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What may be learnt about the archaeology of islands from archaeologically derived models of the exploration of Polynesia, 1966-2001? [PDF]

, 2008
Polynesian archaeology is one regional specialization in the world-wide practice of archaeological investigations of islands, oceans and seas. It is timely to consider how Polynesian archaeology fits within that newly-articulated framework of theoretical
Sutton, Douglas G.
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Under the Shade of a Coolabah Tree: A Second Cache of Tulas From the Boulia District, Western Queensland

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper reports on the excavation of a cache of stone artefacts, buried on the bank of a waterhole or ‘billabong’ in central western Queensland. This is an extremely rare find, and yet it is the second such site to be reported within less than a 10 km radius.
Yinika L. Perston, Lynley A. Wallis, Heather Burke, Lorna Bogdanek, Trevina Rogers, Justine Kemp   +5 more
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Refrain from Standards? French, Cavemen and Computers. A (short) Story of Multidimensional Analysis in French Prehistoric Archaeology [PDF]

, 2015
Focusing on the history of prehistoric archaeology in the 20th century, this papers shows (1) that statistical multidimensional analyses were carried out by a new kind of actors who challenged the previous common language shared by prehistorians.
Plutniak, Sébastien
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Gleaning the Rocky Shore? 2500 Years of Coastal Resource Use at Red Bluff 1, GunaiKurnai Country, SE Australia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Shell middens in Gippsland along the eastern half of Victoria's coastline have usually been characterised as small, short‐duration camp sites with relatively low shell densities and low taxonomic diversity. Here we present new excavation results from a dense, high‐diversity site at Red Bluff near the eastern end of GunaiKurnai Country, a ...
Patrick Faulkner, Bruno David, David M. Kennedy, Fiona Petchey, Joanna Fresløv, Ashleigh J. Rogers, Jillian Garvey, Rachel Kirby, Runjie Yuan, Russell Mullett, John Stanisic, Kyne Krusic‐Golub, V. Ruth Pullin, Matthew C. McDowell, Robert J. Skelly, Anthony Romano, Vanessa N. L. Wong, GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Archaeological Survey in the eastern Kugitang Piedmonts (South Uzbekistan), Preliminary Report for Seasons 2016 and 2017 [PDF]

Studia Hercynia, 2017
This brief report presents a preliminary overview of the results and data gained during the extensive archaeological surface survey conducted in the eastern foothills of the Kugitang Mountains, especially in the northern Pashkhurt basin in the late ...
Ladislav Stančo, Shapulat Shaydullaev, Alisher Shaydullaev, Anna Augustinová, Jakub Havlík, Petra Cejnarová   +5 more
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A future for Australian maritime archaeology? [PDF]

, 2000
For a small sub-discipline of archaeology, maritime archaeology seems to have had a relatively long and glorious history in Australia. Celebratory reviews or overviews of selected parts of the history of Australian maritime archaeology have been ...
Staniforth, Mark
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Zooarchaeological Analysis of an Atoll Assemblage From Central Micronesia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There has been a dearth of archaeological research on atolls in the central‐eastern Caroline Islands of Micronesia. This has limited our understanding of pre‐contact subsistence and settlement strategies in these more marginal and remote environments, particularly in regards to zooarchaeological data.
Philippa Jorissen, Gabriel Sanchez, Scott M. Fitzpatrick   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collecting coins and connecting collectors : government and social networks in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816-1860) [PDF]

, 2017
Recent archival research has revealed new data on the history of collecting and archaeology in northern Sicily during the nineteenth century, when Sicily was ruled by the Bourbons and annexed to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Crisa, Antonino
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Graman Revisited Once Again: A Reanalysis of the Late Holocene Legacy Faunal Assemblage From GB4 Rockshelter, New South Wales

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The archaeological site Graman B4 provided one of the first records of substantial dietary change in ancient Australian Aboriginal society. Initial examination of the faunal remains from this site suggested that Late Holocene hunters reduced their focus on high‐ranked kangaroos to increasingly rely on arboreal possums; and that these ...
Loukas George Koungoulos, Jane Balme, Sue O'Connor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

NOTES ON SOME OF THE GLASS FINDS IN THE VILLA RUSTICA OF DEALUL LOMB – CLUJ-NAPOCA

Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
The rescue archaeological excavations which yielded the glass items discussed here were conducted in the summer of 2008, nearby Cluj-Napoca, on Dealul Lomb.
Sever-Petru BOȚAN, Vitalie BÂRCĂ, Sorin COCIȘ   +2 more
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