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Brunke, Hagan; Bukowiecki, Evelyne; Cancik‐Kirschbaum, Eva; Eichmann, Ricardo; Ess, Margarete van; Gass, Anton; Gussone, Martin; Hageneuer, Sebastian; Hansen, Svend; Kogge, Werner; May, Jens; Parzinger, Hermann; Pedersén, Olof; Sack, Dorothée; Schopper, Franz; Wulf-Rheidt, Ulrike

doi:10.17169/fudocs_document_000000025992

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“…In addition, there is a horizontally running, thin, dark layer, which crosses the lowest artificial sand layer (Figure 2c,C). The type of construction with stone layers at hand is congruent with the findings of Brunke et al [38], who examined the south-eastern side of the burial mound in 2013. However, the diagonal segmentation and orientation of sand layers B and D is only present in SD17P1.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Regardless of the nature of these undocumented burial mounds, their sheer amount reflects the importance of this landscape during the late Bronze Age. Brunke et al [38] see the 'King's Grave' of Seddin as the clearest manifestation of an accumulation of wealth and power in this area around the middle reaches of the Stepenitz. Within this study, we examine section SD17P1 (297601 E, 5891584 N; WGS84; UTM 33N), which was documented in 2017 during an excavation on the north-western slope of the Bronze Age burial mound of Seddin.…”

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confidence: 99%

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On-Site VIS-NIR Spectral Reflectance and Colour Measurements—A Fast and Inexpensive Alternative for Delineating Sediment Layers Quantitatively? A Case Study from a Monumental Bronze Age Burial Mound (Seddin, Germany)

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Quantitative sediment analyses performed in the laboratory are often used throughout archaeological excavations to critically reflect on-site stratigraphic delineation. Established methods are, however, often time-consuming and expensive. Recent studies suggest that systematic image analysis can objectivise the delineation of stratigraphic layers based on fast quantitative spectral measurements. The presented study examines how these assumptions prevail when compared to modern techniques of sediment analysis. We examine an archaeological cross-section at a Bronze Age burial mound near Seddin (administrative district Prignitz, Brandenburg, Germany), consisting of several layers of construction-related material. Using detailed on-site descriptions supported by quantitatively measured sediment properties as a measure of quality, we compare clustering results of (i) extensive colour measurements conducted with an RGB and a multispectral camera during fieldwork, as well as (ii) selectively sampled sedimentological data and (iii) visible and near infrared (VIS-NIR) hyperspectral data, both acquired in the laboratory. Furthermore, the influence of colour transformation to the CIELAB colour space (Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage) and the possibilities of predicting soil organic carbon (SOC) based on image data are examined. Our results indicate that quantitative spectral measurements, while still experimental, can be used to delineate stratigraphic layers in a similar manner to traditional sedimentological data. The proposed processing steps further improved our results. Quantitative colour measurements should therefore be included in the current workflow of archaeological excavations.

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confidence: 87%

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confidence: 99%