Niesiołowski-Spano, Łukasz(Taylor & Francis Group, 2015)
The aim of the paper is to review the value and usefulness of the ethnic-markers of ancient societies, based on the assumption that certain populations practice certain eating and drinking habits. In other words, the conviction that some food and drink habits may be used as reliable tools for determining the ethnicities of ancient societies will be questioned. This argument is applied to the case of the Philistines, a population of Aegean or Aegeo- Anatolian origin, who settled in Palestine in the early twelfth century BCE....
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Digital imaging techniques have found wide usage for documenting archaeological work. On some occasions, the use of specialised techniques yields results that differ from traditional digital photography or videography. In this presentation I am presenting two techniques that appear to require an introduction for polish archaeologists. Reflective Transformation Imaging (RTI or PTM - Polynomial Texture Mapping) is very efficient for documenting and analysing carved and relief bearing monuments. PTM uses a series of images and transforms them into a single image file. This allows the researcher to record an object in different lighting conditions and use a computer to transform the light while viewing. This enables very precise documentation of the surface features of the heritage object that then facilitates further archaeological analysis. Another use of serial imagery is taking slow motion digital videos in experimental archaeological documentation. The technique allows archaeologists to observe and document dynamic phenomena that are difficult to observe with the naked eye.
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Las técnicas de toma de imágenes digitales han encontrado una amplia aplicación en la documentación del trabajo arqueológico. En algunas ocasiones el uso de las técnicas especializadas aporta resultados que difieren de los de la fotografía digital tradicional o la videografía. En el presente artículo se comentan dos técnicas que parecen requerir una introducción para los arqueólogos polacos. La técnica de Reflective Transformation Imaging (RTI, Imágenes de Transformación Reflectiva, o Polynomial Texture Mapping, PTM, Mapeamento de Textura Polinomial) es muy eficaz en la documentación y el análisis de los monumentos escultóricos o decorados con relieves. El PTM aprovecha una serie de imágenes y las transforma en un archivo de imagen único. Esto permite al investigador grabar un objeto en diferentes condiciones de luz y usar el ordenador para transformar la luz durante la visualización. De esta manera es posible conseguir una documentación muy precisa de las características de la superficie de los objetos de patrimonio cultural, lo cual facilita un análisis arqueológico posterior. Otro uso de la imaginería en serie consiste en aprovechar los vídeos digitales a cámara lenta en la documentación arqueológica digital. Dicha técnica permite a los arqueólogos observar y documentar los fenómenos dinámicos que son difíciles de observar a simple vista....
Synteza historii Danii w XX i początku XXI w. W rozdziale I skrót dziejów Danii w XVIII i XIX w. Synteza uwzględnia najważniejsze wydarzenia historii Danii w XX wieku, z naciskiem na historię społeczną i rozwój duńskiego modelu państwa dobrobytu....
Social studies and anthropology, based on ethnographical research, take for granted the role of large populous groups in defining ethnicity. Self-definitions of the group, as well as definition by others, are interpreted as the central issues regarding large groups. The paper aims to argue for the key-role of elite groups in self-identification and ethnic creation. Small groups of elite, by defining their own “ethnicity” decided it for larger groups. This hypothesis will be tested and illustrated by test cases of ethnogenesis in Iron Age Palestine....
The biblical passage concerning the siege of Jerusalem by David (2 Sam. 5:6-10), has drawn scholarly attention numerous times over the years. The formula of exclusion of the blind and lame from the Hebrew cult, which became popular in biblical literature, made this story particularly attractive. Despite the volumes of commentaries devoted to this passage there still remain alternative explanations and interpretations of the phrase that have not been sufficiently explored. To whit, it is possible that the passage contains words the original meaning of which have been forgotten. This article aims to explore the possibility of re-interpreting the saying about blind and lame in Jerusalem and its role, anew....