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krater
[Ar].
[Ar].
A large Greek pottery vessel for mixing wine. Usually with a low footring base and a pair of handles, but shapes otherwise vary, the volute krater, for example, having handles mounted on the shoulder and projecting above the height of the rim.
kremlin
[MC].
[MC].
The fortified citadel of medieval Russian and Slav towns. The best known is the Moscow Kremlin which dates to the 14th century
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. Within it lies a range of palaces and cathedrals, and state buildings in a range of architectural styles spanning the 14th to the 18th centuries. More modern buildings were added in Soviet times to house the country's administration.
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. Within it lies a range of palaces and cathedrals, and state buildings in a range of architectural styles spanning the 14th to the 18th centuries. More modern buildings were added in Soviet times to house the country's administration.
Kroeber , Alfred Louis
(1876–1960)
[Bi].
(1876–1960)
[Bi].
American anthropologist and archaeologist who advocated the efficiency of seriation as a means of understanding artefact sequences. He formally defined the idea of the
HORIZON STYLE
. He carried out fieldwork on Californian shell mounds and in Peru he excavated sites at Cahuachi and Estaqueria in the Nasca region.
[Bio.: J. H. Rowe , 1962, Alfred Louis Kroeber , 1876–1960.
American Antiquity
, 27(3), 395–415]
HORIZON STYLE
. He carried out fieldwork on Californian shell mounds and in Peru he excavated sites at Cahuachi and Estaqueria in the Nasca region.
[Bio.: J. H. Rowe , 1962, Alfred Louis Kroeber , 1876–1960.
American Antiquity
, 27(3), 395–415]
kshemenitsa
[MC].
[MC].
A term used in eastern Europe, of Russian derivation, to refer to a flint scatter of Palaeolithic or Mesolithic date which represents the remains of an open settlement site.
Kuban Culture
[CP].
[CP].
Copper Age communities of the north Caucasus region, especially the Kuban Valley of western Caucasia. Burials were made under
KURGANS
and were generally rather rich. Battle-axes are common, and there are metal Pontic hammerhead pins.
KURGANS
and were generally rather rich. Battle-axes are common, and there are metal Pontic hammerhead pins.
k'uei
[Ar].
[Ar].
Bronze handled bowl designed to contain food. Common in the Zhou Dynasty of China.
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