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An Archaeomineralogy of the Late Chalcolithic, Early Bronze, and Middle Bronze Pottery from Tapeh Kelar [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2022
Pottery is of particular importance in archaeology as an indicator of chronology, art, technology, and subsistence system of ancient populations. Pottery discloses contacts and exchanges between different regions.
Parastoo Masjedi Khak, Mostafa Khazaie Kouhpar, Abbas Motarjem, Zahra Mokhtari   +3 more
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First evidence for alloying practices in the Chalcolithic Southern Levant (4500–3800 BCE) as revealed by metallography

Heritage Science, 2023
Excavations at the Chalcolithic site Fazael in the central Jordan Valley uncovered a large number of metal items, many of them polymetallic copper alloys cast in the lost wax technique.
Thomas Rose, Stefano Natali, Andrea Brotzu, Shay Bar, Yuval Goren   +4 more
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The fortified metallurgical settlement from the Middle-Late Chalcolithic in Puente de Santa Bárbara (Huércal-Overa, Almería)

Zephyrus, 2018
The fortified chalcolithic settlement in Puente de Santa Bárbara (Huércal-Overa, Almería), with 1.5 ha, located 3 km away from the Cerro Minado copper mines, and exploited at least during the Late Chalcolithic, presents copper ores, crucible smelting and
Pedro GONZÁLEZ QUINTERO, Alfredo MEDEROS MARTÍN, Antonio DÍAZ CANTÓN, Charles BASHORE ACERO, Jorge CHAMÓN FERNÁNDEZ, Marco A. MORENO BENÍTEZ   +5 more
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New evidence on the Early Chalcolithic in the Lower Yantra Valley: The site of Orlovets – Papaz Cheshma, Veliko Tarnovo District

Studia Praehistorica, 2022
This paper presents the preliminary results of the 2020 rescue excavations that took place ahead of pipeline construction near the village of Orlovets, Veliko Tarnovo District, at a multi-period site situated on the southern slope of an elevated terrace
Vanya Petrova, Nadezhda Todorova
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New evidence on the Copper Age in the Yantra River Valley: the settlement site of Orlovets–Erendzhika

Studia Praehistorica, 2021
The article presents the results of a receintly excavated site near the village of Orlovets in the eastern part of present-day central north Bulgaria. The trenches had a total area of 77 sq. m, and the archaeological excavations were carried out in 2003
Stefan Chohadzhiev
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Prevalence of the Arcuate Foramen: A Comparative Study Between a Chalcolithic and a Contemporary Iberian Peninsula Sample

Heritage
Background: The arcuate foramen (AF) is a bony bridge formed by the ossification of the atlantooccipital ligament that covers the groove of the vertebral artery (VA). It contains the VA, the suboccipital nerve and the vertebral venous plexus. Objectives:
Nilgun Tuncel-Cini, Susanna Llido, Joaquin Lomba-Maurandi, Maria Haber-Uriarte, Federico Mata-Escolano, Esther Blanco-Perez, Mathias Orellana-Donoso, Juan José Valenzuela-Fuenzalida, Guinevere Granite, José E. Leon-Rojas, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno   +10 more
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Ground stone tool assemblages at the end of the Chalcolithic period: A preliminary analysis of the Late Chalcolithic sites in the Fazael Valley

Journal of Lithic Studies, 2016
The very Late Chalcolithic sites of the Fazael Valley exhibit changes in settlement patterns and material culture. This paper presents the analysis of the ground stone tool assemblages of these sites, and includes the combination of attribute analysis ...
Haggai Cohen-Klonymus, Shay Bar
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(Don’t) Use Your Hands: The South Levantine Late Chalcolithic (ca. 4500–3900 cal BC) Spoons and Their Significance

Humans
The Late Chalcolithic period in the southern Levant saw notable changes in almost every aspect of daily life. Some of the most significant shifts during this time seem to have been anchored in the subsistence economy and involved food and its cooking ...
Danny Rosenberg, Shira Gur-Arieh, Motti Pearl, Hadar Ahituv   +3 more
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Living by the lake: Plant food diversity in a prehistoric lake‐dwelling community in the Republic of North Macedonia

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the relationship between wetland ecosystems and prehistoric lakeshore settlements within the Lake Ohrid basin (a biodiversity hotspot) by considering plant food systems at Ploča Mičov Grad, North Macedonia. The mid‐fifth millennium (c.4555–4373 to 4437–4241 cal BCE) waterlogged assemblage contained a diverse spectrum of ...
Amy Holguin, Michael Charles, Ferran Antolín, Rachel Ballantyne, Müge Ergun, Albert Hafner, Stefanie Jacomet, André F. Lotter, Goce Naumov, Johannes Reich, Raül Soteras, Elizabeth Stroud, Willy Tinner, Rachel Wood, Amy Bogaard   +14 more
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An Archaeometallurgical Investigation on Some Archaeological Metal Finds From the Sasanian Site of Jahāngir, Western Iran

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Twelve metal artifacts from recent excavations at the Sasanian archaeological site of Jahāngir in western Iran have been analyzed. These items include both decorative and utilitarian artifacts. The samples were examined using micro‐X‐ray fluorescence (μ‐XRF), scanning electron microscopy with energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDS), and
Omid Oudbashi, Leila Khosravi, Morteza Habibzadeh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source