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Journal of Anthropological Archaeology  Volume 30, Issue 4,  Pages 473-550, December 2011

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Cover 2/Editorial Board     Pages IFC-

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The exploitation of RHEIDAE in Pampa and Patagonia (Argentina) as recorded by chroniclers, naturalists and voyagers   Review Article  Pages 473-483  Mónica Salemme, Romina Frontini Highlights ► Procurement and processing of rheids by hunter–gatherers in Pampa and Patagonia is analyzed. ► Written sources from voyagers and naturalists are compared with Holocene archaeofaunal contexts. ► Several differences come out after comparing both types of data. ► Rheas’ availability or palatability for pre-european hunter–gatherers is considered.

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Art in time. Diachronic rates of change in the decoration of bone artefacts from the Beagle Channel region (Tierra del Fuego, Southern South America)   Original Research Article  Pages 484-501  Dánae Fiore Highlights ► Decorative designs of harpoon points entail a higher labour investment than decorative designs of beads. ► Harpoon decoration shows a faster rate of change than bead decoration. ► Harpoon decoration suggests greater individual input while bead decoration suggests stricter collective production/display. ► Artefact types, functions and loss/fracture risks influence the increase-decrease of artefact decoration. ► Harpoon decoration covaries with pinniped hunting.

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The changing Neolithic household: Household autonomy and social segmentation, Tell Halula, Syria  Original Research Article  Pages 502-522  Ian Kuijt, Emma Guerrero, Miquel Molist, Josep Anfruns Highlights ► We examine Neolithic mortuary practices from Tell Halula, Syria. ► Placement of burials and mortuary goods change at 7500 to 7300 Cal. BC. ► Changes in burial practices reflect increased household autonomy. ► Increased social inequality is seen in early agricultural village mortuary practices.

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Hunter–gatherer foraging ranges, migrations, and travel in the middle Holocene Baikal region of Siberia: Insights from carbon and nitrogen stable isotope signatures   Original Research Article  Pages 523-548  Andrzej W. Weber, Dustin White, Vladimir I. Bazaliiskii, Olga I. Goriunova, Nikolai A. Savel’ev, M. Anne Katzenberg Highlights ► Middle Holocene hunter–gatherers of the Baikal region, Siberia. ► Hunter–gatherer culture change, demography, subsistence, diet, and foraging ranges. ► Hunter–gatherer interactions with the natural environment. ► Hunter–gatherer social and political organization. ► Evolutionary archaeology, behavioral archaeology, foraging theory, and culture transmission theory.

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Author Index for issue 30     Pages 549-

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FCHS - Departamento de História, Arqueologia e Património
Universidade do Algarve
Campus de Gambelas
8005-139 Faro, PORTUGAL

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