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Social life and the material world: a reappraisal of practice theory in Archaeology

open access: yesActa Archaeologica Carpathica
This paper revisits the role of practice theory in shaping archaeological understandings of sociality and materiality.
Tobias L. Kienlin
doaj   +1 more source

Un préhistorien japonais à Paris : Nakaya Jiujirō (1929-1932)

open access: yesEbisu: Études Japonaises, 2014
The Japanese archaeologist Nakaya Jiujirō (1902-1936), who lived in Paris from 1929 to 1932, holds a special place in the context of the interwar years, shedding light on the history of Japanese archaeology and French-Japanese scientific interactions ...
Laurent Nespoulous
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The Crabb Site (41TT650), a Prehistoric Caddo Site on Tankersley Creek, Titus County, Texas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
In this article, we discuss the archaeological findings at the Crabb site (411T650), a prehistoric Caddo settlement on an upland remnant/knoll in the Tankersley Creek floodplain in Titus County, Texas. Tankersley Creek is one of the principal tributaries
Crabb, Marty   +3 more
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Lions as Bone Accumulators? Exploring Multi‐Predator Contributions to the Olduvai Carnivore Site (OCS) (Tanzania) Through AI and Metric Analyses

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lions (Panthera leo) are apex predators with a well‐documented influence on ecological dynamics, yet their potential role as bone‐accumulating agents remains poorly understood and often debated. Previous taphonomic studies have largely attributed bone accumulations in African savannah ecosystems to other carnivores, such as spotted hyenas ...
Blanca Jiménez‐García   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

GAMBAR CADAS KALIMANTAN TIMUR: Satu Bukti Seni Lukis Kutai Purba

open access: yesBerkala Arkeologi, 2008
Art including painting is an element of culture. Therefore art also becomes an object of archaeological research. Rock art paintings found in prehistoric caves in Kutai Timur regency of East Kalimantan Province are categorized as art paintings of ...
Gunadi Kasnowihardjo
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary Report on an Archeological Survey of Stormy Point [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
This is a report on an archaeological survey of the point of land that extends south into Caddo Lake opposite Mooringsport, Louisiana. The nineteenth century name for this area was Stormy Point, and the area into which Stormy Point extends was called ...
Hardey, Jim, McCrocklin, Claude
core   +1 more source

Hunters and Gatherers of the Rio Grande Plain and the Lower Coast of Texas [PDF]

open access: yes, 1976
This paper summarizes the prehistoric cultural manifestations found on the Rio Grande Plain of Texas. The primary goal in this paper is to briefly outline the major prehistoric cultural traditions on the Rio Grande Plain.
Hester, Thomas R.
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Sharp Force Trauma and Chop Mark Identification Bias: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Bone Morphology, Cortical Thickness, and Ax Material

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sharp force trauma (SFT) is the main criterion used to identify chop mark butchery in zooarchaeology, yet its reliability as a diagnostic feature has not been systematically tested. Chop marks reflect both cutting and fracturing processes and exhibit characteristics of both sharp and blunt trauma.
Tiffany Okaluk   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking 'cattle cults' in early Egypt: Towards a prehistoric perspective on the Narmer Palette [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The Narmer Palette occupies a key position in our understanding of the transition from Predynastic to Dynastic culture in Egypt. Previous interpretations have focused largely upon correspondences between its decorative content and later conventions of ...
Wengrow, D
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