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Journal of Archaeological Science  Volume 38, Issue 4,  Pages 755-942 (April 2011)

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Virtual zooarchaeology: building a web-based reference collection of northern vertebrates for archaeofaunal research and education   Original Research Article  Pages 755.e1-755.e9  Matthew W. Betts, Herbert D.G. Maschner, Corey D. Schou, Robert Schlader, Jonathan Holmes, Nicholas Clement, Michael Smuin

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Bennett’s wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) marrow quality vs quantity: evaluating human decision-making and seasonal occupation in late Pleistocene Tasmania  Original Research Article  Pages 763-783  Jillian Garvey Research highlights ►Bennett’s wallaby fatty acid analyses of bone marrow, muscle and brain tissue indicate seasonal changes in overall body condition. ►First fatty acid analysis on marsupial macropod indicates that they undergo similar pattern as seen in placental ungulates.

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The abrasion of modern and archaeological bones by mobile sediments: the importance of transport modes   Original Research Article  Pages 784-793  C.E.L. Thompson, S. Ball, T.J.U. Thompson, R. Gowland Research highlights ► Accurate modelling of sediment transport processes is essential.► Sediment transport modes affect degree and type of wear seen.► Degree and type of wear is dependant on bone age.► An asymptotic increase in wear occurs with duration of exposure.► Wear to bone from mobile sand sized sediments is characterized by deformation wear.

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Characterisation of archaeological mortars and plasters from kyme (Turkey)   Original Research Article  Pages 794-804  Domenico, Miriello | Andrea, Bloise | Gino M., Crisci | Carmine, Apollaro | Antonio, La Marca Graphical abstract Research highlights ► The present study focuses on the characterisation of plasters and mortars from Kyme.► Compositional differences were found between the samples.► Regards the Roman mortars no samples made only of natural pozzolanas have been found.► Analysis of the binder pointed out that natural slaked lime was used in Kyme.► The lower quality mortars belonged to the Medieval period.

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Ancient bronze technology and nomadic communities of the Middle Gobi Desert, Mongolia   Original Research Article  Pages 805-817  Jang-Sik Park, William Honeychurch, Amartuvshin Chunag Research highlights ► Bronzes of the Xiongnu and earlier period from Mongolian Gobi were examined. ► They consist of objects representing the entire bronze manufacturing process. ► Shift in major alloying elements from As to Sn and Pb was observed with time. ► This shift in bronze tradition may reflect changes in inter-regional interaction.

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Archaeometric study of medieval pottery excavated at Stari (Old) Ras, Serbia   Original Research Article  Pages 818-828  Ljiljana Damjanović, Ivanka Holclajtner-Antunović, Ubavka B. Mioč, Vesna Bikić, Dragan Milovanović, Ivana Radosavljević Evans Research highlights ►A multianalytical study of medieval pottery excavated in the archaeological area Stari Ras, Serbia. ►Thin-section petrography, ICP-MS, PXRD and FTIR spectroscopy have been used. ►Two groups of samples have been clearly distinguished by applied methods: Ras and Reljina Gradina. ►Reljina Gradina is of local origin and production; Ras is likely to be imported. ►Firing temperature for both groups of samples can be estimated as 800–900 °C

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Interpreting, dating, and reevaluating the botanical assemblage from tell Kedesh: a case study of historical contamination   Original Research Article  Pages 829-842  Ksenija Borojevic Research highlights ► AMS dates of floated charred plant macro remains differ from those of archaeological material. ► Cannot assume the age of charred plants are ancient and they must be dated directly. ► Depositional and postdepositional processes involve serious mixing throughout. ► Bioturbation by small animals (e.g. harvester ants) has to be further investigated. ► Future research must combine palaeoethnobotany and soil micromorphology with direct AMS dating.

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Order in movement: a GIS approach to accessibility   Original Research Article  Pages 843-851  M. Llobera, P. Fábrega-Álvarez, C. Parcero-Oubiña Research highlights ► Landscapes become structured when moving towards a specific destination. ► GIS calculated accumulated cost surface provides an _expression_ of this structure. ► A focal mobility network describes most likely paths to destination. ► Movement is characterized by accessibility signatures, indexes and mobility basins. ► Accessibility for NW Spain Iron Age hillforts from different periods are compared.

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Points and prey: a quantitative test of the hypothesis that prey size influences early Paleoindian projectile point form   Original Research Article  Pages 852-864  Briggs Buchanan, Mark Collard, Marcus J. Hamilton, Michael J. O’Brien Research highlights ► We tested the hypothesis that prey size influenced the form of Paleoindian points. ► Standard and geometric morphometric data were recorded on Clovis and Folsom points. ► We used points only associated with mammoth or bison remains. ► Points used to hunt mammoth were found to be different than those used to hunt bison. ► When point type and prey size were analyzed, the results ran counter to predictions.

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Debitage variability among multiple flint knappers   Original Research Article  Pages 865-872  Justin P. Williams, William Andrefsky Jr. Research highlights ►We analyzed the debitage created by both the production of early stage bifaces and multidirectional core reduction of five different flint knappers. ►This experimental study demonstrates that different flint knappers produce different sized debitage. ►One of these five knappers produces distinct debitage when reducing multidirectional cores. ►We demonstrate that knappers produce different frequencies of proximal flakes, flake shatter and angular shatter.

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Emergence of fusion/fission cycling and self-organized criticality from a simulation model of early complex polities   Original Research Article  Pages 873-883  Arthur F. Griffin Research highlights ► Spatial-temporal simulation model of early complex polities. ► Cycles of consolidation/collapse emerged as did hierarchical settlement patterns. ► Simulated population distributions matched empirical rank-size data. ► Self-organized criticality unequivocally exhibited.

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Paleonutritional and paleodietary survey on prehistoric humans from Las Cañadas del Teide (Tenerife, Canary Islands) based on chemical and histological analysis of bone   Original Research Article  Pages 884-895  M. Arnay-de-la-Rosa, E. González-Reimers, Y. Yanes, C.S. Romanek, J.E. Noakes, L. Galindo-Martín Research highlights ► Paleodietary survey on individuals buried in the central plateau of Tenerife. ► Hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon isotope compositions of human bone collagen. ► Bone barium, strontium; histomorphometrically assessed trabecular bone mass (TBM). ► Preservation of “prehispanic lifestyle” after the Spanish conquest (Assessed by C-14). ► Dietary change after the conquest (less meat and marine food, more plants).

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Early history of Chinese domestic sheep indicated by ancient DNA analysis of Bronze Age individuals   Original Research Article  Pages 896-902  Dawei Cai, Zhuowei Tang, Huixin Yu, Lu Han, Xiaoyan Ren, Xingbo Zhao, Hong Zhu, Hui Zhou Research highlights ► Lineage A was predominant in Bronze Age China. ► Ancient Chinese sheep had a close affinity to modern Chinese sheep. ► Ancient DNA could provide valuable clues for the prehistory of East-West contact.

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Heat, smoke and fuel consumption in a high mountain stállo-hut, northern Sweden – Experimental burning of fresh birch wood during winter   Original Research Article  Pages 903-912  Lars G. Liedgren, Lars Östlund Research highlights ► Raw mountain birch function well as fuel in Sami huts during winter. ► Fuel consumption was 3.6 kg (dry weight) per hour. ► A functional fire made with uncloven raw birch requires all parts of a tree. ► Accumulated heat in a stone filled hearth have limited effect after fire. ► CO-level inside a hut covaries with the experienced amount of smoke.

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Genesis, age and archaeological significance of a pedosediment in the depression around Tell Mozan, Syria   Original Research Article  Pages 913-924  Konstantin Pustovoytov, Katleen Deckers, Paul Goldberg Research highlights ► Depression surrounding the lower town of Mozan did not contain large amounts of water. ► The depression was probably used for agricultural purposes. ► Accumulation in the depression was intensive between 2800 and 1000 cal. BC, possibly due to anthropogenic impact on the landscape.

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Stable isotope analysis of a medieval skeletal sample indicative of systemic disease from Sigtuna Sweden   Original Research Article  Pages 925-933  Anna Linderholm, Anna Kjellström Research highlights ►The diet and origin of individuals showing systemic disease and unaffected individuals was analysed. ►Diet and origin was analysed using carbon, nitrogen and sulphur isotope analysis. ►The results showed no difference between the two groups, but did show dietary differences to a previous study of high-status individuals. ►The affected, though low-status judging by historic sources and burial practice, show no dietary segregation. ►The results from the present study highlight the hierarchical arrangements of social classes in the early medieval society.

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Distal cryptotephra found in a Viking boathouse: the potential for tephrochronology in reconstructing the Iron Age in Norway   Original Research Article  Pages 934-941  Nicholas L. Balascio, Stephen Wickler, Lars Erik Narmo, Raymond S. Bradley Research highlights ► Cryptotephra were found in an Iron Age boathouse in northern Norway. ► Tephrochronologic results constrain the boathouse’s main period of use. ► This study demonstrates the potential for tephrochronology in Norwegian archaeology.

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