GRK 323:
Archaeological Analysis
Subject Area
Ancient Cultures
Term
from 1997 to 2006
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 271811
The goal of the research training group is to promote the interaction between archaeological and historical disciplines on the one hand, and science-based departments on the other. In addition to promoting fresh interdisciplinary dialogue through a systematic, institutionalized structure, ongoing research projects in the humanities may be deepened by the application of modern techniques adapted from the natural sciences. Particular areas of emphasis include geophysical and geomorphological methods applied to archaeology, computational image analysis, materials science (of metals, ceramic, and stone), climatology, archaeobotany, archaeozoology, and anthropology. Physical methods are also used to date archaeological materials by clarifying the methods and materials of manufacture. Trade patterns ofartefacts may be established. The latter topic continues into questions relating to history - particularly economic and social - and leads to broader issues of the nature of cultivation and climate change. Main research areas range spatially and temporally: from Neolithic Hessen to the Roman period (Mainz and Pompeii) to the Early Middle Ages (Brandenburg, Bulgaria). A new area of research involves the eastern Mediterranean region: classical sites in Turkey as well as the Early Bronze age of Syria. The research training group provides a thorough introduction to the emerging field of "archaeometry" that is open to all students.
DFG Programme
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