Author Archive
Syverson, Valerie J. & Donald R. Prothero. 2010. Evolutionary Patterns in Late Quaternary California Condors. – PalArch’s Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 7, 1: 1-18
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology on March 11th, 2010
Abstract Pleistocene fossils related to the living California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) have been found in several locations in western North America. Different authors have either assigned these to the species G. amplus or considered them a chronological subspecies of G. californianus. We examined the morphology of the genus Gymnogyps from the late Pleistocene to the present, using hundreds of specimens from the asphalt deposits of Rancho La Brea (RLB) and 62 partial modern skeletons. The limb bones (using seven variables on each element) and skulls (using 13 variables) were quantitatively compared using bivariate and multivariate techniques. No significant size or shape change through time was apparent in RLB samples ranging from the late Pleistocene (35,000 radiocarbon years b.p.) to the early Holocene (9000 radiocarbon years b.p.), suggesting evolutionary stasis in the face of the climatic changes of the last glacial-interglacial cycle. Proximal limb elements and skulls showed patterns of variation consistent with a species distinction between the RLB specimens and modern G. californianus. This confirms Fisher’s (1944) contention that the RLB species is referable to G. amplus Miller 1911, and not referable to the modern species. A set of specimens from a 9000-year-old Indian midden in Oregon as well as the presence of Gymnogyps in early Holocene Pit 10 at RLB suggest that the modern and ancient Gymnogyps may have coexisted with each other as well as with humans, and not died out or become dwarfed with the extinction of the rest of the Pleistocene megafauna, as suggested by some authors.
Hans Paijmans & Alex Brandsen. 2010. Searching in Archaeological Texts. Problems and Solutions Using an Artificial Intelligence Approach. – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 7(2) (2010)
Abstract Searching in documents using full text indices is a powerful tool for retrieving relevant portions of text. However, performance is impeded by ambiguity in texts: similar words may have totally different meanings according to context. This also is true if the words are numbers, periods and place names, especially in archaeological and historical contexts. A new way of indexing texts allows for better and easier searching. This system has been developed in a collaboration between the RCE (The Dutch National Service for Cultural Heritage) and the University of Tilburg. With Open Boek, it is possible to search on chronological and geographical expressions, as well as regular keywords. In the newest version of Open Boek a number of additions to the system have been made to further improve the functionality.
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BOOK REVIEW: PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 7(3) (2010)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on March 6th, 2010
Nicholas Warner about Schijns, W. With contributions from O. Kaper & J. Kila. 2008. Vernacular Mud Brick Architecture in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt and the Design of the Dakhleh Oasis Training and Archaeological Conservation Centre. – Oxford, Oxbow Books (Dakhleh Oasis Project Monograph 10)
Much has changed in the environment of the Dakhleh Oasis since the research published in this monograph was carried out in 1997, but this does not diminish its value. Rather it emphasizes the need for further thorough documentation of traditional habitats in Egypt before they dissappear entirely, swept away by a tide of structures of concrete, steel, fired brick and cheap limestone blocks. The impetus for this study was provided by….
Gregory Bearman & William A. Christens-Barry. 2009. Spectral Imaging of Ostraca. – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 6(7) (2009)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on February 10th, 2010
Abstract By analogy with ancient texts, infrared imaging of ostraca has long been employed to help improve readings. We report on extensive spectral imaging of ostraca over the visible and near infrared. Spectral imaging acquires the complete spectrum for each pixel in an image; the data can be used with an extensive set of software tools that were developed originally for satellite and scientific imaging. In this case, the spectral data helps explain why infrared imaging works to improve text legibility (and why not in some cases). A better understanding of the underlying imaging mechanism points the way for inexpensive methods for taking data either in the fi eld or at museums.
Author’s request: with revised email address and acknowledgement.
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BOOK REVIEW: PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 7(1) (2010)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on February 5th, 2010
Augusto Gayubas about Wodzińska, A. 2009. A Manual of Egyptian Pottery. Volume 1: Fayum A-Lower Egyptian Culture. – Boston, Ancient Egypt Research Associates.
Dr. Anna Wodzińska, who works at the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw (Poland), is the head of the Ceramics Team of AERA (Ancient Egypt Research Associates) Field School. The main aim of the AERA Field School is to teach and train archaeological techniques for both, students and experienced archaeologists alike. Wodzińska developed for AERA four pottery manuals…
BOOK REVIEW: PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 6(10) (2009)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on January 1st, 2010
J. Moje about Ockinga, B.G. 2005. A Concise Grammar of Middle Egyptian. An Outline of Middle Egyptian Grammar by Hellmut Brunner Revised and Expanded. 2nd Edition. – Mainz, Philipp von Zabern
Bei der vorliegenden Grammatik handelt es sich um eine Weiterentwicklung des ‚„Abrisses der Mittelägyptischen Grammatik“ von Hellmut Brunner, die 1960 erstmals publiziert wurde. Die vorliegende Arbeit von Ockinga ist dabei die zweite Auflage in englischer Sprache, die sich inhaltlich nicht von der deutschen Fassung unterscheidet.
Nach den Vorworten zu jeder Auflage (pp. XI-XII) findet sich eine kurze Introduction (pp. XIII-XVI) zum Aufbau des Buches und seinen Intentionen. Dazu setzt Ockinga…
André J. Veldmeijer. 2009. Studies of Ancient Egyptian Footwear. Technological Aspects. Part x. Leather Composite Sandals. – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 6(9) (2009)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on January 1st, 2010
Abstract The tenth part in the series on the manufacturing technology of ancient Egyptian footwear (phase I of the Ancient Egyptian Footwear Project) presents 15 so-called ‘leather composite sandals’. These well made sandals, usually in bright colours and decorated, are known from New Kingdom contexts; they were not a common commodity. Although the focus is on the technological aspects, several other topics will be dealt with nonetheless, albeit in passing, among which the preliminary typology.
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NEWS: Spectacular discovery of first‐ever Dutch Neanderthal Fossil skull fragment unveiled by Minister Plasterk in National Museum of Antiquities
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in News, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology on June 15th, 2009
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For the first time ever, a fossil of a Neanderthal has been discovered in the Netherlands. The skull fragment, over 40,000 years old, with its characteristically thick Neanderthal eyebrow ridge, was found off the coast of Zeeland, dredged up from the bottom of the North Sea. Huge quantities of fossil bones have been brought to the surface from this seabed since 1874, however, this is the first time a Neanderthal fossil has been found. The unique discovery was officially unveiled on the 15th of June by Ronald Plasterk (Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science) at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities) in Leiden, where it is on display to the public starting from June 16th.
The discovery of the first Neanderthal fossil on Dutch territory is of tremendous importance to the cultural heritage of the Netherlands and a milestone for Dutch archaeology and palaeontology. The discovery also underlines the archaeological and geological richness of the North Sea. During the Ice Age, this area was mostly a dry lowland plain rather than a sea. Stone tools of Neanderthals and large quantities of fossil bones of mammoths and other Ice Age animals have been trawled up from the bottom of the North Sea regularly. Never before have researchers found fossils of the actual Neanderthals themselves, though.
BOOK REVIEW ISSUE PalArch’s Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 5, 2 (2008): 13-17
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology on July 9th, 2008
- H.J.M. Meijer about Martill, D.M., G. Bechly & R.F. Loveridge. 2007. The Crato fossil beds. Window into an ancient world. – Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
- A.J. Veldmeijer about Mol, D., W. van Logchem, K. van Hooijdonk & R. Bakker. 2007. De sabeltandtijger uit de Noordzee. – Norg, Drukware
- I.J.J. Nieuwland about Wellnhofer, P. 2008. Archaeopteryx. Der Urvogel von Solnhofen – München, Friedrich Pfeil and Bollen, L. 2008. Der Flug des Archaeopteryx. Auf der Suche nach dem Ursprung der Vögel – Wiebelsheim, Quelle und Meyer
BOOK REVIEW ISSUE PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 5, 2 (2008): 1-6
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on July 1st, 2008
- A.J. Clapham about Cappers, R.T.J. 2006. Roman foodprints at Berenike. Archaeobotanical evidence of subsistence and trade in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. – Los Angeles, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles (Berenike Reports 6, Monograph 55)
- A.J. Veldmeijer about Parkinson, R. 2008. The painted tomb-chapel of Nebamun. Masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art in the British Museum. – London, British Museum Press
- C.H. van Zoest about Small, L. 2006. Napoleon on the Nile. Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscovery of Egypt. – New York, Dahesh Museum of Art
Newsletter 5, 2 (July 2008)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in News on July 1st, 2008
News on the Activities of the PalArch Foundation
Vertebrate Palaeontology News
News on the Archaeology of Northwest Europe
Four-year IAE meeting Rhodes André J. Veldmeijer
Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections Richard H. Wilkinson
Proceedings of the 11th meeting of the Dutch 7Vertebrate Palaeontology Group Natasja den Ouden
Prof. Dr. S.K. Donovan awarded
Megalith Memory Natasja den Ouden
Egypt in Photographs Zbigniew Kosc
PalArch: a new design Ilja Nieuwland
Colophon / Call for papers
Warrimont, de, J.P.L.M.N. 2007. Prospecting Middle Palaeolithic open-air sites in the Dutch-Belgian border area near Maastricht. – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe 1, 3: 40-89
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe on January 3rd, 2008
Abstract Since 1981 a series of brickyard quarries to the north and west of Maastricht, in the municipalities of Maastricht (The Netherlands) and Lanaken (Belgium), have been intensively and successfully prospected for human artefacts and faunal remains from the Pleistocene by scrutinising the vertical sections of exposed loess, which in many places is over ten m deep. These efforts were accompanied by extensive geostratigraphic surveys, which have been crucially important in dating the finds and reconstructing the palaeolandscape. Excavation programmes as well as ancillary studies were subsequently carried out at three of these quarries: Maastricht-Belvédère, Veldwezelt-Hezerwater and Kesselt-Op de Schans, each of which yielded multiple Middle Palaeolithic occupation horizons. This article describes the history of these excavations and studies, looking in some detail at the preliminary prospecting work that led to the discovery of this wealth of archaeological open-air sites. A separate description is provided of the litho- and chronostratigraphic frameworks of the three quarries, which has been key in establishing the chronology of Pleistocene occupation of this area. There is particular focus on the landscape and traces of occupation during the Belvédère Interglacial complex at Maastricht-Belvédère and the Weichselian Glacial at Veldwezelt-Hezerwater. The traces of fire and the macrofaunal remains encountered in the respective archaeological horizons are also discussed, and in particular their significance: are these natural phenomena or evidence of interventions by Pleistocene humans?
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W.M. van Haarlem about Jánosi, P. 2006. Die Gräberwelt der Pyramidenzeit. – Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2008
N. den Ouden about Ridley, M. 2004. Evolution. Third Edition. – Malden, Blackwell Publishing
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2008
J. Moje about Hornung, E., R. Krauss, D.A. Warburton. Eds. 2006. Ancient Egyptian chronology. – Brill, Leiden
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2008
J.J. Brakenhoff about Pätznick, J.-P. 2005. Die Siegelabrollungen und Rollsiegel der Stadt Elephantine im 3. Jahrtausend v. Chr. Spurensicherung eines archäologischen Artefaktes. – Oxford, Archaeopress (BAR International Series 1339)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2008
B.L. Beatty about Wallace, D.R. 2007. Neptune’s Ark, from Ichthyosaurs to Orcas. – Berkeley, University of California Press
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2008
S. Ikram about Fay, B. 2001, 2005, 2006 & Brunner Traut. 2004. Spaziergang durch das Ägyptische Museum Berlin/A stroll through the Egyptian Museum; Gesichter aus dem Römischen Ägypten Fayum Porträts/Ancient faces from Roman Egypt: Fayum portraits; Tutanchamun/Tutankhamun; Tiergeschichten aus dem Pharaonenland. – All published by: Mainz am Rhein, Phillip von Zabern
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2008
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Newsletter 5, 1 (January 2008)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in News on January 1st, 2008
News on the Activities of the PalArch Foundation
Publications in the January Issue
News on the Archaeology of Northwest Europe
Proceedings of the 10th meeting of the Dutch Vertebrate Palaeontology Group John W.M. Jagt
Palarch at the SVPCA Natasja den Ouden
Egypt in Photographs Zbigniew Kosc
Monsters in Manhattan and Haarlem Brian L. Beatty
Colophon / Call for papers
S. Uljas about Winand, J. 2006. Temps et Aspect en Égyptien. Une Approche Sémantique. – Leiden, Brill (Probleme der Ägyptologie 25)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
P. Storm about Lewin, R. & R.A. Foley. 2005. Principles of human evolution. – Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
P. Storm about Horn, H.G. 2006. Neandertaler + Co. Eiszeitjägern auf der Spur. Streifzüge durch die Urgeschichte Nordrhein-Westfalens. – Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
Stapert, D. 2007. Neanderthal children and their flints. – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe 1, 2: 16-39
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe on October 1st, 2007
Abstract As pioneer studies at the Magdalenian sites of Pincevent and Etiolles have shown, refitting analyses can reveal the presence of those learning the craft of flint knapping, i.e. children. This approach was successful especially at Upper Palaeolithic sites. Learners can be recognized by their incompetent flaking, and also by typical beginners’ errors such as ‘face battering’ and ‘stacked steps,’ as shown in experiments by Shelley (1990). For reasons unknown to me, and in contrast to the Upper Palaeolithic, it is quite unusual to come across children in the literature about the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic. In most cases, ‘flint failures’ from these periods are attributed to poor-quality raw material. In this paper it is argued, by means of several examples, that in many cases children may be responsible. In his monograph about the main Saalian find level in the Maastricht-Belvédère quarry, De Loecker (2006) mentions that at Site K relatively many cores show phenomena such as stacked steps and face battering. It is suggested that this reflects the presence of children practising their flint knapping skills, rather than the poor quality of the local raw material. The absence of the classic Levallois technology, and the use of the simpler discoidal cores instead, may also be seen in this light. This article describes a series of implements from several sites of the Rhenen Industry in The Netherlands, dating from the Early Middle Palaeolithic. A ‘pic’ and a handaxe-like core reveal incompetent flaking, and the pic-like object also shows ‘face battering’ on both faces. These artefacts, as well as several small cores and a ‘micro-Levallois-flake,’ are interpreted a specimens made by learners in the art of flint working. A miniature handaxe, only 4.4 cm long, is tentatively interpreted as an instructive toy made by an adult for a child. Finally, a few enigmatic objects from the Late Middle Palaeolithic in the northern parts of The Netherlands are also interpreted as pieces worked by children. In the discussion chapter, the literature is searched for further possible examples of this phenomenon. It is concluded that the activities of children are overlooked in studies of the older phases of the Palaeolithic. + erratum.
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W.M. van Haarlem about Keeper and Staff of the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan. 2007. The British Museum Book of Ancient Egypt. – London, British Museum Press
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
Bringmans, P.M.M.A. 2007. First evidence of Neanderthal presence in Northwest Europe during the Late Saalian ‘Zeifen. – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe 1, 1: 1-15
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe on October 1st, 2007
Abstract The Middle Pleistocene to Late Pleistocene transition (MIS 6/5e transition), which has been observed within the loamy sediments of the VLL and VLB sites at Veldwezelt-Hezerwater, was a period of remarkable change in both climate and environment. Indeed, the incipient VLL-VLB soil horizons at Veldwezelt-Hezerwater seem to represent Late Saalian phases of pedogenesis under boreal conditions just prior to the MIS 6/5e transition. The pedostratigraphical position provides a firm basis to conclude that the VLL and VLB soil horizons at Veldwezelt-Hezerwater represent the terrestrial equivalent of the Late Saalian ‘Zeifen Interstadial’ (MIS 6.01), whereas the capping GSL unit seems to represent the terrestrial equivalent of the so-called ‘Kattegat Stadial’. Indeed, assuming that Northwest Europe was too hostile for humans during the extremes of MIS 6 and given the pattern highlighted by Gamble (1986) that Northwest Europe seems to be a bit of a wasteland during MIS 5e, then the VLL and VLB sites at Veldwezelt-Hezerwater offer unique snapshots of people appearing in Northwest Europe for a short spell (MIS 6.01) and then going away again. Indeed, during the period of climatic amelioration during the ‘Zeifen Interstadial’ (ca. 133,000 years BP), which followed the Saalian Glacial Maximum (ca. 135,000 years BP), Northwest Europe probably saw a significant demographic expansion and the development of ‘new’ Middle Palaeolithic technologies. During the Middle Pleistocene to Late Pleistocene transition phase, semi-rotating parallel/prismatic and opportunistic core reduction strategies and ‘small tools’ were in place at the VLL site at Veldwezelt-Hezerwater. So-called ‘expedient’ core reduction strategies wereused to flake locally-found low-quality lithic raw materials. At the VLB site at Veldwezelt-Hezerwater, the same trend towards ‘parallel’ core reduction was also present. However, it is very interesting to see that at the VLB site, Levallois core reduction has also been attested.
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M. Overbeeke about McNamara, K. & Long, J. 2007. The evolution revolution. Design without intelligence. – Melbourne University Press
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
N. den Ouden about Rudner, R. 2000. A chorus of buffalo. A personal portrait of an American icon. – New York, Marlowe & Company
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
J. Moje about Bricault, L. M.J. Versluys, P.G.P. Meyboom. Eds. 2006. From Nile into Tiber. Egypt in the Roman World. Proceedings of the IIIrd International Conference of Isis Studies, Leiden, May 11-14. – Leiden, Brill
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
C. Wallner about Elewa, A.M.T. Ed. 2006. Predation in organisms. A distinct phenomenon. – Heidelberg, Springer Verlag
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
Newsletter 4, 3 (October 2007)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in News on October 1st, 2007
News on the Activities of the PalArch Foundation
Publications in the October Issue
News on the Archaeology of Northwest Europe
Proceedings of the 9th meeting of the Dutch Vertebrate Palaeontology Group
Let’s Hear it for Neanderthal! Carlos Grau
Egypt in Photographs Zbigniew Kosc
Museums and the Art Loss Register Ingrid Blom-Böer
Musealising University Collections Marieke van der Duin
14th Symphosium of IWGP, Kraków, Poland, 17-23 June 2007 Ingrid Heijen & Wouter van der Meer
Fishing for Fossils Natasja den Ouden
Conference Report: Nature Behind Glass Marieke van der Duin
Messel on Tour Natasja den Ouden
Colophon / Call for papers
A. van Heteren about Uelsberg, G. Ed. 2006. Roots. Wurzeln der Menschheit. – Mainz am Rhein, Phillipp von Zabern
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
Wild, J.P. & F. Wild. 2007. The textiles from Sikait (Egyptian Eastern Desert). – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 2, 2: 9-17
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on April 1st, 2007
Abstract The 2003 season at Sikait yielded ten textile fragments from six different late Roman contexts. They were not examined on site; but the photographs on which the descriptions below are based were of sufficiently fine resolution to enable most of the basic data to be extracted.
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Naguib, S.–A. 2007. The shifting values of authenticity and fakes. – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 2, 1: 1-8
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on April 1st, 2007
Abstract The present article discusses the shifting values of authenticity and fakes. Using a biographical approach and the notion of things’ social life it examines an Egyptianised relief which according to the author is probably the work of the ‘Master of Berlin’, Oxan Aslanian, and investigates the wider context in which the object was conceived. The period under consideration is from the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. The article goes on to explicate that fakes of ancient Egyptian art were circulated through multiplex social networks involving antiquities dealers, fakers and academics from different cultural backgrounds. By following the trajectories of these objects we may reconstruct their environments and map the web of social networks tied to them.
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J.W.F. Reumer about Martin, A.J. 2006. Introduction to the Study of Dinosaurs. Second Edition. – Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on April 1st, 2007
P. Crombé about Milner, N. & P. Woodman. 2005. Mesolithic Studies at the Beginning of the 21st Century. – Oxford, Oxbow Books
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on April 1st, 2007
V. Chauvet about Kanawati, N. & M. Abder–Raziq. 2005. Mereruka and his Family. Part I: The Tomb of Meryteti. – Oxford, Aris and Phillips (The Australian Centre for Egyptology: Reports 21)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on April 1st, 2007
H.J.M. Meijer about Erwin, D.G. 2006. Extinction. How life on earth nearly ended 250 million years ago. – Princeton, Princeton University Press
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on April 1st, 2007
R. Mairs about Hughes, G.R. (with contributions by B.P. Muhs & S. Vinson). 2005. Catalog of Demotic Texts in the Brooklyn Museum. – Chicago, The Oriental Institute (Oriental Institute Communications No. 29)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on April 1st, 2007
A.J. Veldmeijer about Kite, M. & R. Thomson. 2006. Conservation of leather and related materials. – Amsterdam, Elsevier
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on April 1st, 2007
J.E. Jeffery about Hammer, Ø. & D. Harper. 2006. Paleontological Data Analysis. – Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on April 1st, 2007
Newsletter 4, 2 (April 2007)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in News on April 1st, 2007
News on the Activities of the PalArch Foundation
Publications in the April Issue
Egypt in Photographs Zbigniew Kosc
Natural History Museum Rotterdam: the History and Collections of a Museum Natasja den Ouden
What is a palaeontologist? A Field Identification Guide Carlos Grau
Colophon / Call for papers
J.M. Tebes about Bienkowski, P. & K. Galor. Eds. 2006. Crossing the Rift. Resources, Routes, Settlement Patterns and Interaction in the Wadi Arabah. – Oxford, Oxbow (Levant Supplementary Series Volume 3)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2007
M. Wedel about Tidwell, V. & K. Carpenter. Eds. 2005. Thunder–Lizards: The Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs. – Bloomington, Indiana University Press
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2007
F. Hagen about Jasnow, R. & K.–Th. Zauzich. 2005. The Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth: A Demotic Discourse on Knowledge and Pendant to the Classical Hermetica (Volume I & II). – Wiesbaden, Otto Harrasowitz
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 1st, 2007
Veldmeijer, A.J. 2007. Preliminary report on the leatherwork from Roman Berenike, Egyptian Red Sea Coast (1994–2000). – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 1, 1: 1-36
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on January 1st, 2007
Abstract The excavations at Berenike during the 1994–2000 season yielded various finds of skin and leather. Leatherwork is one of the neglected fields in the study of ancient Egypt and it is therefore that this paper presents the leatherwork from this important site, even though the material has not been studied in as much detail as would be necessary. All discussed objects were excavated from early Roman rubbish layers.
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S. Sachs about Everhart, M.J. 2005. Oceans of Kansas: A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea. – Bloomington, Indiana University Press
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 1st, 2007
M. van der Duin about Ambrose, T. & C. Paine. 2006. Museum basics. Second edition. – London/New York, Routledge
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 1st, 2007
I.J.J. Nieuwland about Videler, J.J. 2005. Avian Flight. – Oxford, Oxford University Press (Oxford Ornithology Series, Volume 15)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 1st, 2007
A.J. Clapham about Prance, G., Sir & M. Nesbitt. 2005. The Cultural History of Plants. – London/New York, Routledge
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 1st, 2007
J. Moje about Morenz, L.D. 2004. Bild–Buchstaben und symbolische Zeichen. Die Herausbildung der Schrift in der hohen Kultur Altägyptens. – Fribourg, Academic Press/Göttingen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 205)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 1st, 2007
B.L. Beatty about Herrel, A., T. Speck & N.P. Rowe. Eds. 2006. Ecology and Biomechanics: A Mechanical Approach to the Ecology of Animals and Plants. – Boca Raton, CRC Taylor & Francis
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 1st, 2007
A.J. Veldmeijer about Wedel, C. 2005. Nofretete und das Geheimnis von Amarna. – Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern (Bildbände zur Archäologie)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 1st, 2007
A.J. Veldmeijer about Strudwick, N. 2006. Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt. – London, The British Museum Press
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A.J. Veldmeijer about Hellenbarth, J. 2006. Gräber und Tempel. Archäologische Stätten in Oberägypten und Nubien. 2007. – Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern (calender)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 1st, 2007
Newsletter 4, 1 (January 2007)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in News on January 1st, 2007
News on the Activities of the PalArch Foundation
Publications in the January Issue
The View from Here Carlos Grau
Proceedings of the 8th meeting of the Dutch Vertebrate Palaeontology Group Natasja den Ouden
www.PalArch.nl and electronic publishing in Egyptology André J. Veldmeijer
Egypt in Photographs Zbigniew Kosc
Forward to the Past. An Analysis of Future-oriented Research in the Heritage Field Marieke van der Duin
Colophon / Call for papers
T. Vereenooghe about Connoly, J. & M. Lake. 2006. Geographical Information Systems in Archaeology. – Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 4th, 2006
R. Nyord about Strudwick, N.C. 2005. Texts from the Pyramid Age. – Leiden, Brill (SBL Writings from the Ancient World 16)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 3rd, 2006
Harrell, J.A. 2006. Archaeological geology of Wadi Sikait. – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 4, 1: 1-12
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on October 1st, 2006
Abstract Emerald, a green transparent variety of beryl, was one of the most highly prized gemstones in antiquity. The earliest known emerald mine is located in the valley of Wadi Sikait in Egypt’s southern Eastern Desert, where mining probably began toward the end of the Ptolemaic period in the 1st century BC. Most of the mining activity, however, dates to the Early and Late Roman periods (1st to mid–2nd centuries and 4th to early 6th centuries AD, respectively) with much reduced activity during the Middle Roman period (late 2nd to 3rd centuries AD). The Romans referred to emerald as smaragdus and named the Sikait region Mons Smaragdus or Emerald Mountain. An archaeological geology survey of Wadi Sikait was undertaken for the purpose of mapping the distribution of ancient mine workings, deducing the ancient mining methods, and describing the geologic occurrence of emerald. It was found that emerald and other green beryls occur within the contact zone between phlogopite schist and intrusive quartz and pegmatite veins. The workings, which were excavated in the softer phlogopite schist with flat–edged chisels and pointed picks, are mostly shallow open–cut trenches that follow the quartz/pegmatite veins. Some workings continue as much as 100 meter underground and are still largely unexplored. Steatite and quartz mica schist also occur in Wadi Sikait and were quarried by the Romans for building stone.
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J.W.F. Reumer about Milson, C. & S. Rigby. 2004. Fossils At A Glance. – Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
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J.W.F. Reumer about Cowen, R. 2005. History of Life. 4th Edition. – Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
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S.K. Donovan about Hou Xian–Guang, R.J. Aldridge, J. Bergström, D.J. Siveter, D.J. Siveter & Feng Xiang–Hong. 2004. The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China. – Malden, Blackwell Publishing
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J. Moje about Hofmann, E. 2004. Bilder im Wandel. Die Kunst der ramessidischen Privatgräber. – Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern
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G. Metz about Raven, M.J. & W.K. Taconis. 2005. Egyptian Mummies: Radiological Atlas of the Collections in the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden. – Turnhout, Brepols (Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities 1)
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H.J.M. Meijer & A.J. Veldmeijer about Unwin, D.M. 2005. The Pterosaurs from Deep Time. – New York, Pi Press
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A.J. Veldmeijer about Peacock, J. 2005. Shoes. The Complete Sourcebook. – Londen, Thames & Hudson
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P.F.B. Jongste about Halsted, J. 2005. Bronze Age Settlements in the Welsh Marshes. – Oxford, Archaeopress (BAR British Series 384)
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Newsletter 3, 4 (October 2006)
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News on the Activities of the PalArch Foundation
Publications in the October Issue
An Impression of the IWAA Conference 2006
The Indonesian Wild Man. In Search of the ‘Orang-Pendek’ on Sumatra Marcel van Beurden
Dover Museum and the Dover Bronze Age Boat Peter Clark
Egypt in Photographs Zbigniew Kosc
‘Scientific Creationism’ overseas. The Export of Fundamentalist American Culture to Europe and Australia Ilja Nieuwland
Colophon / Call for papers
T.J.M. Van Dooren about Vincent, T.L. & J.S. Brown. 2005. Evolutionary game theory, natural selection and Darwinian dynamics. – Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
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E.N.A. Heirbaut about Jager, S. & E. van Ginkel. Eds. 2005. Archeologie van de Stellingwerven. Rendierjagers, boeren en ontginners in het stroomgebied van Tjonger en Linde. – Oldeberkoop, Stichting Stellingwarver Schrieversronte
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P. Storm about Lee, R.B. & R. Daly. Eds. 2004. The Cambridge encyclopedia of hunters and gatherers. – Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
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F. Hagen about Kurth, D. 2003. Der Oasenmann. – Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern (Kulturgeschichte der antiken Welt 103)
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M. Signore about Spalinger, A.J. 2005. War in ancient Egypt – Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
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Reader, C.D. 2006. Further considerations on development at Giza before the 4th Dynasty. – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 3, 2: 12-25
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Abstract Two previous papers produced by Vandecruys have been critical of the theories of erosion of the Sphinx by rainfall run–off, previously advanced by Reader. In a final response to Vandecruys’ theory that the extant degradation can be attributed to shallow groundwater movement, Reader explains the limitations of Vandecruys’ groundwater model and further discusses the case for development at Giza before the 4th Dynasty.
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Vandecruys, G. 2006. Response to Reader (2006): more geological and archaeological data on the Sphinx discussion. – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 3, 1: 1-11
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Abstract In a review of the critiques raised by Vandecruys (2006), Reader (2006) clarifies his position on the geological and archaeological situation of the Sphinx, and adds extra data to support his case. The current paper will outline exactly how and why Reader’s response fails to attribute the Sphinx to the Early Dynastic era, and why a 4th Dynasty dating is still most likely when checked against the available evidence.
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J.W.F. Reumer about Kahlke R.–D. & D. Mol. 2005. Eiszeitliche Grosssäugetiere der Sibirischen Arktis. Die Cerpolex/Mammuthus–Expeditionen auf Tajmyr. – Stuttgart, E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Nägele und Obermiller; Senckenberg–Buch 77)
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M.C. van der Plas about Wessen, K. 2005. Simulating human origins and evolution. – Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
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R. Nyord about Martin, G.T. 2005. Stelae from Egypt and Nubia in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, c. 3000 BC–AD 1150. – Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (Fitzwilliam Museum Publications)
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BOOK REVIEW ISSUE PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe 3, 2 (2009): 1-3
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I.J.J. Nieuwland about Meen–mann Chang. Ed. 2003. The Jehol Biota. The emergence of feathered dinosaurs, beaked birds, and flowering plants. – Shanghai, Shanghai Scientific and Technical Publishers
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V. Chauvet about McFarlane, A. 2004. Mastabas at Saqqara. Kaiemheset, Kaipunesut, Kaiemsenu, Sehetepu and others. – Oxford, Aris and Phillips (The Australian Centre for Egyptology Reports 20)
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J.A.S.M. Bosman about MacMahon, A. & J. Price. Eds. 2005. Roman working lives and urban living. – Oxford, Oxbow Books
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J. Moje about Lembke, K., C. Fluck &G. Vittmann. 2004. Ägyptens späte Blüte. Die Römer am Nil. – Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern
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J. Moje about Houston, S.D. Ed. 2004. The first writing, script inventory as history and process. – Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
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J. de Vos about Goren–Inbar, N. & J.D. Speth. Eds. 2004. Human paleoecology in the Levantine Corridor. – Oxford, Oxbow Books
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M.H. Kriek about Goldfinger, E. 2004. Animal anatomy for artists. The elements of form. – Oxford, Oxford University Press
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A.J. Veldmeijer about Sliggers, B. Ed. 2006. Dino’s en draken. Fossielen in mythen en volksgeloof. – Bussum, Uitgeverij Thoth
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O.E. Kaper about Dunand, F. & C. Zivie–Coche. 2004. Gods and men in Egypt 3000 BCE to 395 CE. – Ithaca/London, Cornell University Press
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S. Ikram about Mulville, J. & A.K. Outram. Eds. 2005. The zooarchaeology of fats, oils, milk and dairying. – Oxford, Oxbow Books
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Newsletter 3, 3 (July 2006)
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News on the activities of the PalArch Foundation
Publications in the July issue
Proceedings of the seventh meeting of the Dutch Vertebrate Palaeontology Group
About Shya Chitaley André Veldmeijer
Beyond exhibits: education and research at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History Shya Chitaley
Egypt in photographs Zbigniew Kosc
Colophon / Call for papers
L.G.L. van Hoof about Bailey, D., A. Whittle & V. Cummings. Eds. 2005. (Un)settling the Neolithic. – Oxford, Oxbow Books
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A.J. Veldmeijer about Dodson, A. & D. Hilton. 2004. The complete royal families of ancient Egypt. – London, Thames & Hudson
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Reader, C.D. 2006. Response to Vandecruys (2006). The Sphinx: dramatising data….and dating. – PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 2, 1: 1-13
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Abstract In a previous paper (Vandecruys, 2006), the evidence presented by the current author for re–dating the Sphinx of Giza and a number of other structures present within the Giza necropolis has been reassessed. Following this re–assessment, Vandecruys has raised a number of objections to the current author’s thesis. The current paper provides a response to the criticism of Vandecruys and presents further arguments in support of Early Dynastic development at Giza, of which the Sphinx is considered to have formed an important element.
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M. Overbeeke about Westenholz, G. & R.S. Bianchi. 2004. Dragons, monsters and fabulous beasts. – Jerusalem, Bible Lands Museum
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W.A. Out about Jones, G. 2005. Environmental Archaeology. The Journal of Human Palaeoecology. Volume 10, 1. – Oxford, Oxbow Books (Association for Environmental Archaeology)
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J. Moje about Höveler–Müller, M. 2005. Am Anfang war Ägypten. Die Geschichte der pharaonischen Hochkultur von der Frühzeit bis zum Ende des Neuen Reiches ca. 4000 – 1070 v. Chr. – Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern (Kulturgeschichte der Antiken Welt 101)
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A. Bednarski about De Keersmaecker, R.O. 2005. Travellers’ graffiti from Egypt and the Sudan. IV. Elkab, the rock tombs. – www.egypt–sudan–graffiti.be
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B.L. Beatty about Klevezal, G.A. 1996. Recording structures of mammals: determination of age and reconstruction of life history. – Rotterdam/Brookfield, A.A. Balkema
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