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Until the 1950’s, archaeology in the Eastern Adriatic region was focused on Classical and Medieval periods, when prehistoric archaeology came to light. However, the focus stayed on artifacts and architecture, while remains of…
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Fragments of elephant teeth and bones are an integral part of Lower Paleolithic sites. But poor bone conservation, limited size of excavation areas and post depositional effects resulted in small sample per site, commonly dominated by…
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A large number of dates (14С, AMS) have been accumulated in the Late Pleistocene palaeontological databases of Europe. For example, the PALEOFAUNA database alone (Markova et al., 1995; 2008) includes about 3300 dates obtained from 300…
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Les « écrits fondateurs » (Salin 1959 ; Young 1977) soulignent la raréfaction du dépôt d’offrandes alimentaires stricto sensu en Gaule mérovingienne, par rapport à la…
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The domestication of the aurochs is being studied for quite a while by both archaeozoologists and palaeogeneticists. It is still not entirely clear, however, which aurochs populations were initially domesticated and whether and where…
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The question about the origins of horse domestication is inherently interdisciplinary, each approach facing their own limits. Indeed classic morphological indicators of domestication cannot be found in horse population. Therefore the…
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In this presentation we discuss the faunal remains from the artificial dwelling mound of Wijnaldum (Frisia, Netherlands), that was inhabited in the Roman period and Early Middle Ages. The site is supposed to have been a…
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Global temperature increased by approximately half a degree (Celsius) within the last 150 years. Even this moderate warming had major impacts on Earth’s ecological and biological systems, especially in the Arctic where the magnitude…
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The origins and early spread of pastoralism in Kenya have been well documented over the last 40 years. However, as one approaches the southernmost boundary of so-called “pastoralist” ceramics in Tanzania, the evidence for…
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In South America, generally accepted dates place humans in coastal Chile and Patagonia at ≈13.1 to ≈12.6 KYA (calibrated radiocarbon ages), and sites no older than ≈11.9 KYA are common in other areas. Gomphotheres became…
