Discovered and excavated by Frédéric Engel, Disco Verde is a key site to reconstruct a sequence of early pottery styles of the Paracas zone, in particular, and the south coast, in general. In this article, we present the preliminary results of the Paracas Archaeological Project excavations at the site, especially in relation to the stratigraphy, chronometry and associated ceramic styles. / Descubierto y excavado hace más de 50 años por Frédéric Engel, Disco Verde es un sitio clave para construir una secuencia deestilos de vasijas de cerámica tempranos de la zona de Paracas en particular y la costa sur en general. En este artículo, presentamoslos resultados preliminares de las excavaciones del Proyecto de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Disco Verde,  especialmente, en lo concerniente a la estratigrafía, la cronometría y los estilos de cerámica asociados.

This contribution treats some of the basic problems related to the origins of social complexity in ancient Perú and to such crucial definitions as domestication and sedentism. The necessity of including the concept of simplicity in discussions of complexity is stressed, as well as that of discerning the relevance and interrelation between simple and complex institutions. Further, the corresponding chronology of Perú also is in need of standardization and more precise definitions. Lastly, the papers included in this volume are discussed briefly. / Este aporte aborda algunos problemas básicos relacionados con el origen de la complejidad social en el Perú antiguo y la complejidad inherente de definiciones centrales como domesticación y sedentarización. Asimismo, enfatiza la necesidad de incluir lo ‘no complejo’ en la discusión de la complejidad, y de enfocar la relevancia respectiva y la interrelación entre ‘lo simple’ y ‘lo complejo’. Más aún, la cronología pertinente usada en el Perú requiere de una uniformización y definiciones más precisas. Por último, se presentan los trabajos incluidos en este número.

Este trabalho apresenta os resultados preliminares de levantamento arqueológico realizado na RDS Amanã, Estado do Amazonas. Situada na região do médio curso do rio Solimões e baixo Japurá, a RDS Amanã está na fase de preparo do seu plano de gestão. A respeito do Patrimônio Arqueológico existente na reserva Amanã 32 sítios arqueológicos formados por terra preta, cerâmica e material lítico polido foram identificados em etapas de levantamento realizadas entre 2006 e 2008. Levando em consideração o tamanho, densidade e variabilidade dos vestígios arqueológicos, assim como, a intensidade dos processos pós-deposicionais os sítios Boa Esperança e Bom Jesus do Baré foram escolhidos para realização de mapeamentos e escavação. O objetivo principal desse mestrado é apresentar o contexto arqueológico da reserva Amanã a partir de uma perspectiva comparativa com pesquisas arqueológicas que ocorrem em outros locais da Amazônia. Mais especificamente com a cronologia estabelecida para as ocupações ceramistas na Amazônia Central e áreas adjacentes, como Baixo Amazonas e médio Rio Caquetá/Japurá. A partir de dados relativos ao tamanho, composição, formato e estratigrafia dos sítios, assim como analise cerâmica e datações é formulada uma cronologia preliminar para o lago Amanã. / The main goal of this dissertation is to introduce the archaeological context of the Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve, situated near the middle course of the Amazon and the lower course of the Japurá Rivers, in the state of Amazonas; its management plan is currently under preparation. This context is then compared to the archaeology of other areas of Amazonia. Preliminary results of the archaeological survey carried out between 2006 and 2008 will be presented, during which time 32 archaeological sites were identified. These are composed of anthropogenic dark earth, pottery and ground lithics. The Boa Esperança and Bom Jesus do Baré archaeological sites were selected for mapping and excavation due to their size, density and the variability of archaeological material they contain. An initial chronology for the Amanã Lake is put forward, based on data related to site size, composition, form and stratigraphy. This is then contrasted to ceramicist occupations identified in the Central Amazon and adjacent areas (the Lower Amazon and middle Caquetá/Japurá). Such a comparative approach is employed as a tool to allow the insertion of the Amanã Lake in the wider scenario, in this way allowing for a contribution to debates and discussions that are important to Amazonian Archaeology, such as the origin and dispersal of ceramic traditions. The data will further provide information to be utilized with local inhabitants for the future development of research, public archaeology and the reserve\'s management activities.

L’objectif de cette thèse est double : d’une part, il s’agit de faire la synthèse des connaissances disponibles à ce jour sur la période du premier âge du Fer (800/425 a.C. environ) dans la zone géographique étudiée ; d’autre part, il est question d’analyser les modalités et les dynamiques d’occupation du sol au cours de cette période et dans cet espace. La démarche comporte plusieurs étapes de travail. La première consiste à inventorier les données disponibles, sous la forme d’une base de données relationnelle. Un référentiel chronologique propre, reposant sur l’analyse typologique fine du corpus céramique et d’un certain nombre d’autres catégories d’objets (armement, parure, outillage notamment), est ensuite établi. L’étude typo-chronologique du mobilier issu des sites funéraires et des sites d’habitat a permis l’élaboration d’un cadre chronologique régional indépendant des grands systèmes continentaux. L’analyse spatiale, dernière étape du travail, s’appuie sur la trame chronologique ainsi dégagée et a pour objectifs, d’une part, l’identification et l’étude de faciès mobiliers locaux et de leur évolution dans le temps, et d’autre part, la recherche et l’étude d’éventuels schémas récurrents d’organisation spatiale. Les faciès mobiliers sont étudiés au moyen d’analyses de données multivariées prenant comme données de départ la typologie des objets et leur localisation dans l’espace. Le thème de l’organisation spatiale est quant à lui abordé par diverses méthodes d’analyse mises en œuvre via un Système d’Information Géographique (SIG), en déclinant des approches complémentaires (hiérarchisation des sites, emprise visuelle des sites de hauteur, relations entre sites funéraires et sites d’habitat…). / The objective of this PhD research is twofold. First, it aims to synthesize the available knowledge on the Early Iron Age period on the studied area. Secondly, it deals with the analysis of modes and dynamics of settlement during this period and in this geographical area. The research process is made of several steps. The first one consists in the development of relational database made from the inventory of available data. Then, a chronological framework is established form a precise typological analysis of the pottery and some others categories of artefacts (weapons, jewelry, tools…). The typo-chronological study of the material found on burial sites and settlements allows to define a specific regional chronological framework which is independent from the main continental chronological systems. Lastly, the spatial analysis based on this chronological framework aims the identification and study of the sub-regional facies and their evolution throughout time and secondly, the search for reccurent spatial organization patterns. The archaeological facies are studied with multivariate data analysis and, as starting dataset, the typology of the artefacts and their localization in space. The spatial organization is studied with diverse analysis methods within a GIS (Geographic Information System), using complementary approaches (settlement hierarchy, viewshed of the hillforts, relations between burial and domestic sites…).

Notre thèse comporte l’étude du mobilier céramique provenant des fouilles hongroises de l’Îlot des Grandes Forges à l’oppidum gaulois de Bibracte (Le Mont Beuvray, Bourgogne). Le but de notre travail était non seulement de traiter et de publier le mobilier céramique provenant des différents états d’occupation de l’Îlot des Grandes Forges, mais aussi de compléter les études céramologiques qui s’occupent de l’oppidum de Bibracte. Nous proposons une chronologie bien établie pour l’Îlot des Grandes Forges, chantier d’importance remarquable qui a livré l’une des constructions les plus étonnantes du site: la basilique de Bibracte. Et finalement, le travail constitue une contribution à la compréhension plus approfondie de la chronologie de l’oppidum, ainsi qu’à la définition des faciès céramologiques de Bibracte. / My PhD dissertation contains the detailed study of the pottery finds from the Hungarian excavations of the « Grandes Forges » insula. The insula is located in the oppidum of Bibracte (Le Mont Beuvray, Burgundy). The primary aim of this work is not only to study and to publish the pottery finds of the different occupation layers but also to contribute to the results of the already existing ceramic studies of the oppidum of Bibracte. My work offers a chronology to the « Grandes Forges » insula, an archeological site of great importance where the remains of the roman basilica of Bibracte have been found. Finally my work tries to give a better understanding of the chronology and provides a survey of the pottery finds of the oppidum of Bibracte.

Le climat du Quaternaire est défini par une succession de périodes glaciaires et interglaciaires enregistrées dans les archives climatiques à différentes latitudes. La carotte de glace d’EPICA Dome C fournit un enregistrement haute résolution sur les derniers 800 ka du δ18Oatm (i.e. δ18O de la molécule d’oxygène de l’air) qui combine les variations passées du cycle hydrologique des basses latitudes et de la productivité de la biosphère. En l’absence du comptage des couches annuelles, ce proxy peut être utilisé comme méthode de datation orbitale des carottes de glace, en lien avec l’insolation au 21 juin à 65°N. Cependant, un décalage de 6 ka entre le δ18Oatm et l’insolation, généralement observé lors des terminaisons glaciaires-interglaciaires, est appliqué sur l’ensemble de l’enregistrement lors de la construction de l’échelle d’âge. Ce décalage et la complexité du signal du δ18Oatm expliquent l’incertitude élevée de 6 ka des carottes de glace, ce qui limite leur interprétation en termes de variations climatiques et environnementales conjointement à d’autres archives. J’ai donc développé une nouvelle chronologie pour les carottes de glace, basée sur le lien entre le δ18Oatm et le δ18Ocalcite des spéléothèmes est-asiatiques, à partir de nouvelles mesures isotopiques permettant d’avoir pour la première fois un enregistrement complet sur les derniers 800 ka à Dome C. Cette nouvelle chronologie permet de réduire les incertitudes par rapport à la chronologie actuelle et d’avoir une meilleure séquence des évènements entre les hautes et basses latitudes. J’ai ensuite développé un modèle simulant la composition isotopique de l’oxygène atmosphérique afin de répondre au manque d’interprétations quantitatives de ce proxy ainsi que pour vérifier son lien avec le δ18Ocalcite sur plusieurs cycles climatiques. Pour modéliser le δ18Oatm nous avons dû coupler le modèle climatique de complexité intermédiaire iLOVECLIM avec le modèle de végétation CARAIB. Le δ18Oatm simulé par le modèle couplé sur plusieurs dizaines de milliers d’années confirme que ses variations sont en phase avec celles de l’insolation de l’hémisphère Nord (hormis lors d’évènements de Heinrich) et avec celles du δ18Ocalcite via des modifications du cycle hydrologique des basses latitudes, impactant la composition isotopique de l’eau de pluie utilisée par la biosphère terrestre lors de la photosynthèse. / Quaternary glacial-interglacial cycles are recorded in various climatic archives from high to low latitudes. The EPICA Dome C ice core provides a high-resolution record over the last 800 ka of δ18Oatm (i.e. δ18O of atmospheric O2) which combines past variations of the low latitude water cycle and of the biosphere productivity. In absence of annual layer counting, this proxy can be used for orbital dating in association with the June 21st insolation at 65°N to build an ice core chronology. However a lag of 6 ka between the δ18Oatm and the insolation, classically observed during glacial-interglacial terminations, is applied to the entire record during the chronology construction. This lag and the complexity of the δ18Oatm signal are the main reasons why the ice core chronology presents a high 6 ka uncertainty which limits their interpretation, jointly with other paleoclimate archives, in terms of past climate and environmental variations. To solve this issue I have developed a new ice core chronology based on the relation between the δ18Oatm and the δ18Ocalcite of east-asian speleothems, using new isotope measurements allowing for the first time a complete record over the last 800 ka at Dome C. This new chronology reduces the uncertainties compared to the actual ice core chronology strongly based on δ18Oatm and shows a better sequence of events between the high and low latitudes records. Then, I have developed a model to reproduce the isotopic composition of atmospheric O2 to address the lack of quantitative interpretations of this proxy and to check our assumption of synchronicity with the δ18Ocalcite over several climatic cycles. To reproduce the variations of the δ18Oatm, it was necessary to couple the intermediate complexity climate model iLOVECLIM and the vegetation model CARAIB. Finally, the δ18Oatm variations simulated with the new coupled model over several thousand years are in phase with the insolation of the Northern hemisphere (except during Heinrich events) and with low latitudes δ18Ocalcite variations. This can be explained by changes in the low latitude water cycle related to changes in the isotopic composition of meteoric water used by the terrestrial biosphere during photosynthesis.

The Digital Marmor Parium is a project of the Alexander von Humboldt Chair of Digital Humanities at the University of Leipzig (http://www.dh.uni-leipzig.de/wo/dmp). The aim of this work is to produce a new digital edition of the so called Marmor Parium (Parian Marble), which is a Hellenistic chronicle on a marble slab coming from the Greek island of Paros. The importance of the document is due to the fact that it preserves a Greek chronology (1581/80-299/98 BC) with a list of kings and archons accompanied by short references to historical events mainly based on the Athenian history.

DAMOS is an online annotated database (MySql) of all published texts of Mycenaean, the earliest attested Greek dialect. The texts are annotated for epigraphical and linguistic features (morphology, syntax, semantics) and provided with a rich set of metadata, which also include chronological and geographical data. Genre (administrative accounts) and physical features (brevity and often fragmentary state) of the Mycenaean texts, and especially their script (Linear B), not well suited for rendering the Greek language, pose challenges to the interpretation of the texts, which often result in multiple possible values of the data at all levels – epigraphical, linguistic, metadata. These may often be organized in competing sets of values, which form coherent different overarching hypotheses on e.g. the grammar of the language or the dating of an archive. These competing values need, thus, to be stored and meaningfully organized in the database. The presentation focuses on how chronological and geographical data (both about the texts and contained in the texts) and their often multiple possible values are dealt with in the arrangement of the database structure of DAMOS.

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