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Not meant to last: mobility and disposable pottery
Documenta Praehistorica, 2012 Discussions of the emergence of pottery have often focused on the development of durable vessels among sedentary societies. However, there is increasing appreciation of the fact that early pottery was sometimes used by mobile groups, such as Late ...
Kevin Gibbs
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III.—Pottery: Early Pottery From Geraki [PDF]
The Annual of the British School at Athens, 1910 During the trial excavations carried out on the acropolis of Geraki in 1905 a certain number of fragments of interesting prehistoric pottery were found, as announced in the report published. It was hoped that it might be possible to examine the site again, and to obtain further information about its occupation in early times. This hitherto has not been
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From the Womb to the Tomb: Identifying Calving Deaths in Archaeology
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Dystocia, or difficult birth, is a major cause of maternal and neonatal mortality in both human and animal populations, yet its archaeological visibility remains remarkably low. This paper explores the diagnostic potential of archaeological deposits of pregnant livestock, particularly cattle, to identify cases of calving‐related mortality.
Annelise Binois‐Roman
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Heritage Science, 2017 A previous study of the Cypriot pottery collection housed in the Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne found approximately two-thirds of adhesive repairs are primarily composed of cellulose nitrate (CN).
E. Noake, D. Lau, P. Nel
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has proven to be a valuable tool for separating bioarchaeological samples by subsistence practice, preferred diet, food‐processing technology, and cooking method. In this study, we compared samples of individuals from two South Indian sites—an Iron Age site (Adichchanallur, ~4010 BP, n = 27) and an ...
Ruokuonuo Rose Yhome +9 more
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NWIG, 2004 Overview of pottery manufacturing traditions in St Lucia, placed within the island's cultural history from pre-Columbian times up to present Afro-Caribbean folk pottery.
Corinne L. Hofman, Alistair J. Bright
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Different models for the Neolithisation of Albania
Documenta Praehistorica, 2014 According to the archaeological evidence, the Neolithisation process in Albania seems to have passed through three different phases, with chronological gaps between them.
Adem Bunguri
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Bernard Leach: graphic artist [PDF]
, 2010 Bernard Leach was one of the first, great, donors to the emerging Crafts Study Centre. He donated a substantial body of his own ceramics, including rare early pieces; he also gifted his personal study collection of Oriental ceramics and early English ...
Vacher, Jean
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Siege and Conquest. Zooarchaeological Analysis of a Sealed Dump in the Luque Castle (Córdoba, Spain)
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The archaeological excavations undertaken in the Castle of Luque (Córdoba, Spain) in 2007 and 2008 resulted in the identification of a rubbish dump dated to the immediate aftermath of the Castilian conquest (ad 1243), which included material from the previous period of Almohad domination (mid‐12th to mid‐13th centuries).
Moisés Alonso‐Valladares +1 more
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