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Pottery-forming practices in the Early Bronze Age Únětice culture of eastern Bohemia: CT-based analysis of technological variability at the microregional scale 早期青铜器时代的陶器成型实践Únětice东波西米亚文化：基于ct的微区域尺度技术变动性分析

IF 2 2区地球科学

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Pub Date : 2026-08-27 DOI: 10.1007/s12520-026-02553-y

Richard Thér, Michaela Kosová, Eva Schimerová

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Hidden in the clay. Unveiling the tradition of handmade pottery in Roman Thrace through an integrated analytical approach 藏在泥土里。通过综合分析方法揭示罗马色雷斯手工陶器的传统

IF 2 2区地球科学

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Pub Date : 2026-08-27 DOI: 10.1007/s12520-026-02543-0

Petra Tušlová, Silvia Amicone, Veronika Brychová, Richard Thér, Noémi S. Müller, Karolína Králová, Martina Kohoutková, Evangelia Kiriatzi

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Pottery-forming practices in the Early Bronze Age Únětice culture of eastern Bohemia: CT-based analysis of technological variability at the microregional scale 早期青铜器时代的陶器成型实践Únětice东波西米亚文化：基于ct的微区域尺度技术变动性分析

IF 2 2区地球科学

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Pub Date : 2026-08-27 DOI: 10.1007/s12520-026-02553-y

Richard Thér, Michaela Kosová, Eva Schimerová

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Hidden in the clay. Unveiling the tradition of handmade pottery in Roman Thrace through an integrated analytical approach 藏在泥土里。通过综合分析方法揭示罗马色雷斯手工陶器的传统

IF 2 2区地球科学

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Pub Date : 2026-08-27 DOI: 10.1007/s12520-026-02543-0

Petra Tušlová, Silvia Amicone, Veronika Brychová, Richard Thér, Noémi S. Müller, Karolína Králová, Martina Kohoutková, Evangelia Kiriatzi

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Reconstructing a metallurgical chaîne opératoire: a case study of the dapo iron metallurgical site in Guangxi, China 重建一个冶金cha5 - ne opsamatoire：以广西大坡铁冶炼厂为例

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Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Pub Date : 2026-08-26 DOI: 10.1007/s12520-026-02551-0

Guisen Zou, Zhangwang Meng

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Reconstructing a metallurgical chaîne opératoire: a case study of the dapo iron metallurgical site in Guangxi, China 重建一个冶金cha5 - ne opsamatoire：以广西大坡铁冶炼厂为例

IF 2 2区地球科学

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Pub Date : 2026-08-26 DOI: 10.1007/s12520-026-02551-0

Guisen Zou, Zhangwang Meng

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Study of technology, provenance, and cross-regional cultural exchange of Warring States period silver artifacts from the Laolongtou cemetery, Yanyuan County, Sichuan Province, Southwest China 中国西南部四川省盐源县老龙头墓园战国时期银器的工艺、来源及跨地域文化交流研究

IF 2 2区地球科学

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Pub Date : 2026-08-24 DOI: 10.1007/s12520-026-02552-z

Xiaoting Wang, Jianbo Tian, Zhiqing Zhou, Ning Wang, Yingdong Yang, Wugan Luo

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Study of technology, provenance, and cross-regional cultural exchange of Warring States period silver artifacts from the Laolongtou cemetery, Yanyuan County, Sichuan Province, Southwest China 中国西南部四川省盐源县老龙头墓园战国时期银器的工艺、来源及跨地域文化交流研究

IF 2 2区地球科学

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Pub Date : 2026-08-24 DOI: 10.1007/s12520-026-02552-z

Xiaoting Wang, Jianbo Tian, Zhiqing Zhou, Ning Wang, Yingdong Yang, Wugan Luo

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When stone meets bone: characteristics of bone surface modifications made by Oldowan and Acheulean stone tool forms 当石头遇到骨头：奥尔dowan和阿舍利石器形式对骨头表面的修饰特征

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Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Pub Date : 2026-08-20 DOI: 10.1007/s12520-026-02547-w

Trevor L. Keevil, Emily R. Orlikoff, Jay Reti, Michael C. Pante

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When stone meets bone: characteristics of bone surface modifications made by Oldowan and Acheulean stone tool forms 当石头遇到骨头：奥尔dowan和阿舍利石器形式对骨头表面的修饰特征

IF 2 2区地球科学

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Pub Date : 2026-08-20 DOI: 10.1007/s12520-026-02547-w

Trevor L. Keevil, Emily R. Orlikoff, Jay Reti, Michael C. Pante

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