐bc hydria revealed a calcified hydatid cyst among commingled bones of a man, woman and fetus. The free cyst likely belonged to the pregnant woman who may have died of hydatidosis, a disease known in Greece since the 5th century bc . Hydatid cyst finds are rare in the literature. This is the first cyst found with cremains and in Greece. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS OF THE CARBOXYL CARBONS IN BONE COLLAGEN*

In order to explore the possibility that intramolecular differences in the δ¹³C value of bone collagen can provide useful infomation for isotopic dietary analysis, a method for reliably measuring the δ¹³C value of the peptide-bonded carboxyl carbons in collagen was developed and applied to a wide range of modem and ancient species, including humans. Carboxyl carbons were selectively removed as CO₂ by decarboxylation of collagen hydrolysates with ninhydrin (2,2-dihydroxy-l,3-indanedione). Carboxyl carbons were usually isotopically heavier than the total carbon in the collagen, with differences ranging from -0.9 to 4.0%c. Animals at higher trophic levels and with more positive δ¹⁵N values usually had smaller differences than the lower animals while humans had the largest range, reflecting their larger range of diets.     

The Middle Byzantine menu: palaeodietary information from isotopic analysis of humans and fauna from Kastella,Crete

We report here on the measurements of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes of bone collagen from the Middle Byzantine site of Kastella, in the city of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece. The data derived from the analysis suggest a diet based primarily on terrestrial, C₃ protein, probably from animal sources, with the inclusion of some marine protein. The adult diet at this site is relatively uniform, with no detectable differences between average isotopic values for males and females. We also found that bone collagen δ¹⁵N values for a small number of juveniles decreased to adult levels after the age of two years, indicating that weaning occurred at or before this age. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

殷墟H3卜辞主人“子”为太子再论证

殷墟花东H3卜辞主人“子”身份的确定是H3卜辞研究的难点,目前有9家之言,其中,“子”为沃甲之后或武丁太子——孝己的观点影响最大。本文从马克思关于人的社会属性的观点出发,以“子”活动事项为依据,结合先秦文献中有关太子职责的记载,对“子”的身份为太子做进一步论证。     

《小屯南地甲骨》缀合拾遗

本文试缀了三例《屯南》甲骨,并作了释文。     

甲骨文献整理（两种）

本对甲骨献的整理分两种,前一种对甲骨试作缀合,共将7片甲骨缀为3组。后一种对部分甲骨卜辞重作分类,根据新近出土的花园庄东地H3类型甲骨,指出《甲骨合集》已录的某些甲骨卜辞属于与此同类型的子卜辞。     

Underwater archaeological surveying using PhotoModeler, VirtualMapper: different applications for different problems

Techniques of underwater photogrammetry discussed include accuracy measurements and survey techniques.     

面向文物保护的3S技术及其集成应用

系统地介绍了信息时代的高新技术-3S技术及其当前进展,分析了其在物保护领域应用的适用性,通过工程实例描述了3S技术及其集成应用的具体实践过程与优越性,展示了其在物保护领域的应用前景。