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GATHERING THE HARVEST: THE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE IN ROMAN CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH

Oxford Journal of Archaeology, EarlyView.
Summary When Rome colonized Britain, it created a transport network spanning the province. This transformed the Iron Age economy, creating large new markets which in turn supported specialized manufacturing. This article explores the impact of transportation on Roman agriculture – the core of the Romano‐British economy.
Rob Wiseman, with contributions by Rachel Fosberry, Martha Craven   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Household Archaeology and Reconstructing Social Organization in Ancient Complex Societies: A Consideration of Models and Concepts Based on Study of the Prehispanic Maya

, 2001
Studies of the settlement pattern in the Copan Valley, Honduras, indicate that a House society model provides the best way to understand the social organization of the Late Classic period Maya. The House society model, based on Levi-Strauss\u27s original
Hendon, Julia A.
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A scientific and archaeological investigation of prehistoric glasses from Italy [PDF]

, 2002
Andrew C. Towle
openalex  

EVIDENCE OF ABSENCE: A CASE STUDY OF EARLY NEOLITHIC HUMAN REMAINS NEAR STONEHENGE WORLD HERITAGE SITE

Oxford Journal of Archaeology, EarlyView.
Summary A presence and absence study was undertaken in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and around Salisbury to demonstrate the breadth of modern large‐scale archaeological investigation compared to known and recovered Early Neolithic features, especially those containing human remains.
Kat Ward
wiley   +1 more source

Reply to Bourguignon et al.: Convergence is a plausible hypothesis for Quina technology in East Asia. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Ruan QJ, Li H, Marwick B, Peresani M, Moncel MH, Xiao PY, Monod H, Li B, Delpiano D.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

New archaeological and geoarchaeological investigations of the prehistoric site of Zecovi, near Prijedor, Bosnia i Herzegovina

, 2016
Tonko Rajkovača, Charles French, Gary P. Marriner, Sean Taylor, David Redhouse, Milenko Radivojac   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

Measuring Beyond the Standard: Informal Measurement Systems as Cognitive Technologies

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of measurement as a cognitive technology across human history, emphasizing the coexistence of formal and informal measurement systems. While standardized systems dominate contemporary culture and are well documented across large‐scale societies of the past, this manuscript highlights the less explored domain of ...
Roope O. Kaaronen, Mikael A. Manninen, Jussi T. Eronen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Author Correction: Female sex bias in Iberian megalithic societies through bioarchaeology, aDNA and proteomics. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Bonilla MD, Jiménez GA, Romero MS, Fregel R, Rebay-Salisbury K, Kanz F, Suárez MV, Carrasco SR, Fuello PB, Ordónez AC, Wolf M, Serrano JG, García LM.   +12 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prehistoric hunting megastructures in the Adriatic hinterland. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Vrhovnik DM, Fabec T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Living in the Mycelial World

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source