Flint from Montmaneu's Limestones Formation of Rupelian age (Oligocene) is being here characterized. The analysis of the compositional texture, mineralogy and geochemical features has revealed this flint is highly pure and of microcrystalline texture, with a significant content of moganite. This flint is product of an early diagenetic replacement of limestone from littoral lacustrine facies. This flint was exploited by human populations in a regional range, especially in the early stages of the NeolithicSe caracteriza el sílex de la Formación calizas de Montmaneu, de edad Rupeliense (Oligoceno). El análisis textural, mineralógico y de sus rasgos geoquímicos indica que se trata de un sílex microcristalino, bastante puro, con una proporción significativa de moganita. Es producto del reemplazamiento diagenético temprano de calizas de facies lacustres litorales. Este sílex fue objeto de una explotación regional, especialmente en los primeros momentos del Neolític

Airborne Laser Scanning (sometimes referred to as lidar) has been described as revolutionary for the understanding and management of cultural landscapes. The ability to create highly accurate three dimensional (3D) models and visualise the topographic features that represent past human interaction with the land surface has undoubtedly changed our view of the world and our approach to heritage management.

The use of airborne laser scanning (ALS) for cultural heritage management across Europe has increased greatly in the first two decades of the 21st century as data have become more widely available. While there is a growing expertise in the implementation of ALS derived visualisations for our discipline, it is clear from our survey of practitioners that this specialism is often represented by only a few experts scattered across a country. Specialist practitioners have facilitated knowledge exchange at training and networking via conferences and events such as the TRAIL (Training and Research in the Archaeological Interpretation of Lidar) meetings. However there have been few opportunities to capture the collective understanding of how to make the most of ALS for cultural heritage management that has developed over the last two decades.

The aim of these guidelines, instigated by the European Archaeological Council (EAC), is to bring together for the first time a reference document that combines the experience of colleagues across Europe.  The guidelines have been designed fully collaboratively by an extensive network of cultural heritage professionals. The foundation was an online survey conducted in 2022 to which more than 100 individuals and organisations from across 30 countries responded, detailing the status quo and their needs and aspirations with respect to integrating ALS data into their work. Using the results of this baseline survey to define the requirements of the wider community, 49 co-authors worked together to design the structure and content of the guidelines, in doing so ensuring their relevance and impact. The development of the guidelines was undertaken entirely online in Autumn 2022 and Spring 2023, an approach that has paid dividends in the quality and relevance of the end product by facilitating the input of so many experts from across the continent.

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La Protohistoria en el territorio ártabro es un estudio diacrónico sobre las dinámicas sociales de la Edad del Hierro y época romana del territorio ártabro, región clave para la navegación caracterizada por los constantes contactos entre culturas. Este libro analiza los cambios en sus comunidades desde finales de la Edad del Bronce (s. IX a.C.) hasta las primeras centurias tras la conquista romana (II d.C.), comenzando por los primeros poblados abiertos y seminómadas, continuando por el inicio de los poblados fortificados en altura, siguiendo con el desarrollo de los grandes castros y finalizando con su conquista e integración bajo la administración romana. Se estudian aspectos clave como la arquitectura, la religión, los contactos transculturales o metalurgia, poniendo el foco en su valor como fenómeno social y entrelazando la descripción histórica y arqueológica con un punto de vista más antropológico, explorando cómo cambiaron las sociedades ártabras con el paso de los años.


La Protohistoria en el territorio ártabro is a dyachronic study of the social dynamics of Iron Age and Roman period on the region of the Artabrii, a region characterised by constant contacts between far-away cultures. This book analyses the changes in its communities from the End of the Bronze Age (9th century BC) until the first centuries after the Roman Conquest (2nd century AD): it starts with semi-nomadic and settlements, continues with the beginning of fortified and conspicuous settlements, follows with the development of the great hillforts and ends with their conquest and integration under the Roman administration. Key aspects such as architecture, religion, transcultural contacts or metalworking are encompassed under its value as social phenomena, interweaving a historical and archaeological review with an anthropological vision of the past; exploring how Artabrian communities changed over the years.

Su desarrollo paralelo a los yacimientos con grabados al aire libre del Tajo Internacional dibuja un complejo entramado de símbolos con un importante papel en la definición de los territorios megalíticos. La identificación de figuras paleolíticas coincide con recurrencias similares documentadas en los yacimientos al aire libre del occidente peninsular, apuntando al recurso al pasado como uno de los argumentos de reivindicación y uso de territorios tradicionales.

Terry Manby was already an established member of the YAS when my late father, Peter Davidson, served as Hon. Sec. and he shared with me the high esteem in which he held Terry: an esteem repeated in my own case when I later became a member of the Society and of its Prehistoric Research Section. Polished stone axe heads became a particular fascination of mine. They are and were a particular enthusiasm of Terry's and his deep experience and expertise have been a guiding light in my series on Neolithic Axe routes over the last eight years. I continue my travels with this chapter on the Wolds and the Gypsey Race, with an increasing understanding of the underlying distribution of Mesolithic artefacts. It is offered with some humility and respect for the trail-blazing path trodden by Terry over many years. Terry exposed to me the possibility that there was a Neolithic route that entered the Vale of Mowbray across the River Swale to Topcliffe and beyond, into the mystical Gypsey Race.

‘As the sun sees everything, so should the eye’: this was the guiding principle expounded in the 1588 Statutes of the Order of St John concerning management and control over its extensive urban and rural properties. In a similar way, this book seeks to provide its readers with the eyes through which to navigate a variegated Hospitaller landscape from Portugal to Italy and from Germany to Malta in the early modern period.

Priories, bailiwicks, foundations, and commanderies formed the power base of the institution, and the Order acted with local leaders and communities in a series of overlapping jurisdictions which led to both fruitful alliances and power struggles. The contributions in this book, by scholars from across diverse disciplinary and geographical borders, shed light on the archival sources and legal procedures, politics and diplomacy, social and financial aspects, as well as the landscape and architectural features of the Hospitaller network of properties. In so doing, they help to recompose a fragmented and often forgotten history forged in multicultural environments.

The Land and the Cross establishes a foundation for future scholarship and stimulates interdisciplinary collaboration to recover and protect a heritage that is today neglected, hidden, or abandoned. The book challenges readers in the field of Hospitaller studies and beyond to explore a wider world through the unique and original lens of the Order of St John.

Critics Review:
‘The Order of St. John has a deliciously complex history, its members ruling a tiny insular territory while managing a vast web of land holdings that extended over virtually every part of medieval and early modern Europe. This collection of essays does full justice to the order's rich and multi-faceted past, while at the same time showcasing the ongoing transformation of Hospitaller studies thanks to the troves of new documentary material now being made available by archivists’ - Giancarlo Casale, Professor of Early Modern History of the Mediterranean, European University Institute.

'This wide-ranging collection is a welcome addition to scholarship on the Order of St John (also known as the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights of Malta) in Europe during the early modern period. Focussing on the Knights’ landholdings and relations with Christian rulers, it reveals the Order as a vibrant institution even as its holy war and care for the sick became less significant to Europeans. Exploring extensive archival records -- including the Knights’ illustrated inventories of their lands and buildings – these articles illuminate details of the Knights' activities in landholding, politics and diplomacy, administration, and record-keeping' - Helen Nicholson, Emeritus Professor, Cardiff University.

‘This book is rich with new insights about the intricate administrative systems that held together the far-reaching network of properties of the Order of Saint John. The role played by individual actors leaps to life from the pages, in a vivid portrait of the tensions between the time-honoured traditions of a venerable institution, and the pragmatic realpolitik that needed to be exercised daily to safeguard the Order’s interests. The volume brings together fifteen contributions from a formidable array of scholars, to deliver an interdisciplinary tour-de-force’ - Reuben Grima, Associate Professor of Conservation and Built Heritage, University of Malta.

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In southern Europe the link between agricultural activities and changes in the landscape is greatly evident. An investigation ofthe past landscape is necessary to understand why these changes occurred and what they mean. In Sardinia the plains, once covered by the Mediterranean forest, have been used for agricultural purposes since Roman times. Notable landscape variation, however, occurred between the eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries when Sardinia was under the domain of the Rouse ofSavoy. Following the Second World War, the agricultural landscape has been modified not only in land use, but also in the pattern of the fields, which have been subdivided as a result of land inheritance. In recent years, the spread of urbanisation and quarry activity, as well as damage from agricultural mechanisation and excessive use of pesticides, have led to the deterioration of the Sardinian agriculturallandscapes. This study shows that there is a clear correlation between society, land use and site development. The methodology used in landscape history, therefore, has moved from a biological and physical focus to include a human focus. Special attention has been paid to past land use policies, with the aim of understanding the reasons for positive and negative impacts on landscape.

Using angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy, the ground state of perovskite iridate Sr 3 Ir 2 O 7 is found to be in close vicinity to a metal-to-insulator transition. Photoemission data reveal two bands extending up to surprisingly small binding energies around the Brillouin zone corner X, followed by a van Hove-like flat portion at the top of the valence bands. One of these bands form a saddle point while the other shows apparent spectral weight suppression along the the in-plane antiferromagnetic vector direction (Γ-Σ), signaling a possible electronic response to the additional long range order. The energy scale of the Mott insulating gap shows considerable sample-to-sample variation, which points to possible intrinsic control of low temperature resistivity by apical oxygen deficiency -a process suggested by transport experiments and, importantly, similar to the doping process of the cuprates that gives rise to high temperature superconductivity.

Resumo: Pequena incursão em reflexões sobre várias disciplinas pelas quais o autor, como arqueólogo, e na tentativa de melhor o ser, tem passado e continuará a passar, procurando sugerir a necessidade de desmistificar alguns lugares-comuns que persistem na academia, e bloqueiam o saber.

A sud della Capitale, a ridosso del Raccordo Anulare, riemergono tracce dell'antica e leggendaria età di Romolo, primo Re di Roma secondo la tradizione AGI -L'antica e leggendaria età di Romolo, primo Re di Roma secondo la tradizione, riemerge inaspettatamente fuori città, verso il mare, cambiando la percezione di una Roma arcaica arroccata tra Palatino e Celio. Già nell'VIII secolo avanti Cristo, la futura Caput Mundi si espandeva

Del 10 al 12 de septiembre va a celebrar el XXIV Congreso Internacional sobre Territorio y Cultura. En el marco del Proyecto de Investigación AQVIVERGIA tendrá lugar la sesión 3 "La cuenca Fluvial como Unidad Geográfica para las sociedades del pasado mediterráneo: percepción, manejo, aprovechamiento y prácticas sostenibles y resilientes". Os adjunto el documento por si es de vuestro interés inscribiros y participar en él. Plazo de inscripción entre el 24 de marzo y el 15 de junio.

Airborne Laser Scanning (sometimes referred to as lidar) has been described as revolutionary for the understanding and management of cultural landscapes. The ability to create highly accurate three dimensional (3D) models and visualise the topographic features that represent past human interaction with the land surface has undoubtedly changed our view of the world and our approach to heritage management. The use of airborne laser scanning (ALS) for cultural heritage management across Europe has increased greatly in the first two decades of the 21st century as data have become more widely available. While there is a growing expertise in the implementation of ALS derived visualisations for our discipline, it is clear from our survey of practitioners that this specialism is often represented by only a few experts scattered across a country. Specialist practitioners have facilitated knowledge exchange at training and networking via conferences and events such as the TRAIL (Training and Research in the Archaeological Interpretation of Lidar) meetings. However there have been few opportunities to capture the collective understanding of how to make the most of ALS for cultural heritage management that has developed over the last two decades. The aim of these guidelines, instigated by the European Archaeological Council (EAC), is to bring together for the first time a reference document that combines the experience of colleagues across Europe. The guidelines have been designed fully collaboratively by an extensive network of cultural heritage professionals. The foundation was an online survey conducted in 2022 to which more than 100 individuals and organisations from across 30 countries responded, detailing the status quo and their needs and aspirations with respect to integrating ALS data into their work. Using the results of this baseline survey to define the requirements of the wider community, 49 co-authors worked together to design the structure and content of the guidelines, in doing so ensuring their relevance and impact. The development of the guidelines was undertaken entirely online in Autumn 2022 and Spring 2023, an approach that has paid dividends in the quality and relevance of the end product by facilitating the input of so many experts from across the continent.

Anthropogenic Landscape Transformation in the Érmellék Region in the Second Half of the 19th Century

In recent years, there has been a resurgence of scientific interest, both internationally and domestically, in the effects of human landscape-altering activities, likely in connection with the climate change currently being experienced.
In the Érmellék region, the anthropogenic transformation of the landscape began before water regulation, with the deforestation and conversion of woodlands into arable land, although the process affected the settlements of the micro-region differently. In the Great Plain, particularly in the eastern Tisza region, arable lands generally expanded at the expense of meadows and pastures. However, in the landscape examined, changes initially dominated in the direction of forest-arable land conversion. The deforestation altered the hydrological conditions of the landscape, leading to the gathering of water in lowlands due to drainage from elevations.
Partly due to the rainier climate and partly because of the improper drainage attempts by the landowners in Nyírség, the construction of drainage channels became necessary in Nagyléta and the micro-region, which, in turn, spurred further expansion of arable land. The expansion of arable lands largely occurred on poor-quality sandy soil, which did not ensure significant income growth for the population of the micro-region.

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This research was conducted to reveal the effects of conflicts on employee performance at Universitas Terbuka (UT). The subjects of the research were 35 employees of the Multi Media Production Centre and Learning Materials Service Centre of Universitas Terbuka. The 35 respondents were asked questions about source of conflict, level of conflict, and performance . The va riable source of conflict refers to two dozen sources of conflict put forward by Robbins (2006). The variable level of conflict refers to the following criteria of spirit and passion of members of the organization, work environment, and response to environmental changes. The performance variable refers to indicators of wo rk load, work quality , knowledge of the job , articulation of ideas, decisions making, and work plan. Path analysis with a significance level of 5% was used in this research. The results showed that the source of the conflict influenced the level of conflict simultaneously. However, only three indic...

A preliminary investigation of the lithology of the lithic materials from Burry Holms and comparison with the equivalent raw materials in the local drift deposits has demonstrated that the materials were available locally. The immediate source of the materials may have been either a till of pre-Devensian age and of Irish Sea provenance, or a deposit reworked from such a till. The Devensian tills and fluvioglacial gravels close to Burry Holms yield only a very small quantity of flint, most of which is rather unlike the dominant flint type amongst the artefacts. Either the Devensian deposits were very carefully searched for their rare white-cortex flints, or, more likely, another, now vanished source was exploited. The non-flint lithologies were mainly used for smaller artefacts, presumably because of the poorer knapping properties of those materials. White patinated flint dominates amongst all artefact classes, however, and strongly coloured flint is rare. The relative proportion of flint and nonflint cores closely matches the proportion of retouched artefacts in those materials. All object identified as blade cores are flint, although non-flint blades are found.

The ancient coastal quarries of Le Castella (Crotone) · This study aims to provide a
focus on Le Castella, a site known in Roman times as Castra Hannibalis, along whose coast,
located at the southern edge of the Crotone peninsula, several traces of a vast open-pit extraction
area of biocalcarenites and biocalcirudites are found. This exploitation dates back to the
Greek period and, with interruptions, has continued until almost the present day. The evidence
pertaining to these quarrying areas is particularly noteworthy for being distributed not
only near the cliffs but also on the adjacent seabed, thus providing useful elements for examining
the causes and effects of the changes in local shorelines that occurred during the Late
Holocene. The geomorphological and lithostratigraphic characteristics of the sedimentary
deposits in this stretch of coastline make Le Castella the most important extraction area on
the Crotone coast, from which both blocks and disc-shaped elements could be obtained. Part
of the quarry was indeed used to extract the blocks employed in the phrourion placed to control
the southern sector of the Crotoniate chora, and whose remains were later reused on the
islet in the structures of the Aragonese castle. The material extracted at Le Castella could
easily be transported by sea, on barges or other types of vessels suited for the purpose, using
the natural harbor system available at the site, a topographical overview of which is provided
in the article.

Surveying through the ashes:
a unique fieldwalking survey at
Timpone delle Fave (Southern Italy)
Since the year 2000, the proto-historic site of
Timpone delle Fave (Calabria) has been investigated
within the framework of the Groningen
Raganello Archaeological Project. Even though
it is normally covered with dense vegetation,
until recently the site had only been investigated
through fieldwalking surveys. During
the fieldwork campaign of 2021, a unique
opportunity presented itself when a natural fire
cleared the entire hilltop of vegetation. In the
following days, a large part of the hilltop was
systematically surveyed. This yielded remarkable
new results; occupation appeared to be
spread over a much larger area than originally
thought, and several new phases were recognized.
These new insights add to our knowledge
of the site, but also point to biases caused by
visibility and land use. In this paper, we present
the preliminary results of the survey and
briefly consider the implications of how these
unique circumstances caused different results
compared to earlier surveys.

Nel Mediterraneo tardoantico la classe ceramica romana più diffusa è certamente la Terra Sigillata Africana, 1 l'African Red Slip Ware di J.W. Hayes. 2 Si definisce in questo modo un gruppo di vasellame fine da mensa, rivestito con una vernice argillosa, di colore che varia dal rosso all'arancione, sinterizzata, cioè quasi vetrificata. Tale classe ceramica fu prodotta all'interno di officine specializzate, rinvenute in gran parte dell'attuale territorio tunisino (Fig . ), in un periodo compreso tra la fine del I secolo d.C. e il VII secolo d.C e forse anche nei primi decenni dell'VIII secolo. Una produzione che ebbe un'importanza non solo locale, ma che risultò di straordinario successo in tutto il mondo romano. I manufatti degli ateliers nordafricani furono distribuiti su rotte di lunga distanza anche oltre i confini del Mediterraneo, dettando la moda nel campo delle ceramiche fini da mensa per un lungo periodo anche nei primi due secoli dell'alto Medioevo. Rispetto alle più antiche ceramiche con rivestimento rosso (dalle orientali alle sigillate italiche e galliche), la TSA è caratterizzata da un corpo ceramico meno raffinato, e da un impasto di colore oscillante tra l'arancione e il rosso mattone e in alcuni casi assume sfumature rosate. Il rivestimento è solitamente di buona qualità, ma manca della brillantezza che caratterizzava per esempio la produzione aretina; la vernice era probabilmente realizzata raffinando la stessa argilla utilizzata per forgiare il corpo ceramico. Altra caratteristica fondamentale della produzione nordafricana tardoantica e altomedievale è l'elevato grado di standardizzazione 3 legata ad ateliers specializzati e organizzati secondo un sistema di produzione quasi industriale, non solo nella sua fase iniziale ma anche durante 4

Hasta el momento, en su entorno, se han catalogado cinco nuevos abrigos con motivos esquemáticos. Salvo algunas excepciones, la tipología está compuesta por antropomorfos y zoomorfos adscribibles al ciclo esquemático de la Prehistoria reciente, lo que supone una contribución al conocimiento de su simbología en la provincia y en la región. LABURPENA Lan honen helburua da Guadalajarako Sierra Norte parke naturaleko Sierra de Pela mendilerroko hegoaldeko isurialdean dagoen Campisábalos udalerriko Cueva Negrako harpeko pintura eta grabatuak aurkeztea da. Orain arte, inguru horretan, motibo eskematikoak dituzten bost harpe berri katalogatu dira. Salbuespenak salbuespen, Historiaurre hurbileko ziklo eskematikora atxikitako antropomorfo eta zoomorfoek osatzen dute tipologia eta, ondorioz, probintziako eta eskualdeko sinbologiarekin lotutako ezagutza berria dakar horrek.

En las prácticas ganaderas de alta montaña, uno de los factores críticos es la disponibilidad de agua. En ocasiones las lagunas, manantiales y surgencias, pueden ser suficientes; sin embargo, es muy habitual que su escasez exija la construcción de fuentes, depósitos hidráulicos u otros acondicionamientos para que el ganado pueda abrevar sin grandes desplazamientos. Esto es especialmente importante durante las largas estancias veraniegas en las brañas y majadas de las montañas cantábricas, frecuentemente situadas entre los 1200 y los 2200 metros de altitud.
En la Sierra de Peña Sobia, un macizo calizo en el sur de Asturias, próximo a la cordillera cantábrica, se ubica una zona de brañas y majadas con pastizales (Veigas Dientru y Veigas d’Afuera) en las concavidades de origen cárstico, donde el agua es muy escasa. Para hacer acopio de esta se ha utilizado, desde al menos finales de la Edad Media hasta la actualidad, un peculiar sistema de aprovisionamiento.
Así, al pie de los pastizales, en el borde de la cima de la sierra, donde aflora una surgencia, se localiza la fuente de La Maquila, cuya tipología constructiva, inusual en las zonas de alta montaña cantábrica, es semejante a otras muchas del territorio peninsular. Recientes estudios han podido marcar el horizonte constructivo de dichas fuentes alrededor de los siglos XV y XVI, relacionadas con el auge ganadero. A lo largo del tiempo, y como consecuencia de una mayor necesidad de abastecimiento, su capacidad almacenadora de agua ha sido ampliada mediante la construcción de abrevaderos y una alberca: la Laguna de Peña Sobia, a partir de una surgencia natural a 1350 metros de altitud y a 800 metros sobre el nivel del valle inmediato.

In two recent projects we focused on the possibilities of reconstruction of the ritual landscape and settlement areas in relation to Late Neolithic cemeteries and ancestral monuments, such as causewayed enclosures. Death as a social event was never isolated from other dimensions of the social, economic and symbolic life of farming communities. The ceremonial level of funerary events connected to ancestral worship is reflected in the landscape by a variety of monuments and their intra- and extra-territorial relations. The ritual landscape was constructed following a symbolic system of very early pedigree. The cultural landscape of prehistoric farmers was divided and structured in a continuous diachronic development and the archetypes of landscape divisions and monuments (enclosures; hilltop sites; long barrows) as landmarks were part of the cosmological legacy for generations. In this way, some monuments, seemingly isolated, fit into a much wider spatio-temporal structure of prehistoric community areas. This study presents selected case studies of the fifth and fourth millennium BC from the territory between the confluence of biggest Bohemian rivers and the mythical Mount Říp.

Within this paper, glocalization is presented to explain the heterogeneity of the Uruk Expansion/Phenomenon, a process which saw extensive interactions and cultural integration across Mesopotamia during the fourth millennium BCE, characterized by the spread of southern Mesopotamian material culture and cultural practices. Through close examination of archaeological data from the Adhaim-Sirwan Drainage Basin, southern Iraqi Kurdistan, a region which is emerging as a focus of intense culture-contact during the Uruk Phenomenon, I contend that a glocalized perspective of this phenomenon better illuminates its regional nuances and complexities, as well as the interactions between local and Uruk communities within the Adhaim-Sirwan. By employing a glocalizing framework, this paper demonstrates that cultural interactions led to varied adaptations of the Uruk Phenomenon and illustrates the dynamic interplay between global influences and local responses. Ultimately, this paper advocates for a nuanced understanding of the Uruk Phenomenon, highlighting its regional variability and the importance of local agency in shaping cultural outcomes, thereby framing it as a distinctly glocalized process rather than an expression of globalization.

Prague, with its historical significance dating back over a millennium, has evolved into the focal point of the Czech state. The city's intricate development has not only resulted in the presence of distinctive archaeological remains, but has also secured its place on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The meticulous preservation of archaeological contexts, some of which are more than 10m deep, has been a sustained focus of various institutions since the establishment of Czechoslovakia in the early 20th century. Subsequently, the coordination of rescue and preventative archaeology has gained a pivotal role for the Prague Archaeological Commission, which was established in 1969 and has served as an advisory body to the Director of the National Heritage Institute in Prague since 1998. A key figure in the preservation effort was Ladislav Hrdlicka, based at the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. In the 1970s, he established the foundation for systematic documentation by creating the Map of Archaeological Documentation Points (MADB). The information systems derived from the MADB now form the foundation of Prague's archaeological monument conservation. From the 1990s onwards, the city of Prague introduced the Valuable Archaeological Areas (VAP) system, which identifies sites with exceptionally well-preserved archaeological terrain for enhanced protection within the Prague Heritage Reserve. Since 2017, data from MADB and VAP, in conjunction with other archaeological information, has been accessible through the Prague Archaeological portal. The portal was developed as a collaboration of the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences with the National Heritage Institute. It constitutes a component of the archaeological information system of the Czech Republic. The digital integration of previously disparate yet high-quality data sources signifies a transformative shift in the management of Prague's archaeological heritage. Collaborations of the Prague Municipality Council and the Prague Institute of Planning and Development (the latter responsible for the preparation of planning analytical materials) have resulted in a significant reshaping of information flows between stakeholders. This has significantly enhanced the efficacy of decision-making processes for planning and implementation of development projects, making archaeological data an indispensable component of public debate on the city's historic core. Currently, Prague serves as a model for the implementation of comprehensive regulations for the protection of archaeological heritage throughout the Czech Republic, exemplifying a systematic and efficacious approach that can be emulated elsewhere.

Recent research shows that the Neolithization of the South Caucasus occurred in stages. While domesticated plants and animals were introduced rapidly around 6000 BCE, certain cultural elements typical of the Neolithic might have become common later. This study reports the discovery of a stone human figurine from the Damjili Cave, Azerbaijan, which is the first example from a radiocarbon-dated context of the late Mesolithic in the South Caucasus. Its stylistic features considerably differ from those of Neolithic human figurines in the region, providing a valuable reference point for understanding the cultural processes in symbolic aspects during the Mesolithic-Neolithic interface in the South Caucasus.

An article by the author from 2011 suggests that the view from the tombs of the North-East Necropolis of Hierapolis may have been a primary reason for choosing burial on this remote and little-visited slope instead of in the city's main necropolis. The view from the tombs includes large parts of the city of Hierapolis, the wide plain with the river Lykos and the Salbacos mountain range. The lofty position on the slopes offered a view onto an ideal Graeco-Roman landscape as described in several ancient sources. Further, the visual connection with the hometown must have been essential in the placement of the tombs. This extended and updated English version of the article makes these observations accessible to a wider readership, taking into account further observations made over many years of studying the necropolis.

Negli ultimi decenni, lo studio della ceramica, soprattutto per le fasi medievali in Albania è diventato un ambito privilegiato 1 , che favorisce la comprensione delle complesse dinamiche e delle mutevoli relazioni tra i diversi periodi. Ciò ha permesso di analizzare in maniera approfondita lo sviluppo economico e le relazioni commerciali tra le diverse città della costa adriatica. In questo articolo, l'attenzione sarà focalizzata sulla cultura materiale di Durazzo, e in particolare sui dati della produzione e circolazione delle ceramiche, dal periodo altomedievale fino al periodo ottomano. Si tratta di un periodo relativamente lungo, ma i dati ceramici finora ci permettono di seguirne l'evoluzione nel tempo. A questo riguardo, si è scelto di procedere con l'analisi di diverse categorie funzionali della ceramica e di fare riferimento principalmente delle produzioni circolanti nella città portuale di Durrës, provenienti dai diversi scavi 2 . Le ricerche condotte in diversi contesti hanno consentito di reperire nuovi dati sulle varie produzioni e sugli scambi, collegati anche alla circolazione monetaria nel territorio dell'Illirico sudoccidentale 3 . I risultati dello studio della ceramica potrebbero anche consentire di far luce sugli sviluppi economici e sociali, nonché sul rapporto con altre città dell'entroterra. Per questo motivo, al fine di rendere l'analisi più esaustiva, si presenteranno confronti con i risultati di altri siti come:

This report introduces the background and methods of the survey part of the Kulal Tepa Archaeological Project of the Czech-Uzbekistani Archaeological Expedition,lley was used during the Hellenistic and Transitional/Early Kushan period (the site of Iskandar Tepa), the collected material suggests a substantial development dated from no later than the Kushano-Sasanian period, resulting in an identified artefact scatter stretching on around 80 ha around Kulal Tepa. A combination of more or less stable settlement activities and irrigated agriculture is suggested as a preliminary interpretation.

Bangladesh, a nation-state emerged in 1971 has a long history of fighting against natural forces since the remote antiquities. During 18th-20th centuries the area was part of Bengal, a toponym used by the British. Due to its location, geo-physical features and climate natural challenges like flood, earthquake etc. are common phenomenon in the life of the people living in Bangladesh. Textual records of the last three century have frequent references of such events. But research on the subject centered on the period before the 1800 CE is scant. This paper attempts to analyze those events which may be termed as disaster. We will use the archeological evidences as primary source. In the last six decades, archeologists have unearthed a large volume of information related to the pre-modern past of Bangladesh, which have been published in the form of excavation reports, research articles and book chapters. The archaeological data will be crosschecked with epigraphic, literary and contemporary geological researches to get a cursory view on history of disaster in Bangladesh from the earliest time to c. 1800 CE. To be more focused, we will limit out discussion to the spatial boundary of present day Bangladesh.

Earlier objects are frequently identified in later contexts, though rarely form the focus of discussion. This paper presents 34 sites where earlier Bronze Age metalwork has been found in later Bronze Age contexts in southern Britain, including hoards and nonhoard contexts. These 'out-of-time' objects follow complex trajectories and can inform us about the potential ways past societies conceived their own pasts, especially when contextualized in broader integrated landscapes. Out-of-time objects might be deposited singly or within hoards to reinforce community boundaries and legitimize links with past communities. The form, wear and treatment of these objects pre-deposition (e.g. curation and/or deformation) as well as the places in which they were buried represent indicators of prehistoric processes of commemoration and/or forgetting.

Η αρχαία Τροιζήνα εκτεινόταν ανάμεσα σε δύο ποταμούς, τον Υλλικό στα ανατολικά και τον Χρυσορρόα στα δυτικά. Αρχαίες κατασκευές για τη διαχείρηση υδάτων έχουν αποκαλυφθεί σε αρχαιολογικές έρευνες ή μνημονεύονται σε γραπτές πηγές στην παρόχθια περιοχή του Χρυσορρόα, στο ύψωμα της ακρόπολης, στην περιοχή της αρχαίας πόλης, στο εκτός των τειχών ιερό του Ιππολύτου, στην περιοχή μεταξύ της πόλης και του Ιππολυτείου, στην ορεινή περιοχή ΝΔ του ιερού και στην πεδιάδα βόρεια της πόλης. Στην παρόχθια περιοχή του Χρυσορρόα σώζεται αρχαίος λίθινος υδραγωγός που έφερνε στην πόλη νερό από φυσική πηγή σε σπήλαιο. Στο ύψωμα της ακρόπολης ανασκάφηκε κτιστός αγωγός που διέσχιζε εγκάρσια το ελληνιστικό διατείχισμα. Κοντά σε αυτόν σώζεται πλινθόκτιστη δεξαμενή των ρωμαϊκών χρόνων, όπου συλλέγονταν και διηθίζονταν όμβρια ύδατα για την υδροδότηση της πόλης. Στον χώρο της πόλης έχουν εντοπισθεί διάσπαρτες πλίνθοι λίθινων αγωγών σε σχήμα U και σώζονται ορατά κατάλοιπα ρωμαϊκού βαλανείου. Επιπλέον, ανασκαφικές έρευνες έφεραν στο φως δεξαμενές και φρέατα. Η «Κρήνη του Ίππου», που μνημονεύει ο Παυσανίας στην περιγραφή της αγοράς, δεν έχει εντοπισθεί. Στο εστιατόριο του ιερού του Ιππολύτου αποκαλύφθηκε σύστημα αγωγών για τη διοχέτευση εκτός του κτηρίου των υδάτων από το πλύσιμο των δαπέδων μετά τα γεύματα. Μπροστά από αυτό το κτήριο υπήρχαν κτιστό φρέαρ και κρηναίο οικοδόμημα, που ταυτίζεται με την αποκαλούμενη «Ηράκλειο κρήνη». Στην περιοχή μεταξύ της πόλης και του ιερού του Ιππολύτου ανασκάφηκαν δύο δεξαμενές των ελληνιστικών χρόνων, οι οποίες μάλλον σχετίζονταν με τις αθλητικές εγκαταστάσεις που μαρτυρούνται κοντά στο ιερό. Στην ορεινή περιοχή ΝΔ του ιερού είχε εντοπισθεί παλαιότερα αρχαίο υδραγωγείο, το οποίο δεν είναι τώρα ορατό. Στην πεδιάδα βόρεια της αρχαίας πόλης, όπου βρίσκονταν τα αγροκτήματα των Τροιζηνίων, αποκαλύφθηκε πρόσφατα τεχνικό έργο εμπλουτισμού του υδροφόρου ορίζοντα με γλυκό νερό προκειμένου να περιορισθεί το φαινόμενο της υφαλμύρωσης, διαχρονικό πρόβλημα αυτής της περιοχής από την αρχαιότητα έως και τη σημερινή εποχή.

Nel 2024 è stato pubblicato per i tipi della Padova University Press un volume intitolato "Le fonti nella fonte. L'Italia fisica nella descrizione della Tabula Peutingeriana", che raccoglie alcuni contributi di Guido Rosada apparsi negli ultimi anni sulle caratteristiche della Tabula Peutingeriana dal punto di vista della geografia fisica...

The establishment, location, and physical growth of human settlements are heavily influenced by both natural and anthropogenic factors. Essentially, these settlements represent the initial spatial configurations of human interaction with the natural world, reflecting the impact of the geographical environment on societal structures. This study seeks to explore and assess the Sasanian settlements located in the Namdan Plain, situated in the mountainous region of northern Fars Province, specifically within the vicinity of Eqlid city. Employing a descriptive-analytical approach, this research incorporates statistical analysis to identify ten natural factors that determine the degree of dependence of Sasanian sites on their surrounding environment and landscape. These factors include the proximity of ancient sites to communication routes and rivers, land area, elevation, soil type, land use, slope orientation and gradient, vegetation, and climatic conditions, all of which play a crucial role in the establishment of human settlements. The sites from the Sasanian period were systematically evaluated and ranked based on the influence of geographical and environmental factors, employing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and statistical techniques, including the TOPSIS hierarchical analysis method in Excel. The findings indicated that, among the environmental variables, the proximity of the sites to rivers and roads, as well as elevation, exhibited the most favorable conditions. Other significant factors, such as slope degree, also played a crucial role in influencing the Sasanian period sites. Conversely, climate, land use, soil, and vegetation were found to have the least impact. The hierarchical analysis revealed that the NS330 site ranked highest among the assessed natural indicators, followed by NS317A in second place and NS326 in third. In contrast, the NS210 site was identified as the lowest in ranking, with NS222 and NS211 following as the next weakest sites. The remaining sites were categorized as relatively prosperous.

Seeberger Cave was excavated in 1926 by Beloit College. Although documentation is sparse, notable finds included disarticulated adult and fetal or newborn human remains, fetal or newborn bison remains, evidence for Nebo Hill phase (Late Archaic) and several Woodland occupations, a set of Oneota end scrapers made of Grand Meadow (Minnesota) chert, and charcoal of balsam fir (Abies balsamea)—far south of its natural range—dating to around 250–400 CE. Despite the interpretive limitations of this legacy collection, it is apparent that Seeberger Cave supported a range of domestic and ritual or ceremonial activities—some typical for regional caves and rockshelters and some atypical—over a period of at least 4,000 years.

Aspecte ale eneoliticului târziu. Ceramica culturilor Sălcuța şi Gumelnița (I) Aspects of the Late Eneolithic. Pottery of the Sălcuța and Gumelnița Cultures (I) Cătălin Nicolae Pătroi Noi incinte circulare din judeţul Dolj identificate pe fotografiile realizate de misiunile satelitare de spionaj CORONA ale Statelor Unite ale Americii între anii 1962-1972 New circular sites from Dolj County identified on photographs taken by the CORONA satellite spy missions of the United States of America between 1962-1972 Ilie Lascu Depozitul de bronzuri Doştat II (com. Doştat, judeţ Alba) Doştat II Bronze hoard (Doştat commune, Alba county) Petre Gherghe, Ion Ciucă Materiale ceramice romane descoperite în centrul meşteşugăresc de la Acidava -Enoşeşti, judeţul Olt Roman pottery discovered in the crafting center of Acidava -Enoşeşti, Olt County

A dolgozat a Szeged-Nagyszéksóson talált hun áldozati leletegyüttes három azonos stílusú és technológiájú, kantárveretként meghatározott darabjával, valamint ezek néhány formai és technológiai párhuzamával foglalkozik. A dolgozatban bemutatásra kerülnek a három nagyszéksósi veret ötvöstechnikai vizsgálatának eredményei, valamint az aranyból készült rekonstrukciójuk elkészítésének folyamata.

The thesis deals with three pieces of the Hunnic sacrificial find found in Szeged-Nagyszéksós, identified as reins mounts, of the same style and technology, and some of their formal and technological parallels. The thesis presents the results of the goldsmithing examination of the three Nagyszéksós mounts, as well as the process of making their gold reconstruction.

The purpose of this list is to identify the monuments/structures/sites/paths/roads, according to the following cultural heritage themes, that best represent one or more of the respective themes, and that has the best potential to be determined as having 'outstanding universal value' according to UNESCO's criteria. It is important to indicate when the monuments/structures/sites/paths/roads exist as part of a cluster, or series. E' importante che sia segnalato ogni volta se i monumenti, le strutture, i siti, i sentieri,le strade fanno parte di un insieme o di una serie.

This paper presents the preliminary results of the first geophysical campaign carried out in 2023 at Chiusi (central Italy, Siena), one of the most important Etruscan city-states of the Northern internal Etruria. The research was conducted in collaboration between the Municipality of Chiusi, the Soprintendenza ABAP-SI and Radaring company. The modern urban area of Chiusi conserves a large stratigraphical palimpsest, with a continuity of occupation from the Bronze age toward Etruscan, Roman and Middle age period. This geophysical campaign aimed to explore some key-site of the historical city-center, in order to better understand the urban layout of the ancient city to elaborate a new archaeological map. The geophysical anomalies identified have been interpreted integrating archaeological and archival data and, in few cases, tested by targeted archaeological excavations.

We give a preliminary overview of a survey’s results in Albegna Valley, near Marsilana, done in owing to fortuitous discoveries and to a small settlement test pit. Materials (metal, stone, ceramic, silver), coming from three necropolis, identify an important Rinaldonian group related to coast and «nuclear» sites.

Tijekom dugog vremenskog razdoblja (od 1953. do 1999. god.) Matko Peić pisao je eseje i feljtone o svojim zavičajnicima. Njegovi tekstovi objavljivani su u Vjesniku u srijedu, Vjesniku, Narodnom listu, Globusu, Kulturnom radniku, Otkrićima, Telegramu, Republici, Požeškom zborniku, Glasu Slavonije, Požeškom listu, Euro Cityu, Slavoniji i Večernjem listu. Dotakao se Matko požeških povjesničara od prvog poznatog Franje Ksavera Pejačevića do Dragutina Pavličevića. Zanimao se za geografe putopisce od Jakoba Pejačevića do Karla Bošnjaka, te za pisce u čijem je fokusu bila botanika. Svoje mjesto u feljtonima Matka Peića našao je i lingvistički genij Vjekoslav Babukić. U esejima se bavio požeškim piscima od velikog Antuna Kanižlića preko ostalih pisaca XVIII. i XIX stoljeća: Franjo Sebastijanović, Antun Nagy, Franjo Ciraki, Miroslav Kraljević, Josip Eugen Tomić, Janko Jurković, Vilim Korajac, Napoleon Špun Strižić, Zdenka Marković, Dobriša Cesarić, Zlata Kolarić Kišur, Boro Pavlović, Branko...

Centuries of natural phenomena and human activity have deeply altered many aspects of the landscape, especially in coastal areas. The territory once controlled by the Etruscan city of Caere (Cerveteri, RM) exemplifies the extent of these transformations. The erosion of the seashore, extensive urbanization along the coast, reclamation of originally wet areas for farming, and construction of embankments for rivers once free to overflow have significantly modified this sector of Southern Etruria in the last century. As a result, the landscape has undergone such drastic changes that studying the relationship between the ancient city and its countryside is not possible relying on the current situation, but requires a preliminary reconstruction of the ancient landscape. This work, initiated as part of the research conducted by the Archaeological Mission at Pyrgi under Sapienza Università di Roma, is still in its early stages, but it provides some preliminary insights into its potential. This paper therefore aims to explore the historical development of Caere’s control over its harbours, summarizing the available archaeological documentation and comparing it with preliminary results from this research. From this comparison, some reflections are proposed. Although these reflections require further validation through continued research, we hope they offer new insights – or at least a new perspective – on the historical dynamics through which the Etruscan city of Caere built its projection towards the Mediterranean Sea