Preliminary Results of Archaeological Investigations at the Mouth of the Amazon

1950 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford Evans ◽  
Betty J. Meggers
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
Comparative Analyses ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Forest Regions

Recent years have seen increasing archaeological research in South America, but little of it has been undertaken in the tropical forest regions. In an attempt to fill a portion of this gap we spent the period from July, 1948 to July, 1949 in archaeological survey and excavations on the Islands of Marajó, Mexiana, and Caviana in the mouth of the Amazon and in the Territory of Amapá, (Brazilian Guiana). At the close of the field work the material was analysed, classified, and described in Brazil, and compared with collections from the region not available in American museums. It is upon these preliminary studies and comparative analyses that the following discussion is based; and although the basic classifications and ceramic typologies will not be changed, some alterations in over-all conclusions may be made as the final report nears completion.

An Archaeological Survey of Caves in Washington

1954 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-389
Author(s):  
Earl Swanson ◽  
Alan Bryan
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Columbia Plateau ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Western Washington ◽  
The University ◽  
Private Collections

During a long period of the time when archaeological research was in progress in other areas of North America, the Columbia Plateau and western Washington lay relatively untouched and unknown. Only recently have systematic studies been undertaken by the University of Washington.The archaeological survey of cave sites in Washington, during the summer of 1952, is a part of those studies. The plan was to locate as many caves as possible, to determine if they had been occupied aboriginally, and to evaluate them with an eye to future excavation.Prior to the field work, reports had been received of caves in various parts of Washington, but the total was small, and we had little expectation of swelling the known number. Many of these had been learned of through newspaper clippings and letters, and from amateur activities. The problem, then, was not simply to examine a few choice caves for testing and excavation, but of surveying a large area in order to initiate an immediate program of excavation to save what remained. In addition to the survey of the caves, the University provided money for the examination of private collections.

Certain Environmental Considerations in West Indian Archaeology

1965 ◽  
Vol 31 (2Part1) ◽  
pp. 226-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick W. Sleight
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Settlement Patterns ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
The West ◽  
Water Conditions ◽  
Environmental Considerations

AbstractMajor migrations into the West Indies emanated out of South America. For the most part, tropical forest traditions were transplanted, but it is obvious that these traditions were influenced by a markedly different environment. People who had previously known a river-tropical forest habitat now encountered the sea with its currents, winds, swells, and expansive transportation potential. Islands, sometimes with limited fresh-water conditions, also presented new problems as well as new opportunities for settlement. Recent work in the Virgin Islands points to the strong influence of environment on the settlement patterns of pre-Columbian peoples. With the advent of extensive archaeological research in the Antillean area, new and valued interpretations must be sought in the cultural-environmental complex.

scholarly journals Long-term greenhouse gas emissions from hydroelectric reservoirs in tropical forest regions

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 503-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinne Galy-Lacaux ◽  
Robert Delmas ◽  
Georges Kouadio ◽  
Sandrine Richard ◽  
Philippe Gosse
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Hydroelectric Reservoirs ◽  
Forest Regions

Archaeology in New China

Antiquity ◽  
1963 ◽  
Vol 37 (147) ◽  
pp. 176-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsia Nai
Keyword(s):  
Field Work ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Historical Science ◽  
Considerable Success ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ancient Monuments ◽  
Economic Construction ◽  
Abundant Data ◽  
Made In

Archaeology as a branch of historical science has made new headway in the thirteen years since the founding of the Chinese People's Republic. The scale of its work has expanded and methods of research have been improved. Large numbers of young archaeological workers have been trained. In the course of the nation's gigantic economic construction, remains of ancient settlements and tombs have been uncovered in many places, yielding numerous important relics which have provided abundant data for archaeological research. Throughout the country, hosts of archaeological workers from research institutes, universities, museums and institutions for the preservation of ancient monuments are carrying out both field work and academic study and have already attained considerable success in their efforts to explore the history of ancient China on the basis of archaeological finds. All this has given further impetus to the advance of Chinese archaeology.Archaeological finds made in New China are so rich that the present article can attempt to discuss only some of the most important problems.

Archaeological works to the north of the Great Amun temple at Jebel Barkal (Sudan): preliminary results and new perspectives

2021 ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Maxim A. Lebedev
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The North ◽  
Actual Nature ◽  
Political Center ◽  
History Of ◽  
Field Season ◽  
Special Mention ◽  
The Temple

The paper presents preliminary results and discusses future perspectives on archaeological research in the area to the north of the Great Amun temple at Jebel Barkal (Napata) in connection to the most recent excavations of elite Meroitic structure B 1700. The field season of 2020 at B 1700 continued to bring to light a new monumental foundation platform of the cellular type constructed for a building which function and meaning remain a subject for debate. The now available data suggest that B 1700 followed the classic Meroitic square plan with rooms arranged around a central columned space, utility chambers on the ground floor, and official areas on the upper floor(s). Paper discusses general features of the exposed plan of B 1700, the process of its construction, recorded archaeological matrix, and finds. Special mention is made of the brick masonry, earlier occupation phase, later activities at the site, and the great pottery dump which was extensively used in the fill of the foundation platform. The author argues that elite building B 1700 was probably constructed at the time of king Natakamani (1 century AD) – one of the most known Kushite rulers of the Classic Meroitic period – and did not continue functioning for more than, probably, one century. The study of B 1700 and its surrounding area has a considerable significance for reconstructing the history of the development of the temple and royal zone to the north of the temenos of the Great Amun temple at Jebel Barkal as well as provide new data on the actual nature of Napata as an economic and political center of Meroitic Kush.  

Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Shokoohy ◽  
Natalie H. Shokoohy
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Present Condition ◽  
Archaeological Survey ◽  
Catastrophic Earthquake ◽  
Stone Industry ◽  
The 19Th Century

Bayana, were it not for its shortage of water, might have been the capital of India. Strategically located in south-east Rajasthan on the route from Delhi to Gwalior and the Deccan, it attracted the attention of the Muslim conquerors, who made it their centre of power, with buildings praised by no less than Ibn Baṭṭūta. Until the founding of Agra it was the centre for control of the region, with the rulers, often autonomous, defying the Delhi sultans. Agriculture and the stone industry dominated, with sophisticated craftsmanship, but after a catastrophic earthquake in 1505 and the population’s migration to the newly founded capital, Agra, Bayana declined to the point that by the 19th century the Archaeological Survey of India reports show it as a forlorn remnant of past splendour. The previous archaeological studies along with the scope and field-work of the present study are outlined, as well as the present condition of the area and the regions’ influence and importance in the development of Mughal architecture.

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