Alessandra Gilibert
Biographic Data
| ID | 1239276 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alessandra Gilibert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alessandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Gilibert |
| SIGNATURE | GILIBERT A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ca' Foscari University of Venice |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8165-9330 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Twelve Bander irrigation system of Mount Aragats, Armenia
This study examines the traditional water management systems of Mount Aragats (Armenia) through a case study of the Twelve Bander irrigation network situated on the mountain’s southern slopes. The band canals constitute a distinctive hydraulic system designed for temporary water diversion and flow regulation from high-altitude river sources. Using a multidisciplinary approach that integrates late 19th–early 20th-century archival records, ethnogra…
Open Sourcing” Workflow and Machine Learning Approaches for Attributing Obsidian Artifacts to Their Volcanic Origins
Traditionally, reliable obsidian sourcing requires expensive calibration standards and extensive geological reference collections as well as experience with statistical processing. In the South Caucasus — one of the most obsidian-rich regions on the planet — this combination of requirements has often restricted sourcing studies because few projects have geological reference collections that cover all known obsidian sources. To test an alternative…
Whipping-Tops in Ancient Mesopotamia
This contribution discusses the Mesopotamian (ešemen 2 =) keppû -game, often connected to the violent behaviour of the goddess Inanna / Ištar, and other (male) characters of Mesopotamian mythology, such as Enmerkar and Gilgamesh. Through a close review of all relevant attestations, we show that the (still) prevailing translation “skipping rope” as well as a recently proposed alternative “toy rope” are untenable and that the only acceptable meanin…
Burial of two closely related infants under a “dragon stone” from prehistoric Armenia
“Dragon stones” are prehistoric basalt stelae carved with animal imagery found in Armenia and surrounding regions. These monuments have a complex history of use and reuse across millennia, and the original date of creation is still a matter of debate. In this article, we present a unique dragon stone context excavated at the site of Lchashen, Armenia, where a three-and-a-half-meter high basalt stela with an image of a sacrificed bovid was found a…
Children of Kubaba
This paper presents an analysis of a ritual event memorialised on stone reliefs at the ancient city of Carchemish around 800 BC. It is argued that the reliefs represent a ceremony of investiture, in which boys of royal lineage are handed out toys as oracular instruments to elicit favourable omens for the heir apparent. The inclusion of boys and their toys in the visual commemoration of a political ritual has bearings on three levels of meaning. F…
Urban Squares in Late Bronze Age Ugarit
Previous articleNext article FreeForumUrban Squares in Late Bronze Age Ugarit: a Street View on Ancient Near Eastern GovernanceAlessandra GilibertAlessandra GilibertUniversità Ca' Foscari Venezia* Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreIntroductionThis article deals with the socio-political dimen…
‘Looking for the tombs of dragons’
An interdisciplinary archaeogeochemical research on vishaps (stone stelae also known as dragon stones) has been carried out for the first time in Armenia. The survey area is situated in the neighborhood of Tirinkatar and Karmir Sar volcanoes on southern slopes of Mt. Aragats. The geochemical prospecting studies have been realised on a high mountain meadow (2850 m asl) with 12 vishaps and numerous circular stone structures known as cromlechs. Five…
Integrated Archaeo-Geophysical Survey on Volcanic Terrain
This paper addresses the challenges posed by geophysical prospection in a high-altitude volcanic landscape. \nThe case study is the site Karmir Sar, on Mount Aragats, Armenia. A major aim of the ongoing archaeological \nexplorations at Karmir Sar is to detect, map and interpret prehistoric features on site, including the extraordinary \nconcentration of megalithic monuments known as vishaps (“dragon stones”). This paper illustrates a workflow \nt…
Children of Kubaba
This paper presents an analysis of a ritual event memorialised on stone reliefs at the ancient city of Carchemish around 800 BC. It is argued that the reliefs represent a ceremony of investiture, in which boys of royal lineage are handed out toys as oracular instruments to elicit favourable omens for the heir apparent. The inclusion of boys and their toys in the visual commemoration of a political ritual has bearings on three levels of meaning. F…
Open Sourcing” Workflow and Machine Learning Approaches for Attributing Obsidian Artifacts to Their Volcanic Origins
Traditionally, reliable obsidian sourcing requires expensive calibration standards and extensive geological reference collections as well as experience with statistical processing. In the South Caucasus — one of the most obsidian-rich regions on the planet — this combination of requirements has often restricted sourcing studies because few projects have geological reference collections that cover all known obsidian sources. To test an alternative…
Urban Squares in Late Bronze Age Ugarit
Previous articleNext article FreeForumUrban Squares in Late Bronze Age Ugarit: a Street View on Ancient Near Eastern GovernanceAlessandra GilibertAlessandra GilibertUniversità Ca' Foscari Venezia* Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreIntroductionThis article deals with the socio-political dimen…
Integrated Archaeo-Geophysical Survey on Volcanic Terrain
This paper addresses the challenges posed by geophysical prospection in a high-altitude volcanic landscape. \nThe case study is the site Karmir Sar, on Mount Aragats, Armenia. A major aim of the ongoing archaeological \nexplorations at Karmir Sar is to detect, map and interpret prehistoric features on site, including the extraordinary \nconcentration of megalithic monuments known as vishaps (“dragon stones”). This paper illustrates a workflow \nt…
‘Looking for the tombs of dragons’
An interdisciplinary archaeogeochemical research on vishaps (stone stelae also known as dragon stones) has been carried out for the first time in Armenia. The survey area is situated in the neighborhood of Tirinkatar and Karmir Sar volcanoes on southern slopes of Mt. Aragats. The geochemical prospecting studies have been realised on a high mountain meadow (2850 m asl) with 12 vishaps and numerous circular stone structures known as cromlechs. Five…
Urban Squares in Late Bronze Age Ugarit
Previous articleNext article FreeForumUrban Squares in Late Bronze Age Ugarit: a Street View on Ancient Near Eastern GovernanceAlessandra GilibertAlessandra GilibertUniversità Ca' Foscari Venezia* Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreIntroductionThis article deals with the socio-political dimen…
Children of Kubaba
This paper presents an analysis of a ritual event memorialised on stone reliefs at the ancient city of Carchemish around 800 BC. It is argued that the reliefs represent a ceremony of investiture, in which boys of royal lineage are handed out toys as oracular instruments to elicit favourable omens for the heir apparent. The inclusion of boys and their toys in the visual commemoration of a political ritual has bearings on three levels of meaning. F…
Whipping-Tops in Ancient Mesopotamia
This contribution discusses the Mesopotamian (ešemen 2 =) keppû -game, often connected to the violent behaviour of the goddess Inanna / Ištar, and other (male) characters of Mesopotamian mythology, such as Enmerkar and Gilgamesh. Through a close review of all relevant attestations, we show that the (still) prevailing translation “skipping rope” as well as a recently proposed alternative “toy rope” are untenable and that the only acceptable meanin…
Burial of two closely related infants under a “dragon stone” from prehistoric Armenia
“Dragon stones” are prehistoric basalt stelae carved with animal imagery found in Armenia and surrounding regions. These monuments have a complex history of use and reuse across millennia, and the original date of creation is still a matter of debate. In this article, we present a unique dragon stone context excavated at the site of Lchashen, Armenia, where a three-and-a-half-meter high basalt stela with an image of a sacrificed bovid was found a…
Open Sourcing” Workflow and Machine Learning Approaches for Attributing Obsidian Artifacts to Their Volcanic Origins
Traditionally, reliable obsidian sourcing requires expensive calibration standards and extensive geological reference collections as well as experience with statistical processing. In the South Caucasus — one of the most obsidian-rich regions on the planet — this combination of requirements has often restricted sourcing studies because few projects have geological reference collections that cover all known obsidian sources. To test an alternative…
The Twelve Bander irrigation system of Mount Aragats, Armenia
This study examines the traditional water management systems of Mount Aragats (Armenia) through a case study of the Twelve Bander irrigation network situated on the mountain’s southern slopes. The band canals constitute a distinctive hydraulic system designed for temporary water diversion and flow regulation from high-altitude river sources. Using a multidisciplinary approach that integrates late 19th–early 20th-century archival records, ethnogra…
Archaeology (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Geology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Volcano (3 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Ancient Near East History (2 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works)