Open Area, Open Data: Advances in Reflexive Archaeological Practice

Boyd, Michael J.; Campbell, R.; Doonan, Roger; Douglas, Catherine; Gavalas, Georgios; Gkouma, Myrsini; Halley, Claire; Hartzler, Bruce; Herbst, James A.; Indgjerd, Hallvard R.; Krijnen, Ayla; Legaki, Irini; Margaritis, Evi; Meyer, Nathan; Moutafi, Ioanna; Iliou, Nefeli Pirée; Wylie, David A.; Renfrew, Colin

doi:10.1080/00934690.2020.1859780

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“…Normally the geological substract allow only shallow trenches: the sterile subsoil is often reached to a depth of between 40 and 60 cm once the forest floor has been removed. Key sites were chosen to conduct open-area manual excavation, allowing to a holistic and reflexive process to interpret the archaeological features and their interconnectivity (34).…”

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Extensive Networks of Megalithic Monuments at the North Bank of the Mouth of the Amazon River

Saldanha¹

2022

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Ritual practices and landscape modifications have long been central themes in the study of the late pre-colonial Amazonian occupation. The debate focused on how, on the one hand, the intensification of rituals and, on the other hand, the increase in landscape changes are related to increases in socio-political inequalities, population growth, territoriality and ideology. Such changes are often correlated with evidence of the transformation of small-scale societies into more complex social formations, sometimes referred to as “chiefdoms”.The coastal region of Amapá was the site of the development of archaeological cultures characterized not only by highly decorated ceramics (often with the plastic representation of humans and animals), but also by the construction of megalithic structures.New prospections and excavations carried out in these structures give us a very good opportunity to understand the relationship between ritual practices, monument construction and cultural change in this region of the Amazon during late prehistory.This article presents a synthesis of practices related to the construction and use of megalithic monuments in the region. I try to show the extreme complexity of ritual practices, adding new information about social formations in the late prehistoric period in the region.

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Extensive Networks of Megalithic Monuments at the North Bank of the Mouth of the Amazon River

Saldanha¹

2022

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“…This is partly because scientific advancements have enabled us to derive information from fragments previously considered to be of low archaeological value, using techniques such as lead isotope analysis and petrography. Analysis of the heavy fraction derived from flotation and investigation of soil chemistry provide new ways of studying metallurgy in the past (Boyd et al 2021, 67, 74). Continued advancements in conservation play another important role in this change.…”

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“… 9 A thorough description of an excavation that has sought to employ many of the currently most up-to-date methods in field archaeology, and the advantages and disadvantages this has produced, can be found in Boyd et al 2021, which details the most recent fieldwork seasons on the islands of Keros and Dhaskalio. In particular, the input of specialists during the planning stage, strategies for standardising recording, the use of on-site photogrammetry, the adherence to single-context recording, the employment of a digital recording system and the accessibility of data across the entire team are regarded by the authors as essential to a modern approach.…”

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The Impact of Archaeological Recording on the Study of Metal Artefacts. Mycenae 1939: A Case Study

Aulsebrook

2022

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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Aegean Archaeology is one of the oldest branches of prehistoric archaeological scholarship, and many important settlements and cemeteries, such as those at Mycenae, were excavated before the development of more advanced recording techniques that we take for granted today. Nevertheless, the significance of these legacy data as a source of knowledge means we must still find ways to integrate them into our interpretations, despite their limitations. To derive the most robust results possible, it is important to understand exactly what types of impact these earlier recording strategies may have had on our perception of their findings. Yet this type of investigation is rare, meaning that in many cases we know more about the repercussions of taphonomy and the social practices of past societies on the archaeological record than those caused by the actions of our own predecessors. In preparation for a holistic study of all aspects of the use of metals at the Late Bronze Age site of Mycenae, this paper details the exploration of the recording processes in place during the 1939 excavation season. This has been identified as an ideal case study for examining recording strategies because its organisational structure gave each trench supervisor a great deal of individual freedom. Concentrating on their consequences for metal artefacts in particular, each stage of the recording process, in the field, in the museum and in publications, is discussed, as is the aftermath of the Second World War.

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“…Para ello, decidimos emplear la fotogrametría Structure from Motion (SfM), una técnica que ha demostrado con creces su potencial, siendo incluso superior a otras herramientas de digitalización como el láser de luz estructurada (Benavides, 2017;Maldonado, 2020). Dado que ya existen en literatura científica suficientes obras que desglosan pormenorizadamente los entresijos de la documentación mediante fotogrametría convergente (Antón, Medjdoub, Shrahily & Moyano, 2018;Barreau et al, 2014;Benavides, 2017;Boyd et al, 2021;Maldonado & Fernández-García, 2020a, 2020bMarín-Buzón et al, 2021;Remondino, 2011, Remondino, Nocerino, Toschi & Menna 2017, nos centraremos en aportar los datos más relevantes del sistema de captura fotográfica empleado. En este sentido, buscábamos un sistema de trabajo que nos permitiese aislar, con una precisión milimétrica, las marcas grabadas en estos productos cerámicos, algunas de ellas bastante pequeñas, y obtener de ellas modelos fotogramétricos de alta resolución.…”

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La recuperación de los punzones de rúbrica de la terra sigillata hispánica del alfar romano de Isturgi (Los Villares de Andújar, Jaén) a partir de su digitalización, reconstrucción e impresión 3D

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Alejos

García

2022

Virtual Archaeol. Rev.

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La terra sigillata es, sin duda alguna, uno de los tipos cerámicos más importantes y conocidos de un incipiente imperio romano. Este tipo de producciones cerámicas están caracterizadas por la presencia habitual de lo que se conoce como sigillum, una suerte de marca que identificaba al alfar u officina donde eran producidas. A diferencia de la propia cerámica, un objeto muy habitual en el contexto arqueológico, los instrumentos con los que se solían marcar dichas producciones resultan muy complicados de localizar, convirtiéndose en elementos muy poco frecuentes en las excavaciones arqueológicas o en los fondos de museos. Un claro ejemplo de esta dinámica es el barrio alfarero de Isturgi (Los Villares de Andújar, Jaén, España), donde tras numerosas campañas de excavación aún no se ha recuperado ningún punzón original. A este respecto, el fuerte desarrollo de las herramientas de digitalización, análisis, reconstrucción virtual y los nuevos dispositivos de impresión ha supuesto importantes beneficios para al estudio del patrimonio arqueológico en general. Con el objetivo de aprovechar al máximo su potencial, estas técnicas se suelen combinar en flujos metodológicos sinérgicos que podemos materializar a partir del uso conjunto de varios softwares informáticos. Gracias a ello, podemos recrear de forma efectiva elementos y objetos que, por su valor o naturaleza, no suelen aparecer de forma habitual en el registro arqueológico. En el presente trabajo se propone, por tanto, un nuevo flujo metodológico que combina herramientas ya asentadas como la fotogrametría Structure from Motion, los métodos de fotografía computacional como la Reflectance Transformation Imaging virtual (V-RTI), el modelado 3D o la impresión 3D. Todo ello, con un claro objetivo en mente, recrear los punzones y marcas de entalle empleados para rubricar la vajilla fina de mesa procedente del yacimiento romano de Los Villares de Andújar (Jaén).

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Open Area, Open Data: Advances in Reflexive Archaeological Practice

Cited by 17 publications

References 32 publications

Extensive Networks of Megalithic Monuments at the North Bank of the Mouth of the Amazon River

Extensive Networks of Megalithic Monuments at the North Bank of the Mouth of the Amazon River

The Impact of Archaeological Recording on the Study of Metal Artefacts. Mycenae 1939: A Case Study

La recuperación de los punzones de rúbrica de la terra sigillata hispánica del alfar romano de Isturgi (Los Villares de Andújar, Jaén) a partir de su digitalización, reconstrucción e impresión 3D

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