Ina Reiche
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 160261 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Ina Reiche |
| PRENOMES | Ina |
| SOBRENOME | Reiche |
| ASSINATURA | REICHE I |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9897-6620 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 36 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 181 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 35 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2002 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
An innovative method of XRF signal isolation in bi-layered systems for characterizing red rock art
A comparative compositional study of Egyptian glass from Amarna with regard to cobalt sources and other colourants
A selection of Late Bronze Age glass objects from the site of Amarna (Egypt) was analysed for their overall chemical composition, colourants and transition metals associated with the sources of cobalt ore. The objects were analysed by means of Particle Induced X-Ray and Gamma-ray Emission and Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry at the IBC, HZDR, Dresden and the New AGLAE facility, C2RMF, Paris. The data was subsequently compared with further m…
Improving the characterization of red coloring matter from prehistoric cave art by means of laboratory confocal XRF depth profiling combined with synchrotron XRF imaging
The ornamentation steps of the Bull Rotunda of the Lascaux cave give new insights into the Upper Palaeolithic natural life cycle
Although the ornamentation of the Lascaux cave seems relatively homogeneous in style, the analysis by scanning and transmission electron microscopy of 32 microsamples from the figures of the Hall of the Bulls (Bull Rotunda) and one desquamated sample from the soil highlighted different paint pots. The black and red paint matters with their associated mineralogical phases were extensively characterized. Considering previous stylistic and superimpo…
Stratigraphie et matière orange-rouge de la paroi ornée paléolithique de la grotte de Font-de-Gaume, Dordogne, France
Dans le cadre des analyses in situ des grottes paléolithiques ornées, la compréhension de la stratigraphie complexe est primordiale afin de pouvoir interpréter le plus correctement possible les données analytiques. À cet effet, une roche équivalente de la paroi, des traces de matière orange et un fragment d’une concrétion calcitique de la grotte de Font-de-Gaume ont été analysés par des méthodes d’analyse sensibles et complémentaires en laboratoi…
Improved discrimination of biogenic and diagenetic elements in Palaeolithic mammoth ivory and bone from Hohle Fels Cave in the Swabian Jura of Southwestern Germany
Mammoth ivory was used by humans to manufacture personal ornaments, sculptures or music instruments during the Upper Palaeolithic. These objects are among the first and most precious witnesses of ancient artistic behaviour. Archaeological ivory, however, has been subjected to complex alteration processes due to exchange with its burial environment over time. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the diagenetic phenomena in order to develop ade…
Service, expertise et archéométrie
Suite à une journée thématique « Service et expertise par les sciences archéologiques et de la conservation » organisée par le réseau CAI-RN (Compétences Archéométriques Interdisciplinaires – Réseau National, MITI CNRS) les membres du Comité de Pilotage du réseau CAI-RN ayant participé à cette journée ont souhaité rassembler et clarifier dans ce texte un certain nombre des points évoqués lors des discussions. Ceci en donnant notamment une brève d…
Relative chronology of Palaeolithic drawings of the Great Ceiling, Rouffignac cave, by chemical, stylistic and superimposition studies
Analyses non invasives in situ des œuvres préhistoriques de la grotte de Font-de-Gaume pour une meilleure connaissance du décor pariétal polychrome et de son organisation
Dans cet article est présenté un premier bilan des résultats récents d’analyses chimiques du décor de la grotte de Font-de-Gaume. Ces données ont été obtenues lors de quatre missions de terrain entre 2013 et 2017. Un peu plus de deux cents représentations se répartissent entre un art animalier et des signes (tectiformes), dans des proportions d’environ deux tiers un tiers. L'animal le plus représenté est le bison, d'où le nom la "Caverne des biso…
The use of Cobalt in 18th Dynasty Blue Glass from Amarna
Cobalt was commonly used as a colourant in the Egyptian glass industries of the 18th dynasty, dark blue glass being a regular find at palatial and settlement sites, including Amarna and Malqata. The main source of cobalt ore used during this period has been identified in the Egyptian western desert, around the oases of Kharga and Dakhla. In order to better understand the chaîne opératoire of Late Bronze Age glass production and -working, in parti…
Tracing the colours of Hermogenes’ temple of Artemis
The temple of Artemis at Magnesia on the Maeander (Western Turkey) is a milestone of Hellenistic architecture. Its architect, Hermogenes of Priene, was famously praised as an innovator already in Antiquity. While we know a good deal on the temple’s architecture, its accentuation with colour remains unknown. A collaborative research project in the Antikensammlung Berlin has now investigated three large marble fragments of the temple’s exterior faç…
Non-invasive scientific studies on the provenance and technology of early Islamic ceramics from Afrasiyab and Nishapur
Absorption edge sensitive radiography and tomography of Egyptian Papyri
In the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, Berlin, a multitude of papyrus manuscripts are stored. Papyri found on Elephantine island are of special interest. No other settlement in Egypt has been so well documented through texts over four millennia. However, 80% of the Elephantine texts are yet to be documented and published. As part of the “Elephantine” project, funded by an ERC starting grant, we attempt to gain access to hidden text. Most …
Marqueur d'identification à micro-échelle de l'ivoire de mammouth dans les objets préhistoriques
Product of the art market? The representation of silver corncobs at the Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin
In the 1960s two similar silver corncobs attributed to the Chimú-Inca period were sold by New York based art dealers to the Museum für Völkerkunde in Berlin, now the Ethnologisches Museum, and to the Denver Art Museum. The composition of the Berlin piece shows the use of different alloys, suggesting the reuse of different pre-Columbian objects. Only the hard-solders used to join the different parts of the corncobs contain an amount of zinc that m…
Efficient quantification procedures for data evaluation of portable X-ray fluorescence – Potential improvements for Palaeolithic cave art knowledge
Les pigments et les parois des grottes préhistoriques ornées
L’étude physico-chimique de l’art des grottes ornées préhistoriques était, jusqu’à récemment, généralement focalisée sur les témoignages pariétaux laissés par les artistes du Paléolithique, passant par l’identification et la caractérisation élémentaire et structurale de la matière picturale. Les recherches taphonomiques engagées pour comprendre les principaux processus, passés et présents, responsables de l’évolution des milieux souterrains et su…
Messages d'os
Os et dents résistent au passage du temps et à la décomposition du corps. Ils deviennent alors des fossiles, témoins précieux de la vie du passé, des archives biologiques et environnementales, archives culturelles lorsqu’ils sont retrouvés dans un contexte archéologique... Ils sont porteurs d’autant de « messages » qui peuvent être décryptés par des approches archéométriques
F-content variation in mammoth ivory from Aurignacian contexts
Can we Use Calcined Bones for 14 C Dating the Paleolithic
This work aims to test the reliability of calcined bones for radiocarbon dating of the Paleolithic. Fifty-five calcined bone samples coming from Aurignacian and Gravettian layers at Abri Pataud (Dordogne, France) were selected based on their macroscopic features. For each sample, the heating state was estimated on the basis of bone crystallinity (splitting factor [SF] using FTIR) and δ 13 C value. Twenty-seven bone samples (3 unburnt and 24 calci…
Non-Destructive Portable Analytical Techniques for Carbon In Situ Screening Before Sampling for Dating Prehistoric Rock Paintings
Direct dating of prehistoric paintings is playing a major role in Paleolithic art studies. Very few figures can be directly dated since the necessary condition is that they contain organic carbon-based material. Thus, it is very important to check the presence of organic carbon-based material in situ before sampling in order to protect the visual integrity of the paintings or drawings. We have tested and compared 3 different portable analytical s…
Approche analytique pour l’étude des ivoires archéologiques. Les défenses d’éléphant du site de Jinsha (1200-650 BC, Sichuan, Chine)
Une méthode, plurianalytique et multiéchelle, a été développée et adaptée pour déterminer précisément l’état de conservation des ivoires d’éléphant archéologiques. Elle a pour but de caractériser non seulement la phase minérale de la dentine par des analyses élémentaires et spectrométriques, mais aussi la phase organique. De plus, le recours à l’imagerie électronique permet de décrire l’arrangement et les modifications de ces deux phases à micro-…
Détermination de l’état de conservation, du consolidant et dosages isotopiques (δ13C, δ15N) d’ossements d’anciennes collections anthropologiques Le cas de la grotte La Pollera (Ligurie, Italie)
L’analyse des dosages isotopiques (δ13C, δ15N) dans le collagène osseux, pour reconstruire des tendances alimentaires humaines, est une méthode aujourd’hui utilisée en routine. Celle-ci permet d’appréhender la consommation de ressources protéiques au cours des dernières années de la vie de l’individu. Dans le cadre d’une étude paléoalimentaire réalisée sur des groupes néolithiques de Ligurie, des dosages isotopiques ont été effectués sur des rest…
Artificially Heated Bone at Low Temperatures
The ultrastructure of bovine femoral bone artificially heated at low temperatures (< 300 °C) is investigated by means of synchrotron quantitative scanning-SAXS imaging. Significant changes in the distribution of particle size are observed upon heating. On average, an exponential particle growth is measured with increasing temperature independently of the tissue histology. Additionally, the heating process induces a broader dispersion in the parti…
Les ivoires d’Arslan Tash (Syrie) d’après une étude de la collection du Musée du Louvre
Les ivoires d’Arslan Tash constituent un ensemble exceptionnel découvert en 1928 sur un site de Syrie du Nord à quelques kilomètres de la frontière turque, à l’est de l’Euphrate, par une mission archéologique du Louvre. Arslan Tash, l’ancienne Hadatu, a été le siège d’une capitale provinciale à l’époque de l’empire néo-assyrien (ix-viie siècles avant J.-C.)
New parameters for the characterization of diagenetic alterations and heat-induced changes of fossil bone mineral using Fourier transform infrared spectrometry
Can we Use Calcined Bones for 14 C Dating the Paleolithic
This work aims to test the reliability of calcined bones for radiocarbon dating of the Paleolithic. Fifty-five calcined bone samples coming from Aurignacian and Gravettian layers at Abri Pataud (Dordogne, France) were selected based on their macroscopic features. For each sample, the heating state was estimated on the basis of bone crystallinity (splitting factor [SF] using FTIR) and δ 13 C value. Twenty-seven bone samples (3 unburnt and 24 calci…
Differentiation of archaeological ivory and bone materials by micro-Pixe/Pige with emphasis on two Upper Palaeolithic key sites
The crystallinity of ancient bone and dentine
We studied various archaeological and palaeontological bones and dentines from different burial environments by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT–IR), X–ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), in the framework of a general study of diagenesis. FT–IR and XRD were used to evaluate the global preservation state of the bone and dentine mineral phase by determining a splitting factor (SF) or a crystallinity index (C…
Multianalytical Study of Palaeolithic Reindeer Antler. Discovery of Antler Traces in Lascaux Pigments by Tem
Palaeolithic and modern reindeer antler were analysed using complementary techniques to evaluate the conservation state of bone material. X‐ray diffraction, FT‐IR spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM–EDX) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM–EDX) as well as proton induced X‐ray and γ‐ray emission (PIXE–PIGE) at the particle accelerator AGLAE, C2RMF were applied. This study enabled us to define the chemical and structural features …
Non-invasive scientific studies on the provenance and technology of early Islamic ceramics from Afrasiyab and Nishapur
F-content variation in mammoth ivory from Aurignacian contexts
Messages d'os
Os et dents résistent au passage du temps et à la décomposition du corps. Ils deviennent alors des fossiles, témoins précieux de la vie du passé, des archives biologiques et environnementales, archives culturelles lorsqu’ils sont retrouvés dans un contexte archéologique... Ils sont porteurs d’autant de « messages » qui peuvent être décryptés par des approches archéométriques
Non-Destructive Portable Analytical Techniques for Carbon In Situ Screening Before Sampling for Dating Prehistoric Rock Paintings
Direct dating of prehistoric paintings is playing a major role in Paleolithic art studies. Very few figures can be directly dated since the necessary condition is that they contain organic carbon-based material. Thus, it is very important to check the presence of organic carbon-based material in situ before sampling in order to protect the visual integrity of the paintings or drawings. We have tested and compared 3 different portable analytical s…
Rectangular Beads from the Final Gravettian Level of the Abri Pataud
The Final Gravettian level (level 2) of the abri Pataud (Dordogne, France) yielded a large assemblage of body ornaments that consists essentially of 85 quite standardized rectangular beads. Some uncertainty remained about the raw material in which these small beads were made: mammoth ivory, reindeer antler or bone? Non-invasive methods were employed in order to determine the raw material. First chemical analyses using microbeam Proton Induced X-r…
Improving the characterization of red coloring matter from prehistoric cave art by means of laboratory confocal XRF depth profiling combined with synchrotron XRF imaging
The ornamentation steps of the Bull Rotunda of the Lascaux cave give new insights into the Upper Palaeolithic natural life cycle
Although the ornamentation of the Lascaux cave seems relatively homogeneous in style, the analysis by scanning and transmission electron microscopy of 32 microsamples from the figures of the Hall of the Bulls (Bull Rotunda) and one desquamated sample from the soil highlighted different paint pots. The black and red paint matters with their associated mineralogical phases were extensively characterized. Considering previous stylistic and superimpo…
Absorption edge sensitive radiography and tomography of Egyptian Papyri
In the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, Berlin, a multitude of papyrus manuscripts are stored. Papyri found on Elephantine island are of special interest. No other settlement in Egypt has been so well documented through texts over four millennia. However, 80% of the Elephantine texts are yet to be documented and published. As part of the “Elephantine” project, funded by an ERC starting grant, we attempt to gain access to hidden text. Most …
Marqueur d'identification à micro-échelle de l'ivoire de mammouth dans les objets préhistoriques
Détermination de l’état de conservation, du consolidant et dosages isotopiques (δ13C, δ15N) d’ossements d’anciennes collections anthropologiques Le cas de la grotte La Pollera (Ligurie, Italie)
L’analyse des dosages isotopiques (δ13C, δ15N) dans le collagène osseux, pour reconstruire des tendances alimentaires humaines, est une méthode aujourd’hui utilisée en routine. Celle-ci permet d’appréhender la consommation de ressources protéiques au cours des dernières années de la vie de l’individu. Dans le cadre d’une étude paléoalimentaire réalisée sur des groupes néolithiques de Ligurie, des dosages isotopiques ont été effectués sur des rest…
History and Surface Condition of the Lewis Chessmen in the Collection of the National Museums Scotland (Hebrides, late 12th-early 13th centuries)
This paper summarises on-going work to examine the surface condition of the 11 chess pieces in the collection of the National Museums Scotland. The chess pieces are part of the hoard found on the isle of Lewis on the west coast of Scotland and are remarkable examples of medieval ivory carving. The aim of the work is to characterise surface features that can be used to draw new information about the materials from which the pieces were made, their…
A comparative compositional study of Egyptian glass from Amarna with regard to cobalt sources and other colourants
A selection of Late Bronze Age glass objects from the site of Amarna (Egypt) was analysed for their overall chemical composition, colourants and transition metals associated with the sources of cobalt ore. The objects were analysed by means of Particle Induced X-Ray and Gamma-ray Emission and Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry at the IBC, HZDR, Dresden and the New AGLAE facility, C2RMF, Paris. The data was subsequently compared with further m…
Improved discrimination of biogenic and diagenetic elements in Palaeolithic mammoth ivory and bone from Hohle Fels Cave in the Swabian Jura of Southwestern Germany
Mammoth ivory was used by humans to manufacture personal ornaments, sculptures or music instruments during the Upper Palaeolithic. These objects are among the first and most precious witnesses of ancient artistic behaviour. Archaeological ivory, however, has been subjected to complex alteration processes due to exchange with its burial environment over time. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the diagenetic phenomena in order to develop ade…
Efficient quantification procedures for data evaluation of portable X-ray fluorescence – Potential improvements for Palaeolithic cave art knowledge
Artificially Heated Bone at Low Temperatures
The ultrastructure of bovine femoral bone artificially heated at low temperatures (< 300 °C) is investigated by means of synchrotron quantitative scanning-SAXS imaging. Significant changes in the distribution of particle size are observed upon heating. On average, an exponential particle growth is measured with increasing temperature independently of the tissue histology. Additionally, the heating process induces a broader dispersion in the parti…
Les ivoires d’Arslan Tash (Syrie) d’après une étude de la collection du Musée du Louvre
Les ivoires d’Arslan Tash constituent un ensemble exceptionnel découvert en 1928 sur un site de Syrie du Nord à quelques kilomètres de la frontière turque, à l’est de l’Euphrate, par une mission archéologique du Louvre. Arslan Tash, l’ancienne Hadatu, a été le siège d’une capitale provinciale à l’époque de l’empire néo-assyrien (ix-viie siècles avant J.-C.)
Towards a Better Understanding of Alteration Phenomena of Archaeological Bone by a Closer Look at the Organic/Mineral Association at Micro- and Nanoscale. Preliminary Results on Neolithic Samples from…
In this paper we present the extension of existing analytical schemes for the precise evaluation of archaeological bone preservation states. The new methodological developments concerning the study of the morphological and structural features of archaeological bones at micro- and nanoscale are emphasized in order to elucidate fine diagenetic modifications and to better understand the underlying alteration mechanisms. A combination of synchrotron …
The crystallinity of ancient bone and dentine
We studied various archaeological and palaeontological bones and dentines from different burial environments by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT–IR), X–ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), in the framework of a general study of diagenesis. FT–IR and XRD were used to evaluate the global preservation state of the bone and dentine mineral phase by determining a splitting factor (SF) or a crystallinity index (C…
Multianalytical Study of Palaeolithic Reindeer Antler. Discovery of Antler Traces in Lascaux Pigments by Tem
Palaeolithic and modern reindeer antler were analysed using complementary techniques to evaluate the conservation state of bone material. X‐ray diffraction, FT‐IR spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM–EDX) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM–EDX) as well as proton induced X‐ray and γ‐ray emission (PIXE–PIGE) at the particle accelerator AGLAE, C2RMF were applied. This study enabled us to define the chemical and structural features …
Hétérogénéités de la composition chimique et de la structure des ossements archéologiques provenant du site néolithique de Chalain 19 (Jura, France) induites par la chauffe et la diagenèse
Du matériel osseux, dont de nombreux fragments d’os brûlés, est souvent retrouvé sur les sites archéologiques. Afin d’évaluer leur potentiel informatif sur les modes de vie du passé, une étude comparative du matériel osseux brûlé et non-brûlé provenant du site lacustre 19 du lac de Chalain, Jura, France, a été effectuée. Les ossements ont été analysés par différentes méthodes physico-chimiques complémentaires (MEB-EDX, microPIXE/PIGE, IR-FT, DRX,…
Heating and Diagenesis-Induced Heterogeneities in the Chemical Composition and Structure of Archaeological Bones from the Neolithic Site of Chalain 19 (Jura, France)
Bone materials, including numerous fragments of burned bones, are often found at archaeological sites. A comparative study of burned and unburned bone materials originating from the lacustrian site 19 of Chalain Lake, Jura, France, was conducted in order to assess their potential to yield information on past lifeways. The bones were analysed using various complementary physico-chemical methods (SEM-EDX, microPIXE/PIGE, FTIR, XRD, TEM-EDX) taking …
New parameters for the characterization of diagenetic alterations and heat-induced changes of fossil bone mineral using Fourier transform infrared spectrometry
Approche analytique pour l’étude des ivoires archéologiques. Les défenses d’éléphant du site de Jinsha (1200-650 BC, Sichuan, Chine)
Une méthode, plurianalytique et multiéchelle, a été développée et adaptée pour déterminer précisément l’état de conservation des ivoires d’éléphant archéologiques. Elle a pour but de caractériser non seulement la phase minérale de la dentine par des analyses élémentaires et spectrométriques, mais aussi la phase organique. De plus, le recours à l’imagerie électronique permet de décrire l’arrangement et les modifications de ces deux phases à micro-…
Détermination de l’état de conservation, du consolidant et dosages isotopiques (δ13C, δ15N) d’ossements d’anciennes collections anthropologiques Le cas de la grotte La Pollera (Ligurie, Italie)
L’analyse des dosages isotopiques (δ13C, δ15N) dans le collagène osseux, pour reconstruire des tendances alimentaires humaines, est une méthode aujourd’hui utilisée en routine. Celle-ci permet d’appréhender la consommation de ressources protéiques au cours des dernières années de la vie de l’individu. Dans le cadre d’une étude paléoalimentaire réalisée sur des groupes néolithiques de Ligurie, des dosages isotopiques ont été effectués sur des rest…
Artificially Heated Bone at Low Temperatures
The ultrastructure of bovine femoral bone artificially heated at low temperatures (< 300 °C) is investigated by means of synchrotron quantitative scanning-SAXS imaging. Significant changes in the distribution of particle size are observed upon heating. On average, an exponential particle growth is measured with increasing temperature independently of the tissue histology. Additionally, the heating process induces a broader dispersion in the parti…
Les ivoires d’Arslan Tash (Syrie) d’après une étude de la collection du Musée du Louvre
Les ivoires d’Arslan Tash constituent un ensemble exceptionnel découvert en 1928 sur un site de Syrie du Nord à quelques kilomètres de la frontière turque, à l’est de l’Euphrate, par une mission archéologique du Louvre. Arslan Tash, l’ancienne Hadatu, a été le siège d’une capitale provinciale à l’époque de l’empire néo-assyrien (ix-viie siècles avant J.-C.)
Preliminary Experiments on Model Artificially Altered Samples to Consolidate Degraded and Wet Archaeological Bone with Azelaic Acid
As treatments of degraded and wet archaeological bone material is a delicate challenge, no dedicated conservation protocol for this rare material is available today for restorers or museum curators. The current bulking agents have difficulties to diffuse into the close and dense osseous structure. This work aimed at testing the efficiency of an original resin formulation to consolidate in the volume, wet archaeological materials. The tested resin…
Rectangular Beads from the Final Gravettian Level of the Abri Pataud
The Final Gravettian level (level 2) of the abri Pataud (Dordogne, France) yielded a large assemblage of body ornaments that consists essentially of 85 quite standardized rectangular beads. Some uncertainty remained about the raw material in which these small beads were made: mammoth ivory, reindeer antler or bone? Non-invasive methods were employed in order to determine the raw material. First chemical analyses using microbeam Proton Induced X-r…
History and Surface Condition of the Lewis Chessmen in the Collection of the National Museums Scotland (Hebrides, late 12th-early 13th centuries)
This paper summarises on-going work to examine the surface condition of the 11 chess pieces in the collection of the National Museums Scotland. The chess pieces are part of the hoard found on the isle of Lewis on the west coast of Scotland and are remarkable examples of medieval ivory carving. The aim of the work is to characterise surface features that can be used to draw new information about the materials from which the pieces were made, their…
Application des micro-spectrométries infrarouge et Raman à l’étude des processus diagénétiques altérant les ossements paléolithiques
Différents processus post-mortem peuvent altérer les ossements et limiter l’utilisation de leur composition élémentaire et isotopique comme marqueurs paléo-environnementaux/climatiques, paléo-alimentaires ou encore géochronologiques. De part leur structure complexe et hiérarchisée, les ossements in vivo sont des tissus hétérogènes. La prise en compte de cette hétérogénéité, renforcée au cours de la fossilisation, nécessite l’utilisation de techni…
Towards a Better Understanding of Alteration Phenomena of Archaeological Bone by a Closer Look at the Organic/Mineral Association at Micro- and Nanoscale. Preliminary Results on Neolithic Samples from…
In this paper we present the extension of existing analytical schemes for the precise evaluation of archaeological bone preservation states. The new methodological developments concerning the study of the morphological and structural features of archaeological bones at micro- and nanoscale are emphasized in order to elucidate fine diagenetic modifications and to better understand the underlying alteration mechanisms. A combination of synchrotron …
Differentiation of archaeological ivory and bone materials by micro-Pixe/Pige with emphasis on two Upper Palaeolithic key sites
Can we Use Calcined Bones for 14 C Dating the Paleolithic
This work aims to test the reliability of calcined bones for radiocarbon dating of the Paleolithic. Fifty-five calcined bone samples coming from Aurignacian and Gravettian layers at Abri Pataud (Dordogne, France) were selected based on their macroscopic features. For each sample, the heating state was estimated on the basis of bone crystallinity (splitting factor [SF] using FTIR) and δ 13 C value. Twenty-seven bone samples (3 unburnt and 24 calci…
Non-Destructive Portable Analytical Techniques for Carbon In Situ Screening Before Sampling for Dating Prehistoric Rock Paintings
Direct dating of prehistoric paintings is playing a major role in Paleolithic art studies. Very few figures can be directly dated since the necessary condition is that they contain organic carbon-based material. Thus, it is very important to check the presence of organic carbon-based material in situ before sampling in order to protect the visual integrity of the paintings or drawings. We have tested and compared 3 different portable analytical s…
Les pigments et les parois des grottes préhistoriques ornées
L’étude physico-chimique de l’art des grottes ornées préhistoriques était, jusqu’à récemment, généralement focalisée sur les témoignages pariétaux laissés par les artistes du Paléolithique, passant par l’identification et la caractérisation élémentaire et structurale de la matière picturale. Les recherches taphonomiques engagées pour comprendre les principaux processus, passés et présents, responsables de l’évolution des milieux souterrains et su…
Messages d'os
Os et dents résistent au passage du temps et à la décomposition du corps. Ils deviennent alors des fossiles, témoins précieux de la vie du passé, des archives biologiques et environnementales, archives culturelles lorsqu’ils sont retrouvés dans un contexte archéologique... Ils sont porteurs d’autant de « messages » qui peuvent être décryptés par des approches archéométriques
F-content variation in mammoth ivory from Aurignacian contexts
Efficient quantification procedures for data evaluation of portable X-ray fluorescence – Potential improvements for Palaeolithic cave art knowledge
Product of the art market? The representation of silver corncobs at the Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin
In the 1960s two similar silver corncobs attributed to the Chimú-Inca period were sold by New York based art dealers to the Museum für Völkerkunde in Berlin, now the Ethnologisches Museum, and to the Denver Art Museum. The composition of the Berlin piece shows the use of different alloys, suggesting the reuse of different pre-Columbian objects. Only the hard-solders used to join the different parts of the corncobs contain an amount of zinc that m…
Marqueur d'identification à micro-échelle de l'ivoire de mammouth dans les objets préhistoriques
The use of Cobalt in 18th Dynasty Blue Glass from Amarna
Cobalt was commonly used as a colourant in the Egyptian glass industries of the 18th dynasty, dark blue glass being a regular find at palatial and settlement sites, including Amarna and Malqata. The main source of cobalt ore used during this period has been identified in the Egyptian western desert, around the oases of Kharga and Dakhla. In order to better understand the chaîne opératoire of Late Bronze Age glass production and -working, in parti…
Tracing the colours of Hermogenes’ temple of Artemis
The temple of Artemis at Magnesia on the Maeander (Western Turkey) is a milestone of Hellenistic architecture. Its architect, Hermogenes of Priene, was famously praised as an innovator already in Antiquity. While we know a good deal on the temple’s architecture, its accentuation with colour remains unknown. A collaborative research project in the Antikensammlung Berlin has now investigated three large marble fragments of the temple’s exterior faç…
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