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Journal of Archaeological Science  Volume 38, Issue 9,  Pages 1995-2496 (September 2011) Satellite remote sensing in archaeology: past, present and future perspectives  Edited by Rosa Lasaponara and Nicola Masini

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  Special Issue: Satellite remote sensing in archaeology: past, present and future perspectives

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Satellite remote sensing in archaeology: past, present and future perspectives     Pages 1995-2002  Rosa Lasaponara, Nicola Masini

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A history of NASA remote sensing contributions to archaeology   Original Research Article  Pages 2003-2009  Marco J. Giardino

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Potential of satellite based sensors for studying distribution of archaeological sites along palaeo channels: Harappan sites a case study   Original Research Article  Pages 2010-2016  M.B. Rajani, A.S. Rajawat

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Multitemporal analysis for preservation of obsidian sources from Melka Kunture (Ethiopia): integration of fieldwork activities, digital aerial photogrammetry and multispectral stereo-IKONOS II analysis   Original Research Article  Pages 2017-2023  Maria Cristina Salvi, Riccardo Salvini, Alice Cartocci, Simone Kozciak, Rosalia Gallotti, Marcello Piperno

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Interpretation of archaeological small-scale features in spectral images   Original Research Article  Pages 2024-2030  Ole Grøn, Susanna Palmér, Frans-Arne Stylegar, Kim Esbensen, Sergey Kucheryavski, Sigurd Aase

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New discoveries in the Piramide Naranjada in Cahuachi (Peru) using satellite, Ground Probing Radar and magnetic investigations   Original Research Article  Pages 2031-2039  Rosa Lasaponara, Nicola Masini, Enzo Rizzo, Giuseppe Orefici Highlights ► The investigation of earthen archaeology is a challenge. ► We propose an approach for detecting buried earthen remains in Cahuachi Nasca, Peru. ► Geostatistical analyses of satellite data, georadar and geomagnetic have been used. ► Archaeological excavation confirm the reliability of the proposed method. ► Archaeological findings were adobe walls and a rich ceremonial offering.

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Remote sensing applications and archaeological research in the Northern Lagoon of Venice: the case of the lost settlement of Constanciacus   Original Research Article  Pages 2040-2050  A. Traviglia, D. Cottica Highlights ► Interdisciplinary approach (traditional archaeology and satellite remote sensing). ► Gram-Schmidt method successfully applied for Pan sharpening Ikonos images. ► Vegetation Indices (DVI, NDVI, MSAVI2) improved archaeological features detection. ► Principal Component Analysis (PCA) highlighted surface changes. ► A number of new archaeological sites were detected through remote sensing.

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Cartography of the archaeological surveys taken from an Ikonos stereo-pair: a case study of the territory of Hierapolis in Phrygia (Turkey)   Original Research Article  Pages 2051-2060  G. Di Giacomo, I. Ditaranto, G. Scardozzi Highlights ► We highlights the case of Hierapolis in Phrygia where archaeological surveys are in progress. ► We create a very detailed cartography for archaeological purpose from high-resolution satellite images.► We obtain a space-map of the entire area from an ortho-rectified Ikonos image.► We extracted vectorial thematic elements and positioned the archaeological data collected during survey.► We have obtained a large scale cartography (1:10,000 in scale) of areas that are very rich in archaeological evidence, filling the gaps caused by the lack of updated maps in appropriate scale.

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Flights into the past: full-waveform airborne laser scanning data for archaeological investigation   Original Research Article  Pages 2061-2070  R. Lasaponara, R. Coluzzi, N. Masini

  Review Article

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Late Holocene subsistence and social integration in Sierras of Córdoba (Argentina): the South-American ostrich eggshells evidence   Review Article  Pages 2071-2078  M. Medina, S. Pastor, E. Apolinaire, L. Turnes

  Original Research Articles

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Evidence for variability among squash seeds from the Hoxie site (11CK4), Illinois   Original Research Article  Pages 2079-2093  Mary L. Simon Highlights ► Provides a numerical analysis of Cucurbita pepo seeds recovered from an archaeological site in northern Illinois, USA. ► Defines three groups based on seed sizes. ► Compares seed size groups to sizes from modern varieties and archaeological collections. ► Discusses implications in terms of introduced Mesoamerican cultivated subspecies and native cultivated subspecies. ► Addressed questions of hybridization and speciation in Eastern North America.

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The Mediterranean Group II: analyses of vessels from Etruscan contexts in northern Italy   Original Research Article  Pages 2094-2100  R. Arletti, L. Rivi, D. Ferrari, G. Vezzalini Highlights ► The chemistry of the samples of the I and II Mediterranean groups are very similar. ► The opacifiers used are lead and calcium antimonates. ► Samples of Group II contain higher levels of MnO compared to earlier glass samples.

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Understanding ceramic variability: an archaeometrical interpretation of the Classical and Hellenistic ceramics at Düzen Tepe and Sagalassos (Southwest Turkey) Original Research Article  Pages 2101-2115  D. Braekmans, P. Degryse, J. Poblome, B. Neyt, K. Vyncke, M. Waelkens Highlights ► An analytical study of Classical-Hellenistic pottery from DüzenTepe and Sagalassos, Turkey. ► Characterization of compositional differences by thin section petrography and ICP-MS. ► Identification of local pottery production at Düzen Tepe/Sagalassos during the Classical and Hellenistic period.

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A comment on Steele’s (2010) “radiocarbon dates as data: quantitative strategies for estimating colonization front speeds and event densities”   Original Research Article  Pages 2116-2122  Briggs Buchanan, Marcus Hamilton, Kevan Edinborough, Michael J. O’Brien, Mark Collard Highlights ► A response to Steele’s (2010) “Radiocarbon dates as data: quantitative strategies for estimating colonization front speeds and event densities”. ► We show that his criticisms of Hamilton and Buchanan (2007) and Buchanan et al. (2008) do not hold water. ► We also demonstrate that his re-analyses of Hamilton and Buchanan’s (2007) and Buchanan et al.’s (2008) datasets are flawed.

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New evidence for Upper Palaeolithic small domestic dogs in South-Western Europe   Original Research Article  Pages 2123-2140  Maud Pionnier-Capitan, Céline Bemilli, Pierre Bodu, Guy Célérier, Jean-Georges Ferrié, Philippe Fosse, Michel Garcià, Jean-Denis Vigne Highlights ► Small dogs from three French archaeological sites from the end of the Paleolithic. ► Risks of miss-identification between small early dogs and dholes. ► Underline the morphologic diversity among Paleolithic dogs’ populations.

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Airborne lidar survey of irrigated agricultural landscapes: an application of the slope contrast method   Original Research Article  Pages 2141-2154  Mark D. McCoy, Gregory P. Asner, Michael W. Graves Highlights ► We present a slope contrast method for interpreting LiDAR in a GIS environment. ► The method is ideal for identifying archaeological features, like earthworks. ► We present revised estimates for agricultural production based on this method.

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Investigating the production and distribution of plain ware pottery in the Samoan archipelago with laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) Original Research Article  Pages 2155-2170  Suzanne L. Eckert, William D. James Highlights ► We demonstrate that laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analyses can differentiate between different clay sources and archaeological ceramic materials produced from geologically similar volcanic series on the same island in the Samoan archipelago. ► Archaeological pottery recovered from sites on Tutuila Island, American Samoa have different patterns of distribution. ► Pottery was being made on all three Samoan islands examined in this study. ► We found only limited evidence for movement of pottery between islands.

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Dietary adaptation during the Longshan period in China: stable isotope analyses at Liangchengzhen (southeastern Shandong)   Original Research Article  Pages 2171-2181  Rheta E. Lanehart, Robert H. Tykot, Anne P. Underhill, Fengshi Luan, Haiguang Yu, Hui Fang, Cai Fengshu, Gary Feinman, Linda Nicholas Highlights ► Dietary adaptation, Longshan Culture, Late Neolithic, ca. 2600–1900 B.C. ► Liangchengzhen regional center, Shandong Province, China. ► Stable isotope analysis (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O) of faunal and human remains, guan sherds. ► Dietary interpretation, increased rice cultivation and consumption at Liangchengzhen.

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Para-masticatory wear facets and their functional significance in hunter–gatherer maxillary molars   Original Research Article  Pages 2182-2189  Luca Fiorenza, Stefano Benazzi, Ottmar Kullmer Highlights ► In this study we analyze the maxillary molar wear areas of several hunter-gatherer specimens. ► We have found particular wear areas associated with dental chipping (and named para-facets). ► We study these areas applying the OFA method on 3D digital models of teeth. ► The results show dip direction differences between normal wear facets and para-facets. ► The para-facets creation is not related to normal mastication but to tooth-tool uses.

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Palm reading: a pilot study to discriminate phytoliths of four Arecaceae (Palmae) taxa   Original Research Article  Pages 2190-2199  Rohan S.H. Fenwick, Carol J. Lentfer, Marshall I. Weisler Highlights ► We examined leaf phytoliths of four economically important species of palm. ► Multivariate analysis has potential for distinguishing phytolith assemblages. ► Classifying ancient palm phytolith assemblages can illuminate cultural events. ► Palm phytolith analysis at Watom Island supports inferences of past horticulture.

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First ancient bovine DNA evidence from India: difficult but not impossible   Original Research Article  Pages 2200-2206  Nandita Singh, Pramod Joglekar, Krzysztof Koziol Highlights ► Here for the first time, we have successful in isolating ancient DNA from Indian cattle sample. ► Fifteen samples ranging from 4000 years to 1000 years old were analysed for extraction of ancient DNA. ► We were able to obtain DNA and sequence the partial mitochondrial D loop in 3 of the 15 bovine fossil samples.

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Palaeohabitat of first settlement sites 1500–1000 B.C. in Guam, Mariana islands, western Pacific   Original Research Article  Pages 2207-2221  Mike T. Carson Highlights ► An island-wide terrain model of Guam is refined according to a series of site-specific geoarchaeological excavations for reconstructing site settings and palaeohabitat landscape during 1500–1000 B.C.► The earliest settlement in Guam occurred 1500–1000 B.C. during a period of 1.8 m higher sea level and different island terrain and coastal ecosystem than was available after 1000 B.C. ► First settlement of Guam and generally of first Neolithic expansion into the remote Pacific Islands now can be understood in this context of a palaeohabitat configuration no longer existing some centuries later.

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Re-examining the chemical evaluation of diagenesis in human bone apatite   Original Research Article  Pages 2222-2230  Charlotte L. King, Nancy Tayles, Keith C. Gordon Highlights ► FT-Raman spectroscopy can aid diagnosis of diagenetic change in bone. ► FT-Raman spectroscopy reveals patterns of ionic substitution invisible to FTIR. ► Groundwater flow contributes heavily to fluoridation of human bone. ► Substitution and secondary mineralisation reflects elemental composition of soil.

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Integrated geophysical surveys for the subsurface mapping of buried structures under and surrounding of the Agios Voukolos Church in İzmir, Turkey   Original Research Article  Pages 2231-2242  Mahmut G. Drahor, Meriç. A. Berge, Caner Öztürk Highlights ► The integrated use of geophysical techniques can be effective and useful in the investigation of indoor structures. ► This work demonstrates the importance of the integrated techniques in searching for possible hidden subsurface structures in standing historical buildings. ► This study is the first indoor application of magnetic gradiometry. ► Finally, the usage of combined geophysical techniques gives us a fairly complete and valuable model of the subsurface characteristics of historical buildings

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Contribution of the resistivity method to characterize mud walls in a very dry region and comparison with GPR   Original Research Article  Pages 2243-2250  María Victoria Bongiovanni, Matías de la Vega, Néstor Bonomo Highlights ► We characterize mud walls in very dry soils through the resistivity method. ► We apply the resistivity method using water threads to allow electrical conduction. ► We use numerical simulation to interpret resistivity anomalies in high resistive soils.

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Recognising burnt vein quartz artefacts in archaeological assemblages   Original Research Article  Pages 2251-2260  Killian Driscoll, Julian Menuge Highlights ► Experimental open fire burning to distinguish burnt from unburnt quartz lithics. ► Examining visible characteristics, fragmentation rate, and spatial distribution. ► Burnt and unburnt samples were examined macro- and microscopically. ► Microscopic detection of fluid inclusion decrepitation diagnostic of quartz burning. ► Macroscopic changes diagnostic of burning where similar unburnt quartz available for comparison.

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Changes in regional organization and mobility in the Zuni region of the American Southwest during the Pueblo III and IV periods: insights from INAA studies   Original Research Article  Pages 2261-2273  Gregson Schachner, Deborah L. Huntley, Andrew Duff Highlights ► INAA of prehistoric Zuni pottery identifies 13 compositional groups. ► Diachronic comparison documents shift in social interaction circa AD 1300. ► Synthesis of existing data illustrates iterative nature of INAA data analysis

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Identifying domestic functional areas. Chemical analysis of floor sediments at the Classical-Hellenistic settlement at Düzen Tepe (SW Turkey)   Original Research Article  Pages 2274-2292  K. Vyncke, P. Degryse, E. Vassilieva, M. Waelkens Highlights ► Anthropogenic chemical residues are identified within Antique floor sediment samples. ► Antique domestic functional areas are derived from chemical residue areas. ► Anthropogenic chemical residue study enriches archaeological interpretations.

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Deletion/Substitution/Addition (DSA) model selection algorithm applied to the study of archaeological settlement patterning   Original Research Article  Pages 2293-2300  Ricardo, Fernandes | Geert, Geeven | Steven, Soetens | Vera, Klontza-Jaklova Graphical abstract Highlights ► GIS-based statistical methodological approach to the study of archaeological settlement patterning. ► Deletion/Substitution/Addition (DSA) selection algorithm provides an optimal archaeological model choice. ► Combined use of Receiving Operator Characteristic (ROC) curves, and variable ranking facilitate understanding of settlement patterning causation.

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Geochemical methods for inferring seasonal occupation of an estuarine shellmound: a case study from San Francisco Bay   Original Research Article  Pages 2301-2312  Peter Schweikhardt, B. Lynn Ingram, K. Lightfoot, E. Luby Highlights ► Geochemical analysis of mollusk shell fragments from SF Bay Area shellmound. ► Ages of sampled data range from to ∼3500 BP to ∼200 BP. ► Comparison of chemistry of shell edge versus random point indicates season of harvest. ► Permits inference of seasonal occupation/resource use patterns of mound users. ► Generally evidence for autumn use, but seasonality varies through occupation period.

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Endangered species, archaeology, and stable isotopes: huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) isotopic ecology in central-western Patagonia (South America)   Original Research Article  Pages 2313-2323  Ramiro Barberena, César Méndez, Francisco Mena, Omar Reyes Highlights ► We present stable isotopic data for huemul from Patagonia, South America. ► Huemul is an endangered deer species inhabiting forested settings. ► 13C data do not show a high incidence of the canopy effect, indicating a predatory bias towards open contexts within the forest. ► 15N values are remarkably empoverished probably due to N depletion in forested settings. ► Isotopic data is relevant for future decisions of conservation of huemul.

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An assessment of morphological criteria for discriminating sheep and goat mandibles on a large prehistoric archaeological assemblage (Kerma, Sudan)   Original Research Article  Pages 2324-2339  Roz Gillis, Louis Chaix, Jean-Denis Vigne Highlights ► Dental and mandible morphological criteria for distinguishing sheep and goat, were assessed using a unique archaeological collection of complete caprine skeletons from Kerma, Sudan. ► The performance of individual criteria was scored for reliability of the species identification and efficiency of the criteria in identifying either species. ► Criteria alone and in combination were tested in three age classes. ► The results are species specific profiles are possible, increase in these profiles will increase our understanding prehistoric caprine husbandry.

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Geochemistry of sauceboats excavated from Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia): evidence for a Bonnin and Morris (c. 1770–73) provenance and implications for the development of nascent American porcelain wares   Original Research Article  Pages 2340-2351  J. Victor Owen, Andrew Meek, William Hoffman Highlights ► We use analytical data to infer the origin of porcelain sauceboats from Philadelphia. ► Their major element contents resemble Reid (Liverpool 1755–67) phosphatic porcelain. ► The compositions of TiO2 polymorphs suggest a local clay source. ► A Bonnin and Morris (Philadelphia 1770–73) provenance is hypothesized. ► The Liverpool and Philadelphia factories are linked by a former Reid employee.

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The earliest high-fired glazed ceramics in China: the composition of the proto-porcelain from Zhejiang during the Shang and Zhou periods (c. 1700–221 BC)   Original Research Article  Pages 2352-2365  Min Yin, Thilo Rehren, Jianming Zheng Highlights ► Porcelain stone of different quality selectively used for different artefact types. ► Processed lime-rich wood ashes used to produce high firing naturally-coloured glaze. ► Glaze composition controlled by firing temperature forming eutectic melt phase. ► High firing temperatures of 1200 °C achieved from earliest period.

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Analytical study of Roman and Arabic wall paintings in the Patio De Banderas of Reales Alcazares’ Palace using non-destructive XRD/XRF and complementary techniques Original Research Article  Pages 2366-2377  A. Duran, J.L. Perez-Rodriguez, M.C. Jimenez de Haro, M.L. Franquelo, M.D. Robador Highlights ► One of the first articles devoted to the study of Roman/Arabic wall paintings from Seville. ► High quality of the results obtained from the new portable XRD/XRF portable system. ► First qualitative approach about the size and shape of the particles by XRD-2D detector. ► Size and shape of the particles quantitative tested and determined by SEM. ► The sequence of the pigment layers and their morphology were described in detail.

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Remodelling the past – Archaeometrological analysis applied on Birka weight material using a 3D scanner & Computer-Aided Design   Original Research Article  Pages 2378-2386  Joakim Schultzén Highlights ► Introduction of a new method for digital archaeometrological analysis. ► Comparison suggests new method equal the precision of the traditional method in recreating the original mass of ancient weights ► Archaeometrological analysis of a population of weights from the Viking Age trading site of Birka, Sweden confirms adherence to the Baltic Sea system of mass. ► Discrepancies within the Baltic Sea system of mass identified and discussed.

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Optical spectroscopy as a rapid and low-cost tool for the first-line analysis of glass artefacts: a step-by-step plan for Roman green glass   Original Research Article  Pages 2387-2398  Wendy Meulebroeck, Peter Cosyns, Kitty Baert, Hilde Wouters, Simone Cagno, Koen Janssens, Herman Terryn, Karin Nys, Hugo Thienpont Highlights ► Optical spectroscopy used to study green coloured Roman glasses. ► CIE1931 colour values reveals the type of colorant (iron, copper, …). ► CIE1931 colour values identifies fragments fabricated under similar conditions. ► CIE1931 colour values identifies fragments which might belong to a same object.

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The application of histomorphometry and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy to the analysis of early Anglo-Saxon burned bone   Original Research Article  Pages 2399-2409  Kirsty E. Squires, Tim J.U. Thompson, Meez Islam, Andrew Chamberlain Highlights ► We apply thin-section and FTIR analysis to Anglo-Saxon burned bone. ► We examine the effects of burning on bone through macroscopic observation, histomorphometry and FTIR spectroscopy. ► Macroscopic examination produce a general idea of temperature, the more technical methods employed in this study offer a more precise temperature range. ► The temperature of Anglo-Saxon funerary pyres ranged from 600 °C to over 900 °C. ► The differential cremation between upper and lower limbs was statistically significant at the 0.05 level.

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Archaeometallurgical study of the brass cases from the Akko 1 shipwreck   Original Research Article  Pages 2410-2419  D. Ashkenazi, D. Cvikel, N. Iddan, E. Mentovich, Y. Kahanov, M. Levinshtein Highlights ► Archaeometallurgical analysis of brass cases from shipwreck was preformed. ► All artifacts were produced of rolled sheets and the cases were hand-made. ► Typological study of the cases suggests they were designated to contain artillery quills. ► Dating is suggested to be during the first half of the nineteenth century.

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Cross-platform program for likelihood-based statistical comparisons of mortality profiles on a triangular graph   Original Research Article  Pages 2420-2423  Timothy D., Weaver | Ryan H., Boyko | Teresa E., Steele Graphical abstract Highlights ► Most faunal analyses use mortality profiles to investigate age-at-death patterns. ► A triangular graph, or ternary diagram, remains a popular method for doing this. ► Comparisons made visually, but differences hard to interpret without statistics. ► We offer a likelihood-based method for statistical comparisons on a triangular graph. ► A cross-platform computer program that implements our approach is available.

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New radiocarbon dating of the transition from the Middle to the Upper Paleolithic in Kebara Cave, Israel   Original Research Article  Pages 2424-2433  N.R. Rebollo, S. Weiner, F. Brock, L. Meignen, P. Goldberg, A. Belfer-Cohen, O. Bar-Yosef, E. Boaretto Highlights ► Kebara Cave has remains from the Middle to Upper Paleolithic (MP-UP) transition. ► MP-UP transition is the last migration of Modern Humans from Africa into Eurasia. ► This new set of dates makes Kebara Cave the earliest evidence of MP-UP transition. ► Interdisciplinary and new field excavation methods secure the contexts in Kebara. ► Higher dating precision achieved through new laboratory and selection methods.

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Who brought in the rabbits? Taphonomical analysis of Mousterian and Solutrean leporid accumulations from Gruta do Caldeirão (Tomar, Portugal)   Original Research Article  Pages 2434-2449  Lluís Lloveras, Marta Moreno-García, Jordi Nadal, João Zilhão Highlights ► Rabbits play a key role in the understanding of Iberian hunter-gatherer economies. ► Rabbits become part of subsistence strategies since late Upper Palaeolithic. ► Taphonomical studies aim to identify agents responsible for rabbit assemblages. ► Tardiglacial economies rely on availability of prey, human pressure and site function.

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Three statistical methods for sex determination in extant and fossil caprines: assessment of the Rupicapra long bones   Original Research Article  Pages 2450-2460  Diego Arceredillo, Asier Gómez-Olivencia, Alfonso García-Pérez Highlights ► Three statistical methods were applied to forty-nine metrical variables of chamois. ► k-means was the best performing method. ► k-means was applied to chamois sample from the Pleistocene site of Valdegoba, Spain. ► Young adult male chamois were the most hunted prey by Neandertals from Valdegoba. ► Valdegoba male chamois were larger and thus more dimorphic.

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Wooly mammoth mass accumulation next to the Paleolithic Yana RHS site, Arctic Siberia: its geology, age, and relation to past human activity   Original Research Article  Pages 2461-2474  A.E., Basilyan | M.A., Anisimov | P.A., Nikolskiy | V.V., Pitulko Graphical abstract Highlights ► Mass assemblage of mammoth (YMAM) discovered next to the Paleolithic Yana RHS site. ► Bones from more than 26 individual mammoths unearthed. ► YMAM is coeval to Yana RHS and is anthropogenic in nature. ► This imply a greater role of mammoth in the subsistence practice of arctic humans.

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Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene seafaring in the Aegean: new obsidian hydration dates with the SIMS-SS method   Original Research Article  Pages 2475-2479  N. Laskaris, A. Sampson, F. Mavridis, I. Liritzis Highlights ► Seafaring before the Neolithic in Aegean Sea. ► Intrusion of small obsidian artifacts from overlying Neolithic layers. ► Obsidian Hydration Dating: a new reliable source of absolute dating. ► Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene seafaring in the Aegean.

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Stability of phytoliths in the archaeological record: a dissolution study of modern and fossil phytoliths   Original Research Article  Pages 2480-2490  Dan Cabanes, Steve Weiner, Ruth Shahack-Gross Highlights ► Modern unburnt and burnt phytoliths have different solubilities and stabilities. ► Different phytolith types have different stabilities. ► Diagenesis can change the interpretation of the archaeological significance of the phytolith assemblages.

  Short Communication

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Petrodatabase: an on-line database for thin section ceramic petrography     Pages 2491-2496  Patrick Quinn, Dominic Rout, Luke Stringer, Timothy Alexander, Alasdair Armstrong, Sam Olmstead Highlights ► On-line database for the petrographic analysis of pottery and other ceramic artefacts. ► Bespoke standalone relational database with a Web-based user interface. ► Available free and accessed via any Internet connection and modern Web browser. ► Facilitating access to comparative material and extending known range of ceramic compositions. ► Helps to preserve the extensive collections of delicate ceramic thin sections that exist worldwide.

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