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Journal of Archaeological Science  Volume 39, Issue 2,  Pages 205-572, February 2012

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Experimental study of cut marks made with rocks unmodified by human flaking and its bearing on claims of ∼3.4-million-year-old butchery evidence from Dikika, Ethiopia   Original Research Article  Pages 205-214  Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Travis Rayne Pickering, Henry T. Bunn Highlights ► Natural rocks used for butchery leave a wider range of cut marks than flaked stones. ► Most of the resulting cut marks reproduce morphologies that are known from the use of flaked stone tools. ► The comparison of the cut marks made with natural rocks and the marks in the Dikika fossils from Ethiopia shows that the latter are not reproduced in the butchery experiments. ► This work reinforces previous interpretations for a non-anthropogenic origin of the Dikika marks.

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Determining the habitats of mollusk collection at the Sapelo Island shell ring complex, Georgia, USA using oxygen isotope sclerochronology   Original Research Article  Pages 215-228  C. Fred T. Andrus, Victor D. Thompson Highlights ► δ18O values in clam and oyster valves vary with the salinity of their habitat. ► We measured δ18O in shells excavated from Sapelo Shell Ring site. ► Inferred salinities suggest site occupants exploited shells from a wide area. ► These data improve subsistence modeling.

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Neolithic Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) from the Island of Gotland show early contacts with the Swedish mainland   Original Research Article  Pages 229-233  Magdalena Fraser, Sabine Sten, Anders Götherström Highlights ► Phylogeographic studies of animals can be a proxy for prehistoric human contacts. ► Hedgehogs first appear on the Island of Gotland during the Neolithic. ► Results show that the Neolithic hedgehogs belong to theErinaceus europaeusvariety. ► The ancient hedgehog mitotypes coincide with extant mitotypes in Sweden. ► Thus indicating early contacts with the Swedish mainland.

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Using provenance data to assess archaeological landscapes: an example from Calabria, Italy  Original Research Article  Pages 234-246  Kostalena Michelaki, Ronald G.V. Hancock, Gregory V. Braun Highlights ► Clay sediments from southwestern Calabria, Italy examined. ► Properties of sediments assessed by field experiments and multiple laboratory analyses. ► Three different sediment units identified corresponding well with geological units. ► Implications for landscape and ceramic analyses considered.

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From the modern to the archaeological: starch grains from millets and their wild relatives in China  Original Research Article  Pages 247-254  Xiaoyan Yang, Jianping Zhang, Linda Perry, Zhikun Ma, Zhiwei Wan, Mingqi Li, Xianmin Diao, Houyuan Lu Highlights ► Starch grains from 31 modern samples of millet derived from 9 species were analyzed. ► A dichotomous key is set up to partition the starch assemblage into taxonomic groups. ► Ancient starch grains from broomcorn millet were compared with the modern data. ► Morphological features will allow for solid identification of ancient starch grains. ► Size classes will be helpful but not be dependable taxonomic indicators.

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Iron and bronze production in Iron Age IIA Philistia: new evidence from Tell es-Safi/Gath, Israel  Original Research Article  Pages 255-267  Adi Eliyahu-Behar, Naama Yahalom-Mack, Sana Shilstein, Alexander Zukerman, Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Aren M. Maeir, Elisabetta Boaretto, Israel Finkelstein, Steve Weiner Highlights ► Anin situIron Age IIA smithy was identified at Tell es-Safi/Gath. ► Two features were identified; a pit used for iron smelting and a forging hearth. ► Thein situslag was identified as a bloomery slag. ► We suggest a possible explanation for the scarcity of evidence for iron working.

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Dating Aboriginal stone-walled fishtraps at Lake Condah, southeast Australia  Original Research Article  Pages 268-286  Ian J. McNiven, Joe Crouch, Thomas Richards, Nic Dolby, Geraldine Jacobsen Graphical abstract Excavations at a large Aboriginal freshwater fishtrap at Lake Condah, western Victoria, Australia, indicate initial channel construction by removal of basalt lava blocks around 6600 years ago, with basalt block walls added to the sides of the channel within the past 800 years. Highlights ►New archaeological approach to dating fishtraps. ►First direct dating of fishtraps at Lake Condah, Australia. ►These traps were first constructed at least 6600 years ago. ►The traps are amongst the oldest known in the world.

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A multi-technique characterization and provenance study of the pigments used in San rock art, South Africa   Original Research Article  Pages 287-294  A. Bonneau, D.G. Pearce, A.M. Pollard Highlights ► First multi-technique study of San rock art. ► Suggests two different provenances for the source of the red pigments. ► Suggests that some form of acidic treatment may have been applied to the rock surface before painting.

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Molluscan foraging efficiency and patterns of mobility amongst foraging agriculturalists: a case study from northern New Zealand   Original Research Article  Pages 295-307  Melinda S. Allen Highlights ► Molluscs from multi-century northern New Zealand settlement locality are analysed. ► Declines in foraging efficiency indicated, changing mobility patterns suggested. ► Ideal Free Distribution framework used to model regional-scale patterning. ► Variable economic strategies resulted in distinct geographic patterns of mobility and settlement. ► Intensified mobility suggested for northern New Zealand in late prehistory.

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Migration and Viking Dublin: paleomobility and paleodiet through isotopic analyses  Original Research Article  Pages 308-320  Kelly J. Knudson, Barra O’Donnabhain, Charisse Carver, Robin Cleland, T. Douglas Price Highlights ► We use biogeochemistry to investigate paleodiet and paleomobility in Viking Dublin. ► There are no Scandinavian immigrants in ninth through twelfth-century contexts. ► These data support acculturation rather than many first-generation immigrants.

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Geomorphological setting and Native American acquisition of buff-firing ceramic clays in the Lower and Middle Gila River Valley, Arizona   Original Research Article  Pages 321-331  Margaret E. Beck, Jill Onken, B. Sunday Eiselt, J. Andrew Darling, Jeffrey R. Ferguson Highlights ► Geomorphology and ethnography combined shed light on resource distribution and use. ► Buff-firing clay comes from overbank flood deposits 800 to 1,500 or more years old. ► Access to these deposits changed over time due to changes in the Gila’s flow regime. ► Changing access is associated with changes in regional ceramic production.

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Red deer antler technology and early modern humans in Southeast Europe: an experimental study  Original Research Article  Pages 332-346  José-Miguel Tejero, Marianne Christensen, Pierre Bodu Highlights ► We describe the procedure used to obtain antler blanks by splitting in the Aurignacian. ► We created a reference base for interpreting archaeological remains produced by splitting. ► The efficacy of this procedure for the exhaustive exploitation of antler is demonstrated. ► This procedure allows us to obtain the standard blanks observed in the Spanish Aurignacian.

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Simulating archaeologists? Using agent-based modelling to improve battlefield excavations  Original Research Article  Pages 347-356  Xavier Rubio Campillo, Jose María Cela, Francesc Xavier Hernàndez Cardona Highlights ► Simulation is used to validate the methodology used in battlefield archaeology. ► All the steps that influence research are covered, from battle to excavation. ► Archaeology is able to understand a battle even if 95% of original data is lost. ► Results suggest a number of guidelines to improve survey techniques. ► The paper shows how computer simulation can be used to explore methodological topics.

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Diversity of cultivars and other plant resources used at habitation sites in the Llanos de Mojos, Beni, Bolivia: evidence from macrobotanical remains, starch grains, and phytoliths  Original Research Article  Pages 357-370  Ruth Dickau, Maria C. Bruno, José Iriarte, Heiko Prümers, Carla Jaimes Betancourt, Irene Holst, Francis E. Mayle Highlights ► Archaeobotanical analysis of sediments and artifacts from Bolivian Amazon. ► Use of multiple techniques. ► Diversity of crops including maize, manioc, squash, peanuts, and cotton. ► Economic basis of dense population and complex society.

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Potash – a key raw material of glass batch for Bohemian glasses from 14th–17th centuries?  Original Research Article  Pages 371-380  Zuzana Cílová, Jiří Woitsch Highlights ► Raw materials for glassmaking were made according to early-modern technologies. ► Differences in the composition of potashes made of different types of ashes revealed. ► Laboratory melted glass composition compared with archaeological findings. ► Batch composition in Bohemia that differs from previously published papers suggested. ► 3-component batch (quartz, beech ash, potash) was used in Czech medieval glassworks.

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Seasoned or green? Radial cracks analysis as a method for identifying the use of green wood as fuel in archaeological charcoal   Original Research Article  Pages 381-388  Isabelle Théry-Parisot, Auréade Henry Highlights ► Do radial cracks (RC) on wood charcoal result from the combustion of green wood? ► To answer this question, we analysed 272 experimental charcoal samples of Scots Pine. ► Radial Cracks were identified on all – green and seasoned – wood samples. ► Thus, RC cannot be interpreted as resulting from the use of green wood in a hearth. ► But the mean number of RC per square millimetre allowed discriminating green wood from seasoned wood.

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Aspects of ancient Greek trade re-evaluated with amphora DNA evidence   Original Research Article  Pages 389-398  Brendan P. Foley, Maria C. Hansson, Dimitris P. Kourkoumelis, Theotokis A. Theodoulou Highlights ► Trace DNA of amphora contents persists in empty jars after recovery from underwater. ► Ancient DNA can be collected non-destructively from jars using nylon swabs. ► Ancient DNA from random sample of amphoras seldom indicates wine as trade good. ► Ancient DNA of olive and herbs commonly detected in amphoras.

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Persistence of the cultural landscape in Campania (Southern Italy) before the AD 472 Vesuvius eruption: archaeoenvironmental data   Original Research Article  Pages 399-406  E. Allevato, M. Buonincontri, M. Vairo, A. Pecci, M.A. Cau, M. Yoneda, G.F. De Simone, M. Aoyagi, C. Angelelli, S. Matsuyama, K. Takeuchi, G. Di Pasquale Highlights ► Cultural landscape in late Antiquity at the northern slope of Vesuvius. ► Charcoal analysis,14C dating and chemical analysis of organic residues. ► Active economic system in late Antiquity with a remarkable agrarian landscape and wine production. ► The most ancient evidence of chestnut silviculture for wood.

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Prospects and problems in the use of hyperspectral imagery for archaeological remote sensing: a case study from the Faynan copper mining district, Jordan   Original Research Article  Pages 407-420  Stephen H. Savage, Thomas E. Levy, Ian W. Jones Highlights ► We use Hyperion imagery to examine the ancient copper mining region of Jordan. ► Copper smelting sites are detected with PCA and compared to known site distributions. ► We develop a similarity matrix for analyzing 156 bands of the Hyperion image cube. ► Spectral mixture analysis isolates areas using copper ores from different sources. ► The SMA may provide insights into the organization of production at the site.

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A deciduous and permanent dental wear stage system for assessing the age ofTrachypithecussp. specimens (Colobinae, Primates)   Original Research Article  Pages 421-427  T. Ingicco, A.-M. Moigne, D. Gommery Highlights ► Tooth eruption and attrition are very useful for primate life histories and zooarchaeology. ► We investigate deciduous and permanent tooth emergence inTrachypithecus(Colobine). ► We investigate the normal course of attrition of the whole dentition ofTrachypithecus.

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Directional analysis of surface artefact distributions: a case study from the Murghab Delta, Turkmenistan   Original Research Article  Pages 428-439  Steven Markofsky, Andrew Bevan Highlights ► Exploration of anisotropy (directionality) in surface artefact distributions. ► Two methods: geostatistics/variography and angular wavelet analysis. ► Depositional/post-depositional processes behave differently in different directions. ► Watercourses influence anisotropy in surface scatter; sand dunes cause recovery bias. ► Important to consider directional influences in sampling methodologies.

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Neotaphonomic measures of carnivore serial predation at Ngamo Pan as an analog for interpreting open-air faunal assemblages   Original Research Article  Pages 440-457  Jarod M. Hutson Highlights ► The recent bones from Ngamo Pan were accumulated through carnivore serial predation. ► Ngamo Pan shows similarities to the late Pleistocene Kalkbank faunal assemblage. ► Species composition, mortality profiles, and bone breakage are similar. ► Skeletal element frequencies are different due to prolonged burial at Kalkbank. ► Other MSA sites from the southern African interior may reflect carnivore predation.

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Modeling Late Copper Age demographics on the Great Hungarian Plain using ceramic petrography  Original Research Article  Pages 458-466  Timothy A. Parsons Highlights ► Diachronic change in ceramic composition as demographic indicator. ► Petrographic analysis to observe changes in ceramic manufacturing technology. ► Abrupt changes in ceramic manufacturing technology may indicate migration into a region. ► Little diachronic change in ceramics on prehistoric Hungarian Plain. ► Migration not supported as a catalyst for material changes in Late Copper Age.

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Consequences of conquest? The analysis and interpretation of subadult trauma at Puruchuco-Huaquerones, Peru   Original Research Article  Pages 467-478  Catherine M. Gaither, Melissa S. Murphy Highlights ► We examine subadult trauma at the archaeological site of Puruchuco-Huaquerones. ► Two distinct cemetery areas are examined, one including post- contact material. ► The nature and frequency of subadult trauma changes in post-contact materials. ► An increase in frequency and lethal injuries is associated with Spanish conquest.

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Provisioning Inka feasts at Tiwanaku, Bolivia: the geographic origins of camelids in the Pumapunku complex   Original Research Article  Pages 479-491  Kelly J. Knudson, Kristin R. Gardella, Jason Yaeger Highlights ► We use biogeochemistry to investigate paleomobility and paleodiet in archeological camelid remains. ► In Inka contexts at Tiwanaku, Bolivia, many camelids were “local” to the Lake Titicaca Basin. ► However, other camelids came from a variety of different zones.

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Uranium-series age estimates for rock art in southwest China   Original Research Article  Pages 492-499  Paul S.C. Taçon, Maxime Aubert, Li Gang, Yang Decong, Liu Hong, Sally K. May, Stewart Fallon, Ji Xueping, Darren Curnoe, Andy I.R. Herries Highlights ► We report the first uranium-series age estimates for rock art in China. ► A large painted deer head was dated to between 5738 and 2050 years. ► Older naturalistic paintings underlie the deer head, at least 3400 years old. ► This is the oldest dated rock art in China.

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Canmorphospaceshed light on cave bear spatial-temporal variation? Population dynamics ofUrsus spelaeusfrom Romualdova pećina and Vindija, (Croatia)   Original Research Article  Pages 500-510  T. Krish Seetah, Andrea Cardini, Preston T. Miracle Highlights ► We model population dynamics of cave bears from two locations in Croatia. ► A statistically significant degree of shape variation is noted spatially. ► An exploration of shape may provide evidence on ecological shifts.

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Isotopes as palaeoeconomic indicators: new applications in archaeoentomology  Original Research Article  Pages 511-520  Gary A. King Highlights ► Stable isotopes are recovered from archaeological and modern insect remains. ► Modern case study results evidence resource importation. ► Neolithic case studies may portray past land-use patterns.

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Method for photogrammetric surveying of archaeological sites with light aerial platforms  Original Research Article  Pages 521-530  A.T. Mozas-Calvache, J.L. Pérez-García, F.J. Cardenal-Escarcena, E. Mata-Castro, J. Delgado-García Highlights ► We develop a method for performing photogrammetric surveying using light platforms. ► The method allows the execution of the flight following the planned parameters. ► A miniprism and a robotized total station are used for guiding the platform. ► The methodology is applied to an archaeological site in Southern Spain. ► The results obtained have demonstrated the viability of this method.

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Understanding the rates of expansion of the farming system in Europe   Original Research Article  Pages 531-546  Jean-Pierre Bocquet-Appel, Stephan Naji, Marc Vander Linden, Janusz Kozlowski Highlights ► Longitudinal acceleration of the Neolithic pioneer front in the European EW direction. ► Acceleration of inland and marine expansion coincide with the 8200 calBP event. ► Expansion is negatively correlated with the intensification of agricultural system. ► Expansion is also negatively correlated with demographic density. ► Expansion is slow in closed ecosystems with an intensive farming system.

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Archaeological microgravimetric prospection inside don church (Valencia, Spain)  Original Research Article  Pages 547-554  Jorge Padín, Angel Martín, Ana Belén Anquela Highlights ► Microgravimetric prospection has been done in Don church, Valencia. ► A buried crypt, suggested by different boreholes, has been confirmed. ► The reduction for the inner building gravimetric effect is extensively studied.

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Tracking changes in bone fracture morphology over time: environment, taphonomy, and the archaeological record   Original Research Article  Pages 555-559  Landon P. Karr, Alan K. Outram Highlights ► Macroscopic bone fracture morphology can be used as an indicator of rates of bone degradation. ► Frozen bones degrade predictably over time. ► Rapid changes in fracture morphology in hot, dry conditions can obscure bone fracture evidence. ► Rates of bone degradation vary between different environments and affect archaeological interpretation. ► Rapid bone degradation may explain some anomalies in the archaeological record.

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Evaluating sources of variation in the identification of linear hypoplastic defects of enamel: a new quantified method   Original Research Article  Pages 560-565  Brenna R. Hassett Highlights ► This study introduces a novel method of quantifying hypoplastic defects of enamel. ► It compares standard field methods with microscopic quantification of the enamel surface. ► It demonstrates that defects defined at the microscopic level are not always identified macroscopically.

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Multiple traumatic dental injuries: a case report in a young individual from the Samnitic necropolis of Opi Val Fondillo (VI–V century BC; Central Italy)   Original Research Article  Pages 566-572  Joan Viciano, Sandra López-Lázaro, Deneb Teresa Cesana, Ruggero D’Anastasio, Luigi Capasso Highlights ► This study reports one case of traumatic dental injuries. ► Dental trauma provides valuable information for a reconstruction of past behaviors. ► Dentinoenamel junction helps us to distinguishantemortemfrompostmortemfractures. ► The characteristics of the injuries are consistent with a blow on the chin. ► It is suggested that these dental trauma was sustained due to an accidental fall.

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