Search Results - "Geoarchaeology"

Reconstructing formation processes at the Canary Islands indigenous site of Belmaco Cave (La Palma, Spain) through a multiproxy geoarchaeological approach by Fernández‐Palacios, Enrique, Jambrina‐Enríquez, Margarita, Mentzer, Susan M., Rodríguez de Vera, Caterina, Dinckal, Ada, Égüez, Natalia, Herrera‐Herrera, Antonio V., Navarro Mederos, Juan Francisco, Marrero Salas, Efraín, Miller, Christopher E., Mallol, Carolina

“…Abstract The indigenous populations of La Palma (Canary Islands), who arrived on the island from Northwest Africa ca. 2000 years B.P., were predominantly…”
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The significance of aragonite in the interpretation of the microscopic archaeological record by Toffolo, Michael B.

“…Aragonite is one of the metastable polymorphs of calcium carbonate and is commonly found at archaeological sites in the form of mollusk shells and speleothems…”
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Cinnabar provenance of Chalcolithic red pigments in the Iberian Peninsula: A lead isotope study by Rodríguez, Javier, Montero‐Ruiz, Ignacio, Hunt‐Ortiz, Mark, García‐Pavón, Evangelina

“…We report lead isotope data for cinnabar from three Chalcolithic settlements and several ore deposits in the Iberian Peninsula. Lead isotope ratios of cinnabar…”
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Site Formation Processes at Tinshemet Cave, Israel: Micro‐Stratigraphy, Fire Use, and Cementation by García, Pedro, Zaidner, Yossi, Nicosia, Cristiano, Shahack‐Gross, Ruth

“…ABSTRACT Recent excavations at the Middle Paleolithic site of Tinshemet Cave, Israel, showcase hominin burials and associated material culture that uniquely…”
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Unveiling the distinctive geochemical signature of fine ware through Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes: A site‐specific perspective from the site of Cales (South Italy) by Verde, Maria, De Bonis, Alberto, D'Antonio, Massimo, Renson, Virginie, Czujko, Stephen, Tomeo, Antonella, Morra, Vincenzo

“…Abstract This study explores the use of three isotopic systematics—Sr, Nd, and Pb— combined together for the first time to trace the origins of ancient…”
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Holocene Floodplain Transformation Through Catchment‐Scale Human‐Environment Interactions: An Interdisciplinary Case Study of the Gete Catchment (Belgium) by van Zon, Marleen, Hoevers, Renske, Swinnen, Ward, Simons, Bob, Vanmontfort, Bart, Verstraeten, Gert

“…ABSTRACT Floodplains across the European loess region transformed from nature‐ to human‐dominated environments during the Holocene. A general framework of this…”
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Examining the distribution of Middle Paleolithic Nubian cores relative to chert quality in southern (Nejd, Dhofar) and south‐central (Duqm, Al Wusta) Oman by Eren, Metin I., Bebber, Michelle R., Singer, David, Pearson, Chloe, Ortiz, Joseph D., Buchanan, Briggs, Beshkani, Amir, Chlachula, Dominik, Dellmour, Rudolf, Garba, Roman, Marks, Anthony E., Usyk, Vitaly, Rose, Jeffrey I.

“…Abstract Lithic raw material properties are often invoked to explain the presence, absence, form, or ontogeny of Paleolithic stone tools. Here, we explore…”
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Correlation of Seismic Data and Sediment Cores From the Seabed in the Medieval Harbour at Avaldsnes, Norway by Ravnås, Hallgjerd H., Fredh, Erik Daniel

“…ABSTRACT This interdisciplinary study demonstrates the successful integration of non‐destructive geophysical methods and sediment core analyses for mapping the…”
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A provenance investigation on Middle–Upper Paleolithic chipped chert tools from North Bosnia by Petros, Chatzimpaloglou, Tonko, Rajkovača, Ivana, Pandžić

“…Abstract This study presents the results of a provenance study on Middle–Upper Paleolithic chert tools from North Bosnia. It is part of a larger…”
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Exploitation of Mining Resources in El Argar Culture: Bronze Age Metallurgy in the Hinterland of the Western Betic Cordillera (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula) by Murillo‐Barroso, M., Aranda Jiménez, G., Lozano Rodríguez, J. A., Lackinger, A., Stos‐Gale, Z., Rodríguez, J., Álvarez‐Valero, A. M., Gil Ibarguchi, J. I., Montero‐Ruiz, I.

“…ABSTRACT This research addresses the territorial organisation of metallurgical production during the El Argar Bronze Age (2200–1550 cal bc ) in the inner areas…”
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Land Use Legacy Landforms at the UNESCO Heritage Site Tarnowskie Góry, Upper Silesia, Poland—Stratigraphy, Soils and Age by Bonhage, Alexander, Raab, Thomas, Raab, Alexandra, Schneider, Anna, Malik, Ireneusz, Wistuba, Malgorzata, Verschoof‐van der Vaart, Wouter

“…ABSTRACT Metallurgy in Upper Silesia (Poland) has a long tradition of international significance, which was emphasized in 2017 when the historic silver mine in…”
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Holocene landscape evolution in northern Henan Province and its implications for archaeological surveys by Qin, Zhen, Storozum, Michael J., Liu, Haiwang, Kidder, Tristram R.

“…The heartlands of many of the world's civilizations are situated within alluvial plains, where thick alluvial sediments obscure much of the archaeological…”
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The ceramic vessels of the late antique and early medieval domus in the religious complex of San Pietro (Canusium, Italy): Clayey geosources, local production and imports in northern Apulia by Gliozzo, Elisabetta, Ionescu, Corina, Giuliani, Roberta, Turchiano, Maria

“…This study broadens our knowledge of the relationship between the clayey georesources available in northern Apulia and the artisanal production of ceramics…”
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Silver mining and landscape changes in medieval Central Europe: Reconstructing ore processing in a buried fir forest on the Bohemian‐Moravian Highlands (Koječín, Czech Republic) by Hrubý, Petr, Kaiser, Knut, Kočár, Petr, Malý, Karel, Petr, Libor

“…This study discusses the potential of archaeological organic objects in anthropogenic sediments in terms of research into human impact on the medieval…”
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Chronology of Upper Paleolithic human activities recorded in a stalagmite at Points Cave (Aiguèze, Gard, France) by Richard, Maïlys, Pons‐Branchu, Edwige, Valladas, Hélène, Toffolo, Michael B., Dubernet, Stéphan, Dapoigny, Arnaud, Dumoulin, Jean‐Pascal, Beauvais, Pierre‐Antoine, Monney, Julien

“…In this article, we propose an approach to reconstruct the timing of human activity at Points Cave, an Upper Paleolithic rock art site located in the middle of…”
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Experimental generation of patina on glass by Clifford, Penelope, Semeniuk, Vic

“…Patina formed on ancient glass holds potential to be a useful tool in determining the age of patina and to interpreting its formative environment climatically,…”
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Petrographic insight into the sourcing and production of pre‐colonial Ceramics from Aruba by Casale, Simone, Groot, Niels, Dijkhoff, Raymundo A. C. F., Kelly, Harold J., Jacobs, Loe, Degryse, Patrick, Hofman, Corinne L.

“…This research presents the findings of a petrographic analysis conducted on pre‐colonial Ceramics from Aruba, focusing on understanding ceramic mineral…”
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The geoarchaeology of a terraced landscape: From Aztec Matlatinco to modern Calixtlahuaca By AleksanderBorejsza, Isabel RodríguezLópez, Charles D.Frederick, and Michael E.Smith, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. 2021. pp. 370. $85 (hardback) by Brown, Antony G.

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Provenance study of marble artifacts from the Berenike (Egypt) archaeological site based on petrographic and isotopic data by Bojanowski, Maciej J., Mandera, Sara, Zych, Iwona

“…Fragments of marble revetment and floor slabs as well as some broken statuary and vessels were recovered from the excavation of a Roman temple in the harbor…”
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Operation and decline of the Barbegal mill complex, the largest industrial complex of antiquity by Passchier, Cees W., Sürmelihindi, Gül, Viollet, Pierre‐Louis, Leveau, Philippe, Spötl, Christoph

“…The Roman mill complex of Barbegal in France is the largest preindustrial structure in Europe. Carbonate incrustations that formed from water flowing through…”
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