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Women in Antiquity: an analysis of gender and publishing in a global archaeology journal (2022)
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Hanscam, E., & Witcher, R. (2023). Women in Antiquity: an analysis of gender and publishing in a global archaeology journal. Journal of Field Archaeology, 48(2), 87-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2022.2143896

Studies of archaeology publishing demonstrate a persistent imbalance in the ratio of male and female authors. We present an analysis of the world archaeology journal Antiquity using submissions and editorial decisions data (2015–2020). We identify a... Read More about Women in Antiquity: an analysis of gender and publishing in a global archaeology journal.

Does the Gospel Require Self-Sacrifice? Paul and the Reconfiguration of the Self (2022)
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Barclay, J. M. (2023). Does the Gospel Require Self-Sacrifice? Paul and the Reconfiguration of the Self. Studies in Christian Ethics, 36(1), 3-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/09539468221132095

Some modern Christian notions of ‘self-sacrifice’ and ‘cruciformity’ abstract an ethic of self-negation from its larger theological and teleological frame. A distinctively modern and Western trajectory has shaped an ‘exclusive altruism’ where the int... Read More about Does the Gospel Require Self-Sacrifice? Paul and the Reconfiguration of the Self.

The Words that Archaeologists Choose: A Maltese Case Study in Artifact Terminology, Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis (2022)
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Burkette, A., & Skeates, R. (2022). The Words that Archaeologists Choose: A Maltese Case Study in Artifact Terminology, Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis. Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology, 35(1), 85-107. https://doi.org/10.1558/jma.23770

Writing is the means by which archaeological knowledge is produced, shared and negotiated, which is why, as part of a wider reflexive archaeology, writing within the discipline has come under scrutiny. When writing, archaeologists make choices about... Read More about The Words that Archaeologists Choose: A Maltese Case Study in Artifact Terminology, Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis.

Characterising the pigment on a Mesolithic cranium from Corsica using ion beam analysis (2022)
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Lambert, M., Courtaud, P., Le Bourdonnec, F., Lemasson, Q., Pichon, L., Leandri, F., …Skeates, R. (2022). Characterising the pigment on a Mesolithic cranium from Corsica using ion beam analysis. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 529, 24-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2022.08.003

Characterising thin mineral layers on heterogeneous media is a significant challenge in archaeometry. Nevertheless, obtaining such geochemical and mineralogical data can, in many cases, provide valuable information about the original raw-material pro... Read More about Characterising the pigment on a Mesolithic cranium from Corsica using ion beam analysis.

A deep learning approach to fight illicit trafficking of antiquities using artefact instance classification (2022)
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Winterbottom, T., Leone, A., & Al Moubayed, N. (2022). A deep learning approach to fight illicit trafficking of antiquities using artefact instance classification. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 13468. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15965-2

We approach the task of detecting the illicit movement of cultural heritage from a machine learning perspective by presenting a framework for detecting a known artefact in a new and unseen image. To this end, we explore the machine learning problem o... Read More about A deep learning approach to fight illicit trafficking of antiquities using artefact instance classification.

Developing Transdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability Challenges: The Need to Model Socio-Environmental Systems in the Longue Durée (2022)
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Silva, F., Coward, F., Davies, K., Elliott, S., Jenkins, E., Newton, A. C., …Williams, A. (2022). Developing Transdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability Challenges: The Need to Model Socio-Environmental Systems in the Longue Durée. Sustainability, 14(16), Article 10234. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141610234

Human beings are an active component of every terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. Although our local impact on the evolution of these ecosystems has been undeniable and extensively documented, it remains unclear precisely how our activities are altering... Read More about Developing Transdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability Challenges: The Need to Model Socio-Environmental Systems in the Longue Durée.

Mechanochemical generation of perchlorate (2022)
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Edgar, J., Gould, J., Badreshany, K., & Telling, J. (2022). Mechanochemical generation of perchlorate. Icarus, 387, Article 115202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115202

Perchlorate (ClO4−) is widespread in the solar system having been detected on Earth, on Mars, in chondrite meteorites and in lunar samples. On Mars, perchlorates expand the potential for habitable conditions by lowering the freezing point of liquid w... Read More about Mechanochemical generation of perchlorate.

A community in transition: Analysis of health and well‐being in people living during and following aridification (2022)
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Caine, A. C., Roberts, C. A., & Kennet, D. (2022). A community in transition: Analysis of health and well‐being in people living during and following aridification. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 32(5), 1082-1095. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.3134

This paper considers skeletal and dental lesions to assess the effects of aridification on two skeletal samples from the Bronze Age in what is now the United Arab Emirates (UAE), located on the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. This paper hypothe... Read More about A community in transition: Analysis of health and well‐being in people living during and following aridification.

The impact of the Syrian conflict on archaeological sites in Al-Hasakah province (2022)
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Mamo, A. R., Ibraheem, I. M., Al Kassem, A., Al-Khalil, A., & Hopper, K. (2022). The impact of the Syrian conflict on archaeological sites in Al-Hasakah province. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 43, Article 103486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103486

This article assesses the impact of the Syrian conflict on archaeological sites in Al-Hasakah Governorate through a detailed analysis of satellite images. In total, the condition of 340 archaeological sites were examined on satellite images taken bet... Read More about The impact of the Syrian conflict on archaeological sites in Al-Hasakah province.

Raincheck: A new diachronic series of rainfall maps for Southwest Asia over the Holocene (2022)
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Hewett, Z., de Gruchy, M., Hill, D., & Lawrence, D. (2022). Raincheck: A new diachronic series of rainfall maps for Southwest Asia over the Holocene. Levant, 54(1), 5-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2022.2052660

Fluctuations in climate have been associated with significant societal changes, both in the modern day and in the past. In dryland environments such as much of Southwest Asia, rainfall is often used as a proxy for soil moisture available for crop pro... Read More about Raincheck: A new diachronic series of rainfall maps for Southwest Asia over the Holocene.

Metals, mines and moorland: the changing lead mining landscapes of the North Pennines, UK, 1700-1948 (2022)
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Kincey, M., Gerrard, C., & Warburton, J. (2022). Metals, mines and moorland: the changing lead mining landscapes of the North Pennines, UK, 1700-1948. Post-Medieval Archaeology, 56(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/00794236.2022.2058221

Intensive metal mining considerably altered many British upland landscapes between the 18th and 20th centuries, modifying both subterranean and surface environments and fundamentally changing the character of local settlements, infrastructure and soc... Read More about Metals, mines and moorland: the changing lead mining landscapes of the North Pennines, UK, 1700-1948.

Herding then farming in the Nile Delta (2022)
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Zhao, X., Liu, Y., Thomas, I., Salem, A., Wang, Y., Alassal, S. E., …Chen, Z. (2022). Herding then farming in the Nile Delta. Communications Earth & Environment, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00416-7

The Nile Delta in Egypt represents a valuable location to study the history of human societal development and agricultural advancement. However, the livelihood patterns of the earliest settlers – whether they were farmers or herders – remains poorly... Read More about Herding then farming in the Nile Delta.

Fine-Scale Genetic Structure in the United Arab Emirates Reflects Endogamous and Consanguineous Culture, Population History, and Geography (2022)
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Elliott, K. S., Haber, M., Daggag, H., Busby, G. B., Sarwar, R., Kennet, D., …Barakat, M. T. (2022). Fine-Scale Genetic Structure in the United Arab Emirates Reflects Endogamous and Consanguineous Culture, Population History, and Geography. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac039

The indigenous population of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has a unique demographic and cultural history. Its tradition of endogamy and consanguinity is expected to produce genetic homogeneity and partitioning of gene pools while population movement... Read More about Fine-Scale Genetic Structure in the United Arab Emirates Reflects Endogamous and Consanguineous Culture, Population History, and Geography.

Caves, Senses, and Ritual Flows in the Iberian Iron Age: The Territory of Edeta (2022)
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Machause López, S., & Skeates, R. (2022). Caves, Senses, and Ritual Flows in the Iberian Iron Age: The Territory of Edeta. Open Archaeology, 8(1), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2022-0222

This article seeks to contribute to recent scholarship on ritual performances in caves, sensory archaeology and ritual journeys, and to stimulate fresh questions and debate about society, ritual, and mobility in the Iberian Iron Age. It uses an updat... Read More about Caves, Senses, and Ritual Flows in the Iberian Iron Age: The Territory of Edeta.