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Social Resistance in Bronze Age Iberia 青铜时代伊比利亚的社会抵抗

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2026-10-15 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-026-09230-7

Marcello Peres,Roberto Risch

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Churns and Churning as a Solution for Preserving Excess Milk Yields and Surplus as Dairy Products: A Case Study from the Late Chalcolithic of the Southern Levant 搅拌器和搅拌作为保存过量牛奶产量和剩余乳制品的解决方案：来自南黎凡特晚铜石器时代的案例研究

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2026-09-25 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-026-09231-6

Danny Rosenberg, Sonia Pinsky

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A New Lens on the Aztec Economy 阿兹特克经济的新视角

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2026-08-12 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-026-09229-0

Frances F. Berdan

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Towards a Holistic Perspective of Settlement and Sociopolitics Among Late Bronze Age and Iron 1 (1500–800 BC) Hillforts in the Armenian Highlands 从整体角度看青铜时代晚期和铁器时代（公元前1500-800年）亚美尼亚高地的丘陵地区的定居和社会政治

IF 3.8 1区历史学

Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2026-07-21 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-026-09228-1

Ian Lindsay

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Centralization and Integration in Tairona Chiefdoms of the Río Frío basin, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia 哥伦比亚圣玛尔塔内华达山脉Río Frío盆地泰罗纳酋邦的集中化和一体化

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2026-05-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-026-09223-6

Luis Miguel Soto Rodríguez

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The Contribution of the Anthropology of Techniques to the Study of the Western Linearbandkeramik 技术人类学对西方线性角化研究的贡献

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2026-04-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-026-09220-9

Caroline Hamon, Pierre Allard, Louise Gomart

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Over the Hills and Far Away: Modeling Mobility and Connectivity Across the Iranian Plateau in Late Prehistory (c. 10,000–2000 BC) Using Multi-factor Probabilistic Corridors 越过山丘和遥远：用多因素概率走廊模拟史前晚期伊朗高原（公元前10000 - 2000年）的流动性和连通性

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2026-04-21 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-026-09221-8

Cameron A. Petrie, Friederike K. Jürcke, Toby C. Wilkinson, Hector A. Orengo

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Meeting the Urgent Need and Growing Demand for Archaeological Synthesis 满足考古综合的迫切需要和日益增长的需求

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2026-01-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-026-09219-2

Adam S. Green, Jessica Munson, Victor D. Thompson, Jennifer Birch

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Townlands of the Swahili Coast: A Framework for Compact, High-Density Tropical Urbanism on Eastern Africa’s Indian Ocean Rim 斯瓦希里海岸的城镇：东非印度洋沿岸紧凑、高密度的热带城市主义框架

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2026-01-13 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-025-09218-9

Wolfgang Alders

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Explaining Inequality in Northwest Coast and Native California Societies: A Critical Assessment 解释西北海岸和加州本土社会的不平等：一项批判性评估

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2026-01-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-025-09215-y

Eric Alden Smith, Brian F. Codding

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