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September 2013 - August 2014
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The Northern European Mesolithic is well known for the manufacture of composite tools and weapons for specialised purposes. A composite implement recovered from the Early Holocene site of Krzyż Wielkopolski 7 in Poland, dated to the Preboreal/Boreal transition, raises questions about expediency versus efficiency in the fabrication of these artefact...
The ability of the ancient Egyptians to preserve the human body through embalming has not only fascinated people since antiquity, but also has always raised the question of how this outstanding chemical and ritual process was practically achieved. Here we integrate archaeological, philological and organic residue analyses, shedding new light on the...
The lakeshore site of La Marmotta is one of the most important Early Neolithic sites of Mediterranean Europe. The site is famous for the exceptional preservation of organic materials, including numerous wooden artefacts related to navigation, agriculture, textile production, and basketry. This article presents interdisciplinary research on three of...
Plant resins, tars and organic fossil substances provide valuable insights into the ecological, environmental and cultural contexts of ancient societies. Their study offers evidence of past know-how, production systems, socio-economic networks and mobility. In this paper, we present new data from 16 sites located in the North-West Mediterranean tha...
Chemical analysis of archaeological artefacts is used with increasing regularity to understand how wine was produced, traded, and consumed in the past and to shed light on its antiquity. Based both on an extensive review of the published literature and on new analyses, here we critically evaluate the diverse range of methodological approaches that...
Birch-bark tar in the Roman world: the persistence of an ancient craft tradition? - Martine Regert, Isabelle Rodet-Belarbi, Arnaud Mazuy, Gaëlle Le Dantec, Rosa Maria Dessì, Stéphanie Le Briz, Auréade Henry, Maxime Rageot
The Early Celtic site of the Heuneburg (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany) has long been understood as a hallmark of early urbanization in Central Europe. The rich collection of Mediterranean imports recovered from the settlement, the elite burials in its surroundings and the Mediterranean-inspired mudbrick fortification wall further point to the importa...
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We found a previously unknown way to produce birch tar. Instead of creating cognitively demanding structures (underground or in containers), this method consists of simply burning bark close to cobbles in a hearth. The tar is deposited on the stones and can be scraped off for use. This approach to interpreting early tar resolves the my...
The rich Mediterranean imports found in Early Celtic princely sites (7th-5th cent. BC) in Southwestern Germany, Switzerland and Eastern France have long been the focus of archaeological and public interest. Consumption practices, particularly in the context of feasting, played a major role in Early Celtic life and imported ceramic vessels have cons...
Birch bark tar, the oldest adhesive known in Europe, was widely used during Prehistory. This material, produced by the dry distillation of birch bark, has been identified in various spheres of activities and provides valuable information on the know-how and technical and territorial systems of past societies. This biomaterial can also provide evide...
Die ersten Analysen organischer Rückstände an früheisenzeitlicher Keramik der Heuneburg fanden in den 1980er Jahren statt. Bereits damals wurden sowohl lokal hergestellte als auch importierte Gefäße für die Untersuchungen herangezogen. 2015‑2018 griff das vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) geförderte interdisziplinäre Verbundpro...
Zwischen 2015 und 2018 führte das vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) geförderte interdisziplinäre Verbundprojekt „BEFIM - Bedeutungen und Funktionen mediterraner Importe im früheisenzeitlichen Mitteleuropa“ Analysen organischer Rückstände an Keramik prominenter früheisenzeitlicher Siedlungsplätze durch. Neben der Heuneburg bilde...
Si les procédés de réparation, réutilisation et recyclage ont fait l’objet de recherches spécifiques en ce qui concerne les productions lithiques ou osseuses préhistoriques, et les métaux pour les périodes plus récentes, les poteries n’ont encore que rarement été considérées de ce point de vue, en particulier pour les époques protohistoriques. Sens...
Les substances naturelles utilisées pour leur propriété adhésive et hydrophobe sont rarement considérés pour les périodes pré- et protohistoriques en Méditerranée nord-occidentale. Pourtant, ces matériaux sont porteurs d’informations techniques, économiques, sociales et environnementales des sociétés du passé.Des marqueurs de l’exploitation du mili...
In the north-western Mediterranean area, the first Iron Age is characterized by intense contacts and cultural interactions between populations. Archaeological remains such as ceramic vessels or metal and glass objects are usually good indicators of the nature and the intensity of these exchanges, but can also be used to determine the way in which t...
Depuis la préhistoire, les exsudats végétaux tels que les résines et les goudrons ont été exploités par les sociétés humaines du fait de leurs propriétés variées : adhésives, imperméabilisantes, antiseptiques etc. L’étude de ces matériaux (essences exploitées, transformation éventuelle, modalités d’utilisation) permet d’appréhender des aspects tech...
Du brai de bouleau sur les éléments de charnière gallo-romains à Fréjus (Var, France)
Ajaccio / Roma, Corse. Service régional de l'archéologie / Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche Archeologiche e Antropologiche dell'Antichità - Università di Roma La Sapienza, 107 p.
