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Kola Peninsula Neolithic

Археология евразийских степей
The archaeology of the Kola Peninsula is related to the archaeology of neighboring regions. The Early Neolithic (~5.3–4 millennia BC) is characterized by the Säräisniemi 1 ceramics of the two Varzina and Chavanga variants and the Pit-Comb, bifacial stone
Evgeniy M. Kolpakov, Alevtina M. Kiseleva, Anton I. Murashkin, Vladimir Ya. Shumkin   +3 more
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Lair, Glenshee, Perth & Kinross Archive Report: the lithic assemblage (4268161; 4415161) [PDF]

, 2015
An analysis of the lithic assemblage from the excavations undertaken by the Tay Landscape Partnership in 2012 and 2014 at The Lair ...
Wright, Dene
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Under the Shade of a Coolabah Tree: A Second Cache of Tulas From the Boulia District, Western Queensland

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper reports on the excavation of a cache of stone artefacts, buried on the bank of a waterhole or ‘billabong’ in central western Queensland. This is an extremely rare find, and yet it is the second such site to be reported within less than a 10 km radius.
Yinika L. Perston, Lynley A. Wallis, Heather Burke, Lorna Bogdanek, Trevina Rogers, Justine Kemp   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Viking burial at Balnakeil, Sutherland [PDF]

, 2012
A full discussion of a young Viking male pagan grave with full consideration of its context and broader significance in the context of the Norse in the British ...
Batey, C., Paterson, C.
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Cooperation, collective action, and the archeology of large-scale societies [PDF]

, 2016
Archeologists investigating the emergence of large-scale societies in the past have renewed interest in examining the dynamics of cooperation as a means of understanding societal change and organizational variability within human groups over time. Unlike
Birch J, Blanton RE, Blanton RE, Blanton RE, Bortot S, Boyd R, Carballo DM, Chabot‐Hanowell B, Cobean RH, Ember CR, Feinman GM, Feinman GM, Hirth KG, Hirth KG, Hunt R, Kowalewski SA, Levi M, McCloskey DN, Mezze García M, Nichols DL, Smith ME, Smith ME   +21 more
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Uncovering Archaeological Treasures at Saruq al‐Hadid, UAE: Insights From Ground Penetrating Radar and Magnetic Data

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Saruq al‐Hadid, located at the edge of the Rub Al‐Khali desert near Dubai's southern border with Abu Dhabi, is among the region's richest archaeological sites. Renowned for its historical role in metallurgy, trade and human habitation, the site was occupied from the Umm an‐Nar period through the post–Iron Age. Despite its significance, much of
Moamen Ali, Sonia Santos‐Assunção, Mohammed Y. Ali, Diana Francis, Mansour B. Radwan, Mariam A. Alsuwaidi, Bader M. Al Ali, Jamal H. Safi, Saif Ullah, Muhammed A. Iqbal   +9 more
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Sharp Force Trauma and Chop Mark Identification Bias: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Bone Morphology, Cortical Thickness, and Ax Material

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sharp force trauma (SFT) is the main criterion used to identify chop mark butchery in zooarchaeology, yet its reliability as a diagnostic feature has not been systematically tested. Chop marks reflect both cutting and fracturing processes and exhibit characteristics of both sharp and blunt trauma.
Tiffany Okaluk, Justin Dallmann, Haim Cohen, Tina L. Greenfield, Itzick Shai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Tay Landscape Partnership Scheme: Report on the assessment of Mesolithic lithic artefacts [PDF]

, 2012
The archaeological record for Mesolithic events in Perth and Kinross has proved elusive. On behalf of the Tay Landscape Partnership Scheme an investigation of the lithic assemblages from Perth and Kinross held in the collections of the National Museums ...
Wright, Dene
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Three Stories About the Exploitation of “Chocolate” Flint During the Stone Age in Central Poland

Archaeologia Polona, 2018
This paper argues that, despite the purely physical nature of the process of the creation of blades that later will be components of multi-material tools, this is also like an artistic act.
Dominik Kacper Płaza, Piotr Papiernik
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Newton Hall and the cruck buildings of North West England [PDF]

, 2010
This study is an introduction to the archaeology and history of Newton Hall, Hyde, in Tameside. As a timber-framed cruck building from the late medieval period it is one of the oldest homes in North West England, and was one of the first such buildings ...
Nevell, MD
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