ABSTRACT Riverine and valley systems across the globe have been central to the development of past urban centres. By AD 900, the Shashe and Limpopo Rivers seem to have facilitated the interaction and integration of early farming communities in southern Africa. This paper focuses on the application of geoarchaeological perspectives made available by the
B. S. Nxumalo
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Editorial: The rise of postmortem imaging in forensic radiology and paleoradiology. [PDF]
Gascho D, Čavka M.
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Hair Degradation Patterns in Aquatic and Soil Environments
ABSTRACT Hair is a biological material that can provide information in archaeology and forensics. Previous studies have mainly examined changes occurring post‐mortem. In this study, we focused on hair pulled out ante‐mortem. The aim of the study was to identify patterns in the degradation of hair in water and soil.
Katarzyna Palacz‐Ziółek +3 more
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Highlights from an early base camp in Beringia 13,800 years ago: Shég' Xdaltth'í' and the Late Pleistocene peopling of Alaska. [PDF]
Graf KE +15 more
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ABSTRACT In 2019, excavations at the Cueva dos Chinches Muertas carried out by the Raxruha Viejo Project uncovered a small ceramic sherd distinguished by a stratified structure composed of multiple layers of textile imprints, both superficial and transversal.
Marie Ramelet
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Vale do Côa rock art as linked open data: Application profile, schemas, and data. [PDF]
Baptista A +3 more
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Mortars From Punic and Hellenistic–Roman Solunto: Materials, Formulations, and Technology
ABSTRACT This study presents an archaeometric investigation of 18 hydraulic rendering and bedding mortars from Punic and Hellenistic–Roman Solunto (NW Sicily). The research aimed to characterize raw materials, reconstruct manufacturing sequences, and evaluate technological proficiency through mineralogical and petrochemical analyses.
G. Montana +4 more
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Bony labyrinth taxonomic identification and long-term evolution of livestock in the Southwest and Central Asia. [PDF]
Guignet A +67 more
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Provisioning a Silk Road City: Herd Management Strategies at the Urban Site of Dzhankent, Kazakhstan
ABSTRACT This study presents evidence for herd management at the early medieval city of Dzhankent in southern Kazakhstan. Located along the Northern Silk Road, Dzhankent was a key trading node linking northern and southern areas between the 9th and 10th centuries ce.
Kara Larson +7 more
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Four studies exploring the growth and impact of heritage science as a discipline. [PDF]
Grau-Bové J +6 more
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