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Die Festschrift 'Aufgetau(ch)t - Archäologie zu Seeufersiedlungen, Eisfunden und Klimawandel' würdigt die wissenschaftlichen Verdienste von Prof. Dr. Albert Hafner (Universität Bern) im Bereich der Prähistorischen Archäologie und insbesondere der Feuchtboden- und Gletscherarchäologie anlässlich seines 65. Geburtstags.Neben seinem umfangreichen Schriftenverzeichnis, umfasst der Band 27 wissenschaftlichen Beiträge von Autorinnen und Autoren aus dem In- und Ausland, die auf Deutsch, Englisch und Französich verfasst wurden. Sie bieten aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zu den Themenfeldern 'UNESCO-Welterbe Pfahlbauten', 'Ökonomie und Ökologie von der Altsteinzeit bis zum Mittelalter', 'Mobilität und Beziehungsnetze zu Land und Wasser' sowie 'Fundlücken, Siedlungsdynamik und Klimawandel'.Die Inhalte werden durch eine thematische Einleitung und einen Ausblick in das äusserst breite Wirkungsfeld von Albert Hafner eingeordnet, von der Kritik an archäologischen Kulturkonzepten bishin zur neuen interdisziplinären Ansätzen in der Klimaarchäologie. Dadurch wird deutlich, dass Albert Hafners aktives Wirken in der Prähistorischen Archäologie während der letzten 40 Jahre äusserst innovativ, nachhaltig und gesellschaftlich relevant war.

Die Festschrift 'Aufgetau(ch)t - Archäologie zu Seeufersiedlungen, Eisfunden und Klimawandel' würdigt die wissenschaftlichen Verdienste von Prof. Dr. Albert Hafner (Universität Bern) im Bereich der Prähistorischen Archäologie und insbesondere der Feuchtboden- und Gletscherarchäologie anlässlich seines 65. Geburtstags.Neben seinem umfangreichen Schriftenverzeichnis, umfasst der Band 27 wissenschaftlichen Beiträge von Autorinnen und Autoren aus dem In- und Ausland, die auf Deutsch, Englisch und Französich verfasst wurden. Sie bieten aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zu den Themenfeldern 'UNESCO-Welterbe Pfahlbauten', 'Ökonomie und Ökologie von der Altsteinzeit bis zum Mittelalter', 'Mobilität und Beziehungsnetze zu Land und Wasser' sowie 'Fundlücken, Siedlungsdynamik und Klimawandel'.Die Inhalte werden durch eine thematische Einleitung und einen Ausblick in das äusserst breite Wirkungsfeld von Albert Hafner eingeordnet, von der Kritik an archäologischen Kulturkonzepten bishin zur neuen interdisziplinären Ansätzen in der Klimaarchäologie. Dadurch wird deutlich, dass Albert Hafners aktives Wirken in der Prähistorischen Archäologie während der letzten 40 Jahre äusserst innovativ, nachhaltig und gesellschaftlich relevant war.

Cremation in the Early Middle Ages draws together the latest research and thinking on early medieval cremation practices. The book takes you on a journey through 19 chapters exploring cremation practices from the fifth to the eleventh centuries CE in Fennoscandia, the UK and Ireland, Frisia, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, and France. In this way, the book aims to be a central resource for anyone interested in early medieval cremations, or indeed funerary practices more generally. Notably, the structure and style of this book represent a departure from the norm. As well as a co-authored introduction, chapters constitute a conversation between the editors and key researchers captured via structured interviews, supported by a series of fact boxes highlighting key ideas, methods and techniques, sites, graves and discoveries.Cremation was no single disposal tradition in the Early Middle Ages: it constituted but one dimension of local, regional and supra-regional deathways operating across different locales and with varying degrees of expenditure, meanings and materials, as well as involved a complex range of resources, environments, practices and performances both before, during and after the burning of the bodies. Where cremation is not the dominant burial rite, our authors reflect on the potential under-representation of cremation in our models. Ethnic and cultural labelling of the early medieval cremated dead are countered and critiqued by various authors.Important themes that are touched upon are the long-term collectivity and longue durée of cremation depositions, variability within cremation practices, the pre-burial life of cinerary containers, ideas of personhood, the immersion of cremains in watery locations, the socio-political and economic context of burial rites, monumentalisation, the interpretation of mixed-rite (bi-ritual) cemeteries, the importance of human-animal entanglements viewed through the lens of cremated deposition, the potential for greater experimental and osteoarcheological, experimental, isotopic, radiocarbon, and genomic research, and the effect and usefulness of written texts as a window onto early medieval cremation practices, in particular regarding the relationship between cremation and Christianisation.

This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the historical archaeology of Venezuela, marking the first time such a detailed study is available in both English and Spanish. It compiles the work of leading Venezuelan archaeologists and includes recent fieldwork and unpublished research, covering a wide range of case studies from precolonial times to the republican period.Structured in five parts, the book starts with a thorough review of the history of Venezuelan historical archaeological research, highlighting its contributions and future directions. The first section explores precolonial and contact period indigenous realities, while the second examines the indigenous experiences of colonialism, missionization, and landscape changes. The third section investigates the production of key Venezuelan commodities: coffee, sugar, salt, and contraband activities. The fourth section focuses on the archaeology of foundational cities like Coro, Santo Tomé, Maracaibo, and the development of Caracas. The fifth section looks at everyday life, including the rise of consumerism and the social practices surrounding death. An afterword emphasizes the importance of a critical historical approach in anthropology and archaeology.Richly illustrated and well-referenced, this book highlights the extensive and diverse historical archaeological research in Venezuela, offering new insights to both Spanish and non-Spanish-speaking scholars. It aims to influence historical archaeology in Latin America, the Caribbean, and globally with its bilingual presentation.

This edited volume was written on the occasion of the 33rd Congress of the Rei Cretariæ Romanæ Fautores (www.fautores.org), which was held in September 2024 in Leiden, and offers a status quaestionis of Roman pottery studies in the Netherlands and adjacent regions. A concise history introducing the discipline is followed by ten contributions ¿ centred around four concepts ¿ which are written by experts in their respective fields who discuss key aspects of Roman pottery studies. Many of the contributions are characterised by a diachronic viewpoint, and range from addressing the social and cultural significance of individual ceramic categories, to formative historical developments and regional syntheses. The book concludes by highlighting prospects for future research.The book is packed with detailed information on Roman pottery and focuses on fellow specialists, and rather is not an introduction on the study of Roman pottery. However, readers interested in learning how the study of pottery contributes to our understanding of Roman ways of life and the Roman presence in the Netherlands and surrounding regions can certainly find aspects to their linking.This publication will be presented at the 33rd Congress of the Rei Cretariæ Romanæ Fautores, in Leiden.ContentsIntroductionRoderick C.A. Geerts and Philip BesRoman Pottery and the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities: a Long-Term RelationshipJasper de BruinFrom the Iron Age to the Roman Period. Native Pottery in the Batavian AreaPeter W. van den BroekeMeanwhile, in the North¿ Handmade Pottery beyond the Roman FrontierErnst TaaykeA Cherished Material. Terra Sigillata from the Province of GroningenAnnet NieuwhofCeramics in the Urban Sphere: the Social Strata of their UsersBernd LiesenAugustan Military Pottery Assemblages on the Hunerberg in NijmegenHarry van EnckevortPottery from Rural Settlements in the Civitas CananefatiumRoderick C.A. GeertsDevelopments in Funerary Pottery between Rhine and Meuse (1st-3rd century)W. Frederique Reigersman-van Lidth de JeudeGallo-Belgic Ware from Xanten to the SeaXavier DeruRoman Amphorae on the LimesJoost J.H. van den BergConclusion and OutlookRoderick C.A. Geerts and Philip Bes

Byblos has played an extraordinary role in the history of the Mediterranean. From c. 3200 BC, it developed into the preeminent port of the region due to its strategic location at the foothills of the cedar forests of Mount Lebanon and its unique ties with the pharaohs of Egypt. An important religious center, Byblos was referred to as a Holy City in Hellenistic and Roman times. The city is synonymous with writing, a legacy that lives on through the Greek word for book. With a history that reaches back nearly 8900 years, this Lebanese coastal city is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.Byblos: A Legacy Unearthed is the first anthology to be published on this remarkable city. This lavishly illustrated volume encompasses an extensive range of scholarly research, from the earliest archaeological expeditions to the latest discoveries. Its 43 chapters written by leading international experts, examine the city's history from its Neolithic origins to the Medieval era.This book is a co-production between the National Museum of Antiquities (The Netherlands) and the Ministry of Culture/Directorate General of Antiquities (Lebanon).

For the first time, National Museums Scotland's important collection of Renaissance jewelry from Scotland is considered together in this fully illustrated volume alongside significant items from the Royal Collection. The book was inspired by the acquisition by NMS of the extraordinary Fettercairn Jewel: the fine iconography of this exquisitely enameled locket held coded messages for its sixteenth century owners, and continues to intrigue its viewers today. Renaissance jewelry like this in Scotland is particularly notable given the rare survival of such jewels from the sixteenth century. Some of these owe their survival thanks to their association with Mary, Queen of Scots.Elite Renaissance men and women commissioned, wore and gifted intricate and valuable pieces of jewelry. For most, this was not simply adornment, but used to communicate messages and display status. These were intimate personal possessions and suggest the meanings invested in them by their owners, that resonate with audiences today. Such jewels are evocative objects.This lavishly illustrated book brings together expert voices from the key Scottish collections (National Museums Scotland, National Galleries of Scotland, Royal Collection Trust) to explore the making, meaning and function of such jewelry in sixteenth century Scotland, and features an interpretation of the Fettercairn Jewel by the jewelry expert Geoffrey Munn. It reveals hitherto underappreciated evidence of goldsmithing in Scotland while considering significant continental influences in the design and production of jewelry. Given the ephemeral nature, and rare survival of Renaissance jewelry, its authors also suggest alternative ways of tracing the gems that have gone, in the portraits and inventories of Scottish men and women.

In 1896 a remarkable hoard was discovered near Ommerschans in the eastern Netherlands that included a spectacular object: a giant bronze sword. It was obtained by the landowner and kept by a forester, until it was first documented by archaeologist J.H. Holwerda in 1927. For over 85 years it remained in private ownership and inaccessible to science. Over time this sword, or rather dirk, would prove not to be a singular exception. Instead it is now part of a select family of six discovered in England (Oxborough and Rudham), France (Plougrescant and Beaune) and the Netherlands (Jutphaas and Ommerschans). In 2017 the Ommerschans hoard was obtained by the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities, bringing all six into the public domain.The Plougrescant-Ommerschans type swords are some of the most spectacular finds of the European Bronze Age. They are extremely rare, beautiful, expertly crafted and too large and heavy to wield as weapons. Furthermore, their strong resemblance seems to have been crucial, as all six are extremely alike in design, decoration, metal composition and size (with the exception of Jutphaas). But why?This book aims to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding this exceptional group of larger-than-life Bronze Age blades. It offers a detailed overview of the discovery and find context of the Ommerschans hoard, as well as a physical description and analysis of all finds. Also included is a comparative overview of the other five swords, including the primary publication of the Rudham dirk. The findings are subsequently interpreted focusing on their contextualisation within Bronze Age deposition practices, the importance of the visual cohesion of this group, the power and role of aggrandized objects and their potential purpose within the social and metaphysical realm of Bronze Age communities.

This book is a significant contribution to the field of survey pottery studies, which is not frequently theorised, and could also serve as a guide and provide inspiration to archaeologists designing their own survey projects and methodologies.

The present publication constitutes the Proceedings of Session 7 of the ¿Creation of landscapes VI¿ workshop, hosted by the CAU Kiel in 2019. The session was entitled ¿Mediterranean Connections ¿ how the sea links people and transforms identities¿.With our focus on the linkage of people, this volume can be understood as a contribution to recent network research. But network research, especially when employed in the humanities, is often looked at with scepticism, not to say mistrust: Isn¿t this just a game with numbers? Does it really relate to the type of data we are used to in our research, to poems, sherds or seal impressions? Can it say anything at all about¿ life?In fact, the various articles of this volume are not restricted to the strict technical approach of classical network research. Our session on Mediterranean networks started from the idea that for the inhabitants of this relatively integrated region, the sea evidently influenced their lives and their thinking in a significant way. In fact, it was the sea that provided the medium for such integration on various levels. The substantial body of data produced by long-standing research in diverse disciplines makes it possible to chart the emergence of ancient perceptions of distance and movement, connectivity and identities. This approach allows us to observe ancient awareness of the role of the sea in these processes. It also allows us to connect across academic boundaries and build a network of disciplines for a much more cohesive picture of past life.ContentsForewordIntroductionAnja Rutter, Laura C. SchmidtPart 1: Identity of Centres and PeripheriesSeafaring and the Reception of (Some) Archaic Greek Lyric PoetryMaria Noussia-FantuzziChalcidic connectivity between Sithonia and Pallene: transmutations of epichoric identity and resilience in the long 5th and 4th c. B.C.Maria G. XanthouThe importance of geography to the networked Late Bronze Age AegeanPaula Gheorghiade, Henry Price, Ray RiversTo be Greek or not to be: about the ¿Greekness¿ of Epirus and Southern Illyria. An overview through urbanism and theatrical architecture in a Mediterranean perspectiveLudovica Xavier de SilvaFrozen Wine and the frozen Black Sea. Ovid as Exiled Poet Faced with Climatic Extremes (trist. 3.10; Pont. 4.7; 4.9; 4.10)Stefan FeddernA Sea of Wine and Honey: networks of narratives as resources for the negotiation of identities, an heuristic approach in the Hellenistic Western MediterraneanRaffaella Da VelaPart 2: Connectivity by Sea and Networking of SeafarersSeafaring Songs in Pindar¿s Epinikia and EnkomiaThomas Kuhn-TreichelMaritime Cultural Landscapes of Fishing Communities in Roman CyprusMaria M. Michael, Carmen ObiedSea Storms and Aristocratic Identity in AlcaeusIppokratis KantziosThe Ideology of Seafaring in the Odyssey and Telemachos¿ Hanging of the Slave Girls (Od. 22,461-474)Hauke SchneiderMaltäs connections and cultural identity: remarks on the architectural language in the western Mediterranean in the 4th and 3rd centuries BCEFrancesca BonzanoBecoming a Man Ashore ¿ the Role of the Sea in Sappho¿s Brothers SongLaura C. Schmidt