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Roman Concrete
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first use in 2nd century bce
Pantheon Cheap, strong, malleable enabled arches and vaults Fortuna at Praeneste 1. Two low walls were built 2. filled with broken stones (aggregate) 3. add mortar: lime and volcanic sand (pozzolana) and water 4. harden 5. build higher walls and repeat |
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Primaporta Augustus
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original bronze c. 20 BCE, marble copy early 1stc. CE
Used to demonstrate power and presence in the far reaching areas of Roman society. Ex: The primaporta Augustus with similar styling to the orator. However his gaze is focused. Wearing bronze plate. |
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Baths of Caracalla
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Baths of Caracalla Rome 211-217 ce
Included library, foot races accommodate 1600 bathers transition from swimming pool, to cold water, a warm room, and hot baths |
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sampling strategies for research design
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simple random sample:uses a table of random numbers, biased
stratified random sample: divided into natural zones and then random sample systematic sampling: equally spaced locations, grid like stratified unaligned systematic sample: combines all three, uses grid squares but based on strata |
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intensive survey
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aimed at total coverage of a single large site or site cluster
attempt to place them within a local context pottery distributions from intensive survey of the Uits basin |
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aerial reconnaissance
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•Aerial photography
•Satellite photography ○ Provide with detail coverage from historical moments in the 20th century ○ Span of time, earliest satellite images from 40s/50s; see changes of landscape overtime from images of the same place over time ○ Gives archaeologists a set of the landscape using photography; take images ○ Showing material remains; advances in the techniques (infrared photographs) ○ Crop marks show differences in surfaces; has differential drainage, so plants grow differently on top of it |
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Antikythera Wreck
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Sponge divers discovered it, finds a bronze arm, what it is a cargo shipwreck
In 1970’s they went to site to see if they could learn more Antikythera mechanism, some kind of astronomical device, followed plans of the heavens |
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UN Law of the Sea Convention
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state parties control underwater archaeology, including who excavates it and protecting it, they also have ownership
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Column of Trajan
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Column of Trajan 113-116 CE
commemorates triumph against dacians civilizing influences among these people a documentary realism, diagrammatic realism, conceptual: allows artist to show complex action clearly greek influence with figure of Victory |
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Olynthos
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○ Houses at Olynthos
§ Houses before 348 § helps understand chronology by an American team ○ Pastas Houses at Olynthos § Similar to figure 6.4 in your text ○ Andron at Olynthos § Set of from the rest of the house § a mosaic floor, in the center and around it there is a bench that goes around the room. § For the purpose of parties called a symposium □ designed specifically to entertain and show off □ very nice looking □ decadent parties. Site where we can get exclusive insight as to how greeks used their homes best evidence of the greek homes Symposiums; spacious homes |
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pastas house
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north of the courtyard, an covered portico sheltering th entrance to the largest of the rooms
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Uluburun Wreck
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○ By George Bass
○ Took 10 years, very diverse cargo ○ A lot of copper and tin ○ How is was excavated, went down a ridge underwater Provides: ○ Absolute dating, Nefertiti ○ this wreck had to happen during or after the war |
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barbaraoi
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barbarians: anyone that couldn't speak Greek
arrival of greeks and romans to enlighten the barbarians |
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Troy
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Heinrich schleimann; Arthur Evans
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sacrifice
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Greek and Roman sacrifice:
sacrifice animals to the goods gave thigh bones wrapped in fat inspect the animal to see if in good shape § The odyssey is an example of sacrifice- 1) led to an altar in a ritual procession, 2) attendants leading the cow to a festival 3) they wash their hands and sprinkle the animal with water 4) throw barley grains 5) wait for a gesture from the animal and then cut the throat of the animal 6) butcher the animal and divide the parts 7) thigh bone wrapped in fat are placed on the altar with wine poured over as its burning |
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panathenaic amhpora
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given as prizes at the panathenaic games
contained oil |
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Vix crater
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○ Made of bronze
○ Vix is in the center of gaul, massalia: trade post in 8th century bce ○ Crater found in the tomb of a woman § Celtic noble woman § 6 bce ○ Shipped in pieces then put back together in gual ○ Metal comes from italy |
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polis
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· Urban center and settlement, surrounding territory and borderland or uncultivated wilderness.
· Burial ground separate · Separated cult center developed · Agora develops · All public spaces are connected by sacred axis (unites center of the city) § Public =political; private=home □ 3 main public spaces ® The agora (adult male citizens) ® The cult center ® The cemetery: between gods and mortals § By topography we see why cemetery would be separate from public places, still see separation of places even on plains · Increasing public activity § more buildings for increase in political influences or purposes § connect to the figurines that convey political messages as agora becomes more publicized/populous |
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civic religion
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• Groups had a religious ritual as part of their form or character
• Diverse set of forms that change from time to and place to place • Shared system of belief, cohesiveness as characteristic of greek society • Romans saw religious belief as unifying element • Adherent to many cults ○ Decided by what groups you belong to ○ To Greeks it matters what city you are in ○ What profession you practice • Groups share identity through community ○ Can be personal cult |
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absolute dating
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Historical Dating: texts, inscriptions, coins, amphora handles, pottery
§ Not all coins are dated § Amphora’s are large jars made to carry wine, fish sauce, olive oil § Many of them are stamped with an emblem of the city from which they came and perhaps the ruler who ruled there at that time Radiocarbon dating Dendrochronology |
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suovetaurilia
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The suovetaurilia or suovitaurilia was one of the most sacred and traditional rites of Roman religion: the sacrifice of a pig (sus), a ram (ovis) and a bull (taurus) to the deity Mars to bless and purify lan
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sanctuary
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place of religious activities in greece
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anovyssos kouros
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§ Anavysos Kouros 530 BCE
§ Caption: “stop and show pity beside the marker of Kroisos, dead, whom once in battle’s front rank raging Ares destroyed” § Gives us some context about whom this is commemorating: he must have been a young man who died in battle § 6 ft, much thicker and more naturalizing, much more realistic musculature, much more lifelike than NY Kouros § still in the same pose, still the same anatomy like the rib cage, the knee, the wig like hair |
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Ai Khanoum
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hybrid of material culture from different cultures
Northern Afghanistan features an acropolis, theater, gymnasium, temples, and naturalistic sculptures Alexander's long lasting impact on the area |
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etruscans
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•Language not fully deciphered
•Religion modeled on Greek, divination •Government: federation of cities, ruled by kings, land empire •Contact with Phoenicians •Mineral wealth •Extensive contact with Greek colonies in southern Italy, Sicily •Along with Greeks, main influence on Roman culture Etruscan Rule from 600-509 BCE •Independence and the founding of the republic: 509 BCE |
