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Big-Men and Small Chiefs: The Creation of Bronze Age Societies
Open Archaeology, 2017 This paper investigates to what extent the significant material changes observable at the end of the Neolithic reflect transformations of the underlying social dynamics.
Iversen Rune
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT To investigate oral health in the fragmented human remains from the Punic necropolis of Monte Luna, Sardinia, and evaluate what dental pathologies reveal about lifeways and diet. Human remains from 227 individuals recovered from 70 tombs were analyzed, including 21 females, 16 males (> 15 years), and 59 non‐adults (1–15 years).
Rossella Paba, Anna Willis, Kate Domett
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Needle in a haystack: Holocene history of European larch in Central Europe revisited
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Defining nativity of species is crucial for their management. However, this is a complex task, especially for species that have been used and spread by humans for a long time. We combined paleoecological records with extensive genetic data to investigate the Holocene history of European larch—a common and economically important tree species in Central ...
Martin Prach +11 more
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Cultural and Chronological Complexes of the Zolotaya Pad I Campsite in the Lower Kama Region
Археология евразийских степейThe article deals with the materials of one of the multilayer settlement sites, the Zolotaya Pad I campsite located in the Lower Kama region. The materials of the site trace back several stages of its functioning.
Anton V. Shipilov
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Tracing symbols of life and symbols of death in Neolithic archaeological contexts
Documenta Praehistorica, 2005 Since Early Neolithic several miscellaneous objects seem to have served for self-decoration keeping though a symbolic meaning as they are found in certain repeated types which must have been recognisable and accepted by all as ‘signifiers‘ of social and ...
Nina Kyparissi Apostolika
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The Genetic Legacy of Cretan Landrace Grapevines and Their Relationship to the Southern Levant
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Grapes are more than an agricultural crop; they are a vital part of human history, economy, and culture. Yet the origins of many traditional varieties remain unclear. By studying the genetics of Cretan grapes, we discovered that they are a “genetic mosaic”—combining local lineages with those from the Southern Levant and Eastern Europe.
Meirav Meiri +5 more
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Neolithic Thessaly: radiocarbon dated periods and phases
Documenta Praehistorica, 2017 Thessaly in Central Greece is famous for settlement mounds (magoules) that were already partly formed in the Early Neolithic period. Some of these long-lived sites grew to many metres in height during the subsequent Middle, Late and Final Neolithic ...
Agathe Reingruber +5 more
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Over the last 25 years, perceptions of the early prehistory of Northwest Africa have undergone radical changes due to new fieldwork projects and a corresponding growth in scientific interest in the region. Much of this work has been focused in Morocco, known for its extremely rich fossil and archaeological records in caves and rock shelters.
Nick Barton +3 more
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Vadniur I/7 — the final Neolithic and Eneolithic site of the Vychegda River
VESTNIK ARHEOLOGII, ANTROPOLOGII I ETNOGRAFII, 2020 The author presents the results of his own survey of the Vadniur I settlement carried out in 2017. The site is located on the right bank of the Vychegda River in the Syktyvkar city, the Komi Republic (north-eastern Europe). The danger of destruction of the site by the river erosion erged the comprehensive excavation of the total area of 210.5 m2.
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Our understanding of the recolonization of northwest Europe in the period leading up to the Lateglacial Interstadial relies heavily on discoveries from Gough's Cave (Somerset, UK). Gough's Cave is the richest Late Upper Palaeolithic site in the British Isles, yielding an exceptional array of human remains, stone and organic artefacts, and butchered ...
Silvia M. Bello +2 more
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