Middle and Late Bronze Age
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Het oostelijk deel van West-Friesland was in de midden- en late bronstijd (ca. 1600-800 v. Chr.) een dichtbevolkt gebied met vele boerendorpjes. Door de uitzonderlijk goede conserveringsomstandigheden in dit voormalig kwelderlandschap is... more
La présente contribution vise à préciser les aspects géographiques et chronologiques liés à l’apparition, au développement et au déclin d’un type de construction en pierre sèche localement appelée « torre ». Ces édifices monumentaux, qui... more
In this paper I would like to discuss some evidence on the selective survival of objects of the 3rd millennium BC, for which it is quite clear that they were retrieved or removed from those early horizons in order to be integrated in the... more
The transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age in Kamid el-Loz, ancient Kumidi, has challenged both the urban landscape and the established political system. The architectural as well as functional history of iconic places inside... more
As the first comprehensive study of fortification systems and defensive strategies in the Levant during the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 1900 to 1500 B.C.E.), Walled up to Heaven is an indispensable contribution to the study of this period and... more
Between 2008 and 2011 excavations were undertaken by the Cornwall Archaeological Unit at Tremough, near Penryn, Cornwall. The site is situated on a plateau overlooking the Carrick Roads, historically one of the busiest waterways in... more
Feasting equipment, copper‐alloy cauldrons and flesh‐hooks, are a distinctive feature of the later Atlantic Bronze Age suggesting elements of a shared ideology whose ultimate origin may lie in the eastern Mediterranean. The easterly... more
The program and the contents of the workshop “Archaeometallurgy in Sardinia : from the Origins to the early Iron Age” were reported and discussed in Instrumentum nr. 21, June 2005. We are now also publishing the proceedings in the journal... more
This essay places a much-maligned exemplar of lamentation literature in dialogue with recent climate data, medieval and Ottoman period Egyptian famines, studies of famine and plague cross-culturally, writings about cultural memory, and... more
В статье рассматриваются поселенческие и погребальные памятники четырех региональных групп северной периферии срубной культурно-исторической общности на территории современных республик Татарстана и Чувашии. Делается вывод о... more
The present study hopes to contribute to Middle Bronze Age studies in two specific areas: first, by publishing a new series of radiocarbon dates for a period from which there are few absolute dates, and second, by describing a less known... more
Ανασκαφή Μυκηναϊκού τάφου στο Καστρούλι Δεσφίνας (Φωκίδα)
Archaeological monitoring during the construction of the A39 Carnon Gate road improvements revealed a well-preserved Bronze Age roundhouse. The roundhouse was a particularly well-preserved example of its kind, comprising curvilinear... more
L’habitat fortifié d’Alo-Bisughjè est implanté en situation d’éperon dans une vallée secondaire de la région du Sartenais, dans le sud-ouest de la Corse. La fouille des deux monuments turriformes, réalisée par R. Grosjean en 1966, a... more
This article is the first in a series of articles on the history of Jaffa and deals with the earliest phase of settlement in Jaffa up through the end of the Achaemenid period. It incorporates both historical and archaeological evidence in... more
Dieser Beitrag, der den ersten wissenschaftlichen Vorbericht über die 2009 in Qatna neu gefundene Gruft VII unter dem Königspalast darstellt, ist aus einer fruchtbaren interdisziplinären Zusammenarbeit entstanden, die im Feld ihren... more
L’habitat fortifié (castellu a torra) de Filitosa-Turrichju est situé dans la basse vallée du Taravu, au sud-ouest de la Corse, à proximité des grands gisements d’I Calanchi-Sapar’Alta, Basì, Campu Stefanu et Castellucciu-Calzola. Connu... more
The Hittite burial material consists of a very heterogeneous material. The material shows some shared aspects between the different cemeteries and their grave types. However, this material lacks previous extensive comparative studies in... more
Н. Чаусидис, Неолитските корени на „македонските бронзи“ и на други синхрони бронзени предмети од Средниот Балкан (Abstract: Neolithic roots of "Macedonian bronzes" and other synchronous bronze objects from the Middle Balkans) // Љ.... more
Beads are the most common decorative element of jewelry found in excavations. They are commonly used as components of chains and bracelets, whether as individual items or concentrated in small numbers. The earliest beads are known from... more