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The Material Basis of 18th‐Century Meissen Porcelain
ABSTRACT In the summer of 1708, the quest for making hard‐paste porcelain from Saxonian clay and other mineral resources succeeded. This was achieved by applying as its essential ingredient newly discovered pure kaolin from Heidelsberg near Aue, western Saxon Ore Mountains.
Robert B. Heimann
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A tale of two agricultural revolutions: crop introductions in the long 1st millennium ce southern Levant. [PDF]
Hansen AM +4 more
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ABSTRACT We present the application of a new quantitative approach to space study in Palaeolithic cave art. Using GIS, we analysed the distribution and position of hand stencils in El Castillo cave to track the gestures and behaviours of Palaeolithic societies.
Olga Spaey +7 more
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The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago. [PDF]
De Martino M +53 more
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ABSTRACT This study examines Wari obsidian production in a cache of 39 bifaces found at the Late Moche site of San José de Moro (Jequetepeque Valley, North Coast of Peru, 700–850 ad). Portable X‐ray fluorescence, geometric morphometric, and technological analyses were used to investigate raw material provenance and bifacial production.
Antonio Pérez‐Balarezo +2 more
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Ancient environmental genome reveals a migratory brown bear individual in Early Holocene Scandinavia. [PDF]
Johnson E +10 more
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ABSTRACT This study presents a multi‐analytical archaeometric approach for the compositional characterization and chronological discrimination of Benin metal sculptures in relation to the 1897 Punitive Expedition. The methodology integrates elemental composition (XRF and ICP), stable lead isotope ratios (MC‐ICP‐MS) for alloy system characterization ...
I. Torraba +5 more
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Near-surface geophysics: from measurements to reliable models. [PDF]
Maciuk K, Biswas A, Kumar S, Rai AK.
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