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Aegeus Society For Aegean Prehistory

ARTICLES | 2016

Selective use of arsenical copper during the Mycenaean period: the evidence from Pylia, in Messenia, Greece

Charilaos E. Tselios, Eleni Filippaki & Georgios S. Korres In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 81-88.

In the course of a research project dealing with the study of the Mycenaean metalwork in Pylia, minor samples taken from a battle knife of unknown context from Metaxada, dated to the Late Helladic I or II period and from a razor uncovered in the chamber tomb cemetery at Volimidia, dated to Late Helladic IIIA, were examined under the Optical Microscope and SEM (at N.C.S.R. "Demokritos”). According to the analytical data, the battle-knife consists of a rare Cu-As-Ag alloy, while the tin bronze razor is plated with a thin sheet of arsenical bronze.

Topographic multi-scale surface analysis for the study of stone celts’ polishing techniques

A. Boleti, H. Procopiou, H. Zahouani, R. Vargiolu & S. Mezghani In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 65-71.

This paper presents applied tribological surface analysis for the study of polishing techniques for manufacturing stone celts. A comparative study of archaeological and experimental data has been conducted applying observation under low magnification with a microscope and a digital camera (microscope), interferometry and finally, a multi-scale analysis of surfaces using a mathematical tool developed in the field of tribology, the method of continuous wavelets transform (CWT).

Identification and diagnostic study of Neolithic beads from Kalyvia, Attica, applying Raman spectroscopy

E. Kougemitrou, G. Moraitou, S. Raftopoulou, G. Chela & K. Polykreti In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 33-39.

In this study, given the limited literature on this subject, an overview is attempted of the problem that arises, from the composition and structure of the primary material in conjunction with possible corrosion processes in the taphonomic conditions to a number of possible explanations for structural/physico-chemical composition between ancient and modern shells. However, the organic matter predominates quantitatively compared to the inorganic crystalline components (calcite/aragonite). This does not agree with modem mollusc shells analyzed for comparison.

Egialea. Ricerche nella Valle del Krios

Angela Pontrandolfo in collaborazione con Michalis Petropoulos & Athanasios D. Rizakis Rome

Egialea. Ricerche nella Valle del Krios The institutions decided to start a systematic survey of the Eastern part of the territory now corresponding to the ancient Aegialeia and, since the area between Aigeira and Pellene belongs today to Corinthia, the investigation began from the valley of the Krios, which flows on the west of Aigeira. This volume is a collection of the results of surveys and intrasite excavations conducted in the first four years in the areas corresponding to the theoretical transects that concern both sides of the low and middle valley of the river.

Craftmanship of big storage pithoi in the Early Helladic settlement of Helike, Achaea

Dora Katsonopoulou, Ioannis Iliopoulos, Stella Katsarou & Vayia Xanthopoulou In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 13-20.

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The technological issue of low-fired conditions has been specifically investigated to meet the question of in-household construction of the pithoi. The overall assessment of the physicochemical results contributes to speculations about the jar builders constituting a different artisan group from ordinary potters. Ethnohistorical data of itinerant craftsmen from other Greek regions are also considered as a useful point of reference.

The “management” of painted and monochrome pottery of Neolithic Thessaly, Central Greece: technology and provenance

Vasso Rondiri & Eleni Asderaki-Tzoumerkioti In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 3-12.

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An experimental non-destructive method was used for the chemical analysis of the painted sherds in order to examine the paste, pigments and slips applied on their surface. The analysis was performed with a pXRF device in the laboratories of the Ephorate of Antiquities in Volos and had as a result the identification of the pigments as well as specific elements which show a differentiation among pottery of different geographical areas of Thessaly and maybe a first indication of its provenance.

Ανασκαφή Κουμάσας

Diamantis Panagiotopoulos Πρακτικά της Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας 2016: 553-582

 

 

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Ανασκαφή Ζωμίνθου

Efi Sapouna Sakellaraki Πρακτικά της Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας 2016: 357-551

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Luminescence dating and quartz grain surface features of aeolian sediments from Agia Napa, Cyprus

E. Tsakalos, C. Athanassas & Y. Bassiakos In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 201-206.

The purpose of this research work is to examine the chronology of aeolianite deposits of Southeast Cyprus and provide preliminary comments on the Late Quaternary environmental change by employing up-to-date luminescence dating methods. Another aim of this study is the analysis of the microtextures that are present on quartz grains of coastal dunes from South East Cyprus to uncover their depositional history.

Reconstructing archaeo-landscapes: myth versus reality

A. Sarris, A. Chliaoutakis, S. Dederix & J. C. Donati In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 195-200.

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Thanks to the diversification of scientific methods that can support archaeo-environmental studies, researchers have at their disposal an increasing amount of data that can be combined to place past human activities back into their contemporary environment. Virtual Reality, Geophysics, Geomorphology, Remote Sensing, Agent-Based Modelling and Artificial Intelligence provide new opportunities, but also new challenges, regarding the study of ancient landscapes.

A.Sho.Re 2011-2015, SE Kephallenia in the Ionian Sea: investigating the geoarchaeology of the coastal zone

Evyennia Yiannouli In E. Photos-Jones, Y. Bassiakos, E. Filippaki, A. Hein, I. Karatasios, V. Kilikoglou & E. Kouloumpi (eds), 2016. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (Bar International Series 2780), Oxford: 179-185.

A preliminary interpretation of results includes the identification of human presence, hitherto unknown in the vacant seascapes of the eastern shores, ranging from the Age of Stone to the Middle Byzantine and the modem eras. The next step forward is to assess the cultural dynamics of the whole region in the context of the respective palaeo-coastal sequences. Yet, the pioneering conception of coasts as dynamic natural and cultural systems already conveys that the historical understanding of maritime stretches lies beyond the realm of the individual site or the contingent relation of site to sea.