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Khirbet al-Batrawy ceramics. A systematic mineralogical and petrographic study for investigating the material culture [PDF]
, 2017 The present paper reports the results of a mineralogical and petrographic study focused on the archaeometric characterization of Early Bronze Age pottery from the archaeological site of Khirbet al-Batrawy (Jordan), dated between 3000 and 2000 BC. Optical
Medeghini, Laura, Nigro, Lorenzo
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Geoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT Modern studies show that soil erosion results in a loss of ecosystem function, particularly fertility, and is a cause of declining agricultural yields. However, despite the well‐attested high rates of soil erosion across Roman and medieval Europe there appears to have been little or no soil‐associated decline in agricultural production—the ...
Ben Pears +5 more
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Internet Archaeology, 2018 This article presents an analysis of three dining-related assemblages of pottery from Roman Leicester (Ratae Corieltavorum) and compares them to the patterns already established for pottery supply and vessel use derived from other rubbish deposits across
Nicholas J. Cooper +2 more
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Suitable classification of mortars from ancient roman and renaissance frescoes using thermal analysis and chemometrics [PDF]
, 2015 Background Literature on mortars has mainly focused on the identification and characterization of their components in order to assign them to a specific historical period, after accurate classification.
Campanella, Luigi +4 more
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Geoarchaeological Investigation of Early Neolithic Lagoonal Fringe Landscapes in the Netherlands
Geoarchaeology, Volume 41, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT Coastal wetlands have historically been portrayed as too marginal for early crop cultivation during the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition due to their dynamic hydrology, low elevation, and poor drainage. However, growing evidence suggests that these environments played a crucial role in the spread of agriculture. We examined buried and submerged
Elena Familetto +5 more
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Past plant use in Jordan as revealed by archaeological and ethnoarchaeological phytolith signatures [PDF]
, 2011 Ninety-six phytolith samples were analysed from seven archaeological sites ranging from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic to the Classical period and from two ethnoarchaeological sites in Jordan.
Baker, A., Elliott, S., Jenkins, E.L.
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Securing the past for the future – why climate proxy archives should be protected
Boreas, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 272-277, January 2026.Glaciers, corals, speleothems, peatlands, trees and other natural proxy archives are essential for global climate change research, but their scarcity and fragility are not equally recognised. Here, we introduce a rapidly disappearing source of palaeoclimatic, environmental and archaeological evidence from some 5000 years ago in the Fenland of eastern ...
Tatiana Bebchuk, Ulf Büntgen
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Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Within the ‘Making History’ project, the British Museum investigated the materiality of the Vindolanda ink writing tablets for the first time, with a particular focus on the possible differentiation of the ink sources employed. Thanks to the application of complementary scientific techniques, it was possible to develop an analytical protocol for the ...
Giovanna Vasco +4 more
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GHEORGHE POPILIAN AND THE ROMAN POTTERY FROM OLTENIA
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2019 Gheorghe Popilian’s monograph Ceramica romană din Oltenia is the main reference textbook for southern Romania, at least. The work is now pretty old – more than four decades – and although still very useful, it is obviously the product of its age.
Eugen Silviu Teodor
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Beading wáwya: Counting coup on cancer
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 458-474, December 2025.Abstract In November of 2022, I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. After 26 years in remission, radiation treatments from my first cancer caused another one. In the months that followed my diagnosis, I gained a greater personal insight into both the medical field—their successes and shortcomings—and the power of creative processes ...
Gretchen Stolte
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