A Possible Witness to the Sixth Century Slavic Invasion of Greece from the Stadium Tunnel at Ancient Nemea

Garvie‐Lok, Sandra

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“…Numerous reports describe the diagenetic changes to the remains excavated in almost every part of the world (Boylston et al, 2000; Brand et al, 2000; Egeland et al, 2014; Garvie‐Lok, 2010; Wright, 1998; Yeshurun et al, 2013). Such knowledge, combined with the information about the geology, climate, cultural background, and so forth, allows the collection of a large amount of data and reconstructing past life and environment, as well as describing the taphonomic histories of the bones.…”

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The influence of a standardized experimental environment on early diagenetic changes to animal bone

Lacel¹,

Wojtków

Tomanik

et al. 2021

Geoarchaeology

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We evaluated the dynamics of the diagenetic changes to pig bones incubated for 4, 10, and 31 months in a controlled environment (soil type, moisture and pH, air humidity, and temperature). The criteria for the assessment were as follows: physical parameters (bone weight), biomechanical parameters (compressive strength), bone microstructure (using micro‐computed tomography), and phosphorus and calcium content in the surrounding soil. It was shown that the bone weight decreased the most after 4 months of incubation, whereas the biggest change in the compressive strength was not observed until after 31 months of incubation. Also, the main changes to the bone microstructure were observed in the initial period of degeneration. After 4 months of the experiment, a major drop in the percentage of the thinnest bone trabeculae was noted, whereas a reverse trend was observed for the thickest trabeculae. Moreover, the most significant decrease in the Ca/P ratio in the surrounding soil was observed after the experiment's first 4 months. We conclude that the bioerosion of collagen observed after the initial experimental period was followed by hydroxyapatite chemical decomposition. These results indicate the usefulness of the applied analyses and the feasibility of ensuring a standardized environment for diagenetic research.

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The influence of a standardized experimental environment on early diagenetic changes to animal bone

Lacel¹,

Wojtków

Tomanik

et al. 2021

Geoarchaeology

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Recording skeletal completeness: A standardised approach

Rowbotham

Blau

Hislop-Jambrich³

2017

Forensic Science International

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Survey and the 7th century in the Western Argolid

Caraher¹,

Gallimore²,

Nakassis³

et al. 2020

JGA

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The past two decades have witnessed a major change in how archaeologists understand the Late Roman and Early Medieval landscape of Greece. The rise of survey archaeology in the late-20th century fueled a growing awareness of the ‘busy countryside’ of Late Antiquity. This complemented work in urban areas across Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean more broadly by demonstrating that Late Roman cities and their countryside experienced continued prosperity, social vitality, and political and economic significance into the 5th and 6th centuries. Recent work has challenged the idea that the supposed Slavic invasions of the late-6th century brought an end to this Late Antique prosperity and initiated a period of economic, political, and social dislocation often called the ‘Dark Ages.’ This revised interpretation draws on evidence from the northeastern Peloponnese, with work at the site of Corinth, in particular, demonstrating that the city continued to prosper well into the 7th century. Imported ceramics indicate that Corinth remained connected to production sites across the Mediterranean even if these connections appear to be less dynamic and consistent than earlier centuries. The site also benefited from the intensification of regional networks from the late-6th through 7th centuries. The results from Corinth suggest that the city experienced economic change in the 7th century, but that this change was not the same as decline and indicates continuity with earlier centuries as much as new patterns of economic and social relations. This revised view of the 7th century at Corinth has pushed both excavations and intensive survey projects to think more critically about the chronology of assemblages elsewhere in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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A Possible Witness to the Sixth Century Slavic Invasion of Greece from the Stadium Tunnel at Ancient Nemea

Cited by 3 publications

References 38 publications

The influence of a standardized experimental environment on early diagenetic changes to animal bone

The influence of a standardized experimental environment on early diagenetic changes to animal bone

Recording skeletal completeness: A standardised approach

Survey and the 7th century in the Western Argolid

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