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A chemical examination of faience found in Nubia: preliminary observations 努比亚发现的陶器的化学检验：初步观察

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105341

Juliet V. Spedding

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The application of fragrant ointments and pigments as a funeral practice in the Guatemalan Petén 在危地马拉的佩特海姆，在葬礼上使用芳香的药膏和颜料

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105337

Inés Zazueta de la Toba , Montserrat Soria Castro , Patricia Quintana , Vera Tiesler , Jarosław Źrałka , Juan Luis Velásquez , Mara Reyes , Lilian Corzo , Gloria I. Hernández-Bolio

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Breastfeeding, weaning, and dietary patterns in the east Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China during Han and Jin Periods by stable isotope analysis 青藏高原东部地区汉晋时期母乳喂养、断奶和饮食模式的稳定同位素分析

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105350

Qi Dai , Rongyu Fu , Ningkang Xie , Yi Si , Guanjin Liang , Xiaoyan Ren , Quanchao Zhang , Liangliang Hou

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The earthquake casualties from Heraclea Sintica – buried under debris of the portico of the Roman forum 来自赫拉克勒斯尼蒂卡的地震伤亡人员被埋在罗马广场门廊的碎片下

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105338

V. Russeva, L. Manoilova

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Early humans and the sea in Europe: Evidence of shellfish exploitation ca. 300,000 years ago? 欧洲早期人类与海洋：30万年前贝类开采的证据？

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105346

Trishia Gayle R. Palconit , Danieli Aureli , Roxane Rocca , Carlo Peretto , Gabriele L.F. Berruti

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Maritime exchange during the Middle Neolithic: evidence of trade in ceramic figurines at the Pitted Ware Culture site of Tråsättra 新石器时代中期的海上交流：在麻点陶器文化遗址Tråsättra发现的陶瓷小雕像贸易的证据

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105342

Mikael Fauvelle , Torbjörn Brorsson , Magnus Artursson , Niclas Björck , Christian Horn

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Ceramic paste variation within medieval ceramics from the Lalibela region of Ethiopia and its potential cultural meaning 埃塞俄比亚拉利贝拉地区中世纪陶瓷中的陶瓷浆糊变异及其潜在的文化意义

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105325

Selina Han , Patrick Quinn , Tania Tribe , Jacke Phillips , Laurence Smith , Mesfin Getachew Wondim

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On and off the rivers: Changes in clay sourcing and preparation strategies in the Congo Basin throughout the past two millennia 河流内外：过去两千年来刚果盆地粘土来源和制备策略的变化

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105298

Dirk Seidensticker , Wannes Hubau , Florias Mees , Géraldine Fiers , Veerle Cnudde

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Provenance analysis of stone artefact assemblages using petrography and pXRF at Murujuga (the Dampier Archipelago), Western Australia 用岩石学和pXRF分析西澳大利亚丹皮尔群岛Murujuga石质人工制品组合的来源

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105334

John H. Fairweather , Annette D. George , Jo McDonald

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The development of copper metallurgy in ancient Mongolia: The current state of knowledge 古蒙古铜冶金的发展：目前的知识状况

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105333

N. Bayarkhuu

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