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Characterization of Chalcolithic Ceramics from the Lisbon Region, Portugal: An Archaeometric Study [PDF]

Heritage, 2022
The Chalcolithic period in the Lisbon region, Portugal, is usually divided into three phases chronologically: the Early Chalcolithic, characterized by cylindrical corrugated cups, Full Chalcolithic by so-called acacia-leaf decoration, and Late ...
Rute Correia Chaves, João Pedro Veiga, António Monge Soares   +2 more
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An Investigation in to the Chalcolithic Period of the Moghan Plain in Light of Archaeological Data from Yatag Tepesi, Azerbaijan [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2022
The Aras and other rivers running across the Moghan region played an important role in the formation of prehistoric sites. The Moghan plain has not so far received the scholarly attention it deserves.
Ali Karimikiya, Reza Rezaloo, Rouhollah Mohammadi   +2 more
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Inter-and intra-period dietary variations revealed by dental microwear texture analysis in Holocene Levantine populations [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The transition from hunter-gatherer subsistence to agricultural economies marks one of the most significant shifts in human dietary history. This study investigates dietary adaptations and intra-period variability among Holocene Levantine populations ...
Dana Megreli, Ariel Pokhojaev, Hila May, Daniel Zvi Bar, Rachel Sarig   +4 more
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Lime Production in the Late Chalcolithic Period: The Case of Arslantepe (Eastern Anatolia) [PDF]

Heritage, 2021
Plaster and mortar samples from Arslantepe (Turkey) hold potential to provide unique information about the lime production and adhibition during the Late Chalcolithic period (4th millennium BCE).
Silvano Mignardi, Caterina De Vito, Michela Botticelli, Gabriele Favero, Francesca Balossi Restelli, Luca Marinacci, Samah Alkhasoneh, Laura Medeghini   +7 more
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The Genetic Variability of Present-Day Bulgarians Captures Ancient and Recent Ancestral Contributions. [PDF]

Am J Biol Anthropol
ABSTRACT Objectives Thanks to its pivotal crossroad position, Bulgaria played a fundamental key role during all the migration processes that interested the continent through time. While the genetic variability of the country has been deeply investigated using uniparental markers, previous genome‐wide autosomal‐based surveys mainly consisted of wider ...
Sarno S, Piccini F, Abondio P, Cilli E, Kuyumdjian EM, Dimitrov NA, Dilov CD, De Fanti S, Ciani G, Gentilini D, Boattini A, Sazzini M, Pettener D, Luiselli D.   +13 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Assessment of recent and chalcolithic period environmental pollution using Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 from Yarimburgaz Cave, the northern Marmara Sea and Bosphorus coasts

Oceanologia, 2016
Marine or freshwater mussel species are found in large quantities around populated areas and accumulate metals in aquatic systems. Therefore, these organisms are used to monitor environmental pollution.
Ipek F. Barut, Engin Meriç, M. Baki Yokeş   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Subsistence economy in the South Caucasus during the Early Chalcolithic period: bioarchaeological analysis of Bavra Ablari rock-shelter (Samtskhe-Javakheti region, Georgia)

Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology
This paper examines the subsistence economy in the South Caucasus during the Early Chalcolithic (c.4700–4300 BC) through bioarchaeological analyses of the Bavra Ablari rock shelter site. This region, rich in biodiversity and characterized by a variety of
Alexia Decaix, Lucie Martin, Lucie Martin, Erwan Messager, Jwana Chahoud, Bastien Varoutsikos, Ana Mgeladze, Manana Gabunia, Tamar Agapishvili, Christine Chataigner   +9 more
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Stamp from the Late Chalcolithic period of İkiztepe settlement on the Black Sea coast (Samsun, Türkiye)

Българско е-Списание за Археология
Located in the coastal zone of the Central Black Sea (near the city of Samsun), the settlement of İkiztepe represents one of the longest-running archaeological excavations providing data on the prehistoric periods of the region.
Aslıhan Beyazıt
doaj   +3 more sources

Opium trade and use during the Late Bronze Age: Organic residue analysis of ceramic vessels from the burials of Tel Yehud, Israel

Archaeometry, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Organic residue analysis was conducted on various vessels from burials at Tel Yehud, Israel. The analyses led to new reliable evidence for the presence of opioid alkaloids and their decomposition products. This research revitalizes a decades‐old discussion on the presence and function of the opium trade across a cultural region of utmost ...
Vanessa Linares, Eriola Jakoel, Ron Be’eri, Oded Lipschits, Ronny Neumann, Yuval Gadot   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Multi-Method Study of a Chalcolithic Kiln in the Bora Plain (Iraqi Kurdistan): The Evidence From Excavation, Micromorphological and Pyrotechnological Analyses

Open Archaeology, 2022
Pyrotechnology has always been a core topic in the archaeological debate concerning phases of deep cultural transformations, such as the Chalcolithic period in the Near East (c. 6000–3500 BC). However, previous studies on pyrotechnological installations,
Squitieri Andrea, Amicone Silvia, Dinckal Ada, Altaweel Mark, Gur-Arieh Shira, Rohde Jens, Herr Jean-Jacques, Pietsch Sophie, Miller Christopher   +8 more
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