Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale

The Casa del Fauno in Pompeii: Archaeometric investigation of ancient mortars as an attempt to clarify the architectural phases

The compositional study of the ancient mortars, carried out through macroscopic observations, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmitted polarized light optical microscopy (OM), combined with multivariate statistical analysis (PCA), has provided important new insights into the proc...

Letters from the Past: Sequenced Multimodal Learning for Historical Empathy in Museums

Museums increasingly employ digital playful experiences to engage younger audiences, yet designing for both engagement and deeper historical understanding remains challenging. This paper presents Letters from the Past, a sequenced multimodal museum learning experience designed to...

Unbowed: Raiding and Hunting with Paracas Spearthrowers and Slings and the Conspicuous Absence of the Bow in Western South America

Abstract New weapons such as the bow and arrow often emerge alongside rising population densities and interpersonal conflict. We test this generalization in southern Peru during the violent Final Formative (400–1 BCE ) with measurements of 200 obsidian projectile points anchored...

Evidence for long-distance contacts at the turn of eras: A leontomorphic fibula from Kuyavia (Poland). A contribution to the study on the European family of lion-bow fibulae

Abstract Located in the North European Plain and the heart of the Polish lands, the historic region of Kuyavia has long been an area where cultural communication and trade routes criss-crossed. This geographical characteristic had transformative effects on the region’s inhabitant...

New insights into the diet and economy of the central and northern Transjordan during the Iron Age: Zooarchaeology and stable isotopes analysis of recent excavations (Amman Citadel, Tell Zira’a, Tell Bleibil, and Tell Ushayer)

We investigate the diet and economy of the central and northern Transjordan during the Iron Age (c. 1,200 – 332 BCE). We present four new datasets from recent excavations providing results from zooarchaeology and stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis on animal remains: Amma...