Papers by Silvana Kreines
Excavations at Tel Kabri III, 2024
Located in the Western Galilee of modern-day Israel, the palace
of Tel Kabri acted as a major pol... more Located in the Western Galilee of modern-day Israel, the palace
of Tel Kabri acted as a major political center in the southern
Levant during the Middle Bronze Age ii–ii (nineteenth to early
seventeenth centuries bce). Excavations from 1986 to 1993 and
from 2005 on revealed a large, 6,000sq. m palace, decorated
with Aegean-style frescoes, which included vast storage rooms
for wine. This study focuses on the analysis of recently excavated
pottery assemblages: (1) late palace trash deposit north of the
storage rooms complex (Northern Complex); (2) deposits in the
western courtyard of the palace; and (3) preceding pre-palatial
domestic levels. The objective of this research is to determine
to which phases the pottery belongs, which activities the pot-
tery represented and lastly, how these deposits compare to those
found in local and foreign Middle Bronze Age palaces. In order
to reach these objectives, this study creates a chrono-typology of
all sherds found in the three assemblages and employs Daviau’s
weighted model for small finds in the Middle Bronze Age as a
baseline for what activities are reflected in trash deposits
Society for Historical Archaeology, 2019
ACUA Underwater Archaeology Proceedings 2019, 2019
In July 2015, during the city’s 450th anniversary celebration, a buried shipwreck was discovered ... more In July 2015, during the city’s 450th anniversary celebration, a buried shipwreck was discovered off St. Augustine, Florida by the St. Augustine Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program, or LAMP. Test excavations in 2015-2016 revealed a remarkable amount of material culture, including barrels, cauldrons, pewter plates, shoe buckles, cut stone, and a variety of glass and ceramics. These artifacts tentatively dated the vessel to 1750-1800 and suggested its nationality was likely British, but possibly Spanish or American. The abundance, spatial distribution, and stylistic uniformity of the artifacts suggest they were cargo items, leading to the working hypothesis that this was a merchant ship run aground while trying to enter St. Augustine’s notorious inlet. In the summer of 2018, with a team of field school students and volunteer divers, LAMP returned to the site to conduct further excavation. This paper summarizes the results of the 2018 season on this shipwreck.
Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology, 2019
In July 2015, during the city’s 450th anniversary celebration, a buried shipwreck was discovered ... more In July 2015, during the city’s 450th anniversary celebration, a buried shipwreck was discovered off St. Augustine, Florida by the St. Augustine Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program, or LAMP. Test excavations in 20152016 revealed a remarkable amount of material culture, including barrels, cauldrons, pewter plates, shoe buckles, cut stone, and a variety of glass and ceramics. Th ese artifacts tentatively dated the vessel to 1750-1800 and suggested its nationality was likely British, but possibly Spanish or American. Th e abundance, spatial distribution, and stylistic uniformity of the artifacts suggest they were cargo items, leading to the working hypothesis that this was a merchant ship run aground while trying to enter St. Augustine’s notorious inlet. In the summer of 2018, with a team of field school students and volunteer divers, LAMP returned to the site to conduct further excavation. Th is paper summarizes the results of the 2018 season on this shipwreck.
Thesis Chapters by Silvana Kreines
Located in the Western Galilee of modern-day Israel, the palace of Tel Kabri acted as a major pol... more Located in the Western Galilee of modern-day Israel, the palace of Tel Kabri acted as a major political center in the southern Levant during the Middle Bronze Age I-II (19th to early 17th centuries BCE). Excavations from 1986-1993 and from 2005 on revealed a large, 6000 sq.m. palace, decorated with Aegean-style frescoes, which included vast storage rooms for wine. This study focuses on the analysis of recently excavated pottery assemblages from trash deposits: 1) late palace trash deposit north of the storage rooms complex (north complex); 2) deposits in the western courtyard of the palace; and 3) preceding pre-palatial domestic levels. The objective of this research is to determine to which palatial phases the pottery belongs, if the pottery was produced locally or if it was imported, which activities the pottery represents and lastly, how these deposits compare to those found in local and foreign Middle Bronze Age palaces. In order to address these objectives, a chrono-typology of all sherds found in the three assemblages was created, material aspects of the pottery were examined through petrographic analysis and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, and Daviau’s weighted model for small finds in the Middle Bronze Age was employed. This analysis revealed that three assemblages are tertiary deposits. Petrographic analysis shows that the pottery is split up into five petrofabric groups with one the first one being local. Petrography along with FTIR spectroscopy revealed each vessel represented in the three assemblages were fired, on average, between 500°C - 600°C or 700°C- 800°C. These results tell a story of a palace that is more reliant on external goods and trade than previously thought.
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Papers by Silvana Kreines
of Tel Kabri acted as a major political center in the southern
Levant during the Middle Bronze Age ii–ii (nineteenth to early
seventeenth centuries bce). Excavations from 1986 to 1993 and
from 2005 on revealed a large, 6,000sq. m palace, decorated
with Aegean-style frescoes, which included vast storage rooms
for wine. This study focuses on the analysis of recently excavated
pottery assemblages: (1) late palace trash deposit north of the
storage rooms complex (Northern Complex); (2) deposits in the
western courtyard of the palace; and (3) preceding pre-palatial
domestic levels. The objective of this research is to determine
to which phases the pottery belongs, which activities the pot-
tery represented and lastly, how these deposits compare to those
found in local and foreign Middle Bronze Age palaces. In order
to reach these objectives, this study creates a chrono-typology of
all sherds found in the three assemblages and employs Daviau’s
weighted model for small finds in the Middle Bronze Age as a
baseline for what activities are reflected in trash deposits
Thesis Chapters by Silvana Kreines
of Tel Kabri acted as a major political center in the southern
Levant during the Middle Bronze Age ii–ii (nineteenth to early
seventeenth centuries bce). Excavations from 1986 to 1993 and
from 2005 on revealed a large, 6,000sq. m palace, decorated
with Aegean-style frescoes, which included vast storage rooms
for wine. This study focuses on the analysis of recently excavated
pottery assemblages: (1) late palace trash deposit north of the
storage rooms complex (Northern Complex); (2) deposits in the
western courtyard of the palace; and (3) preceding pre-palatial
domestic levels. The objective of this research is to determine
to which phases the pottery belongs, which activities the pot-
tery represented and lastly, how these deposits compare to those
found in local and foreign Middle Bronze Age palaces. In order
to reach these objectives, this study creates a chrono-typology of
all sherds found in the three assemblages and employs Daviau’s
weighted model for small finds in the Middle Bronze Age as a
baseline for what activities are reflected in trash deposits