Papers by Gary P Marriner
Journal of Archaeological Science , 2021
In this paper we highlight the potential of compositional characterisation (NAA) of Khmer stonewa... more In this paper we highlight the potential of compositional characterisation (NAA) of Khmer stonewares for understanding regional economic development in the Angkorian Empire (c. 9 th − 15 th c CE). A central feature of the Angkorian economy was the precocious development of sophisticated craft industries. Of the multiple crafts produced in this empire, stoneware production stands out for two reasons: empire transport networks closely articulated with the location of stoneware production complexes best known in central Angkor and on the Khorat plateau northwest of Angkor; and distribution/consumption patterns of Angkorian stoneware map directly onto the empire's geopolitical extent. As part of a larger geochemical provenancing project concerned with Khmer stoneware production and exchange, we present and discuss results for Cheung Ek, a southern Cambodian provincial complex for production of both stoneware and earthenware. The similarities (shared local resources) and differences in the organization of local production are striking between stoneware and earthenware production. Comparison with previously published Khmer stoneware kiln complexes confirms that each has a unique and readily identifiable geochemical profile. By establishing a geochemical baseline this work highlights the potential of stonewares for developing a deeper understanding of Khmer craft production and distribution dynamics in future comparisons between stoneware production, Khmer settlement and ritual contexts. This elemental baseline will also enable future evaluation of the potential discriminating power of other, field deployable but less sensitive non-destructive analytic techniques such as pXRF and pLIBS, particularly in relation to extending this work to checking production origins of complete Khmer stoneware vessels held in museum collections.
Journal of Archaeological Science, 2021
Despite the composition close to glassy forming alloys, face centered cubic (FCC) Co81.8Si9.1B9.1... more Despite the composition close to glassy forming alloys, face centered cubic (FCC) Co81.8Si9.1B9.1, designed based on Co9B atomic cluster (polyhedral), are synthesized as singlephase ribbons successfully. These ribbons, with grain sizes of ca. 92 nm, show supreme ductility and strong orientation along (111), which couples with shape anisotropy leading to high magnetocrystalline anisotropy comparable to Co rich Co-Pt nanoscale thin films, with a coercivity of 430 Oe and squareness of 0.82 at room temperature. The stability and magnetic behaviors of the phase are discussed based on experimental electronic structure. This work not only develops low cost Co-based materials for hard magnetic applications, but also extends the atomic cluster model developed for amorphous alloys into the design of new crystalline materials.
Science Advances, 2021
The Greater Angkor Region was home to approximately 700,000 to 900,000 inhabitants at its apogee ... more The Greater Angkor Region was home to approximately 700,000 to 900,000 inhabitants at its apogee in the 13th century CE.
Geoarchaeological reconnaissance of the Banja Luka and Doboj area of northern Bosnia and Herzegovina
Godišnjak Centra za balkanološka ispitivanja, 2011
The application of geological and physical geo- graphical techniques in archaeology is widely est... more The application of geological and physical geo- graphical techniques in archaeology is widely established and can provide fruitful and exciting results in the form of geoarchaeology. This re- port describes the use of geoarchaeological tech- niques to investigate and interrogate landscape use and change in northern Bosnia and Herze- govina during the late glacial and early Holocene focusing on the Vrbas valley, the Ukrina valley and the surrounding landscape. It examines evi- dence from archaeological site locations such as limestone caves and river gravel terraces in order to understand human impact on the landscape in the past. In addition it will assess the preserva- tion potential and examine the formation proc- esses at the sites visited in order to fully place the archaeological artefacts in their context
Godišnjak Centra za balkanološka ispitivanja, 2016
e article presents a project of an archaeological assessment of the very signi cant archaeologica... more e article presents a project of an archaeological assessment of the very signi cant archaeological site of Zecovi. It is based on multidisciplinary methodological research of the Zecovi and its surroundings. e aim of the research was to determine how the human factor in uenced the changes of the existing natural landscape the way how adjusted itself to this landscape. Project implementation was focused primarily to the centre of the site which has a speci c shape (oppidum, tell, hill-top) and secondary focus was on the immediate and remote surrounding in order to acquire more realistic picture about the landscape in di erent archaeological periods from prehistory to modern time.
Science Advances, 2021
Angkor is one of the world's largest premodern settlement complexes (9th to 15th centuries CE), b... more Angkor is one of the world's largest premodern settlement complexes (9th to 15th centuries CE), but to date, no comprehensive demographic study has been completed, and key aspects of its population and demographic history remain unknown. Here, we combine lidar, archaeological excavation data, radiocarbon dates, and machine learning algorithms to create maps that model the development of the city and its population growth through time. We conclude that the Greater Angkor Region was home to approximately 700,000 to 900,000 inhabitants at its apogee in the 13th century CE. This granular, diachronic, paleodemographic model of the Angkor complex can be applied to any ancient civilization.
New Dates for Old Kilns: A Revised Radiocarbon Chronology of Stoneware Production for Angkorian Cambodia
Radiocarbon
ABSTRACTRadiocarbon dates from recent excavations of a range of Angkorian Khmer (~9th–14th CE) st... more ABSTRACTRadiocarbon dates from recent excavations of a range of Angkorian Khmer (~9th–14th CE) stoneware kiln complexes provide a new and independent perspective on the timing and geography of Khmer ceramic production. These data demonstrate a clear two-phase sequence. The first, in the late 9th to late 12th centuries CE, marks a period of intensive production located both to the east of Angkor and to the south at Cheung Ek, south of Phnom Penh. A second shorter phase of production occurred in the late 13th to late 14th CE at more distant provincial settings following the collapse of the Angkorian state.
New Dates for Old Kilns: A Revised Radiocarbon Chronology of Stoneware Production for Angkorian Cambodia
Radiocarbon
ABSTRACTRadiocarbon dates from recent excavations of a range of Angkorian Khmer (~9th–14th CE) st... more ABSTRACTRadiocarbon dates from recent excavations of a range of Angkorian Khmer (~9th–14th CE) stoneware kiln complexes provide a new and independent perspective on the timing and geography of Khmer ceramic production. These data demonstrate a clear two-phase sequence. The first, in the late 9th to late 12th centuries CE, marks a period of intensive production located both to the east of Angkor and to the south at Cheung Ek, south of Phnom Penh. A second shorter phase of production occurred in the late 13th to late 14th CE at more distant provincial settings following the collapse of the Angkorian state.
Centralized Power/Decentralized Production? Angkorian Stoneware and the Southern Production Complex of Cheung Ek, Cambodia
Journal of Archaeological Science, 2021
In this paper, we highlight the potential of compositional characterisation (NAA) of Khmer stonew... more In this paper, we highlight the potential of compositional characterisation (NAA) of Khmer stonewares for understanding regional economic development in the Angkorian Empire (c. 9th-15th c CE). A central feature of the Angkorian economy was the precocious development of sophisticated craft industries. Of the multiple crafts produced in this empire, stoneware production stands out for two reasons: empire transport networks closely articulated with the location of stoneware production complexes best known in central Angkor and on the Khorat plateau northwest of Angkor; and distribution/consumption patterns of Angkorian stoneware map directly onto the empire’s geopolitical extent. As part of a larger geochemical provenancing project concerned with Khmer stoneware production and exchange, we present and discuss results for Cheung Ek, a southern Cambodian provincial complex for production of both stoneware and earthenware. The similarities (shared local resources) and differences in the organization of local production are striking between stoneware and earthenware production. Comparison with previously published Khmer stoneware kiln complexes confirms that each has a unique
and readily identifiable geochemical profile. By establishing a geochemical baseline this work highlights the potential of stonewares for developing a deeper understanding of Khmer craft production and distribution dynamics in future comparisons between stoneware production, Khmer settlement and ritual contexts. This elemental baseline will also enable future evaluation of the potential discriminating power of other, field deployable but less sensitive non-destructive analytic techniques such as pXRF and pLIBS, particularly in relation to extending this work to checking production origins of complete Khmer stoneware vessels held in museum collections.
NEW DATES FOR OLD KILNS: A REVISED RADIOCARBON CHRONOLOGY OF STONEWARE PRODUCTION FOR ANGKORIAN CAMBODIA
Radiocarbon dates from recent excavations of a range of Angkorian Khmer (~9th–14th CE) stoneware ... more Radiocarbon dates from recent excavations of a range of Angkorian Khmer (~9th–14th CE) stoneware kiln complexes provide a new and independent perspective on the timing and geography of Khmer ceramic production. These data demonstrate a clear two-phase sequence. The first, in the late 9th to late 12th centuries CE, marks a period of intensive production located both to the east of Angkor and to the south at Cheung Ek, south of Phnom Penh. A second shorter phase of production occurred in the late 13th to late 14th CE at more distant provincial
settings following the collapse of the Angkorian state.
The article presents a project of an archaeological assessment of the very significant archaeolog... more The article presents a project of an archaeological assessment of the very significant archaeological site of Zecovi. It is based on multidisciplinary methodological research of the Zecovi and its surroundings. The aim of the research was to determine how the human factor influenced the changes of the existing natural landscape the way how adjusted itself to this landscape. Project implementation was focused primarily to the centre of the site which has a specific shape (oppidum, tell, hill-top) and secondary focus was on the immediate and remote surrounding in order to acquire more realistic picture about the landscape in different archaeological periods from prehistory to modern time.
This paper presents the results of excavations conducted in Sept. 2013 in Seocka pećina, in
the n... more This paper presents the results of excavations conducted in Sept. 2013 in Seocka pećina, in
the near vicinity of the Skadar Lake. A Mesolithic level, dated by radiocarbon to the late 9th – early 8th
millennium cal. BC was discovered, in addition to several finds belonging to the Bronze Age. Although
spatially limited, these results are important as they provide a first glimpse of the Mesolithic settlement
pattern and associated activities in this under-investigated part of Montenegro.
The application of geological and physical geo-
graphical techniques in archaeology is widely
e... more The application of geological and physical geo-
graphical techniques in archaeology is widely
established and can provide fruitful and exciting
results in the form of geoarchaeology. This re-
port describes the use of geoarchaeological tech-
niques to investigate and interrogate landscape
use and change in northern Bosnia and Herze-
govina during the late glacial and early Holocene
focusing on the Vrbas valley, the Ukrina valley
and the surrounding landscape. It examines evi-
dence from archaeological site locations such as
limestone caves and river gravel terraces in order
to understand human impact on the landscape
in the past. In addition it will assess the preserva-
tion potential and examine the formation proc-
esses at the sites visited in order to fully place the
archaeological artefacts in their context
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and readily identifiable geochemical profile. By establishing a geochemical baseline this work highlights the potential of stonewares for developing a deeper understanding of Khmer craft production and distribution dynamics in future comparisons between stoneware production, Khmer settlement and ritual contexts. This elemental baseline will also enable future evaluation of the potential discriminating power of other, field deployable but less sensitive non-destructive analytic techniques such as pXRF and pLIBS, particularly in relation to extending this work to checking production origins of complete Khmer stoneware vessels held in museum collections.
settings following the collapse of the Angkorian state.
the near vicinity of the Skadar Lake. A Mesolithic level, dated by radiocarbon to the late 9th – early 8th
millennium cal. BC was discovered, in addition to several finds belonging to the Bronze Age. Although
spatially limited, these results are important as they provide a first glimpse of the Mesolithic settlement
pattern and associated activities in this under-investigated part of Montenegro.
graphical techniques in archaeology is widely
established and can provide fruitful and exciting
results in the form of geoarchaeology. This re-
port describes the use of geoarchaeological tech-
niques to investigate and interrogate landscape
use and change in northern Bosnia and Herze-
govina during the late glacial and early Holocene
focusing on the Vrbas valley, the Ukrina valley
and the surrounding landscape. It examines evi-
dence from archaeological site locations such as
limestone caves and river gravel terraces in order
to understand human impact on the landscape
in the past. In addition it will assess the preserva-
tion potential and examine the formation proc-
esses at the sites visited in order to fully place the
archaeological artefacts in their context
Books by Gary P Marriner