A direct historical approach is used in this thesis to document the lost wax casting technique as currently practiced by indigenous metallurgists in northeastern Thailand. The smiths observed at Ban Pba Ao, Ubon Ratchathani Province are the last practicing members of a bronze working tradition that has been in continuous operation at the village for two centuries. An account of the processes used to create bronze bells is provided. Of particular significance is the fact that the yard in which casting activities are performed did not receive clean up operations following the bells production. As a result, hearths, bowl furnaces, crucibles and fragments of clay moulds are left scattered about the yard. These materials accumulating in one location would eventually create a mound of cultural debris. The discarded materials from the lost wax casting process as practiced at Ban Pba Ao provide considerable insight into what might be found in the stratigraphy of Peninsular Southeast Asian prehistoric sites that were involved in the production of bronze objects. The study concludes that attention needs to be paid to the stratigraphic sequences from which bronze artifacts are extracted, rather than relying on the artifacts to determine the type of process used in their manufacture.

A direct historical approach is used in this thesis to document the lost wax casting technique as currently practiced by indigenous metallurgists in northeastern Thailand. The smiths observed at Ban Pba Ao, Ubon Ratchathani Province are the last practicing members of a bronze working tradition that has been in continuous operation at the village for two centuries. An account of the processes used to create bronze bells is provided. Of particular significance is the fact that the yard in which casting activities are performed did not receive clean up operations following the bells production. As a result, hearths, bowl furnaces, crucibles and fragments of clay moulds are left scattered about the yard. These materials accumulating in one location would eventually create a mound of cultural debris. The discarded materials from the lost wax casting process as practiced at Ban Pba Ao provide considerable insight into what might be found in the stratigraphy of Peninsular Southeast Asian prehistoric sites that were involved in the production of bronze objects. The study concludes that attention needs to be paid to the stratigraphic sequences from which bronze artifacts are extracted, rather than relying on the artifacts to determine the type of process used in their manufacture.

Presented in the session “Bioarchaeology and Forensic Case Studies of Sectarian Violence, Revolts, and Small-Scale Warfare.”

Through an examination of the processes and influences on the character of grey literature and its producers, this thesis explores the nature of archaeological investigation, how it is reported and the creation of archaeological data in England from 1990 to 2010 and the implications for future understanding of the English archaeological record. I intend to address broad research questions regarding grey literature and archaeology: What is grey literature? Who creates it and why? What is it meant for? Is it fit-for-purpose? My research objectives in studying grey literature reporting and archaeological fieldwork investigation in England are: •To explore the nature of archaeological grey literature reporting and its producers, the framework of its production and communication, and its impact on archaeological research and knowledge production; •To capture the developments and changes in English archaeological practice between 1990 and 2010 and their implications for the creation and understanding of the archaeological record; and •To consider potential future directions for archaeological fieldwork and reporting. I propose to achieve this using a combination of both quantitative and qualitative approaches including spatial analysis techniques, comparative analysis at a range of scales from England-wide to individual case study areas, and detailed analysis of the nature and actual content of grey literature reports alongside a characterisation of the many creators of grey literature reporting. This study will illustrate and explore the process of producing grey literature reporting as well as examining the end product itself - grey literature reports. This European Research Council funded DPhil research was undertaken within the context of the English Landscapes and Identities Project, which analyses change and continuity in the English Landscape from the middle Bronze Age (c.1500 BC) to the Domesday survey (c. AD 1086).

Memória do Futuro trata do registro arqueológico sob a perspectiva digital, com o objetivo de caracterizar algumas possibilidades que essa interação oferece, principalmente quanto a uma possível mudança de paradigma na pesquisa arqueológica. Na perspectiva digital, a Arqueologia além de estudar o passado humano, teria condições de estudar também a relação entre espaço e tempo humano, o que permitiria a análise do presente e do futuro. A perspectiva digital é potencialmente um recurso metodológico importante para a ampliação do campo de atuação da Arqueologia, permitindo a inclusão de novos objetos de estudo, constituídos no ambiente virtual. Um Banco de Informações Arqueológicas - em tempo real sobre o Centro Histórico da Cidade de São Paulo, utilizando como modelo o Pátio do Colégio, é apresentado como uma simulação sobre o registro arqueológico no ambiente digital. A principal consideração final desse trabalho é a constatação de que o registro arqueológico - em tempo real é um recurso metodológico importante para a ampliação do campo de pesquisa da Arqueologia à medida que permite construir a memória do futuro. / Memory of the Future presents the archaeological record from the digital perspective. The aim is characterize some possibilities that interaction provides, especially on a possible change of archaeological´s paradigm research. The digital view added to Archaeology the possibility to study the relationship between space and human time, which allow the analysis of the present and the future. The digital is potentially an important methodological resource for the expansion of the Archaeology`s field, allowing the inclusion of new objects of study, made in the virtual environment. A Databank of Archaeological Information - in real time, on the Historic Center of the City of Sao Paulo, using as a model the Patio of the College, is presented as a simulation on the archaeological record in the digital environment. The main consideration of this work is that the archaeological record - in real time is a methodological resource important for the expansion of the Archaeological research, allowing the memory of the future.

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Memória do Futuro trata do registro arqueológico sob a perspectiva digital, com o objetivo de caracterizar algumas possibilidades que essa interação oferece, principalmente quanto a uma possível mudança de paradigma na pesquisa arqueológica. Na perspectiva digital, a Arqueologia além de estudar o passado humano, teria condições de estudar também a relação entre espaço e tempo humano, o que permitiria a análise do presente e do futuro. A perspectiva digital é potencialmente um recurso metodológico importante para a ampliação do campo de atuação da Arqueologia, permitindo a inclusão de novos objetos de estudo, constituídos no ambiente virtual. Um Banco de Informações Arqueológicas - em tempo real sobre o Centro Histórico da Cidade de São Paulo, utilizando como modelo o Pátio do Colégio, é apresentado como uma simulação sobre o registro arqueológico no ambiente digital. A principal consideração final desse trabalho é a constatação de que o registro arqueológico - em tempo real é um recurso metodológico importante para a ampliação do campo de pesquisa da Arqueologia à medida que permite construir a memória do futuro. / Memory of the Future presents the archaeological record from the digital perspective. The aim is characterize some possibilities that interaction provides, especially on a possible change of archaeological´s paradigm research. The digital view added to Archaeology the possibility to study the relationship between space and human time, which allow the analysis of the present and the future. The digital is potentially an important methodological resource for the expansion of the Archaeology`s field, allowing the inclusion of new objects of study, made in the virtual environment. A Databank of Archaeological Information - in real time, on the Historic Center of the City of Sao Paulo, using as a model the Patio of the College, is presented as a simulation on the archaeological record in the digital environment. The main consideration of this work is that the archaeological record - in real time is a methodological resource important for the expansion of the Archaeological research, allowing the memory of the future.

Esse mestrado trata da reorganização e recuperação informativa de parte do acervo arqueológico do Estado do Espírito Santo que se encontra atualmente na reserva técnica da Superintendência do IPHAN/ES. Tendo como recorte o acervo acumulado entre os anos de 1966 até 1975 pelos arqueólogos Adam Orssich e Celso Perota, pensando como o acervo não somente o material arqueológico em si, mas também toda a documentação relacionada a ele. Além do resgate informativo foi discutida a formação desse acervo entendo a arqueologia pré-colonial como história indígena. / This master\'s degree is the reorganization and recovery informative part of the archaeological collections of the State of the Espírito Santo that is currently in technical reserves the Superintendence of IPHAN / ES. Having cut the acquis as accumulated between the years 1966 to 1975 by archaeologists Adam Orssich and Celso Perota, thinking as the collection not only the archaeological material itself, but also all the documentation related to it. In addition to the information of this acquis rescue training understand the pre-colonial archeology as indigenous history was discussed.

Esse mestrado trata da reorganização e recuperação informativa de parte do acervo arqueológico do Estado do Espírito Santo que se encontra atualmente na reserva técnica da Superintendência do IPHAN/ES. Tendo como recorte o acervo acumulado entre os anos de 1966 até 1975 pelos arqueólogos Adam Orssich e Celso Perota, pensando como o acervo não somente o material arqueológico em si, mas também toda a documentação relacionada a ele. Além do resgate informativo foi discutida a formação desse acervo entendo a arqueologia pré-colonial como história indígena. / This master\'s degree is the reorganization and recovery informative part of the archaeological collections of the State of the Espírito Santo that is currently in technical reserves the Superintendence of IPHAN / ES. Having cut the acquis as accumulated between the years 1966 to 1975 by archaeologists Adam Orssich and Celso Perota, thinking as the collection not only the archaeological material itself, but also all the documentation related to it. In addition to the information of this acquis rescue training understand the pre-colonial archeology as indigenous history was discussed.

Nell’area oggi occupata dall’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano a partire dal 1986 scavi di emergenza hanno messo in luce una porzione del suburbio occidentale di Mediolanum, e in particolare una realtà insediativa suburbana di età imperiale. Un’ampia area di tale insediamento è stata oggetto della presente ricerca che, combinando lo studio dei processi formativi del deposito archeologico e l’analisi quantitativa e statistica degli insiemi di reperti, ha permesso di ricostruire le trasformazioni che ne hanno preceduto e accompagnato la formazione e che ne hanno interessato l’organizzazione spaziale e la distribuzione delle aree di attività. In questo modo è stato possibile comprendere come nel tempo siano avvenuti cambiamenti nei caratteri e nelle finalità della frequentazione dell'area, che sembrano poter gettare nuova luce anche su fenomeni più generali che riguardano l’intero suburbio della città romana. / In the area today occupied by the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, since 1986, rescue excavations have disclosed a part of Mediolanum’s western suburbium, and in particular an imperial age suburban settlement. A wide area of this settlement has been the object of this research which, combining the study of the formation processes of the archaeological record and the quantitative and statistical analysis of finds assemblages, allowed us to reconstruct the transformations which preceded its formation and those which concerned its spatial organization and activity areas distribution. In this way we have shown that the characteristics and nature of the settlement have considerably changed during the course of time, and these changes seem to shed light even on the general transformations which concern the entire suburbium of the Roman town.