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What can lithics tell us about hominin technology's ‘primordial soup’? An origin of stone knapping via the emulation of Mother Nature

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S3, Page S8-S30, June 2026.
Abstract The use of stone hammers to produce sharp stone flakes—knapping—is thought to represent a significant stage in hominin technological evolution because it facilitated the exploitation of novel resources, including meat obtained from medium‐to‐large‐sized vertebrates. The invention of knapping may have occurred via an additive (i.e., cumulative)
Metin I. Eren   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tin isotope ratios in Early and Middle Bronze Age bronzes from central and southeastern Europe

open access: yesUISPP Journal, 2019
The paper presents the results of two case studies. A first sample set includes tin isotopic compositions of 15 bronzes from three large hoards of the Early Bronze Age Únětice Culture in Central Germany.
Bianka Nessel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mobile Spectroscopy in Archaeometry: Some Case Study

open access: yesJournal of Spectroscopy, 2018
We provide an overview of recent results obtained by the innovative application of mobile spectroscopy for in situ investigation in archaeometry. Its growing relevance is linked to the great advantages of avoiding the transport and eventual damage of ...
Vincenza Crupi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dernières avancées des études sur la production, la circulation et la datation des métaux ferreux archéologiques

open access: yesLes Nouvelles de l’Archéologie, 2015
This article presents the latest advances in the field of archaeometric studies for iron based artefacts. These are placed in line with the approaches taken for many years in an interdisciplinary way on both metal production sites and on the objects ...
Philippe Dillmann   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Greek Commodities in Phoenicia: An Interdisciplinary Study of Imported Amphorae From Tell el‐Burak (Lebanon)

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 395-408, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines transport amphorae of Greek/Aegean types from the 7th–4th c. BCE imported to the Phoenician coastal settlement of Tell el‐Burak, Lebanon. We present a selection of 58 pieces analyzed by typological, chemical (NAA), and petrographic approaches.
Maximilian Rönnberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Efficiency of Chlorella vulgaris in Heavy Metal Removal: A Comparative Study of Mono- and Multi-Component Metal Systems

open access: yesClean Technologies
The occurrence of heavy metals in aquatic ecosystems is a serious environmental hazard, and their effective removal is imperative. In this regard, the feasibility of living microalga Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) to remove heavy metals (Ni, Pb, Zn, Cd,
Eleni Kyratzopoulou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing a Non‐Destructive Sourcing Method for Glassy Andesite and Basalt Artifacts

open access: yesGeoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Glassy andesite and basalt are volcanic rocks often valued as a lithic raw material by ancient people. Crucial to examining trade and migration routes of ancient communities is lithic sourcing based on geochemical comparisons of artifacts and known quarry outcrops.
Kazuki Morisaki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Horse-headed saint christopher fresco in the sviyazhsk assumption cathedral (16th-17th century, Russia): History and archaeometry

open access: yes, 2020
© 2018 MAA. The present paper is devoted to the study of wall paint of the late 16th-early 17th centuries with zoomorphic image of St. Christopher located at the Assumption Cathedral (which became UNESCO object in 2017) of the town-island of Sviyazhsk ...

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Analytical Archaeometry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Analytical Archaeometry describes this interesting and challenging field of research - on the border between natural sciences (chemistry, spectroscopy, biology, geology) and humanities (archaeology, (art-)history, conservation sciences). It fills the gap between these two areas whilst focussing on the analytical aspects of this research field.
openaire   +1 more source

‘Missing persons’: Ancient legacies of human–environment interaction in tropical natural properties inscribed under the 1972 World Heritage Convention

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S2, Page S9-S30, May 2026.
Abstract Cultural and natural values form the core of World Heritage designation. Properties displaying both values, however, comprise a fraction of inscriptions (currently c. 3%) to the World Heritage List. In 1992, when that fraction stood at c. 5%, adoption of the popular ‘cultural landscapes’ category of cultural heritage in 1992 was therefore ...
Ryan J. Rabett
wiley   +1 more source

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