79 research outputs found
Il GIS nell’ambito di sistemi innovativi per la gestione del dato archeologico. Sviluppo e implementazione di un sistema gestionale e analitico con strumenti open source di banche dati archeologiche. Caso studio Grotta di Fumane
No full textIn this project was been created and implemented an archaeological GIS system, called PyArchInit, which allows to manage and organize data in one geodatabase with open source software (Mandolesi, Cocca 2013). Therefore the data organized, classified and themed allow quick management of archaeological data.
These data analyzed and processed are made accessible through a system that allows webGIS sharing and publishing.
The research is subdivided into two parts. The first part of research concerns the informatics aspect and this implements the second part of research: the archaeological aspect.
The informatics aspect allow the management and communication of archaeological data.
The second line of research, which concerns the archaeological aspect, takes as a case study the Grotta of Fumane.
The first chapters of this work introduce the archaeoinformatics concept. Starting history of the studies in this area, through the role of information technology in archeology and motivating because make "open source" system adopted. These assumptions are necessary to understand the purpose of this research, especially in a time when technological development is strongly active. Probably at the end of this work, the system will be made subject to new technical changes that will lead to further changes and improvements in treatment, acquisition, management and analysis of data.
The second part of this work instead describes the entire physical structure of PyArchInit. It then goes on to analyze the case study with the various issues from the point of view that statistics on stratigraphic elements analyzed.
Finally it is important to stress that the statistical analysis and geostatistical performed experiments are considered from the point of view from both the informatics aspect and methodological/archaeological point of view, where the results are used to a greater understanding of the data and of the site that you analyze and also as a kit of basic documentation. These experiments are constantly changing in order to seek the best methodology to be adopted
Functional perspectives on the lithic projactil. The projactil points from Gobero: wear traces and sperimentation
No full textThis study presents a ballistic and functional evaluation of the projectile points from sites G1 and G3 at Gobero through experimentation and use-wear analysis. This kind of approach, which is often combined with more traditional typological analyses, has been successfully carried out in many archaeological studies related to lithic industries. In particular, experimentation and use-wear analysis allow the interpretation of the ballistic features of the projectile points, their functional potential, and some of the hunting tactics adopted by prehistoric communities.This study on the Gobero sample shows that different morphologies of arrowheads have the same functional potential. On the other hand, they have a different durability according to the raw materials of which they are made. Our experimentation demonstrated that fossil wood and quartz arrowheads are fragile; conversely, chert and (green) vitric tuff have a high degree of resistance, which reduces the fragmentation of the arrowheads and, thus, extends their functional life. Moreover, the experimental analysis indicated that the arrows from Gobero could not produce severe injuries. To enhance the wounding potential of these items, poison had to be added to the point or more lithic elements had to be inserted in the haft. The presence of geometric tools at Gobero could support this hypothesi
Further investigations at al-Khutm Bronze Age monumental tower. Al-Dhahirah region, Oman
No full textAl-Khutm tower is a well-preserved monument dating to the end of 3rd and the first half of 2nd millenium BCE. Since 1988 the site is registered in the UNESCO world Heritage list together with other monuments of Bat and the tombs of Al Ayn. Between 2016 and 2018 the first excavations were carried out by an Italian team under the direction of Prof. Maurizio Cattani of the University of Bologna. After a hiatus of a few years, new investigations led by the University of Bologna started in December 2023, leading to important new results for the understanding of this archaeological complex
Bishapur and its Territory (Fars, Iran): Second Interim Report of the 2013 Archaeological Campaign
No full textBologna University Project in the Sultanate of Oman (2023): Fieldwork activities at Al-Khutm and Ras Al-Hadd
No full textBologna University has a long tradition of research activities in the Sultanate of Oman, with investigation in the coastal area of Sharqiyah and more recently in the project of al-Khutm tower in the area of Bat (Al-Dhahirah Governorate). The fieldwork of the campaign 22-23 was carried out at al-Khutm investigating the outer area of the tower characterized by a monumental stone wall. The archaeological complex appears now more valuable with a unique outline of defensive and entangled structures. Several finds, including pottery, softstone and metal, are defining the starting of the construction at the end of 3rd mill. BCE.
At Ras al-Hadd the Italian team is currently involved in the excavation of the early 3rd mill. BCE cemetery around the settlement of HD-6. Several clusters of cairns as part of two main cemeteries named HD-7 and HD-10 were identified in previous research. Among dozens of burial structures, the current investigation concerned the group 12 of HD-7 cemetery and three cairns were excavated. The preliminary results show the regional character of cairns with specific size, architectural features and ritual customs
The contribution of the Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” to the 2013-2014 Eritrean-Italian archaeological field season at Adulis
No full textTowards a Chronology of the Eritrean Red Sea Port of Adulis (1st – Early 7th Century AD)
No full textThe Eritrean coastal site of Adulis has been known to archaeologists since the second half of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Italian archaeologist Roberto Paribeni conducted extensive excavations in different areas of the site which uncovered the remains of monumental buildings, churches and houses, as well as rich deposits of related material culture. Since then, archaeological investigations have been limited to the activities of Francis Anfray in 1961–62 and to a survey conducted by the University of Southampton in 2003–04. Our team’s first excavations in stratified deposits began in 2011, and soon revealed a complex chronological sequence of great importance for the understanding of the cultural history of the southern Red Sea region and the Horn of Africa. The project’s main efforts were directed towards the identification of the main phases of occupation at Adulis, the establishment of a typological sequence of pottery, and the analysis of architectural change
PRELIMINARY STEPS TOWARDS A WEBGIS ABOUT THE ITALIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES AT DAHĀNE-YE GHOLĀMĀN (SISTAN, IRAN): ARCHAEOPRO.DI.MU.S.
No full textAn assessment of the exploitation of birds in the Late Middle Palaeolithic based on new evidence from Grotta di Fumane.
No full textComics and human rights: the erasure of X-Women in days of future past
No full textCarolyn Cocca is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics, Economics, and Law at the State University of New York, College at Old Westbury. She is the author of Jailbait: The Politics of Statutory Rape Laws in the United States (SUNY Press), and most recently, of “The Brokeback Project: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Portrayals of Women in Mainstream Superhero Comics, 1993-2013”, “Negotiating the Third Wave of Feminism in Wonder Woman” and “Re-booting Barbara Gordon: Batgirl, Oracle, and Feminist Disability Theories” in ImageTexT. She teaches courses on U.S. politics, civil liberties and civil rights law, and the politics of gender and sexuality
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