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Cinnabar for Roman Ephesus: Material quality, processing and provenance 罗马以弗所的朱砂：材料质量、加工和出处

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Journal of Archaeological Science Pub Date : 2024-11-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2024.106122

Alexandra Rodler-Rørbo , Anthony J. Baragona , Eliah J. Verbeemen , Lasse Vilien Sørensen , Berk Çakmakoğlu , Cahit Helvaci , Eduardo Bolea-Fernandez , Ana Rua-Ibarz , Frank Vanhaecke , Hilary Becker , Gilberto Artioli , Lilli Zabrana , Vinciane Debaille , Nadine Mattielli , Steven Goderis , Philippe Claeys

{"title":"Cinnabar for Roman Ephesus: Material quality, processing and provenance","authors":"Alexandra Rodler-Rørbo , Anthony J. Baragona , Eliah J. Verbeemen , Lasse Vilien Sørensen , Berk Çakmakoğlu , Cahit Helvaci , Eduardo Bolea-Fernandez , Ana Rua-Ibarz , Frank Vanhaecke , Hilary Becker , Gilberto Artioli , Lilli Zabrana , Vinciane Debaille , Nadine Mattielli , Steven Goderis , Philippe Claeys","doi":"10.1016/j.jas.2024.106122","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jas.2024.106122","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ephesus was an important harbor city that flourished during the Roman period and ancient texts mention Almadén in Spain and the Cilbian fields of Ephesus as important cinnabar sources in antiquity. This work investigates whether imported cinnabar was used and whether this could be related to changes in painting activities over time. Microscopic analysis indicates a consistent preparation of cinnabar, hinting at a uniform source material quality or processing technique. However, the use of cinnabar varies among the architectural structures studied, indicating a plurality of painting techniques. A few of the analyzed cinnabar samples overlap with Turkish- and Balkan reference Pb isotope ratios; three samples from tabernas, however, deviate from this. The Hg isotope ratios reveal that cinnabar from carbonate-hosted deposits was likely used, and that processing of cinnabar included heating as suggested by ancient texts. Most notably, a correlation exists between the geochemical data and the painting technique – shifts in sourcing and cinnabar usage are potentially assignable to building chronology and/or usage. Through the lens of material provenance and processing, Ephesian cinnabar brings the organization of pigment trade into focus.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50254,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 106122"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142721117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Unravelling the threads of connectivity: A mutual information approach to tracing material networks in the late hellenistic and early roman mediterranean 揭开联系的线索：追溯希腊化晚期和罗马早期地中海物质网络的互信息方法

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Journal of Archaeological Science Pub Date : 2024-11-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2024.106121

Dries Daems , Danai Kafetzaki

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Virtual sampling: Archaeological implications of a new technique for elemental mapping of Mg/Ca ratios in marine mollusc shells 虚拟采样：海洋软体动物贝壳镁/钙比元素绘图新技术的考古学意义

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Journal of Archaeological Science Pub Date : 2024-11-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2024.106123

Jesús Mirapeix , Rosa Arniz-Mateos , Asier García-Escárzaga , Igor Gutierrez-Zugasti , José Miguel López-Higuera , Adolfo Cobo

{"title":"Virtual sampling: Archaeological implications of a new technique for elemental mapping of Mg/Ca ratios in marine mollusc shells","authors":"Jesús Mirapeix , Rosa Arniz-Mateos , Asier García-Escárzaga , Igor Gutierrez-Zugasti , José Miguel López-Higuera , Adolfo Cobo","doi":"10.1016/j.jas.2024.106123","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jas.2024.106123","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Marine mollusc shells hold significant potential for deciphering past environmental conditions and seasonality of hominin subsistence strategies. While stable oxygen isotope ratio values of shells are currently the gold standard, they have significant drawbacks, such as complex and time-consuming sampling procedures and assumptions on the oxygen isotope composition of seawater in the past. The analysis of shell elemental ratios offers an alternative with minimal sample preparation and no assumptions on water composition. Although elemental ratios have already shown a correlation with seawater temperatures, this relationship is also influenced by other environmental factors and endogenous physiological mechanisms, resulting in noisy ratio profiles that are dependent on the exact measurement path across the growth lines of the shell. This study introduces “virtual sampling” (VS), a novel technique enhancing the analysis of the Mg/Ca ratios of marine mollusc shells measured by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS). It is based on the automatic detection of the isochronous -growth- lines and its employment for averaging the elemental ratios. This approach mitigates the noise inherent to linear scanning trajectories and improves the estimation accuracy of the elemental ratios. Our investigation focuses on analysing twenty-four modern and six archaeological <em>Patella vulgata</em> Linnaeus, 1758 shells and the effects derived from the application of this virtual sampling versus the traditional techniques. This advancement in elemental analysis provides a more robust basis for seasonal mollusc collection estimations than the linear LIBS scanning and analysis approach, contributing to a better understanding of human lifeways in archaeological studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50254,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 106123"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142696752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mapping lateral stratigraphy at Palaeolithic surface sites: A case study from Dhofar, Oman 绘制旧石器时代地表遗址的横向地层图：阿曼佐法尔的案例研究

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Journal of Archaeological Science Pub Date : 2024-11-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2024.106117

Jeffrey I. Rose , Yamandú H. Hilbert , Vitaly I. Usyk , Michelle R. Bebber , Amir Beshkani , Briggs Buchanan , João Cascalheira , Dominik Chlachula , Rudolf Dellmour , Metin I. Eren , Roman Garba , Emily Hallinan , Li Li , Robert S. Walker , Anthony E. Marks

{"title":"Mapping lateral stratigraphy at Palaeolithic surface sites: A case study from Dhofar, Oman","authors":"Jeffrey I. Rose , Yamandú H. Hilbert , Vitaly I. Usyk , Michelle R. Bebber , Amir Beshkani , Briggs Buchanan , João Cascalheira , Dominik Chlachula , Rudolf Dellmour , Metin I. Eren , Roman Garba , Emily Hallinan , Li Li , Robert S. Walker , Anthony E. Marks","doi":"10.1016/j.jas.2024.106117","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jas.2024.106117","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Open-air accumulations of chipped stone debris are a common feature in arid landscapes, yet despite their prevalence, such archives are often dismissed as uninformative or unreliable. In the canyonlands of Dhofar, southern Oman, lithic surface scatters are nearly ubiquitous, including extensive, multi-component workshops associated with chert outcrops. These sites typically display chronologically diagnostic features that correspond to distinct taphonomic states, which in turn appear linked to spatial distribution, with more heavily weathered artifacts often found farther from the chert outcrops. We propose that post-depositional modifications and spatial distributions of chipped stone artifacts reflect site formation processes and, under certain conditions, may provide relative chronological information when absolute dating methods are unavailable. Our study tests this hypothesis by mapping artifact distribution and lithic taphonomy across a series of surface sites in southern Oman, spanning the Lower, Middle, and Upper/Late Palaeolithic periods. The results largely support our model, offering valuable insights into surface site formation and technological change over time. While these findings serve as broad predictive markers for age, their applicability for analyzing finer-scale assemblage variability remains to be determined. Future taphonomic recording systems should aim to quantify surface modifications to enhance replicability for such studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50254,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 106117"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142696753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Identification of laccol as a paint binder in Neolithic pottery from China 鉴定中国新石器时代陶器中作为涂料粘合剂的漆酚

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Journal of Archaeological Science Pub Date : 2024-11-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2024.106119

Shuxuan Shi , Yu Xiao , Chao Ma , Yingchun Fu , Zifan Chen , Danshu Shi , Shuya Wei

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Minding the gap: The via Amerina and the Middle Tiber Valley 弥合差距：亚美利加之路和中台伯河谷

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Journal of Archaeological Science Pub Date : 2024-11-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2024.106110

Matthew C. Harder

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Material characterization of forged bronzes from ancient China (c. 11th-2nd century BCE) reveals development of the non-mainstream metalworking technique in Chinese bronze production 中国古代（约公元前 11-2 世纪）锻造青铜器的材料特征揭示了中国青铜生产中非主流金属加工技术的发展历程

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Journal of Archaeological Science Pub Date : 2024-11-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2024.106108

Xintian Zhang, Yazheng Wang, Yifan Liang, Quanyu Wang

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Hearth management at a middle Paleolithic rock shelter site: Smoke density analysis at Tor Faraj, Jordan 旧石器时代中期岩洞遗址的炉灶管理：约旦托尔法拉杰的烟密度分析

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Journal of Archaeological Science Pub Date : 2024-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2024.106107

Yafit Kedar , Gil Kedar , Seiji Kadowaki , Ran Barkai

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A method for constructing demographic profiles of Capra aegagrus/C. hircus using logarithm size index scaling 利用对数大小指数缩放法构建海马/貘人口分布图的方法

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Journal of Archaeological Science Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2024.106103

Melinda A. Zeder

{"title":"A method for constructing demographic profiles of Capra aegagrus/C. hircus using logarithm size index scaling","authors":"Melinda A. Zeder","doi":"10.1016/j.jas.2024.106103","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jas.2024.106103","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sex-specific demographic profiles of archaeological animal bone assemblages are key to being able to reconstruct the varied strategies used by ancient hunters and herders to harvest animals from both wild and managed herds. Nearly 25 years ago Zeder developed a method for constructing these profiles based on the study of a large collection of modern wild and domestic caprines that combined metric data and a refined system for determining age of death of archaeological caprine bones (Zeder, 2001, 2006a, 2008; Zeder and Hesse, 2000). The utility of this method was limited, however, by its reliance on individual dimensions from single elements, subjecting the method to sample size limitations. This paper presents a new method for constructing demographic profiles for assemblages of goat remains from archaeological sites drawing on a method developed by Zeder and Lemoine for <em>Sus</em> scrofa (Zeder and Lemoine, 2020a). The method uses normalized metric data following the Logarithm Size Index (LSI) scaling technique designed to address sample size issues. LSI values of post-crania metric data are shown to reflect the strong sexual dimorphism in body size in modern wild goats which is evident in the post-crania of animals over one year of age. Once adjusted for regional body size differences, as well as differences in the scaling of different post-cranial elements, the mid-point of the range of LSI values is shown to be a reliable and highly accurate way of distinguishing between the elements of females and males and for constructing sex-specific age profiles based on these identifications. This method is applied to metric data of goat assemblages from four archaeological sites in the Zagros — two representing hunted animals (Yafteh Cave and Asiab) and two representing early managed herds (Ganj Dareh and Ali Kosh). The paper concludes by offering recommendations, and caveats, for the use of this method in building sex-specific demographic profiles of ancient goat assemblages.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50254,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 106103"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142554213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Life, death and environment at Lagore Crannog: Parasites, land-use and a royal residence in later prehistoric and early medieval Ireland 拉戈尔克兰诺格的生命、死亡与环境：寄生虫、土地利用和史前晚期与中世纪早期爱尔兰的皇家宅邸

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Journal of Archaeological Science Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2024.106105

SE Jones , P Gleeson , O. López-Costas , A Martínez-Cortizas , T Mighall , G Noble

{"title":"Life, death and environment at Lagore Crannog: Parasites, land-use and a royal residence in later prehistoric and early medieval Ireland","authors":"SE Jones , P Gleeson , O. López-Costas , A Martínez-Cortizas , T Mighall , G Noble","doi":"10.1016/j.jas.2024.106105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jas.2024.106105","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lagore, Co. Meath, has long been a type-site for artificial lake dwellings known as crannogs since excavation in the 1930s by the Harvard Expedition. Renowned for rich finds and documented as the seat of the kings of Southern Brega (8th and 10th centuries AD), alongside the high-status and royal functions of the site, it is now widely recognised that Lagore had a long history of activity stretching back into later prehistory with evidence of deposition of human and animal remains, and metalwork of the Bronze and Iron Ages, and early medieval period. Nonetheless, a poor stratigraphic and archival record has engendered much debate about the timings and tempos of its origins, and the longer-term settlement history of the lough. This paper utilises multi-proxy analysis (Palynology, Geochemistry, Loss-on-Ignition (LOI), Colour, Fourier-transform-infrared-spectroscopy (FTIR) and Attenuated-total-reflectance (ATR)) to provide a deeper chronological understanding of land-use and occupation at Lagore. The most significant findings include the likelihood of local settlement (strong farming and parasite signals) well before the main phases of crannog construction, from at least ∼470 BC; a significant lull in population during the early-mid 5th century AD; a gradual economic recovery from ∼AD 555–620, which coincides with the main phase of crannog construction (based on geochemical and other lithological results); and a slightly later transition into a Royal residence from AD 620, marked by both intensification and diversification of agriculture (wheat/oats, rye, flax and cannabis) and a potential ironworking signal.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50254,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 106105"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142554197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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