Metallographic Examination of Bronze Bracelets from Hasanlu

An application of differential interference contrast in metallographic examination

As one of the most exciting inspection and powerful analysis methods in modern materials metallographic examinations, the difference interference contrast (DIC) method has many advantages, including relatively low requirement for specimen preparation, obvious relief senses observed under microscope. Details such as fine structures or defects that are not or barely visible in incident-light brig...

Tutte Polynomials of Bracelets

The identity linking the Tutte polynomial with the Potts model on a graph implies the existence of a decomposition resembling that previously obtained for the chromatic polynomial. Specifically, let {Gn} be a family of bracelets in which the base graph has b vertices. Then the Tutte polynomial of Gn can be written as a sum of terms, one for each partition π of a non-negative integer ` ≤ b: (x− ...

Hasanlu IVB: An Ancient DNA Pilot Project

Linear Enamel Hypoplasias in Hasanlu: a Survey

The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the presence of LEH in the Hasanlu and Dinkha Tepe collection, compare the LEH presence between the two collections and between the two areas of the Hasanlu site, High Mound and Lower Mound. The overall questions to be answered were what linear enamel hypoplasia prevalence exists, if there was a difference in linear enamel hypoplasia prevalence betw...

SHORT REPORTS A Report on the Examination of Animal Skin Artefacts from the Bronze Age Salt Mines of Hallstatt, Austria

Introduction My PhD research focuses on the social context of cloth from the Neolithic to Bronze Age with case studies from the Alpine area. One aspect of this is the interrelationship of the technologies used to create flexible, thin sheets of material that can be wrapped, folded, shaped and tied. This includes fibre-based cloth such as textiles, netting and twining as well as animal skins (le...