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The Oldest Traces of Alcoholic Beverages in the Border Zone of the North and East European Plains

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Analysis of organic compounds preserved on pottery from the Bell Beaker community and the initial phase of the Trzciniec Cultural Sphere in the border zone of the Eastern and North European Plains was prompted by traces of alcoholic beverages found in contextually and formally analogous discoveries of more westerly provenance.
Dariusz Manasterski, Katarzyna Januszek, Angelina Rosiak, Aleksandra Cetwińska, Joanna Kałużna‐Czaplińska   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Animal 'Ritual' Killing: from Remains to Meanings [PDF]

, 2011
As humans, we interact with our environment and the other species inhabiting it in a variety of ways. Animals not only provide a source of sustenance, but a means for humans to express their social concepts through interaction.
Morris, James
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Micrography and XRF Techniques to Investigate Protohistoric Gold Artifacts: The Case of Roca Vecchia (Lecce, Italy)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Protohistoric gold findings from the archaeological site of Roca Vecchia (Melendugno, Lecce, Italy) are analyzed involving micrography and stratified XRF analysis. This exploitation allows to get a deeper insight into ancient gold manufacturing and wear processes adopted in the Southern Italian FBA.
Daniele Dell'Aquila, Claudio Giardino, David Richard Loepp, Giovanna Maggiulli, Giovanni Paternoster, Tiziana Zappatore   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scottish Archaeological Research Framework: Future Thinking on Carved Stones [PDF]

, 2016
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Buckham, Susan, Forsyth, Katherine, Foster, Sally, Jeffrey, Stuart   +3 more
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Examining Style in Virgin Branch Corrugated Ceramics

, 2016
In this article, we examine variation in the corrugation styles of ceramics from the Virgin Branch Puebloan culture. These ceramics were recovered from two regions: the Moapa Valley of southern Nevada and the Mt. Dellenbaugh area of northwestern Arizona.
Harry, Karen, Horton, Shannon
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‘You Load Sixteen Tons, What Do You Get?’. The Jodłowno Hoard (Pomerania, Poland) as Evidence of Long‐Distance Contacts in the Early Iron Age

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents multifaceted analyses of metal artefacts from the Jodłowno Hoard (Northern Poland), revealing that the metal originated from Iberian polymetallic ore deposits. Transported as raw ingots via Atlantic maritime routes, this copper was reworked locally into regionally distinctive forms.
K. Nowak, P. Gan, Z. Stos‐Gale, K. Cywa, J. Karasiński   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Arianna's Palette: A Diagnostic Study of the Painting Walls of the Domus of Arianna in Pompeii

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The House of Arianna, also known as the House of Colored Capitals, represents, with its 1700 m2 of floor space, one of the most majestic examples of a residence within the Pompeii archaeological site. The research developed within the project “Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Sustainable Society—CHANGES” reports the outcomes of the ...
Maria Verde, Alberto De Bonis, Claudia Di Benedetto, Diego Di Martire, Ersilia Fiore, Francesco Izzo, Renata Picone, Leopoldo Repola, Lia Romano, Vincenzo Morra   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The place and role of Kosovar Starčevo in Balkans neolith [PDF]

Baština, 2013
As per the author's view, the enormous importance of the European prehistoric archaeology lies down in fact that many archaeological sites were found in the area of Kosovo and Metohia. These sites had very near connection with lead and cyno- barit mines.
Petrović Radmilo
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Wet Season Carbon (δ13C) and Nitrogen (δ15N) Composition of Modern Plants as Isotopic Framework for Agropastoral and Palaeoecological Studies in Northern Greece

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mediterranean wetlands are one of Europe's most vital and endangered biodiversity hotspots. This study determined the carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope values of modern plants to construct an isotopic framework by which to contextualize agropastoral management in and around past wetland ecosystems.
Doris Vidas‐Cardador, Amy Styring, Michael Charles, Valasia Isaakidou, Paul Halstead, Amy Bogaard   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Archaeology of the Archaic Periods in East Texas [PDF]

, 2016
The archaeology of the Archaic periods—Early, ca. 10,000–8000 years B.P., Middle, ca. 8000–5000 years B.P., and Late, ca. 5000–2500 years B.P.—in East Texas is not well understood in broad terms, although valuable information on the archaeological ...
Perttula, Timothy K.
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