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Prevalence of the Arcuate Foramen: A Comparative Study Between a Chalcolithic and a Contemporary Iberian Peninsula Sample

open access: yesHeritage
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   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The fortified metallurgical settlement from the Middle-Late Chalcolithic in Puente de Santa Bárbara (Huércal-Overa, Almería)

open access: yesZephyrus, 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

New evidence on the Early Chalcolithic in the Lower Yantra Valley: The site of Orlovets – Papaz Cheshma, Veliko Tarnovo District

open access: yesStudia 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
doaj   +1 more source

New evidence on the Copper Age in the Yantra River Valley: the settlement site of Orlovets–Erendzhika

open access: yesStudia 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
doaj   +1 more source

(Don’t) Use Your Hands: The South Levantine Late Chalcolithic (ca. 4500–3900 cal BC) Spoons and Their Significance

open access: yesHumans
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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ground stone tool assemblages at the end of the Chalcolithic period: A preliminary analysis of the Late Chalcolithic sites in the Fazael Valley

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Ceramic Production and Geodiversity in Iron Age Iberia: An Archaeometric Study of Pottery from Castrejón de Capote (SW Spain)

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The hillfort of Castrejón de Capote is one of the best investigated settlements of Late Iron Age southwest Iberia. Located in the territory that the classical sources attributed to the Celtici, it was occupied between the early 4th and the 1st centuries bce.
Beatrijs de Groot   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early Bronze Age Copper Circulation in the Guadalentín and Segura Valleys (SE Spain)

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Identifying the sources of copper used in Early Bronze Age metalwork from south‐east Spain is key to resolving a long‐running debate concerning centralized control, or lack thereof, over El Argar society's economic organisation. This study provides the first substantial integrated programme of EDXRF and MC‐ICP‐MS analyses for copper‐base ...
Dirk Brandherm, Ignacio Montero‐Ruiz
wiley   +1 more source

The Jericho Oasis Archaeological Park - 2015 Interim Report. Italian-Palestinian cooperation for protection and valorization of archaeological heritage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In April 2015, the Italian Cooperation, Sapienza University of Rome and the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities started the Project “Oasis of Jericho” aimed at the implementation of the Jericho Oasis Archaeological Park (JOAP) by means of ...
Hamdan, Iyad   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Living by the lake: Plant food diversity in a prehistoric lake‐dwelling community in the Republic of North Macedonia

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S2, Page S47-S68, May 2026.
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   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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