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Predictive Archaeological Risk Assessment at Reservoirs with Multitemporal LiDAR and Machine Learning (XGBoost): The Case of Valdecañas Reservoir (Spain)

open access: yesRemote Sensing
The conservation and monitoring of archaeological sites submerged in water reservoirs have become increasingly necessary in a climatic context where water management policies are possibly accelerating erosion and sedimentation processes.
Enrique Cerrillo-Cuenca   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mortars From Punic and Hellenistic–Roman Solunto: Materials, Formulations, and Technology

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents an archaeometric investigation of 18 hydraulic rendering and bedding mortars from Punic and Hellenistic–Roman Solunto (NW Sicily). The research aimed to characterize raw materials, reconstruct manufacturing sequences, and evaluate technological proficiency through mineralogical and petrochemical analyses.
G. Montana   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Origins and Development of the Field of Prehistory in Burma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The circumstances under which the study of prehistory evolved in Burma are summarized and some of the issues, problems, and research topics are identified for future students of Burma's prehistory.
Aung-Thwin, Michael A.
core  

Obsidian source use in Tongan prehistory: new results and implications

open access: yes, 2012
The article presents results of an obsidian sourcing study on artifacts from Tonga and Fiji. New LA-ICPMS data on obsidian source locations on Tafahi in northern Tonga are discussed in relation to inter-island mobility during two important phases in the ...
Clark, Geoffrey   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Modern Fire Safety Protocols in the Archeological Contexts: A New Tool for Studying the Health and Behavioral Effects of Fire Use in Semi‐Closed Spaces

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluates the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations, integrated with controlled fire experiments, to investigate combustion processes in semi‐closed spaces. The framework enables systematic modeling of smoke dispersal, particulate transport, and hearth performance under variable morphologies and ventilation ...
Yafit Kedar
wiley   +1 more source

Late Iron Age and Early Roman Brooches From the Lower Rhine Area: Provenance of the Metal Supply Traced Through Lead Isotopes

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Geochemical analysis of five brooch types from the Lower Rhine area dated to the last century bc and first century ad is used to constrain resource use, exchange and mobility. Lead isotope ratios demonstrate an Iberian provenance for copper in bronze Late Iron Age brooches.
A. A. T. Ruiter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Provisioning a Silk Road City: Herd Management Strategies at the Urban Site of Dzhankent, Kazakhstan

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents evidence for herd management at the early medieval city of Dzhankent in southern Kazakhstan. Located along the Northern Silk Road, Dzhankent was a key trading node linking northern and southern areas between the 9th and 10th centuries ce.
Kara Larson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Adventure into the Prehistory of the Memphis Area [PDF]

open access: yes, 1954
This article explores the prehistory of Shelby County and the Memphis area prior to the coming of Hernando De Soto in ...
Beaudoin, Kenneth L.
core  

Direct Evidence of the Geographic Origins of Horse in the Yaoheyuan Site From Ningxia, China

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study, It is explores the geographic origin of horses by analyzing the strontium isotope ratio of horses from the Yaoheyuan site, an important site in the northwest region of China during the Western Zhou Dynasty. The results show that most of the horses at the Yaoheyuan site were domesticated locally, while a small number came from ...
Youla Yang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Italian prehistorians and their relationships with foreign colleagues

open access: yesUISPP Journal, 2018
In this paper I try to trace a brief history of this peculiar intellectual interplay, specially looking at the interrelationships with the foreign institutes created by many countries in Rome, between the unification of Italy (1860) and the end of the ...
Alessandro Guidi
doaj   +1 more source

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