A5033103606- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Ancient Near East History
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Eurasian Exchange Networks
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Social and Educational Sciences
- Japanese History and Culture
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Plant and animal studies
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Historical and Scientific Studies
- Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
National Museum of Denmark
2014-2025
University of Florence
2015
University of Catania
2015
University College London
2015
Grand Valley State University
2015
University of Copenhagen
2008
High-resolution insight into parasitic infections and diet of past populations in Northern Europe the Middle East (500 BC- 1700 AD) was obtained by pre-concentration parasite eggs from ancient latrines deposits followed shotgun sequencing DNA. Complementary profiling parasite, vertebrate plant DNA proved highly informative study health, human-animal interactions as well animal dietary components. Most prominent were finding soil-borne parasites transmitted directly between humans, but also...
Abstract Widening and diversifying trade networks are often cited among the boom bust of Bronze Iron Age worlds. The great distances that goods could travel during these periods exemplified here as authors describe spectroscopic identification Baltic amber beads in an cremation grave at Hama Syria. Yet not unique Near Eastern record; show, comparable finds references to or hues contemporaneous texts illustrate high social economic value resinous substances—a based on perceptions their distant origin.
Excavations at Tell Brak in 2006–7 explored two key episodes Mesopotamian political and social history, developing early complexity the fifth to fourth millennia BC shift from territorial state empire second millennium BC. Late Chalcolithic is represented Area TW on main mound outlying sub-mound of Majnuna, while investigation Old Babylonian Mitanni state-to-empire transition involved excavation Areas HH HN (Fig. 1). Both sets excavations tie into our exploration larger issues creation...
During the fourth millennium BC, public institutions developed at several large settlements across greater Mesopotamia. These are widely acknowledged as first cities and states, yet surprisingly little is known about their emergence, functioning demise. Here, authors present new evidence of site Shakhi Kora in lower Sirwan/upper Diyala river valley north-east Iraq. A sequence four Late Chalcolithic institutional households precedes population dispersal apparent regional rejection centralised...
Kassite Babylonia counts among the great powers of Late Bronze Age Near East. Its kings exchanged diplomatic letters with pharaohs Egypt and held their own against Assyrian Elamite neighbors. Babylonia's internal workings, however, remain understood in outlines only, as do its elite's expansionary ambitions, degrees to which they may have been realized, nature ensuing imperial encounters. This is especially case for region northeast, where Mesopotamian lowlands meet Zagros piedmonts Diyala...
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AbstractRecent excavation and survey work in northern Mesopotamia has shown that the Late Chalcolithic urban-based society, based on rain-fed agriculture, many ways matches of southern Mesopotamian Uruk civilisation where irrigation agriculture is attributed a key role. This thrived for some thousand years from late 5th to 4th millennium BC. Reconstruction climate region during this period suggests climatic optimum, temperature precipitation, persisted until time collapse at end paper...
A series of latrines from Denmark, spanning the periods Viking Age to Renaissance (800s–1680s AD), have been analysed for their contents macroscopic plant remains, pollen, and animal bones. Here we present results discuss findings in relation ancient meals. The cover a period roughly 900 years, enabling us trace introduction certain types food disappearance others over time. Some foods observed archaeologically first time including cucumber rhubarb, while two other new plants assemblage,...
Abstract The excavations at Kilise Tepe in the 1990s inevitably left a range of research questions unanswered, and our second spell work site from 2007 to 2011 sought address some these, relating later early first millennia. This article gathers architectural stratigraphie results renewed excavations, presenting fresh information about layout character Late Bronze Age North-West Building initial phases Stele which succeeded it, including probable symbolic practices, describing complex...
Excavations at the relatively small but strategically placed site of Hirbemerdon Tepe, located along west bank upper Tigris River in modern southeastern Turkey, have yielded significant results. During Middle Bronze Age (2000–1600 B.C.E.), was situated an ecologically stratified landscape that included river terraces suitable for agriculture as well forested uplands ideal pastoral and hunting activities. A result these excavations, which were conducted by Tepe Archaeological Project,...
The combined analyses of grains, seeds, fruits, pollen, animal bones and parasite eggs from a latrine dating the late 1680s provides us with detailed view diet in Renaissance neighbourhood Copenhagen. Analyses show that residents had access to varied primarily fish, bread/porridge, range nuts herbs, including exotic products deriving global trade network. This study also shows combining strands evidence multi-proxy analysis deposits leads much more nuanced results than single-evidence...
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Geoarchaeological investigations at Borgring, a recently identified Danish Viking Age ring fortress, reconstructs the original landscape showing how site was expanded and modified to accommodate structure of pre-defined size this large-scale project demonstrates willingness invest significant resources in its precise positioning. The also assess possibility navigating along nearby stream from coast show that access by anything larger than dinghy impossible, hence navigability not important...
Beveled Rim Bowls (BRBs) are the most iconic and well-known vessel type of ancient Southwest Asia. Roughly carelessly produced, these conical bowls attested in their thousands at 4th millennium BCE sites from southern Iraq Persian Gulf to highlands eastern Turkey Iran. Questions regarding function relationship with emergent state institutions have stood centre nearly a century debates about nature early Mesopotamian urbanism so-called Uruk Expansion. In this paper we present results organic...