Anthony Harding
University of Exeter, Archaeology, Faculty Member
Robin Brigand & Olivier Weller (ed.). Archaeology of salt: approaching an invisible past. 227 pages, numerous b&w and colour illustrations. 2015. Leiden: Sidestone; 978-90-8890-303-8, paperback €34.95.
Prague: Institute of Archaeology
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Mit 67 Tafeln Schriftleitung: Seminar für Vor-und Frühgeschichte Arndtstraße 11 60325 Frankfurt a. M. Übersetzung: Susanne Geck, Anthony Harding, Wolf Kubach Redaktion: Wolf Kubach Zeichnungen: Manfred Ritter Die Deutsche Bibliothek -... more
Mit 67 Tafeln Schriftleitung: Seminar für Vor-und Frühgeschichte Arndtstraße 11 60325 Frankfurt a. M. Übersetzung: Susanne Geck, Anthony Harding, Wolf Kubach Redaktion: Wolf Kubach Zeichnungen: Manfred Ritter Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme ...
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London: Methuen
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The article presents the preliminary results of the interdisciplinary research (geological and geospatial studies, archaeological excavations, salt production experiments, and ethnographic survey) carried out during 2016-2019, in the site... more
The article presents the preliminary results of the interdisciplinary research (geological and geospatial studies, archaeological excavations, salt production experiments, and ethnographic survey) carried out during 2016-2019, in the site and hybrid saltscape of Băile Figa, well known for its remarkable environmental, ancient and current salt exploitation evidence. Besides, the article aims to evaluate the contribution of recent research to a better understanding of the environmental context of the site and the Late Bronze Age salt production technology in the Inner Carpathian region. Also, it focuses on the hybrid character of the site and its potential to the transdisciplinary and holistic study. The paper presents some data on the environmental (geology, geomorphology, hydrology, pedology, biotop) components of the site and its surroundings, and integrate them into the regional context. Then, it describes the excavation carried out in the central-southern sector of the site, more specifically in Trench S.XV. This excavation has revealed well-preserved remains of some timber-built structures and that dug in the rock salt massif, as well as about 100 artefacts. Most of these are part of the same complex and production system, and date from ca. 1000-900 cal BC. Their correlation with synchronous evidence found in the northern sector of the site shows that during the 10th century BC at least two mutually complementary production areas were used. To better understanding of the Late Bronze Age `trough` salt production system, a series of experiments have been done. These suggest that the `trough` salt production technique could be used for both rock salt mining and brine decantation. The paper also describes various methods of the present-day non-industrial exploitation of the saline matters - brine, mud, rock salt, halophytes - of the Băile Figa site, for food preserving, health care and animal feeding. In conclusion, the paper claims a hybrid nature of the Băile Figa site and landscape, which necessitates the holistic approach to it both for academic and socio-economic goals.
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Archaeopress Archaeology www.archaeopress.com Between History and Archaeology: Papers in honour of Jacek Lech is a collection of forty-six papers papers in honour of Professor Jacek Lech, compiled in recognition of his research and... more
Archaeopress Archaeology www.archaeopress.com Between History and Archaeology: Papers in honour of Jacek Lech is a collection of forty-six papers papers in honour of Professor Jacek Lech, compiled in recognition of his research and academic career as well as his inquiry into the study of prehistoric flint mining, Neolithic flint tools (and beyond), and the history of archaeology. The papers explore topics on archaeology and history, and are organised into three sections. The first contains texts on flint mining dealing with well-known mining sites as well as previously unpublished new material. The reader will find here a wide spectrum of approaches to flint mining, ways of identifying raw materials used by prehistoric communities, and an impressive overview of the history of research, methodology and approaches to flint mining in Europe, North America and Asia. The following group of papers deals with the use of flint by Neolithic and younger communities, including typological studies on trace evidence analyses as well as theoretical papers on prehistoric periods in Europe and the New World. The final section consists of papers on the history of archaeology in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some deal with the beginnings of archaeology as a scholarly discipline, while others present significant research from different countries. Readers will also find papers on the development of archaeology in the second half of the 20th century, both in political and institutional contexts. The book ends with the memories, which bring the Jubilarian closer to the reader by viewing him through the eyes of his co-workers and friends. Dr Dagmara H. Werra is an archaeologist and an ethnologist. She works at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences as an adjunct at the Autonomous Research Laboratory for Prehistoric Flint Mining. In her professional career Dr Werra deals with prehistoric flint mining, the use of flint in Metal Ages and in modern times (gunflints) and with the identification and use of siliceous rocks by prehistoric communities. She obtained a BA in ethnology as well as MA and PhD (2013) in archaeology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun. She is a project manager on the characteristics of 'chocolate' flint, and is a participant of research on obsidian artefacts. Since 2017 Dr Werra is Editor-In-Chief of the Archaeologia Polonia journal. She participated and conducted archaeological research at numerous archaeological sites, including those associated with flint mining. Dr Marzena Woźny is a historian and an archaeologist. Her research deals with the history of Central European archaeology, including studies on the relationships between scholars, the history of the institutions and the archaeological thought. Dr Woźny authored almost forty articles on these issues as well as two books-Between generations. An interview with Professor Jan Machnik concluded by Marzena Woźny and Włodzimierz Demetrykiewicz (1859-1937). A prehistorian from the turn of the eras. She graduated with a history and then studies in museology degrees at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. In 2015 she obtained a PhD in archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. She was a trainee at the National Museum of Archaeology in Malta. She is currently working on a dissertation devoted to the history of archaeology in Lesser Poland in the 19th century. She is also interested in the history of gunflint mining. Marzena is head of the Archives at the Archaeological Museum in Krakow.
The article considers the nature and extent of salt production in prehistoric Europe, in the light of recent field work. The biological needs of humans and animals are described, as this might have determined the extent to which ancient... more
The article considers the nature and extent of salt production in prehistoric Europe, in the light of recent field work. The biological needs of humans and animals are described, as this might have determined the extent to which ancient communities sought out salt if they did not have access to it locally. Three main zones of production, utilising solar evaporation, briquetage, and a technique involving wooden troughs, are described; deep mining seems only to have occurred in the Austrian Alps. Lastly consideration is given to the effects of salt production within and between communities, bearing in mind the widely expressed view that in prehistory richness in salt led to richness in other goods.
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Fragmented, co-mingled assemblages of human and animal bones are not uncommon in archaeological deposits, particularly in prehistoric contexts. It is suggested, firstly, that standard approaches to studying the human material do not lend... more
Fragmented, co-mingled assemblages of human and animal bones are not uncommon in archaeological deposits, particularly in prehistoric contexts. It is suggested, firstly, that standard approaches to studying the human material do not lend themselves to the complete understanding of such contexts, secondly, that the application of some techniques more common to zooarchaeology are of particular value in understanding such human material, and, thirdly, that fully integrated, identical recording systems for both human and animal material allow for much greater understanding of the relative peri-mortem, depositional and post-depositional histories of human and animal remains in these complex deposits. Such a fully integrated method of recording, that permits direct comparison of the patterning in the human and animal assemblages, is outlined. These methods encompass issues of identification, ageing, quantification, fragmentation, bone fracture analysis, post-depositional taphonomy and evidence of human-induced butchery/trauma and other modifications. The approach is illustrated with examples drawn from the study of the bone deposits at the Middle Bronze Age ritual enclosure of Velim Skalka, Czech Republic.
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... in part by people's attitudes to space and their relations with their neighbours, but in part also by ... 10.8 St Oedenrode, Everse Akkers, North Brabant, the Netherlands: Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age... more
... in part by people's attitudes to space and their relations with their neighbours, but in part also by ... 10.8 St Oedenrode, Everse Akkers, North Brabant, the Netherlands: Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age settlement, house ... Death was a serious business for the living in prehistory. ...
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Résumé/Abstract Reconstitution expérimentale de l'emmanchement des haches de pierre et expérimentation de différentes utilisations possibles de ces haches. Il semble qu'elles aient été utilisées à la fois comme... more
Résumé/Abstract Reconstitution expérimentale de l'emmanchement des haches de pierre et expérimentation de différentes utilisations possibles de ces haches. Il semble qu'elles aient été utilisées à la fois comme haches et comme herminettes.
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Book of abstracts for the Contacts, Migrations and Climate Change Conference in honor of Jan Bouzek, Prague, May 19th-23rd, 2015. Edited by R. Frecer.