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The beech-fir forest, the baseline natural forest ecosystem in the montane belt of temperate Europe: questioning an ecological myth 山毛榉冷杉林，温带欧洲山带的基线自然森林生态系统：质疑生态神话

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105133

Vanessa Py-Saragaglia , Mélanie Saulnier , Laurent Larrieu , Sylvain Burri , Cécile Brun , Mihaela Danu , Didier Galop , Sarah Parrilla , Florence Mazier , Sylvie Ladet

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Blue decoration on glass Objects: Unravelling origins and Significance in late medieval – Early modern Portugal 玻璃制品上的蓝色装饰：中世纪晚期至近代早期葡萄牙的起源和意义

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105159

Anna Cristoforetti , Teresa Medici , Catarina Villamariz , Luís C. Alves , Nadine Schibille , Inês Coutinho

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Determination of the origin of lead objects from Risan and Riječani (Montenegro) based on lead isotope analysis 根据铅同位素分析确定黑山里桑和里杰<e:1>阿尼地区铅物的来源

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105161

Maciej Kałaska , Janusz Recław , Paula Sierpień , Jakub Karasiński , George Kamenov

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Detecting the clue of rice cultivation through phytolith analysis during the Peiligang culture period (ca. 8000–7000 yr BP) in the Luoyang Basin, Central China 洛阳盆地培里岗文化时期（约8000-7000年）植物岩分析发现水稻种植的线索

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105167

Yufei Pan , Yue Miao , Shiyun Wang , Wenhua Gao , Liang Chen , Hengshang Ji , Kaifeng Li

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First characterization of beads and minerals from the pre-Columbian Calchaquí Valley, Northwestern Argentina 首次鉴定来自阿根廷西北部Calchaquí前哥伦比亚山谷的珠粒和矿物

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105165

María Florencia Becerra , Eleonora Freire Espeleta , Emilia B. Halac , María Reinoso , María Cecilia Castellanos , Verónica Isabel Williams

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Mineral beads in an early domestic space of Northwest Argentina: Complementary non-invasive analytical techniques for findings from the Soria 2 site in the Yocavil Valley, Catamarca, Argentina 阿根廷西北部一个早期家庭空间中的矿物珠：阿根廷卡塔马卡省约卡维尔山谷索里亚 2 号遗址发现的非侵入性分析技术的互补性

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105164

Valeria Palamarczuk , Romina C. Spano , Diego G. Lamas , Esteban E. Asto Ramos , María Cecilia Fuertes , Eugenia Tomasini

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The beginning of copper metalworking in the Copper Age of the Carpathian Basin – New data on the provenance of Early and Middle Copper Age copper finds from Western and Central Hungary 喀尔巴阡山盆地铜器时代铜金属加工的开端--关于匈牙利西部和中部铜器时代早期和中期铜器发现来源的新数据

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105130

Zsuzsanna M. Virág , Igor M. Villa , Stefano Nisi , Bernadett Bajnóczi , Viktória Mozgai , Eszter Solnay , Dávid Kraus , Gábor Szilas , Farkas Márton Tóth , Péter Csippán , Zsuzsanna Siklósi

{"title":"The beginning of copper metalworking in the Copper Age of the Carpathian Basin – New data on the provenance of Early and Middle Copper Age copper finds from Western and Central Hungary","authors":"Zsuzsanna M. Virág , Igor M. Villa , Stefano Nisi , Bernadett Bajnóczi , Viktória Mozgai , Eszter Solnay , Dávid Kraus , Gábor Szilas , Farkas Márton Tóth , Péter Csippán , Zsuzsanna Siklósi","doi":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105130","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105130","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Carpathian Basin played a crucial role in spreading metallurgical technology across Europe. Furthermore, the significance of the region is exemplified by its abundant copper finds in the Early and Middle Copper Age (4500–3700 cal BCE). On a typological basis, the Great Hungarian Plain was linked to the Southeastern European metallurgical circle, while Transdanubia was linked to the Central European metallurgical circle, thus forming an essential link between the two areas. The provenance of the raw material of the copper artefacts was investigated through lead isotope and chemical composition analyses performed on Early and Middle Copper Age copper artefacts from Transdanubia and Central Hungary. The sites were dated through the use of radiocarbon dating. The earliest evidence of local metalworking was identified in Early Copper Age material as tuyères. Artefacts typologically related to the Central European metallurgical circle – specifically, copper discs and spectacle spiral pendants – were manufactured from raw materials sourced from the Northwestern Carpathians. The slag remnants discovered within a Middle Copper Age crucible also originated from this region. During the Middle Copper Age, the use of flat axes crafted from arsenical copper emerged. In addition to the Northwestern Carpathians, the possible exploitation of ore deposits in Northeastern Hungary and the Bihor region has also been proposed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48150,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 105130"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143867938","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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Reconstructing pre-European marine habitats using archaeological assemblages: A case-study from the Ōtata midden, New Zealand 利用考古组合重建前欧洲海洋栖息地：以新西兰Ōtata midden为例

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105160

Matthew Campbell , Richard Walter , Louise Furey , Emma Ash , Andrew McAlister , Monica Tromp , Malcolm Reid , Jingjing Zhang , Michelle Simone , Julian Lilkendey , Lindsey White , Armagan Sabetian

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A pXRF analysis of utilitarian pottery from the Late Classic Maya polity of Lower Dover, Belize 伯利兹下多佛的古典晚期玛雅政体的实用陶器的pXRF分析

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105123

Yijia Qiu , J. Britt Davis , John P. Walden , Bryan K. Hanks , Julie A. Hoggarth , Rafael A. Guerra , M. Kathryn Brown , James F. Garber , Jaime J. Awe , Claire E. Ebert

{"title":"A pXRF analysis of utilitarian pottery from the Late Classic Maya polity of Lower Dover, Belize","authors":"Yijia Qiu , J. Britt Davis , John P. Walden , Bryan K. Hanks , Julie A. Hoggarth , Rafael A. Guerra , M. Kathryn Brown , James F. Garber , Jaime J. Awe , Claire E. Ebert","doi":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105123","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105123","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The distribution of utilitarian pottery was a key component of the Classic (∼300–900 CE) Maya domestic economy, yet few studies have used geochemical sourcing of pottery to reconstruct local patterns of household interaction. Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analysis of pottery offers a promising approach, since it requires little sample preparation and is minimally destructive. While previous pXRF studies have identified limitations in sensitivity and precision, the method enables rapid analysis of large assemblages, which is necessary for characterizing inter- and intra-assemblage geochemical variability. To test this method, we analyzed 1,236 utilitarian pottery sherds from three ceramic types (Belize Red, Cayo Unslipped, and Dolphin Head Red) recovered from eight household contexts in two districts at Lower Dover, a small Late Classic (600–900 CE) Maya polity in the upper Belize River Valley of west-central Belize. Most vessels share similar geochemical compositions, suggesting local production; however, a small number of outliers likely represent imported items. Analyzed specimens fall into six compositional groups, most of which were also evenly distributed among different settlement groups, suggesting relatively uniform consumption across social statuses. This may imply that the inhabitants of hinterland districts acquired some of their pottery from a common, centralized marketplace rather than through localized or household-level production and exchange. As one of the largest ceramic pXRF studies in the Maya region, and one of the few focused on household contexts, this case study demonstrates the potential of pXRF for reconstructing pottery consumption and procurement patterns at the polity, district, and household level.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48150,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports","volume":"64 ","pages":"Article 105123"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143865071","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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Production of metates in central Mexico: Techniques (know-how) and chaine operatoire of a traditional lithic craft in Turícuaro (Michoacán, Mexico) 墨西哥中部的金属酸盐生产：Turícuaro （Michoacán，墨西哥）传统石制工艺的技术（诀窍）和链式操作

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Journal of Archaeological Science-Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105153

Caroline Hamon , Gregory Pereira , Laurent Aubry , Oryaëlle Chevrel , Claus Siebe , Osiris Quezada-Ramirez , Nanci Reyes-Guzmán

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