通过地球化学追踪考古学:立陶宛东南部一个被破坏的史前山顶聚落遗址的例子

IF 0.2 Q4 ANTHROPOLOGY
Andra Simniškytė-Strimaitienė, A. Selskienė, J. Vaičiūnienė, V. Pakštas, Ramūnas Šmigelskas
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本文总结的地质考古研究是在立陶宛东南部一个受到严重干扰的Bėčionys山顶聚落遗址的挖掘之后进行的。考古发掘揭示了地下特征的分布,其中很少或没有人工制品。根据留下的东西——污渍、形状、侧面、填充物和人工制品(或没有)——所有这些都被记录为凹陷的特征,没有任何进一步解释可能的功能的尝试(垃圾堆、后洞、壁炉等)。有人工制品的特征无疑值得记录,至少就其填充物的考古价值而言,而没有人工制品的物体则缺乏任何这样的理由。因此,总体任务是为这些特性确定任何与文化相关的标准。最近的研究表明,对沉积物的地球化学和地球物理性质的分析可以有助于发现考古遗迹之外的人类活动。这是因为人为活动,包括食物制备、壁炉、园艺或手工艺,以可识别的方式改变了自然沉积物,形成了可以通过多种分析方法追踪和测量的新的土壤特征。迄今为止,在考古土壤中普遍发现钙、磷、铜、铁、镁、钾、钠、锌等含量升高,并与特定的投入有关(Dirix等人,2013;Entwistle et al. 2000;Hjulstrom, Isaksson, 2009;Linderholm 2007;林德霍尔姆,伦德伯格1994;Marwick 2005;米德尔顿,价格1996;米德尔顿2004年;Parnell et al. 2002;井2004;Wilson et al. 2008)。然而,建立土壤性质与过去人类活动之间的关系绝非易事。古土壤特征是siteVolume VIII●Issue 1/2017●Pages 17-33
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Tracing Archaeology through Geochemistry: an Example of a Disturbed Prehistoric Hilltop Settlement Site in South-Eastern Lithuania
The geoarchaeological research summarized in this paper followed the excavation of a heavily-disturbed Bėčionys hilltop settlement site in south-eastern Lithuania. The archaeological excavation revealed a distribution of subsurface features holding few or no artefacts. According to what was left of them – stains forms, profiles, fillings and artefacts (or absence of them) – all these were registered as sunken features, without any attempt of further interpretation of possible function (midden, posthole, hearth, etc.). The features with artefacts were doubtless worthy of documentation, at least regarding the archaeological value of their infill, whereas objects holding no artefacts lacked any such reason. The overall task, therefore, was to determine any culture-related criteria for these features. Recent studies indicate that an analysis of geochemical and geophysical properties of sediments can contribute towards the detection of human occupation beyond the archaeological remains. This is because anthropogenic activity, including food preparation, fireplaces, middenning or craft-working, alters the natural sediments in recognizable ways, forming new soil characteristics that can be traced and measured through multi-analytical methodologies. To date, elevated levels of Ca, P, Cu, Fe, Mg, K, Na, Zn, etc., have been commonly found in archaeological soils and associated with specific inputs (Dirix et al. 2013; Entwistle et al. 2000; Hjulstrom, Isaksson 2009; Linderholm 2007; Linderholm, Lundberg 1994; Marwick 2005; Middleton, Price 1996; Middleton 2004; Parnell et al. 2002; Wells 2004; Wilson et al. 2008). However, the establishment of relationships between soil properties and past human activities is by no means straightforward. Ancient soil signatures are siteVolume VIII ● Issue 1/2017 ● Pages 17–33
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Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica
Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica Arts and Humanities-Archeology (arts and humanities)
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