Limestone Provenance in Roman Lime‐Volcanic Ash Mortars from the Villa dei Quintili, RomeGeoarchaeology - An International Journal - Tập 30 Số 2 - Trang 79-99 - 2015
Giusj Valentina Fichera, Cristina Maria Belfiore, Mauro Francesco La Russa, Silvestro Antonio Ruffolo, Donatella Barca, Riccardo Frontoni, Giuliana Galli, Antonino Pezzino
Roman mortars were collected from the Villa dei Quintili in Rome, an
archaeological site consisting of numerous edifices from nine construction
phases dating from the 2nd century A.D. to modern times. A multianalytical
approach was used on 34 mortar samples to infer the evolution of production
techniques over time and to identify the source area of calcareous raw materials
used in the preparation ... hiện toàn bộ
Quaternary climate, environment, and the human occupation of the south‐central AndesGeoarchaeology - An International Journal - Tập 5 Số 3 - Trang 199-228 - 1990
Thomas F. Lynch
AbstractThis paper reviews the paleoenvironmental context for Paleoindian and
Early Archaic settlement of the south‐central Andes. I attempt to reconcile
proposals for late‐glacial and early Holocene environmental changes that have
originated in several Quaternary sciences. Most useful are the records of
changing lake levels, geomorphological indicators of glacial advance and
retreat, changes in v... hiện toàn bộ
Archaeological stone of Easter IslandGeoarchaeology - An International Journal - Tập 8 Số 2 - Trang 127-139 - 1993
P. E. Baker
AbstractWith the scarcity of other resources, stone assumed great importance in
the culture of Easter Island. The volcanic rocks display a compositional
continuum paralleled by changes in physical characteristics. The most abundant
rock type, porphyritic hawaiite, was the least useful as it is poorly jointed
and difficult to work. Mugearites and benmoreites usually have a flaggy
structure and were... hiện toàn bộ
A reconstruction of Quaternary pluvial environments and human occupations using stratigraphy and geochronology of fossil‐spring tufas, Kharga Oasis, EgyptGeoarchaeology - An International Journal - Tập 19 Số 5 - Trang 407-439 - 2004
Jennifer Smith, Robert Giegengack, Henry P. Schwarcz, Mary M. A. McDonald, Maxine R. Kleindienst, Alicia L. Hawkins, Charles S. Churcher
AbstractWe carried out a geologic survey and a preliminary archaeological survey
of four fossil‐spring tufa localities in Kharga Oasis, Egypt, to constrain the
timing of pluvial episodes in the Western Desert, and to document prehistoric
occupation contemporaneous with times of increased rainfall. Uranium‐series
dating of the tufas confirms that at least five episodes of tufa deposition are
repres... hiện toàn bộ
Lithic raw material usages during the Middle Stone Age at Dakhleh Oasis, EgyptGeoarchaeology - An International Journal - Tập 17 Số 6 - Trang 601-624 - 2002
Alicia L. Hawkins, Maxine R. Kleindienst
AbstractDakhleh Oasis, the largest of the Egyptian Western Desert, presents an
opportunity for diachronic study of lithic raw material preferences during the
Middle Stone Age (MSA) of the Eastern Sahara. Archaeological aggregates and raw
material sources are exposed and easily mapped. Diverse and abundant lithic raw
materials derive from sandstone, shale, and limestone sources and are also found
i... hiện toàn bộ
Satellite imagery as a resource in the prospection for archaeological sites in central SyriaGeoarchaeology - An International Journal - Tập 21 Số 7 - Trang 735-750 - 2006
Keith Wilkinson, Anthony Beck, Graham Philip
AbstractBoth IKONOS and CORONA satellite imagery are currently being employed by
the research project Settlement and Landscape Development in the Homs Region,
Syria, as the primary deskbased means of detecting non‐tell archaeological
sites, a category that has generally been underrepresented in traditional
tell‐centered surveys in the Middle East. Satellite imagery provides a highly
effective mean... hiện toàn bộ