Archaeological geophysics: 3D imaging of the Muweilah archaeological site, United Arab Emirates

2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryz Evangelista ◽  
Eric Wedepohl
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
3D Imaging ◽  
Archaeological Site

scholarly journals New insights into human occupation through rock art at Khatm al Melaha archaeological site (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 103147
Author(s):  
Jorge Angás ◽  
Manuel Bea ◽  
Sabah Abboud Jasim ◽  
Paula Uribe ◽  
Mercedes Farjas
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Rock Art ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Human Occupation

Dating Persistent Short-Term Human Activity in a Complex Depositional Environment: Late Prehistoric Occupation at Saruq al-Hadid, Dubai

Radiocarbon ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 1041-1075 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lloyd Weeks ◽  
Charlotte M Cable ◽  
Steven Karacic ◽  
Kristina A Franke ◽  
David M Price ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Late Prehistoric ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Absolute Dating ◽  
Northern Edge ◽  
Natural Dune

ABSTRACTThe archaeological site of Saruq al-Hadid, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, presents a long sequence of persistent temporary human occupation on the northern edge of the Rub’ al-Khali desert. The site is located in active dune fields, and evidence for human activity is stratified within a deep sequence of natural dune deposits that reflect complex taphonomic processes of deposition, erosion and reworking. This study presents the results of a program of radiocarbon (14C) and thermoluminescence dating on deposits from Saruq al-Hadid, allied with studies of material remains, which are amalgamated with the results of earlier absolute dating studies provide a robust chronology for the use of the site from the Bronze Age to the Islamic period. The results of the dating program allow the various expressions of human activity at the site—ranging from subsistence activities such as hunting and herding, to multi-community ritual activities and large scale metallurgical extraction—to be better situated chronologically, and thus in relation to current debates regarding the development of late prehistoric and early historic societies in southeastern Arabia.

scholarly journals DIFERENTES PAISAJES Y ANÁLOGAS REPRESENTACIONES. INTERPRETACIÓN ARQUEOLÓGICA CON TECNOLOGÍAS DE INGENIERÍA INVERSA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xosefina Otero ◽  
Mercedes Farjas ◽  
Manuel Santos ◽  
Jorge Angás
Keyword(s):  
Bronze Age ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Ophiolite Complex ◽  
Gulf Of Oman ◽  
Rock Fragments ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Semail Ophiolite ◽  
The Bronze Age

In this paper we present new methods of the documentation and registration of the petroglyphs of the exceptional archaeological site located on Khor Fakkan, emirate of Sharjah, on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates along the Gulf of Oman, and coordinates 24º59'06.06'' N - 56º20'36.70'' E. The engravings on the surface of the serpentine rock fragments, of the Semail ophiolite complex that was generated when the Saudí plate was introduced under the Iran-Zagros, in the Cretaceous, are made with the technique and striped characteristic of the Bronze Age and Iron Age. We conducted the study respecting its conservation without any intervention on them, using the latest available technologies and performing aerial, terrestrial and near object digital photogrammetry and applying at the same time the methodology of Landscape Archaeology.http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/CIGeo2017.2017.6593

Phytolith analysis from the archaeological site of Kush, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

2003 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachiko Ishida ◽  
Adrian G. Parker ◽  
Derek Kennet ◽  
Martin J. Hodson
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Phoenix Dactylifera ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Semiarid Environments ◽  
Arabian Gulf Region ◽  
Canary Grass ◽  
Trade Route

AbstractDespite the wealth of archaeological sites and excellent conditions for preservation, few phytolith investigations have been undertaken from the Arabian Gulf region. The results from the Sasanian and Islamic archaeological tell of Kush, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, are presented. Kush is situated just inside the Gulf on an important trade route. The occupation sequence dates from the 4th century A.D. until the 13th century A.D., recording the development of the site in the Sasanian period, followed by the arrival of Islam in the 7th century A.D. and the final abandonment of the site in the late 13th century when the nearby site of al-Mataf (Julfar) began to develop closer to the present day coastline. All the samples analyzed contained abundant phytoliths (short cells, elongated cells, and groups of elongated cells) of various types. They included date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), papillae (possibly from barley (Hordeum)), and hair cells possibly from species of canary grass (Phalaris spp.). Some researchers have suggested that groups of elongated cells may indicate the presence of irrigation in semiarid environments. The present results for this class of phytoliths appeared to imply that intensive irrigation was unlikely to have taken place around Kush.

scholarly journals Delineation of Fractures Using a 2D GPR Processing Strategy for 3D Imaging: Weak Zones within Carbonates at the Archaeological Site of Xochicalco in Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 5893
Author(s):  
Nikos Economou ◽  
Maksim Bano ◽  
José Ortega-Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
3D Imaging ◽  
Large Earthquake ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Preliminary Conclusion ◽  
Scattered Energy ◽  
Imaging Approach ◽  
2D Imaging ◽  
Weak Zones ◽  
Archeological Site

The use of GPR data multipath summation on data acquired over parallel study lines is presented here within the framework of a study on the effects of natural hazards on cultural heritage areas in order to image weak zones within carbonates, such as fractures and caverns. This study was realized at the archeological site of Xochicalco in Mexico, where fractures and caverns are potential sources of the degradation of the archeological remains. Dense parallel GPR study lines spaced every 0.25 m were surveyed using a 400 MHz monostatic antenna with the aim to image possible weak zones in three dimensions. We used a 2D imaging approach, namely, the method of multipath summation, which efficiently focused the scattered energy within the GPR sections. The study revealed, at depths of 1.6m and 1.8m, several linear events attributed to fractures, leading to the preliminary conclusion of this on-going project that cracks on the walls of the Quetzalcoatl Temple after a large earthquake in 2017 are prone to instability of carbonates rocks.

scholarly journals 3D RECONSTRUCTION AND IMAGE PROCESSING OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIII-B2-2020 ◽  
pp. 845-850
Author(s):  
A. V. Gaboutchian ◽  
V. A. Knyaz ◽  
N. A. Leybova ◽  
H. Y. Simonyan ◽  
M. M. Novikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Imaging ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Human Teeth ◽  
3D Images ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Multidisciplinary Cooperation ◽  
Study Techniques ◽  
To Receive

Abstract. A wide variety of methods are used in archaeological research today, including 3D imaging techniques (photogrammetry) which are involved at different stages starting from explorations preceding excavation to multiple studies. The archaeologically obtained material includes anthropological findings, among which odontological (related to human teeth) are of interest as they are composed of resistible tissues (hence are preserved well) and can serve for biological as well as historical interpretations. However, among the methods employed in odontological studies some are destructive and bring to unwelcome irreversible changes or even complete loss of the analysed samples. However, the existing and rapidly-developing techniques, especially, referring to 3D imaging and prototyping, suggest different approaches which can facilitate avoiding undesirable consequences of invasive methods of research. Thus they can provide for either preservation of findings through development and application of non-invasive study techniques, or, at least, preserve data referring the findings which have to be destroyed in order to receive valuable, in terms of research, information. It is shown on the example of the studied mandibular fragment from the Early Bronze archaeological site of Shengavit how multidisciplinary cooperation and the described workflow contribute to preservation of information regarding the finding and possible restoration of its original features. An effective communication between different professionals was provided due to implementing non-contact measurements techniques, obtaining and processing 3D images and 3D printing.

scholarly journals Al-Ashoosh: a third-millennium BC desert settlement in the United Arab Emirates

Antiquity ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 90 (354) ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Contreras ◽  
N. Carcacer ◽  
J. Thomas ◽  
D. Koljic ◽  
M. Murray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
The Holocene ◽  
Islamic Period ◽  
Holocene Climatic Optimum ◽  
Third Millennium ◽  
Third Millennium Bc ◽  
Climatic Optimum ◽  
Oman Peninsula

The archaeological site of Al-Ashoosh is a third-millennium BC settlement located in the Rub al-Khali Desert (or Empty Quarter), 70km south of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (Figure 1). This site provides an excellent example of the type of occupation of the inland deserts of the Oman peninsula during the period following the Holocene Climatic Optimum. Between November 2015 and May 2016, the Dubai Municipality and the Sanisera Archaeology Institute conducted excavations at the site of Al-Ashoosh. This site was discovered during two seasons of survey in 2002–2003. This survey work, undertaken by the Dubai Municipality and the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, identified 33 archaeological sites ranging in date from prehistory to the late Islamic period. In 2006–2007, more-detailed archaeological investigations of the area of Al-Ashoosh were conducted, including survey, excavation and geological sampling (Casana et al.2009; Herrmann 2012; Contreras & Carcacer 2016).

Design and calibration of an IVEM for general 3-dimensional imaging of non-diffracting materials

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1040-1041
Author(s):  
Neil Rowlands ◽  
Jeff Price ◽  
Michael Kersker ◽  
Seichi Suzuki ◽  
Steve Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Imaging ◽  
Tomographic Reconstruction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
3D Microstructure ◽  
Image Translation ◽  
Digital Correlation ◽  
On Line ◽  
Mechanical Stage ◽  
Projection Angle

Three-dimensional (3D) microstructure visualization on the electron microscope requires that the sample be tilted to different positions to collect a series of projections. This tilting should be performed rapidly for on-line stereo viewing and precisely for off-line tomographic reconstruction. Usually a projection series is collected using mechanical stage tilt alone. The stereo pairs must be viewed off-line and the 60 to 120 tomographic projections must be aligned with fiduciary markers or digital correlation methods. The delay in viewing stereo pairs and the alignment problems in tomographic reconstruction could be eliminated or improved by tilting the beam if such tilt could be accomplished without image translation.A microscope capable of beam tilt with simultaneous image shift to eliminate tilt-induced translation has been investigated for 3D imaging of thick (1 μm) biologic specimens. By tilting the beam above and through the specimen and bringing it back below the specimen, a brightfield image with a projection angle corresponding to the beam tilt angle can be recorded (Fig. 1a).

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