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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The frequency of tobacco use during the postmedieval period is widely underexplored; this has repercussions for our understanding of the intoxicant's health impacts during this time. Our study assesses the frequency rates of tobacco consumption in different social groups in England and the Netherlands, two countries in which tobacco use became
Anna M. Davies‐Barrett +1 more
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Land at Church Road, Crowle, Worcestershire (OASIS ID: cotswold2-218049)
, 2015 An archaeological excavation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology in February and March 2013 on land at Church Road, Crowle, Worcestershire. Five areas were excavated. A single pit containing a small assemblage of Iron Age pottery was excavated.
Cotswold Archaeology
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Aquatic Diversity and Fishing Practices at Tell Tayinat (Türkiye) in the Iron Age
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While agrarian societies of the Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean relied predominantly on crops and herding of domestic stock for subsistence, local wild aquatic fauna offered a welcomed enrichment, and when opportunities occurred, it could have been a staple in the human diet.
Radovan Kabatiar
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Bone Adaptation and Labor Organization in Co‐Located Medieval Anatolian Populations
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Skeletal evidence from geographically co‐located populations offers a rare opportunity to disentangle subsistence‐driven bone adaptation from socially organized labor. This study examines upper limb morphology in two Byzantine communities—the urban center of Tyana (10th–13th c.
Gökhan Çakan +5 more
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The early evolutionary history of modern domestic horses (Equus caballus/Equus ferus caballus), known as the DOM2 lineage, is well documented due to numerous archaeological and ancient DNA (aDNA) studies. Although many uncertainties remain in the domestication timeline, current evidence suggests that the domestication of modern horses began in
Johanna Honka +14 more
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Site Data from Archaeological Excavations at 114-119 St Aldates and 4-5 Queen Street, Oxford 2016
, 2021 This collection comprises site data (reports, site images, finds data site records and a site drawing) from archaeological excavations undertaken at 114-119 St Aldates and 4-5 Queen Street, Oxford.
Oxford Archaeology (South)
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, 2011 This study considers the relationship between how we traditionally categorise pottery in archaeological analysis and the ways that it was understood in the past, using a case study from medieval Southampton (Hampshire, UK).
Jervis, Ben
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Evolution of photoperiod insensitivity drove the westward expansion of broomcorn millet
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.This research highlights how ancient farming communities adapted crops to challenging environments, enabling the spread of agriculture across Eurasia. By demonstrating that broomcorn millet evolved reduced sensitivity to day‐length, the study explains how this crop could support food production in regions with short growing seasons and long summer days.
Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute +4 more
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Trinkets and Charms: the use, meaning and significance of later medieval and early post-medieval dress accessories [PDF]
, 2010 This is a thematic study of dress accessories of late medieval to early post-medieval date from two regions of mainland Britain. It is an investigation of everyday objects which aims to re-engage the material world with past individuals.
STANDLEY, ELEANOR,ROSE
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Moral Economies of Debt Forgiveness and Enforcement in Postcrisis Iceland
Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Who deserves financial relief in times of crisis, and on what grounds? The 2008 collapse of Iceland's banking system prompted state intervention to mitigate household indebtedness, including forbearance, pension withdrawals, repayment adjustments, and debt reductions.
Timothy Heffernan
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