Tag: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Ancient feathers show a managed trans-Andean parrot trade
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in ArchaeologyPre-Inca Amazonian parrot feather trade reconstructed using ancient DNA, isotope analysis, and spatial modeling reveals sophisticated trans-Andean exchange networks operated by the Ychsma culture.
Archaeology can address global challenges through multiple pathways
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Explore multiple valid pathways for applied archaeology to address global challenges. This analysis supports methodological pluralism, recognizing diverse collaborative approaches and contextual.
Tweefontein Nubian cores form part of a broader reduction continuum
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in Archaeology3D geometric morphometric analysis of Nubian Levallois cores at Tweefontein reveals prepared core technologies exist on a continuum rather than discrete categories, challenging traditional.
Mudbrick samples revealed seven plant species in Sudan
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in ArchaeologyArchaeobotanical analysis of mudbricks from Christian-period sites in Sudan reveals mixed subsistence practices combining cereal agriculture with wild plant exploitation and pastoral activity.
New open-air sites show repeated Later Stone Age visits in the Karoo
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in ArchaeologyArchaeological survey in Wolwekraal Nature Reserve documents multiple late Holocene Later Stone Age sites along the Dorps River, revealing repeated occupational patterns in the arid Karoo region.
Human remains in Heaning Wood Bone Cave span three prehistoric phases
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in ArchaeologyHeaning Wood Bone Cave in Cumbria yielded the earliest human remains from northern Britain (9290–8925 cal BC) plus Neolithic and Bronze Age burials.
