36^th International Symposium on Archaeometry (ISA 2006)

Provisional Program

Monday, 1 May 2006

15:00 - 19:00

Registration and Reception

Tuesday, 2 May 2006

8:00

Registration and Reception

9:00 - 9:15

Opening Ceremony

9:15 - 10:40 ha 

Session 1: Field Archaeology (Remote Sensing and Prospecting) and Environmental Archaeology

9:20 - 9:40

Jean-Michel Maillol and Richard Garvin

High Resolution GPR Surveys of Viejo Period Settlements, Chihuahua, Mexico

9:40 - 10:00

Paul W. J. Glover

The Discovery of an Anglo-Saxon Grubenhaus at New Bewick, Northern U.K. Using Electrical Surveying and Predictive Deconvolution

10:00 - 10:20

William D. Middleton and David W. Messinger

Landscape Classification in Regional Archaeological Survey Employing Stepwise Unmixing of Hyperspectral Imagery from the Earth Observing 1 Satellite

10:20 - 10:40

Peter E. Sablock and Jeremey Louisos

Integrated Geophysical Studies of a Late Woodland Period First Nations and Early Colonial Archaeological Site in South Berwick, Maine, USA

10:40 - 11:10

Coffee Break

11:10 - 12:30   h

Session 1: Field Archaeology (Remote Sensing and Prospecting) and Environmental Archaeology

11:10 - 11:30

Y. Bassiakos, B. Hayden, A. Sarris, N. Zacharias, K. Pavlopoulos, C. Athanassas, K. Theodorakopoulou, K. Kouli and M. Triantaphyllou

Contribution to the Environmental History of the Archaeological Area of Istron (E. Crete, Aegean)

11:30 - 11:50

Stijn Oonk, Caroline Slomp, Simon Vriend and Henk Kars

Chemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Features in Roman Farmhouse Plans from Tiel-Passewaaij, The Netherlands

11:50 - 12:10

Ina Reiche, Emilie Chalmin, Michel Menu, Dominique Baffier, Geneviève Orial, Roberto Geremia, Laurent Charlet, Fanny d'Orlyé and Emmanuelle Sansot

Study of Calcite Formation on Palaeolithic Cave Paintings: The Case of Arcy-sur-Cure “Grande Grotte" (28000 BC, Yonne, France)

12:10 - 12:30

Veronika V. Murasheva, A. Golieva and O. Marfenina

The Test of the Use of Natural Sciences Methods for the Interpretation of Archaeological Objects (by the Example of the Viking Age Gnezdovo Settlement)

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:45

Session 2: Dating (Organic and Inorganic Materials)

14:05 - 14:25

Matthias R. Krbetschek and Daniel Richter

Dating in the Palaeolithic Older than 100 000 Years: Recent Developments in Luminescence Dating

14:25 - 14:45

Nikolaos V. Zacharias, K. Theodorakopoulou and Y. Bassiakos

A Large-Scale Luminecence Dating of Fluvial Deposits from Eastern Crete, Greece

14:45 - 15:05

Emmanuelle Vieillevigne, Pierre Guibert, Françoise Bechtel and Pierre Leriche

TL Dating about Medieval Architecture: The Brickbuilt Citadel of Termez (Uzbekistan)

15:05 - 15:25

Tatsuya Murakami, Gregory W. L. Hodgins,  Amy Jo Vonarx and Arleyn Simon

Radiocarbon Dating Mesoamerican Plasters: Studies from Teotihuacan

15:25 - 15:45

Sophie Blain, A. Bouvier, Pierre Guibert, Emmanuelle Vieillevigne, F. Bechtel, Philippe Lanos, A. Chauvin, Ch. Sapin and M. Baylé

Architectural Ceramics Dating Applied to Medieval Building Archaeology: The Case of Notre-Dame-Sous-Terre (Mont-Saint-Michel, France)

15:45 - 16:15

Coffee Break

16:15 - 17:35

Session 2: Dating (Organic and Inorganic Materials)

16:15 - 16:35

Y. Maniatis, E. Dotsika, M. Maniati, Th. Pitsios, J. Coltrain, T.E. Cerling and J. R. Ehleringer

Radiocarbon Dating and Stable Isotope Analysis of Human Bones Found in Notorious Kaiadas Gulch Near Sparta: A Preliminary Report

16:35 - 16:55

Charles Dagneau

A 356-Year Tree-Ring Chronology of Eastern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) for Ile d'Orléans, Quebec (1553-1908)

16:55 - 17:15

Kirsty E. H. Penkman, Richard Preece, David Keen and Matthew Collins

Amino Acids in Calcite: A Tiny Time-Capsule for the Quaternary

17:15 - 17:35

S. Reich, G. Leitus and S. Shalev

Superconductivity in the Service of Archaeology; A Dating Method for Lead Artifacts

17:35 - 17:55

Andrew J. Shortland, Thomas Higham and Christopher Ramsey

Synchronising Absolute Scientific Dating and the Egyptian Historical Chronology

Wednesday, 3 May 2006

8:30 - 10:15   h

Session 3: Biomaterials (DNA, Diet, Organic Residues Analysis and Agricultural Archaeology)

8:35 - 8:55

Masaaki Ogasawara

Chemical Analysis to Search for Origin of Amber and Bitumen Excavated from Archaeological Sites in Northern Japan

8:55 - 9:15

Matthew A. James, Anna Mukherjee, Francesca Robertson, Peter Pfälzner and Richard P. Evershed

Biogeochemical Study of Anthropogenic Sediments from a Bronze Age Syrian Royal Tomb

9:15 - 9:35

Johan Kool

What does the Organic Chemistry of Botanical Remains Contribute to our Archaeological Knowledge?

9:35 - 9:55

Caroline Solazzo, David Erhardt, Cécile Cren and Christian Rolando

Analysis of Organic Residues as Incrustations in Coastal Arctic Artifacts

9:55 - 10:15

Valerie Jean Steele and Ben Stern

Pots, Provenance and Perfumes – Organic Residues from the Late Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 - 12:25   h

Session 3: Biomaterials (DNA, Diet, Organic Residues Analysis and Agricultural Archaeology)

10:45 - 11:05

Stephen A. Buckley

Treated Like Animals: A Systematic Approach to Ancient Egyptian Animal Mummification?

11:05 - 11:25

Richard P. Evershed, M. S. Copley, J. Coolidge, D. Urem-Kotsou, A. Sherratt and S. Payne

The Emergence and Spread of Dairying in Southeast Europe and the Near East

11:25 - 11:45

Robert H. Tykot, Eugenio Aspillaga, Femanda Fallabella, Adolfo Gil, Julieta Gomez-Otero and Gustavo Politis

The Contribution of Bone Chemistry Studies to Reconstructing Ancient Diets on the Inca Frontier: New Data from Coastal, Inland, and Andean Highland Sites in Chile and Argentina

11:45 - 12:05

Brenna A. McLeod, Moira Brown and Bradley White

Using Genetic Analysis of Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA from Whale Bone to Evaluate 16th-Century Basque Whaling in the Western North Atlantic

12:05 - 12:25

Ruth Bollongino, Ceiridwen Edwards, Joachim Burger, and Jean-Denis Vigne

Ancient DNA and Prehistoric Migration: The Example of Cattle Domestication in the Neolithic

12:25 - 13:00

Presentation of Venues for ISA 2008 (Leuven, Siena and Tours)

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch

14:30 - 16:30   h                   h

Poster Session A: Field Archaeology and Environmental Archaeology, Dating, Biomaterials and Technology and Provenance of Stone, Pigments and Plaster (see Provisional Poster Program)

(Coffee will be available during the Poster Session)

16:30 - 18:15

Session 4: Technology and Provenance of Stone, Pigments and Plaster

16:35 - 16:55

Adrian A. Evans, Yvonne Wolframm, Randolph Donahue, and William Lovis

The Sourcing of Black Chert in Northern England and the Implications for Mesolithic Hunter-Gatherer Mobility

16:55 - 17:15

Sarah E. Delerue, Tristan Carter and Gérard Poupeau

Characterizing Obsidian from Neolithic Çatalhöyük (Konya Plain, Turkey): A Chaîne Opératoire Approach

17:15 - 17:35

Kirstin Kasper and Ernst Pernicka

Obsidian Sources in Transcaucasia and their Exploitation in the Bronze Age

17:35 - 17:55

Changsui Wang and Naisheng Li

Study of Some Ancient Chinese Building Materials

17:55 - 18:15

Richard A. Neunteufel

Weathering Studies of Stone Sculptures

Thursday, 4 May 2006

8:30 - 10:10

Session 4: Technology and Provenance of Stone, Pigments and Plaster

8:30 - 8:50

Peter Vandenabeele and Luc Moens

Mobile Raman Spectroscopy and Archaeometry: Symbiosis in an Interdisciplinary Field

8:50 - 9:10

Patricia Roger, François Deroche, Aurélie Bosc and J.N. Barrandon

Interest of Multidisciplinary Analysis in the Study of Inks and Decoration of Medieval Manuscripts - Contribution of On-Site Spectral Measurements Carried Out on Two Culturally and Geographically Different Representative Groups

9:10 - 9:30

Christina L. Cole, Jennifer Giaccai and John Winter

Identification of Organic Red Dyes on Late Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portraits via HPLC and GC/MS

9:30 - 9:50

Lorenzo Appolonia, Ariela Bollati and Bruno Radicati

A Reflection Spectral Analysis Method for Pigments Identification - A Case Study: Old Nisa Statues

9:50 - 10:10

Yuriria Silva-Velazquez, Jesus Arenas-Alatorre, Carlos Peraza-Lope and Pablo Bautista-Mosqueira

Study of Mural Paintings Provenient from the Last Greatest Mayan Capital

10:10 - 10:40

Coffee Break

10:40 - 12:05

Session 5: Technology and Provenance of Ceramics and Glass

10:45 - 11:05

Marino Maggetti and Jean Rosen

Grand-feu Colours Used in the Faience Manufactury Le Bois d’Epense (North-Eastern France, 18/19th Century)

11:05 - 11:25

Claire Pacheco, Rémy Chapoulie, Eric Doorhyee and Anne Bouquillon

Medieval Islamic Gilded Glazed Ceramics: Crossing Analytical Results in Search of Technological Features

11:25 - 11:45

Josefina Perez-Arantegui, Gemma Cepria, Josep Roque, and Marius Vendrell-Saz

Lustre Decoration on Ceramics: Electrochemical Study of the Reduction Behaviour of Different Pigment Mixtures

11:45 - 12:05

Isabella Turbanti Memmi, Consuelo Fortina and Francesca Grassi

‘Vetrina sparsa’ and ‘invetriata grezza’ Ceramic Glaze Production: An Example of Technological Continuity throughout the X-XIV Century in the Southern Tuscany (Italy)

12:05 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 14:00

Presentation on Quebec City by David Mendel

14:00

Guided Tour of Old Quebec City

Friday, 5 May 2006

8:30 - 10:10

Session 5: Technology and Provenance of Ceramics and Glass

8:30 - 8:50

Anno Hein, Vassilis Kilikoglou

Hot Pots – Modelling Heat Transfer in Archaeological Ceramics

8:50 - 9:10

Ron Hancock and Katharine Hancock

A Pseudo-Forensic Accounting of Olmec INAA Data Interpretations

9:10 - 9:30

Rui Wen

The Chemical Composition of Blue Pigment on Blue-and-White Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368-1644)

9:30 - 9:50

Hans Mommsen, U. Schlotzhauer, A. Villing and S. Weber

The Ceramic Repertoire Imported into Naukratis, Egypt, Classified by Neutron Activation Analysis

9:50 - 10:10

Gisela Thierrin-Michael

Wine Amphorae from Northern Campania

10:10 - 10:40

Coffee Break

10:40 - 12:20

Session 5: Technology and Provenance of Ceramics and Glass

10:40 - 11:00

Ian C. Freestone

The Batch - An Opportunity and a Challenge for Archaeometry

11:00 - 11:20

Piero Mirti, Marco Pace, Maurizio Aceto and Maria Maddalena Negro Ponzi

Parthian and Sasanian Glassmaking as Revealed by Chemical Analysis of Glass Fragments from Seleucia and Vehardašir (Central Iraq)

11:20 - 11:40

Thilo Rehren and Edgar Pusch

The Production of Glass in Ramesside Egypt

11:40 - 12:00

Satoko Tanimoto and Thilo Rehren

Experimental Study of Late Bronze Age Glass Making Practice

12:00 - 12:20

Alessandra Santagostino Barbone, E. Gliozzo, F. d’Acapito, M. Turchiano, G. Volpe and I. Memmi

Technological Features and Provenance of the Emblemata in Opus Sectile from the Archaeological Site of Faragola (Ascoli Satriano, Foggia)

12:20 - 13:50

Lunch

13:50 - 15:50   h

Poster Session B: Technology and Provenance of Ceramics and Glass, and Technology and Provenance of Metals (see Provisional Poster Program)

(Coffee will be available during the Poster Session)

15:50 - 17:45

Special Theme Session: Early Man in America

15:55 - 16:25

Silvia Gonzalez

Human Footprints in Central Mexico more than 40,000 Years Old

16:25 - 16:55

J. M. Adovasio and D. R. Pedler

After Clovis: Some Thoughts on the Slow Death of a Paradigm

16:55 - 17:25

José Carlos Soler Gómez

The Trouble Continent: A Macro-Demographical Analysis of the First American Settlement

17:25 - 17:45

Adrian L. Burke and Claude Chapdelaine

Geological Provenance of Siliceous Stone Tool Raw Materials and the Early Paleoindian Occupation of Northeastern North America

19:30 - 1:00

Banquet

Saturday, 6 May 2006

8:45 - 10:10

Special Sub-Session: Isotope Studies of Glass

8:50 - 9:10

Patrick A. Degryse, Ian Freestone, Jens Schneider and Veerle Lauwers

The Provenance of Early Byzantine Glass Chunks at Sagalassos (SW Turkey):  Pb, Sr and Nd Isotopic Evidence

9:10 - 9:30

Julian Henderson and Jane Evans

Discrimination of Glass Sources Using Both Nd and Sr Isotope Systems

9:30 - 9:50

David Dungworth, Patrick Degryse and Jens Schneider

Kelp and Other Marine Plants in Historic Glass: The Application of Strontium Isotope Analysis

9:50 - 10:10

Yves Monette and Marc Richer-LaFlèche

Laser-Ablation ICP-MS Analysis of Historic Ceramic Glazes - A Multi-Element and Lead Isotope Investigation

10:10 - 10:40

Coffee Break

10:40 - 12:25

Session 6: Technology and Provenance of Metals

10:45 - 11:05

Sébastien Perret and Vincent Serneels

Technological Characterization and Quantification of a Large Scale Iron Smelting Site in Fiko, Mali

11:05 - 11:25

Martina Renzi and Salvador Rovira LLorens

Slags of Early Iron Production in the Iberian Peninsula

11:25 - 11:45

Harald Alexander Veldhuijzen and Thilo Rehren

The Smelter and the Smith. Relations Between the First (Late 10th Century BC) Iron Smelting Site in the Levant: Tell Hammeh, Jordan, and Contemporary Iron Smithing Remains from Tel Beth-Shemesh, Israel

11:45 - 12:05

Myrto Georgakopoulou, Olga Philaniotou and Yannis Bassiakos

New Light on Early Bronze Age Copper Production in the Cyclades: The Case of Seriphos

12:05 - 12:25

Lorna Anguilano, Thilo Rehren and Beno Rothenberg

Silver Production at Rio Tinto During the Roman Occupation

12:25 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:40

Session 6: Technology and Provenance of Metals

14:00 – 14:20

Claire Cohen, Thilo Rehren and Mary Van Buren

Indigenous Silver Smelting in the Bolivian Altiplano: Adaption to Local Environments

14:20 – 14:40

Aude Mongiatti, Marcos Martinón-Torres and Thilo Rehren

Assaying for Gold and Silver in Renaissance Austria: New Techniques, New Discoveries

14:40 – 15:00

Justine Bayley

The Discovery of Precious Metal Refining in Early Roman Chichester

15:00 – 15:20

Lian Haiping, Michael R. Notis and Aaron Shugar

Metallurgical Study of a Han Dynasty Bimetallic Arrowhead

15:20 – 15:40

Dirk Visser, Robert van Langh, Peter Vontobel and Jorg Eberhard Lehmann

From Vulcan's Forge : Neutron Tomographic Investigations of Early Italian and Northern Renaissance Bronse Sculptures from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

15:40 – 16:10

Coffee Break

16:10 – 17:30

Session 6: Technology and Provenance of Metals

16:10 – 16:30

Daniel J. Jeffery and Thilo Rehren

Studying Technological Change in the 12th & 13th Centuries at Novgorod through X-Ray Analysis of Slag Inclusions in Iron Knives

16:30 - 16:50

Maria-Filomena Guerra, Cécile Esques, and Emmanuel Ple

Searching for the Decoration Tools of Ancient Goldsmiths by Micro-Topography

16:50 - 17:10

Mark A. Hunt Ortiz, D. Garcia Rivero, I. Montero Ruiz, D. Oliva Alonso, R. Valencia Rodriguez, J. F. Santos Zalduegui and A. Gomez Moron

Archaeometric Study of a Silver Coin Hoard of the Almohad Period (13th Century A.D.) from Triana (Seville, Spain)

17:10 17:30

David Bourgarit and Jean Plateau

The Golden Age of Aluminium: How to Distinguish Between Chemical and Electrolytic Aluminium?

17:30

Student Poster Prizes, Next Venue and Closing Ceremony

Sunday, 7 May 2006

9:00 - 12:00

Excursion Choice A: Beyond the Fortification Walls : A Half-Day Excursion

9:00 - 17:00

Excursion Choice B: A Day in the Country: Exploring the Beaupré Coast