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The prehistoric archaeology of Ireland

open access: green, 1998
The first edition of The Prehistoric Archaeology of Ireland was published by Galway University Press (now no more) in 1998. This comprehensive survey of Irish prehistory is still a useful work of reference. This is a proof copy of that edition containing some minor typographical errors and misalignment of endnotes. A second edition with a short preface
John Waddell
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The First University Positions in Prehistoric Archaeology in New Zealand and Australia

open access: goldBulletin of the History of Archaeology, 2019
University Departments employing prehistoric archaeologists have a long history in the United States and the United Kingdom, going back to the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth.
Harry Allen
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An archaeology of the senses : prehistoric Malta. [PDF]

open access: gold, 2010
This chapter critically synthesizes the growing literature relating to the archaeology of the senses and situates it in the light of the emerging interdisciplinary paradigm known as sensual culture studies. It also defines some key terms and concepts. The first section explores the background to these intellectual developments, outlines the core aims ...
Robin Skeates
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Tripolye Mega-Sites: “Collective Computational Abilities” of Prehistoric Proto-Urban Societies?

open access: yesJournal of Social Computing, 2022
In the East European region between Prut and Dnieper, proto-urban mega-sites developed ca. 4100−3600 BCE with population agglomerations of around 10000 inhabitants per site. An outline of complexity categories, based on P. Turchin et al.
Johannes Müller   +2 more
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A Critical Analysis on the Book Technology of Knapped Stone [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش‌نامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامه‌های علوم انسانی, 2021
The only translated book into Persian about the classification of archaeological chipped stones is one of the most important technical books named Technology of Knapped Stone by M. Louise-Inizan and colleagues.
Mozhgan Jayez
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European settlement demography

open access: yesDocumenta Praehistorica, 2023
In this paper we compare multiple types of domestic settlements from different chronological periods in prehistoric continental Europe to inform occupancy patterns and demographic trends. We focus in particular on the evidence of a boom and bust pattern
Lizzie Scholtus, Johannes Müller
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FAIR data for prehistoric mining archaeology [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal on Digital Libraries, 2020
AbstractThis paper presents an approach how to create FAIR data for prehistoric mining archaeology, based on the CIDOC CRM ontology and semantic web standards. The interdisciplinary Research Centre HiMAT (History of mining activities in the Tyrol and adjacent areas, University of Innsbruck) investigates mining history from prehistoric to modern times ...
Gerald Hiebel   +4 more
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Flints from the Road: on the Significance of two Enigmatic Stone Tools Found along the Darb el-Tawil

open access: yesArchaeologia Polona, 2020
This paper explores the function and dating of two rectangular flint tools found at different positions along the Darb el-Tawil caravan route. This route directly connecting the Dakhla Oasis with the Nile Valley has seen caravan transport during almost ...
Heiko Riemer, Karin Kindermann
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Hallstatt period hoard from Somló Hill

open access: yesCommunicationes Archaeologicae Hungariae, 2023
In January 2023, the National Institute of Archaeology of the Hungarian National Museum launched a new research programme, the aim of which has been to explore the Somló Hill (Somló-hegy) (Veszprém County), a site neglected by systematic field research ...
Bence Soós   +2 more
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