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Pit without finds = worthless pit? Investigating a Roman military camp from Caesar’s Gallic Wars (58 – 51 BC) near Hermeskeil (Germany) 没有发现的坑=毫无价值的坑?调查凯撒高卢战争时期(公元前58 - 51年)在德国Hermeskeil附近的一个罗马军营。
IF 1.5 2区 历史学
Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105070
Sabine Fiedler , Jago J. Birk , D.K. Wright , Sabine Hornung
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Landscape and subsistence in NW Iberia during the Middle Palaeolithic (MIS3): Faunal analysis of Cova Eirós (Triacastela, Galicia, Spain) 旧石器时代中期伊比利亚西北部的景观和生存(MIS3):西班牙加利西亚Triacastela地区Cova Eirós的区系分析
IF 1.5 2区 历史学
Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105149
Hugo Bal-García , Iván Rey-Rodríguez , Arturo de Lombera-Hermida , Mikel Díaz-Rodríguez , Carlos Fernández-Rodríguez , Xosé Pedro Rodríguez-Álvarez , Ramón Fábregas Valcarce
{"title":"Landscape and subsistence in NW Iberia during the Middle Palaeolithic (MIS3): Faunal analysis of Cova Eirós (Triacastela, Galicia, Spain)","authors":"Hugo Bal-García ,&nbsp;Iván Rey-Rodríguez ,&nbsp;Arturo de Lombera-Hermida ,&nbsp;Mikel Díaz-Rodríguez ,&nbsp;Carlos Fernández-Rodríguez ,&nbsp;Xosé Pedro Rodríguez-Álvarez ,&nbsp;Ramón Fábregas Valcarce","doi":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105149","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105149","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cova Eirós is a key reference site for understanding the life of the late Neanderthal groups in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, offering an extensive Mousterian sequence with level 3 standing out due to its late chronology (c. 41 ka cal BP). Its significant zooarchaeological record is a valuable source of information when attempting to reconstruct the environment in which these late Neanderthals lived. In this study, we propose a comprehensive analysis of the macrofaunal and small vertebrates record from the aforementioned level 3 to expand our knowledge of its faunal spectrum and how it was exploited by the various agents that occupied the cave. We also conducted a paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental study employing the Bioclimatic Model and Habitat Weighting methods to reconstruct the conditions in which Neanderthal hunter-gatherers lived. The study has identified 31 taxa (NISP = 3746), with a particular emphasis on the exploitation of <em>Cervus elaphus</em> and <em>Ursus spelaeus</em>, as well as evidence of carnivores contributing smaller ungulates. The environmental reconstruction reflects a colder and slightly less humid climate, dominated by forests interspersed with open spaces. These data serve as an example of the tendency of Mousterian groups to occupy refuge areas along the Cantabrian Mountains, demonstrating that Neanderthal presence in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula during the final phase of the Mousterian took place under favourable climatic conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48150,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 105149"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143844039","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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Mortuary practices in Late Bronze Age Cyprus: Demographic and taphonomic insights from two tombs in Limassol 青铜时代晚期塞浦路斯的殡葬实践:利马索尔两座坟墓的人口统计学和地药学见解
IF 1.5 2区 历史学
Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105145
Gkampriella Selempa , Katerina Papanikolaou , Rogiros Christodoulou , Efthymia Nikita
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Goldworking in Mycenaean Thessaly: Technological study of the gold objects from the four tholos tombs in the Bay of Volos 迈锡尼色萨利的黄金加工:Volos湾四个tholos墓葬中金器的技术研究
IF 1.5 2区 历史学
Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105129
Maria F. Guerra
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Landscapes of (dis)connection: Modelling connectivity in west Samos with least cost path analysis (非)连接的景观:用最小成本路径分析对西萨摩斯的连接进行建模
IF 1.5 2区 历史学
Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105144
Michael Loy
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Storage story: Investigating food surplus and agricultural methods in Late Ubaid Gurga Chiya (Iraqi Kurdistan) 储存故事:调查乌拜德古尔加奇亚晚期(伊拉克库尔德斯坦)的粮食过剩和农业方法
IF 1.5 2区 历史学
Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105093
Karolina Joka , Lara González Carretero , Dorian Q Fuller , Patrick Roberts , Robert Carter , David Wengrow
{"title":"Storage story: Investigating food surplus and agricultural methods in Late Ubaid Gurga Chiya (Iraqi Kurdistan)","authors":"Karolina Joka ,&nbsp;Lara González Carretero ,&nbsp;Dorian Q Fuller ,&nbsp;Patrick Roberts ,&nbsp;Robert Carter ,&nbsp;David Wengrow","doi":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105093","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105093","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The world’s earliest documented transition from village to urban life took place in Mesopotamia during the fourth millennium BCE. In order to recognize the steps leading to this process, archaeologists have long focused on the development of village life in the preceding ‘Ubaid period, corresponding broadly to the 5th millennium BCE. Our research aims to contribute to this ongoing process by presenting new evidence pertaining to changes in agricultural methods and the organization of food surplus from a site of the Late ‘Ubaid period called Gurga Chiya, located in the Sharizor Plain of Iraqi Kurdistan. Excavation of the mid to late 5th millennium BCE sequence at Gurga Chiya led to the discovery of an architectural complex with partially preserved pisé walls, most likely corresponding to a “tripartite” form of domestic building that appears widely characteristic of contemporaneous sites elsewhere in the Southwest Asia, from southeastern Turkey to central Iraq. One of the preserved rooms appears to have been used as a storage area for plant-based foods, as indicated by dense deposits of archaeobotanical remains, especially lentils and cereals. In this paper, we combine archaeological, architectural and archaeobotanical analysis to investigate the relationship between food storage and domestic economy at Gurga Chiya. These methods are supplemented by stable isotope analysis of Δ<sup>13</sup>C and δ<sup>15</sup>N values from preserved grains at Gurga Chiya and from the adjacent, Late Neolithic site Tepe Marani, and provides a diachronic perspective on changes in the methods used for cultivating crops. The limited data acquired from Tepe Marani and Gurga Chiya seem consistent with a gradual shift towards lower inputs per unit area – thus more extensive cultivation regimes – over time.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48150,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 105093"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143825999","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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Discovering the dietary practices of pre-Hispanic Quito-Ecuador: Consumption of ancient starchy foods during distinct chronological periods (3500 – 750 cal BP) 发现前西班牙人基多-厄瓜多尔的饮食习惯:在不同的年代时期(距今3500 - 750大卡)食用古代淀粉类食物
IF 1.5 2区 历史学
Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105097
Roberto Ordoñez-Araque , Martha Romero-Bastidas , Eric Dyrdahl , Juliana Criollo-Feijoo , Andres Mosquera , Luis Ramos-Guerrero , Paul Vargas-Jentzsch , Carlos Montalvo-Puente , Jenny Ruales
{"title":"Discovering the dietary practices of pre-Hispanic Quito-Ecuador: Consumption of ancient starchy foods during distinct chronological periods (3500 – 750 cal BP)","authors":"Roberto Ordoñez-Araque ,&nbsp;Martha Romero-Bastidas ,&nbsp;Eric Dyrdahl ,&nbsp;Juliana Criollo-Feijoo ,&nbsp;Andres Mosquera ,&nbsp;Luis Ramos-Guerrero ,&nbsp;Paul Vargas-Jentzsch ,&nbsp;Carlos Montalvo-Puente ,&nbsp;Jenny Ruales","doi":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105097","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105097","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Food, as a central component of everyday life, is a key aspect of identity and development for all societies. Understanding ancient culinary practices is valuable for myriad reasons, including analyses of health in earlier populations and the potential recovery of ancestral strategies that might help combat food insecurity. In Ecuador, beyond a relatively robust body of research on early subsistence activities for some regions, there has been limited application of paleobotanical methods. This study aims to help change this situation for Quito through the identification of ancient starch adhered to ceramic vessels and stone tools recovered from three sites representing three distinct moments in time during a roughly 2,750-year period (3500 – 750 cal BP). A protocol was carried out to recover starch granules, which were later identified using optical microscopy. The main findings included the identification of starch granules from potato, manioc, maize, legumes/beans, peach palm, ullucu, mashua, oca, achira, yam, sweet potato, arrowroot, and chili pepper. Additionally, various food processing methods used for the preparation of these foods were identified. In terms of diachronic patterns, this research revealed significant ubiquity of starch from potato, manioc, maize, and sweet potato throughout the defined period. A comparison with stable isotope data suggests that while the percentage of the diet represented by each of these plants likely varied over time, these species formed part of the nucleus of a lengthy culinary tradition that largely has been lost.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48150,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 105097"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143826000","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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Unveiling the behavioural significance of the Aterian coarse-grained lithic assemblages: Insights from use-wear analysis of Rhafas Cave, Northeast Morocco 揭示阿特尔系粗粒岩屑组合的行为意义:来自摩洛哥东北部Rhafas洞穴使用磨损分析的见解
IF 1.5 2区 历史学
Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105146
Youssef Djellal , Abdeljalil Bouzouggar , El Hassan Talbi , Benoit Longet , Noufel Ghayati , Antonella Pedergnana , João Marreiros
{"title":"Unveiling the behavioural significance of the Aterian coarse-grained lithic assemblages: Insights from use-wear analysis of Rhafas Cave, Northeast Morocco","authors":"Youssef Djellal ,&nbsp;Abdeljalil Bouzouggar ,&nbsp;El Hassan Talbi ,&nbsp;Benoit Longet ,&nbsp;Noufel Ghayati ,&nbsp;Antonella Pedergnana ,&nbsp;João Marreiros","doi":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105146","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105146","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent discoveries have shown that <em>Homo sapiens</em> has a Pan-African origin, and North Africa has been an important region for the development and expansion of its biological and cultural traits. Early manifestations of <em>Homo sapiens</em> complex behaviour in North Africa are tied to the emergence of the Aterian culture around 150 ka BP. The Aterian repertoire includes stone, bone, and ivory tools, vegetal, animal and marine remains, as well as pigment and perforated shells for symbolic expressions. Within this cultural package, investigating the typo-technological variability observed in the stone tool assemblage is crucial to better understanding the emergence and development of <em>Homo sapiens</em> behaviour. However, the latter can only be fully reconstructed when complemented with the study of the tools’ function.</div><div>Use-wear studies on Aterian lithics are very limited including coarse-grained materials despite their abundance in several Aterian sequences. This study presents the results of the use-wear analysis on the quartzite assemblage from the Aterian sequence of Rhafas cave. A use-wear experimental reference collection was created, against which the diagnostic use-wear on archaeological artefacts was compared. Sequential experiments demonstrated the dynamic performance and suitability of quartzite tools when subjected to mechanical stress during working of different materials.</div><div>The analysis of the archaeological assemblage, guided by the experimental reference collection, revealed diagnostic use-wear associated with wood and bone working.</div><div>In sum, our study shows the suitability, and the complementary role of quartzite tools in the technological versatility of the Aterian groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48150,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 105146"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143825988","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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Implementing lead isotopes for tracing the source of copper-coated steatite beads from the south Levantine Chalcolithic period 利用铅同位素追踪南黎凡特铜石器时期铜包覆滑石珠的来源
IF 1.5 2区 历史学
Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105116
Yehudit Harlavan , Naomi Porat , Uri Davidovich
{"title":"Implementing lead isotopes for tracing the source of copper-coated steatite beads from the south Levantine Chalcolithic period","authors":"Yehudit Harlavan ,&nbsp;Naomi Porat ,&nbsp;Uri Davidovich","doi":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105116","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105116","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research on the use of copper during the Late Chalcolithic (LC), the first metal-bearing era in the southern Levant, has hitherto neglected an important component – copper-coated steatite beads, uncovered in multiple LC sites and contexts. In this study, we conducted a multifaceted study of green and off-white beads found in 1960 in the Cave of Skulls (Judean Desert, Israel), where the largest LC bead collection known to date was uncovered. For the first time, the green coating was extracted from the beads and analyzed separately. Combining scanning electron microscope and lead isotope analysis (LIA), the study shows that all beads were made of fired steatite, and some were coated with a copper mineral. The LIA results could not trace the origin of the steatite, but point to the either Faynan or Amram Valley in the Arabah Valley as likely sources of the Cu minerals. It is therefore suggested that the green beads were manufactured in two separate processes – one for the production of the steatite beads, and the other for the addition of the copper coating, each taking place in a different location. Tracing the Cu-mineral coating process to the Arabah sheds further light on economic connections between south Levantine sedentary and mobile groups during the late fifth millennium BCE.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48150,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 105116"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143825984","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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Spatiotemporal patterns of obsidian exploitation in the later prehistory of eastern Kamchatka Peninsula (Russian Far East) 俄罗斯远东堪察加半岛东部晚史前时期黑曜石开采的时空格局
IF 1.5 2区 历史学
Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105150
Yaroslav V. Kuzmin , Michael D. Glascock , Sergei N. Chaukin , Varvara A. Chaukina , Nikolai A. Krenke , Maria M. Pevzner
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