Gian Luca Bonora
Biographic Data
| ID | 1895481 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gian Luca Bonora |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gian Luca |
| FAMILY NAME | Bonora |
| SIGNATURE | BONORA G L |
| AFFILIATIONS | ISMEO (The International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies) Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 244, 00186, Rome Italy |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5170-206X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Non-destructive examination of ancient vitreous materials from Southwest Asia
Studying ancient vitreous materials is important in different cultural heritage research fields. • Synchrotron X-ray computed tomography (SXCT) allows a non-invasive assessment of unique specimens. • Protocols for SCXT scanning, 3D image reconstruction, and processing are presented. • SCXT provides superior resolution and contrast compared to laboratory micro-CT. • The manufacturing and degradation processes of ancient archaeological glass are re…
A ‘Shoehorn’ at Altyn Depe
This paper reconsiders the archaeological picture and the involved historical narratives proposed by important seasons of excavations at the third-millennium bc site of Altyn Depe (Turkmenistan) by the former Soviet academy. Thanks to these intensive efforts the site is and will remain crucial for the reconstruction of the evolution of social complexity in southern Central Asia and the neighbouring civilizations; however, we question the validity…
Seals from the Adji Kui Burials
While the catalogue of the graves from Adji Kui is being prepared for the upcoming publication, this paper describes and presents for the first time fifteen seals found in the burials. The seals were manufactured in stone, metal and faience; thirteen of them were one-sided stamp seals, one is a stamp seal atop a pin head in bronze and the last is represented by a two-sided seal in hematite. Their subjects, shape and material as well as their manu…
Kent, Kazak dalasÿnÿn ortalÿgÿndagÿvkola dauirinin kalasÿ – Kent, the Bronze Age City in the Center of the Kazakh Steppes – Kent, gorod bronzovogo veka v tsentre kazakhskikh stepeï, written by Varfolo…
Varfolomeev, V., Loman, V., Evdokimov, V. Kent, Kazak dalasÿnÿn ortalÿgÿndagÿvkola dauirinin kalasÿ – Kent, the Bronze Age City in the Center of the Kazakh Steppes – Kent, gorod bronzovogo veka v tsentre kazakhskikh stepeï. Astana: Kazakh Research Institute of Culture, Ministry of Sport and Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2017, 338 p., with numerous drawings and colour plates (in Russian, English and Kazakh). ISBN 978-601-7908-35-5.This vo…
A Cigar-Shaped Stone Artefact with a Grooved Top from Western Kazakhstan
The Oxus Civilization and the northern steppes
The heart of Eurasia can be divided into two broad regions: the Eurasian steppe, with a predominantly pastoral economy, and southern Central Asia (i.e., the northeastern frontier of the Near and Middle East), mainly devoted to agriculture. Interaction between these two large culture areas began in the 4th millennium, when mobile groups of pastoralists began to settle in the middle Zeravshan valley, and the process continued and increased througho…
The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia
Ancient human movements through Asia Ancient DNA has allowed us to begin tracing the history of human movements across the globe. Narasimhan et al. identify a complex pattern of human migrations and admixture events in South and Central Asia by performing genetic analysis of more than 500 people who lived over the past 8000 years (see the Perspective by Schaefer and Shapiro). They establish key phases in the population prehistory of Eurasia, incl…
Kumkeshu 1 konysy − Tersek madenietinin biregey eskertkishi − Kumkeshu 1− etalonnÿï pamyatnik Tersekskoï kul’turÿ − The Kumkeshu 1 Settlement − a Reference Monument of the Tersek Culture, written by K…
A General Revision of the Chronology of the Tagisken North Burial Ground
The burial ground of Tagisken North, characterised by seven monumental mausolea and other adjoining structures made of mud brick and rammed earth, was excavated and studied by members of the “Khorezm Expedition” (KhAEE) in the 60’s and dated to the beginning of the 1st millennium BC (9th-8th centuries BC ). This cemetery boasts a significant amount of artefacts pertaining to the Late Andronovo period. In light of new archaeological findings and r…
Neolithic and Eneolithic in the Mangyshlak Peninsula, written by Andrey Astaf’ev
On the use of tokens and seals along the Kopet Dagh piedmont, Turkmenistan (ca 6000-3000 BCE)
Cet article présente les témoignages archéologiques de techniques administratives du Néolithique à l’âge du Bronze au pied du Kopet Dagh (Turkménistan méridional). Nous passons en revue les découvertes publiées significatives (différents types de jetons, sceaux, empreintes), en intégrant de nouveaux jetons de pierre et un «cachet-amulette » , trouvés en 1999 lors de notre prospection sur le site d’Ilgynly-depe, daté du Chalcolithique moyen. Le no…
A General Revision of the Chronology of the Tagisken North Burial Ground
The burial ground of Tagisken North, characterised by seven monumental mausolea and other adjoining structures made of mud brick and rammed earth, was excavated and studied by members of the “Khorezm Expedition” (KhAEE) in the 60’s and dated to the beginning of the 1st millennium BC (9th-8th centuries BC ). This cemetery boasts a significant amount of artefacts pertaining to the Late Andronovo period. In light of new archaeological findings and r…
On the use of tokens and seals along the Kopet Dagh piedmont, Turkmenistan (ca 6000-3000 BCE)
Cet article présente les témoignages archéologiques de techniques administratives du Néolithique à l’âge du Bronze au pied du Kopet Dagh (Turkménistan méridional). Nous passons en revue les découvertes publiées significatives (différents types de jetons, sceaux, empreintes), en intégrant de nouveaux jetons de pierre et un «cachet-amulette » , trouvés en 1999 lors de notre prospection sur le site d’Ilgynly-depe, daté du Chalcolithique moyen. Le no…
On the use of tokens and seals along the Kopet Dagh piedmont, Turkmenistan (ca 6000-3000 BCE)
Cet article présente les témoignages archéologiques de techniques administratives du Néolithique à l’âge du Bronze au pied du Kopet Dagh (Turkménistan méridional). Nous passons en revue les découvertes publiées significatives (différents types de jetons, sceaux, empreintes), en intégrant de nouveaux jetons de pierre et un «cachet-amulette » , trouvés en 1999 lors de notre prospection sur le site d’Ilgynly-depe, daté du Chalcolithique moyen. Le no…
Neolithic and Eneolithic in the Mangyshlak Peninsula, written by Andrey Astaf’ev
A General Revision of the Chronology of the Tagisken North Burial Ground
The burial ground of Tagisken North, characterised by seven monumental mausolea and other adjoining structures made of mud brick and rammed earth, was excavated and studied by members of the “Khorezm Expedition” (KhAEE) in the 60’s and dated to the beginning of the 1st millennium BC (9th-8th centuries BC ). This cemetery boasts a significant amount of artefacts pertaining to the Late Andronovo period. In light of new archaeological findings and r…
The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia
Ancient human movements through Asia Ancient DNA has allowed us to begin tracing the history of human movements across the globe. Narasimhan et al. identify a complex pattern of human migrations and admixture events in South and Central Asia by performing genetic analysis of more than 500 people who lived over the past 8000 years (see the Perspective by Schaefer and Shapiro). They establish key phases in the population prehistory of Eurasia, incl…
Kumkeshu 1 konysy − Tersek madenietinin biregey eskertkishi − Kumkeshu 1− etalonnÿï pamyatnik Tersekskoï kul’turÿ − The Kumkeshu 1 Settlement − a Reference Monument of the Tersek Culture, written by K…
A Cigar-Shaped Stone Artefact with a Grooved Top from Western Kazakhstan
The Oxus Civilization and the northern steppes
The heart of Eurasia can be divided into two broad regions: the Eurasian steppe, with a predominantly pastoral economy, and southern Central Asia (i.e., the northeastern frontier of the Near and Middle East), mainly devoted to agriculture. Interaction between these two large culture areas began in the 4th millennium, when mobile groups of pastoralists began to settle in the middle Zeravshan valley, and the process continued and increased througho…
Seals from the Adji Kui Burials
While the catalogue of the graves from Adji Kui is being prepared for the upcoming publication, this paper describes and presents for the first time fifteen seals found in the burials. The seals were manufactured in stone, metal and faience; thirteen of them were one-sided stamp seals, one is a stamp seal atop a pin head in bronze and the last is represented by a two-sided seal in hematite. Their subjects, shape and material as well as their manu…
Kent, Kazak dalasÿnÿn ortalÿgÿndagÿvkola dauirinin kalasÿ – Kent, the Bronze Age City in the Center of the Kazakh Steppes – Kent, gorod bronzovogo veka v tsentre kazakhskikh stepeï, written by Varfolo…
Varfolomeev, V., Loman, V., Evdokimov, V. Kent, Kazak dalasÿnÿn ortalÿgÿndagÿvkola dauirinin kalasÿ – Kent, the Bronze Age City in the Center of the Kazakh Steppes – Kent, gorod bronzovogo veka v tsentre kazakhskikh stepeï. Astana: Kazakh Research Institute of Culture, Ministry of Sport and Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2017, 338 p., with numerous drawings and colour plates (in Russian, English and Kazakh). ISBN 978-601-7908-35-5.This vo…
A ‘Shoehorn’ at Altyn Depe
This paper reconsiders the archaeological picture and the involved historical narratives proposed by important seasons of excavations at the third-millennium bc site of Altyn Depe (Turkmenistan) by the former Soviet academy. Thanks to these intensive efforts the site is and will remain crucial for the reconstruction of the evolution of social complexity in southern Central Asia and the neighbouring civilizations; however, we question the validity…
Non-destructive examination of ancient vitreous materials from Southwest Asia
Studying ancient vitreous materials is important in different cultural heritage research fields. • Synchrotron X-ray computed tomography (SXCT) allows a non-invasive assessment of unique specimens. • Protocols for SCXT scanning, 3D image reconstruction, and processing are presented. • SCXT provides superior resolution and contrast compared to laboratory micro-CT. • The manufacturing and degradation processes of ancient archaeological glass are re…
Archaeology (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Ancient history (7 works) · History (7 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (5 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (4 works) · Bronze (3 works) · Bronze Age (3 works)