About the Book
The Hellenic Society for Archaeometry (HSA) was founded in 1982. It constitutes one of the oldest European associations dedicated to scientific archaeology with hundreds of registered members, both in Greece and abroad. The HSA’s main concern is to promote the application of science and technology in archaeology, history of art, and other fields related to cultural heritage.
The 7th Symposium of the HSA took place in autumn 2019 (October 9-12) at the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens. Its theme was ‘Archaeology-Archaeometry, 30 years on’, chosen to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1st Symposium of HSA back in 1990, which bore the emblematic title ‘Linking Archaeology and Archaeometry’. During the 3-day symposium, more than 100 original and stimulating papers were presented orally and/or in poster form. This volume of proceedings includes a representative selection of contributions, covering a wide range of fields in archaeological science, such as provenance and technology of archaeomaterials, geo- and bio-archaeology, dating and landscape studies, as well as papers illuminating the origins of archaeometry in Greece.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Mineralogical and Chemical Characterization of a Casting Mould and Other Metalworking-related Finds from the LBA Settlement at Stavros, Chalandritsa in Western Achaea, Greece. Preliminary Results and Their Archaeological Interpretation – Ioannis Iliopoulos and Konstantina Soura
The Discovery of an Ancient Roasting Furnace in the Lavreotiki and the Problem of Galena Exploitation for Silver Production – George D. Papadimitriou and Hercules Katsaros
The Hellenistic Period (end of 4th to 1st Century BC) in the Laurion Region as a Period of Technological Inventions, Innovations, and Technological Transfer to Ptolemaic Egypt – George D. Papadimitriou
Processing of Mineral Resources and the Organization of Metal Production in Thasos During the Early Bronze Age – Sabine Nodin and Nerantzis Nerantzis
Metalworkers’ Workshops at Gonur and the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC) Sites – Papachristou O. A.
Early Perforated Aegean Furnaces: Archaeological and Archaeometrical Evidence from the Acropolis (Athens) South Slope – Dimitriou V. E., Filippaki E. and Bassiakos Y.
Archaeometallurgical Activity in the Two Early Helladic Settlements of Raphina and Askitario, East Attica Greece According to the Excavations of D. Theocharis in the Early 1950s. Preliminary Observations – Konstantina Karaindrou, Eleni Filippaki and Yannis Bassiakos
Non-destructive p-XRF Investigation of Prehistoric Metal Artifacts from Sites in the Karystos Area (south Euboea, Greece) – Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros, Eleni Filippaki, Yannis Bassiakos, Žarko Tankosić and Fanis Mavridis
Τεχνικές εξέτασης (pXRF / SEM-EDS) σε χάλκινα ευρήματα από το Μινωικό Ιερό Κορυφής των Κυθήρων – Αικατερίνη Παναγοπούλου
Non-destructive Physicochemical Analysis on Islamic Metallic Objects: a Preliminary Study on Construction Materials – Christina Konstantina Kousouni, Theodore Ganetsos, Adamantia Panagopoulou, Despoina Kotzamani, Anthia Foka and Maria Zacharia
Physicochemical Analysis of Mortars: A Case Study of Mortars from the Macedonian Tomb of the Aghia Varvara Site, in Veroia, Greece – Adamantia Panagopoulou, Giannis Zisekas and Christina Konstantina Kousouni
Non-Destructive Analysis and Experimental Replication of 5th Millennium BC ‘Crusted’ and Pattern Painted Pottery from West Macedonia, Greece – Eleni Aloupi-Siotis and Alexandra Kalogirou
Microscopic and Analytical Studies of Late Classical and Hellenistic Pottery from Ancient Messene, Greece – E. Triantafyllidi, E. Palamara, E. Zimi and N. Zacharias
From the Mycenaeans to the Romans: Reflecting on Early Glass Technology in Greece – M. Kaparou, M. Papageorgiou and A. Oikonomou
A Detailed Study of a Sediment Contained in a Mycenaean Cooking Pot from Salamis, Greece by a Combination of Analytical Techniques (XRD, XRF, Raman and SEM/EDS) – Artemios Oikonomou, Christina Marabea, Christina Papachristodoulou and Dimitrios Palles
Δυνατότητες και περιορισμοί στη διερεύνηση της τεχνολογίας και των υλικών κατασκευής λάκας αντικειμένου από την Κινέζικη συλλογή του Μουσείου Μπενάκη – Φαρμακαλίδου Ελένη Βερόνικα, Μπογιατζής Σταμάτης και Σαμπατάκος Ανδρέας
The Marbles of the Quarries Ab-u Hayat and Ahmet Beyli in the Area of Ephesos – Vasiliki Anevlavi, Walter Prochaska and Sabine Ladstätter
Study of the Inlay Decoration of the Marble “Kosmites” of the Katholikon of the Daphni Monastery – Polytimi Loukopoulou, Stamatis Boyatzis and Yorgos Facorellis
Materials and Techniques of Two Late 19th Century Greek Icons: an X-ray Techniques-Based Investigation – Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros, Stefanos Papagiannis, Anastasios Asvestas, Dimitrios Dristiliaris, Eleni Filippaki, Anastasia Tzima, Eleni Filippaki, Konstantinos G. Beltsios and Dimitrios F. Anagnostopoulos
Χαρακτηρισμός των δομικών υλικών και εντοπισμός της φθοράς τους στους “Τάφους των Βασιλεών”, Πάφος, Κύπρος – Πανταζοπούλου Ζωή, Καντηράνης Νικόλαος, Μαρίνος Βασίλειος και Χαραλάμπους Ελευθέριος
Ανθεμωτή ανάγλυφη επίστεψη από τον κυκλικό τάφο Δερβενίου Θεσσαλονίκης – Σβετλάνα Βιβντένκο, Αικατερίνη Τζαναβάρη και Αθηνά Βασιλειάδου
The Burial Monument of Amphipolis Through the Absolute Dates of the Gradual Coverage of the Soil Layers and Stratigraphy of Kastas Hill – E. M. Kabouroglou and E. E. Kampouroglou
Progressive Sea Transgression during the Late Holocene in Vatika Bay (Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece): Just When Was the Prehistoric Town of Pavlopetri Drowned by the Sea? – Eleni Kolaiti and Nikos Mourtzas
Defining the Time Frame of a Prehistoric Site Near Ioannina, Using OSL Dating Method – Stamoulis C. Konstantinos and Siozou K. Vasiliki
New Evidence for the Timeframe of the Architectural Remains at the Archaeological Site of Vathy, Astypalaia – Stamoulis C. Konstantinos, Vlachopoulos Andreas, Tsodoulos Ioannis and Papas Ioannis
Journey to Mystras: The Digital Narrative of the Urban Development of the Castle City – Vayia Panagiotidis and Nikolaos Zacharias
Photointerpretation-Remote Sensing and Geophysical Prospection Voidokilia Bay, Messenia Prefecture, Peloponnesus, Greece: Detection of Buried Archaeological Relics – Athina Chroni
Towards a Dialogic Perpetuation of Cultural Heritage – Dimitrios Makris
Strontium Isotope Ratio Research on Residential Mobility and Provenance in Aegean Archaeology: A Review – Argyro Nafplioti
The Exact Dating of the Trojan War with Zero Uncertainty Error – Stavros P. Papamarinopoulos
The Origins of Archaeometry in Greece: A Narrative from the Recent Past – Maria Deli
Η αρχαιομετρία στην Ελλάδα: 100 και πλέον χρόνια πριν – Μωραΐτου Γεωργιάννα
Applications of in-situ non-destructive techniques regarding documentation, identification of pigments, authentication and promotion of our cultural heritage, in the Library of Halki Theological School – Th. Ganetsos, S. Akyuz, Archimandrite K. Chronis, Sefa Celik, N. Laskaris and K. Tsodoulos
Αrchaeometric Investigations on the Sarcophagus no. 1993/74 in the Diachronic Museum of Larissa, Thessaly, Central Greece:II. Study of Colour Traces – N. Laskaris, Th. Ganetsos, M. Ntouga and V. Touli
About the Author :
Eleni Filippaki is a Researcher at the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, N.C.S.R. 'Demokritos'. Her research interests span the following areas: studies on ancient metals with an emphasis on technology, provenance and corrosion; conservation of archaeological metallic objects using plasma chemistry methods; studies of archaeological residues; palaeoenviromental studies; sea level oscillation and sea level interaction for landscape reconstruction. She has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and participated in several European and national research projects.
