Arikamedu is located 3 km. south of Pondicherry, situated on the bankof a river named Virampattinam it has been identified with the port ofPodouke of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea and Ptolemy. Wheelerexcavated this site with an objective to find out the remains ofmaritime contacts between ancient India and Rome and also to establisha datum line for the Indian antiquities (Wheeler, 1946).The s
Here are a few pictures from the excavation at Ottenby Kungsgård (the royal manor Ottenby) 2004 and of a few of the finds.
These finds are dated to the Pitted ware culture, a late neolithic hunter-gatherer culture in Scandinavia, dated to ca 3200 BC- ca 2300 BC. Most sites are found along the coasts of Svealand, Götaland, [...]
The excavation is finished, in the west half of the presumed construction we didn’t find any artefacts or reminiscence of constructions. We found a crevice where the earth was darker which gave us some hope of finding some residues of a grave, but the earth was not fatty and we found no pieces of coal, cremated bones or ash.
The east haft the construction, the flat rock is visible.
The construction can best be described as a stone setting of the type called Äckel, which can be described as stone settings situated upon flat rocks. They are often constructed by stones of different size and seems a bit unorganized, in other words the construction plan isn’t all that obvious. It is not unusual that the finds made are found in crevices, and one interpretation is that these where used as the primary grave and then covered with rocks. It is not that unusual that there is no finds at all due to the construction form and the elements of nature.
The concentration of visible ston
As reported in previous posts I am excavating a stone setting in Enhörna parish, just outside of SödertäljeThe first day of the dig has been good if one sees to the amount of work we’ve finished, more than half the work done. The weather Gods has not really been on our side but it could have been a lot worse, it’s been a bit cold and we’ve gotten a share of rain and snow. As we dig close by a junior level school we’ve had visitors coming and going all day long, with a lot a questions and thoughts. We’ll dig tomorrow as well and finish it all up.
As it seems right now we have nothing that proves that this is a grave, we’ve found no coal or ashes, no cremated bones, no ceramics and we’ve seen no structures. What we have found is rather large stones with sharp edges, ca 0,4-0,7 meter and very few other objects. And the objects we’ve found is quite recent, a crowbar, some shards of glass from a bottle etc.
There are no pictures today, bu
A few pictures of the stone setting I will excavate the coming weekend. It is located a few miles NW of Södertälje and is heavily damaged. What is left it WNW part of the grave, if it is a grave.
Picture taken from N
We have used a probe to determine how deep the layer of earth is and if we could see any cultural residue, the earth is ca 10-15 cm deep and it seems very homogenous.
Picture from NW
Picture from S
Many of the stones that lie on or nearby the construction are probably a result of nearby constructions. They have sharp edges which resembles stones damaged by explosions. This added to the fact that ca 75 % of the construction is disturbed not only by this but from the fact that in must have been plundered of stones in an earlier stage. This makes it somewhat difficult to determine the original size and appearance of the construction. The picture from NE seems to indicate a square form, this might be an illusion as many of these stones are probably a later edition.
Pict
As I read through my last post I realized that I should have included aome more info and a few more photos. I’ll add them here, some info has been published in previous posts but I’ll collect em’ here to give a summary of what we know and what is to come.
Here is an overview picture of the A7 construction. The picture is taken from the southwest. Here one can see the SW quadrant in the foreground (almost done) and the NE quadrant in the background (in which we still haven’t reached the bottom); you can also see that we have begun excavating the SE quadrant.
I believe this settlement should be seen as a temporary one; possibly a hunting station. As it at the time, the early Iron Age, ca 300 BC -200 AD, was located on an island in the archipelago it is probable that it can be connected with fishing, or hunting for seals or birds. As we haven’t found any bones this is to be seen as a hypothesis, we have found two constructions that can be interpreted as
Brian Dettmer est un artiste américain d'Atlanta qui altère des média préexistants comme les vieux livres, les cartes, les cassettes... pour créer ses oeuvres. Il enlève, découpe certains passages de livres pour en modifier la forme partant du principe que ces derniers n'existent plus que comme symboles des idées qu'ils représentent plutôt que comme vrai support de contenu.
D'autres travaux de Dettmer incluent un squelette humain constitué de cassettes de rock fondues.
Brian Dettmer is an American artist from Atlanta who is altering preexisting media such as old books, maps or tapes ... to make his art. He removes, cut out some of the content of books to modify the shape of them, noticing that some books only exist as symbols of ideas rather than real media of content.
Other works of Dettmer include a human skeleton made out of old rock n roll tapes.
Brian Dettmer sur Wikipedia
photos books Haydee Rovirosa Gallery
photos skeleton trackybirthday on flikr
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The Israel Antiquities Authority has begun salvage excavations in the Archeological Park, for the purpose of erecting supporting pillars for a permanent Mugrabim Ramp, to be built for the benefit and safety of visitors. The new ramp will replace the temporary wooden bridge which was established following the collapse of the old Mugrabim Ramp, which was declared a "hazardous structure". The salvage excavations are standardized archeological excavations which are carried out in declared archeological sites slated for construction and development. The purpose of the salvage excavations is to prevent and minimize damage which could be caused to ancient remains as a result of the construction.See online webcam excavation at the Mughrabi RampSource & Image:Israel Antiquities
The client had previously popped by for a progress report so we had a chance to show them the research we’d done so far. The research covered a wide cross section of visual references that all came from the words and themes discussed in our last session. It was good to have the client witness [...]
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