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Technologies of Sound across Aegean Crafts and Mediterranean Cultures

by Manolis Mikrakis

in: Ann Brysbaert (ed.), Tracing Prehistoric Social Networks through Technology: A Diachronic Perspective on the Aegean, Routledge Studies in Archaeology, New York and London: Routledge 2011, 48–71

In performative arenas of the Bronze Age Aegean where cult, the formation of social identities and the legitimisation... more In performative arenas of the Bronze Age Aegean where cult, the formation of social identities and the legitimisation of power intersected, encounters with organised sound were closely intertwined with technological, artistic, symbolic and socio-political configurations. Based on new evidence for Egyptian-influenced percussion clappers from Akrotiri, Thera, and the analytical concepts of chaîne opératoire, cross-craft and cross-cultural interaction, the present paper explores this intertwining to demonstrate how the study of auditory practices can add to an embodied understanding of human experience in Aegean prehistory.

Neue Entdeckungen zur Vorgeschichte von Menorca. Beobachtungen zu gesellschaftlichen und ideologischen Verhältnissen auf den Balearen zwischen 1600 und 800 v.u.Z

by Roberto Risch

LULL, V., MICÓ, R., RIHUETE, C. y RISCH, R. (2001), "Neue Entdeckungen zur Vorgeschichte von Menorca. Beobachtungen zu gesellschaftlichen und ideologischen Verhältnissen auf den Balearen zwischen 1600 und 800 v.u.Z", Hispania Antiqua - Denkmäler der Vorzeit , Philipp von Zabern, Maguncia.

Göbekli Tepe – insanlığın ilk kutsal anıtı

by Oliver Dietrich

co-authored with Ç. Köksal-Schmidt, C. Kürkcüoglu, J. Notroff, K. Schmidt

Aktüel Arkeoloji 26, Mart-Nisan 2012, 52-55.

A short account of some recent finds from Göbekli - in Turkish. A short account of some recent finds from Göbekli - in Turkish.

Chapple, R. M. 2011 'Review: Creative Minds: Proceedings of a Public Seminar on Archaeological Discoveries on National Road Schemes, August 2009' Blogspot post

by Robert M Chapple

Chapple, R. M. 2011 'Irish National Strategic Research (INSTAR) Programme- Findings From the First Phase 2008-2011. Review' Blogspot post

by Robert M Chapple

A Radiocarbon Date from the Wall Plaster of Enclosure D of Göbekli Tepe.

by Oliver Dietrich

Co-authored with Klaus Schmidt.
Neo-Lithics 2/2010, 82-83.

Ein kleiner Bronzedepotfund aus der Siedlung von Rotbav, „La Pârâuţ“ sowie einige Gedanken zum Auftreten zyprischer Schleifennadeln in der Noua-Kultur.

by Oliver Dietrich

In: Laura Dietrich, Oliver Dietrich, Bernhard Heeb, Alexandru Szentmiklosi (Hrsg.), In Honorem Tudor Soroceanu. Analele Banatului XVII, 2009, 97-107.

Animals as Agents: Hunting Ritual and Relational Ontologies in Prehistoric Alaska and Chukotka

by Erica Hill

Published in Cambridge Archaeological Journal in 2011.

La estatua-menhir de Ca l'Estrada

by Pablo Martínez Rodríguez

FORTÓ, A.; MARTÍNEZ, P.; MUÑOZ, V. 2008a, La estatua-menhir de Ca l'Estrada. IV Congreso del Neolítico en la Península Ibérica. Alicante, pp 149-153.

Las estructuras de combustión de grandes dimensiones de Ca l´Estrada en el neolítico europeo.

by Pablo Martínez Rodríguez

FORTÓ, A.; MARTÍNEZ, P.; MUÑOZ, V. 2008b, Las estructuras de combustión de grandes dimensiones de Ca l´Estrada en el neolítico europeo. IV Congreso del Neolítico en la Península Ibérica. Alicante, pp 306-314.

L'estàtua menhir antropomorfa de ca l'Estrada

by Pablo Martínez Rodríguez

FORTÓ, A.; MARTÍNEZ, P.; MUÑOZ, V. 2005, L´estàtua-menhir antropomorfa de Ca l´Estrada (Canovelles, Vallès Oriental). COTA ZERO núm 20, p. 17-22. Barcelona.

La estatua-menhir de Ca l’Estrada (Canovelles, Barcelona), una representación con elementos del grupo figurativo de la Rouergue (Averyron, Francia).

by Pablo Martínez Rodríguez

MARTÍNEZ, P.; FORTÓ, A.; MUÑOZ, V. (2010): “La estatua-menhir de Ca l’Estrada (Canovelles, Barcelona) y los elementos figurativos del grupo de la Rouerge (Aveyron, Francia)”. Dins Actas del Congreso Internacional sobre Megalitismo y otras manifestaciones fuenarias contemporáneas es su contexto social, económico y cultural, Beasain, julio 2007. Munibe suplemento 32, p. 498-505.

La estatua-menhir del Pla de les Pruneres (Mollet del Vallès, Vallès Oriental)

by Pablo Martínez Rodríguez

MARTÍNEZ, P. 2011, La estatua-menhir del Pla de les Pruneres (Mollet del Vallès, Vallès Oriental). Complutum 2011, Vol. 22: 71-87.

Éssers de pedra. Les estàtues-menhirs i esteles antropomorfes de l'art megalític de Catalunya.

by Pablo Martínez Rodríguez

MOYA, A.; MARTÍNEZ, P.; LOPEZ, J.B. 2010, Èssers de pedra. Estàtues-menhirs i esteles antropomorfes a l´art megalític de Catalunya. CYPSELA núm 18, 11-41. Museu d´Arqueologia de Catalunya, Girona.

The current state of research on Neolithic statue-menhirs and anthropomorphic stelae from Catalonia

by Pablo Martínez Rodríguez

López, J.B.; Martínez, P.; Moya, A. (en prensa), The current state of research on Neolithic statue-menhirs and anthropomorphic stelae from Catalonia. Póster dins Colloque "autour du Petit-Chasseur", Sion 27-30 october 2011.

Die Religionen in vorgeschichtlicher Zeit (Rezension)

by Jonas Richter

Review of Ina Wunn: Die Religionen in vorgeschichtlicher Zeit (Religionen der Menschheit Bd. 2), Stuttgart: Kohlhammer 2005.

Chapple, R. M. 2009 'Excavations at Ballyloran, Larne, county Antrim' Ulster Journal of Archaeology 68, 1-26.

by Robert M Chapple

Topsoil stripping by Northern Archaeological Consultancy Ltd at a development site at Ballyloran, Larne, in 2005... more Topsoil stripping by Northern Archaeological Consultancy Ltd at a development site at Ballyloran, Larne, in 2005 revealed five areas (Sites 1–5) of archaeological potential. Sites 1 and 2 produced evidence of both ritual and domestic activity, including the deliberate deposition of unworked stones during the Early Neolithic period. A second phase of occupation occurred during the Late Bronze Age. A similar preoccupation with the deliberate burial of stones was noted at Site 3, though dated to the end of the Late Neolithic and into the beginning of the Early Bronze Age. Site 5 revealed extensive remains from the Early Neolithic and appeared to be formally divided into areas of domestic activity and ritual deposition. The domestic area was centred on a number of metalled surfaces around a large trough-like feature, while the ritual area was composed of a low hollow with a metalled base and a vertically set stone, surrounded by a low bank. Significant quantities of flint and pottery were deposited in this area.

Chapple, R. M. 2009 'A vase food vessel burial at Shantallow, Londonderry' Ulster Journal of Archaeology 68, 40-46

by Robert M Chapple

Archaeologically monitored topsoil stripping and demolition of a factory at Shantallow, Londonderry, in 2004 uncovered... more Archaeologically monitored topsoil stripping and demolition of a factory at Shantallow, Londonderry, in 2004 uncovered a cremation burial associated with a decorated vase food vessel of Early Bronze Age date.

Брилева О.А. Автореферат рукописи диссертации на соискание степени кандидата исторических наук по теме "Древняя бронзовая антропоморфная пластика Кавказа. М., 2008 (Ancient bronze anthropomorphic sculpture of the Caucasus)

by Olga Brileva

Synopsis of phd-research

Ancient anthropomorphic plastic art in the Caucasus appear in the Eneolithic Age in the form of stone and pottery... more Ancient anthropomorphic plastic art in the Caucasus appear in the Eneolithic Age in the form of stone and pottery figurines. In the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age (15-4th century B.C.) this appearance in a metal. The phenomenon overall Caucasus of anthropomorphic plastic is generated. This is effect for the ancient populations of the Caucasus striking example community of historical way (road, route), cultural s and economics relations.

The prehistoric transformation of grain into ale: Magic, Ceremony, Ritual and more

by Merryn Dineley

By Merryn Dineley, BA, M. Phil & Graham Dineley, Craft Brewer

We wrote this for Orkneyjar in the winter of 2010, an excellent website for everything about Orkney Archaeology, Folk... more We wrote this for Orkneyjar in the winter of 2010, an excellent website for everything about Orkney Archaeology, Folk Lore and much more.

It includes a brief summary and discussion of some of the potential and existing archaeological evidence for malting & brewing in Neolithic Orkney.

Ongoing excavations at the Ness of Brodgar, by the stone circle on West Mainland Orkney, have revealed a complex of huge buildings, large drains, Grooved Ware vessels of all sizes and the femurs of many hundreds of cattle ... feasting on a huge scale, as well as many other activities.

Durrington Walls, a large 'settlement', 'feasting' or 'ritual' site not far from Stonehenge and also dated to the Neolithic, is also discussed.

"Women were the primary hoe agriculturalists, the nurturers and the main processors of food in the Neolithic. It follows that they first learned, practised and communicated the complex rituals involved in the successful transformation of grain into malt, malt sugars and ale. Was this the first alchemy? Making ale from grain is an activity steeped in ritual. It requires specialised knowledge, skill and experience."