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BURIED ORNAMENTS: EXPLORING FUNERARY BEHAVIOURS IN THE CHALCOLITHIC FROM THE LOWER DANUBE

Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 2-27, February 2026.
Summary This article focuses on personal adornments found in Chalcolithic funerary contexts from the Lower Danube. Generally, these artefacts are made from exotic raw materials originating from the Mediterranean sea, particularly Spondylus shells, along with Glycymeris or Antalis shells, and less frequently from local materials.
Monica Mărgărit
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Radiocarbon and stable isotope evidence of dietary change from the Mesolithic to the Middle Ages in the iron gates: New results from Lepenski Vir [PDF]

, 2004
A previous radiocarbon dating and stable isotope study of directly associated ungulate and human bone samples from Late Mesolithic burials at Schela Cladovei in Romania established that there is a freshwater reservoir effect of approximately 500 yr in ...
Bonsall, C., Cook, G.T., Hedges, R.E.M., Higham, T.F.G., Pickard, C., Radovanovic, I.   +5 more
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The Earliest Lead Object in the Levant. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
In the deepest section of a large complex cave in the northern Negev desert, Israel, a bi-conical lead object was found logged onto a wooden shaft.
Naama Yahalom-Mack, Dafna Langgut, Omri Dvir, Ofir Tirosh, Adi Eliyahu-Behar, Yigal Erel, Boaz Langford, Amos Frumkin, Mika Ullman, Uri Davidovich   +9 more
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Digital Spatial Technologies to Compose the Map of the Southeast Iberia Megalithic Phenomenon. The Case Study of Fonelas (Granada, Spain)

Archaeological Prospection, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 257-273, January/March 2026.
ABSTRACT Megalithic landscapes in Southeast Iberia remain unevenly and insufficiently documented, particularly in rugged areas where traditional survey methods are limited. This paper addresses this gap by applying a multiscalar approach to the megalithic necropolises of the Fardes River (Granada, Spain), with the objective of detecting, documenting ...
Carolina Cabrero González, Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano, José Antonio Bueno Herrera, Jesús Gámiz Caro   +3 more
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Stone pedestalled vessels from Tel Tsaf, a Middle Chalcolithic site in the Central Jordan Valley, Israel

Journal of Lithic Studies, 2016
The pedestalled bowls described here are part of the ground stone tool assemblage discovered during the Hebrew University of Jerusalem excavations at Tel Tsaf (2004-2007).
Marina Bekker, Yosef Garfinkel
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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, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 88-100, January/February 2026.
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
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Sourcing african ivory in chalcolithic Portugal [PDF]

, 2009
A recent review of all ivory from excavations in Chalcolithic and Beaker period Iberia shows a marked coastal distribution – which strongly suggests that the material is being brought in by sea.
Banerjee, Arun, Cardoso, João Luís, Schuhmacher, Thomas X.   +2 more
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Excavations at Bademağacı Höyük, The Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic Settlements I

Anadolu Araştırmaları, 2021
Refik Duru – Gülsün Umurtak, Bademağacı Höyüğü Kazıları Neolitik ve Erken Kalkolitik Çağ Yerleşmeleri I / Excavations at Bademağacı Höyük, The Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic Settlements, Ege Yayınları, İstanbul 2019, 274 sayfa metin, 134 levha, ISBN ...
Fatih Mehmet Çongur
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Utilizing traditional literature to triangulate the ecological history of a tropical savanna

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 81-98, January 2026.
Abstract The ecological history of tropical savannas remains a subject of intense debate and of high conservation relevance. Despite emerging evidence suggesting the antiquity of tropical savannas, the misconception that all tropical savannas are products of anthropogenic deforestation still dominates public and policy spheres.
Ashish N. Nerlekar, Digvijay Patil
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Ceramic Production at the Khaybar Walled Oasis During the Mid/Late Third–Early Second Millennium BCE: Evidence for a Burnished Ware Horizon in Northwest Arabia

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 108-137, November 2025.
ABSTRACT The knowledge of Early and Middle Bronze Age ceramics in Northwest Arabia remains limited, particularly in the Medina region, due to the scarcity of archaeological contexts dated to the fourth–first half of the second millennium BCE. Recent research in the Khaybar oasis has revealed significant Bronze Age occupation.
Shadi Shabo, Guillaume Charloux, Bruno Depreux, Kévin Guadagnini, Noisette Bec Drelon, Modwene Poulmarc'h, Diaa Albukaai, Munirah AlMushawh, Rémy Crassard   +8 more
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