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摘要
埋葬条件会显著影响考古沉积物,可能会影响我们重建过去人类活动的能力。这项地质考古研究通过比较两个来自淹水和排水良好环境的地层档案,考察了青铜器时代遗址内沉积物的信息潜力。案例研究- Oppeano 4D和La Muraiola di Povegliano -属于相同的考古文化,年代和地理区域。这两个遗址都有意大利青铜器时代的一些最好的国内证据,以及大量的人为分层,这是本研究的重点。显微形态学结合微x射线射频绘图显示,在这两个遗址中,家庭壁炉和动物放牧是考古沉积物形成的主要因素。研究结果表明:(1)两处遗址的史前地层序列形成过程相似;(2)不同水文条件对沉积证据保存的影响;(3)在排水良好和淹水情况下调查国内矿床时对实地工作的实际影响;(4)利用微形貌技术改进化学特征的解释,对遗址内矿床的大规模化学制图提出建议。最后,这项研究表明,当地质考古分析与实地数据紧密结合时,排水良好的沉积物可以像淹水地点一样,对过去的人类行为产生可比的见解。在水浸环境下的原始保存证据为解释保存程度较低的沉积物提供了有价值的参考,增强了我们对形成过程的理解。
Exploring the impact of burial conditions and formation processes in intra-site contexts: a micromorphological comparison of waterlogged and well-drained Bronze Age deposits
Burial conditions significantly impact archaeological deposits, possibly affecting our ability to reconstruct past human activities. This geoarchaeological study examines the informative potential of Bronze Age intra-site deposits by comparing two stratigraphic archives from a waterlogged and a well-drained context. The case studies – Oppeano 4D and La Muraiola di Povegliano – belong to the same archaeological culture, chronology, and geographical area. Both sites feature some of the best domestic evidence from the Italian Bronze Age, along with substantial anthropogenic stratifications, which are the focus of this study. Micromorphology, combined with micro-XRF mapping, reveals that in both sites domestic hearths and animal herding were the primary contributors to the formation of archaeological deposits. This study explores: (1) The formation processes of intra-site protohistoric stratigraphic sequences, which were found to be similar at both sites; (2) The role of different hydrological regimes in affecting the preservation of sedimentary evidence; (3) Practical implications for fieldwork when investigating domestic deposits in both well-drained and waterlogged contexts; (4) Suggestions for large-scale chemical mapping of intra-site deposits, using micromorphology to refine interpretations of chemical signatures. Finally, this study demonstrates that, when geoarchaeological analysis is closely integrated with field data, well-drained deposits can yield comparable insights into past human behaviours as waterlogged sites. The pristine preservation of evidence in waterlogged contexts provides a valuable reference for interpreting deposits with a lower degree of preservation, enhancing our understanding of formation processes.
期刊介绍:
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences covers the full spectrum of natural scientific methods with an emphasis on the archaeological contexts and the questions being studied. It bridges the gap between archaeologists and natural scientists providing a forum to encourage the continued integration of scientific methodologies in archaeological research.
Coverage in the journal includes: archaeology, geology/geophysical prospection, geoarchaeology, geochronology, palaeoanthropology, archaeozoology and archaeobotany, genetics and other biomolecules, material analysis and conservation science.
The journal is endorsed by the German Society of Natural Scientific Archaeology and Archaeometry (GNAA), the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (HSC), the Association of Italian Archaeometrists (AIAr) and the Society of Archaeological Sciences (SAS).