Peter Pfälzner
Biographic Data
| ID | 1203898 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Pfälzner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Pfälzner |
| SIGNATURE | PFÄLZNER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tübingen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Use of variscite as a gemstone in the Late Bronze Age Royal Tomb at Qatna, Syria
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Survey with Commercial-Grade Instruments
Low-altitude photography in archaeology is now common practice at the scale of excavations; however, landscape-scale applications are a relatively new endeavor with promising analytical potential. From 2014–2016, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a mounted camera was used to document sites recorded as part of the Eastern Ḫabur Archaeological Survey (EḪAS), an archaeological reconnaissance project in western Dohuk Province, Iraqi Kurdistan. Th…
The Elephants of the Orontes
The article investigates the occurrence of elephants in the environment of the Orontes River System during the Bronze Age. The discovery of large elephant bones in the Royal Palace of Qaṭna dating to the Late Bronze Age I-IIA period is discussed in relation to osteological material of elephants from Tell Açana / Alalakh, Kamid el-Loz, Ugarit and other sites in the environment of the Orontes System. Special attention is given to the find contexts …
High prestige Royal Purple dyed textiles from the Bronze Age royal tomb at Qatna, Syria
During the ongoing excavations in the palace of the famous Qatna complex, the excavators noted patches of brown staining on the floor of a high status tomb. Chemical extraction revealed the presence of brominated derivatives of indigo and indirubin, and more detailed characterisation showed that it likely came fromHexaplex trunculus. In short, this was none other than the renowned Tyrian or Royal Purple mentioned by Pliny, which was to have such …
The Qatna lion
Using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the authors show that amber was imported into Late Bronze Age Syria and used for making the prestige artefacts found in a Royal tomb of c. 1340 BC. The objects included beads and a unique vessel in the form of a lion, likely fashioned in Syria from raw amber imported from the Baltic via the Aegean
The Qatna lion
Using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the authors show that amber was imported into Late Bronze Age Syria and used for making the prestige artefacts found in a Royal tomb of c. 1340 BC. The objects included beads and a unique vessel in the form of a lion, likely fashioned in Syria from raw amber imported from the Baltic via the Aegean
High prestige Royal Purple dyed textiles from the Bronze Age royal tomb at Qatna, Syria
During the ongoing excavations in the palace of the famous Qatna complex, the excavators noted patches of brown staining on the floor of a high status tomb. Chemical extraction revealed the presence of brominated derivatives of indigo and indirubin, and more detailed characterisation showed that it likely came fromHexaplex trunculus. In short, this was none other than the renowned Tyrian or Royal Purple mentioned by Pliny, which was to have such …
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Survey with Commercial-Grade Instruments
Low-altitude photography in archaeology is now common practice at the scale of excavations; however, landscape-scale applications are a relatively new endeavor with promising analytical potential. From 2014–2016, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a mounted camera was used to document sites recorded as part of the Eastern Ḫabur Archaeological Survey (EḪAS), an archaeological reconnaissance project in western Dohuk Province, Iraqi Kurdistan. Th…
The Qatna lion
Using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the authors show that amber was imported into Late Bronze Age Syria and used for making the prestige artefacts found in a Royal tomb of c. 1340 BC. The objects included beads and a unique vessel in the form of a lion, likely fashioned in Syria from raw amber imported from the Baltic via the Aegean
High prestige Royal Purple dyed textiles from the Bronze Age royal tomb at Qatna, Syria
During the ongoing excavations in the palace of the famous Qatna complex, the excavators noted patches of brown staining on the floor of a high status tomb. Chemical extraction revealed the presence of brominated derivatives of indigo and indirubin, and more detailed characterisation showed that it likely came fromHexaplex trunculus. In short, this was none other than the renowned Tyrian or Royal Purple mentioned by Pliny, which was to have such …
The Elephants of the Orontes
The article investigates the occurrence of elephants in the environment of the Orontes River System during the Bronze Age. The discovery of large elephant bones in the Royal Palace of Qaṭna dating to the Late Bronze Age I-IIA period is discussed in relation to osteological material of elephants from Tell Açana / Alalakh, Kamid el-Loz, Ugarit and other sites in the environment of the Orontes System. Special attention is given to the find contexts …
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Survey with Commercial-Grade Instruments
Low-altitude photography in archaeology is now common practice at the scale of excavations; however, landscape-scale applications are a relatively new endeavor with promising analytical potential. From 2014–2016, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a mounted camera was used to document sites recorded as part of the Eastern Ḫabur Archaeological Survey (EḪAS), an archaeological reconnaissance project in western Dohuk Province, Iraqi Kurdistan. Th…
Use of variscite as a gemstone in the Late Bronze Age Royal Tomb at Qatna, Syria
Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (2 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Ancient Near East History (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Bronze (2 works) · Bronze Age (2 works)