Marta Lorenzon
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1303158 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Marta Lorenzon |
| NOMBRES | Marta |
| APELLIDO | Lorenzon |
| FIRMA | LORENZON M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4747-5241 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 33 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 63 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 31 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Connecting and Disconnecting Zones of Interaction in Northern Jordan
This study explores landscape mobility among settlements in northwestern Jordan during the Iron Age IIB–IIC periods. Specifically, it considers how interaction changed from the IIB to IIC period in this upland region between the newly discovered site of Tall al-Assara, neighboring settlements, and sites identified during the Tall Yaʾmoun Regional Archaeological Survey (TYRAS) project. The aim is to evaluate how landscape considerations, proximity…
‘New settlers in new fashion’
Phoenician colonization brought significant cultural and environmental challenges for displaced groups across the Mediterranean Sea. Establishing new settlements required adapting Levantine practices to unfamiliar environments and raw materials. A paradigmatic example of such a community establishment occurred on the island of Ibiza (Balearic Islands, Spain), where a distinctive building tradition emerged, characterized by the use of mudbrick arc…
Kingship and Queenship in the Ancient Near Eastern Empires of the First Millennium BCE
Empires and kingship are long-standing topics of research in ancient Near Eastern studies; the study of queenship has gradually received more attention over recent decades. However, discussions of the social implications of kingship and queenship, comparisons of the gender roles, and their study across several empires remain rare. The paper at hand takes the unprecedented step of such a comparative analysis by tracing a specific detail of royal i…
Expérimentations sur la terre et le bois dans l’architecture minoenne
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Understanding plaster production in Palaepaphos– Hadjiabdoullah , Cyprus, during the Cypro‐Classical period
This article discusses the results of analytical work on wall and floor plaster from a secular monument excavated on the plateau of Palaepaphos– Hadjiabdoullah (Cyprus). Excavated within the frame of the Palaepaphos Urban Landscape Project (PULP), funded by the University of Cyprus since 2006, the monument is an extensive multifunction workshop complex dated to the Cypro‐Classical period when the plateau served as the citadel of the city‐state of…
A new inscribed Aramaic potsherd from Tell al-Assara, Jordan
Recent fieldwork undertaken by the joint Finnish-Jordanian Tell Yaˁmoun Regional Archaeological Survey (TYRAS) in the northern part of the Jordanian plateau explored the unexcavated site of Tell al-Assara. An initial survey of the site and its surface pottery indicates that it was occupied for much of the 1st millennium BCE. The initial survey also found an inscribed Aramaic potsherd, which we present and analyse here. This analysis of the inscri…
Bridging Historical, Archaeological and Criminal Networks
In recent decades, historians and archaeologists have gradually recognized that network science provides valuable conceptual, theoretical, and computational tools for investigating historical events and gaining deeper insights into the connections between the subjects under investigation.In their studies, they have examined different sources and datasets from various network perspectives, and applied a variety of analytical methods and concepts t…
Of mudbrick and stone
The recent excavations at Tell Iẓṭabba undertaken by the German-Israeli Tell Iẓṭabba Excavation Project have revealed an important sequence of architectural structures, indicating the settlement’s strategic position on the perimeter of the Jordan Valley. The earthen architecture present at the site has been little explored to date as a key source of evidence to provide social information on past societies and their relationship with the natural e…
Detecting megalithic structures in the Northern Jordanian Plateau
This article examines the archaeological detection strategy undertaken during the TYRAS project - Tell Ya'moun Regional Archaeological Survey - and its suitability for identifying megalithic structures. The study area covers 288 km2 of the Northern Jordanian Plateau, a geographical region consisting of diverse landscapes of desert, plains and mountains. Our investigation uses an interdisciplinary methodology that combines satellite imagery examin…
Iron Age Remains from Ashdod-Yam
The remains of the Iron Age at Ashdod-Yam (Ashdod-by-the-Sea), located at the southern coastal plain of Israel, were first investigated by Jacob Kaplan between 1965 and 1968. Renewed excavations at the Iron Age compound of Ashdod-Yam and at additional areas across the site were initiated in 2013, on behalf of the Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University. This article presents an interim report of architectural remains and accompanying find…
Quantifying the subjective? Recent developments within sensory archaeology
Brick by brick
This contribution explores the use of sensory archaeology and neuroarchitecture in the study of the earthen built environment. First, the paper discusses multi-sensory experiences focusing on earth as a building material. Second, I look at the archaeological remains of building materials to consider the sensory perception of earthen architecture manufacturers in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Bronze Age. In this latter endeavour I draw on M…
Architecture Reality and Perception
Domestic architecture is an essential archaeological component for understanding past societies. As such, recent studies on house and households in Egypt have focused on analyzing vernacular architecture practices from the perspective of the long durée or in broader geographical perspective. In this study we investigate Roman period domestic structures to understand the changing social meanings of local and global cultures within the built enviro…
Earthen Architecture in Nordic Countries
Throughout prehistory, earthen architecture has played a pivotal role in establishing a sustainable and easily maintainable built environment, showcasing humanity's capacity to design and construct intricate structures using eco-friendly and cost-effective materials. This special issue underscores the enduring significance of earthen architecture in our historical and contemporary understanding of sustainable building practices
Earthen Architecture and Craft Practices of Early Iron Age Ramparts
The use of mudbricks in Early Iron Age ramparts is an uneven feature of defensive architecture on the Iberian Peninsula. The use of mudbricks as a building material has been linked to the arrival of Levantine building traditions with the Phoenicians, and its appearance among local societies varies between the eighth and sixth centuries BC according to the public or domestic nature of the structures. In this article, we present the geoarchaeologic…
Masters of mudbrick
Excavations at Ashdod‐Yam exposed a fortification system that features a massive mudbrick wall with large earthen ramparts laid on either side. This fortified horseshoe‐shaped enclosure once surrounded what was likely a human‐made harbor and an adjacent acropolis with complex earthen architecture, constructed and active during Iron Age IIB–C (eighth–seventh centuries B.C.E.). These Iron Age public structures are at the center of the current resea…
Earthen Architecture as a Community of Practice
This article analyses the development of Neolithic earthen architecture in the Eastern Mediterranean as a concrete example of ‘communities of practice’. Recent studies on earthen architecture have highlighted its adaptability to different climates, architectural forms and craftmanship levels, focusing on the technological aspects of earthen construction. This paper explores the anthropological significance of earth as a building material. It prov…
Tell It Like It Is
This article presents the results of a joint Finnish-Jordanian survey project that focuses on investigating the interrelations of the imperial heartlands and the Levantine region in the Late Bronze and Iron Ages. We used historical satellite images to identify potential sites on the northern Jordanian plateau, after which they were systematically investigated by archaeological survey. Of the sites discovered, the fortified site of Tell al-Assara …
The City Gate in Ancient Israel and Her Neighbors
City gates have long fascinated Near Eastern archaeologists, not only for the intrinsic complexity of their defensive architecture but also as the embodiment of a physical and symbolic border that marked the people living within its boundaries as part of a specific community. The importance of Iron Age city gates as symbolic and often propagandistic tools has been central to the academic discourse around Iron Age urban development in the ancient …
From chaff to seagrass
This article illustrates how changes in the use of vegetal temper in Bronze Age earthen architecture in Crete are a key line of evidence for investigating the appearance of architectural craft specialization. The macroscopic study of sundried mudbricks is combined with geoarchaeological analyses (SEM and thin section petrography) to explore patterns and variations in the use of vegetal temper throughout the Pre-, Proto-, and Neopalatial periods (…
From Architectural Analysis to Architectural Theory
Elite and imperial architecture is usually associated with public buildings, as these structures are the more accurately designed reflection of empires' intentions to forge identities and craft narratives through the creation and use of public spaces. In the Middle East, the urban built environment of the Iron Age is characterized by a lack of stereotypical public spaces, creating a challenge for historians and archaeologists who study architectu…
Imperial Architecture and Identity
This special issue of JEMAHS with a focus on imperial architecture and identity is an elaboration of a workshop that took place at the University of Helsinki's Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires and brought together scholars from different disciplines—architecture, archaeology, history, social science, and heritage studies—to discuss new interdisciplinary approaches to identities in past societies and the role of architecture in…
Before Meeting the Greeks
This contribution synthesizes the results of the Kutaisi Archaeological Landscape Project (KALP), focusing on the analysis of the development of settlement patterns in the Colchis lowlands during the 2nd and 1st millennia b.c. The targeted excavations carried out within the urban center of Kutaisi provide new information regarding earthen architectural practices, raw material procurement, and defensive structures that characterized the area in th…
Postcolonialism, Heritage, and the Built Environment
Screening Methods in Archaeology
Minoan Master Builders
This paper investigates sun‐dried mudbrick architecture in the Minoan Palace at Malia on the north coast of Crete (Greece), excavated and studied by the French School at Athens since the beginning of the 20th century. Macroscopic study of the standing architectural remains is combined with geochemical (pXRF and XRD) and petrographic analyses of a selection of mudbrick samples in order to explore patterns and variations in bricklaying, mudbrick re…
Common Ground
This paper discusses community archaeology in the Egyptian context and the importance of the stakeholders' involvement in the specific case study of Tell Timai, a Graeco-Roman settlement (the ancient city of Thmuis) in the Northeast Egyptian Delta. This article examines the results of two small, yet interconnected projects conducted with the help of the local community, and their effects on it. These two projects include archaeological data, oral…
Mudbricks, Construction Methods, and Stratigraphic Analysis
CITATION: Lorenzon, Marta et al. 2020. Mudbricks, construction methods and stratigraphic analysis : a case study at Tell Timai (Ancient Thmuis) in the Egyptian Delta. American Journal of Archaeology, 124 (1):105-131, doi:10.3764/aja.124.1.0105
From chaff to seagrass
This article illustrates how changes in the use of vegetal temper in Bronze Age earthen architecture in Crete are a key line of evidence for investigating the appearance of architectural craft specialization. The macroscopic study of sundried mudbricks is combined with geoarchaeological analyses (SEM and thin section petrography) to explore patterns and variations in the use of vegetal temper throughout the Pre-, Proto-, and Neopalatial periods (…
Masters of mudbrick
Excavations at Ashdod‐Yam exposed a fortification system that features a massive mudbrick wall with large earthen ramparts laid on either side. This fortified horseshoe‐shaped enclosure once surrounded what was likely a human‐made harbor and an adjacent acropolis with complex earthen architecture, constructed and active during Iron Age IIB–C (eighth–seventh centuries B.C.E.). These Iron Age public structures are at the center of the current resea…
Earthen Architecture as a Community of Practice
This article analyses the development of Neolithic earthen architecture in the Eastern Mediterranean as a concrete example of ‘communities of practice’. Recent studies on earthen architecture have highlighted its adaptability to different climates, architectural forms and craftmanship levels, focusing on the technological aspects of earthen construction. This paper explores the anthropological significance of earth as a building material. It prov…
Earthen Architecture and Craft Practices of Early Iron Age Ramparts
The use of mudbricks in Early Iron Age ramparts is an uneven feature of defensive architecture on the Iberian Peninsula. The use of mudbricks as a building material has been linked to the arrival of Levantine building traditions with the Phoenicians, and its appearance among local societies varies between the eighth and sixth centuries BC according to the public or domestic nature of the structures. In this article, we present the geoarchaeologic…
The Palaepaphos-Laona rampart. A pilot study on earthen architecture and construction technology in Cyprus
Detecting megalithic structures in the Northern Jordanian Plateau
This article examines the archaeological detection strategy undertaken during the TYRAS project - Tell Ya'moun Regional Archaeological Survey - and its suitability for identifying megalithic structures. The study area covers 288 km2 of the Northern Jordanian Plateau, a geographical region consisting of diverse landscapes of desert, plains and mountains. Our investigation uses an interdisciplinary methodology that combines satellite imagery examin…
Brick by brick
This contribution explores the use of sensory archaeology and neuroarchitecture in the study of the earthen built environment. First, the paper discusses multi-sensory experiences focusing on earth as a building material. Second, I look at the archaeological remains of building materials to consider the sensory perception of earthen architecture manufacturers in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Bronze Age. In this latter endeavour I draw on M…
Tell It Like It Is
This article presents the results of a joint Finnish-Jordanian survey project that focuses on investigating the interrelations of the imperial heartlands and the Levantine region in the Late Bronze and Iron Ages. We used historical satellite images to identify potential sites on the northern Jordanian plateau, after which they were systematically investigated by archaeological survey. Of the sites discovered, the fortified site of Tell al-Assara …
Before Meeting the Greeks
This contribution synthesizes the results of the Kutaisi Archaeological Landscape Project (KALP), focusing on the analysis of the development of settlement patterns in the Colchis lowlands during the 2nd and 1st millennia b.c. The targeted excavations carried out within the urban center of Kutaisi provide new information regarding earthen architectural practices, raw material procurement, and defensive structures that characterized the area in th…
Common Ground
This paper discusses community archaeology in the Egyptian context and the importance of the stakeholders' involvement in the specific case study of Tell Timai, a Graeco-Roman settlement (the ancient city of Thmuis) in the Northeast Egyptian Delta. This article examines the results of two small, yet interconnected projects conducted with the help of the local community, and their effects on it. These two projects include archaeological data, oral…
Screening Methods in Archaeology
Graziosi, Paolo
The Palaepaphos-Laona rampart. A pilot study on earthen architecture and construction technology in Cyprus
Minoan Master Builders
This paper investigates sun‐dried mudbrick architecture in the Minoan Palace at Malia on the north coast of Crete (Greece), excavated and studied by the French School at Athens since the beginning of the 20th century. Macroscopic study of the standing architectural remains is combined with geochemical (pXRF and XRD) and petrographic analyses of a selection of mudbrick samples in order to explore patterns and variations in bricklaying, mudbrick re…
Postcolonialism, Heritage, and the Built Environment
Screening Methods in Archaeology
Graziosi, Paolo
Architecture and Gender
Mudbricks, Construction Methods, and Stratigraphic Analysis
CITATION: Lorenzon, Marta et al. 2020. Mudbricks, construction methods and stratigraphic analysis : a case study at Tell Timai (Ancient Thmuis) in the Egyptian Delta. American Journal of Archaeology, 124 (1):105-131, doi:10.3764/aja.124.1.0105
From chaff to seagrass
This article illustrates how changes in the use of vegetal temper in Bronze Age earthen architecture in Crete are a key line of evidence for investigating the appearance of architectural craft specialization. The macroscopic study of sundried mudbricks is combined with geoarchaeological analyses (SEM and thin section petrography) to explore patterns and variations in the use of vegetal temper throughout the Pre-, Proto-, and Neopalatial periods (…
From Architectural Analysis to Architectural Theory
Elite and imperial architecture is usually associated with public buildings, as these structures are the more accurately designed reflection of empires' intentions to forge identities and craft narratives through the creation and use of public spaces. In the Middle East, the urban built environment of the Iron Age is characterized by a lack of stereotypical public spaces, creating a challenge for historians and archaeologists who study architectu…
Imperial Architecture and Identity
This special issue of JEMAHS with a focus on imperial architecture and identity is an elaboration of a workshop that took place at the University of Helsinki's Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires and brought together scholars from different disciplines—architecture, archaeology, history, social science, and heritage studies—to discuss new interdisciplinary approaches to identities in past societies and the role of architecture in…
Before Meeting the Greeks
This contribution synthesizes the results of the Kutaisi Archaeological Landscape Project (KALP), focusing on the analysis of the development of settlement patterns in the Colchis lowlands during the 2nd and 1st millennia b.c. The targeted excavations carried out within the urban center of Kutaisi provide new information regarding earthen architectural practices, raw material procurement, and defensive structures that characterized the area in th…
The City Gate in Ancient Israel and Her Neighbors
City gates have long fascinated Near Eastern archaeologists, not only for the intrinsic complexity of their defensive architecture but also as the embodiment of a physical and symbolic border that marked the people living within its boundaries as part of a specific community. The importance of Iron Age city gates as symbolic and often propagandistic tools has been central to the academic discourse around Iron Age urban development in the ancient …
Architecture Reality and Perception
Domestic architecture is an essential archaeological component for understanding past societies. As such, recent studies on house and households in Egypt have focused on analyzing vernacular architecture practices from the perspective of the long durée or in broader geographical perspective. In this study we investigate Roman period domestic structures to understand the changing social meanings of local and global cultures within the built enviro…
Earthen Architecture in Nordic Countries
Throughout prehistory, earthen architecture has played a pivotal role in establishing a sustainable and easily maintainable built environment, showcasing humanity's capacity to design and construct intricate structures using eco-friendly and cost-effective materials. This special issue underscores the enduring significance of earthen architecture in our historical and contemporary understanding of sustainable building practices
Earthen Architecture and Craft Practices of Early Iron Age Ramparts
The use of mudbricks in Early Iron Age ramparts is an uneven feature of defensive architecture on the Iberian Peninsula. The use of mudbricks as a building material has been linked to the arrival of Levantine building traditions with the Phoenicians, and its appearance among local societies varies between the eighth and sixth centuries BC according to the public or domestic nature of the structures. In this article, we present the geoarchaeologic…
Masters of mudbrick
Excavations at Ashdod‐Yam exposed a fortification system that features a massive mudbrick wall with large earthen ramparts laid on either side. This fortified horseshoe‐shaped enclosure once surrounded what was likely a human‐made harbor and an adjacent acropolis with complex earthen architecture, constructed and active during Iron Age IIB–C (eighth–seventh centuries B.C.E.). These Iron Age public structures are at the center of the current resea…
Earthen Architecture as a Community of Practice
This article analyses the development of Neolithic earthen architecture in the Eastern Mediterranean as a concrete example of ‘communities of practice’. Recent studies on earthen architecture have highlighted its adaptability to different climates, architectural forms and craftmanship levels, focusing on the technological aspects of earthen construction. This paper explores the anthropological significance of earth as a building material. It prov…
Tell It Like It Is
This article presents the results of a joint Finnish-Jordanian survey project that focuses on investigating the interrelations of the imperial heartlands and the Levantine region in the Late Bronze and Iron Ages. We used historical satellite images to identify potential sites on the northern Jordanian plateau, after which they were systematically investigated by archaeological survey. Of the sites discovered, the fortified site of Tell al-Assara …
A new inscribed Aramaic potsherd from Tell al-Assara, Jordan
Recent fieldwork undertaken by the joint Finnish-Jordanian Tell Yaˁmoun Regional Archaeological Survey (TYRAS) in the northern part of the Jordanian plateau explored the unexcavated site of Tell al-Assara. An initial survey of the site and its surface pottery indicates that it was occupied for much of the 1st millennium BCE. The initial survey also found an inscribed Aramaic potsherd, which we present and analyse here. This analysis of the inscri…
Bridging Historical, Archaeological and Criminal Networks
In recent decades, historians and archaeologists have gradually recognized that network science provides valuable conceptual, theoretical, and computational tools for investigating historical events and gaining deeper insights into the connections between the subjects under investigation.In their studies, they have examined different sources and datasets from various network perspectives, and applied a variety of analytical methods and concepts t…
Of mudbrick and stone
The recent excavations at Tell Iẓṭabba undertaken by the German-Israeli Tell Iẓṭabba Excavation Project have revealed an important sequence of architectural structures, indicating the settlement’s strategic position on the perimeter of the Jordan Valley. The earthen architecture present at the site has been little explored to date as a key source of evidence to provide social information on past societies and their relationship with the natural e…
Detecting megalithic structures in the Northern Jordanian Plateau
This article examines the archaeological detection strategy undertaken during the TYRAS project - Tell Ya'moun Regional Archaeological Survey - and its suitability for identifying megalithic structures. The study area covers 288 km2 of the Northern Jordanian Plateau, a geographical region consisting of diverse landscapes of desert, plains and mountains. Our investigation uses an interdisciplinary methodology that combines satellite imagery examin…
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