AN UPDATED OVERVIEW OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH IN INSULAR GREEK AEGEAN ISLANDS

Authors

  • I. Liritzis Key Research Institute of Yellow River Civilization and Sustainable Development & Collaborative Center on Yellow River Civilization, Lab. of Yellow River Cultural Heritage, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China;University of the Aegean, Lab of Archaeometry, Dept. of Mediterranean Studies, Rhodes, Greece
  • A. Oikonomou Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center, STARC, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus

Keywords:

Chronology, analysis, ceramic, archaeomagnetic, conservation, geophysical, palaeoenviron-ment, (geo)chemical, DNA, spectroscopy, settlement, database

Abstract

The current work presents an overview of applications of archaeological sciences which include the Aegean region between the commencement of last Glacial period (27-3,0000 BP) to Bronze Age, as well as a focus on the Dodecanese islands (SE Aegean) between 800 and 200 BC. The present study is an updated of earlier work made as part of a project aiming to develop a database with metadata about diachronic habitation in the Geek Aegean and coastal sites. The updated current overview is allocated into 9 major subject categories, namely chronological methods, (geo)chemical analysis, palaeoenvironment, ancient DNA, archaeomagnetism, isotopic analysis, conservation and restoration studies, geophysical studies, archaeoastronomy). The interdisciplinary overview data serves as a convenient guide to an important academic discipline, that of archaeometry or archaeological sciences, which is steadily developed in methods and methodology, new techniques and major results in basic research and applications. Probing into the material culture the overview presents useful information concerning the human prehistoric and historic past in the SE Mediterranean area.

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Published

2023-07-28

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Articles