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{"title":"Intra-site variability – Analysis, characterization, and cultural affiliation of the Upper Paleolithic sequence of Manot Cave (western Galilee, Israel)","authors":"Maayan Shemer ,&nbsp;Omry Barzilai ,&nbsp;Elisabetta Boaretto ,&nbsp;Israel Hershkovitz ,&nbsp;Ron Lavi ,&nbsp;Lotan Edeltin ,&nbsp;Ofer Marder","doi":"10.1016/j.ara.2024.100501","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ara.2024.100501","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The site of Manot Cave in western Galilee, Israel, has been a focus of research on the Levantine Upper Paleolithic since its discovery in 2008. Thick archaeological accumulations and good preservation of organic remains, including charcoal fragments, provided a stable base for the study of the Upper Paleolithic chrono-cultural sequence, alongside the paleoenvironmental conditions at the time of human occupations. Past research indicated the presence of at least three cultural entities in the cave: Early Ahmarian, Levantine Aurignacian, and a younger entity temporarily referred to as ‘post-Levantine Aurignacian’, while radiocarbon and isotope dating provided a preliminary chronological frame ca. 46–34 ky calBP.</p><p>This paper presents a comprehensive study of the unpublished, in-situ occupation layers identified near the entrance to the cave (Area E). This study, encompassing stratigraphic reconstruction and lithic analysis of eight distinct occupation layers, presents a refined chronological frame and revised cultural affiliations. It suggests a division of the sequence from Area E into three main occupation phases: Phase 3, containing a combination of technological and typological attributes comparable to both the Early Ahmarian and Levantine Aurignacian, to which a secure cultural affiliation is pending further research; Phase 2, containing ‘classic’ Levantine Aurignacian industries, dated ca. 37.5–36.0 ky calBP; and Phase 1, contains industries with increasing microlithic dominance, and the prominent presence of truncation burins and items with lateral carination, affiliated here with the Atlitian of the Levantine Mediterranean region. Radiocarbon chronology indicates a maximum age of ca. 34.5–33.1 ky calBP for this occupation phase.</p><p>This study establishes Manot Cave as a key site for the study of Levantine Upper Paleolithic cultural dynamics, providing a unique, well-dated sequence and comparable techno-typological data of the flint industries.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51847,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Research in Asia","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 100501"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139648962","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}

{"title":"Tom -e Gavan: Unveiling the early Iron age in the Jiroft plain, southeastern Iran","authors":"Meysam Shahsavari ,&nbsp;Wu Xin ,&nbsp;Nasir Eskandari","doi":"10.1016/j.ara.2024.100500","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ara.2024.100500","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Unlike the well -documented Bronze Age, the Iron Age of southeastern Iran remains largely elusive. Apart from the limited information derived from the levels of Tepe Yahya III, dating back to Iron Age III period (ca. 800 BCE), little is known about the Iron Age history of the region. The recent excavation of the early Iron Age levels at Tom -e Gavan in the Jiroft Plain has yielded for the first time well -dated material, shedding light on this enigmatic era.</p><p>The first season's excavations at Tom -e Gavan revealed in the center of the mound (referred to as Area A) a high mud -brick platform of the late second millennium BCEE. Five radiocarbon samples obtained from the occupation levels associated to the platform span from 1250 to 1000 BCE. The new data from Tom -e Gavan provides fresh evidence of cultural connections that existed between southeastern Iran, southeastern Arabia and Central Asia during the last quarter of the second millennium BCE^.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51847,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Research in Asia","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 100500"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139516106","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}

{"title":"Palaeolithic rock art from Mghvimevi, western Georgia","authors":"L. Losaberidze ,&nbsp;A. Zavradashvili ,&nbsp;V. Kenkadze","doi":"10.1016/j.ara.2023.100499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2023.100499","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>The Caucasus region, located at the juncture of the European and Asian continents, is an area that has already seen, from an archaeological perspective, the passage of people and cultures over a long period of time and is of key importance in helping us better understand the global rock art phenomenon. Palaeolithic rock art from this region had previously only been known from Gobustan, Azerbaijan. However, prior to the discovery of this extensive site by I. Jafarzade in 1939, Russian archaeologist S. Zamyatnin found Palaeolithic </span>engravings in Mghvimevi rock shelter near the town of Chiatura, western Georgia, in 1934. Until now, this key discovery was neglected, even believed to be destroyed. In 2022, a re-examination of the </span>cave and rock shelter sites in Western Georgia, specifically in the municipality of Chiatura, with a major focus on Mghvimevi, successfully relocated the rock art site. As a result, this previously forgotten discovery has been brought to light.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51847,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Research in Asia","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 100499"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138713529","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}

{"title":"Editorial: Emergence and dispersal of modern humans: New discoveries and progress in Asian Paleolithic studies","authors":"Yue Feng ,&nbsp;Fei Peng","doi":"10.1016/j.ara.2023.100498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2023.100498","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51847,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Research in Asia","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 100498"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138436435","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}

{"title":"Đầu Rằm: A nephrite ring manufacturing settlement in the northern red River Delta","authors":"Isabella Shaw ,&nbsp;Nguyễn Thị Thúy ,&nbsp;Bùi Xuân Tùng ,&nbsp;Elle Grono ,&nbsp;Rachel Wood ,&nbsp;Cristina Castillo Cobo ,&nbsp;Peter Bellwood ,&nbsp;Philip J. Piper ,&nbsp;Lâm Thị Mỹ Dung","doi":"10.1016/j.ara.2023.100488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2023.100488","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Archaeological excavations at the site of Đầu Rằm in northern Việt Nam provided new insights into the chronology of Tràng Kênh settlement sites that emerged in the Red River delta during first half of the 2nd millennium BCE. The investigations produced evidence for the production of nephrite/jade rings. This study confirms that Đầu Rằm was a settlement associated with the Tràng Kênh culture that specialised in the manufacture of nephrite jewellery. These settlements were likely integrated into a complex trade and exchange network that had emerged within northern Việt Nam by 4000 years ago.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51847,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Research in Asia","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100488"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352226723000600/pdfft?md5=7ad2d9c5a51542de5221f6e2670b2e1e&pid=1-s2.0-S2352226723000600-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134832873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New data on Neanderthal behavior in the Altai region, Russia","authors":"Kseniya A. Kolobova ,&nbsp;Alena V. Kharevich ,&nbsp;Sergei K. Vasilyev ,&nbsp;Vladimir M. Kharevich ,&nbsp;Ekaterina N. Bocharova ,&nbsp;Pavel V. Chistyakov ,&nbsp;John W. Olsen ,&nbsp;Andrei I. Krivoshapkin","doi":"10.1016/j.ara.2023.100489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2023.100489","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Until recently, only two sites yielding Micoquian/Keilmessergruppen (KGM) lithic assemblages were known in the Russian Altai Region, which are the result of Late European Neanderthal migrations from Eastern Europe. European Micoquian/KMG sites, often located in close proximity to one another, vary functionally, reflecting complex behavioral patterns of Neanderthal populations. Conversely, two sites in the Altai Region are identified as base camps only, suggesting that sites with other functions either have yet been undiscovered or destroyed by post-depositional processes. Here, we present new data from Verkhnyaya Sibiryachikha Cave, located close to Okladnikov Cave in southern Siberia. A stone tool typical of the Micoquian/KMG was recovered from Verkhnyaya Sibiryachikha Layers 3, chronologically overlapping Neanderthal cultural strata uncovered in Okladnikov Cave. The tool's typology and chronology suggest that it belonged to a Neanderthal from Okladnikov Cave. Verkhnyaya Sibiryachikha Cave may have been used as a game observation point for hunters pursuing prey in the river valley below. Like their European cousins, late Neanderthals in the Altai Region explored areas near their habitations, which suggests no significant changes in the behavior of the Neanderthal population that migrated eastward into Siberia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51847,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Research in Asia","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100489"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91775245","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}

{"title":"Unicorns and seals: New multivariate approaches to exploring patterned stylistic variation in the Indus Civilization","authors":"Gregg Jamison ,&nbsp;Akinori Uesugi ,&nbsp;Yuji Yamaguchi","doi":"10.1016/j.ara.2023.100486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2023.100486","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Inscribed seals are among the most well-known and diagnostic materials of the Indus or Harappan Civilization (c. 2600–1900 BCE), one of the world's earliest urban societies and its first manifestation in the South Asian subcontinent. Since their discovery heralded the announcement of the ancient Indus Civilization over a century ago, inscribed seals have received a considerable amount of scholarly and public attention, and rightly so. In addition to being the primary medium of the undeciphered script, they are some of the finest examples of Indus art and technical virtuosity; and provide important insights into Indus economics, ideology, and administrative behaviors. All of these were important components of Indus organization and integration, which appear to be unique during the third Millennium BCE and are not fully understood. Despite their significance, questions remain concerning how, where, and for whom inscribed seals were produced, and how the organization of this important craft </span>industry changed and varied over time and space. This research investigates these issues using multifaceted methods of formal and statistical analyses on a sample of published inscribed Indus seals engraved with the famous “unicorn” motif. The results demonstrate evidence of variation in unicorn attribute associations that are correlated with diachronic patterns over time and space. Taken together, this research provides new insights into the organizational dynamics of the Indus Civilization. It also highlights the value of investigating craft production to learn more about one of the world's earliest and most unique urban societies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51847,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Research in Asia","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100486"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92101067","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}

{"title":"Kushan ceramic culture through the excavations on Termez (Uzbekistan) and Balkh (Afghanistan)","authors":"Jean-Baptiste Houal","doi":"10.1016/j.ara.2023.100487","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2023.100487","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The world of Central Asia is made of mountains and plains which created traffic corridors for military conquests as well as migrations. Ceramic culture in these areas is thus the result of two components - nomad and urban - and their continuous juxtaposition. It constitutes, for the Kushan kingdoms, a symbol of these countries where heritages coming from the Bronze Age and Hellenism intertwine thanks to the conquest of Alexander the Great and Séleucos, but also from the contributions coming from the eastern limits of the Chinese world. We will not explain here the astonishing symbiosis of this culture, but rather set some chrono-cultural markers starting from the ceramic studies which were carried out from the last excavations at the archaeological sites of Termez (MAFOUZ of Bactria) and Balkh (French Mission of Bactria), and also from the symbolic cities of this period such as Surk Khotal, Dilberjin, Kampyr Tepe. Another goal is to understand the limits/borders of the Kushan and Bactrian area within these northern, southern, and western limits through the latest publications, and to provide analysis to better appreciate the interrelationship surrounding this culture.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51847,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Research in Asia","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100487"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49739398","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}

{"title":"The earliest loaded iron bomb excavated from the Baidicheng fort site, Chongqing, China","authors":"Houxi Zou ,&nbsp;Zhigang Sun ,&nbsp;Lin Ye ,&nbsp;Gillian Juleff ,&nbsp;Yingfu Li ,&nbsp;Dadi Li ,&nbsp;Wan Huang ,&nbsp;Yuniu Li","doi":"10.1016/j.ara.2023.100485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2023.100485","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An iron bomb, still loaded, dating to the thirteenth century Southern Song dynasty was excavated from the Baidicheng Fort site, Chongqing, China. This loaded bomb is one of the oldest surviving such gunpowder weapons with the earliest remnants of black powder.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51847,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Research in Asia","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100485"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49739403","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}

{"title":"Initial Upper Paleolithic in North China: New data from Shuidonggou locality 9","authors":"Fei Peng ,&nbsp;Guo Chen ,&nbsp;Shuwen Pei ,&nbsp;Sam Lin ,&nbsp;Xing Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.ara.2023.100484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ara.2023.100484","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>The timing and dispersal of modern humans into Northeast Asia has been a subject of hot debate, fueled by increasing discoveries of previously unknown human species in the region, including the so-called Denisovans. In this debate, archaeological assemblages identified as Initial Upper Paleolithic (IUP) play a key role as they are often seen as possible markers for the dispersal of modern human culture across Eurasia. In North China, the presence of IUP blade assemblages is well-established at the Shuidonggou site complex (SDG), particularly at </span>SDG locality 1 (SDG1). In this study, we present a preliminary analysis of another blade-dominated lithic assemblage from SDG locality 9 (SDG9). Applying a combination of typological and technological approaches, we demonstrate that, similar to SDG1, the lithic reduction patterns represented at SDG9 are centered on the use of the recurrent Levallois method to produce blades and elongated flakes, a technological feature that is characteristic of the IUP technology. However, the SDG9 assemblage also exhibits some differences to SDG1, including the dominant use of siliceous limestone as raw material, the absence of prismatic and sub-prismatic cores, and limited retouched pieces. These disparities indicate possible regional variation and diversities in IUP assemblages at SDG.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51847,"journal":{"name":"Archaeological Research in Asia","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100484"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49738927","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}