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The innovation of iron and the Xiongnu – a case study from Central Mongolia 铁与匈奴的创新——以内蒙古中部为例

Asian archaeology Pub Date : 2023-03-15 DOI: 10.1007/s41826-023-00066-4

Ursula Brosseder, Ernst Pohl, Damdinsüren Tseveendorzh, Lkhagvadorzh Munkhbayar, Alexandra Osinska, Sven Linzen

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Handheld X-ray fluorescence analysis of pottery unearthed from the site of Xinjie in Shaanxi Province of Northern China 陕西新街遗址出土陶器的手持式X射线荧光分析

Asian archaeology Pub Date : 2023-03-14 DOI: 10.1007/s41826-023-00068-2

Xinyue Ao, Limin He, Jing Shao, Jianfang Wu, Tao Li

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Dash Kasan; an imperial architecture in the Mongol capital of Sultaniyya Dash Kasan；蒙古首都苏丹尼亚的一座帝国建筑

Asian archaeology Pub Date : 2022-12-19 DOI: 10.1007/s41826-022-00065-x

Amin Moradi

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Human adaptive behavior in the Late Paleolithic of the Suifen River Basin 绥芬河流域旧石器时代晚期的人类适应行为

Asian archaeology Pub Date : 2022-12-16 DOI: 10.1007/s41826-022-00063-z

Tianxu Wei, Chunxue Wang

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The “Third Way” to stone tool interpretation—— Prehistoric stone tools of Eastern Africa: a guide 石器解读的“第三条路”——东非史前石器指南

Asian archaeology Pub Date : 2022-12-16 DOI: 10.1007/s41826-022-00064-y

Yongxian Wang

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Ancient inscriptions and climate change: a study of water management at the ancient capital of Bagan, Myanmar 古代铭文与气候变化：缅甸古都蒲甘的水资源管理研究

Asian archaeology Pub Date : 2022-12-12 DOI: 10.1007/s41826-022-00061-1

Scott Macrae, Gyles Iannone, Saw Tun Lin, Nyein Chan Soe

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Geoarchaeological investigation of the utilization of travertine from the Kırşehir Kale Höyük (mound), Central Anatolia, Turkey 土耳其安纳托利亚中部Kırşehir Kale HöyüK（土丘）钙华利用的地质考古调查

Asian archaeology Pub Date : 2022-12-05 DOI: 10.1007/s41826-022-00060-2

Işık Adak Adibelli̇, Bekir Levent Mesci, Ahmet Cem Erkman

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Michael Parker Pearson, The Archaeology of Death and Burial 迈克尔·帕克·皮尔森，《死亡与埋葬考古》

Asian archaeology Pub Date : 2022-12-05 DOI: 10.1007/s41826-022-00062-0

Jiaqi Hou

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Paleolithic artifacts from the Nangang locality, Xixia County, Henan, China 河南省西峡县南岗地区旧石器时代文物

Asian archaeology Pub Date : 2022-11-30 DOI: 10.1007/s41826-022-00058-w

Zuowen Cui, Quanjia Chen, Chunxue Wang, Hang Yu, Baotong Qiao, Qingshuo Zeng

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History buried in a drainage ditch: bearing witness to the last glory of Cao Cao’s burial complex 埋葬在排水沟里的历史见证了曹墓葬群的最后辉煌

Asian archaeology Pub Date : 2022-11-28 DOI: 10.1007/s41826-022-00059-9

Chaofang Ming, Ligang Zhou

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