- Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Archaeology, Archeometallurgy, Metallography, Iron tools, Roman Small Finds, Roman military equipment, and 20 moreEarly Iron Age, Late Iron Age, Roman period, Late Antiquity, typology, chronology, distribution, function, fibulae, weapons, tools, harness, metal vessels, writing equipment, balances and weights, small finds, Late Iron Age (Archaeology), Roman History, Latin Epigraphy, Ancient History, Roman Archaeology, Iron Age, Experimental Archaeology, Archaeometry, Roman Army, Archaeometallurgy, Roman military archaeology, Industrial Archaeology, Roman military history, Hoard finds, Roman Provincial Archaeology, Metalwork (Archaeology), Roman Tools, Ancient Metallurgy, and Bärbel Hanemannedit
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The presence of Roman Age artefacts as grave‑goods in Early Medieval cemeteries is not a particularly rare phenomenon either in Transylvania or in Western and Central Europe. However, especially in the case of the Carpathian Basin, this... more
The presence of Roman Age artefacts as grave‑goods in Early Medieval cemeteries is not a particularly rare phenomenon either in Transylvania or in Western and Central Europe. However, especially in the case of the Carpathian Basin, this aspect has not yet benefited of large‑scale research. In this paper, the authors succinctly present 17 Roman objects, among them eight coins, found in 11 graves of the Avar Age necropolis at Noşlac, Alba County. Among these some, like the openwork mount, the lunula‑shaped pendant and a lorica squamata scale, show a clear military character; while others (two fragmentary brooches, two small bells, a spatula (?) handle and an engraved gemstone) are more of a civilian nature. Besides giving a short presentation of the Roman objects found in the graves, the paper also discusses the wider spectrum of general interpretation possibilities of such “antiquities” or “archaika” in the Early Medieval period.
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Informations : https://www.instrumentum-europe.org/en/publications/colloque_londres_juin2019/ Contact : Isabelle Bertrand, instrumentum@free.fr These proceedings capture the breadth of research presented and we are delighted to include... more
Informations : https://www.instrumentum-europe.org/en/publications/colloque_londres_juin2019/
Contact : Isabelle Bertrand, instrumentum@free.fr
These proceedings capture the breadth of research presented and we are delighted to include contributions from students/ early career researchers through to those well-established in their respective fields. Hoarding and deposition is a dynamic field of study and encompasses a complex range of practices. As such, a key advantage of approaching this topic from a broader geographic and chronological scope is that key themes across time and space can be observed and the impact of new discoveries can be set in their wider contexts. For this reason, the volume has been split into three sections:
– New discoveries: casting fresh light on depositional prac tices;
– Deposition in wet contexts;
– Hoarding and deposition: process, meaning and practice.
Each section includes examples of case studies from different periods across Europe, which we hope illustrates similarities and differences that emerged. The volume concludes with an invited contribution from Richard Bradley who succinctly highlights the long-term nature of depositional practices, which stretch even beyond the scope of these proceedings.
Research into hoarding and deposition has long captured the imagination of archaeologists and a key aim of the confe rence was to demonstrate the vibrant state of this topic and the new directions it is going in. While editing the contributions it became clear that our understanding continues to widen and change with every new approach taken, much like deposition itself.
Contact : Isabelle Bertrand, instrumentum@free.fr
These proceedings capture the breadth of research presented and we are delighted to include contributions from students/ early career researchers through to those well-established in their respective fields. Hoarding and deposition is a dynamic field of study and encompasses a complex range of practices. As such, a key advantage of approaching this topic from a broader geographic and chronological scope is that key themes across time and space can be observed and the impact of new discoveries can be set in their wider contexts. For this reason, the volume has been split into three sections:
– New discoveries: casting fresh light on depositional prac tices;
– Deposition in wet contexts;
– Hoarding and deposition: process, meaning and practice.
Each section includes examples of case studies from different periods across Europe, which we hope illustrates similarities and differences that emerged. The volume concludes with an invited contribution from Richard Bradley who succinctly highlights the long-term nature of depositional practices, which stretch even beyond the scope of these proceedings.
Research into hoarding and deposition has long captured the imagination of archaeologists and a key aim of the confe rence was to demonstrate the vibrant state of this topic and the new directions it is going in. While editing the contributions it became clear that our understanding continues to widen and change with every new approach taken, much like deposition itself.
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The current paper focuses on an iron shackle discovered in the area of the principia belonging to the military fort at Călugăreni, on the eastern limes of Roman Dacia. Alongside with a discussion regarding the precise typology of this... more
The current paper focuses on an iron shackle discovered in the area of the principia belonging to the military fort at Călugăreni, on the eastern limes of Roman Dacia. Alongside with a discussion regarding the precise typology of this group of finds and the specificity of the closing mechanism, the authors integrate the discovery in the general context of Roman Dacia and the Roman military environment. The analysis also follows similar discoveries from other forts and civil sites of the province, published usually without a proper identification of the functionality.
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Iron lamps in the Roman period, though quite rare, are not really unusual finds, just from Dacia there are 16 such objects known up until today, all being open lamps, with a more or less similar form. However, in 2015 around 50 fragments... more
Iron lamps in the Roman period, though quite rare, are not really unusual finds, just from Dacia there are 16 such objects known up until today, all being open lamps, with a more or less similar form. However, in 2015 around 50 fragments of a possible iron lamp were recovered near the principia of the military fort at Călugăreni (HU: Mikháza; Mureș County, Romania). The restoration processes made it clear: this new iron lamp is of the very rare covered type. The form, highly resembling the usual ceramic and copper-alloy oil-lamps is rather uncommon within iron lamps, only several being known from the whole Roman Empire. This paper, after putting it into context, presents this interesting small find alongside with some general notes regarding the Roman covered iron lamps, their production difficulties, and all-in-all significance.
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Iron slag probes unearthed at the Brâncoveneşti/Marosvécs, Călugăreni/Mikháza and Vătava/Felsőrépa limes sites were subjected to FTIR spectroscopy in order to approximate their mineralogical composition and respectively surface XRF... more
Iron slag probes unearthed at the Brâncoveneşti/Marosvécs, Călugăreni/Mikháza and Vătava/Felsőrépa limes sites were subjected to FTIR spectroscopy in order to approximate their mineralogical composition and respectively surface XRF spectroscopic investigation to characterize their elemental composition and inhomogeneity. The relatively broad IR absorption bands obtained in the spectral domain 2000-400 cm-1 show that the samples are mainly constituted of silicates associated to minor quantities of aluminates and carbonates. In concordance with the expectations and supported by both the FTIR spectroscopic and XRF data the primary mineral phase of the samples is most probably fayalite (Fe 2 SiO 4). The experimental data confirm that when discussing the chemical as well as mineral composition, consideration of the heterogeneity of the samples is mandatory.
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Iron production slags from different stages of production (smelting and smithing) are mostly distinguished on the basis of their morphological characteristics. Where smithing and smelting slag morphologies are overlapping, they can be... more
Iron production slags from different stages of production (smelting and smithing) are mostly distinguished on the basis of their morphological characteristics. Where smithing and smelting slag morphologies are overlapping, they can be discriminated chemically. Assuming that the different slags are safely distinguished, they can be categorized according to their particular technological origins (i.e., bloomery furnace, blast furnace, puddling hearth, finery, smithy) and provenance. The systematics for grouping generally relies on the weight of interferences drawn from chemical, morphological, microstructural and contextual analysis. Correct interpretation of the archaeometallurgical data obtained on iron slags is mandatory in order to realize their correct clustering and reach a correct archaeological conclusion.
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Tar birch in Roman Gaul; Pottery and Costume accessories in Noricum, Pannonia, Dacia; Late Roman Knifes with unusual fitting (Conjux, FR); Textile production and Female workers; Roman Glass in Aquilea (IT); Appliques figurate Verona e... more
Tar birch in Roman Gaul; Pottery and Costume accessories in Noricum, Pannonia, Dacia; Late Roman Knifes with unusual fitting (Conjux, FR); Textile production and Female workers; Roman Glass in Aquilea (IT); Appliques figurate Verona e Suzzara (IT), studded soles from Reims (FR), ... Bibliography, Book reviews, ...
Bulletin of the Working European Group on Handcraft and manufactured products from Antiquity to modern Period :
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Bulletin of the Working European Group on Handcraft and manufactured products from Antiquity to modern Period :
http://www.instrumentum-europe.org/en/
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