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Troia and the Troad

Scientific Approaches

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. Günther A. Wagner

    1. Forschungsstelle Archäometrie, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany

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  2. Ernst Pernicka

    1. Archäometrie, Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany

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  3. Hans-Peter Uerpmann

    1. Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

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  • Unique combination of various scientific approaches
  • New Insights into the size, social and economic development and other aspects of ancient Troia through scientific investigations
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Natural Science in Archaeology (ARCHAEOLOGY)

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Table of contents (25 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N1-XVI
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  2. Introduction — Troia and the Natural Sciences

    1. Introduction — Troia and the Natural Sciences

      • M. Korfmann
      Pages 1-8

  3. Historical and Geological Context of the Troad

    1. The Case for Historical Significance in Homer’s Landmarks at Troia

      • J. V. Luce
      Pages 9-30

    2. The Relationship Between Man and Landscape in the Troad During the Ottoman Period

      • Rüstem Aslan
      Pages 31-41

    3. Heidelberg radiocarbon dates for Troia I to VIII and Kumtepe

      • Bernd Kromer, Manfred Korfmann, Peter Jablonka
      Pages 43-54

    4. Seismotectonics and Geology of Troia and Surrounding Areas, Northwest Anatolia

      • Y. Yılmaz
      Pages 55-75

    5. The Link Between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean since the End of the Last Ice Age: Archaeology and Geology

      • Peter Jablonka
      Pages 77-94

    6. On the Oscillations of the Black Sea Level in the Holocene Period from an Archaeological Viewpoint

      • Blagoje Govedarica
      Pages 95-104

    7. The Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara and Bronze Age Archaeology: An Archaeological Predicament

      • Mehmet Özdoğan
      Pages 105-120

    8. Delta Evolution and Culture — Aspects of Geoarchaeological Research in Miletos and Priene

      • Helmut Brückner
      Pages 121-142

  4. Mineral Deposits and Materials

    1. Early Bronze Age Metallurgy in the North-East Aegean

      • E. Pernicka, C. Eibner, O. Öztunalı, G. A. Wagner
      Pages 143-172

    2. On the Composition and Provenance of Metal Finds from Beşiktepe (Troia)

      • Friedrich Begemann, Sigrid Schmitt-Strecker, Ernst Pernicka
      Pages 173-201

    3. Provenance of the White Marble Building Stones in the Monuments of Ancient Troia

      • Judit Zöldföldi, Muharrem Satır
      Pages 203-222

    4. Provenance Studies of Pottery and Granite Columns in Troia

      • Muharrem Satır, Judit Zöldföldi
      Pages 223-231

    5. On the Origin of Coarse Wares of Troia VII

      • M. Guzowska, I. Kuleff, E. Pernicka, M. Satir
      Pages 233-249
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About this book

It is my pleasure to welcome you here on the occasion of the International Symposium, "Landscape Troia between Earth History and Culture". The topic Troia has stimulated many scientists, historians and experts in the history of arts to interpret data and adjust concepts regarding the de­ velopment of early Troia. In the past two decades the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities has supported several research activities which are related to the Troia project. One of the aims of the archaeometry laboratory is to localize Aegean and Anatolian sources for the procurement of prehistoric metals such as gold, silver, lead, copper and tin. In particular in the Troad, numerous mining and smelting sites have been found and characterized, allowing one to investigate to which extent they might have been exploited by the acient Troians. When analytically comparing ores and slags with Troian metal artifacts, early trade connections can be traced. The landscape around Troia underwent rather fast and drastic changes.

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From the reviews:

"The current volume comprises 25 archaeological science papers resulting from Korfmann’s programme of fieldwork, originally presented at a conference … . both the editors and publishers are to be congratulated on the rapidity with which this volume has appeared. … As expected from a Springer publication, the volume is attractively presented and makes excellent use of colour illustrations. … it will be a useful addition to libraries of institutions which have an interest in the east Mediterranean Bronze Age … ." (Keith Wilkinson, The Holocene, Vol. 14 (5), 2004)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Forschungsstelle Archäometrie, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany

    Günther A. Wagner

  • Archäometrie, Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany

    Ernst Pernicka

  • Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

    Hans-Peter Uerpmann

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Troia and the Troad

  • Book Subtitle: Scientific Approaches

  • Editors: Günther A. Wagner, Ernst Pernicka, Hans-Peter Uerpmann

  • Series Title: Natural Science in Archaeology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05308-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-43711-6Published: 27 November 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07832-3Published: 10 April 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-05308-9Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1613-9712

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 449

  • Number of Illustrations: 155 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Archaeology, Anthropology, Geology, Geography, general

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