18/09/2013
18/09/2013
The middle Nile Valley: elements in an approach to the structuring of the landscape from the Greco-Roman era to the nineteenth century
The construction of the Aswan Dam put an end to a form of relationship between people and the environment that had its origin in the pre-Pharaonic period. The annual Nile flood had been tamed and managed for centuries by the societies of the Nile delta. However, by the nineteenth century, attempts to modernize Egypt according […]
27/06/2013
César contra Pompeyo. Glandes inscriptae de la batalla de Ilerda (49 aC)
8/04/2013
Resultats preliminars de la primera campanya d’excavació al jaciment de Puig Ciutat (Oristà, Osona)
Durant l’estiu del 2010 s’ha dut a terme la primera campanya d’excavació arqueològica al jaciment de Puig Ciutat (Oristà, Osona). Aquesta perseguia avaluar l’extensió i potencialitat científica del jaciment de cara a la recerca posterior. Per assolir els objectius marcats s’ha emprat una metodologia multidisciplinar, combinant les últimes tècniques en prospecció geofísica i l’excavació de […]
1/03/2013
Compositional analyses of mortars from the Late Antique site of Son Peretó (Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain): Archaeological Implications
The paper presents the mineralogical, petrographic and chemical analyses of mortars from an Early Christian complex found in Mallorca (Balearic Islands) and dated to between the fifth and the eighth centuries AD. We characterized several mortars found at the site, in order to gather information on the raw materials used, as well as on the […]
15/01/2013
Los sellos in planta pedis de las ánforas olearias béticas Dressel 23 (primera mitad s. V dC.)
12/01/2013
Archaeological and archaeomagnetic dating at a site from the ager Tarraconensis (Tarragona, Spain): El Vila-sec Roman pottery
A very accurate archaeological dating of a Roman site in NE Spain (El Vila-sec) has been undertaken based on the typology of ceramic artifacts. Three different phases have been identified with activity ranging from the last quarter of the 1st century BC to the early-3rd century AD. Analyses on bricks from kilns of El Vila-sec […]
10/01/2013
Suport d’escultura amb decoració vegetal procedent del fòrum de Mago (Maó, Menorca)
8/01/2013
Tracing the land-use history and vegetation dynamics in the Mont Lozère (Massif Central, France) during the last 2000 years: the interdisciplinary study-case of Countrasts peat bog
7/01/2013
Pitch production during the Roman period: an intensive mountain industry for a globalised economy?
The article presents the first evidence of pitch production during the Roman period in the Iberian Peninsula as recorded within the framework of the Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (MPCV) Project. This was an international multidisciplinary project started in 2004 and lasted for six years, aiming to investigate human-environment interactions in high mountain areas from a long-term archaeological […]