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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Journal of Archaeological Science, 117 , 105116. Journal of Archaeological Research, 22 (4), 563–602. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-821428-2.00014-7 Discusses Neanderthal fire usage, including combustion structures related to tar production. Leierer, L., DOI:10.1016/j.jas.2020.105116

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Journal : Expression of Emotions in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia , 2020. Steinert Journal : Expression of Emotions in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia , 2020. Wagner-Durand Journal : Homo Pictor: Image Studies and Archaeology in Dialogue , 2020. PDF Link : Academia.edu Sadness and Grief in Akkadian Texts Author : I.

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APRIL 10, 2025

Recent archaeological discoveries 1 are challenging long-held assumptions about the maritime capabilities of prehistoric hunter-gatherers. Findings from Malta suggest that these early humans possessed the skills necessary for significant sea voyages, indicating a level of sophistication previously unattributed to Stone Age populations.​

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JANUARY 23, 2025

Hussain from the University of Cologne, drew on a vast database of archaeological findings. ” Journal of Archaeological Research. Data from Prehistoric Sites The research team, including Dr. Andrew W. Kandel from the University of Tübingen and Dr. Shumon T. DOI: 10.1023/A:1014888726828 **Grayson, D. K., & Delpech, F.

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MARCH 6, 2025

For centuries, our understanding of early irrigation in Mesopotamia has relied largely on indirect evidence, such as cuneiform texts and archaeological remains of later canal networks. Recognition of ancient channels and archaeological sites in the Mesopotamian floodplain using satellite imagery. Credit: Antiquity (2025). Lang, D. &

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A new study published in the Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology 1 has upended this assumption. 2020 ) and Douka et al. Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology , 8 (1). But do they? Map illustrating the distribution of Uluzzian and Châtelperronian sites, with those used in this paper highlighted in white. 2014 ) modified.

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MARCH 26, 2025

Archaeology often deals with what remains—the bones, the stone tools, the charred remnants of ancient hearths. Anthropologist Lisbeth Loutderback extracting plant residues from a metate at an archaeological site on public land in southcentral Oregon. In Handbook for the Analysis of Micro-Particles in Archaeological Samples.

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APRIL 15, 2025

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 , the study draws on data from over 47,000 houses spanning nearly 3,000 archaeological sites and 10,000 years of human history. It leverages a globally compiled dataset unprecedented in archaeological scope, allowing comparisons across regions, timespans, and social structures.

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MAY 6, 2025

That paradox has haunted archaeology for decades. “This is the first commodity to be exported across the entire continent in British history,” said Dr. Benjamin Roberts, associate professor of archaeology at Durham University. It doesn’t litter the ancient Mediterranean the way obsidian or copper does.

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APRIL 17, 2025

. “This is the first time we’ve been able to document half a millennium of continuous, large-scale production of mollusk-based purple dye in a single place,” said Golan Shalvi, lead author of the study and director of excavations at the University of Haifa’s Zinman Institute of Archaeology. Photo by Ayelet Gilboa.

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MAY 2, 2025

Rethinking the Archaeology of Contact For decades, the presence or absence of European trade goods—glass beads, iron knives, brass kettles—has guided archaeologists in determining whether a North American Indigenous site was occupied before or after European contact. If European objects were found, the site was “historic.”

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Our understanding of them has primarily come from archaeology—richly adorned graves, weapons, and evidence of trade. This trans-Adriatic connection aligns with archaeological evidence of extensive trade between Italy and the Balkans, where goods and cultural influences flowed freely in both directions. Marcus, J. Fernandes, D.

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MARCH 13, 2025

A new genetic and archaeological study 1 has revealed that leopard cats ( Prionailurus bengalensis ), small wild felines native to East Asia, lived alongside people in China’s early agrarian societies for at least 3,500 years—only to disappear from human settlements centuries before the arrival of domestic cats via the Silk Road.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Credit: Magistrat der Stadt Hofheim; LEIZA-Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie, Architectura Virtualis 2020 www.leiza.de ” Archaeological Evidence and Simulation Models The study’s findings align with empirical archaeological evidence from various Neolithic sites across Europe.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

A Race Against Time: The Destruction of Ancient Sites Unfortunately, the researchers also highlight a growing concern: the destruction of archaeological sites due to modern development. Quarrying activity at Anyama between 2020 and 2021 irreversibly damaged much of the Bété I site, erasing priceless evidence of our past. "It

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AUGUST 19, 2024

While the answer remains elusive, a combination of archaeological and biological evidence provides clues, suggesting cooking may have begun as early as 2 million years ago. Archaeological Evidence: Fire Control and Cooking Sites The archaeological search for the origins of cooking hinges on evidence of fire control. Karkanas, P.,

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Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

Ian Straughn worked with students in an introductory archaeology course using Humata.ai to imagine and develop the research design for the archaeological investigation of UCI’s campus at some time in the future (perhaps an excavation to be conducted by non-human intelligence).

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Archaeological discoveries in East Timor’s Laili rock shelter have unveiled evidence 1 of ancient human habitation dating back approximately 44,000 years. Archaeological evidence in Australia dates back at least 60,000 years, highlighting the ancient roots of Aboriginal cultures. 1 Shipton, C., Morley, M.

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Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

Anthropology modules appear in programs in three programs I have taught: Archaeology and Anthropology, Human Sciences, and Music. I first trialed active learning strategies while teaching at the University of Oxford, where one of the challenges of teaching anthropology is the diverse background of the students (Bastide, 2012). Bierema, L.

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JUNE 23, 2024

New Chronological Insights In 2020, Lipo’s team used Bayesian modeling to analyze existing radiocarbon dates from 11 different sites with ahu (platforms for the moai). This pre-European collapse narrative simply has no basis in the archaeological record.” Journal of Archaeological Science , 40 (6), 2859–2866.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Dating back to 2020, the excavation revealed a complex network of subterranean chambers and tunnels, offering a window into the daily lives of Chalcolithic inhabitants. The ivory jar stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of ancient civilizations and the timeless allure of archaeological discovery.

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JUNE 23, 2024

This finding challenges some archaeological estimates suggesting earlier human presence in Australia, implying that earlier populations may have been replaced by later waves. Conclusion The study led by the University of California, Berkeley, provides a refined understanding of the interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans.

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Parker wasn’t satisfied with what she considered “women’s work,” so Harrington taught her archaeological methods in the field. 2, 2020, for AIP.org. He hired Parker as a secretary and cook for the museum’s excavations of Pueblo Indian sites. Lori Arviso Alvord,” retrieved Nov.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2024

The LaPrele Mammoth Site: A Window into Early North American Life Archaeological discoveries at the LaPrele mammoth site in Wyoming continue to shed light on the ingenuity and adaptability of Early North Americans, who lived in North America nearly 13,000 years ago. Source: Journal of Archaeological Science , 2019.

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APRIL 25, 2025

The research, led by Jared Carballo and Uroš Matić, now published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 1 , is a reminder that human history is often told through what survives—but also what is overlooked. Carriers of Memory The archaeological record is full of silences. Carballo-Pérez et al., Kusimba, C.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Spanning over 250 individuals, the study integrates genetics with archaeological and dietary evidence, shedding new light on the egalitarian nature of LBK societies. Source: BioRxiv , 2020. Source: The First Farmers of Europe: An Evolutionary Perspective , 2018. 1 Gelabert, P., Hofmann, D., Teschler-Nicola, M., Huang, X., Fournier, R.,

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Sapiens

APRIL 16, 2024

ENTERING THE FRAY I agreed to discuss archaeology with pseudoarchaeologist Graham Hancock on the mega-popular but controversial podcast the Joe Rogan Experience. But reaching those outside my echo chamber demands more than my archaeological expertise. I’m distinguishing archaeology from mythology. Many people buy it.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Problematizing Gendered Binaries We began our time as AFA AN Contributing Editors in March 2020, coinciding with the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, and are ending our tenure in a (presumably) post-pandemic world. Put otherwise, what can these pieces convey about what is pressing for our feminist anthropological community?

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MARCH 19, 2024

To uncover this past, a team launched the country’s first archaeological research. THE FOREST-SHROUDED ESTATE On an island 300 kilometers west of mainland Africa, in 2020, our small team began down a barely visible path flanked by shoulder-high, shimmering capim grass. Soon the tropical forest thickened.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

Even small fragments can reveal extraordinary insights when combined with advanced archaeological, osteological, and isotopic analyses. Journal : Journal of Field Archaeology , 2016. Journal : Radiocarbon , 2020. Journal : Journal of Archaeological Science , 2011. Journal : Cambridge Archaeological Journal , 2022.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Tumandok leaders from Indigenous communities in Central Panay in the Philippines province of Iloilo were massacred or arrested in December 2020, and their communities continue to face the threat of displacement due to the construction of a megadam. In Debitage, Jade Lomas generates a new poetic form inspired by archaeological terminology.

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MARCH 4, 2025

Through this work, drawing on knowledge from human skeletal biology, anatomy, and archaeology, we often confront the immense social and racial inequalities that can play a role in the circumstances of ones death. and around the world. We believe that a stance against advocacy and activism is flawed and unrealistic.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

For scholars of gender archaeology and history, the body has become a privileged site for the investigation of women’s lives in antiquity (Liston 2012; Shepherd 2012). 1993) ‘Mixed Marriages at the Frontiers of the Early Greek World’, Oxford Journal of Archaeology , 12(1), pp. Coldstream, J.N. Foucault, M. Rabinow and N. Hartman, S.

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MAY 5, 2025

“To rescue the site’s archaeological record from further damage—and to ask scientific questions about the Paleolithic landscape and those who once moved through it.” ” Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports , 33, 102549. “The aim was twofold,” Hariri said. Nishiaki, Y., Ruebens, K.,

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APRIL 19, 2025

A recent study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal 1 led by Neil Carlin of University College Dublin peels back the earth not just from bones, but from assumptions. Carlin and his colleagues combed through both genetic profiles and archaeological context. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology , 62, 101294.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

That includes, the editors note, anthropology, archaeology, classics, cultural studies, disability studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, history, law, linguistics, literary studies, performing arts, religious studies, philosophy, postcolonial studies, queer studies, psychology, sociology, visual arts, and women's studies.

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