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From Mounds to Monasteries: A Look at Spiro and Other Centers Through The Use of Metaphor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Previous study of the extensive and elaborate funerary offerings at the Spiro site have explained their presence by an exchange system with Spiro functioning as a gateway center.
Brooks, Robert L.
core   +1 more source

Demographic Composition and Pathology of the Human Occupants and Sacrificial Victims at Ancient Korean Tombs

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Archaeological evidence demonstrates that mortuary practices involving human sacrifice, known in Korea as sunjang, were conducted in ancient Korea. However, few studies have examined the biological attributes of individuals associated with this practice to explore the relationship between sacrificial victims and principal tomb occupants or to ...
Eun Jin Woo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond images: the external archaeological context of Palaeolithic rock art (EAC). A case study from the Nalón river basin (northern Iberia) [PDF]

open access: hybrid, 2022
Miguel Ángel Fano Martı́nez   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

The Introduction of Chickens Into Norway and Their Early Use: New Evidence From the Borgund Kaupang

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chickens reached areas of northern Europe by the 6th to 5th century bce, but their dispersal into Scandinavia appears delayed. Here we present a thorough assessment of chicken remains recovered from Borgund, a deserted late Viking Age–Medieval urban site located near Ålesund on the west coast of Norway. Direct and indirect dating of 20 chicken
Samuel J. Walker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cuon Versus Canis: A Comparative Guide to the Morphological Distinction of Postcranial Bones and Its Archaeo‐Paleontological Implications

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The genera Cuon and Canis are part of the carnivore guild during the late Middle and Late Pleistocene in Europe. However, most identifications in archaeo‐palaeontological contexts are made on cranial and dental elements as these are taxonomically the most diagnostic anatomical regions.
Alfred Sanchis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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