Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

External reference: https://openalex.org/T10087

  1. Transcontextual interpretation links distant materials to changing meanings
    Framework for understanding how long-distance materials acquired new meanings in local contexts. Case study traces Roman glass tesserae transformed into Scandinavian beads.
  2. Mesolithic ornamentation shows changing visual complexity over time
    Computational analysis of Mesolithic portable art reveals non-linear changes in visual complexity and information content, suggesting shifts in ornamental functions tied to environmental changes.
  3. Ancient feathers show a managed trans-Andean parrot trade
    Pre-Inca Amazonian parrot feather trade reconstructed using ancient DNA, isotope analysis, and spatial modeling reveals sophisticated trans-Andean exchange networks operated by the Ychsma culture.
  4. Kenyan stone tool users favored mass, edge length, and edge angle
    Ethnographic study of Daasanach stone tool use identifies edge angle, mass, and edge length as key factors in cutting tool selection and performance.
  5. Mimbres society used insularity as a cultural strategy
    Analysis of Mimbres Classic period communities examines insularity as strategic cultural practice emphasizing household autonomy and symbolic containment over monumentality.
  6. The article supports multiple pathways for applied archaeology
    Explore multiple valid pathways for applied archaeology to address global challenges. This analysis supports methodological pluralism, recognizing diverse collaborative approaches and contextual.
  7. Tweefontein Nubian cores form part of a broader reduction continuum
    3D geometric morphometric analysis of Nubian Levallois cores at Tweefontein reveals prepared core technologies exist on a continuum rather than discrete categories, challenging traditional.
  8. Beyond human kinship
    Animistic ontology reframing of Mesolithic-Neolithic Baltic Sea imagery challenges Western interpretive frameworks through immanentist iconography and siberian ethnographic comparison.
  9. Mudbrick samples revealed seven plant species in Sudan
    Archaeobotanical analysis of mudbricks from Christian-period sites in Sudan reveals mixed subsistence practices combining cereal agriculture with wild plant exploitation and pastoral activity.
  10. New dates refine the age of La Ferrassie 1
    Paleoproteomics and radiocarbon dating refine chronology of La Ferrassie 1 Neanderthal skeleton, placing it within the Middle-to-Upper Paleolithic transition and Châtelperronian cultural complex.
  11. New open-air sites show repeated Later Stone Age visits in the Karoo
    Archaeological survey in Wolwekraal Nature Reserve documents multiple late Holocene Later Stone Age sites along the Dorps River, revealing repeated occupational patterns in the arid Karoo region.
  12. Human remains in Heaning Wood Bone Cave span three prehistoric phases
    Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Cumbria yielded the earliest human remains from northern Britain (9290–8925 cal BC) plus Neolithic and Bronze Age burials.