Archaeological sites discovered

A second application of DI-MS was in the analysis of archaeological adhesive of a blackish amorphous residue present on the chape of a bronze sword, discovered in a tomb from the Iron Age (ca. 800 700 BC) at the archaeological site of Argancy (Moselle, France). In the mass spectrum (Figure 3.13) the ion fragment at mlz 189, which is characteristic of triterpenoid compounds, is evident and represents the base peak. 

Many archaeological sites are discovered by accident. Rome, for example, is a city in Italy that has been occupied for nearly 3,000 years. This city was the cultural and political center of the Romans, a people whose... 

Analysis of the Alca source materials at LBNL (10) using NAA found a match with a geochemical type discovered earlier by LBNL (41-42) and at the University of Michigan (40) known as the Cuzco Type. The Cuzco obsidian compositional profile was present in 14% of the artifacts in the original study at LBNL (41—42) and was predominantly linked to artifacts from archaeological sites in southern and central Peru. 

The chemical profile known as Quispisisa obsidian was observed in 45% of the artifacts analyzed by LBNL and in more than 90% of the artifacts from archaeological sites located in central and northern Peru (41-42). The northernmost extent of Quispisisa obsidian artifacts was in the Department of Junin. Based on incorrect information, the source of this obsidian was originally presumed to be near San Genaro in the Province of Castrovirreyna, Department of Huancavelica (50). The assumption that the Quisipisia mine was located near San Genaro was widely accepted for a number of years, before the error was discovered during the course of this work. 

Katharina Schreiber located a primary deposit of obsidian known as Jampatilla in 1981, during a survey in nearby Huaycahuacho. Huaycahuacho is located in the Carhuarazo Valley and Province of Lucanas, Department of Ayacucho. The obsidian deposit was discovered 3-4 km east-northeast of the town of Huaycahuacho and 55 km north of the larger town of Puquio. Obsidian workshop areas and associated archaeological sites were reported (57). Nodules ranging up to 10-12 cm in diameter were found at the source, but smaller eroded samples were more common in secondary deposits. 

The pollen of many plants can be classified by genus, and sometimes by species, on the basis of such characteristics as size, shape, and surface texture, hi contrast, most spores can only be classified by higher taxonomic levels, such as family or order. Both pollen and spores are well preserved in lake sediment, peat bog, and many archaeological sites. Fossil pollen has even been identified from the bodies of extinct animals, such as mammoths discovered frozen in arctic permafrost (permanently frozen subsoil). 

Q Radiochemical dating is often used to determine the age of bones discovered at archaeological sites. Using this technique, these human bones frozen in a glacier were estimated to be from about 3000 B.c. 

Archaeological Surveys. The first step in conducting any archaeological investigation is to identify and take stock of the location in which the study will be held. This is known as a survey. The choice of location can be determined in several ways. Documentary sources, such as old maps or other written materials, can sometimes be used to accurately discover the location of an archaeological site. For example, clues in the writings of the ancient Greek poet... 

HISTORY. Many ancient cultures appear to have been concerned about the successful result of pregnancy, judging by the many depictions of this condition on the artifacts found at various archaeological sites. Furthermore, students of contemporary primitives, whose practices have changed little over the centuries, have often discovered that the diets which are culturally prescribed for pregnant women have higher nutritional values than some of the food consumption patterns of people in the developed countries. 

Archaeological site in Zerniki was discovered and excavated in 1986. Excavations, continued in 2009 due to a local industrial investment, produced four chronological horizons (fig. 2) ... 

Srinivasan, S. (1994). Wootz crucible steel A newly discovered production site in South India. Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 5, 49-59. 

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