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A newly discovered antler flint-knapping hammer and the question of their rarity in the Palaeolithic archaeological record : reality or bias? Ghent University
Are we there yet? A review and assessment of archaeological passive airborne optical imaging approaches in the light of landscape archaeology Ghent University
Archaeologists often rely on passive airborne optical remote sensing to deliver some of the core data for (European) landscape archaeology projects. Despite the many technological and theoretical evolutions that have characterised this field of archaeology, the dominant aerial photographic surveys, but also less common approaches to archaeological airborne reconnaissance, still suffer from many inherent biases imposed by sub-par sampling ...
Burning questions about Mesolithic sites Ghent University
Archaeological knowledge production and global communities University of Antwerp
Archaeology and material cultural heritage enjoys a particular status as a form of heritage that, capturing the public imagination, has become the locus for the expression and negotiation of regional, national, and intra-national cultural identities. One important question is: why and how do contemporary people engage with archaeological heritage objects, artefacts, information or knowledge outside the realm of an professional, ...
Quantitative Chemical Analysis of Archaeological Slag Material Using Handheld X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry KU Leuven
Handheld X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) has seen a dramatic increase in use for archaeological projects. The attraction of the technique is its portable and nondestructive nature. In many cases, the archaeological artefacts in question cannot be destructively sampled, or the piece itself cannot be sent to an analytical laboratory. One of the current research interests associated with the Sagalassos project is the study of the Roman iron ...
Archaeological natural cemeteries? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Following the example of our neighbouring countries, a decree modified in 2016 allowed the establishment of natural graveyards in Flanders. At first there were mainly concerns from heritage care regarding possible impact on well-preserved archaeological heritage in forest and nature. Soon however it appeared there are also opportunities. In Flanders, a largely secularized society, there is a need for parting rituals in a secular worldview with ...
Mashes to Mashes, Crust to Crust. Presenting a novel microstructural marker for malting in the archaeological record KU Leuven
The detection of direct archaeological remains of alcoholic beverages and their production is still a challenge to archaeological science, as most of the markers known up to now are either not durable or diagnostic enough to be used as secure proof. The current study addresses this question by experimental work reproducing the malting processes and subsequent charring of the resulting products under laboratory conditions in order to simulate ...
Archaeological remote sensing in the 21st century : (re)defining practice and theory Ghent University
Despite the many (r)evolutions in remote sensing technology over the past three decades, integration in archaeological practice and theory has sometimes been limited by reliance on practice and theory imported from other disciplines, without questioning or deep understanding. This collection of papers aims to contribute to the exploration of developing practice and theory in remote sensing archaeology for the 21st century. The scope of this ...