Gino Caspari
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 817697 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Gino Caspari |
| NOMBRES | Gino |
| APELLIDO | Caspari |
| FIRMA | CASPARI G |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Bern |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0944-5095 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 30 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 88 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2017 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Detectability of Looting Holes in Very High‐Resolution SAR Images
Looting of archaeological sites poses a critical threat to cultural heritage, causing irreversible loss of archaeological context and information. Remote sensing has been proven useful in monitoring such damage, but detecting small‐scale looting remains a significant challenge. The early phase of site destruction when small holes appear is often a crucial warning sign, which allows intervention. This study investigates the potential of very high‐…
An inland arctic biface production site in the Northern Brooks Range (Alaska, USA)
This paper presents initial results from an exploratory ground survey and test excavation conducted near Galbraith Lake in the Atigun Valley of Alaska's central Brooks Range. Combining pedestrian survey with UAV-based aerial reconnaissance, the study aimed to identify prehistoric campsites and assess site formation processes in this inland Arctic landscape. A limited test excavation at site PSM-077 revealed a lithic assemblage dominated by biface…
Étude histologique de restes osseux archéologiques de l’âge du Fer sibérien et de restes osseux modernes venant d’une facilité de décomposition au Canada. Comprendre les processus histotaphonomiques r…
Establishing provenance and provenience of human remains in swiss museum collections
Ethical museum practices in Switzerland shift focus to humanizing mummified remains. • Interdisciplinary study allows to approach the provenance of mummified remains. • CT imaging and radiocarbon dating help clarify provenience. • Collaboration fosters scientifically reliable and culturally sensitive results. The provenance and provenience of human remains in museum collections have long posed challenges due to historical practices of acquisition…
Insights into Early Iron Age Social Structure in the Eastern Steppes
Reflections on water
The Bronze Age Xiaohe site allows for detailed archaeological analysis of funerary practices due to exceptional organic preservation in a hyperarid environment. Burials feature boat-shaped coffins, cattle skulls and hides, and grave markers resembling paddles and mooring posts. Material remains and environmental data indicate a deep cultural connection to water. The intentional inversion of burial elements suggests a conceptualization of an other…
Expanding the corpus of the earliest Scythian animal-style artefacts
The Scytho-Siberian 'animal style' encapsulates a broad artistic tradition, which was widespread across the Eurasian Steppe in the first millennium BC, but the scarcity of secure contexts limits the exploration of temporal and regional trends. Here, the authors present animal-style items excavated from a late-ninth-century BC kurgan, Tunnug 1, in Tuva Republic. The limited range of animals and the utilitarian associations of the artefacts suggest…
High-resolution near-infrared data reveal Pazyryk tattooing methods
The tattoos of the Pazyryk ice mummies are of paramount importance for the archaeology of Iron Age Siberia and are often discussed from a broad stylistic and symbolic perspective. However, deeper investigations into this cultural practice were hindered by the inaccessibility of quality data. Here, the authors use high-resolution, near-infrared data in conjunction with experimental evidence to re-examine the tools and techniques employed in Early …
A new type of Early Iron Age stela from Tuva (Inner Asia)
Here we present three stelae found on the surface of the Early Iron Age burial mound Tunnug 1 in Tuva Republic, Southern Siberia. An abstract pattern of arcs and lines and the focus on one side of the standing stone makes these stelae substantially different from other known cultural traditions of the Late Bronze Age steppe region. Traceological, petrographic, and geochemical analyses of the material were carried out. The comparison with standing…
The origins of saddles and riding technology in East Asia
Innovations in horse equipment during the early Middle Ages provided advantages to societies from the steppes, reshaping the social landscape of Eurasia. Comparatively little is known about the precise origin of these crucial advances, although the available evidence points to early adoption in East Asia. The authors present new archaeological discoveries from western and northern Mongolia, dating to the fourth and fifth centuries AD, including a…
L'effet du gel sur la microstructure osseuse
humains du site de Recherche en Sciences Thanatologiques au Canada afin de mieux comprendre les pratiques funraires de l'ge du Fer SibrienThe effects of freezing on bone microstructure: bone histology of human remains from the Research on Experimental and Social Thanatology site in Canada for a better understanding of mortuary practices at Iron Age Siberia
A spectral cavalcade
Horses began to feature prominently in funerary contexts in southern Siberia in the mid-second millennium BC, yet little is known about the use of these animals prior to the emergence of vibrant horse-riding groups in the first millennium BC. Here, the authors present the results of excavations at the late-ninth-century BC tomb of Tunnug 1 in Tuva, where the deposition of the remains of at least 18 horses and one human is reminiscent of sacrifici…
Assessing the Impact of the 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquake on Cultural Heritage Sites Using High-Resolution SAR Images
Earthquakes are hard to predict, and the destruction caused by the events far outstrip the monetary damage. Important cultural heritage sites functioning as places of community and identity have a value which evades pure pecuniary calculation. This makes understanding the complete economic and social impact of earthquakes a difficult and daunting task. We use high-resolution TerraSAR-X data acquired after the 2023 earthquake in Turkey to assess i…
Identifying seasonal settlement sites and land use continuity in the prehistoric southern Siberian steppe – Zhelvak 5 (Tuva)
The identification of camp sites of Iron Age cultures on the Eurasian steppes has long been a problem as the traces of seasonal settlements are faint and often destroyed by agricultural activities. Recent research has found increasing evidence for less mobility and a larger role farming played in the mixed and locally adapted economies of peoples on the steppes. Here we present the results of the investigation of a settlement from the Uyuk Valley…
Comparing Analysis of Pretreatment Methods of Wood and Bone Materials for the Chronology of Peripheral Burials at Tunnug 1, Tuva Republic, Russia
Nine burials from Tunnug 1 site in Tuva Republic, which contained human and animal bones as well as remains of wood, were chosen for intercomparison study of preparation methods. Nine human bones, nine animal bones and 11 pieces of wood were prepared. Gelatin extracted from bones was purified using the UF method but the extraction from bones was modified with respect to acid and base treatment. Wood samples were treated as whole using acid-base-a…
Instagram as a tool for archaeological science communication
With the accelerated growth the social media platform Instagram has seen over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic its potential as a tool for communicating archaeological science is becoming ever more apparent. The platforms' focus on images and video makes it specifically suited for visually rich fields like archaeology. Here we present the results of a three-year effort in archaeological science communication on the platform, analyzing audience…
Mongolia’s Frozen Heritage
While pastoral cultures from Mongolia and the dry steppes of eastern Eurasia have had an outsized impact on Eurasian history, the region’s geomorphology, reliance on organic materials, and a nomadic culture that lacks long-lasting architecture on the landscape have conspired to limit our knowledge of important anthropological processes in the deep past. Frozen archaeological sites, including permafrost and finds from glaciers and ice patches, ser…
Tracking the Cold
In recent years airborne and spaceborne remote sensing have developed into a widely applied tool for archaeologists. In glacial archaeology, it has been employed successfully, but could see a wider application among practitioners. This article summarizes common remote sensing approaches useful to archaeologists in cryogenic environments. It covers simple applications using easily accessible data in order to enable the practitioner to monitor melt…
Deep learning reveals extent of Archaic Native American shell-ring building practices
In the mid-Holocene (5000 - 3000 cal B.P.), Native American groups constructed shell rings, a type of circular midden, in coastal areas of the American Southeast. These deposits provide important insights into Native American socioeconomic organization but are also quite rare: only about 50 such rings have been documented to date. Recent work using automated LiDAR analysis demonstrates that many more shell rings likely exist than are currently re…
Troubles in Tuva
OBJECTIVES: Warfare is assumed to be one of the defining cultural characteristics of steppe nomads in Eastern Eurasia. For the first-centuries CE, a period of political turmoil in Northern China and Southern Siberia, relatively few data are, however, available about the degree and variability of violence in these communities. Here, we provide new data on violence among steppe nomads during the first-centuries CE by analyzing the type, anatomical …
Magnetic Survey of the Peripheral Areas of the Kurgan Tunnug-1 in Tuva
В статье приведено обоснование применения геофизических методов, в частности магнито-метрического метода, для обследования сложной ритуальной и погребальной архитектуры кургана Туннуг-1 и его периферии (Пий-Хемский кожуун Республики Тыва). Результаты исследований показали, что территория в непосредственной близости к кургану использовалась в качестве места культовых мероприятий и ритуальных захоронений как в раннескифский период, так и племенами,…
Quantifying Ritual Funerary Activity of the Late Prehistoric Southern Kanas Region (Xinjiang, China)
Identifying peaks in anthropogenic activity in a landscape is an important starting point for understanding past social dynamics in the longue durée . Through intensive surveys and remote sensing surveys of the Heiliutan Basin (Heiliutan Dacaoyuan 黑流滩大草原) in the southern Kanas Region (Kanasi 喀纳斯), Xinjiang, China, a high-resolution dataset for over 4000 years of material culture is established. The complete coverage of the area of interest allows…
Kurgan Tunnug 1—New Data on the Earliest Horizon of Scythian Material Culture
Questions surrounding the emergence of highly mobile nomadic pastoralism and the origins of the associated Scythian material culture have a long history in Eurasian steppe archaeology, but advances in knowledge have been hindered by a lack of data. Here we present new findings on the Early Iron Age royal burial mound Tunnug 1 in Tuva. While the site belongs to the same cultural tradition as Arzhan 1, the conceptual roots of the funerary ritual ar…
Virtual dwellings” or architecture for the living? A hypothesis
Convolutional neural networks for archaeological site detection – Finding “princely” tombs
Convolutional neural networks for archaeological site detection – Finding “princely” tombs
Deep learning reveals extent of Archaic Native American shell-ring building practices
In the mid-Holocene (5000 - 3000 cal B.P.), Native American groups constructed shell rings, a type of circular midden, in coastal areas of the American Southeast. These deposits provide important insights into Native American socioeconomic organization but are also quite rare: only about 50 such rings have been documented to date. Recent work using automated LiDAR analysis demonstrates that many more shell rings likely exist than are currently re…
Tunnug 1 (Arzhan 0) – an early Scythian kurgan in Tuva Republic, Russia
Landscape archaeology in the Chinese Altai Mountains – Survey of the Heiliutan Basin
Instagram as a tool for archaeological science communication
With the accelerated growth the social media platform Instagram has seen over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic its potential as a tool for communicating archaeological science is becoming ever more apparent. The platforms' focus on images and video makes it specifically suited for visually rich fields like archaeology. Here we present the results of a three-year effort in archaeological science communication on the platform, analyzing audience…
Comparing Analysis of Pretreatment Methods of Wood and Bone Materials for the Chronology of Peripheral Burials at Tunnug 1, Tuva Republic, Russia
Nine burials from Tunnug 1 site in Tuva Republic, which contained human and animal bones as well as remains of wood, were chosen for intercomparison study of preparation methods. Nine human bones, nine animal bones and 11 pieces of wood were prepared. Gelatin extracted from bones was purified using the UF method but the extraction from bones was modified with respect to acid and base treatment. Wood samples were treated as whole using acid-base-a…
Kurgan Tunnug 1—New Data on the Earliest Horizon of Scythian Material Culture
Questions surrounding the emergence of highly mobile nomadic pastoralism and the origins of the associated Scythian material culture have a long history in Eurasian steppe archaeology, but advances in knowledge have been hindered by a lack of data. Here we present new findings on the Early Iron Age royal burial mound Tunnug 1 in Tuva. While the site belongs to the same cultural tradition as Arzhan 1, the conceptual roots of the funerary ritual ar…
Troubles in Tuva
OBJECTIVES: Warfare is assumed to be one of the defining cultural characteristics of steppe nomads in Eastern Eurasia. For the first-centuries CE, a period of political turmoil in Northern China and Southern Siberia, relatively few data are, however, available about the degree and variability of violence in these communities. Here, we provide new data on violence among steppe nomads during the first-centuries CE by analyzing the type, anatomical …
A spectral cavalcade
Horses began to feature prominently in funerary contexts in southern Siberia in the mid-second millennium BC, yet little is known about the use of these animals prior to the emergence of vibrant horse-riding groups in the first millennium BC. Here, the authors present the results of excavations at the late-ninth-century BC tomb of Tunnug 1 in Tuva, where the deposition of the remains of at least 18 horses and one human is reminiscent of sacrifici…
Assessing the Impact of the 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquake on Cultural Heritage Sites Using High-Resolution SAR Images
Earthquakes are hard to predict, and the destruction caused by the events far outstrip the monetary damage. Important cultural heritage sites functioning as places of community and identity have a value which evades pure pecuniary calculation. This makes understanding the complete economic and social impact of earthquakes a difficult and daunting task. We use high-resolution TerraSAR-X data acquired after the 2023 earthquake in Turkey to assess i…
Assessing Looting from Space
Burial mounds (kurgans) of the Early Iron Age in the steppe zones of Central Asia have long been the target of severe looting activities. Protection of these monuments in remote areas is difficult since accurate mapping is rarely available. We map an area in northern Xinjiang using a combination of high-resolution optical data and on-ground survey to establish a quantitative and qualitative assessment of looting. We find that at least 74.5% of bu…
Archsphere – A cluster algorithm for archaeological applications
The Bronze Age in the Western Tianshan, China
Landscape archaeology in the Chinese Altai Mountains – Survey of the Heiliutan Basin
Tunnug 1 (Arzhan 0) – an early Scythian kurgan in Tuva Republic, Russia
Assessing Looting from Space
Burial mounds (kurgans) of the Early Iron Age in the steppe zones of Central Asia have long been the target of severe looting activities. Protection of these monuments in remote areas is difficult since accurate mapping is rarely available. We map an area in northern Xinjiang using a combination of high-resolution optical data and on-ground survey to establish a quantitative and qualitative assessment of looting. We find that at least 74.5% of bu…
Virtual dwellings” or architecture for the living? A hypothesis
Convolutional neural networks for archaeological site detection – Finding “princely” tombs
Magnetic Survey of the Peripheral Areas of the Kurgan Tunnug-1 in Tuva
В статье приведено обоснование применения геофизических методов, в частности магнито-метрического метода, для обследования сложной ритуальной и погребальной архитектуры кургана Туннуг-1 и его периферии (Пий-Хемский кожуун Республики Тыва). Результаты исследований показали, что территория в непосредственной близости к кургану использовалась в качестве места культовых мероприятий и ритуальных захоронений как в раннескифский период, так и племенами,…
Quantifying Ritual Funerary Activity of the Late Prehistoric Southern Kanas Region (Xinjiang, China)
Identifying peaks in anthropogenic activity in a landscape is an important starting point for understanding past social dynamics in the longue durée . Through intensive surveys and remote sensing surveys of the Heiliutan Basin (Heiliutan Dacaoyuan 黑流滩大草原) in the southern Kanas Region (Kanasi 喀纳斯), Xinjiang, China, a high-resolution dataset for over 4000 years of material culture is established. The complete coverage of the area of interest allows…
Kurgan Tunnug 1—New Data on the Earliest Horizon of Scythian Material Culture
Questions surrounding the emergence of highly mobile nomadic pastoralism and the origins of the associated Scythian material culture have a long history in Eurasian steppe archaeology, but advances in knowledge have been hindered by a lack of data. Here we present new findings on the Early Iron Age royal burial mound Tunnug 1 in Tuva. While the site belongs to the same cultural tradition as Arzhan 1, the conceptual roots of the funerary ritual ar…
Mongolia’s Frozen Heritage
While pastoral cultures from Mongolia and the dry steppes of eastern Eurasia have had an outsized impact on Eurasian history, the region’s geomorphology, reliance on organic materials, and a nomadic culture that lacks long-lasting architecture on the landscape have conspired to limit our knowledge of important anthropological processes in the deep past. Frozen archaeological sites, including permafrost and finds from glaciers and ice patches, ser…
Tracking the Cold
In recent years airborne and spaceborne remote sensing have developed into a widely applied tool for archaeologists. In glacial archaeology, it has been employed successfully, but could see a wider application among practitioners. This article summarizes common remote sensing approaches useful to archaeologists in cryogenic environments. It covers simple applications using easily accessible data in order to enable the practitioner to monitor melt…
Deep learning reveals extent of Archaic Native American shell-ring building practices
In the mid-Holocene (5000 - 3000 cal B.P.), Native American groups constructed shell rings, a type of circular midden, in coastal areas of the American Southeast. These deposits provide important insights into Native American socioeconomic organization but are also quite rare: only about 50 such rings have been documented to date. Recent work using automated LiDAR analysis demonstrates that many more shell rings likely exist than are currently re…
Troubles in Tuva
OBJECTIVES: Warfare is assumed to be one of the defining cultural characteristics of steppe nomads in Eastern Eurasia. For the first-centuries CE, a period of political turmoil in Northern China and Southern Siberia, relatively few data are, however, available about the degree and variability of violence in these communities. Here, we provide new data on violence among steppe nomads during the first-centuries CE by analyzing the type, anatomical …
Comparing Analysis of Pretreatment Methods of Wood and Bone Materials for the Chronology of Peripheral Burials at Tunnug 1, Tuva Republic, Russia
Nine burials from Tunnug 1 site in Tuva Republic, which contained human and animal bones as well as remains of wood, were chosen for intercomparison study of preparation methods. Nine human bones, nine animal bones and 11 pieces of wood were prepared. Gelatin extracted from bones was purified using the UF method but the extraction from bones was modified with respect to acid and base treatment. Wood samples were treated as whole using acid-base-a…
Instagram as a tool for archaeological science communication
With the accelerated growth the social media platform Instagram has seen over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic its potential as a tool for communicating archaeological science is becoming ever more apparent. The platforms' focus on images and video makes it specifically suited for visually rich fields like archaeology. Here we present the results of a three-year effort in archaeological science communication on the platform, analyzing audience…
Assessing the Impact of the 2023 Kahramanmaras Earthquake on Cultural Heritage Sites Using High-Resolution SAR Images
Earthquakes are hard to predict, and the destruction caused by the events far outstrip the monetary damage. Important cultural heritage sites functioning as places of community and identity have a value which evades pure pecuniary calculation. This makes understanding the complete economic and social impact of earthquakes a difficult and daunting task. We use high-resolution TerraSAR-X data acquired after the 2023 earthquake in Turkey to assess i…
Identifying seasonal settlement sites and land use continuity in the prehistoric southern Siberian steppe – Zhelvak 5 (Tuva)
The identification of camp sites of Iron Age cultures on the Eurasian steppes has long been a problem as the traces of seasonal settlements are faint and often destroyed by agricultural activities. Recent research has found increasing evidence for less mobility and a larger role farming played in the mixed and locally adapted economies of peoples on the steppes. Here we present the results of the investigation of a settlement from the Uyuk Valley…
A new type of Early Iron Age stela from Tuva (Inner Asia)
Here we present three stelae found on the surface of the Early Iron Age burial mound Tunnug 1 in Tuva Republic, Southern Siberia. An abstract pattern of arcs and lines and the focus on one side of the standing stone makes these stelae substantially different from other known cultural traditions of the Late Bronze Age steppe region. Traceological, petrographic, and geochemical analyses of the material were carried out. The comparison with standing…
The origins of saddles and riding technology in East Asia
Innovations in horse equipment during the early Middle Ages provided advantages to societies from the steppes, reshaping the social landscape of Eurasia. Comparatively little is known about the precise origin of these crucial advances, although the available evidence points to early adoption in East Asia. The authors present new archaeological discoveries from western and northern Mongolia, dating to the fourth and fifth centuries AD, including a…
L'effet du gel sur la microstructure osseuse
humains du site de Recherche en Sciences Thanatologiques au Canada afin de mieux comprendre les pratiques funraires de l'ge du Fer SibrienThe effects of freezing on bone microstructure: bone histology of human remains from the Research on Experimental and Social Thanatology site in Canada for a better understanding of mortuary practices at Iron Age Siberia
A spectral cavalcade
Horses began to feature prominently in funerary contexts in southern Siberia in the mid-second millennium BC, yet little is known about the use of these animals prior to the emergence of vibrant horse-riding groups in the first millennium BC. Here, the authors present the results of excavations at the late-ninth-century BC tomb of Tunnug 1 in Tuva, where the deposition of the remains of at least 18 horses and one human is reminiscent of sacrifici…
Establishing provenance and provenience of human remains in swiss museum collections
Ethical museum practices in Switzerland shift focus to humanizing mummified remains. • Interdisciplinary study allows to approach the provenance of mummified remains. • CT imaging and radiocarbon dating help clarify provenience. • Collaboration fosters scientifically reliable and culturally sensitive results. The provenance and provenience of human remains in museum collections have long posed challenges due to historical practices of acquisition…
Insights into Early Iron Age Social Structure in the Eastern Steppes
Reflections on water
The Bronze Age Xiaohe site allows for detailed archaeological analysis of funerary practices due to exceptional organic preservation in a hyperarid environment. Burials feature boat-shaped coffins, cattle skulls and hides, and grave markers resembling paddles and mooring posts. Material remains and environmental data indicate a deep cultural connection to water. The intentional inversion of burial elements suggests a conceptualization of an other…
Archaeology (23 obras) · Geography (23 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (21 obras) · History (12 obras) · Geology (10 obras) · Steppe (10 obras) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (8 obras) · History (8 obras) · Ancient history (7 obras) · Archaeological Research and Protection (7 obras)