Troia and the Troad

by Wagner, Gunther A.; Pernicka, Ernst; Uerpmann, Hans-Peter; Uerpmann, Hans-Peter

• ISBN13: 9783540437116
• ISBN10: 3540437118
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

When reconstructing the past, the archaeologist needs to take into account all kinds of relevant information. Where no written evidence is available, the natural sciences play an indispensable role. Troia is a remarkable site in this respect. The present Troia project, under the directorship of Manfred Korfmann, integrates various disciplines including geoarchaeology, archaeobotany, zooarchaeology, anthropology, geophysical prospection as well as chemical and technological studies of metal, stone and pottery. Hardly any other archaeological project is supported so intensely and on such a broad scale by archaeometric investigations as the international research group in Troia. In April 2001 an International Symposium was held in Heidelberg, Germany, with the aim of promoting scientific interaction and providing synopses of the various disciplines engaged in Troia. This volume contains most of the contributions presented at the symposium.

Author Biography

Gunther A. Wagner directs the Research Group of Archaeometry, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, situated at the Max-Planck-Institut fur Kernphysik, and is professor for Geology at the Universitat Heidelberg. He has authored/coauthored numerous scientific articles and books and teaches regularly courses in archaeometry. He is president of the Archaeometric Society in Germany Ernst Pernicka studied chemistry at the Universitat Wien in Austria. He has been engaged in science-based archaeology since completing his Ph.D. thesis. From 1979 to 1997, he was senior scientist at the Max-Planck-Institut fur Kernphysik in Heidelberg and since 1997 he has held the chair for archaeometallurgy at the Technische Universitat Bergakademie Freiberg. There he teaches archaeometry in a regular curriculum Hans-Peter Uerpmann studied veterinary medicine and prehistoric archaeology. He is Professor of Archaeobiology at the Universitat Tubingen.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Troia and Natural Sciences	1	(8)
M. Korfmann
Historical and Geological Context of the Troad
The Case for Historical Significance in Homer's Landmarks at Troia	9	(22)
J.V. Luce
The Relationship Between Man and Landscape in the Troad During the Ottoman Period	31	(12)
R. Aslan
Heidelberg Radiocarbon Dates for Troia I to VIII and Kumtepe	43	(12)
B. Kromer
M. Korfmann
P. Jablonka
Seismotectonics and Geology of Troia and Surrounding Areas, Northwest Anatolia	55	(22)
Y. Yilmaz
The Link Between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Since the End of the Last Ice Age: Archaeology and Geology	77	(18)
P. Jablonka
On the Oscillations of the Black Sea Level in the Holocene Period from an Archaeological Viewpoint	95	(10)
B. Govedarica
The Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara and Bronze Age Archaeology -- an Archaeological Predicament	105	(16)
M. Ozdogan
Delta Evolution and Culture -- Aspects of Geoarchaeological Research in Miletos and Priene	121	(22)
H. Bruckner
Mineral Deposits and Materials
Early Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Northeast Aegean	143	(30)
E. Pernicka
C. Eibner
O. Oztunali
G.A. Wagner
On the Composition and Provenance of Metal Finds from Besiktepe (Troia)	173	(30)
F. Begemann
S. Schmitt-Strecker
E. Pernicka
Provenance of White Marble Building Stones in the Monuments of Ancient Troia	203	(20)
J. Zoldfoldi
M. Satir
Provenance Studies of Pottery and Granite Columns in Troia	223	(10)
M. Satir
J. Zoldfoldi
On the Origin of Coarse Wares of Troia VII	233	(18)
M. Guzowska
I. Kuleff
E. Pernicka
M. Satir
Archaeobiology
Environmental Aspects of Economic Changes in Troia	251	(12)
H.P. Uerpmann
Troia and Fallow Deer	263	(14)
M. Fabis
Troian Bird Remains -- Environment and Hunting	277	(8)
P. Kronneck
Proposal of an Effective Concept for the Troad -- a Strategy for the Preservation of an Important Ecological Building Block in the International System of Bird Migration	285	(8)
G. Schwaderer
Rural Plenty: the Result of Hard Work -- Rich Middle Bronze Age Plant Remains from Agios Mamas, Chalkidike	293	(10)
H. Kroll
Regional Palaeodemographic Aspects of Troia and Its Ecosystem	303	(14)
U. Wittwer-Backofen
Landscape Change of the Troian Site and Plain
Some Open Questions About the Plain of Troia	317	(8)
E. Zangger
The Geophysical Mapping of the Lower City of Troia/Ilion	325	(16)
H. G. Jansen
N. Blindow
Stratigraphy, Geochemistry and Geochronometry of Sedimentary Archives Around Hisarlik Hill -- a Pilot Study	341	(20)
J. Gobel
M. Satir
A. Kadereit
G.A. Wagner
I. Kayan
Sedimentary Facies Patterns and the Interpretation of Paleogeographies of Ancient Troia	361	(18)
J.C. Kraft
I. Kayan
H. Bruckner
G. Rapp
Geoarchaeological Interpretations of the ``Troian Bay''	379	(24)
I. Kayan
E. Oner
L. Uncu
B. Hocaoglu
S. Vardar
References	403	(30)
Index	433