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Sound archaeology: terminology, Palaeolithic cave art and the soundscape [PDF]
, 2014 This article is focused on the ways that terminology describing the study of music and sound within archaeology has changed over time, and how this reflects developing methodologies, exploring the expectations and issues raised by the use of differing ...
Arias P. +41 more
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'Fire hardening' spear wood does slightly harden it, but makes it much weaker and more brittle [PDF]
, 2016 It is usually assumed that 'fire hardening' the tips of spears, as practised by hunter-gatherers and early Homo spp., makes them harder and better suited for hunting.
Chan, Tak Lok, Ennos, Antony Roland
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The Palaeolithic sequence of the Arma dell’Aquila (Finale Ligure, Savona, North-western Italy)
Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2021 The excavations carried out in the rock-shelter of Arma dell’Aquila by C. Richard in 1938 and 1940 led to the discovery of a thick stratigraphy, the lowermost deposit of which yielded evidence of different periods of Upper Palaeolithic occupation.
Biagi, P., Starnini, E.
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Radiocarbon dates from the Oxford AMS system: archaeometry datelist 35 [PDF]
, 2014 This is the 35th list of AMS radiocarbon determinations measured at the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit (ORAU). Amongst some of the sites included here are the latest series of determinations from the key sites of Abydos, El Mirón, Ban Chiang, Grotte
Baker, D. +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 The Cueva de Ardales is a hugely important Palaeolithic site in the south of the Iberian Peninsula owing to its rich inventory of rock art. From 2011–2018, excavations were carried out in the cave for the first time ever by a Spanish-German research team.
José Ramos-Muñoz +20 more
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New evidence for the Palaeolithic in Attica, Greece
Journal of Lithic Studies, 2018 Despite Greece’s key geographic position between southeast Europe and southwest Asia, and its potential for documenting hominin dispersals, Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites are rare.
Justin Allen Holcomb +3 more
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Pattern of extinction of the woolly mammoth in Beringia. [PDF]
, 2012 Extinction of the woolly mammoth in Beringia has long been subject to research and speculation. Here we use a new geo-referenced database of radiocarbon-dated evidence to show that mammoths were abundant in the open-habitat of Marine Isotope Stage 3 (∼45-
Beilman, DW +7 more
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The ‘invisible’ pits: how informative are old excavations in discussing Middle Palaeolithic burials?
Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2016 In this paper I focus on the potential of Palaeolithic sites excavated before the establishment of modern methods, aiming to provide reliable information on current debates. Specifically, I will address the reliability of the information coming from such
Doboș, A.
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Boyhood, initiation, homosexual behaviour and homosexuality in European Palaeolithic and Mesolithic [PDF]
, 2016 In this article, boyhood in European Pleistocene is decribed. After the introduction, it describes the terms "child" and "boy". In the section about the first people in Europe I have included the first people in Greece and Italy as well because most ...
Adrian van Mechelen
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Scientific Reports, 2021 The Japanese Archipelago is widely covered with acidic soil made of volcanic ash, an environment which is detrimental to the preservation of ancient biomolecules.
Fuzuki Mizuno +13 more
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