Preliminary report of the first season work of the International Pluridisciplinary Archaeological Expedition to Bactria 2007

A prior long-term and complex evaluation of the already available data on the geophysical prospecting during the first season work carried out at 2006, at the archaeological site of Tchinguiz Tepe of Termez, took place to decide the strategy to follow during the campaign of 2007. This previous evaluation of the information, on one hand, leaded to the decision to increase the geophysical prospecting at Tchinguiz Tepe, on the other hand, to decide the exact location of areas where the archaeological interventions.would carry out. The main objective at the beginning of this new season was to crosscheck the reliabilityof the measurements and, at the same time, to establish the unknown up to the present archaeologicaland chronological sequence of Tchinguiz Tepe. Meanwhile, the geophysical prospecting also wasextended to the outskirts of the city were the localisation of an unknown up to now Buddhist Monasterywas possible.

Preliminary report of the first season work of the International Pluridisciplinary Archaeological Expedition to Bactria 2006

The International Pluridisciplinary Archaeological Expedition in Bactria (IPAEB) was created in 2006.The name underlines the international character of the team (which includes Uzbeks, Spanish, French, British and Greek members), the presence of specialists from various fields apart from archaeology and the fame of Bactria1.

Preliminary report of the first season work of the International Pluridisciplinary Archaeological Expedition to Bactria 2008

This year the development of our project can be divided into two main clearly different parts, on one hand the laboratory work, where the sampled ceramic individuals has been prepared and analyzed and the elaboration of the data obtained during the excavation of 2007 has been finished and, on the other hand, the field work developed at the archaeological site during this specific year (2008).In the mark of the analytical work a significant number of ceramic individuals (144) from the different stratigraphical units from various areas of the excavation of Termez and Tchinguiz Tepe sampled duringthe new and previous field works has been archaeometrically characterized. This specific material includedindividuals dated into the Hellenistic and Sassanian period, which has been confirmed by C14dating upon organic samples.At the same time, in the mark of the field work of 2008 the archaeological record, already started tobe under study during the excavation of 2007, has been completed and two new archaeological recordshave been registered on of which is located in the area of Tchinguiz Tepe. For the archeological studythe information of the previous geophysical prospecting has been indisputably taken into considerationand the same methodology has been applied to crosscheck the latter archaeological results.

Preliminary Report of the work of the International Pluridisciplinary Archaeological Expedition to Bactria (2009)

Institute of Archaeology & Institute of Fine Arts. Academy of Science of the Republic of Uzbekistan- Universitat de Barcelona- Ministerio de Cultura (Gobierno de Espa��a)- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovaci��n (Gobierno de Espa��a)

BIOCHAR: PYROGENIC CARBON FOR AGRICULTURAL USE - A CRITICAL REVIEW

Biochar (carbonized biomass for agricultural use) has been used worldwide as soil amendment and is a technology of particular interest for Brazil, since its "inspiration" is from the historical Terra Preta de Índios(Amazon Dark Earth), and also because Brazil is the world's largest charcoal producer, generating enormous residue quantities in form of fine charcoal and due to the availability of different residual biomasses, mainly from agroindustry (e.g., sugar-cane bagasse; wood and paper-mill wastes; residues from biofuel industries; sewage sludge etc), that can be used for biochar production, making Brazil a key actor in the international scenario in terms of biochar research and utilization). In the last decade, numerous studies on biochar have been carried out and now a vast literature, and excellent reviews, are available. The objective of this paper is therefore to deliver a critical review with some highlights on biochar research, rather than an exhaustive bibliographic review. To this end, some key points considered critical and relevant were selected and the pertinent literature "condensed", with a view to guide future research, rather than analyze trends of the past.

Os outros, quem somos? Forma����o de professores ind��genas e identidades interculturais

O trabalho pretende fornecer subs��dios cr��ticos �� educa����o escolar ind��gena no Brasil, centrando-se no aprofundamento do tema do curr��culo intercultural e a forma����o de professores ind��genas. Para isso, contextualiza a hist��ria de projetos de responsabilidade de organiza����es n��o governamentais dedicadas, no Brasil nos finais do s��culo XX, �� constru����o de propostas curriculares para o magist��rio e as escolas ind��genas, com vis��vel repercuss��o nas pol��ticas p��blicas oficiais. Aborda especialmente alguns desafios te��rico-metodol��gicos que nesses processos est��o sendo enfrentados pelos educadores n��o ��ndios ao desenharem e desenvolverem os curr��culos interculturais, com suas inevit��veis implica����es sobre a representa����o das identidades sociais e o uso das l��nguas ind��genas e do portugu��s de professores e de alunos ind��genas.

Escolas em movimento: trajet��ria de uma pol��tica ind��gena de educa����o

Este trabalho tem como objetivo pensar a quest��o da formula����o, pelo movimento ind��gena, de uma pol��tica pr��pria para a educa����o escolar. Procura descrever e analisar a trajet��ria do movimento dos professores ind��genas da Amaz��nia na sua busca concreta de defini����o e constru����o de escolas ind��genas, tendo como eixo referencial os doze encontros anuais j�� realizados pelo movimento.

Jehasse, Jean et Laurence (2001): Al��ria. Nouvelles donn��es de la n��cropole.

La publicaci��n por Jean y Laurence Jehasse en 1973 de la obra La N��cropole pr��romaine d'Al��ria: 1960-1968 constituy�� un hito en la historia de la investigaci��n protohist��rica en el ��mbito del Mediterr��neo. Junto a la necr��polis de La Spina (Italia), Al��ria constituy�� un punto de referencia clave para el estudio de las influencias de la sociedad colonial greco-focea sobre las comunidades ind��genas en C��rcega y, por extensi��n, en el Mediterr��neo occidental, as�� como un corpus de consulta y an��lisis inexcusable para la identificaci��n de las tipolog��as materiales de origen griego en la esfera colonial y comercial del extremo Occidente. Recordemos que, en esa fecha, los investigadores en la pen��nsula Ib��rica trabajaban esencialmente a partir de las publicaciones de J.D. Beazley (que no recog��an la problem��tica de las series peninsulares) y, muy especialmente, con la obra Las cer��micas griegas en la pen��nsula 1b��rica de Gloria Tr��as, aparecida en 1968. Cabr��a esperar hasta 1977, en que Marina Picazo public�� Las cer��micas ��ticas de Ullastret, para contar con una monograf��a espec��fica de las producciones griegas en un yacimiento ib��rico.

Gurt Esparraguera, J. M., Buxeda i Garrig��s M. i Cau Ontiveros, M. A (eds.), LRCW 1 Late Roman Coarte Wares, Cocking Wares and Amphorae in the Mediterranean, Archaeology and Archaeometry BAR 1340

No es exagerado afirmar que, en las ��ltimas d��cadas, los estudios dedicados a la cultura material de la antig��edad tard��a y, en particular, a sus producciones cer��micas, han experimentado un desarrollo acelerado. Este fen��meno se ha traducido en una aut��ntica explosi��n de t��tulos que, con diversa extensi��n y profundidad, abarcan todas las posibilidades de an��lisis: desde las monograf��as de excavaci��n, en las que se describen los repertorios asociados a las formas de vida y trabajo de un asentamiento, hasta las s��ntesis regionales que abordan cuestiones relacionadas con los mecanismos econ��micos, culturales y pol��ticos que impulsaron la creaci��n de unos circuitos de intercambio de alcance mediterr��neo.

Instrumentum Domesticum rom�� del Museu Episcopal de Vic. La col��lecci�� de segells en ��mfora, tegula i morter

Les 39 marques que presentem pertanyen al fons del Museu Episcopal de Vico Es tracta, basicament, de marques ben conservades en petits fragments de ceramica, majoritariament pertanyen a ��mfora, pero tamb�� existeix un petit grup en tegula, i una sola marca en mortero.

Arva: prospecciones en un centro productor de ��nforas Dressel 20 (Alcolea del R��o, Sevilla)

La campa��a de excavaci��n realizada en 1991 en las proximidades de sector termal de la ciudad romana de Arva (Alco1ea del R��o, Sevilla) ha permitido localizar tres hornos dedicados a la producci��n de ��nforas Dressel20. Uno de ellos se data en ��poca flavio-trajanea; los dos restantes se sit��an en un momento post-severiano. El conjunto parece formar parte del sector artesanal de Arva, situado junto al Guadalquivir.

El circuit comercial de Barcino: reflexions al voltant de les marques amf��riques

Barcino ��s encara avui una ciutat romana poc coneguda de la prov��ncia Tarraconense, que segons la majoria d��especialistes fou fundada per raons pol��tiques. Malgrat aix��, una an��lisi detallada de les caracter��stiques econ��miques suggereixen que es va crear com a resultat de necessitats comercials, ja que es localitzava en una de les millors zones portu��ries del NE de la pen��nsula. L��article present pret��n reconstruir tot el circuit comercial de Barcino a partir de les nombroses estampilles d����mfores trobades en les excavacions. Aquestes marques comercials no solament evidencien una pr��spera producci�� de vi en l����rea, sin�� tamb�� la corresponent demanda externa

La inscripci��n ante cocturam de Esplujals (Foradada, La Noguera, Lleida). Un congiario para mulsum.

La inscripci��n que nos ocupa procede de una recuperaci��n superficial en el yacimiento de Esplujals. Dicho lugar se ubica muy cerca del actual trazado de la carretera C-1313, en las inmediaciones de la poblaci��n de Artesa de Segre y enfrente de la peque��a localidad de Marcobau, t��rmino municipal de Foradada, comarca de la Noguera. El relieve consiste en una suave elevaci��n, con un m��ximo de unos treinta metros sobre el fondo del Barranco del Salt, que fluye, en sentido de sur a norte, transversal al r��o Segre en su margen izquierdo.

Roman amphora trade across the Straits of Gibraltar: An ancient 'anti-economic practice'?

Summary. Olive oil and fish products from the south of Hispania and North Africa played an important role in the Roman economy. The authors call attention to the asymmetrical distribution of archaeological data available on this subject, in particular the location of amphora kilns, and try to give an explanation, based on the evolution of European archaeology in the twentieth century.