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Lithic analysis in African archaeology: Advances and key themes

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Stone artifacts (lithics) preserve for extended periods; thus they are key evidence for probing the evolution of human technological behaviors. Africa boasts the oldest record of stone artifacts, spanning 3.3 Ma, rare instances of ethnographic stone tool‐making, and stone tool archives from diverse ecological settings, making it an anchor for ...
Deborah I. Olszewski, Amanuel Beyin, Justin Pargeter   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire. [PDF]

Sci Data
de Soto P, Pažout A, Brughmans T, Vahlstrup PB, Auir Á, Bongers T, Christoffersen JEB, Crépy M, Johansen MH, Lewis J, Manière L, Massa MR, Møller LMH, Redon B, Renda G, Şahin H, Sobotková A, Spatzek AL, Verhagen P, Weissova B.   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Underutilised crops in Europe: An interdisciplinary approach towards sustainable practices

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract In the context of a rapidly growing global population and significant climatic and environmental change, there is an urgent need to produce nutritious food in a sustainable manner. Some crops are underutilised in Europe, despite their suitability to local environments, viability for sustainable production and potential to improve diets.
Meriel McClatchie, Véronique Matterne, Núria Rovira Buendia, Mila Andonova, Ulrike Lohwasser, Wendy Waalen, Filippos Bantis, Marija Knez, Jelena Milešević, Amil Orahovac, Paolo Prosperi, Aparajita Banerjee, Ivana Radić, Aldona Mueller‐Bieniek, Meline Beglaryan, Donal Murphy‐Bokern, David Gil, Bálint Balázs, Sónia Negrão   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

A continuous record of early human stone tool production. [PDF]

Camb Prism Extinct
Key A, Williams EM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sourcing carnelian beads from the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kish, Iraq, 2450–2200 BCE: Stylistic, technological and geochemical approaches

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Trade between Mesopotamia and the Indus Civilization is studied through the analysis of Early Dynastic III Period (2600–2350 BCE) carnelian beads from the site of Kish, Iraq. Morphological and technological features of the beads are compared with beads from the Indus region.
J. Mark Kenoyer, Randall W. Law, Laure Dussubieux   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sourcing the origins of carnelian in early Chinese civilizations. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Yan M, Liu J, Qin C, He X, Li X, Yu J, Mao R, Han H, Sun Z, Wang C, Xie Z, Ran H, Tang F, Kenoyer JM, Tang Z.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Behaviour and cognition in the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic: introduction

, 2004
Wenban-Smith, Francis
core  

What can lithics tell us about food production during the transition to farming? Exploring harvesting practices and cultural changes during the neolithic in Southwest Asia: a view from Qminas (north‐western Syria)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the continuity and change in harvesting practices between the Late Pre‐Pottery Neolithic B (LPPNB) and the Early Pottery Neolithic at Qminas, north‐western Levant, through a traceological analysis of flint sickles. By combining qualitative traceological analysis with quantitative functional approaches, we demonstrate that ...
Fiona Pichon, Osamu Maeda, Juan José Ibáñez Estévez, Patricia Anderson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnographic meta-analysis shows that thermoregulation activities predict needle and awl use in North America. [PDF]

PLoS One
Litynski ML, Field S, Haas R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Production of arsenical bronze using speiss on the Elephantine Island (Aswan, Egypt) during the Middle Kingdom (Middle Bronze Age) (c.2000–1650 BCE)

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents the first direct evidence of the slags produced during the cementation alloying process of Cu with speiss inside ceramic crucibles, thus representing Cu alloying with As in Middle Kingdom Egypt. The settlement deposits from the Middle Bronze Age were excavated on Elephantine Island, within modern Aswan.
Jiří Kmošek, Martin Odler
wiley   +1 more source