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What’s New in Applications of Evolutionary Theory to the Zooarchaeological Record of Hunter-Gatherers? 进化理论在狩猎采集者动物考古记录中的应用有何新进展？

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2025-12-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-025-09217-w

Karen D. Lupo

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Rethinking Key Transformations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Central Europe: A Radiocarbon Modeling Approach 重新思考新石器时代和青铜时代中欧的关键转变：放射性碳模型方法

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2025-12-10 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-025-09216-x

Václav Vondrovský, Václav Hrnčíř, Daniel Hlásek, Ondřej Chvojka, Petr Květina, Petr Šída, Jan John, Petr Pokorný, Michaela Ptáková

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Understanding Money Through Archaeology: Debates and Recent Developments 通过考古学理解金钱：争论和最近的发展

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-025-09209-w

Joanne P. Baron, Ivan Marić

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Tendencies in the Tempo of Prehistoric Agricultural Expansions 史前农业扩张速度的趋势

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2025-11-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-025-09212-1

Joaquim Fort

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The Broad Spectrum Species: Plant Use and Processing as Deep Time Adaptations 广谱物种：作为深时间适应的植物利用和加工

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2025-11-25 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-025-09214-z

S. Anna Florin, Monica N. Ramsey

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Bone Tool Diversity During the Stone Age: More Insights into the Human Story 石器时代的骨工具多样性：对人类故事的更多见解

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2025-11-21 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-025-09211-2

Justin Bradfield, Michelle C. Langley

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Reflective Perspectives from 33 Years at the Journal of Archaeological Research 《考古研究杂志》33年来的反思观点

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2025-11-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-025-09213-0

Gary M. Feinman, Linda M. Nicholas

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Multi-scalar Lenses on the Mediterranean in the First Millennium BC 公元前一千年地中海的多尺度透镜

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2025-11-10 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-025-09210-3

Corinna Riva

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Breaking Down the “Barbarian” Trope: Strategic Military Coordination in Decentralized Collectives 打破“野蛮人”的比喻：分散集体中的战略军事协调

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2025-10-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-025-09208-x

Jennifer Birch, Ben Raffield, Elizabeth Arkush, Paul Roscoe, Mark W. Allen, Catherine M. Cameron, Ted L Gragson, Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Michael Lindblom, Victor D. Thompson

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Community Formation in the Chulmun (Neolithic) and Mumun (Bronze Age) Periods of Korea 朝鲜新石器时代的居门和青铜时代的居门社会的形成

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Journal of Archaeological Research Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10814-024-09204-7

Jangsuk Kim, Matthew Conte, Yongje Oh

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