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Journal of Archaeological Science  Volume 38, Issue 3,  Pages 485-754 (March 2011)

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  Original Research Articles

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AMS 14C dating of organic inclusions of plaster and mortar from different structures at Petra-Jordan   Original Research Article  Pages 485-491  Khaled Al-Bashaireh, Gregory W.L. Hodgins

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Inscriptions, filing, grinding and polishing marks on the bronze weapons from the Qin Terracotta Army in China   Original Research Article  Pages 492-501  Xiuzhen Janice Li, Marcos Martinón-Torres, Nigel D. Meeks, Yin Xia, Kun Zhao

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Raised fields in the Bolivian Amazonia: a prehistoric green revolution or a flood risk mitigation strategy?   Original Research Article  Pages 502-512  Umberto Lombardo, Elisa Canal-Beeby, Seraina Fehr, Heinz Veit

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An investigation of cortical bone loss and fracture patterns in the neolithic community of Çatalhöyük, Turkey using metacarpal radiogrammetry   Original Research Article  Pages 513-521  Bonnie Glencross, Sabrina C. Agarwal Research highlights ► Çatalhöyük males and females demonstrate an inverse relationship where cortical thickness decreases as age and medullary width increase. ► Analyses indicate statistically significant age-related change in medullary width amongst the oldest females. ► Despite age-related loss of bone, no typical fragility fractures are observed.

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Recent analyses of the excavated textile find from Grave 35 HTR73, Kerameikos cemetery, Athens, Greece   Original Research Article  Pages 522-527  Christina Margariti, Stavros Protopapas, Vassiliki Orphanou Research highlights ► Instrumental analysis was applied to the excavated textile find HTR73 from the Kerameikos cemetery in Athens. ► The find is preserved in association with copper. ► Past analyses had indicated the presence of silk fibres. ► ESEM and FTIR microspectroscopy were applied. ► Analyses indicated the presence of cellulosic bast and possibly cotton fibres.

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Domestic and wild ungulate dietary traits at Kouphovouno (Sparta, Greece): implications for livestock management and paleoenvironment in the Neolithic   Original Research Article  Pages 528-537  Florent Rivals, Armelle Gardeisen, Jean Cantuel Research highlights ► Differences in dental wear exist between wild and domestic ungulates. ► Differences in dietary traits are not significant between sheep and goats. ► Dietary traits of the livestock did not change from the Middle to the Late Neolithic. ► Changes in animal management and utilization are not reflected in their diet.

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Meta-analysis of zooarchaeological data from SW Asia and SE Europe provides insight into the origins and spread of animal husbandry   Original Research Article  Pages 538-545  James Conolly, Sue Colledge, Keith Dobney, Jean-Denis Vigne, Joris Peters, Barbara Stopp, Katie Manning, Stephen Shennan Research highlights ► The problem we are addressing is how, when and where animals were domesticated in Southwest Asia during the Early Holocene. More specifically, we question the widely held view of a single trajectory towards domestication and show that there was great regional variation in faunal exploitation patterns before, during, and after the period in which animal domesticates were first brought under human control; variations which have not previously been properly recognized or defined and which have major implications for our understanding of the domestication process. ► The evidence we provide to support our conclusion is based on a meta-analysis of published zooarchaeological reports describing over 400,000 animal remains from 114 sites in SW Asia and SE Europe from the 12th to the 8th millennium cal BP. This is the most comprehensive account of published zooarchaeological data from the area of interest ever attempted. The data drawn from the exercise is subject to quantitative assessment to document regional variation in exploitation patterns. These analyses are fully documented and include a complete list of the sources used to compile the data. ► We believe the subject matter and our results are of wide enough interest for publication in JAS.

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Experimental series and use-wear in bone tools   Original Research Article  Pages 546-557  Natacha Buc Research highlights ► On bone tools, use-wear differences are mainly based on striations. ► Skin use-wear is defined by deep and crossed striations. ► Silica-rich plants use-wear is defined by shallow and parallel striations. ► Pottery use-wear is defined by the presence of striations of variable width.

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Condemned to metallum? The origin and role of 4th–6th century A.D. Phaeno mining campresidents using multiple chemical techniques   Original Research Article  Pages 558-569  Megan A. Perry, Drew S. Coleman, David L. Dettman, John P. Grattan, Abdel Halim al-Shiyab Research highlights ►Only one individual in the Faynan sample spent their childhood in a different geological region as Faynan. ►Almost all residents of Faynan had higher-than-expected heavy metal levels in their skeletons. ►A few residents had extremely enhanced levels of heavy metals, suggesting they had more direct exposure to pollutants through mining or smelting.

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The technological development of stonepaste ceramics from the Islamic Middle East   Original Research Article  Pages 570-580  M.S. Tite, S. Wolf, R.B. Mason Research highlights ► Development of stonepaste ceramics produced in Islamic Middle East determined. ► Microstructures of stonepaste bodies studied by scanning electron microscopy. ► Role of firing temperature in determining microstructures investigated.

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Black Death in the rural cemetery of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse Aude-Languedoc, southern France, 14th century: immunological evidence   Original Research Article  Pages 581-587  Sacha Kacki, Lila Rahalison, Minoarisoa Rajerison, Ezio Ferroglio, Raffaella Bianucci Research highlights ► Samples are the oldest in which the plague specific antigen has been identified. ► Immunology can be used for the diagnosis of plague in 14th century skeletons. ► New information about the management of the plagued corpses during the Black Death.

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Experimental micromorphology in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina): building a reference collection for the study of shell middens in cold climates   Original Research Article  Pages 588-604  Ximena S. Villagran, Andrea L. Balbo, Marco Madella, Assumpció Vila, Jordi Estevez Research highlights ► High biological action in soils and sediments from the Beagle Channel coasts. ► Sea-mammal bones from the beach are calcitic with wide dissolution areas. ► Sea-mammas from beached individuals are not deeply dissolved and bioeroded. ► Burning traits of Mytilus edulis correspond to stages of bio-aragonite transformation with heat. ► Burning traits allow interpreting hearth temperature and re-arrangement of archaeological combustion structures.

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Stonehenge rhyolitic bluestone sources and the application of zircon chemistry as a new tool for provenancing rhyolitic lithics   Original Research Article  Pages 605-622  Richard E. Bevins, Nick J.G. Pearce, Rob A. Ixer Research highlights ► Stonehenge bluestone rhyolite lithology source identified. ► Confirmed by zircon analysis by LA-ICP-MS. ► Potential for zircon as a tool in provenancing rhyolite lithics, especially stone axes.

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A GIS method for assessing the zone of human-environmental impact around archaeological sites: a test case from the Late Neolithic of Wadi Ziqlâb, Jordan   Original Research Article  Pages 623-632  Isaac I.T. Ullah Research highlights ► Site Catchment Modeling can be improved using cost-surface models in a GIS. ► Archaeological catchments should be defined as a series of experiments. ► This requires connecting models of herd economy and ecology with archaeological data. ► The pastoral catchments of Late Neolithic Wadi Ziqlâb were likely between 9 and 20 km2 in size.

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The use of predictive modelling to target Neolithic settlement and occupation activity in mainland Scotland   Original Research Article  Pages 633-656  Dorothy Graves Research highlights ►First predictive models targeting Neolithic domestic activity in Scottish mainland. ►Timber halls, pits, and chambered cairns are used as input sites. ►Significant environmental criteria for site presence of input sites identified. ►Key priorities for refining significant environmental criteria identified. ►Models can be utilized to help target fieldwork in understudied or overlooked areas.

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Calcium isotopes in archaeological bones and their relationship to dairy consumption   Original Research Article  Pages 657-664  L.M. Reynard, G.M. Henderson, R.E.M. Hedges

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Intrinsic or extrinsic population growth in Iron Age northeast Thailand? The evidence from isotopic analysis   Original Research Article  Pages 665-671  K.J. Cox, R.A. Bentley, N. Tayles, H.R. Buckley, C.G. Macpherson, M.J. Cooper Research highlights ► Isotope measurements from tooth enamel can identify immigrants to prehistoric sites. ► Isotopes from skeletons from Noen U-Loke, northeast Thailand show few immigrants. ► Results suggest late prehistoric population growth was intrinsic.

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Identification of a possible engraved Venus from Předmostí, Czech Republic   Original Research Article  Pages 672-683  Francesco d’Errico, Martina Lázničková-Galetová, Duncan Caldwell Research highlights ► An examination of the authenticity of a feminine anthropomorph labelled as coming from Předmostí. ► The engraving on a bone shaft fragment is highly similar to the known Schematic Venus of Předmostí. ► The relationship between the engraving and the bone's alteration was analyzed microscopically. ► No evidence was found to suggest artificially aging. ► So the engraving can be plausibly attributed to the Gravettian, warranting further study.

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Non-destructive provenance study of cuneiform tablets using portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF)   Original Research Article  Pages 684-696  Yuval Goren, Hans Mommsen, Jörg Klinger Research highlights ► Revealing the origin of cuneiform tablets sheds new light on the historyof the ancient Near East. ► Scientific provenance studies of clay-derived artifacts in archaeology are often based on intrusive methods. ► Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) apparatus was tested to determine its potential for routine provenance studies of tablets. ► The results corroborate the high potential of the pXRF for non-destructive study of well-defined, ‘closed’ assemblages of clay-derived, delicate artifacts.

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UAV and RPV systems for photogrammetric surveys in archaelogical areas: two tests in the Piedmont region (Italy)   Original Research Article  Pages 697-710  F. Chiabrando, F. Nex, D. Piatti, F. Rinaudo Research highlights ► UAVs. ► Multi-image matching techniques. ► Orthophoto generation for archaeological survey and documentation.

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Application of a new typological approach to classifying denticulate and notched tools: the study of two Mousterian lithic assemblages   Original Research Article  Pages 711-722  Andrea Picin, Marco Peresani, Manuel Vaquero Research highlights ► In this paper a new quantitative approach to the classification of denticulates and notched tools is proposed. The new methodology is based on measuring the length of notches and their distribution on the perimeter of the blank. ► The analyses led to the identification of 11 redundant forms: eight denticulates and three notched tools. ► The application of Kuhn's GIUR brought local manufacturing trends to light, calling into question the presumed geographical uniformity of these categories of artifacts.

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A new ornamented artefact from Poland: final palaeolithic symbolism from an environmental perspective   Original Research Article  Pages 723-733  Tomasz Płonka, Krzysztof Kowalski, Małgorzata Malkiewicz, Jan Kuryszko, Paweł Socha, Krzysztof Stefaniak Research highlights ►New forms of symbolic culture appeared at the end of Late Palaeolithic related to ecological changes in NW Europe. ► Elk became one of the most important animals on the Great Plain. ► There were produced symbolic artefacts made of its antler, and the elk itself is a subject of art. ► Hunters and gatherers of Final Palaeolithic created special arrangements of zigzag motifs and anthropomorphic representation. ► Proliferation of zigzag line motif in the Final Palaeolithic may be connected with importance of water symbolism.

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Vein quartz in lithic traditions: an analysis based on experimental archaeology   Original Research Article  Pages 734-745  Killian Driscoll Research highlights ► Analysis of experimental quartz knapping ► Complexity involved in analysing quartz assemblages ► Significant differences between the debitage products of quartz and chert ► Bipolar knapping is generally easy to differentiate from direct percussion ► Difficult to differentiate between soft and hard hammer percussion

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The environmental context of a prehistoric rock carving on the Bjäre Peninsula, Scania, southern Sweden   Original Research Article  Pages 746-752  Alex D. Brown, Richard J. Bradley, Joakim Goldhahn, Jenny Nord, Peter Skoglund, Virgil Yendell Research highlights ► We use pollen analysis to examine the landscape context of prehistoric rock carvings in Sweden. ► This is the first study of its type. ► Pollen data show rock carving was isolated in the landscape in contrast to other monument types. ► Our results show benefits of testing archaeological hypotheses using palaeoenvironmental data.

  Book Review

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A Key to the Identification of Domestic Bird Bones in Europe: preliminary determination     Pages 753-754  John R. Stewart

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