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Climate, political economy and agriculture in first and second millennia AD Anatolia Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-11 John M. Marston, Lorenzo Castellano
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Starch Granule Evidence for Biscuitroot (Lomatium spp.) Processing at Upland Rock Art Sites in Warner Valley, Oregon American Antiquity (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2025-02-11 Stefania L. Wilks, Lisbeth A. Louderback, Heidi M. Simper, William J. Cannon
Geophytes are hardy, resilient plants that are tolerant of cold temperatures and drought and are well documented as a reliable food source for hunter-gatherers worldwide. Human settlement patterns and foraging behaviors have long been associated with the use of nutrient-dense geophytes rich in carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Indigenous communities in the northern Great Basin developed
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The first pottery in the Arabian Gulf: origins, production and distribution Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-10 Anna Smogorzewska
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Spatial analysis of Amazonian Dark Earth formation supports an anthropic origin at the Caldeir?o site, Brazil Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-09 Jonas Gregorio de Souza, Jonas Alcaina-Mateos, Carla Lancelotti, Pablo Vidal-Torrado, Marcia R. Calegari, Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira, Gilvan Martins, Rodrigo Santana Macedo, Marco Madella
Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs) are distinct archaeological sites in the Amazon, characterized by their enriched nutrient content in soil layers. While activities related to human occupation are acknowledged as the primary driver of the geochemical properties of ADEs, the intra-site spatial variations in their formation processes, and how they relate to human settlement, are not completely documented
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Bulk-bone ancient metagenomics reveals the transport of South Asian fish across the Himalayas in the 8th century CE Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-09 Qing Wang, Jingkun Ran, Zhengquan Gu, Shungang Chen, Jianglong Guo, Yuanyang Cai, Yu Gao, Shalini Sharma, Jishuai Yang, Yongco, Yan Tong, Yucheng Wang, Xiaoyan Yang
Fish was an important component of (pre)historical consumption products. The study of (pre)historical fish products has been impeded by the morphological identifications in zooarchaeological research, based on poorly preserved fish bones. In this study, we applied the Bulk Bone Shotgun Metagenomic (BBSM) approach to unidentifiable bone fragments excavated from the Kongsangqiao site (dated to 652–768
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Beyond the Surface: Exploring Ancient Plant Food Processing through Confocal Microscopy and 3D Texture Analysis on Ground Stone Tools Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2025-02-08 Andrea Zupancich, Emanuela Cristiani, Melania Di Fazio, Laura Medeghini, Avi Gopher, Juan José Ibá?ez
Ground stone tools are frequently found in archaeological contexts from early to late prehistoric times. These tools are key evidence for reconstructing past societies’ lifeways, technology and know-how, given their role in different tasks, including subsistence and craft activities. In recent years, the field of use-wear studies on ground stone tools showed an exponential growth in applying quantitative
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Current methods and theory in quantitative zooarchaeology Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-08 Nimrod Marom
Zooarchaeology has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, evolving from a discipline focused on human-animal relationships to a broader investigation of the complex interplay between humans, animals, and environments. This shift is driven by advancements in methodologies, including geometric morphometrics, low-magnification dental dietary analysis, and palaeo-species distribution modelling
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Frozen motion: Contextualizing wheel rut data within and beyond the Pompeiian street grid Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-08 David Picker-Kille
The past few decades have seen a growing use of GIS in archaeological research to study ancient movement at varying scales. In the case of urban networks, most spatial analyses of street systems have been modelled on pedestrian movement. At the site of Pompeii, however, recent scholarship has highlighted the ways in which the material evidence of the construction, use, and disuse of the street network
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Fire of change: Bronstijd. Vuur van Verandering, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, The Netherlands. 18 October 2024–16 March 2025 Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 A.L. Brindley
At the entrance to this impressive exhibition stands Umberto Boccioni's dramatic bronze sculpture, Forms of Continuity in Space (1913), a Futurist piece filled with power, movement and innovation. It is a fitting introduction to what follows.
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State intervention in post-Qin bronze production in Sichuan: scientific insights from mou vessels Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Xiaoting Wang, Ruiliang Liu, Ning Wang, Yindong Yang, Tao Jiang, Ruizhe Wang, Pei Li, Tao Yang, Wugan Luo
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Farmers with a Taste for Fish: New Insights into Iroquoian Foodways at the Dawson Site American Antiquity (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Karine Taché, Roland Tremblay, Alexandre Lucquin, Marjolein Admiraal, John P. Hart, Oliver E. Craig
Iroquoian groups inhabiting the St. Lawrence Valley in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries AD practiced agriculture and supplemented their diet with fish and a variety of wild plants and terrestrial animals. Important gaps remain in our knowledge of Iroquoian foodways, including how pottery was integrated to culinary practices and the relative importance of maize in clay-pot cooking. Lipid analyses
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Luminescence Dating of Stone Structures in the Northeastern United States American Antiquity (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 James K. Feathers, Shannon A. Mahan
There is no consensus on who built the numerous stone structures that dot the archaeological landscape in the northeastern United States. Professional archaeologists traditionally have attributed them to colonial farmers, but increasing numbers of archaeologists have joined many nonprofessional groups and Native Americans in arguing for Indigenous origins. Better understanding of these structures can
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Reevaluating the Organization of Lapidary Production at Chaco Canyon American Antiquity (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Hannah V. Mattson
Several decades ago, the National Park Service's Chaco Project revealed evidence for widespread ornament manufacture at small sites (small houses) in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, as well as possible workshop-scale production at two of these locations. Given that consumption of finished jewelry items is clearly concentrated at large sites (great houses), it was suggested that lapidary production was part
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Methodological Challenges to Tracking Zea mays (Maize) Historical Pathways Through Macrobotanical, Microbotanical, and Stable Isotope Evidence: Maize’s Adoption and Consumption by Precontact Populations in the North American Midcontinent Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 Thomas E. Emerson, Kristin M. Hedman, Mary L. Simon
The process of plant domestication and subsequent adoption of agriculture have long been viewed by archaeologists as key factors in the emergence of social and political complexity. Ongoing research by botanists, archaeobotanists, and archaeologists, with ever-improving methodologies and technologies, reveal that the adoption of agriculture varies significantly in terms of chronologies, dietary intensity
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Inscribed sandstone fragments of Hole, Norway: radiocarbon dates provide insight into rune-stone traditions Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Steinar Solheim, Kristel Zilmer, Judyta Zawalska, Krister Sande Kristoffersen Vasshus, Anette Sand-Eriksen, Justin J.L. Kimball, John Asbj?rn Munch Havstein
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Reliability and validity in determining the relative chronology between neighbouring scars on flint artefacts Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-31 Ma?gorzata Kot, Jerzy Tyszkiewicz, Micha? Leloch, Natalia Gryczewska, Sebastian Miller
We aimed to experimentally test the credibility of the diacritic analysis, which is one of the methods used to study lithic knapping technology. A series of blind tests conducted by lithic experts and students on experimentally knapped artefacts were used to estimate the reliability and validity of the method. The estimated average error rate was 21%, although it was smaller among the experts in the
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Stone disc production at Pincevent (France) reveals versatile uses of colouring materials in the Late Magdalenian Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-31 Caroline Peschaux, Hélène Salomon, Aurélie Chassin de Kergommeaux, Micka?l Baillet, Olivier Bignon-Lau, Pierre Bodu, Elisa Caron-Laviolette, Grégory Debout, Ga?lle Dumar?ay, Emilie Lesvignes
Level IV0 at Pincevent, dating from the Late Magdalenian (15-14 ka cal BP), has revealed a singular assemblage of more than 400 artefacts in colouring materials, including a unique series of perforated discs. This unusual occurrence of shaped colouring materials extends the diversity of uses and functions of these mineral resources. Using a combination of non-invasive petrographic analysis and detailed
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Approaching the Past through Practice: Reconstruction of a Historical Greenlandic Dog Sled American Antiquity (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2025-01-30 Emma Vitale
Since the emergence of the Thule culture (AD 1200), dog sledding has been perceived as a central means of transportation in traditional Inuit life in the Arctic. However, there is an absence of research concerning Inuit dog-sled technology and the tradition of the craft. This study investigates the Inuit dog-sled technocomplex using enskilment methodologiesby employing experimental and ethno-archaeological
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“Open Sourcing” Workflow and Machine Learning Approaches for Attributing Obsidian Artifacts to Their Volcanic Origins: A Feasibility Study from the South Caucasus Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-27 Pavol Hnila, Ellery Frahm, Alessandra Gilibert, Arsen Bobokhyan
Traditionally, reliable obsidian sourcing requires expensive calibration standards and extensive geological reference collections as well as experience with statistical processing. In the South Caucasus — one of the most obsidian-rich regions on the planet — this combination of requirements has often restricted sourcing studies because few projects have geological reference collections that cover all
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All the way from the Baltic: amber beads from an Iron Age grave at Hama, western Syria Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-28 Martin N. Mortensen, Mette Marie Hald, Jacob Frydendahl, Stephen Lumsden, Pernille Bangsgaard, Georges Mouamar, Marco Bonechi, Silvia Alaura
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Human remains from the River Thames: new dating evidence Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-28 Nichola Arthur, Jane Sidell, Heather Bonney
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Beyond the Longhouse: On the Heterogeneity, Spatiality and Temporality of Scandinavian Iron Age Households Cambridge Archaeological Journal (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-28 Grethe Bj?rkan Bukkemoen
The last 20 years have seen growing attention in Scandinavian archaeology towards the study of the Iron Age household. The aim of this paper is to challenge the conceptions of what the household is and argue for the potential in approaching households as heterogenous, emergent assemblages, with an untapped potential in diachronic and spatial studies. Inherent in the vast archaeological record of the
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The Maya Enlightenment: Towards a Post-Postclassic Cambridge Archaeological Journal (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-28 Panos Kratimenos
While increased focus in recent decades has been paid to conceptions of time in archaeological interpretation, comparably less attention has been afforded to the way in which we ourselves conceive of time in the construction of chronologies to periodize the past. In this paper, I focus on the tripartite chronology utilized by scholars of the Precolumbian Maya as a case study to explore the potential
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Community Formation in the Chulmun (Neolithic) and Mumun (Bronze Age) Periods of Korea Journal of Archaeological Research (IF 4.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-27 Jangsuk Kim, Matthew Conte, Yongje Oh
Despite its importance, exploring prehistoric community formation presents significant epistemological and methodological challenges. In Korean archaeology, these issues have rarely been addressed primarily due to the longstanding dominance of the culture-historical paradigm. However, extensive archaeological investigations and the accumulation of radiocarbon dates in recent decades have led to the
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Inca human sacrifice and sacred pilgrimages: spatial analysis of sites on the Chachani and Pichu Pichu volcanoes Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-27 Dagmara Socha, Dominika Sieczkowska-Jacyna
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Comparing Summed Probability Distributions of Shoreline and Radiocarbon Dates from the Mesolithic Skagerrak Coast of Norway Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-24 Isak Roalkvam, Steinar Solheim
By developing a new methodology for handling and assessing a large number of shoreline dated sites, this paper compares the summed probability distribution of radiocarbon dates and shoreline dates along the Skagerrak coast of south-eastern Norway. Both measures have previously been compared to elucidate demographic developments in Fennoscandia, but these have not been based on probabilistic methods
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Parallel roads, solstice and sacred geography at the Gasco Site: a Chacoan ritual landscape Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-24 Robert S. Weiner, Richard A. Friedman, John R. Stein
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“A Network of Mutualities of Being”: Socio-material Archaeological Networks and Biological Ties at ?atalh?yük Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-23 Camilla Mazzucato, Michele Coscia, Ay?a Kü?ükakda? Do?u, Scott Haddow, Muhammed S?dd?k K?l??, Eren Yüncü, Mehmet Somel
Recent advances in archaeogenomics have granted access to previously unavailable biological information with the potential to further our understanding of past social dynamics at a range of scales. However, to properly integrate these data within archaeological narratives, new methodological and theoretical tools are required. Effort must be put into finding new methods for weaving together different
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A new Ramesside settlement north of Mareotis Lake (Kom el-Nugus, Egypt) Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-23 Sylvain Dhennin
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Decoding Palaeolithic Hand Stencils: Age and Sex Identification Through Geometric Morphometrics Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-21 V. Fernández Navarro, D. Fidalgo Casares, D. García Martínez, D. Garate Maidagan
This study pioneers the application of geometric morphometrics to Palaeolithic hand stencils, offering new insights into the problematics of classic rock art using innovative methodology. Employing a triple approach encompassing contemporary, experimental, and archaeological populations, the research achieves a precise estimation of age and biological sex through hand morphometry, enhancing our anthropometric
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Settlement discontinuity at Ak'awillay and the development of the Inca imperial capital region Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-22 R. Alan Covey, Kylie Quave, Nicole Payntar, Camille Weinberg, Hubert Quispe-Bustamante, Véronique Bélisle
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The Trade Theory of Money: External Exchange and the Origins of Money Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-21 Mikael Fauvelle
For over a century, scholars have debated the merits of two competing theories for the origins of money. The commodity theory of money has traditionally held that money developed as a medium of exchange in order to increase the economic efficiency of barter economies. Alternatively, chartalist explanations have given causal primacy to the role of state taxation in standardizing money as a unit of account
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Eating in colonial institutions: desiccated plant remains from nineteenth-century Sydney Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-21 Kimberley G. Connor
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Owl Cave Revisited: Examining the Evidence for a Folsom-Bison Association American Antiquity (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2025-01-21 L. Suzann Henrikson, Joshua G. Clements, Shannon L. Loftus, Daron Duke
The discovery of green-fractured mammoth bone in Owl Cave in the 1970s inspired the original investigators to focus primarily on the possible association between these remains and Folsom points recovered from the same stratum. With the Museum of Idaho's recent acquisition of the complete Owl Cave collection, we have gained a better understanding of the periglacial processes that appear to have displaced
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Positions of Power: Situational Flexibility in Mimbres Society American Antiquity (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2025-01-20 Kathryn M. Baustian, Barbara J. Roth
Social power establishes and legitimizes actions for individuals within a society who accept the structures that create that power. Differences in power can develop without strict hierarchies, however. Here, we explore the power differences among groups living in the Mimbres Mogollon region of southwestern New Mexico using bioarchaeological data and a case study from the Harris site, a Late Pithouse
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Biocultural Taphonomies and Analysis of an Emerging Terminal Classic (750–900 CE) Maya Deathway Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-18 Saige Kelmelis, John P. Walden, Kirsten Green Mink, Julie A. Hoggarth, Claire E. Ebert, Carolyn Freiwald, Tia B. Watkins, Victoria S. R. Izzo, Michael Biggie, Amy E. Thompson, Rafael A. Guerra, Christina Warinner, Jaime J. Awe
In bioarchaeology, funerary taphonomy and preservation become part of the biocultural narrative of the dead. We evaluate the role of these factors in reconstructing the identities of those buried in an emerging deathway, the ventrally placed legs flexed (VPLF) burial position, during the Terminal Classic (750–900/1000 CE) period at the Maya polity of Lower Dover in western Belize. The term “VPLF” describes
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New evidence for sealing in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic from Tol-e Sangi, Iran Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-16 Morteza Khanipour, Sepideh Jamshidi Yeganeh
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Nunalleq Digital Museum: multi-vocal narration of a Yup'ik past Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-16 Charlotta Hillerdal, Alice Watterson, Lonny Alaskuk Strunk, Jaqueline Nalikutaar Cleveland, John Anderson
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Sun stones and the darkened sun: Neolithic miniature art from the island of Bornholm, Denmark Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-16 Rune Iversen, Poul Otto Nielsen, Lasse Vilien S?rensen, Anders Svensson, J?rgen Peder Steffensen, Alexander Land, Michael S. Thorsen, Finn Ole Sonne Nielsen
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Evidence for discrete ochre exploitation 35,000 years ago in West Africa Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-15 Laure Dayet, María Lorenzo Martínez, Katja Douze, Matar Ndiaye, Chantal Tribolo, Michel Rasse, Laurent Lespez, Fran?ois-Xavier Le Bourdonnec, Viola C. Schmid, Sarah Davidoux, Brice Lebrun, Beno?t Chevrier, Charlotte Pruvost, Eric Huysecom
Despite new impetus for Late Pleistocene research in West Africa, little is known about the range of Middle Stone Age behaviours in this region. Yet, the multiplicity of Middle Stone Age lithic technologies testifies to significant behavioural and demographic dynamics, marked by innovation and adaptability. Here, we present the first in-depth analysis of ochre remains in West Africa. New data from
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Tracking 4000 years of raptor diets through isotope analysis reveals urban scavenging with implications for conservation Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-15 Juliette Waterman, Stuart Black, Naomi Sykes, William F. Mills, Sean Doherty, Hannah Britton, Riley Smallman, Alison Sheridan, Andrew C. Kitchener, Mark D.E. Fellowes
Birds of prey (‘raptors’) often consume anthropogenic foods and can be closely associated with human settlements. In medieval Britain, birds of prey were commensal animals, especially in towns where biological waste was abundant. However, the antiquity of this relationship has not been well explored. In this study, we used stable isotopes of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) in bone collagen to investigate
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Consumption Trends, Trading Patterns and Economic Development in Italy Across Centuries: Data Analysis of Roman Amphorae in a Long-Term Perspective Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-11 Paulina Komar, Tom Brughmans, Ekaterina Borisova
This paper presents novel insights into the long-term chronological patterns related to the distribution and consumption of amphora-borne foodstuffs in Italy. The study specifically focuses on the consumption of wine, olive oil and fish sauces, which exhibit diverse provenances. Notably, it contributes significantly to our understanding of the Roman economy by utilising an open dataset and a replicable
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The Past, Ethnic Purity, and the Foundations of Nazi Ideology: Archaeology at War Journal of Archaeological Research (IF 4.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-09 Per Cornell, Adam Andersson
This article examines the articulation between archaeology and ideology in Nazi Germany, specifically the ideological content in archaeological narratives. We analyze German archaeology of this period in light of 19th century pan-Germanism and the German thinkers who helped shape the notion of a German national identity. Archaeology was utilized to strengthen Nazi ideology, with a particular focus
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ALHAMAT: analysing materiality of the Alhambra to elucidate the Nasrid dynasty's power in the Emirate of Granada Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-09 Carolina Cardell, Guillermo García-Contreras, Teresa Koffler, Juan Manuel Ríos-Jiménez, Alberto García-Porras, Javier Alejandre-Sánchez, Domingo Sánchez-Mesa, Mario De La Torre-Espinosa, Luca Mattei, David Rodríguez-Sánchez, Emilio Cano-Padilla, Nicolás Losilla, Esther Cardell, José Miguel Nieto, Fernando Martínez-Avila
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Zooarchaeology of Managed, Captive, Tame, and Domestic Birds: Shifts in Human–Avian Relationships Journal of Archaeological Research (IF 4.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-07 Lisa Yeomans
In this paper, I review archaeological evidence for shifting human–avian interactions. Many species of birds, altering their behavior in response to anthropogenic niche construction, experienced an increased encounter rate with humans. Intensification of this relationship led to management and domestication of some taxa. An examination of the methods zooarchaeologists employ to study this changing
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Mega-fortresses in the South Caucasus: new data from southern Georgia Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-08 Nathaniel L. Erb-Satullo, Dimitri Jachvliani, Richard Higham, Kathryn O'Neil Weber-Boer, Alex Symons, Ruth Portes
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The Late Bronze Age harbour of Pefkakia: evidence from transport containers suggests site's role Antiquity (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2025-01-07 Bart?omiej Lis, Anthi Batziou
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Landscape Chambers: Towards an Archaeology of the Cognitive Landscape Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-06 Zoran ?u?kovi?
This article is introducing a method for the analysis of landscape visual coherence. Inspired by landscape and architecture research, the landscape chambers method is based on quantitative analysis of visibility networks, modelled in a digital environment. It relies on an algorithm for the detection of closely connected subgroups within an intervisibility network, in order to isolate visually distinct
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Death and Dichotomy: Exploring Varied Human and Animal Depositional Practices in the Iron Age at Battlesbury Bowl, UK, through Histotaphonomy Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-02 A. Bricking, B. Revell, R. Madgwick
Taphonomic analysis of bone microstructure, commonly known as histotaphonomy, has been used as a proxy for interpreting early post-mortem treatments in archaeological contexts with increasing frequency. This method is especially useful when evidence for varied pre-depositional practices such as disarticulation and taphonomic markers (e.g. fracturing, gnawing, cut marks, weathering) is present in the
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Filling the Gaps—Computational Approaches to Incomplete Archaeological Networks Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2025-01-03 Deborah Pri?, John Wainwright, Dan Lawrence, Laura Turnbull, Christina Prell, Christodoulos Karittevlis, Andreas A. Ioannides
Networks are increasingly used to describe and analyse complex archaeological data in terms of nodes (archaeological sites or places) and edges (representing relationships or connections between each pair of nodes). Network analysis can then be applied to express local and global properties of the system, including structure (e.g. modularity) or connectivity. However, the usually high amount of missing
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Pyrite tesserae mosaics from El Ca?o (750–1100 CE), Panamá: Evidence of interactions between the Coclé and Maya regions Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-30 Julia Mayo Torné, Carlos Mayo-Torné, Delvis Hernández, Antonio Zamora, Eric Gutiérrez, Jorge Ceballos, Juan Antonio Jaén, Medín Denvers, Emiliano Melgar Tísoc
The study aims to identify the origin of mosaic stone tesserae mirrors discovered in El Ca?o, an archaeological site located in the Isthmus of Panamá within the archaeological tradition of Gran Coclé (750–1100 c.e.). The research objectives include (i) typological classification of the mirrors from El Ca?o by measuring the degree of similarity using the Jaccard coefficient, (ii) characterization of
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How teeth record and attenuate seasonal signals Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-28 Daniel R. Green, Tanya M. Smith, Gerry Olack, Ian S. Williams, Paul Tafforeau, Albert S. Colman, Kevin T. Uno
Variability of oxygen isotopes in environmental water is recorded in tooth enamel, providing a record of seasonal change, dietary variability, and mobility. Physiology dampens this variability, however, as oxygen passes from environmental sources into blood and forming teeth. We showcase two methods of high resolution, 2-dimensional enamel sampling, and conduct modeling, to report why and how environmental
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Understanding Taphonomy Through 3D and 2D Records: A Case Study from the Tropical Maya Area Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-12-26 Mirko De Tomassi, Nicola Lercari
Mortuary archaeology in the Maya region is complicated by both cultural and natural factors. Distinctive funerary depositional and post-depositional secondary activities, in addition to tropical climate, contribute to the complexity of pre-Hispanic Maya funerary practices. This paper proposes to merge 2D and 3D recording data to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the taphonomic phenomena that
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Unveiling Neolithic Economic Behavior: A Novel Approach to Chert Procurement at ?ukuri?i H?yük, Western Anatolia Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-12-24 Michael Brandl, Maria M. Martinez, Christoph Hauzenberger, Peter Filzmoser, Bogdana Mili?, Barbara Horejs
The expansion of the Neolithic way of life triggered the most profound changes in peoples’ socioeconomic behaviors, including how critical resources for everyday life were managed. Recent research spearheaded by ancient DNA analysis has greatly contributed to our understanding of the main direction of Neolithisation spreading from western Anatolia into central Europe. Due to the diverse processes involved
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Implementation of Red Ochre in Sinopia: Non-invasive characterization of the invisible frescos beneath Roman and Byzantine mosaics in Judea Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-24 Yotam Asscher, Giulia Ricci, Michela Reato, Abraham Leviant, Ilana Peters, Jacques Neguer, Mark Avrahami, Gilberto Artioli
Preparatory drawings in mortars have guided mosaicists in the placement of colored tesserae, as a form of blueprint for the style and content of the mosaic. These drawings are made by implementing pigments in the substrate mortars, following the fresco technique, and are commonly known as sinopia. This study analyzes the data from non-invasive techniques applied on red and pink sinopia that was found
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New evidence of the supra-regional marble trade network in Thrace, through the archaeometric study of sculptures in Roman Philippopolis Journal of Archaeological Science (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-24 Vasiliki Anevlavi, Walter Prochaska, Petya Andreeva, Sabine Ladst?tter
The current assessment of marble sources in the Mediterranean, drawing from prior publications, reveals notable disparities in the distribution of raw materials across the region. Specifically, data on marble sources in the Balkans, including the Roman province of Thrace, are notably underrepresented, stressing the need for a more comprehensive analysis. Marble provenance studies contribute to a better
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“Taphonomic Trajectories: Funerary Taphonomy and Preservation at the Medieval Site of Largo C?ndido dos Reis, Portugal” Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-12-23 Trent M. Trombley, António Matias, Sabrina C. Agarwal
This paper presents taphonomic data from the medieval Portuguese site of Largo C?ndido dos Reis that contains the presence of both Christian (n?=?217) and Islamic (n?=?422) burials. The presence of two faith communities with differing funerary customs utilizing the same geographic space offers a unique opportunity to conduct a comparative approach and examine the extent to which funerary rites influence
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The Effect of Plant Food Treatment on Stable Isotopes and Their Relevance for Archaeological Studies: A Methodological Pilot Study Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-12-21 Chris Baumann, Cynthia Larbey, Martin Ebner, Hervé Bocherens, Karen Hardy
Plants are a crucial part of the human diet, serving as a primary source of micronutrients, fiber, and carbohydrates, providing readily available energy. Beyond the consumption of cooked and raw edible plants, early humans also developed methods for plant processing for delayed consumption, to de-toxify/improve bioavailability, and perhaps for flavor. In later prehistory delayed consumption includes
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Pilbara Fat-Tailed Macropods: Using Multivariate and Morphometric Analyses to Explore Spatial and Stylistic Variability Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-12-20 Shiqin He, Syed Zulqarnain Gilani, Patrick Morrison, Michael Hughes, Jo McDonald
This paper presents a pioneering analysis of a distinctive engraved motif from the Pilbara region: the fat-tailed macropod (kangaroo). This stylistic analysis has used a combination of conventional qualitative and multivariate techniques with less commonly deployed geometric morphometrics analysis (GMA). Focusing on a distinctive engraved motif in Australia’s northwest, this study has quantified the