. as SAA SS WS \ ~ \. 22nd Annual N: Meeting of \ the EAA ‘ \. 31st August- S Ath September * 2016 Vilnius : www.eaavilnius2016.!ItGs General Session eos Any sclentfic study requires data from outside the researcher’ precise field of work. Archaeology amongst the scientiic lscipties most frequent caling upon a multitude of other disciplines, both scientiic ones and cralts n this way, zoology has enabied archaeology to consider steetal remins though a diferent light in archaeozoology; botany has enabled the Use of plants and pollen in analyses; and experimental testing has improved through contact with various craftspeople. The same interdisciplinarty has been applied to images with the icanologieal approach, Ths has created an approach involving identication using biological, geographical and chronological erteria, integration of cimensions such as ethology (animal behavior) nto Image comprehension, and classical analogical descrintion This presentation shows how icanology can be use to archaeology through examples covering + Ganine farming techniques in pre-pharaonc times in Egypt rom the Sth millennium BCE an suidae farming nthe Md East during the tet millennium BCE. + Technicians’ (larmers') movement betwoon the Micdle-East and Egypt during the Sth millennium BCE. + The use of animats by political and religious powers and communities of erattspeopleinSyra during the Bronze Age using feline and bovine analysis GS Abstract 04 Natural factors in early metallurgical production in Egypt and southern Levant ‘Author - WA Biaobrzecka, Daria, Jagiellonian Unversity in Cracow, Cracow, Poland (Presenting author) Keywords: copper matallurgy, Egypt and southern Levant, environment Presentation Preterence - Oral ‘The origins of copper metallurgy in anciont Egypt and southern Lavantisa subject which always has been inthe scope of scientific Interest. According to curentknowedgeitmaybe traced back othe Chaleolthic period andthe Early Bronze Age. Inthe past. many scientists have put grea tor to rcroat its goneral picture. Recently more data have been gained which suse in reconstructing this branch of craft. nthe light of evidences objects made from copper might hava been considered by ancient societies as one of the most valuable goods. Moreover, itcan not be ruled ou tha his material might had special symbolic mearing, Undoubtedly, environmental conditions played an essential fol shaping the picture of mining and metallurgical activities “They were responsible forthe way ancient communities axganized particular stages of metallurgical production. Due to similar landscape features the same pattern of produetion has been formed in areas of Egypt and southern Levant ‘This paper should shed light on the subjoct ofthe beginning of copper metallurgy during the Chalcalthe period and the Earyy Bronze Age in areas of Egypt and southern Levant. Impartance of crucial nalurl factors which determined evolution ot ‘mentioned craft as wall as particlarstages of production which depended on them wil bepresented, GS Abstract 05 Mosaics of Ulpiana Author - Assoc. Prot. Dr. Catnkaya, Haluk, Mimar Sinan Fine Ars University lstanbul, Istanbul Keywords: Early Christianity, Mosaics, Roman Presentation Preference - Oral turkey (Presenting author ‘Archaeological excavations of Ulpiana begun in 1853 and continued with intervals in the follawing decades. During these ‘excavations, trapezoidal city walls and gates on it; cemeteries in North and West; urban vilas and simple houses: workshops: itary instalation outside the city; three Early Christan churches and a baptstery were discovered. Ducing early years of ‘excavations, mosaics were discovered at two iffrent locations A the church an the Nertherm cemetery and a Roman vila, The laters belived to be a church by some scholars. In 2012 excavations under my direction brought out 10 light an Early Christian ‘baptistery. twas followed by the discovery ofthe main church of te ily, mast prabably dacicated tothe Saints Florus and Laurus, ‘no were martyred at Ulpiana. Inside this church mosales wore dlecovered in 2013. They were unearther unt 20, (Other than the newest series of excavations, destiny of the mosaics discovered aerler at UIpiana is unknown, This work intends to shed light on al the mosaics discovered at Upiana and compare them in sive, material and technique, Al he mostics hhave geometrical patterns. The only exception isthe three bi figures. Dadicatory inscriptions i Latin were found in the church on Norther cemetery and church of Saints Flrus and Laur. Limited colour scheme on tesserae and only a handful patterns may be taken as an indiation of acal workshop. In order to suppor this theory, laboratory analysis were made onthe tesserae found in ‘the latest sees of excavations. Mosaics, which were discovered in early years of excavaltons wero dated to 4thth centuries. But, ‘th the lp of tochnical analysis and sources it may be safe to aseume that allo the mosaics discovered in Upiana were made in mid th century. Comparison of mosaics regionally and globally may provi further information on similares and citferences In technique and choice of pattems, By doing so we may obtain data which could help us understand movement of workforce and popular design anc techniques. Our work i tho first step of our lger project, namely. Gaps of mosaics of Kosovo,