Nikolaus G . O . Boroffka
German Archaeological Institute, Eurasia Department, Department Member
The recent excavations at the site of Molali, located in southern Uzbekistan and dated to the mid-second millennium BCE, offer new insights into the definition of the Final Bronze Age pottery complex in southern Uzbekistan and the... more
The recent excavations at the site of Molali, located in southern Uzbekistan and dated to the mid-second millennium BCE, offer new insights into the definition of the Final Bronze Age pottery complex in southern Uzbekistan and the technological and stylistic links between the potting traditions of the various cultural groups at this period. An archaeometric study has been conducted in order to characterize the various wares, investigate the compositional variability of the ceramic assemblage, and determine the provenance of the raw materials. The results from a combination of techniques (Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence, X-Ray Diffraction, and thin section Optical Microscopy) allowed us to identify a local pottery production of wheel-made fine ware and to determine the local/regional origin of the handmade, coarse, shell-tempered ware. Exchange relationships with 'steppe' populations have been confirmed; they involved not only vessels (coarse rock-tempered pots) but also pottery traditions (specific 'steppe'-like decorations on pots of regional origin). Although not numerous, they are nonetheless evidence of large-scale connections between the settlements in the Surkhan Darya valley and other peripheral cultures and areas in the mid-second millennium BCE. The diversity of fabrics (use of various raw materials and different technological processes) is also discussed regarding the choices made for intrinsic material properties required for specific functions, highlighting the strong expertise and management acquired by the potters for the production of diverse ceramic functional categories.
Research Interests: Ancient History, Geography, Archaeology, Ceramic Technology, Archaeology of Central Asia, and 11 moreBMAC Archaeology, Provenance studies of archaeological material, Civilization, Central Asian Archaeology, Pottery, Uzbekistan, Bronze Age, Bronze, Andronovo, Oxus Civilization, and Pottery Archaeology
Two idols from the site of Livezile "La Izvoru Popii", judet Alba in Romania are analysed. They are made from the frontal part of a lower jaw (mandibula) with forward incisors (incisivi 1 right and 1 left) of a domestic pig (Sus... more
Two idols from the site of Livezile "La Izvoru Popii", judet Alba in Romania are analysed. They are made from the frontal part of a lower jaw (mandibula) with forward incisors (incisivi 1 right and 1 left) of a domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus). They are polished and perforated near the top. Thus, the perforations represent eyes and the incisors feet. This type of idol is so far unknown in the literature. It is concluded on the basis of the accompanying finds and the small number of analogies that the two idols belong to the end of the Copper Age or the beginning of the Early Bronze Age. They probably served as pendants or amulets, as is suggested by the holes. However, it is not clear whether or not they can be linked with burial ritual.Obravnavana sta dva idola iz najdišča Livezile "La Izvoru Popii", JudeJ Alba, Romunija. Izdelana sta iz sprednjega dela spodnje čeljustnice (mandibula) s prednjimi zobmi-sekalci (incisivi 1 desno in 1 levo) domače svinje (Sus ...
The DFG-Project "RESAF – Ressources and antique mining in Afghanistan", began in June 2017 as a continuation of the research supported so far by the German Foreign Ministry. The development of the geo information systems (GIS)... more
The DFG-Project "RESAF – Ressources and antique mining in Afghanistan", began in June 2017 as a continuation of the research supported so far by the German Foreign Ministry. The development of the geo information systems (GIS) and the database for archaeometallurgy and mining in Afghanistan are basic aims of the project. Moreover, the documentation and protection of endangered cultural heritage sites and archaeological finds are central topics, as well as capacity building in workshops and trainee programmes for Afghani colleagues held in Germany, are crucial to support sustainable local archaeological work and heritage management in the country.
The settlement and burials of Molali, southern Uzbekistan, were discovered and partly studied in the early 1970s. They became eponymous for a stage of the Late Bronze Age although only few materials were published. Re-identified in 2010,... more
The settlement and burials of Molali, southern Uzbekistan, were discovered and partly studied in the early 1970s. They became eponymous for a stage of the Late Bronze Age although only few materials were published. Re-identified in 2010, an Uzbek-German team worked on the settlement in 2012 and 2013. The site was formerly located along 400–500 m on the right bank of a stream and had a width of ca. 200 m, much of which is destroyed or covered by the modern village. Three Bronze Age building phases and a Medieval cemetery could be excavated.
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The Bronze Age city-site of Gonur Depe in the Margiana has been excavated by V. I. Sarianidi and his team for many years. Since 2010 the Eurasia Department is taking part in the research. New work has been carried out in the eastern part... more
The Bronze Age city-site of Gonur Depe in the Margiana has been excavated by V. I. Sarianidi and his team for many years. Since 2010 the Eurasia Department is taking part in the research. New work has been carried out in the eastern part of the city inside the surrounding wall, in an area just outside the northern gate of the city wall, where architecture and burials were discovered, as well as in outlying rural sites and by surveying the surroundings to around 10 km distance from the central city.
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L’ ouvrage A Millennium of History. The Iron Age in southern Central Asia (fig. 1) a été réalisé sous la direction de Johanna Lhuillier (Archéorient) et Nikolaus Boroffka (Deustches Archäologisches Institut) et coédité dans les... more
L’ ouvrage A Millennium of History. The Iron Age in southern Central Asia (fig. 1) a été réalisé sous la direction de Johanna Lhuillier (Archéorient) et Nikolaus Boroffka (Deustches Archäologisches Institut) et coédité dans les collections “Archäologie in Iran und Turan” et “Mémoires de la Délégation archéologique française en Afghanistan” avec le soutien de la Fondation Alexander von Humboldt. Il regroupe 18 contributions présentées lors d’un colloque qui s’est tenu à Berlin en juin 2014. Pa..
“A Millennium of History” contains new research on 1000 years of history by international scientists. The Iron Age is framed by two major cultural changes: the end of Bronze Age urban civilizations and their huge cemeteries and the... more
“A Millennium of History” contains new research on 1000 years of history by international scientists. The Iron Age is framed by two major cultural changes: the end of Bronze Age urban civilizations and their huge cemeteries and the conquest of Central Asia by Alexander the Great. The integration of the region into the Achaemenid Persian Empire lies at its core. Radical social changes in settlements, technology, networks and spiritual life may be connected to the roots of the Avesta and the Zoroastrian religion, which became official in the Persian Empire. A new look at texts and archaeology demonstrates full integration of Bactria and Sogdia into Achaemenid Empire during the 6th Century BC.
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r brief overview of Romani history in Romania is followed by some modern observations, especially as regards the accumulation of wealth and its conspicuous display in specific forms and on certain occasions. r consideration of the modern... more
r brief overview of Romani history in Romania is followed by some modern observations, especially as regards the accumulation of wealth and its conspicuous display in specific forms and on certain occasions. r consideration of the modern situation from an archaeological point of view asserts that what we as archaeologists would view as an elite is indeed an elite (within the Romani population), but on thewhole is amarginalizedminority facing discrimination. The article asks what we actually recognize as elite when we speak archaeologically of ‘royal’ graves, and invokes the possibility of increased attention to multi-ethnic or multicultural communities in prehistoric times.
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Publication of new Bronze Age finds & hoards from the Republic of Moldavia.
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Svend Hansen (eds.), Archäologische Forschungen in Kasachstan, Tadschikistan, Turkmenistan und Usbekistan. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Eurasien Abteilung (Berlin 2010) / Николаус Бороффка, Свенд Хансен (ред.), Қазақстан, Тәжікстан, Туркіменстан және Өзбекстандағияльıқ ғ...more
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N. Boroffka, Probleme der jungbronzezeitlichen Keramik in Ostungarn und Westrumänien. In: H. Ciugudean, N. Boroffka (ed.), The Early Hallstatt Period (1200-700 B.C.) in South-Eastern Europe. Proceedings of the International Symposium from Alba Iulia, 10-12 June, 1993. Bibliotheca Musei Apulensis ...more
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Publication of an Iron Age burial from Transylvania (Romania). Scythian burial with western goods, showing cultural contacts to modern former Yugoslavia.
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N. Boroffka, Rasiermesser der Bronze- und Hallstattzeit aus Rumänien. In: C. Becker, M.-L. Dunkelmann, C. Metzner-Nebelsick, H. Peter-Röcher, M. Roeder, B. Teržan (ed.), Χρόvoς. Beiträge zur prähistorischen Archäologie zwischen Nord- und Südosteuropa. Festschrift für Bernhard Hänsel. Internationa...more
Publication of Bronze Age to Early Iron Age metal razors from Romania and discussion of their classification, chronology & distribution.
Extensive discussion of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age psalia (Cheek-pieces, horse-harness) from Romania, with practically all then known analogies from Eurasia given in lists. Contribution to chariots, racing, ritual symbolism and... more
Extensive discussion of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age psalia (Cheek-pieces, horse-harness) from Romania, with practically all then known analogies from Eurasia given in lists. Contribution to chariots, racing, ritual symbolism and others.
Early Neolithic settlement site in Transylvania (Romania)
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alvage excavation report on the Medieval town center of Luckau. Diskussion of the "German" Colonization and the beginning of Hard-fired gray pottery.
Publication of survey finds of the palaeolithic period.
N. G. O. Boroffka, Probleme der späten Otomani-Kultur. In: Jan Gancarski (ed.), Kultura Otomani-Füzesabony - rozwój, chronologia, gospodarka. Materiały z konferencji archeologicznej Dukla, 27-28.11.1997/Die Otomani-Füzesabony-Kultur - Entwicklung, Chronologie, Wirtschaft. Materialien der archäolo...more
Discussion of the pottery and chronology of the Bronze Age Otomani Culture of Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.
Brief report on the excavations around Bandikhan, southern Uzbekistan. Monuments of various periods, spanning the time from the Iron Age to the Early Medieval Period.
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Extensive study on (Late) Bronze Age Stone sceptres ("pestles", "miniature columns", "phalloi"). A widely distributed object category, known from the Indus valley up to the Carpathian mountains. Probably a... more
Extensive study on (Late) Bronze Age Stone sceptres ("pestles", "miniature columns", "phalloi"). A widely distributed object category, known from the Indus valley up to the Carpathian mountains. Probably a symbolic and/or ritual object.
Discussion of mineral resources (copper, tin, silver, gold, salt, amber) in Romania, and the (few) indications for their prehistoric exploitation, such as ancient mines, grooved hammers and prehistoric finds from mines. New IR-analyses... more
Discussion of mineral resources (copper, tin, silver, gold, salt, amber) in Romania, and the (few) indications for their prehistoric exploitation, such as ancient mines, grooved hammers and prehistoric finds from mines. New IR-analyses for amber are presented and discussed.
Brief report on a survey with a sounding at a bronze Age and Iron Age site in south-western Romania. Archaeological finds, including a fragmentary Iron Age glass bracelet, are illustrated.
Brief report on the Medieval material from Luckau in S-E Germany. Redating of the towns beginning and the "German" Colonization.
Brief report on the first field season of research on ancient tin mining & metallurgy in Central Asia.
Discussion of indications for religion, ritual deposits and hoards from the pre-metallic Ages
K. Alimov, N. Boroffka, M. Bubnova, Ju. Burjakov, J. Cierny, Ju. Jakubov, J. Lutz, H. Parzinger, E. Pernicka, V. Radililovskij, V. Ruzanov, T. Širinov, D. Staršinin and G. Weisgerber, Prähistorischer Zinnbergbau in Mittelasien. Vorbericht der Kampagne 1997. Eurasia Antiqua 4, 1998 (1999), pp. 137...more
Preliminary report on the archaeological research & excavations on prehistoric tin-mining & metallurgy in Central Asia.
Discussion of the clay wagon models of the Carpathian Basin, their significance for early transport, and their ritual meaning & context.
Publication of two sickles found in eastern Romania, where teh type is foreign. Their origin must be sought further east. Discussion of the use of sickles in the Bronze Age steppes, with the proposal of hay-harvesting for winter fodder... more
Publication of two sickles found in eastern Romania, where teh type is foreign. Their origin must be sought further east. Discussion of the use of sickles in the Bronze Age steppes, with the proposal of hay-harvesting for winter fodder and stall-keeping of cattle.
Nikolaus Boroffka, Siedlungsgeschichte in Nordbaktrien – Bandichan zwischen Spätbronzezeit und Frühmittelalter. In: Svend Hansen, Alfried Wieczorek, Micheal Tellenbach (eds.), Alexander der Grosse und die Öffnung der Welt. Asiens Kulturen im Wandel. Begleitband zur Sonderausstellung „Alexander de...more
1st edition of the exhibition catalogue "Alexander the Great", from Mannheim. Presentation of the settlement evolution from late Bronze Age to Early Medieval time in the Bandikhan oasis, Uzbekistan
Review of the presently most comprehensive and complete study on Bronze Age (ca. 3500-1000 BC) burials in south-eastern Europe. In ENGLISH
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Discussion of a casting mold for cauldrons discovered in an ancient workshop at Takht-i Sangin, Tajikistan. It indicates technology transfer between China, the Greek world of Central Asia and the Saka-Scythian peoples of the Steppe.
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JAPANESE Translation of the 2010 study: A brief review of archaeological data is given and their relevance to the reconstruction of climate and water level changes is discussed. Research since the nineteenth century has established a good... more
JAPANESE Translation of the 2010 study: A brief review of archaeological data is given and their relevance to the reconstruction of climate and water level changes is discussed. Research since the nineteenth century has established a good database, especially for the southern Aral Sea region (ancient Khorezmia). Human occupation of the area first began during the Late Pleistocene, but was interrupted by the last glaciations. The Aral Basin was again settled by Neolithic populations after the 8.2 ky event and continued until now. A humid climate is indicated for the early period, as several large lakes in the Kyzylkum sustained Neolithic settlements, however, the water level of the Aral Sea may have been low, since the Amudarya drained to the Caspian Sea via the Uzboi at this time. Towards the end of the Third Millennium bc in the northern Aral region forest–steppe vegetation predominated, as indicated by a cultural and economic change in archaeological culture. Around 2000 bc the Am...
Brief presentation of excavation results on the Early iron Age Yaz I site of Maidatepa near Bandikhan, Uzbekistan.
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Brief and popular account on the excavation results at Kurganzol (S-Uzbekistan), a fortress founded by Alexander the Great during his Asian campaign.
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Svend Hansen (eds.), Archäologische Forschungen in Kasachstan, Tadschikistan, Turkmenistan und Usbekistan. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Eurasien Abteilung (Berlin 2010) / Николаус Бороффка, Свенд Хансен (ред.), Қазақстан, Тәжікстан, Туркіменстан және Өзбекстандағияльıқ ғ...more
Overview of the projects carried out in Central Asia by the Eurasia-Department of the German Archaeological Institute. Catalogue of a foto-exhibition in Astana, Almaty, Ashagabad, Buchara, Dushanbe, Tashkent and Termez. GERMAN and UZBEK
Excavation report of the important Iron Age (Achemenid) Site of Kyziltepa in southern Uzbekistan.
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Rodica Boroffka, Einige Bronzefunde aus Siebenbürgen, Rumänien. In: Rudolf Kujovský, Vladimír Mitáš (Hrsg.), Václav Furmánek a doba bronzová. Zborník k sedemdesiatym narodeninám. Archaeologica Slovaca Monographiae, Communicationes 13. Archeologický Ústav Slovenskej Akadémie Vie...more
Publication of the Bronze Age metal finds preserved in the Museum of Medias, Romania.
Presentation of results from the CLIMAN-Project. Climate & environment history of the Aral Sea region. Proof of changes in the drainage of teh Amu Darya and the Syr Darya rivers.
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Brief report of the 2010 work of the German Archaeological Institute at Gonur Depe.
Publication of the excavation results at a small fortress in southern Uzbekistan. dated to the 4th-5th Century AD, probably the Kidarites.
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ABSTRACT Presentation of the Bronze Age in Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria. Scanned version (not searchable)
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Due to its conflict-ridden recent history, it has been difficult to launch major archaeological projects and advanced field research in Afghanistan during the last forty years. Lately, the proliferation of remote sensing methods,... more
Due to its conflict-ridden recent history, it has been difficult to launch major archaeological projects and advanced field research in Afghanistan during the last forty years. Lately, the proliferation of remote sensing methods, especially the increasing availability of satellite imagery, has allowed generating a much-needed impetus for documentation and monitoring of the heritage in Afghanistan. In this study, we present novel site data obtained through an examination of publicly available satellite imagery in the southwestern region of Kandahar. The sites presented here consist of a multitude of cultural heritage such as settlement mounds, architectural remains, religious monuments, fortresses, and traditional water management systems. We also discuss the advantages, as well as the drawbacks of remote sensing surveys for archaeological research in Afghanistan, and share our data to be employed in further research and cultural heritage management in the region.
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Discussion of early axe-adzes and their production. These tools are used (made from copper or bronze) during the Eneolithic, Bronze Age and iron Age and are distributed from Sicily in the west to Pakistan in the east, occurring in the... more
Discussion of early axe-adzes and their production. These tools are used (made from copper or bronze) during the Eneolithic, Bronze Age and iron Age and are distributed from Sicily in the west to Pakistan in the east, occurring in the Balkans, Iran, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Nikolaus Boroffka, Klimatische Schwankungen und Siedlungsgeschehen in der frühen Geschichte Kasachstans. In: Thomas Stöllner, Zajnolla Samašev (eds.), Unbekanntes Kasachstan. Archäologie im Herzen Asiens, Band 1. Katalog der Ausstellung des deutschen Bergbau-Museums Bochum vom 26. Januar bis 30. ...more
Climate history and settlement in the prehistory and early history of Kazakhstan.
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... | Ayuda. Necropola de tip Ciumbrud de la Orastie - "Dealul Pemilor", Punct X8. Autores: Zeno-Karl Pinter, Nicolaus GO Boroffka; Localización: Apulum: Arheologie. Istorie. Etnografie, ISSN 1013-428X, Vol. 38, Nº 1, 2001 ,... more
... | Ayuda. Necropola de tip Ciumbrud de la Orastie - "Dealul Pemilor", Punct X8. Autores: Zeno-Karl Pinter, Nicolaus GO Boroffka; Localización: Apulum: Arheologie. Istorie. Etnografie, ISSN 1013-428X, Vol. 38, Nº 1, 2001 , pags. 319-345. ...
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The fortified site of Kyzyltepa in the Surkhandarya Valley of southern Uzbekistan is one of the largest Iron Age settlements in northern Bactria. The site consists of a monumental public building, referred to as the Citadel, and a lower... more
The fortified site of Kyzyltepa in the Surkhandarya Valley of southern Uzbekistan is one of the largest Iron Age settlements in northern Bactria. The site consists of a monumental public building, referred to as the Citadel, and a lower city surrounded by a circumferential wall equipped with projecting towers. Recent excavations have clarified the site's spatial organization and occupation history. The work has revealed five occupation levels overall and four building phases within the Citadel. The excavations correct the earlier assumption that the site was founded in the pre-Achaemenid period and continued to be occupied until the Achaemenid period. The new excavations suggest that the site was established in the Achaemenid period and that it was abandoned during the early Hellenistic period. The work also reveals that the Citadel and the fortification system at the site were built in phases, rather than at one time, as previously thought. The presence of both Achaemenid and Hellenistic levels, as well as the site's location and its peculiar building history, make Kyzyltepa unique. The excavations clearly show for the first time the stratigraphic transition from the Achaemenid to early Hellenistic period in ancient Bactria.
Publication of tin, lead and tin-lead objects from the Late Bronze Age hoard of Aiud, Transylvania, Romania. Besides the publication of the objects, some of which were analysed, there is a discussion of Bronze Age finds of tin and/or lead... more
Publication of tin, lead and tin-lead objects from the Late Bronze Age hoard of Aiud, Transylvania, Romania. Besides the publication of the objects, some of which were analysed, there is a discussion of Bronze Age finds of tin and/or lead objects and their possible uses in metallurgy and/or decoration (metal colours).
Research Interests: Archaeology, Metallurgy, Eurasia, Transylvania, Romania, and 7 moreBronze Age, Tin, Hoards, Lead, Mineral Resources, Metal Colours, and Aiud
Popular presentation of the Bronze Age royal city of Gonur Depe, Turkmenistan.
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Eponymous site for the late Bronze Age phase of the BMAC / Sapalli Culture. First results from renewed work by an Uzbek-German team.
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Brief presentation of the newly discovered siteb of Dashly depe in Turkmenistan. Neolithic - Eneolithic - Bronze Age.
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Presentation of results from the CLIMAN-Project. Climate & environment history of the Aral Sea region. Proof of changes in the drainage of teh Amu Darya and the Syr Darya rivers.
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Publication of new Bronze Age finds & hoards from the Republic of Moldavia.
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The Bronze Age of Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria - overview.
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Re-evaluation of the well known vase from Khafayeh and discussion of the representation of feasts from the Early Bronze Age of the Near east to the iron Age of Europe and China. Theoretical background concerning the artistic images of... more
Re-evaluation of the well known vase from Khafayeh and discussion of the representation of feasts from the Early Bronze Age of the Near east to the iron Age of Europe and China.
Theoretical background concerning the artistic images of feast and the representation of power & social structures. The question of keeping the memory of specific events alive.
Theoretical background concerning the artistic images of feast and the representation of power & social structures. The question of keeping the memory of specific events alive.
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Climate history and settlement in the prehistory and early history of Kazakhstan.
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The discovery of a casting mould for large copper alloy cauldrons from Takht-i Sangin is discussed. The excavation (2004) is described, dating is proposed and especially the technology of casting large copper-alloy vessels is discussed in... more
The discovery of a casting mould for large copper alloy cauldrons from Takht-i Sangin is discussed. The excavation (2004) is described, dating is proposed and especially the technology of casting large copper-alloy vessels is discussed in detail. Analogies for the shape are found among Scytho-Saka cauldrons, but also among Chinese ritual vessels. Therefore, at the present stage of research, an origin for the vessel shape must be sought in China. Interestingly the Chinese vessels are used in water-rituals, an aspect also very likely for the cult of the Oxus (Takht-i Sangin), so that not only the shape, but also the connected idea about water-ritual may have been adopted in Hellenized Central Asia and the Steppe. GERMAN VERSION
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Discussion of a small Bronze Age sickle hoard. The type is foreign to Romania (the find region) and can be traced back to the Eurasian steppes of Russia and the Ural foreland. Bronze Age economy is discussed - although sickles are found... more
Discussion of a small Bronze Age sickle hoard. The type is foreign to Romania (the find region) and can be traced back to the Eurasian steppes of Russia and the Ural foreland.
Bronze Age economy is discussed - although sickles are found all over the steppe belt, pollen analyses do not indicate cereal cultivation. The possibility that sickles were used for harvesting grass (hay) is argued. This would allow winter stall-keeping of livestock.
Bronze Age economy is discussed - although sickles are found all over the steppe belt, pollen analyses do not indicate cereal cultivation. The possibility that sickles were used for harvesting grass (hay) is argued. This would allow winter stall-keeping of livestock.
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Rodica Boroffka, Einige Bronzefunde aus Siebenbürgen, Rumänien. In: Rudolf Kujovský, Vladimír Mitáš (ed.), Václav Furmánek a doba bronzová. Zborník k sedemdesiatym narodeninám. Archaeologica Slovaca Monographiae, Communicationes 13. Archeologický Ústav Slovenskej Akadémie Vied, Nitra (Nitra 2012), pp. 51-60.more
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Brief account of the 2010 excavations in sector 18 of the inner city of Bronze Age Gonur Depe.
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Uzboý hakyndaky orta asyr çeşmeleri we häzirki zaman ylmy-barlag işleri. In: Türkmenistanyň orta asyr şäherleri Ýewraziýa siwilizasiýasynyň ulgamynda. Halkara ylmy maslahatyň nutuklarynyň gysgaça beýany (2012-nji ýylyň 28-30-njy marty). Ylym (Aşgabat 2012), p. 138-139 / Nikolaus Boroffka, Medieval sources on the water flow in the Uzboi and it´s effects on life in Khorezm and modern scientific research. In: Medieval cities of Turkmenistan in the system of the Eurasian Civilization. Abstracts of reports of the International Scientific Conference (March 28-30, 2012). Ylym (Aşgabat 2012), p. 137 / Николаус Бороффка, Средневековые источники и современные научные исследования об Узбое. In: Средневековые города Туркменистана в системе Евразийской цивилизации. Материалы международной конференции (28-30 марта 2012 года). Ylym (Aşgabat 2012), p. 138.more
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The discovery of a casting mould for large copper alloy cauldrons from Takht-i Sangin is discussed. The excavation (2004) is described, dating is proposed and especially the technology of casting large copper-alloy vessels is discussed in... more
The discovery of a casting mould for large copper alloy cauldrons from Takht-i Sangin is discussed. The excavation (2004) is described, dating is proposed and especially the technology of casting large copper-alloy vessels is discussed in detail. Analogies for the shape are found among Scytho-Saka cauldrons, but also among Chinese ritual vessels. Therefore, at the present stage of research, an origin for the vessel shape must be sought in China. Interestingly the Chinese vessels are used in water-rituals, an aspect also very likely for the cult of the Oxus (Takht-i Sangin), so that not only the shape, but also the connected idea about water-ritual may have been adopted in Hellenized Central Asia and the Steppe.
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Cornelia-Magda Mantu-Lazarovici, Zwei Bronzesicheln der Noua-Kultur aus Poieneşti: Zur Wirtschaft in den bronzezeitlichen Steppen Euasiens. In: Eugen Sava, Blagoje Govedarica, Bernhard Hänsel (ed.), Der Schwarzmeerraum vom Äneolithikum bis in die Früheisenzeit (5000 – 500 v. Chr.). Band 2 Globale Entwicklung versus Lokalgeschehen. Internationale Fachtagung von Humboldtianern für Humboldtianer im Humboldt-Kolleg in Chişinău, Moldavien (4.-8. Oktober 2010). Prähistorische Archäologie in Südosteuropa 27. Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH (Rahden/Westf. 2011), pp. 148-165.more
Discussion of a small Bronze Age sickle hoard. The type is foreign to Romania (the find region) and can be traced back to the Eurasian steppes of Russia and the Ural foreland. Bronze Age economy is discussed - although sickles are found... more
Discussion of a small Bronze Age sickle hoard. The type is foreign to Romania (the find region) and can be traced back to the Eurasian steppes of Russia and the Ural foreland.
Bronze Age economy is discussed - although sickles are found all over the steppe belt, pollen analyses do not indicate cereal cultivation. The possibility that sickles were used for harvesting grass (hay) is argued. This would allow winter stall-keeping of livestock.
Bronze Age economy is discussed - although sickles are found all over the steppe belt, pollen analyses do not indicate cereal cultivation. The possibility that sickles were used for harvesting grass (hay) is argued. This would allow winter stall-keeping of livestock.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Agriculture, Bronze Age Europe (Archaeology), Late Bronze Age archaeology, Animal Husbandry, and 19 moreSickle, Russia, Economy, Ukraine, Ukraine, Romania, Bronze Age, Moldavia, Hoards, Noua Culture, Sintashta, Pastoralism, Ural, Stock-breeding, Hay, Winter, Stall-keeping, Wells, and Harvest
Nikolaus Boroffka, Goňurdepedäki 18-nji gazyda geçirilen gazuw-agtaryş işleri barada gysgaça hasabat. N. Kakalyýewa (ed.), Bürünç-Demir eýýamlary we Türkmeniň Maddy-Ruhy Mirasy. Halkara ylmy maslahatyň gysgaça beýany (2011-njiýylyň 10-11-nji noýabry). Ylym (Aşgabat 2011), pp. 10-11 / Nikolaus Boroffka, Excavations in area 18 at Gonur-Depe. N. Kakalyýewa (ed.), Bronze and Iron Ages and material-spiritual heritage of Turkmenistan. Abstracts of reports of the International Scientific Conference (November 10-11, 2011). Ylym (Aşgabat 2011), pp. 130-133 / Николаус Бороффка, Краткий сведения о раскопках на участке 18 Гонур-Депе. N. Kakalyýewa (ed.), Бронзово-железный век и материально-духовное наследие Туркмен. Материалы Международной научной конференции (10-11 ноября 2011 г.). Ylym (Aşgabat 2011), pp. 237-241.more
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Askold Ivantchik, Jianjun Mei, Technology transfer in Central Asia – Chinese, Greek and Scytho-Saka interactions in casting technology. International Symposium on Qin Period Metallurgy and its Social and Archaeological Context. Xiʼan, Apr. 6th – 9th 2011. Conference abstracts (Xiʼan 2011), pp. 47-50.more
Research Interests: Archaeology, Technology, China, Central Asia, Tajikistan, and 7 moreIron Age, Greeks, Sakai, Scythians, Bronze metallurgy, Bactrians, and Cauldrons
Nikolaus Boroffka, Naser N. Chegini, Hermann Parzinger, Excavations at Arismān, Area B. In: Abdolrasool Vatandoust, Hermann Parzinger, Barbara Helwing (Hrsg.), Early mining and metallurgy on the western Central Iranian Plateau. The first five years of work. Archäologie in Iran und Turan 9. Verlag Philipp von Zabern (Mainz 2011), pp. 28-39.more
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Horia Ciugudean, Cristinel Fântâneanu, Gabriel Tiberiu Rustoiu, Nikolaus Boroffka, Svend Hansen, Pănade. Cronica Cercetărilor Arheologice din România, Campania 2009. A XLIV-a Sesiune Naţională de Rapoarte arheologice, Suceava, 27 – 30 Mai 2010. Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a României (Bucureşti 2010), p. 138.more
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Cornelia-Magda Lazarovici, Nikolaus Boroffka, Descoperiri din perioada târzie a epocii bronzului de la Poieneşti, jud. Vaslui şi din hallstattul timpuriu de la Scânteia, jud. Iaşi. Arheologia Moldovei 33, 2010 (Omagiu academicianului Mircea Petrescu-Dîmboviţa cu prilejul împlinirii a 95 de ani), pp. 275-284.more
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Rodica Boroffka, Ein alter bronzener Dolch aus Siebenbürgen. In: Neculai Bolohan, Florica Măţău, Felix Adrian Tencariu (ed.), Signa Praehistorica. Studia in honorem magistri Attila László septuagesimo anno. Honoraria 9. Editura Universităţii „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” (Iaşi 2010), pp. 189-202.more
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Rodika Boroffka, Merkezi aziýanyň arheologiýa ýadygärlikleriniň bütindünýä ähmiýeti. In: Täze galkynyş we beýik özgertmeler eýýamynda Türkmenistanyň arheologiýa we etnografiýa ylmy: Ýetilen sepgitler we öňde duran wezipeler. Halkara ylmy maslahatyň nutuklarynyň gysgaça beýany (2010-njy ýylyň 10-11-nji noýabry). Уlум (Aşgabat 2010), p. 80 / Nikolaus Boroffka, Rodica Boroffka, The archaeological importance of Central Asia for Old World history). In: Archaeology and ethnography of Turkmenistan in the epoch of new revival and great reforms: Achievements and new perspectives. Abstracts of reports of the International Scientific Conference (November 10-11, 2010). Уlум (Aşgabat 2010), p. 200 / Николаус Бороффка, Родика Бороффка, Мировое значение археологических памятников Центральной Азии. В: Археологическая и этнографическая наука Туркменистана в эпоху нового возрождения и великих преобразований: Достингнутые рубежи и новые персрективы. Материалы Международной научной конференции (10-11 ноября 2010 года). Уlум (Aşgabat 2010), pp. 316-317.more
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Л. М. Сверчков, Н. Бороффка, О некоторых проблемах археологического исследования культур росписной керамики эпохи поздней бронзы – раннего железа.In: Д. А. Алимова, Ш. Р. Пидаев (ed.), Ўзбекистон пойтахти Тошкент 2200 ёшда. Тошкент шаҳрининг 2200 йиллик юбилейига бағишланган халқаро илмий конференция материаллари/Д. А. Алимова, Ш. Р. Пидаев (ed.), Столице Узбекистана Ташкенту 2200 лет. Материалы международной научной конференции, посященной 2200-летнему юбилео города Ташкента/D. A. Alimova, Š. R. Pidaev (ed.), 2200th Anniversary of Tashkent – The Capital of Uzbekistan. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference devoted to the 2200th Anniversary of the City of Tashkent. Фан (Тошкент/Ташкент/Tashkent 2009), pp. 33-39.more
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Siedlungsgeschichte in Nordbaktrien – Bandichan zwischen Spätbronzezeit und Frühmittelalter. In: Svend Hansen, Alfried Wieczorek, Micheal Tellenbach (ed.), Alexander der Grosse und die Öffnung der Welt. Asiens Kulturen im Wandel. Begleitband zur Sonderausstellung „Alexander der Grosse und die Öffnung der Welt - Asiens Kulturen im Wandel” in den Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen Mannheim. Publikationen der Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen 36. Schnell + Steiner ([Regensburg 2009]), 134-144.more
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Brief and popular account on the excavation results at Kurganzol (S-Uzbekistan), a fortress founded by Alexander the Great during his Asian campaign.
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Research Interests: Religion, Archaeology, Central Asia, Iron Age, Uzbekistan, and 3 moreBronze Age, Bandikhan, and Zoroastrians
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N. Boroffka, mit einem Beitrag von G. Heck, Mineralische Rohstoffvorkommen und der Forschungsstand des urgeschichtlichen Bergbaues in Rumänien. Martin Bartelheim, Harald Stäuble (Hrsg.), Die Wirtschaftlichen Grundlagen der Bronzezeit Europas/The economic foundations of the European Bronze Age. Forschungen zur Archäometrie und Altertumswissenschaft 4. Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH (Rahden/Westf. 2009), S. 119-146.more
Research Interests: Archaeology, Prehistory, Amber, Romania, Gold, and 5 moreRaw materials, Copper, Tin, Silver, and Salt
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N. Boroffka, Hedi Oberhänsli, Climate variability and human settlement in the Aral Sea basin during the past 2000 years. In: V. N. Jagodin (ed.), The abstracts of papers. An International Symposium “Aral Sea on the Crossroads of Cultures” and the second field workshop “Archaeology of ancient Tashkirman Oasis”, devoted to the centenary of the outstanding researcher of the Central Asia Sergey Pavlovich Tolstov. Nukus-Bustan-Beruni, 2-4 okjabrja 2007 goda ([Nukus 2007])/В. Н. Ягодин (ed.), Тезисы докладов Международного симпозиума «Приаралье на перекрестке культур» и второго полевого семинара «Археология древнего Ташкирманского оазиса», посвященные 100-летию со дня рождения выдающегося исследователя Центральной Азии Сергея Павлович Толстова. Нукус-Бустан-Беруни, 2-4 октября 2007 года ([Нукус 2007]), p. 28.more
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Hedi Oberhänsli, Philippe Sorrel, Francois Demory, Christian Reinhardt, Bernd Wünnemann, Kamildzhan Alimov, Sergey Baratov, Kamildzhan Rakhimov, Nasbirgen Saparov, Timur Shirinov, Sergey K. Krivonogov und Ursula Röhl, Archaeolgy and Climate: Settlement and Lake-Level Changes at the Aral Sea. Geoarchaeology 21.7, 2006, 721-734.more
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Discussion of mineral resources (copper, tin, silver, gold, salt, amber) in Romania, and the (few) indications for their prehistoric exploitation, such as ancient mines, grooved hammers and prehistoric finds from mines. New IR-analyses... more
Discussion of mineral resources (copper, tin, silver, gold, salt, amber) in Romania, and the (few) indications for their prehistoric exploitation, such as ancient mines, grooved hammers and prehistoric finds from mines. New IR-analyses for amber are presented and discussed.
Romanian version of a similar article in German (appeared 2009 - see above).
This volume of Apulum Journal is not yet online - the link is given, just in case you want to check again later.
Romanian version of a similar article in German (appeared 2009 - see above).
This volume of Apulum Journal is not yet online - the link is given, just in case you want to check again later.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Geology, Natural Resources, Minerals, Mining, and 11 morePrehistory, Amber, Romania, Bronze Age, Hallstatt, Gold, Copper, Tin, Silver, Salt, and IR-analysis for amber
Very brief overview of the research project on the Central Asian "oasis" of Bandikhan. Late Bronze Age (Jaz I), Iron Age (Jaz II & III), Graeco-Bactrian, Kushan and 4th-5th Century sites. The English version can be downloaded here -... more
Very brief overview of the research project on the Central Asian "oasis" of Bandikhan. Late Bronze Age (Jaz I), Iron Age (Jaz II & III), Graeco-Bactrian, Kushan and 4th-5th Century sites.
The English version can be downloaded here - for a German version see below.
The English version can be downloaded here - for a German version see below.
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Very brief overview of the research project on the Central Asian "oasis" of Bandikhan. Late Bronze Age (Jaz I), Iron Age (Jaz II & III), Graeco-Bactrian, Kushan and 4th-5th Century sites. The German version can be downloaded here - for... more
Very brief overview of the research project on the Central Asian "oasis" of Bandikhan. Late Bronze Age (Jaz I), Iron Age (Jaz II & III), Graeco-Bactrian, Kushan and 4th-5th Century sites.
The German version can be downloaded here - for an English version see above.
The German version can be downloaded here - for an English version see above.
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Chapter in the book on the Prehistoric to Medieval site "Settlement" in Romania. The Chapter mainly treats the Late Bronze Age / Hallstatt finds, mostly pottery and bronze objects. The second volume on the site "Necropolis" is in... more
Chapter in the book on the Prehistoric to Medieval site "Settlement" in Romania. The Chapter mainly treats the Late Bronze Age / Hallstatt finds, mostly pottery and bronze objects.
The second volume on the site "Necropolis" is in preparation.
The second volume on the site "Necropolis" is in preparation.
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Aral Sea research on climate history - Mineralogical contribution and relation to historic events.
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N. G. O. Boroffka, H. Oberhänsli, G. A. Achatov, N. V. Aladin, K. M. Baipakov, A. Erzhanova, A. Hörnig, S. Krivonogov, D. A. Lobas, T. V. Savel´eva, B. Wünnemann, Human settlements on the northern shores of Lake Aral and water level changes. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 10, 2005, pp. 71-85.more
Study on Climate Change and archaeology at the Aral-Sea, Central Asia. Human - Environment interactions.
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Brief summary report on the archaeological-geomorphological expeditions to Lake Aral, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Florin Ridiche, Der Gußformenfund von Pleniţa, Kreis Dolj, Rumänien/Descoperirea de tipare pentru turnarea bronzului de la Pleniţa, judeţul Dolj. In: Tudor Soroceanu (ed.), Bronzefunde aus Rumänien 2. Beiträge zur Veröffentlichung und Deutung bronze- und älterhallstattzeitlicher Metallfunde in europäischem Zusammenhang/Descoperiri de bronzuri din România 2. Contribuţii la publicarea şi interpretarea descoperirlor de metal din epoca bronzului şi prima vârstă a fierului în contextul european. Biblioteca Muzeului Bistriţa 11 (Bistriţa, Cluj-Napoca 2005), pp. 133-208.more
Publication of an hoard of Late Bronze Age casting molds and (from p. 164) ample discussion of the social position of craftsmen in metallurgy, specifically for the Carpathian Basin.
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Publication of a Late Bronze Age sword from southern Romania. The piece is of a wide-spread European type.
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Siedlungsmuster im bronzezeitlichen Siebenbürgen – Am Beispiel des Gebietes um Aiud, jud. Alba. In: Barbara Horejs, Reinhard Jung, Elke Kaiser, Biba Teržan (ed.), Interpretationsraum Bronzezeit. Bernhard Hänsel von seinen Schülern gewidmet. Universitätsforschungen zur Prähistorischen Archäologie 121 (Bonn 2005), pp. 125-142.more
Discussion of Bronze Age (Early Bronze Age to Early Hallstatt period) settlement distribution and animal husbandry/economy. The site placement of settlements is connected to the vertical animal pasture possibilities. The volume may be... more
Discussion of Bronze Age (Early Bronze Age to Early Hallstatt period) settlement distribution and animal husbandry/economy. The site placement of settlements is connected to the vertical animal pasture possibilities.
The volume may be ordered via the given link.
The volume may be ordered via the given link.
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Т. Ширинов, К. Алимов, С. Баратов, К. Рахимов, Н. Сапаров, Н. Бороффка, Б. Вюннеманн, Хр. Райнхардт, Ф. Соррель, С. Кривоногов, Полевые работы по проекту INTAS № 00-1030: „Климатические изменения в эпоху голочена и развитие поселений человека в бассейне Аральского Моря“/“Holocene climate variability and evolution of human settlement in the Aral Sea Basin (CLIMAN)“. Археологические Исследования в Узбекистане – 2003 год 4, 2004, pp. 197-205.more
Short report on the geomorphological-archaeological expedition 2003 to the southern Aral-Sea, Uzbekistan. new results on climate & environment history.
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К. М. Байпаков, Н. Бороффка, Т. С. Савельева, Г. А. Ахатов, Д. А. Лобас, А. А. Ерженова, Итоги археологических исследований северного Приаралья по проекту INTAS „CLIMAN“. Известия Национальной Академии Наук Республики Казахстан, Серия общественных наук/Хабарлары Қазақстан Республикасы Ұлттық, Ғылым Академиясының, Серия общественных наук 1 (242), 2004, pp. 236-254.more
Report on palaeoenvironmental and archaeological research on the northern Aral-Sea, Kazakhstan. Changes in water-level of the lake from an archaeological and geomorphological point of view.
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Jörg Becker, Töpferöfen in Arisman. In: Thomas Stöllner, Rainer Slotta, Abdolrasool Vatandoust (ed.), Persiens Antike Pracht. Bergbau – Handwerk – Archäologie. Katalog der Ausstellung des Deutschen Bergbau-Museums Bochum vom 28. November 2004 bis 29. Mai 2005, Bd. 1. Veröffentlichungen aus dem Deutschen Bergbau-Museum Bochum 128 (Bochum 2004), pp. 218-221.more
Study on pottery kiln evolution in the Near East - based on first excavation results at Arisman, Iran, in Sector B - 4th Millennium BC. Also offering an overview of pottery kilns from other Near Eastern sites. Both the German and the... more
Study on pottery kiln evolution in the Near East - based on first excavation results at Arisman, Iran, in Sector B - 4th Millennium BC. Also offering an overview of pottery kilns from other Near Eastern sites.
Both the German and the English version of this article can be provided directly from me - the catalogue seems out of print on the Bochum Mining Museum website.
Both the German and the English version of this article can be provided directly from me - the catalogue seems out of print on the Bochum Mining Museum website.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Technology, Iran, Pottery, Eneolithic, and 3 moreCopper age, Pottery kilns, and 4th Millennium BC
Nikolaus Boroffka, Nutzung der tierischen Kraft und Entwicklung der Anschirrung. In: Mamoun Fansa, Stefan Burmeister (ed.), Rad und Wagen. Der Ursprung einer Innovation. Wagen im Vorderen Orient und Europa. Wissenschaftliche Begleitschrift zur Sonderausstellung „Rad und Wagen. Der Ursprung einer Innovation. Wagen im Vorderen Orient und Europa“ vom 28. März bis 11. Juni 2004 im Landesmuseum für Natur und Mensch, Oldenburg. Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Nordwestdeutschland, Beiheft 40 (Mainz am Rhein 2004), pp. 467-480.more
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Bronzezeitliche Wagenmodelle im Karpatenbecken. In: Mamoun Fansa, Stefan Burmeister (ed.), Rad und Wagen. Der Ursprung einer Innovation. Wagen im Vorderen Orient und Europa. Wissenschaftliche Begleitschrift zur Sonderausstellung „Rad und Wagen. Der Ursprung einer Innovation. Wagen im Vorderen Orient und Europa“ vom 28. März bis 11. Juni 2004 im Landesmuseum für Natur und Mensch, Oldenburg. Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Nordwestdeutschland, Beiheft 40 (Mainz am Rhein 2004), pp. 347-354.more
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N. G. O. Boroffka, K. M. Bajpakov, G. A. Achatov, A. Eržanova, D. A. Lobas, T. V. Savel´eva, unter Mitarbeit von J. Boelscher, A. Hörnig und B. Wünnemann, mit Beiträgen von J. Adam, E. Pernicka, N. Benecke, R. Neef, Prospektionen am nördlichen Aral-See, Kazachstan. Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Iran und Turan 35-36, 2003-2004 (2005), S. 1-81.more
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N. Boroffka, H. Parzinger, Research at Karnab Sichkonchi - A metallurgists settlement of the Bronze Age in the Samarkand district of Uzbekistan/Н. Бороффка, Г. Парцингер, Исследование Карнаб-Сичкончи – поселения металлургов эпохи бронзы на территории Самаркандской области Узбекистана. In: Ю. М. Бровендер (ed.), Проблеми гірничної археології (Доповіді II-го міжнародного Картамиського польового археологічного семінару), с. Новозванівка Попаснянського р-ну Луганської області, 21-25 липня 2003 р. (Алчевськ 2003), pp. 7-20.more
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Preliminary archaeological results of the Project INTAS-Aral 00-1030 „CLIMAN“. In: S. Mischke, B. Wuennemann, F. Riedel (ed.), International Symposium „Emvironmental Change in Central Asia. Climate - Geodynamics - Evolution - Human Impact“, March 10-15, 2003, Freie Universität Berlin. Abstracts. Berliner Paläobiologische Abhandlungen 2 (Berlin 2003), p. 19.more
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Nikolaus Boroffka, Urgeschichtliche Silexgewinnung in Schleswig-Holstein. In: Thomas Stöllner, Gabriele Körlin, Gero Steffens, Jan Cierny (ed.), Man and Mining - Mensch und Bergbau. Studies in honour of Gerd Weisgerber on occasion of his 65th birthday. Der Anschnitt, Beiheft 16. Veröffentlichungen aus dem Deutschen Bergbau-Museum Bochum 114 (Bochum 2003), pp. 65-71.more
Discussion of "grooved" flint axes and their possible connection to Neolithic flint mining.
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Note the "Corrigenda" - the editors interfered in the text without providing the authors with proofs. It should not have been pubished quite in this form.
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H. Parzinger, N. Boroffka, New results on prehistoric tin- and bronze metallurgy in Central Asia. In: E. N. Černych (ed.), Kargaly International Field Symposium - 2002. Earliest stages of mining and metallurgy in northern Part of Eurasia: Kargaly complex. Kargaly - Orenburg, 25 July - 1 August 2002. Proceedings of Symposium (Moskva 2002) / Г. Парцингер, Н. Бороффка, Новые результаты по изучению доисторической металлургии олова и бронзы в Центральной Азии. In: Е. Н. Черных (ed.), Каргалинский Международный полевой Симпозиум - 2002. Древнейшие этапы горного дела и металлургии в Севеной Евразии: Каргалинский комплекс. Каргалы - Оренбург, 25 июля - 1 августа 2002 года. Материалы Симпозиума (Москва 2002), pp. 71-75.more
Summary for the 2002 Kargaly Conference. Bronze Age tin-mining in Central Asia
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Hermann Parzinger, Nikolaus Boroffka, Zur bronzezeitlichen Zinngewinnung in Eurasien. Die Bergarbeitersiedlung bei Karnab, Uzbekistan. In: Blagoje Govedarica (ed.), Spomenica/Gedenkschrift Alojz Benac 1914-1992. Akademija Nauka i Umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine, Godišnjak 32. Centar za balkanološka ispitivanja 30 (Sarajevo, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Heidelberg 2002), pp. 161-178.more
Results on a Bronze Age tin-miners settlement in Central Asia
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E. Sava, N. Boroffka, T. Soroceanu, Cluj „Strada Banatului“. In: Eugen Sava, Die Bestattungen der Noua-Kultur. Ein Beitrag zur Erforschung spätbronzezeitlicher Bestattungsriten zwischen Dnestr und Westkarpaten, mit Katalogbeiträgen von N. Boroffka, L. Dascălu, Gh. Dumitroaia, E. V. Jarovoj, T. Soroceanu. Prähistorische Archäologie in Südosteuropa 19 (Kiel 2002), pp. 100-103, pl. 137-140; 141,1-9.more
Research Interests: Archaeology, Burials, Pottery, Romania, Bronzes, and 4 moreBronze Age, Noua Culture, Radiocarbon Dating, and Botanics
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N. N. Chegini, M. Momenzadeh, H. Parzinger, E. Pernicka, Th. Stöllner, R. Vatandoust, G. Weisgerber, in collaboration with N. Boroffka, A. Chaichi, D. Hasanalian, Z. Hezarkhani, M. Mir Eskandari, N. Nezafati, Preliminary report on archaeometallurgical investigations around the prehistoric site of Arisman near Kashan, western Central Iran. Archaeologische Mitteilungen aus Iran und Turan 32, 2000, 281-318.more
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Z.-K. Pinter, N. Boroffka, Neue mittelalterliche Gräber der Ciumbrud Gruppe aus Broos/Orăştie, Fundstelle Böhmerberg/Dealul Pemilor X8. In: N. Boroffka, T. Soroceanu (ed.),Transsilvanica. Archäologische Untersuchungen zur älteren Geschichte des südöstlichen Mitteleuropa. Gedenkschrift für Kurt Horedt. Internationale Archäologie, Studia honoraria 7 (Rahden/Westf. 1999), pp. 313-330.more
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N. Boroffka, Some cultural and social relations in Bronze Age Eurasia / Н. Бороффка, Некоторые культурные и социальные взаимосвязи в бронзовом веке Евразии. In: Complex Societies of Central Eurasia in III-I Millennia BC: Regional specifics in the light of global models. Materials for the conference August 25 - September 2 (Chelyabinsk, Arkaim 1999)/Н. Бороффка, Комплексные общества Центральной Евразии в III-I тыс. до н.э.: Региональные особенности в свете универсалных моделей. Материалы к международной конференции 25 августа – 2 сентября 1999 г. (Челябинск, Аркаим 1999), pp. 80-83.more
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N. G. O. Boroffka, Probleme der späten Otomani-Kultur. In: Jan Gancarski (ed.), Kultura Otomani-Füzesabony - rozwój, chronologia, gospodarka. Materiały z konferencji archeologicznej Dukla, 27-28.11.1997/Die Otomani-Füzesabony-Kultur - Entwicklung, Chronologie, Wirtschaft. Materialien der archäologischen Konferenz Dukla, 27-28.11.1997 (Krosno 1999), pp. 113-129.more
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K. Alimov, N. Boroffka, M. Bubnova, Ju. Burjakov, J. Cierny, Ju. Jakubov, J. Lutz, H. Parzinger, E. Pernicka, V. Radililovskij, V. Ruzanov, T. Širinov, D. Staršinin und G. Weisgerber, Prähistorischer Zinnbergbau in Mittelasien. Vorbericht der Kampagne 1997. Eurasia Antiqua 4, 1998 (1999), 137-199.more
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