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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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Waste Management at the End of the Stone Age

Journal of Landscape Ecology, 2017
This article describes examples of waste management systems from archaeological sites in Europe and the Middle East. These examples are then contextualized in the broader perspectives of environmental history.
Havlíček Filip, Kuča Martin
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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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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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Chapter VII. Plant use at Arslantepe Late Chalcolithic 3-4

, 2019
This paper deals with the archaeobotanical assemblages of the Late Chalcolithic 3-4 at the site of Arslantepe (Turkey). The multi-decennial analyses of charred wood and seed remains recovered from different archaeological contexts have allowed to ...
Vignola Cristiano, Sadori Laura, Balossi Restelli Francesca, Masi Alessia   +3 more
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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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Pottery examples from the Chalcolithic period, Beyköy mound

, 2015
Pottery examples from the Chalcolithic period, Beyköy mound, near İhsaniye, Afyon135 film (36×24 ...
Gonnet-Bağana, Hatice
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From the Earliest Settlements to the Historical Periods: Archaeological Sites in the Eastern Anatolian Highlands (Türkiye) from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age

Journal of Open Archaeology Data
The dataset described in this paper represents the repository of the archaeological sites (n = 796) for the Eastern Anatolian Highlands, from the known earliest settlements of the Chalcolithic Age (ca. 5000 BC) to the end of the Iron Age (ca.
Alper Aslan
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A Multi-Analytical Archaeometric Approach to Chalcolithic Ceramics from Charneca do Fratel (Portugal): Preliminary Insights into Local Production Practices

Quaternary
The archaeological site of Charneca do Fratel, in Vila Velha de Ródão, Portugal, is a fortification that is radiocarbon-dated from the third millennium BCE.
Ana S. Saraiva, Mathilda L. Coutinho, Joaquina Soares, Carlos Tavares da Silva, João C. Caninas, João Pedro Veiga   +5 more
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