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Darwin's legacy : the status of evolutionary archaeology in Argentina / / edited by Marcelo Cardillo, Hernán Muscio
| Darwin's legacy : the status of evolutionary archaeology in Argentina / / edited by Marcelo Cardillo, Hernán Muscio |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (114 pages) |
| Disciplina | 576.820982 |
| Collana | South American Archaeology |
| Soggetto topico |
Human evolution - Argentina
Physical anthropology - Argentina Archaeology - Argentina - Philosophy |
| ISBN | 1-78491-270-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Hernán Muscio,1 Marcelo Cardillo2 -- PREFACE -- Hernán Muscio,1 Marcelo Cardillo2 -- References -- Introduction: Evolutionary Archaeology a comprehensive framework -- CULTURAL ADAPTATIONS: -- CULTURAL ADAPTATIONS: -- Is it conceptually coherent to apply natural selection to cultural evolution? -- Is it conceptually coherent to apply natural selection to cultural evolution? -- Santiago Ginnobili -- Fig. 1: Theory-net for the theory of natural selection -- Santiago Ginnobili -- Abstract -- Resumen -- Introduction -- Lamarkian cultural evolution -- The Darwinian Theory of Natural Selection -- Nature of the variation -- Darwinian cultural adaptions -- Conclusion -- References -- A SYNTHESIS FOR ARCHAEOLOGY -- A SYNTHESIS FOR ARCHAEOLOGY -- Daniel García Rivero -- Figure 1: Graphical representations of the paradigmatic (a) and taxonomic classifications (b). Figure elaborated after (Dunnell 1971, Figures 4 and 6, respectively). -- Figure 2: The decoration of megalithic uprights and of the Iberian 'plaque idols' are very similar -almost identical- to the motifs figuring on spatial and territorial markers and on other plaque-shaped artefacts in Northamerican indigenous societies. The -- Figure 3: Examples of technical and methodological ambiguities in Phenetics. This illustrates the dilemma caused by the classification of the species number 3, since it finds itself right in the centre of the distance that separates the sets A and B. Depe -- Figure 4: Classification of characters in Phylogenetics, after (O'Brien and Lyman 2003, Figure 3.1.). Cladistics, in particular, only considers the apomorphic characters, specifically those known as synapomorphies (defined in the text). -- Figure 5: (a) Types of taxonomical groups, after (Kitching et al. 1998, Figure 1.8).
and (b) types of characters considered in the construction of each of one, after (Kitching et al. 1998, Figure 1.10). Figure elaborated after (Kitching et al. 1998, Figur -- Table 1: (a) Differences between the three taxonomic schools with respect to the types of characters used and the types of groups created -- and (b) Explicit comparison between Cladistics and Evolutionary taxonomy. Figure elaborated after (Ridley 1996, Tabl -- Daniel García Rivero -- Abstract -- Resumen -- A brief historiographical introduction to taxonomy -- On the concept of species -- On characters and units in taxonomy -- On the types of classification -- On the philosophical schools of classification -- Phenetics -- Cladistics -- Evolutionary taxonomy -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Abstract -- Introduction: Environment and technology -- Resumen -- THEORY OF CLASSIFICATION AND TAXONOMICAL SCHOOLS: -- THEORY OF CLASSIFICATION AND TAXONOMICAL SCHOOLS: -- Environment, Space, History, and Technological Evolution. -- Environment, Space, History, and Technological Evolution. -- Marcelo Cardillo -- Figure 1. Location of samples pooled by latitude -- Figure 2. Two first spatial vectors obtained from spatial coordinates -- Figure 3 Three-stage methodological scheme. Gathering data, generating spatial end environmental correlation matrices, and phylogenetic distance -- Figure 4. A more parsimonious tree. Synapomorphies of the nodes are mapped with bootstrap support above 50%. 1 denticulate, 9 rabot, 13 side scraper, 3 retouched flakes, 6 anvil. -- Figure 5. Bootstrap tree. Branches with less than 50% have been collapsed -- Figure 6. Three first main coordinates selected for factorial analysis (87%). Table 1. Relative contribution to each variable to first five dimensions of multifactorial analysis. EF spatial filters, PCO Principal Coordinates of distance matrix between nodes. PC Principal Components of environmental variables -- Table 2. Correlation between the three groups of variables. PhyVs phylogenetic variables summarized in the first three PCO axes, AmbV Ambiental variables of the two first Principal Component Analysis -- derived from the node-to-node distance matrix -- Figure 7. Correlation circle between the variables and the first two MFA dimensions. EF spatial filters, PCO Principal Coordinates of distance matrix between nodes. PC Principal Components of environmental variables. -- Figure 8. Partial individuals related to the first two coordinates of the multifactorial analysis. The length of the lines indicates the influence of each group of variables in the location of the cases. -- Fig 9: Most common tools in sample a) typical denticulate. B) typical front-scraper, c) big side-scraper with retouched bulb area to enhance handheld manipulation, most common in higher latitudes of the studied area -- Table 3. Tool frequency and tool proportion by latitude -- Figure 9. First two dimensions PC analysis results with environmental variables. AntTemp annual mean temperature, Max Tem Annual mean maximun temperature, Min Temp Annual mean minimum temperature, AnPec Annual mean annual pricipitation, GS growing seaso -- Table 4. Correlation between first two PC axis and environmental variables. AntTemp annual meand temperature, Max Tem Annual mean maximun temperature, Min Temp Annual mean minimum temperature , AnPec Annual mean annual pricipitation, GS growing season, B -- Marcelo Cardillo -- Study area -- Materials and Methods -- Environmental data -- Spatial analysis -- Cladistic analysis -- Multiple Factorial Analyses. Multivariate multiple regression and hypothesis testing -- Analysis -- Discussion and conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Abstract -- Resumen -- The Case of the Patagonian Coast -- The Case of the Patagonian Coast -- Gustavo Barrientos1, 2 -- Introduction -- The meaning of homology in evolutionary biology and the different ways of identifying homologous characters -- The treatment of homology in evolutionary archaeology: A critical appraisal -- Towards an intergrative approach in the study of homologies in lithic artefacts: The rationale, the strategy, and the problems -- Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Abstract -- Resumen -- LITHIC ARTIFACTS -- ON THE PROBLEM OF IDENTIFYING HOMOLOGIES IN -- Diego Rivero1 and Matías Medina2 -- Figure 1. Map of Córdoba Province (Argentina) indicating site locations discussed in the text. -- Table 1. Parameters considered in the optimal diet breadth. -- Table 2. Optimal diet breadth according to Scenario 1. -- Table 3. Optimal diet breadth according to Scenario 2. -- Table 4. Optimal diet breadth according to Scenario 3. -- Table 5. Number of Identified Specimens per Taxon (NISP) for the upper mountain grassland range assemblages (Córdoba Province, Argentina). -- Figure 2. Number of Identified Specimens per Taxon (NISP) for the upper mountain grassland range assemblages (Córdoba Province, Argentina). -- Figure 3. Temporal trends in camelids abundance for the upper mountain grassland range assemblages (Córdoba Province, Argentina). -- Figure 4. Temporal trends in Artiodactyla abundance for the upper mountain grassland range assemblages (Córdoba Province, Argentina). -- (Córdoba Province, Argentina). -- Table 6. Results of the "camelids index" and the "artiodactyla index" for the upper mountain grassland range assemblages (Córdoba Province, Argentina). Table 7. Chi-Square Test linear trends for the upper mountain grassland range assemblages -- Diego Rivero1 and Matías Medina2 -- Environment and Human Colonization of the Sierras of Cordoba -- Evolutionary Ecology, Niche Construction and Diet Breadth Model -- Sites, faunal record and methodology -- Results and Discussion -- CONCLUSIONS -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Abstract -- Resumen -- HUMAN HOLOCENE COLONIZATION, DIET BREADTH AND NICHE CONSTRUCTION IN SIERRAS OF CORDOBA (ARGENTINA) -- HUMAN HOLOCENE COLONIZATION, DIET BREADTH AND NICHE CONSTRUCTION IN SIERRAS OF CORDOBA (ARGENTINA) -- Juan Bautista Belardi1, Ramiro Barberena2, Rafael Goñi 3 and Anahi Re4 -- Figure 1. Archaeological case-studies from Patagonia -- Figure 2. Diachronic relationships between populations and archaeological landscapes for a hypothetical space. -- Figure 3. Archaeological sites in the Strobel Plateau. -- Figure 4. Rock-art motifs from the Strobel Plateau. -- Figure 5. Rock-art motifs from Huenul Cave, northern Neuquén (Schobinger 1985 -- Barberena et al. 2010). -- Juan Bautista Belardi1, Ramiro Barberena2, Rafael Goñi 3 and Anahi Re4 -- Evolution and biogeography -- Introduction -- Evolution, Archaeological Landscapes and Cultural Transmission -- Evolution and Temporal Trajectories -- Archaeological cases -- Strobel lake plateau -- Conclusions -- Northern Neuquén -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Development of a Legacy: Evolution, Biogeography and Archaeological Landscapes -- The Development of a Legacy: Evolution, Biogeography and Archaeological Landscapes. |
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Digital imaging of artefacts : developments in methods and aims / / edited by Kate Kelley and Rachel K. L. Wood
| Digital imaging of artefacts : developments in methods and aims / / edited by Kate Kelley and Rachel K. L. Wood |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 pages) |
| Disciplina | 930.1 |
| Soggetto topico | Imaging systems in archaeology |
| ISBN | 1-78969-026-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794643003321 |
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Digital imaging of artefacts : developments in methods and aims / / edited by Kate Kelley and Rachel K. L. Wood
| Digital imaging of artefacts : developments in methods and aims / / edited by Kate Kelley and Rachel K. L. Wood |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (196 pages) |
| Disciplina | 930.1 |
| Soggetto topico | Imaging systems in archaeology |
| ISBN | 1-78969-026-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809673303321 |
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A dignified passage through the gates of Hades : the burial custom of cremation and the Warrior Order of Ancient Eleutherna / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis
| A dignified passage through the gates of Hades : the burial custom of cremation and the Warrior Order of Ancient Eleutherna / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis |
| Autore | Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (22 pages) |
| Disciplina | 393.93093918 |
| Soggetto topico | Excavations (Archaeology) - Greece - Eleutherna (Extinct city) |
| ISBN | 1-78491-384-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Graphs -- A Dignified Passage through the Gates of Hades: The Burial Custom of Cremation and the Warrior Order of Ancient Eleutherna -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Anthropological Insights on Monumental Tomb A1K1 -- The warrior order of ancient Eleutherna -- Deciphering conferred funerary whispers -- Standing upright in Hades -- Acknowledgements -- Epilogue -- Graph 1: A1K1: Sex Sub-Groups of 141 Cremated Homini Retrieved from 135 Vase Contexts -- Figure 1: Mourning scene around a fallen warrior, placed with his panoply on a supine and extended position on the pyre structure, with provisions for his katábasis to Hades -- Figure 2: Anatomically reconstructed cremains of a fallen warrior, comprising the distal third of his humerus, the region of the elbow joint and the proximal third of the ulna: right side-dorsal view. -- Graph 2: A1K1: Abridged Age Sub-Groups of 141 Cremated Homini Retrieved from 135 Vase Contexts -- Table 1 -- Figure 3: A congregation of Eleuthernians in the Asphodel Meadows of Hades. -- Table 2 -- Table 3 -- Figure 4: A schematic reconstruction of the burial custom of placing warrior cremains into funerary vases, to anatomically articulate a synthesis of the "second body" -- Figure 4: An Eleuthernian warrior at the threshold of crossing the gates of Hades -- Back Cover. |
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A dignified passage through the gates of Hades : the burial custom of cremation and the Warrior Order of Ancient Eleutherna / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis
| A dignified passage through the gates of Hades : the burial custom of cremation and the Warrior Order of Ancient Eleutherna / / Anagnostis P. Agelarakis |
| Autore | Agelarakis Anagnostis P. <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (22 pages) |
| Disciplina | 393.93093918 |
| Soggetto topico | Excavations (Archaeology) - Greece - Eleutherna (Extinct city) |
| ISBN | 1-78491-384-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Graphs -- A Dignified Passage through the Gates of Hades: The Burial Custom of Cremation and the Warrior Order of Ancient Eleutherna -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Anthropological Insights on Monumental Tomb A1K1 -- The warrior order of ancient Eleutherna -- Deciphering conferred funerary whispers -- Standing upright in Hades -- Acknowledgements -- Epilogue -- Graph 1: A1K1: Sex Sub-Groups of 141 Cremated Homini Retrieved from 135 Vase Contexts -- Figure 1: Mourning scene around a fallen warrior, placed with his panoply on a supine and extended position on the pyre structure, with provisions for his katábasis to Hades -- Figure 2: Anatomically reconstructed cremains of a fallen warrior, comprising the distal third of his humerus, the region of the elbow joint and the proximal third of the ulna: right side-dorsal view. -- Graph 2: A1K1: Abridged Age Sub-Groups of 141 Cremated Homini Retrieved from 135 Vase Contexts -- Table 1 -- Figure 3: A congregation of Eleuthernians in the Asphodel Meadows of Hades. -- Table 2 -- Table 3 -- Figure 4: A schematic reconstruction of the burial custom of placing warrior cremains into funerary vases, to anatomically articulate a synthesis of the "second body" -- Figure 4: An Eleuthernian warrior at the threshold of crossing the gates of Hades -- Back Cover. |
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Early maritime cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean : papers from a conference held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (African Studies Program), 23-24 October 2015, with additional contributions / / edited by Akshay Sarathi
| Early maritime cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean : papers from a conference held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (African Studies Program), 23-24 October 2015, with additional contributions / / edited by Akshay Sarathi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Disciplina | 967.6 |
| ISBN | 1-78491-713-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794646403321 |
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Early maritime cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean : papers from a conference held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (African Studies Program), 23-24 October 2015, with additional contributions / / edited by Akshay Sarathi
| Early maritime cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean : papers from a conference held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (African Studies Program), 23-24 October 2015, with additional contributions / / edited by Akshay Sarathi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Disciplina | 967.6 |
| ISBN | 1-78491-713-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810291703321 |
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Early mesolithic technical systems of Southern France and Northern Italy / / Davide Visentin
| Early mesolithic technical systems of Southern France and Northern Italy / / Davide Visentin |
| Autore | Visentin Davide <1987-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (356 pages) |
| Disciplina | 930.130944 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mesolithic period - France, Southern
Mesolithic period - Italy, Northern |
| ISBN | 1-78491-928-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I Geographic, archaeological and methodological setting -- Regional setting -- Southern France -- North-eastern Italy -- The Sauveterrian -- Historical perspective -- Before the Sauveterrian -- Regional overviews -- The main Sauveterrian region -- Neighbouring cultural groups -- Chronological background -- Methodological framework -- Theoretical overview -- Methodology in practice -- Database schema -- Data elaboration and presentation -- Reconstruction of raw material procurement strategies -- Technological notes -- Typological notes -- Use-wear analysis -- Radiocarbon datings -- II Studied sites -- Grotte de Rouffignac -- Site introduction -- The lithic assemblages -- Raw material provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialisation -- Production -- Core analysis -- Heat fracturing of cherty blocks -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- Unretouched and retouched tools -- Microlithic armatures -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Fontfaurès -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblages -- Raw material provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialisation -- Production -- Core analysis -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- A nearby open-air site: Trigues -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Baume de Montclus -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblages -- Raw materials provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialization -- Production -- Core analysis -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- Unretouched tools -- Retouched tools -- Microlithic armatures -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Le Mose -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblages -- Raw material provisioning.
Reduction schemes -- Initialisation -- Production -- Cores -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Collecchio -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblage -- Raw material provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialization -- Production -- Cores -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Grottina dei Covoloni -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblages -- Raw material provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialisation -- Production -- Cores -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Cima XII -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblages -- Raw material provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialisation -- Production -- Cores -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Casera Lissandri 17 -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblages -- Raw material provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialisation -- Production -- Cores -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microliths -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- Microliths -- Retouched and unretouched tools -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- III Comparisons and discussion -- Discussion -- Raw material procurement -- Objectives of the production -- Reduction schemes -- Manufacture and use of microlithic armatures -- The tools and their use -- A concluding remark concerning technical systems -- Conclusions -- An Eastern and a Western Sauveterrian? -- A prehistoric liquid society? -- Appendices -- Radiocarbon evidence -- Database value list and description -- Bibliography. |
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Visentin Davide <1987->
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Early mesolithic technical systems of Southern France and Northern Italy / / Davide Visentin
| Early mesolithic technical systems of Southern France and Northern Italy / / Davide Visentin |
| Autore | Visentin Davide <1987-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (356 pages) |
| Disciplina | 930.130944 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mesolithic period - France, Southern
Mesolithic period - Italy, Northern |
| ISBN | 1-78491-928-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I Geographic, archaeological and methodological setting -- Regional setting -- Southern France -- North-eastern Italy -- The Sauveterrian -- Historical perspective -- Before the Sauveterrian -- Regional overviews -- The main Sauveterrian region -- Neighbouring cultural groups -- Chronological background -- Methodological framework -- Theoretical overview -- Methodology in practice -- Database schema -- Data elaboration and presentation -- Reconstruction of raw material procurement strategies -- Technological notes -- Typological notes -- Use-wear analysis -- Radiocarbon datings -- II Studied sites -- Grotte de Rouffignac -- Site introduction -- The lithic assemblages -- Raw material provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialisation -- Production -- Core analysis -- Heat fracturing of cherty blocks -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- Unretouched and retouched tools -- Microlithic armatures -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Fontfaurès -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblages -- Raw material provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialisation -- Production -- Core analysis -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- A nearby open-air site: Trigues -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Baume de Montclus -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblages -- Raw materials provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialization -- Production -- Core analysis -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- Unretouched tools -- Retouched tools -- Microlithic armatures -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Le Mose -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblages -- Raw material provisioning.
Reduction schemes -- Initialisation -- Production -- Cores -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Collecchio -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblage -- Raw material provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialization -- Production -- Cores -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Grottina dei Covoloni -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblages -- Raw material provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialisation -- Production -- Cores -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Cima XII -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblages -- Raw material provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialisation -- Production -- Cores -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microlithic armatures -- Retouched tools -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- Casera Lissandri 17 -- Site introduction -- Lithic assemblages -- Raw material provisioning -- Reduction schemes -- Initialisation -- Production -- Cores -- Blanks selection and transformation -- Microliths -- Retouched tools -- Use and wear -- Microliths -- Retouched and unretouched tools -- Concluding remarks and interpretation -- III Comparisons and discussion -- Discussion -- Raw material procurement -- Objectives of the production -- Reduction schemes -- Manufacture and use of microlithic armatures -- The tools and their use -- A concluding remark concerning technical systems -- Conclusions -- An Eastern and a Western Sauveterrian? -- A prehistoric liquid society? -- Appendices -- Radiocarbon evidence -- Database value list and description -- Bibliography. |
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Visentin Davide <1987->
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Eastern Sudan in its setting : the archaeology of a region far from the Nile Valley / / Andrea Manzo
| Eastern Sudan in its setting : the archaeology of a region far from the Nile Valley / / Andrea Manzo |
| Autore | Manzo Andrea |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (95 pages) |
| Disciplina | 962.401 |
| Collana | Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology |
| Soggetto topico | Excavations (Archaeology) - Sudan |
| ISBN | 1-78491-559-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Cover -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- Figure 1: map of northeast Africa showing the region of Eastern Sudan (Kassala state) investigated by University of Naples 'L'Orientale' (previously Istituto Universitario Orientale) together with the Southern Methodist University (Dallas) and University -- Figure 2: map of the region between the Gash and the Atbara rivers investigated in the Eighties by the Italian and American-Sudanese teams showing the recorded sites and the surveyed areas in the four sectors named after local toponyms (from Sadr 1991). -- Figure 3: regional cultural sequence as it was reconstructed after the investigations conducted in the Eighties compared with the cultural sequence of the Middle Nile Valley, Egypt and northern Ethiopia (modified from Sadr 1991). -- Figure 4: map showing the sites surveyed in the Eighties and the ones recorded by the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums of the Sudan in 2010, also showing the complementarity of the two surveys (elaborated by V. Zoppi). -- Figure 5: satellite image of the region between the Gash and the Atbara -- to be remarked the East-West oriented streams crossing the area draining towards the Atbara, the agricultural areas along the Gash, in the Gash delta and in the Shurab el-Gash sector -- Figure 6: the environmental variety of Eastern Sudan: a) the dry plain north of the Gash delta -- b) the grassland west of the Gash delta -- c) a cultivated area in the Gash delta -- d) the outskirts of Kassala, in the cultivated area along the Gash river, with -- Figure 7: a 2nd millennium BC grave brought to light by the heavy erosion affecting the site UA 50 when the arid conditions prevailed -- to be remarked the late Mesolithic materials from the strata cut by the grave scattered among the bones.
Figure 8: schematic stratigraphy of site UA 53 showing the relationship between different cultural and climatic phases, as well as the environmental factors affecting the site formation processes -- the soil eroded when arid conditions prevailed is highligh -- Figure 9: map showing the occurrence of raw materials in the region and nearby as well as the main archaeological sites -- aromatic resins occur in the areas highlighted in red, ebony in the brown ones, gold in the yellow ones, while white colour shows wher -- Figure 10: fragments of Pre-Saroba ceramics: a) sherd from a knobbed ware vessel from site UA 72 -- b) sherd with rocker stamp packed decoration from site UA 72 -- c) sherd with incised wavy line decoration from site UA 42 (scale in cm). -- Figure 11: map showing the distribution of the Pre-Saroba sites (plotted on Google Earth satellite image). -- Figure 12: late Pre-Saroba shell midden at site UA 50. -- Figure 13: map showing the distribution of the Malawiya Group sites (plotted on Google Earth satellite image). -- Figure 14: fragments of Malawiya Group ceramics: a) alternated pivoted stamp decorated sherd from site UA 48 -- b) spaced rocker stamp decorated sherd from site UA 18 -- c) rim sherd of a knobbed ware bowl from site UA 18 (scale in cm). -- Figure 15: fragments of Butana Group ceramics: a) rim of a bowl with incised herringbone band on the lip from site UA 113 -- b) rim of a restricted orifice bowl with rocker impressed external decoration from site KG 23/UA 14 -- c) wall sherd of a bowl with he -- Figure 16: a) complete Butana Group flask from site UA 53 excavation unit VI -- b) fragmentary Butana Group large conical bowl from site UA 53 excavation unit IV (scale in cm). -- Figure 17: Butana Group chipped stone pick from site KG 23/UA 14 (scale in cm). Figure 18: early Butana Group shell midden in excavation unit XI at site UA 53. -- Figure 19: map showing the distribution of the Butana Group sites (plotted on Google Earth satellite image). -- Figure 20: late Butana Group grave with nine lip plugs in excavation unit XVII at site UA 53 -- (scale in the image of the lip plugs in cm). -- Figure 21: cawri shell associated with shell and ostrich eggshell beads from a late Butana Group grave in excavation unit XVIII at site UA 53 (scale in cm). -- Figure 22: fragments of Gash Group ceramics from site Mahal Teglinos (K 1): a) rim of a cup decorated with a band of punch impressions from an Early Gash Group assemblage in excavation unit XII -- b) rim of a bowl with impressions on the lip from an Early G -- Figure 24: Kerma ancien I-C-Group Ib vessel found in a badly eroded double tomb in the western cemetery of site Mahal Teglinos (K 1) (excavation unit XII -- scale in cm). -- Figure 23: sherds of Yemeni Bronze age type from Gash Group assemblages in excavation unit BSKP-Q at site Mahal Teglinos (K 1) (scale in cm). -- Figure 25: a Gash Group tomb in the western cemetery at site Mahal Teglinos (K 1) (excavation unit BPLF-Z/BPQA-E) characterized by a faïence beads bracelet and a cawri shells anklet. -- Figure 26: rim sherds of late First Intermediate Period - early Middle Kingdom Egyptian jars and dish from a Gash Group assemblage in excavation unit X at site Mahal Teglinos (K 1) (scale in cm). -- Figure 27: administrative devices from site Mahal Teglinos (K 1): a) sealing from a Middle Gash Group assemblage in excavation unit X -- b) mushroom shaped object, possibly a seal, from a Late Gash Group assemblage in excavation unit VI (scale in cm). Figure 28: map showing the distribution of the Gash Group sites between the Atbara and the Gash rivers and the in the Gash delta (plotted on Google Earth satellite image). -- Figure 29: detail showing the distribution of the Gash Group sites between the Atbara and the Gash rivers (plotted on Google Earth satellite image). -- Figure 30: functional areas at Mahal Teglinos (K 1) in Gash Group times, the red highlight shows the settlement areas, the blue one the cemeteries, details of some structures in the different sectors are also shown. -- Figure 31: early 2nd millennium BC mud brick structure in excavation unit BSQV-Y/BVAA-T in the central sector of the site Mahal Teglinos (K 1), plan and detail. -- Figure 32: fragments of a large rounded tray in a fireplace of the Middle Gash Group food preparation area in excavation unit X in the central sector of the site Mahal Teglinos (K 1), and recontruction of its diameter (scale in the image showing the recon -- Figure 34: Gash Group funerary stelae in the eastern cemetery of the site Mahal Teglinos (K 1). -- Figure 33: Early Gash Group grave containing a body with contracted legs and remains of red ochre in the eastern cemetery of the site at Mahal Teglinos (K 1) (excavation unit BSPE-J/BSQA-F and BSQK). -- Figure 35: Middle Gash Group grave in the western cemetery of the site Mahal Teglinos (K 1) (excavation unit XII), it contains the main burial with the body in extended position and cawri bracelet as well as a possible sacrificed individual in highly cont -- Figure 36: complete vessels from the western cemetery (excavation unit XII) of the site Mahal Teglinos (K 1): a) bowl with impressed decoration from an Early Gash Group grave -- b) scraped ware jar from a Middle Gash Group grave (scale in cm). Figure 37: fragments of Jebel Mokram Group ceramics from excavation unit VI at the site Mahal Teglinos (K 1): a) rim fragment of a bowl with the upper part covered by incised net pattern -- b) rim fragment of a bowl with the upper part covered by incised cr -- Figure 38: imported ceramic materials from Jebel Mokram Group assemblages: a) fragment of a C-Group II b vessel from excavation unit IX at site UA 53 -- b) fragment of an Upper Egyptian Marl A4 vessel from excavation unit IX at site UA 53 (scale in cm). -- Figure 39: stone axe whose shape is similar to Egyptian early New Kingdom metal specimens from a Jebel Mokram Group assemblage at site UA 53 (scale in cm). -- Figure 40: flat oval shaped seal possibly from a Jebel Mokram Group assemblage at site JAG 1 (scale in cm). -- Figure 41: remains of a large circular hut or fence delimited by post holes from excavation unit IX at site UA 53. -- Figure 42: fragment of a large footed ceramic tray in situ in excavation unit VI at site Mahal Teglinos (K 1) and its reconstruction (scale in the image showing the reconstruction in cm). -- Figure 43: tomb containing a body with flexed legs and the head on a stone likely to date to Jebel Mokram Group times in excavation unit BPLF-Z/BPQA-E at site Mahal Teglinos (K 1). -- Figure 44: map showing the distribution of the Jebel Mokram Group sites between the Atbara and the Gash rivers (plotted on Google Earth satellite image). -- Figure 45: map showing the distribution of the Hagiz Group sites marked by red dots, of the Post-Meroitic sites marked by blue dots, and of the Khatmiya Group sites marked by yellow dots (plotted on Google Earth satellite image). -- Figure 46: remains of the stone foundations of a rounded Hagiz Group hut north of excavation unit III at site JAG 1 (scale in m). Figure 47: fragments of Hagiz Group ceramics: a) rim of a bowl with a band of oblique parallel crossing incisions from site UA 38. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794640703321 |
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| Oxford, England : , : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, , [2017] | ||
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