Consequences of the Introduction of Metallurgy [PDF]
This paper discusses the underdetermined changes brought about by the introduction of extractive metallurgy in the southern Levant. It takes a long-term-perspective.
Klimscha, Florian
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Yavne in the Hellenistic Period [PDF]
From ancient times to the present day, Yavne has been an important center for several ancient cultures, a fact reflected in numerous archaeological excavations conducted throughout the modern city and its surroundings.
Daniel Varga, Pablo Betzer
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The function of the south-Levantine Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age basalt vessels bearing circumferential depressions: Insights from use-wear analyses. [PDF]
Hruby K +4 more
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There is a great variety of symbol-laden objects in the late Chalcolithic period (ca. 4300-3900 BC). In the past, they have been interpreted mostly as designators of social status and evidence of social hierarchy.
Milena Gošić
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Re-assessing the notion(s) of craft standardization through diversity statistics: A pilot study on Late Chalcolithic pottery from Arslantepe in Eastern Anatolia. [PDF]
Fragnoli P.
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De-constructing terracotta female figurines: A chalcolithic case-study [PDF]
We report the results of detailed imaging studies of the inner structure of a terracotta female figurine dated to the 6th millennium BC, most probably from the Lakes region of Turkey, now kept at the Nati- onal Museum of Oriental Art \u201cGiuseppe Tucci\
Pilato, D. +4 more
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The chalcolithic fortified site of Leceia (Oeiras, Portugal) [PDF]
At the main Chalcolithic settlements of Estremadura, the agricultural potential enhanced through successive improvement of production technologies created an economic surplus that needed to be defended.
Cardoso, João Luís
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Placing South Levantine Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic
In an area dedicated to mortuary activity near, albeit physically distinct from the Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic settlements of Teleilat Ghassul, excavations in the 1930s unearthed numerous small, stone-lined cist graves sunken into the soil, some in distinctive ladder-like arrangements. Several of those ladder-like arrangements apparently represent
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Enigmatic artefacts from the Chalcolithic tell Petko Karavelovo (Veliko Tarnovo district)
The Chalcolithic Tell Petko Karavelovo reveals a cultural sequence from the Early to the Late Chalcolithic. Apart from evidence of complex building architecture, the tell has produced a rich repertoire of finds of various materials (clay, bone, antler ...
Maria Gurova, Alexander Chohadzhiev
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Commensality and Labor in Terminal Ubaid Northern Mesopotamia [PDF]
Recent anthropological research on commensality has emphasized how food consumption creates and mediates social relations and social identities. The goal of this paper is to integrate the often neglected study of production and labor into studies of ...
Kennedy, Jason
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