The ARCANE Project Associated Regional Chronologies for the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean A project sponsored and financed by the European Science Foundation 2006-2011
Jan 03, 2016
The ARCANE ProjectThe ARCANE Project
AssociatedRegionalChronologies for theAncientNearEast and the Eastern Mediterranean
A project sponsored and financedby the European Science Foundation
2006-2011
Sponsored bySponsored byFonds National de la
Recherche Scientifique, Belgium; Research
Promotion Foundation, Cyprus; Statens
Humanistike Forsksningsråd, Denmark; Suomen Akatemia/Finlands Akademi, Finland; Centre national de la recherche
scientifique, France; Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany; Nederlandse
Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, The
Netherlands; Fundação para a Ciência e a
Tecnologia, Portugal; Vetenskapsrådet, Sweden;
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur
Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen
Forschung, Switzerland; Scientific and Technical
Research Counsil of Turkey; The British
Academy, United Kingdom.
Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique,
Belgium; Research Promotion Foundation,
Cyprus; Statens Humanistike
Forsksningsråd, Denmark; Suomen Akatemia/Finlands Akademi, Finland; Centre national de la recherche
scientifique, France; Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany; Nederlandse
Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, The
Netherlands; Fundação para a Ciência e a
Tecnologia, Portugal; Vetenskapsrådet, Sweden;
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur
Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen
Forschung, Switzerland; Scientific and Technical
Research Counsil of Turkey; The British
Academy, United Kingdom.
People and InstitutionsPeople and Institutions
• 125 ‘Arcanians’• 81 institutions• 28 countries
• 125 ‘Arcanians’• 81 institutions• 28 countries
TIGRIDIAN REGIONAL GROUP
Elena Rova (Team Leader)
Topic coordinators: Monica Arrivabeni (Pottery)Monica Tonussi (Figurines and other small finds)Massimo Maiocchi (Epigraphy and History)
JEZIRAH REGIONAL GROUP
Elena Rova (pottery topic coordinator)
The ultimate goal of the ARCANE project is to produce a reliable relative
and absolute chronology of the entire Near East and East Mediterranean
area based on the synchronization of regional chronologies for the 3rd
millennium BC.
Aims and GoalsAims and Goals
Topical scope
The project intends to review:
• all aspects of the material culture;
• the artistic manifestations, the historical and epigraphic records, and the various methods of dating.
Geographical scope
1. Regional level2. Supra-regional level
3. General synchronization
1. Regional level2. Supra-regional level
3. General synchronization
Regional group
Team leaders
Topic coordinators
Regional group
Team leaders
Topic coordinators
TopicsTopics
1. Stratigraphy2. Ceramic3. Architecture4. City planning5. Small finds & figurines6. Metal7. Lithics8. Burials & funerary practices
1. Stratigraphy2. Ceramic3. Architecture4. City planning5. Small finds & figurines6. Metal7. Lithics8. Burials & funerary practices
Quality instead of QuantityQuality instead of Quantity
• Most reliable sequences• Largest excavated areas• Single-phase sites• Best inventories
• Most reliable sequences• Largest excavated areas• Single-phase sites• Best inventories
Downloadable DB filesDownloadable DB files
General Structure of the Relational DatabaseGeneral Structure of the Relational Database
INVENTORY
Site
Complex
Unit
Pottery Object
C14 / TL
Glyptic
Metal
Ware
ANALYTICAL TABLESANALYTICAL TABLES
GENERALDOCUMENTARY TABLES
GENERALDOCUMENTARY TABLES
Additional TABLES(Analytical)
Additional TABLES(Analytical)
SYNTHETICTABLES
SYNTHETICTABLES
Textualdata
Stone V.
MAPS
PHOTOS
PLANS &SECTIONS DRAWINGS
Bibliography
Regional
Periodizations
Regional
Periodizations
Regional
Assemblages
Regional
Assemblages
REGIONALTYPOLOGIES - Pottery - Objects
INDEXINDEX Synopsis
Downloadable Standalone Files for Data InputDownloadable Standalone Files for Data Input
Integrated UtilitiesIntegrated Utilities
Easy Shape Class determination from drawingfor open and closed shapesEasy Shape Class determination from drawingfor open and closed shapes
Volume calculation from drawingVolume calculation from drawing
ReferenceShape ClassChart
ReferenceShape ClassChart
1 - Data collecting phase1 - Data collecting phase
2 - Data processing at regional level2 - Data processing at regional level
3 - Data processing at inter-regional level 3 - Data processing at inter-regional level
4 - Final syntheses4 - Final syntheses
6 basic files(standalones)6 basic files
(standalones)
RelationalDatabase
RelationalDatabase
ExtendedRelationalDatabase
ExtendedRelationalDatabase
Additional files(standalones)
Additional files(standalones)
SynopsisSynopsis
Development of the Database System according to the main Phases of the ProjectDevelopment of the Database System according to the main Phases of the Project
RegionalSynthesesRegional
Syntheses
General PeriodizationsGeneral Periodizations General TypologiesGeneral Typologies
Regional Periodizations
Regional Typologies
SyntheticTables
SyntheticTables
ARCANE Project PhasesARCANE Project Phases Database SystemDatabase System
- Input of specialized and additional data- Input of specialized and additional data
- Semi-processed documents- Semi-processed documents
- Input of basic data (benchmarks)- Input of basic data (benchmarks)
General SynthesisGeneral Synthesis
Analytical TablesAnalytical Tables
WorkshopsWorkshops
• 30 regional and transversal workshops (2006-2008)• 5 steering committee meetings (2006-2010)• 5 inter-regional meetings (2008-2009)• 1 final conference (2010)
• 30 regional and transversal workshops (2006-2008)• 5 steering committee meetings (2006-2010)• 5 inter-regional meetings (2008-2009)• 1 final conference (2010)
Temporary new periodization Temporary new periodization
cal. BCcal. BC JezirahJezirah Traditional 1Traditional 1 Traditional 2Traditional 2 Traditional 3Traditional 3 TigridianTigridian3050-29003050-2900 EJZ 0EJZ 0 Jemdet NasrJemdet Nasr EB IEB I ETG 1-2ETG 1-22900-27502900-2750 EJZ 1EJZ 1 Early Dyn. IEarly Dyn. I Ninivite 5Ninivite 5 EB IIEB II ETG 3ETG 32750-26002750-2600 EJZ 2EJZ 2 Early Dyn. IIEarly Dyn. II ETG 4ETG 42600-24502600-2450 EJZ 3aEJZ 3a Early Dyn. IIIaEarly Dyn. IIIa Metallic WareMetallic Ware EB IIIEB III ETG 5ETG 52450-23502450-2350 EJZ 3bEJZ 3b Early Dyn. IIIbEarly Dyn. IIIb EB III-IVaEB III-IVa ETG 6ETG 62350-22002350-2200 EJZ 4a-bEJZ 4a-b AkkadianAkkadian AkkadianAkkadian EB IVaEB IVa ETG 7ETG 72200-21002200-2100 EJZ 4cEJZ 4c Post-AkkadianPost-Akkadian EB IVbEB IVb ETG 8ETG 82100-20002100-2000 EJZ 5EJZ 5 Ur IIIUr III Ur IIIUr III ETG 9ETG 9
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art history: 10 pagesarchitecture-cit y planning: 20 pagesburials: 10 pages14C: 5 pagestables and periodizations: 15 pagesmaps: 10 pagesconclusion: 10 pages
- Publication Phase 1: R egional Chronologies (v ol. I to XII).
IIIrd Millennium
Ir an
edited by Abbas Alizadeh
ARCANE
AssociatedRegional Chronologiesfor the Ancient Near East
Brepols - 2009
Vol. XIRegional Chronologies
IIIrd Millennium
Centr al Mesopotamia
edited by Reinhard Dittmann
ARCANE
AssociatedRegional Chronologiesfor the Ancient Near East
Brepols - 2009
Vol. IXRegional Chronologies
IIIrd Millennium
Southern Mesopotamia
edited by Margarete v an Ess
ARCANE
AssociatedRegional Chronologiesfor the Ancient Near East
Brepols - 2006
Vol. XRegional Chronologies
IIIrd Millennium
Middle Euphrates
edited by Uwe Finkbeiner & Catherine Marro
ARCANE
AssociatedRegional Chronologiesfor the Ancient Near East
Brepols - 2009
Vol. VIRegional Chronologies
IIIrd Millennium
Eastern Anatolia
edited by Marcella Frangipane & Har ald Hauptmann
ARCANE
AssociatedRegional Chronologiesfor the Ancient Near East
Brepols - 2009
Vol. VRegional Chronologies
IIIrd Millennium
Jezir ah
edited by Marc Lebeau
ARCANE
AssociatedRegional Chronologiesfor the Ancient Near East
Brepols - 2009
Vol. VIIRegional Chronologies
IIIrd Millennium
Tigridian R egion
edited by Piotr Bielinski & Elena R ova
ARCANE
AssociatedRegional Chronologiesfor the Ancient Near East
Brepols - 2009
Vol. VIIIRegional Chronologies
IIIrd Millennium
Cyprus
edited b y Maria Iacovou & Edgar P eltenburg
ARCANE
AssociatedRegional Chronologiesfor the Ancient Near East
Brepols - 2009
Vol. IIIRegional Chronologies
IIIrd Millennium
Southern Lev ant
edited by Pierre de Miroschedji
ARCANE
AssociatedRegional Chronologiesfor the Ancient Near East
Brepols - 2006
Vol. IRegional Chronologies
IIIrd Millennium
Northern Lev ant
edited by Stefania Mazzoni & Jean-P aul Thalmann
ARCANE
AssociatedRegional Chronologiesfor the Ancient Near East
Brepols - 2009
Vol. IIRegional Chronologies
IIIrd Millennium
W estern & Centr al Anatolia
edited by Tur an Efe & Mehmet Celal Öz dogan
ARCANE
AssociatedRegional Chronologiesfor the Ancient Near East
Brepols - 2009
Vol. IVRegional Chronologies
IIIrd Millennium
Aegean
edited b y X & Y
ARCANE
AssociatedRegional Chronologiesfor the Ancient Near East
Brepols - 2009
Vol. XIIRegional Chronologies
Regional Chronologies (vol. I to XII)
each volume: ±350 pages
introduction: 5 pagesformer periodizations: 5 pages
stratigraphy: 25 pageskey sites: 10 pagesceramic: 120 pagesartefacts: 80 pageshistory-epigraphy: 5 pagesglyptic: 20 pages
Inter-regional Phase2 volumes
Inter-regional Phase2 volumes
General Synthesis1 volume
General Synthesis1 volume
Plan of Publications
Regional Phase
12 volumes
Table of Contents
Introduction (M. Lebeau), Stratigraphy (Ph. Quenet),Pottery (E. Rova),Urbanisation & City Planning (J.-W. Meyer),Architecture (P. Pfälzner), Metal (A. Bianchi & K. Franke),Figurines (A. Pruss),Lithics & Stone Industry (J. Thomalsky),Burials & Funerary practices (S. Calentini), Glyptic (A. Mccarthy), Radiocarbon (l. Ristvet), History & Philology (W. Sallaberger),Conclusion (M. Lebeau).
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