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Early Epigravettian backed pieces from layer O of Grotta della Cala (Southern Italy). A techno-typological and use-wear integrated approach

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105046

Matteo Rossini , Antonin Tomasso , Francesco Boschin , Ivan Martini , Jacopo Crezzini , Clarissa Dominici , Adriana Moroni

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Early Iron Age metal trade networks of the workshop of Cabeço Redondo (southern Portugal). Tracing the origin of lead of ternary bronzes

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105045

Pedro Valério , Rui Monge Soares , António M. Monge Soares , Susana Sousa Gomes , Maria Fátima Araújo

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Grinding Stone Deposits of the Linear Pottery Culture in Central Germany

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.104998

Erik Zamzow , Marina Eguíluz Valentini , Mario Küßner , Roberto Risch

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Drones over excavations – Enhancing the archaeologist’s eyes. An empirical case study into the deployment of UAS remote sensing as a research tool for archaeological excavation, in Veldhoven, the Netherlands

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105043

Jitte Waagen , Anne van Hilst

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Territorialisation and human mobility during the Iron Age in NE Iberia: An approach through Isotope Analyses of the Severed Heads from Puig Castellar (Barcelona, Spain) and Ullastret (Girona, Spain)

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105035

Rubén de la Fuente-Seoane , Diego López-Onaindia , Ferran Codina Falgas , Gabriel De Prado , Conxita Ferrer Álvarez , M. Carme Rovira Hortalà , Marta Díaz-Zorita Bonilla , Ariadna Nieto-Espinet , M. Eulàlia Subirà

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High alumina plant ash (v-Na-Al) glass bangles from Siraf: Clarifications on a Central Asian glass group (9th-14th century)

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.104970

Charlotte K. Nash-Pye , Andrew Meek , Nadine Schibille , St John Simpson

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Petrographic and chemical analyses of ceramic roof tile end caps from the ritual temple of Jin Dynasty in Changbai Mountain

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105032

Junjie Zhao , Juanying Xiao , Tian Liu , Siran Liu

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Pottery analysis at Guandimiao: New insights into the rural economy of the anyang period

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105006

Suting Li , Roderick Campbell , Andrew Womack , Camilla Sturm , Mi Wang , Kechu Huang

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Zooarchaeology of Celtiberian-Roman households: Animal use in Numantia (Soria, Spain)

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105021

Verónica Estaca-Gómez, Raquel Liceras-Garrido, Sergio A. Quintero-Cabello, Alfredo Jimeno

{"title":"Zooarchaeology of Celtiberian-Roman households: Animal use in Numantia (Soria, Spain)","authors":"Verónica Estaca-Gómez, Raquel Liceras-Garrido, Sergio A. Quintero-Cabello, Alfredo Jimeno","doi":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper presents faunal data from the Celtiberian-Roman <em>oppidum</em> of Numantia (Garray, Soria, Spain), particularly the results from two domestic units excavated between 1999 and 2000, House A and B. Both are located in the North sector of the town, using the Late Iron Age defensive rampart as a constructive terrace. These houses show the typical tripartite building pattern, separating the domestic space into three rooms and an outdoor courtyard.</div><div>Analysing 1,561 faunal remains, the main taxon in both domestic contexts are the caprines herd, followed by bovids and pigs. Most of them were adult individuals, although in House B there are also remains of infants and juveniles. We have also observed that in House A most remains came from the courtyard, whilst in House B they were recorded in a cobbled area, possibly the pavement of a street. Therefore, the largest concentration of zooarchaeological remains clusters in transit areas. Cut marks have been examined and are present in all anatomical sections of the three taxa (caprines, bovids, and horses). Finally, mortality patterns suggest that animals were used until the end of their lives for labour, fertiliser, wool and milk production. Animals were slaughtered and used for their meat when they were no longer productive.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48150,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 105021"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143394869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Comparing two different sets of soft tissue depths in the facial reconstruction of the mummy of the so-called Mysterious Lady

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.104978

Chantal Milani , Wojciech Ejsmond , Marzena Ożarek-Szilke , Stanisław Szilke

{"title":"Comparing two different sets of soft tissue depths in the facial reconstruction of the mummy of the so-called Mysterious Lady","authors":"Chantal Milani , Wojciech Ejsmond , Marzena Ożarek-Szilke , Stanisław Szilke","doi":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.104978","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.104978","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Facial approximation has an important role in the forensic field aiding the identification process and in the archaeological context leading to the humanisation of human remains displayed in museums. It contributes to the knowledge of our present and our past. Since facial reconstruction is based on modelling the soft tissue lying over the skull, these layers’ thicknesses have been investigated to see the impact on the final appearance.</div><div>The case study of this research is an Egyptian mummy dubbed “Mysterious Lady” (National Museum in Warsaw no. 236805/3 MNW) using non-invasive radiological and physical anthropology methods to shed light on her story. The study highlights the 3D reconstruction process of the individual’s face by exploring the anthropological profile, the facial approximation methodology and the impact of the variability of soft tissue thickness selection on the resulting facial reconstruction. It discusses the application of written sources and imagery from her times to craft a “statistical likeness” useful in conveying information about her society, using them as powerful educational tools to promote knowledge about past societies. It underlines the importance of narrating stories of the characters from the past in a museum context while ensuring they remain understandable and, consequently, evoke empathy, to show ancient mummies as once-living individuals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48150,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports","volume":"63 ","pages":"Article 104978"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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