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Kurgans, Churches and Karvasla: Preliminary results from the first two seasons of the Lagodekhi Archaeological Survey, Georgia (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hopper, K., Rova, E., & Kvavadze, D. (2021, April). Kurgans, Churches and Karvasla: Preliminary results from the first two seasons of the Lagodekhi Archaeological Survey, Georgia. Presented at 12th International Congress on the Archeology of the Ancient Near East, Bologna, Italy

In many parts of the Southern Caucasus, significant changes to the landscape have occurred over the course of the 20th century due to agriculture, development, and other factors. Lagodekhi Municipality, an area of ca 900km2 at the eastern limit of Ge... Read More about Kurgans, Churches and Karvasla: Preliminary results from the first two seasons of the Lagodekhi Archaeological Survey, Georgia.

Chinese Ceramic Exchange in the Maldives and the Indian Ocean, AD 900-1900 (2023)
Book Chapter
Zhang, R. (2023). Chinese Ceramic Exchange in the Maldives and the Indian Ocean, AD 900-1900. In B. Franicevic, & M. N. Pareja (Eds.), Imperial Horizons of the Silk Roads: Archaeological Case Studies. Archaeopress. https://doi.org/10.32028/9781803274041

As one of the major nodes in the maritime route between ancient China and the Islamic world, the Maldives have drawn the interest of numerous archaeologists and historians due to their strategic importance in the commerce of the Indian Ocean. Archaeo... Read More about Chinese Ceramic Exchange in the Maldives and the Indian Ocean, AD 900-1900.

Extensive pedigrees reveal the social organization of a Neolithic community (2023)
Journal Article
Rohrlach, A. B., Ringbauer, H., Childebayeva, A., Mendisco, F., Barquera, R., Szolek, A., …Haak, W. (2023). Extensive pedigrees reveal the social organization of a Neolithic community. Nature, 620(7974), 600-606. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06350-8

Social anthropology and ethnographic studies have described kinship systems and networks of contact and exchange in extant populations1,2,3,4. However, for prehistoric societies, these systems can be studied only indirectly from biological and cultur... Read More about Extensive pedigrees reveal the social organization of a Neolithic community.

The Southern Levantine pig from domestication to Romanization: A biometrical approach (2023)
Journal Article
Price, M. D., Perry-Gal, L., & Reshef, H. (2023). The Southern Levantine pig from domestication to Romanization: A biometrical approach. Journal of Archaeological Science, 157(September), Article 105828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2023.105828

Zooarchaeological research has begun to expose the long and complex history of the pig in the southern Levant. In this paper, we present the first large-scale synthesis of biometrical data from pigs and wild boar in the southern Levant from sites dat... Read More about The Southern Levantine pig from domestication to Romanization: A biometrical approach.

Archaeological Tourism, World Heritage and Social Value: A Comparative Study in China (2023)
Journal Article
Gao, Q. (2023). Archaeological Tourism, World Heritage and Social Value: A Comparative Study in China. Heritage and Society, 16(3), 157-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159032x.2023.2226577

This article investigates the relationship between archaeological tourism, UNESCO World Heritage designation, and the social value attached to archaeological sites in China. It aims to provide novel insights into such connections by examining the imp... Read More about Archaeological Tourism, World Heritage and Social Value: A Comparative Study in China.

Illuminating palaeolithic art using virtual reality: A new method for integrating dynamic firelight into interpretations of art production and use (2023)
Journal Article
Wisher, I., & Needham, A. (2023). Illuminating palaeolithic art using virtual reality: A new method for integrating dynamic firelight into interpretations of art production and use. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 50, Article 104102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104102

Approaches to Palaeolithic art have increasingly shifted beyond the traditional focus on engraved or depicted forms in isolation, to appreciating the sensorial experience of art making as integral to shaping the form of depictions and the meaning imb... Read More about Illuminating palaeolithic art using virtual reality: A new method for integrating dynamic firelight into interpretations of art production and use.

Wealth inequality in the prehispanic northern US Southwest: from Malthus to Tyche (2023)
Journal Article
Kohler, T. A., Bird, D., Bocinsky, R. K., Reese, K., & Gillreath-Brown, A. D. (2023). Wealth inequality in the prehispanic northern US Southwest: from Malthus to Tyche. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1883), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0298

Persistent differences in wealth and power among prehispanic Pueblo societies are visible from the late AD 800s through the late 1200s, after which large portions of the northern US Southwest were depopulated. In this paper we measure these differenc... Read More about Wealth inequality in the prehispanic northern US Southwest: from Malthus to Tyche.

Feeding the pyramid builders: Early agriculture at Giza in Egypt (2023)
Journal Article
Sheisha, H., Kaniewski, D., Marriner, N., Djamali, M., Younes, G., Chen, Z., El-Qady, G., Saleem, A., Khater, C., Véron, A., Anthony, E., Abdelmaguid, M. M., A. R. Abouarab, M., Akacha, Z., Ilie, M., & Morhange, C. (2023). Feeding the pyramid builders: Early agriculture at Giza in Egypt. Quaternary Science Reviews, 312, Article 108172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108172

While the exact technical processes employed in the construction of the pyramids are still a subject of ongoing debate, it is widely recognized that the Giza Plateau served as a hub where various trades converged with the common objective of building... Read More about Feeding the pyramid builders: Early agriculture at Giza in Egypt.