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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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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
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Ceramic composition at Chalcolithic Shiqmim, northern Negev desert, Israel: investigating technology and provenance using thin section petrography, instrumental geochemistry and calcareous nannofossils [PDF]

Levant, 2018
Technological innovations in ceramic production and other crafts are hallmarks of the Chalcolithic period (4500–3600 BCE) in the southern Levant, but details of manufacturing traditions have not been fully investigated using the range of analytical ...
Burton, Margie M, Levy, Thomas E, Quinn, Patrick S, Tamberino, Anthony   +3 more
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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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Characterization of Chalcolithic Ceramics from the Lisbon Region, Portugal: An Archaeometric Study

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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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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Development of Chalcolithic Phases in Gilund through Ceramic Chronology [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2011
This paper deals with pottery assemblage from the chalcolithic phase of the site of Gilund in Rajsamand district ofRajasthan. Though pottery from this site has been studied earlier (Shinde et al 2002), however there was no literatureavailable on the ...
Amrita Sarkar, Vasant Shinde
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Cultural Development of Chalcolithic era in the East of Central Zagros based on Archaeological Excavations at Tepe Gheshlagh [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2014
Situated in the Talvar valley of the Bijar County, Tepe Gheshlagh is an archaeological site with a sequence spanning the Chalcolithic through to the Bronze Age.
Abbas Motarjem, Mahnaz Sharifi
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