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Journal of Archaeological Science Volume 39, Issue 4,  Pages 777-1196, April 2012

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  Review Articles

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Statistical tool for dating and interpreting archaeological contexts using pottery   Review Article Pages 777-790 Lise Bellanger, Philippe Husi Highlights ► Statistical estimation of archaeological contexts dates using pottery. ► Method applied to contexts of the centre-west of France (6th–10th). ► Analyze of chronological patterns using pottery. ► Determination of the socioeconomic area's issue. ► Functional interpretation of contexts.

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Development and application of methods used to source prehistoric Southwestern maize: a review   Review Article Pages 791-807 Larry V. Benson

  Original Research Articles

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Charcoal analyses as an environmental tool for the study of Early Medieval sunken houses infills in Roztoky near Prague, Czech Republic   Original Research Article Pages 808-817 Jan Novák, Lenka Lisá, Petr Pokorný, Martin Kuna Highlights ► Charcoal analyses show a high pasture pressure. ► Low concentration of charcoal fragments suggests the short lasting of the site. ► Fresh wood was used for specific purposes (fish smoking, repelling of insects).

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Chemical analysis of white porcelains from the Ding Kiln site, Hebei Province, China   Original Research Article Pages 818-827 Jianfeng Cui, Nigel Wood, Dashu Qin, Lijun Zhou, Mikyung Ko, Xin Li Highlights ► The samples all have certain archaeological contexts. ► Ding wares of different times show different characteristics. ► The evolution of the recipes of the bodies and wares are also discussed.

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Ancient DNA in archaeological wheat grains: preservation conditions and the study of pre-Hispanic agriculture on the island of Gran Canaria (Spain)   Original Research Article Pages 828-835 Hugo R. Oliveira, Peter Civáň, Jacob Morales, Amelia Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Diane L. Lister, Martin K. Jones Highlights ► DNA was extracted from archaeological wheat samples. ► Good preservation was found in an assemblage of naked wheat from a pre-Hispanic silo in Gran Canaria. ► Both bread and durum wheats were identified using molecular methods. ► Amplification of microsatellite markers permitted the identification of genotypes.

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Fuel, Fire and Heat: an experimental approach to highlight the potential of studying ash and char remains from archaeological contexts   Original Research Article Pages 836-847 Freek Braadbaart, Imogen Poole, Hans D.J. Huisman, Bertil van Os Highlights ► To generate heat ancient societies used various fuel resources with different properties. ► Heat generated from three fuel resources, wood, peat and cow dung, were measured and the resultant ash and char collected. ► The properties of these remains helps the identification of the original fuel resources. ► Applying these findings to archaeological situations further insights into fuel selection can be determined.

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Naturevs.Culture: present-day spatial distribution and preservation of open-air rock art in the Côa and Douro River Valleys (Portugal)   Original Research Article Pages 848-866 Thierry Aubry, Luís Luís, Luca Antonio Dimuccio Graphical abstract Highlights ► Côa River Valley engraved panels formation were conditioned by local tectonic. ► Rock art was produced in these panels over a period of 30,000 years. ► Rock art preservation depends on differential biodegradation of surface panel. ► Environmental variables also control the weathering of exposed panel surface. ► A predictive model is a valuable tool to survey and manage this World Heritage Site.

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An investigation of diet in early Anglo-Saxon England using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of human bone collagen   Original Research Article Pages 867-874 S. Mays, N. Beavan Highlights ► Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis. ► 5th–7th century AD burials from England (N = 76). ► Little geographic variation in diet. ► Locally-caught fish made some contribution to diets in riverine and coastal communities.

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pXRF: a study of inter-instrument performance   Original Research Article Pages 875-883 Nathan Goodale, David G. Bailey, George T. Jones, Catherine Prescott, Elizabeth Scholz, Nick Stagliano, Chelsea Lewis Highlights ► Intra-instrument performance of pXRF instruments. ► Inter-instrument performance of two pXRF instruments. ► pXRF comparability to wavelength dispersive instrument extensively calibrated with geological standards. ► pXRF stability over time. ► pXRF comparability to a commercial lab energy-dispersive system operated under strict protocols.

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Archaeological indicators for sea level change and coastal neotectonic deformation: the submerged Roman fish tanks of the gulf of Matala, Crete, Greece   Original Research Article Pages 884-895 N.D. Mourtzas Highlights ► Survey of 7 submerged roman fish tank complexes in the gulf of Matala, Crete, Greece. ► The submersion, according to historical evidence, is connected with the 1604 earthquake. ► Determination of a 1st and 2nd century AD sea level 1.25 m lower than the present one. ► Identification of the boundary between submerged and uplifted coasts of Crete. ► The total differential vertical tectonic movements of the tectonic blocks is 2.20 m.

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Carcass damage and digested bone from mountain lions (Felis concolor): implications for carcass persistence on landscapes as a function of prey age   Original Research Article Pages 896-907 Mary C. Stiner, Natalie D. Munro, Montserrat Sanz Highlights ► We study bone damage by wild mountain lions at kill sites and in lions’ scats. ► Lions ingested mostly infant bones but more adult hair, irrespective of prey size. ► Damage to adult carcasses is mild but digestive erosion is relatively severe. ► Mountain lions quickly remove the carcasses of very young prey from landscapes. ► This bias is not sufficient to produce a global bias toward prime-adult prey.

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Distilling zinc for the Ming Dynasty: the technology of large scale zinc production in Fengdu, southwest China   Original Research Article Pages 908-921 Wenli Zhou, Marcos Martinón-Torres, Jianli Chen, Haiwang Liu, Yanxiang Li Highlights ► This is the first detailed reconstruction of zinc distillation technology in Ming China. ► Fengdu zinc smelting employed multi-component retorts with pots, condensers, pockets and lids. ► All the parts were well designed to meet specific performance characteristics. ► The pots were charged with iron-rich oxidic zinc ores, coal and charcoal. ► Zinc vapour formed within the pots at ∼1200°C and was collected as a solid ingot in the condensers.

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U-series dating of soda straw stalactites from excavated deposits: method development and application to Blanche Cave, Naracoorte, South Australia   Original Research Article Pages 922-930 Emma St Pierre, Jian-xin Zhao, Yue-xing Feng, Elizabeth Reed Highlights ► Enhanced cleaning increased U/Th age accuracy and precision. ► Site-specific Th/U ratios increased age accuracy and precision. ► Soda straw stalactites can be used to accurately date deposits in limestone caves.

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Terrestrial hermit crabs (Anomura: Coenobitidae) as taphonomic agents in circum-tropical coastal sites   Original Research Article Pages 931-941 Katherine Szabó Highlights ► Coenobitid terrestrial hermit crabs can remove shells from tropical middens. ► Coenobitids discard their old shell of unknown original provenance into middens. ► Such discarded shells can be recognised through a number of specific traces. ► Case studies show that such replacement can skew the results of midden analysis. ► Unrecognised hermitted shells can confound radiocarbon chronologies.

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Technological, elemental and colorimetric analysis of an engraved ochre fragment from the Middle Stone Age levels of Klasies River Cave 1, South Africa   Original Research Article Pages 942-952 Francesco d’Errico, Renata García Moreno, Riaan F. Rifkin Highlights ► We analyse a 100,000–85,000 years old ochre from Klasies River Cave 1, South Africa. ► The object was ground until smooth before being engraved with a lithic point. ► The engraver has produced a set of parallel lines. ► The object differs in elemental composition and colour from the other ochre pieces. ► It may represent one of the oldest known evidence of deliberate engraving.

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The ‘invisible’ product: developing markers for identifying dung in archaeological contexts   Original Research Article Pages 953-963 Carla Lancelotti, Marco Madella Highlights ► Dung is and was a valuable resource for many societies. ► Methods used for dung identification in archaeology are often inadequate. ► A model is proposed for identifying dung, based on ethnographic reference. ► The model combines spherulites, phytoliths and chemical analyses.

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Neutron tomography for the assessment of consolidant impregnation efficiency in Portuguese glazed tiles (16th and 18th centuries)   Original Research Article Pages 964-969 M.I. Prudêncio, M.A. Stanojev Pereira, J.G. Marques, M.I. Dias, L. Esteves, C.I. Burbidge, M.J. Trindade, M.B. Albuquerque Highlights ► Neutron tomography (NT) was used to visualize the interior of ancient glazed tiles. ► NT was used to optimize conservation techniques (consolidant application). ► Strong interaction of neutrons with hydrogen is used to detect acrylic polymers. ► Greater and more uniform retention of resin inside the tile if the brush is used. ► Brushing is better than immersion to increase the cohesion of the cultural object.

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Local mining or lead importation in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis? Lead isotope analysis of curse tablets from Roman Carthage, Tunisia   Original Research Article Pages 970-983 Sheldon Skaggs, Naomi Norman, Ervan Garrison, Drew Coleman, Salah Bouhlel Highlights ► Added new lead ore isotopes ratios for Tunisia lead ores. ► Found that Roman Curse Tablet lead isotopes best match Tunisia ore isotope ratios. ► Found that electron microprobe analysis may be able to presort artifacts for lead isotope analysis. ► Roman tablets with most inclusions by electron microprobe were least like the Tunisian lead ore isotope ratios.

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Testing the provenance of Patayan pottery at Las Colinas: chemical and petrographic analyses of phyllite-temper fragments   Original Research Article Pages 984-993 David R. Abbott, Sophia E. Kelly, Andrew D. Lack, Margaret E. Beck Highlights ► Ancient Patayan pottery is sometimes found at Hohokam villages in the Phoenix Basin. ► There is evidence for a Patayan enclave in the Hohokam village at Las Colinas. ► Chemical and petrographic analyses of phyllite temper indicate a non-local source.

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Ashes to ashes, charcoal to dust: micromorphological evidence for ash-induced disintegration of charcoal in Early Neolithic (LBK) soil features in Elsloo (The Netherlands)   Original Research Article Pages 994-1004 D.J. Huisman, F. Braadbaart, I.M. van Wijk, B.J.H. van Os Highlights ► Charcoal fragments in Neolithic soil features in loess show evidence for disintegration. ► Disintegration is correlated with coatings of illuviated clay. ► Both features are linked to past alkalinity due to the deposition of ashes in the soil features. ► This is the first field evidence for decay of charcoal due to ash-induced alkalinity.

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Provenancing the rhyolitic and dacitic components of the Stonehenge landscape bluestone lithology: new petrographical and geochemical evidence   Original Research Article Pages 1005-1019 Richard E. Bevins, Rob A. Ixer, Peter C. Webb, John S. Watson

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New archaeozoological evidence for the introduction of the guinea pig to Europe   Original Research Article Pages 1020-1024 Fabienne Pigière, Wim Van Neer, Cécile Ansieau, Marceline Denis Highlights ► We describe the remains of a post-medieval guinea pig from a site in Belgium. ► Guinea pig introduced to Europe soon after the conquest of South America. ► Morphological and metrical analyses indicate its domestic status. ► Animal was accessible to several classes of the population.

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New evidence for the use of cinnabar as a colouring pigment in the Vinča culture   Original Research Article Pages 1025-1033 Maja Gajić-Kvaščev, Milica Marić Stojanović, Žiga Šmit, Vasiliki Kantarelou, Andreas Germanos Karydas, Dušan Šljivar, Dragan Milovanović, Velibor Andrić Highlights ► Systematic characterization of the red ceramic decorations by several spectroscopic techniques. ► Precisely characterized red pigment cinnabar on Neolithic ceramics. ► Suggests provenances for the source of the cinnabar. ► Analytically confirmed the technique of gold decorations. ► Analytically confirmed absence of amalgamation process in the investigated kiln from the site of Vinča.

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Google Earth, GIS and stone-walled structures in southern Gauteng, South Africa   Original Research Article Pages 1034-1042 Karim Sadr, Xavier Rodier Highlights ► Remote sensing of pre-colonial homesteads near Johannesburg using Google Earth. ► Google Earth and GIS allow analysis of larger databases than previously possible. ► Spatial analysis of 760 stone-walled structures suggests three phases of occupation. ► Sequence from small, dispersed, pastoral homesteads to farming towns. ► Climate, population pressure, wealth accumulation, conflict, etc. might account for these changes.

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Characterization of prehispanic cosmetics found in a burial of the ancient city ofTeotihuacan(Mexico)   Original Research Article Pages 1043-1062 María Teresa Doménech-Carbó, María Luisa Vázquez de Agredos-Pascual, Laura Osete-Cortina, Antonio Doménech-Carbó, Núria Guasch-Ferré, Linda R. Manzanilla, Cristina Vidal-Lorenzo Highlights ► The first scientific evidence of the use of cosmetics in Mesoamerica, AD 200–550. ► Increase of the knowledge on materials used in funerary rites inTeotihuacan. ► Correlation among pigments & resins & probable Mesoamerican commercial routes. ► Multi-technique approach successfully applied to study archaeological materials.

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Elephants and subsistence. Evidence of the human exploitation of extremely large mammal bones from the Middle Palaeolithic site of PRERESA (Madrid, Spain)   Original Research Article Pages 1063-1071 J. Yravedra, S. Rubio-Jara, J. Panera, D. Uribelarrea, A. Pérez-González Highlights ► Proboscidean and lithics have been found associated in PRERESA. ► PRERESA (Spain) dates to the first third of Upper Pleistocene – late MIS 5. ► Cut marks confirm the exploitation of proboscidean before the Upper Palaeolithic. ► Green-bone fractures and percussion marks show that the bone marrow was also consumed.

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Changes in human bones boiled in seawater   Original Research Article Pages 1072-1079 Aioze Trujillo-Mederos, Inmaculada Alemán, Miguel Botella, Pedro Bosch Highlights ► Bones are boiled in seawater, no reports have been found on this subject. ► Boiling in seawater may be understood as a model taphonomical experiment. ► Sodium chloride present in seawater extracts collagen fibers which were clearly observed by SEM in this work.

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The medieval iron market in Ariège (France). Multidisciplinary analytical approach and multivariate analyses   Original Research Article Pages 1080-1093 S. Leroy, S.X. Cohen, C. Verna, B. Gratuze, F. Téreygeol, P. Fluzin, L. Bertrand, P. Dillmann Highlights ► Examination of the origin for iron artefacts to clarify provenance hypotheses. ► Combination of trace elemental and multivariate analyses. ► Depiction of the medieval iron market in Ariège. ► Validation of the methodology by revealing a consistency with historical sources.

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The provenancing of ochres from the Neolithic Temple Period in Malta   Original Research Article Pages 1094-1102 Nicola Attard Montalto, Andrew Shortland, Keith Rogers Highlights ► We look at ancient ochres used in the Neolithic Temple Period on the Maltese islands. ► ICP-AES is used to identify signature elements present in these ochres, which are linked to local geological sources. ► Contrary to popular belief, the Maltese archipelago was the most likely source for Neolithic ochre.

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Ectopic paragonimiasis from 400-year-old female mummy of Korea   Original Research Article Pages 1103-1110 Dong Hoon Shin, Chang Seok Oh, Sang Jun Lee, Eun-Joo Lee, Se Gwon Yim, Myeung Ju Kim, Yi-Suk Kim, Soong Deok Lee, Yong Seok Lee, Hye Jung Lee, Min Seo Highlights ► The evidences of ectopic paragonimiasis were found in the 17th-century Korean mummy. ► The ITS2 sequence from ancientParagonimuseggs showed 100% homology to modernP. westermani. ► Our report is the first-ever analysis of ancientParagonimusDNA from archaeological field. ► Ectopic paragonimiasis observed in this study was also the first of its kind in paleo-parasitology.

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Spatial network analysis of a terminal prehispanic and early colonial settlement in highland Peru   Original Research Article Pages 1111-1122 Steven A. Wernke Highlights ► Spatial network analysis simulates movement through Inka- and colonial-era Andean village. ► Traffic patterns were altered as the site was converted from an Inka outpost to a Franciscan mission. ► Traffic was rerouted away from older Inka ceremonial core and toward colonial plaza and chapel. ► Broader applicability of Spatial network analysis to all phases of research is discussed.

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Diagenesis in bone and enamel apatite carbonate; the potential of density separation to assess the original composition   Original Research Article Pages 1123-1130 Ji Young Shin, Robert E.M. Hedges Graphical abstract Highlights ► New approach to the diagenetically altered archaeological bone apatite carbonate. ► We combined differential dissolution method and bone density fractionation. ► Heavier, more diagenetically altered fraction shows a higher δ13C and SF. ► We proposed one potential tool to check the validity of bone carbonate. ► Bone collagen, enamel carbonate and bone carbonate values of δ13C and14C.

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The Mousterian bone retouchers of Noisetier Cave: experimentation and identification of marks   Original Research Article Pages 1131-1142 Jean-Baptiste Mallye, Céline Thiébaut, Vincent Mourre, Sandrine Costamagno, Émilie Claud, Patrick Weisbecker Highlights ► We conducted an experiment on bone retouchers. ► The marks left on bones are characterized according to the type of raw materials and the relative state of freshness of the retouchers. ► Our results are compared with the Mousterian retouchers from Noisetier Cave. ► We conclude that retouchers were used to made tools in both flint and quartzite. ► We discuss later on time frequentation of the site and on mobility pattern of Neanderthal.

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Faecal biomarker and archaeobotanical analyses of sediments from a public latrine shed new light on ruralisation in Sagalassos, Turkey   Original Research Article Pages 1143-1159 Jan Baeten, Elena Marinova, Véronique De Laet, Patrick Degryse, Dirk De Vos, Marc Waelkens Highlights ► We demonstrate that a Roman public latrine was transformed into a manure production site in the early Byzantine period. ► Human faeces found in sewage channel and composted herbivore dung on the latrine floor. ► Lime layers added to the manure to reduce bad smells. ► The use of off-site potsherd scattering to detect ancient manuring events is supported. ► Vertical migration of 5β-stanols and, presumably, leaching of bile acids.

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Assessing the resilience of irrigation agriculture: applying a social–ecological model for understanding the mitigation of salinization   Original Research Article Pages 1160-1171 Mark Altaweel, Chikako E. Watanabe Highlights ► Salinization problem for irrigation agriculture in Mesopotamia. ► Numerical and agent-based modeling address social–ecological irrigation. ► Irrigation strategies avoid excessive salt accumulation in root zone. ► Fields affected by salt according to drainage and leaching. ► Agricultural strategies resilient but sensitive to intensity of settlement.

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Expanding ecomorphological methods: geometric morphometric analysis of Cervidae post-crania   Original Research Article Pages 1172-1182 Sabrina C. Curran Highlights ► Methods for Cervidae ecomorphology using geometric morphometrics are established. ► Morphologies of the femur, tibia, calcaneus, and third phalanx are explored. ► Most habitat groups were found to be significantly different with permutation testing. ► Correct reclassifications ranged from 71.8% to 79.1% (resubstitution) and 42.1% to 66.3% (cross-validation). ► Visualizations of ecomorphological variation and models of cervid locomotion are provided.

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Let them eat cake? Status-based differences in diet in medieval Denmark   Original Research Article Pages 1183-1193 Cassady Yoder Highlights ► Examined status-based dietary differences at a medieval site using stable isotopes. ► Elite diet was significantly richer in proteins than the peasant or monastic diet. ► Elite and peasant diets did not change through time. ► Monastic diet became richer in proteins through time. ► Indicates that there were status-based differences in diet in medieval Denmark.

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