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ARC HAEOLOG IC AL DRAW ING

› An excurse on dra wing techniques a nd specific a rcha eologica l methods

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Course Plan:
The Basics: light and shadow
different forms
EXERCISE –PYRAMIDS

Archaeological Material: different kinds of material

specific structures

Techniques: materials
Stone artefacts
bone artefacts
metal artefacts
ceramics

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The Ba sics: light and shadow

- Light in drawings comes always from the left

Straight surface

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The Ba sics: light and shadow

embossed forms

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The Ba sics: light and shadow

Sphere and bowl

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Exercise: Pyramids

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Archa eologica l Ma teria l: different materials

textiles
bone/ antler
metal
silex

stone

ceramics wood

shell

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Archa eologica l Ma teria l: different structures

silex versus stone artefact

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Archa eologica l Ma teria l: different structures

grindstone soft edges due to the use of light and
shadow; mostly dotted lines

empty profile

shadows and structures in the surface –natural

look

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Archa eologica l Ma teria l: different structures

hand axe profile inclusive structures

more schematic drawing method,

light and shadow are secondarily.
The characteristics are solid lines and
Wallner-lines.

different structures are shown with

the help of different patterns (fixed
sym bols)

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dra wing techniques: silex artefacts

orientation of the artefact
• three images
plan view –top view – profile

• the top of the artefact is

orientated to the top of the paper

• the most worked side is shown in

plan view

Plan view
profile

top view
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Source: Hahn 1992, Zeichnen von Stein und Knochenartefakten
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dra wing techniques: silex artefacts

The outline of the artefact can be drawn
with the help of rulers or a pencil that is
square with the artefacts edge.

Source: Hahn 1992, Zeichnen von Stein und Knochenartefakten

Main ridges can be marked on

several dots with the help of pointing
down. Afterwards the dots can be
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dra wing techniques: silex artefacts

The inner structure: Wallner-lines; Cortex (bark);
The Wallner-lines distinguish the direction of percussion and they are used to ad the three-dimensional
affect . Wallner-lines in the left, the light facing side, should not cover more than a quarter of the space;
on the right side, the dark side, the lines can cover around two thirds.

If the side-retouching is to fine, it should be shown in a extra

drawing.

Cortex-areas are shown mostly with the help of dotted fields. Their
dissemination is based upon the light situation and the form of the
surface.

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Source: Hahn 1992, Zeichnen von Stein und Knochenartefakten

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dra wing techniques: silex artefacts

Profile: cross section:

Source: Hahn 1992, Zeichnen von Stein und Knochenartefakten

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Source: Hahn 1992, Zeichnen von Stein und Knochenartefakten

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dra wing techniques: stone artefacts

Artefacts out of rocks can have several presentation methods. In
regular stones with shell-fractions are drawn with Wallner-lines and
solid lines; other material with dotted areas or transverse lines.

dotted areas

Source: Richtlinien für Zeichnungen in Baden-Würtemberg (o.J)

transverse lines

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Source: Richtlinien für Zeichnungen in Baden-Würtemberg (o.J)
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Litera ture:
- Joa chim Ha hn, Zeichnen von Stein- und Knochena rtefa kten. Tübingen 1992.

- Nick G riffiths, Anne Jenner, C hristine W ilson, Dra wing Archa eologica l Finds. A Ha ndbook. London 1990, 1991.

-Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins, Archa eologica l Illustra tion. C a mbridge et a l. 1989.

-KIND, Ulrn-Eggingen. Die Ausgra bungen 1982 bis 1985 in der ba ndkera mischen Siedlung und der mittela lterlichenW üstung. Forsch. u. Ber. zur Vor- u. Frühg.
in Ba d.- W ürtt. 34. Stuttga rt. 1989
-TODE.A., Der a ltsteinzeitliche Fundpla tz Sa lzgitter-Lebenstedt 1: Archä ologischer Teil . Funda menta A 11/ 1. K61nW ien. 1982

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