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	Journal of Archaeological Science  Volume 38, Issue 11,  Pages 2873-3152, November 2011

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  Review Article

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Obsidian sources and distribution systems in Island Southeast Asia: a review of previous research   Review Article  Pages 2873-2881  Matthew Spriggs, Christian Reepmeyer, Anggraeni, Peter Lape, Leee Neri, Wilfredo P. Ronquillo, Truman Simanjuntak, Glenn Summerhayes, Daud Tanudirjo, Archie Tiauzon

  Original Research Articles

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Assessing the macrofracture method for identifying Stone Age hunting weaponry   Original Research Article  Pages 2882-2888  Justin Pargeter Highlights ► This study observes the types of macrofractures caused by animal and human trampling. ► The focus is on the formation of diagnostic hunting fractures under these conditions. ► These fractures were noted in frequencies lower than in previous hunting experiments. ► A statistical margin of error exists in the macrofracture method.

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XRF analysis of glass beads from the Mycenaean palace of Nestor at Pylos, Peloponnesus, Gree new insight into the LBA glass trade   Original Research Article  Pages 2889-2896  Kyriaki Polikreti, Joanne M.A. Murphy, Vasilike Kantarelou, Andreas Germanos Karydas Highlights ► We analyse by XRF eighteen glass beads from the Mycenaean palace of Nestor, Pylos-Greece. ► We compare the results to those of other LBA glasses from Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece. ► The data supports the hypothesis that Pylos imported glass from Egypt and Mesopotamia.

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Geologic constraints on rain-fedQochareservoir agricultural infrastructure, northern lake Titicaca Basin, Peru   Original Research Article  Pages 2897-2907  Nathan Craig, Mark S. Aldenderfer, Catherine A. Rigsby, Paul A. Baker, Luis Flores Blanco Highlights ►Qochaagriculture in the Pucara–Azangaro was inventoried by remote sensing. ► > 90% of theqochaare within the extent of a buried paleolake clay stratum. ► This stratum creates a perched water table that makesqochaagriculture possible.

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Earliest art in the Americas: incised image of a proboscidean on a mineralized extinct animal bone from Vero Beach, Florida   Original Research Article  Pages 2908-2913  Barbara A. Purdy, Kevin S. Jones, John J. Mecholsky, Gerald Bourne, Richard C. Hulbert, Bruce J. MacFadden, Krista L. Church, Michael W. Warren, Thomas F. Jorstad, Dennis J. Stanford, Melvin J. Wachowiak, Robert J. Speakman Highlights ► We examine a Pleistocene-aged mineralized bone fragment containing the engraved image of a mammoth or mastodon. ► Forensic analysis (optical microscopy, SEM-EDS, ICP-MS, and RTI) suggests the markings on the bone are not recent. ► We conclude the bone may represent one of the earliest verified Paleoindian art images discovered in the Western hemisphere.

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Using hearths for temper: petrographic analysis of Middle Woodland charcoal-tempered pottery in Northeast Florida   Original Research Article  Pages 2914-2924  Neill J. Wallis, Ann S. Cordell, Lee A. Newsom Highlights ► Charcoal tempered pottery was examined by petrographic analysis. ► Charcoal and mineralogical composition and abundance was recorded. ► Number of clay sources was inferred from natural inclusions in clays. ► Identified wood taxa include pine, cedar, cypress, and sassafras. ► Charred wood, bone and grog indicate that hearth contents were added to paste.

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Evidence for volcanic ash fall in the Maya Lowlands from a reservoir at Tikal, Guatemala   Original Research Article  Pages 2925-2938  Kenneth B. Tankersley, Vernon L. Scarborough, Nicholas Dunning, Warren Huff, Barry Maynard, Tammie L. Gerke Highlights ► Tikal provides the first evidence of pre-Hispanic volcanic ash fall in the Maya Lowlands. ► Smectite and euhedral bipyramidal quartz, are present in significant quantities at Tikal. ► Volcanic-derived minerals were deposited from Guatemalan and Salvadoran volcanoes.

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Supply routes and the consumption of glass in first millennium CE Butrint (Albania)   Original Research Article  Pages 2939-2948  Nadine Schibille Highlights ► Changes in the trade of glass during the first millennium CE. ► Consumption of different soda-lime-silica glass types at Butrint (Albania). ► Evidence for secondary glass working in Butrint. ► An additional type of soda-lime-silica glass at Butrint.

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Detection of chloride from pottery as a marker for salt: A new analytical method validated using simulated salt-making pottery and applied to Japanese ceramics   Original Research Article  Pages 2949-2956  Akiko Horiuchi, Nobuo Ochiai, Hitomi Kurozumi, Yoshiki Miyata Highlights ► A new method for determination of chloride from pottery as a marker for use of salt. ► Water insoluble chloride from pottery was retrieved with aqueous ammonium fluoride. ► Retrieved chloride was measured using ion-selective electrode. ► New method was applied to Japanese ancient pottery. ► Ancient salt-making pottery contained higher chloride than non-salt-making pottery.

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New trials in the consolidation of waterlogged archaeological wood with different acetone-carried products   Original Research Article  Pages 2957-2967  Gianna Giachi, Chiara Capretti, Ines D. Donato, Nicola Macchioni, Benedetto Pizzo Highlights ► Some acetone-carried consolidants for waterlogged archaeological wood were tested. ► Colophony, Rosin 100®, Rosin 459®, colophony + PEG 3400, Vinavil 8020S®were used. ► EMC, dimensional stability and retention of impregnating substances were measured. ► Shape, appearance of treated wood, way of deposition of consolidants were assessed. ► Colophony and rosins treatments gave very satisfactory results.

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The use of stereoscopic images taken from a microdrone for the documentation of heritage – An example from the Tuekta burial mounds in the Russian Altay   Original Research Article  Pages 2968-2978  Marijn Hendrickx, Wouter Gheyle, Johan Bonne, Jean Bourgeois, Alain De Wulf, Rudi Goossens Highlights ► We tested a microdrone for the documentation of heritage in Tuekta, Russian Altay. ► Data acquisition and data processing is succeeded with satisfied accuracy. ► Digital elevation model and orthophoto can be generated. ► Device and software improvements will make processing faster and easier.

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The origin of black pigmentation in a sample of Mexican prehispanic human bones   Original Research Article  Pages 2979-2988  Carlos Argáez, Erasmo Batta, Josefina Mansilla, Carmen Pijoan, Pedro Bosch Highlights ► We report on black stains in Tlatelolco and Tlapacoya (Two cultures, two epochs). ► The black pigmentation is found mainly in the articulations. ► The black spots and stains are shown to be petroleum derivatives. ► They are due to the use of tools to dismember bodies.

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Identification of metal residues associated with bit-use on prehistoric horse teeth by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis   Original Research Article  Pages 2989-2994  Robin Bendrey Highlights ► Four Iron Age horse P2are examined using SEM/EDX. ► Chemical element analysis of the anterior surfaces of the specimens is presented. ► Iron residues on two teeth are interpreted as deriving from contacts with iron bits. ► Results offer confirmation of published macroscopic bit wear method. ► SEM/EDX analysis is proposed as a useful method for horse bit wear studies.

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Obsidian sources and distribution systems in Island Southeast Asia: new results and implications from geochemical research using LA-ICPMS   Original Research Article  Pages 2995-3005  Christian Reepmeyer, Matthew Spriggs, Anggraeni, Peter Lape, Leee Neri, Wilfredo P. Ronquillo, Truman Simanjuntak, Glenn Summerhayes, Daud Tanudirjo, Archie Tiauzon Highlights ► Geochemical analysis of obsidian samples from seven sources and 19 archaeological sites. ► First study on a multi-regional level analysing obsidian sources and artefacts in ISEA. ► New data suggest earliest inter-island transportation of obsidian at around 12,000 years ago. ► Emerging patterns of widespread inter-island interactions from Pre-Neolithic times onwards.

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Discriminant function analyses in archaeology: are classification rates too good to be true?   Original Research Article  Pages 3006-3018  Kris Kovarovic, Leslie C. Aiello, Andrea Cardini, Charles A. Lockwood Highlights ► Two datasets typical of archaeological and palaeontological studies are investigated. ► We show why cross-validated discriminant function analysis results are preferred. ► Chance-corrected classification rates and related indices (e.g. TAU) should be used. ► Adding too many predictor variables amplifies over-fitting and the peaking effect. ► A summary of methodological issues and recommendations for the use of DFA are given.

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Hematite sources and archaeological ochres from Hohokam and O’odham sites in central Arizona: an experiment in type identification and characterization   Original Research Article  Pages 3019-3028  B. Sunday Eiselt, Rachel S. Popelka-Filcoff, J. Andrew Darling, Michael D. Glascock Highlights ► Iron-oxide sources in the Phoenix Basin can be distinguished using INAA. ► Archaeological hematite can be matched to these sources in some cases. ► A methodology for identification of processed hematite is established. ► Local procurement and continuity in use of specific sources is demonstrated. ► More follows to clarify the effects of processing on chemical signature.

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Natural preservation mechanisms at play in a Bronze Age wooden shovel found in the copper mines of Alderley Edge   Original Research Article  Pages 3029-3037  A.D. Smith, D.I. Green, J.M. Charnock, E. Pantos, S. Timberlake, A.J.N.W. Prag Highlights ► Preservation mechanism linked to historical usage. ► Copper species in historic wood are related to the carbonate forms in the orebodies. ► Preservation assisted by incorporation of heavy metals during usage as a mining tool.

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Change and variability in Plio-Pleistocene climates: modelling the hominin response   Original Research Article  Pages 3038-3047  Matt Grove Graphical abstract Highlights ► The research expands a technique originally developed by theoretical biologists. ► The technique distinguishes between climatic change and climatic variability. ► Change results in directional selection; variability selects for plasticity. ► Results suggest selection for plasticity increases c.2.3–2.5 mya. ► This date range coincides with the evolution of Homo and the spread of the Oldowan.

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The taphonomy and palaeoenvironmental implications of the small mammals from Karain Cave, Turkey   Original Research Article  Pages 3048-3059  Arzu Demirel, Peter Andrews, Işın Yalçınkaya, Ayhan Ersoy Highlights ► Pleistocene deposits of Karain Cave revealed seven different small mammal assemblages. ► The predators and possible biases investigated through the digestion patterns. ► These patterns are best diagnosed by the scanning electron microscope (SEM). ► Small mammals were mostly accumulated by opportunistic owls except one fauna. ► Almost accurate species compositions in both chambers indicate similar environments.

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Archaeometric evidences of the 4th–2nd century BC amphorae productions in north eastern Sicily   Original Research Article  Pages 3060-3071  Germana Barone, Paolo Mazzoleni, Caterina Ingoglia, Maria Grazia Vanaria Highlights ► Archaeometric analyses were performed on Graeco-Italic amphorae found in Sicily. ► The results have permitted to identify a production area located in north eastern Sicily. ► The importation of Graeco-Italic amphorae from the Campanian area were hypothised.

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Petrographic and geochemical investigations of the late prehistoric ceramics from Sos Höyük, Erzurum (Eastern Anatolia)   Original Research Article  Pages 3072-3084  Mustafa Kibaroğlu, Antonio Sagona, Muharrem Satir Highlights ► We analyzed some Late Chalcolithic to Middle Bronze age ceramics of Kura-Araxes culture from Sos Höyük, in Eastern Anatolia using petrographic and geochemical methods. ► They were produced locally from different clay sources. ► No clear preference for any particular clay source for certain ceramic types and vice versa was determined. ► The ceramics were most likely produced for household use and local consumption. ► Our results show similarity in their pottery-making tradition, mode of production and production technique to the Kura-Araxes community in other regions.

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Seasonality and season of birth of modern and late Neolithic sheep from south-eastern France using tooth enamel δ18O analysis   Original Research Article  Pages 3085-3093  Emilie Blaise, Marie Balasse Highlights ► Sequential analysis of enamel δ18O were performed on modern sheep 2nd and 3rd molars. ► This protocol allowed differentiating late winter and autumn births. ► Some variability appears in the timing growth of the modern sheep third molar. ► The completion of enamel mineralization may have required approximately six months. ► In the late Neolithic, at Collet-Redon, births occured in late winter to early spring.

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Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherer subsistence in Mediterranean coastal environments: an isotopic study of the diets of the earliest directly-dated humans from Sicily   Original Research Article  Pages 3094-3100  Marcello A. Mannino, Rosaria Di Salvo, Vittoria Schimmenti, Carolina Di Patti, Alessandro Incarbona, Luca Sineo, Michael P. Richards Highlights ► We analyse bone collagen of Upper Palaeolithic humans from the Mediterranean Basin. ► AMS radiocarbon dating shows that these are the earliest known humans from Sicily. ► Isotope analyses show that they mainly consumed the meat of terrestrial mammals. ► Hunter-gatherers from Grotta di San Teodoro also consumed aquatic resources. ► Foragers exploited the biodiversity of Mediterranean habitats opportunistically.

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Estimating weaning and early childhood diet from serial micro-samples of dentin collagen   Original Research Article  Pages 3101-3111  Jelmer W. Eerkens, Ada G. Berget, Eric J. Bartelink Graphical abstract Highlights ► Age of weaning is estimated from serial sections of first molar dentin collagen. ► Serial samples show a one-trophic-level drop in δ15N from the crown to the root. ► This method reconstructs the entire weaning process in adult individuals. ► Considerable variation in weaning behavior exists among individuals from CCO-548. ► Individuals at CCO-548 were weaned on low trophic level foods such as acorn mush.

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Lithic refitting and movement connections: the NW area of level TD10-1 at the Gran Dolina site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain)   Original Research Article  Pages 3112-3121  Esther López-Ortega, Xosé Pedro Rodríguez, Manuel Vaquero Highlights ► Refits and conjoins to identify activity areas and their interactions. ► Refits suggest a directionality of movement for their probable transport between activity areas. ► This refit study is presented as a new work that summarizes the refit studies conducted at sites of Middle Pleistocene.

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The relationship of the Mimbres to other southwestern and Mexican populations   Original Research Article  Pages 3122-3133  Meradeth Snow, Harry Shafer, David Glenn Smith Highlights ► We analyzed ancient DNA from 46 individuals from the Mimbres population in New Mexico. ► mtDNA haplogroup frequencies correspond with those from other Southwestern populations. ► Derived mutations in the HVSI of several samples are shared with Mesoamerican samples. ► This is possibly indicative of gene-flow with Mesoamerica in the desert Southwest.

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Comparison of celadon from the Yaozhou and Xicun kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty of China by X-ray fluorescence and microscopy  Original Research Article  Pages 3134-3140  Tiequan Zhu, Hong Huang, Hongmin Wang, Limin Hu, Xibin Yi Highlights ► Celadon of the Yaozhou and Xicun kilns were analyzed by EDXRF and Microscopy. ► Body of the Xicun celadon contained less TFe2O3, Cr, Sr and Zr, and more K2O and Rb. ► Glaze of the Xicun celadon contained lower quantities of Sr and higher Rb. ► Celadon of Yaozhou has the thicker glaze, bubbles in the glaze, and the middle layer.

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Testing the accuracy of portable X-ray fluorescence to study Aztec and Colonial obsidian supply at Xaltocan, Mexico   Original Research Article  Pages 3141-3152  John K. Millhauser, Enrique Rodríguez-Alegría, Michael D. Glascock Highlights ► Portable X-ray fluorescence is a non-destructive means to source obsidian objects. ► This technique can accurately identify sources commonly used in central Mexico. ► We study 800 years of obsidian use in Postclassic and Colonial central Mexico. ► Larger obsidian supply networks lasted well beyond the Spanish conquest.

 

 

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