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The paleobiology of two adult skeletons from Baousso da Torre (Bausu da Ture) (Liguria, Italy): Implications for Gravettian lifestyle (2016)
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Villotte, S., Samsel, M., & Sparacello, V. (2017). The paleobiology of two adult skeletons from Baousso da Torre (Bausu da Ture) (Liguria, Italy): Implications for Gravettian lifestyle. Comptes Rendus Palevol, 16(4), 462-473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2016.09.004

This article presents the main skeletal characteristics of the two largely unpublished Gravettian adult skeletons from Baousso da Torre (Liguria, Italy). BT1 and BT2 were two adult tall males, who died aged respectively between 20 and 50 years, and b... Read More about The paleobiology of two adult skeletons from Baousso da Torre (Bausu da Ture) (Liguria, Italy): Implications for Gravettian lifestyle.

Fetishism and visual culture in Later Neolithic Southeast Italy (2016)
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Skeates, R. (2016). Fetishism and visual culture in Later Neolithic Southeast Italy. Time and Mind: The Journal of Archaeology, Consciousness and Culture, 9(4), 335-352. https://doi.org/10.1080/1751696x.2016.1244951

The term ‘fetish’ has been used since the sixteenth century to refer to indigenous ‘power objects’, perceived to embody positive supernatural energy. This concept is explored here with reference to the visual culture of the Later Neolithic in Southea... Read More about Fetishism and visual culture in Later Neolithic Southeast Italy.

Marine Radiocarbon Reservoir Effects for the Mesolithic and Medieval periods in the Western Isles of Scotland (2016)
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Ascough, P., Church, M., & Cook, G. (2016). Marine Radiocarbon Reservoir Effects for the Mesolithic and Medieval periods in the Western Isles of Scotland. Radiocarbon, 59(1), 17-31. https://doi.org/10.1017/rdc.2016.99

This article presents new values for the Scottish marine radiocarbon reservoir effect (MRE) during the Mesolithic at 4540–4240 BC (6490–6190 BP) and the Medieval period at AD 1460–1630 (490–320 BP). The results give a ΔR of –126±39 14C yr for the Mes... Read More about Marine Radiocarbon Reservoir Effects for the Mesolithic and Medieval periods in the Western Isles of Scotland.

Retrospective and emergency dosimetry in response to radiological incidents and nuclear mass-casualty events: A review (2016)
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Bailiff, I., Sholom, S., & McKeever, S. (2016). Retrospective and emergency dosimetry in response to radiological incidents and nuclear mass-casualty events: A review. Radiation Measurements, 94, 83-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2016.09.004

This paper reviews recent research on the application of the physical dosimetry techniques of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and luminescence (optically stimulated luminescence, OSL, and thermoluminescence, TL) to determine radiation dose foll... Read More about Retrospective and emergency dosimetry in response to radiological incidents and nuclear mass-casualty events: A review.

Experimental abrasion of water submerged bone: The influence of bombardment by different sediment classes on microabrasion rate (2016)
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Griffith, S., Thompson, C., Thompson, T., & Gowland, R. (2016). Experimental abrasion of water submerged bone: The influence of bombardment by different sediment classes on microabrasion rate. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 10, 15-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.09.001

Data presented here demonstrates the utility of quantitative analysis of sediment-induced microabrasion on bone's surface. Fresh sheep (Ovis aries) bone, acting as a human analogue, was bombarded by mobile sediments from silt, sand and gravel classes... Read More about Experimental abrasion of water submerged bone: The influence of bombardment by different sediment classes on microabrasion rate.

Immaculate conceptions: Micro-CT analysis of diagenesis in Romano-British infant skeletons (2016)
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Booth, T., Redfern, R., & Gowland, R. (2016). Immaculate conceptions: Micro-CT analysis of diagenesis in Romano-British infant skeletons. Journal of Archaeological Science, 74, 124-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2016.08.007

Most histological analyses of bone diagenesis are destructive and limited to the inspection of a cross-section that may not be representative of the whole. X-ray microtomography (Micro-CT) may provide a non-destructive means of investigating taphonom... Read More about Immaculate conceptions: Micro-CT analysis of diagenesis in Romano-British infant skeletons.

Post-Disaster Rescue Archaeological Investigations, Evaluations and Interpretations in the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Property (Nepal): Observations and Recommendations from a UNESCO mission in 2015 (2016)
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Coningham, R., Acharya, K., Davis, C., Kunwar, R., Tremblay, J., Schmidt, A., …LaFortune-Bernard, A. (2016). Post-Disaster Rescue Archaeological Investigations, Evaluations and Interpretations in the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Property (Nepal): Observations and Recommendations from a UNESCO mission in 2015. PRACINA NEPALA. ANCIENT NEPAL, 191-192, 72-92

Preliminary Results of Post-Disaster Archaeological Investigations at the Char Narayan Temple and within Patan’s Durbar Square, Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Property (Nepal) (2016)
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Coningham, R., Acharya, K., Davis, C., Kunwar, R., Tremblay, J., Simpson, I., & Schmidt, A. (2016). Preliminary Results of Post-Disaster Archaeological Investigations at the Char Narayan Temple and within Patan’s Durbar Square, Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Property (Nepal). PRACINA NEPALA. ANCIENT NEPAL, 191-192, 52-71

Geostatistical approach to spatial, multi-elemental dataset from an archaeological site in Vatnsfjörður, Iceland (2016)
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Mikołajczyk, Ł., & Milek, K. (2016). Geostatistical approach to spatial, multi-elemental dataset from an archaeological site in Vatnsfjörður, Iceland. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 9, 577-585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.08.036

This paper presents the results of geochemical mapping conducted in the coastal zone of a multi-period archaeological (farm) site in Vatnsfjörður, northwest Iceland. The main aim of the study was to test the efficiency of geospatial analysis (based u... Read More about Geostatistical approach to spatial, multi-elemental dataset from an archaeological site in Vatnsfjörður, Iceland.

Going south of the river: a multidisciplinary analysis of ancestry, mobility and diet in a population from Roman Southwark, London (2016)
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Redfern, R., Gröcke, D., Millard, A., Ridgeway, V., Johnson, L., & Hefner, J. (2016). Going south of the river: a multidisciplinary analysis of ancestry, mobility and diet in a population from Roman Southwark, London. Journal of Archaeological Science, 74, 11-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2016.07.016

This study investigated the ancestry, childhood residency and diet of 22 individuals buried at an A.D. 2nd and 4th century cemetery at Lant Street, in the southern burial area of Roman London. The possible presence of migrants was investigated using... Read More about Going south of the river: a multidisciplinary analysis of ancestry, mobility and diet in a population from Roman Southwark, London.

Developing a Collaborative Strategy to Manage and Preserve Cultural Heritage During the Libyan Conflict. The Case of the Gebel Nāfusa (2016)
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Nebbia, N., Leone, A., Bockmann, R., Hddad, M., Abdouli, H., Masoud, A., …Khatab, M. (2016). Developing a Collaborative Strategy to Manage and Preserve Cultural Heritage During the Libyan Conflict. The Case of the Gebel Nāfusa. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 23(4), 971-988. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-016-9299-6

The paper discusses the potential of a collaborative scheme for the development of a protocol for recording and managing the cultural heritage in Libya. The critical political situation in the country urges the development of cultural heritage manage... Read More about Developing a Collaborative Strategy to Manage and Preserve Cultural Heritage During the Libyan Conflict. The Case of the Gebel Nāfusa.

Insights on the paleoepidemiology of ancient tuberculosis from the structural analysis of postcranial remains from the Ligurian Neolithic (northwestern Italy) (2016)
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Sparacello, V., Roberts, C., Canci, A., Moggi-Cecchi, J., & Marchi, D. (2016). Insights on the paleoepidemiology of ancient tuberculosis from the structural analysis of postcranial remains from the Ligurian Neolithic (northwestern Italy). International Journal of Paleopathology, 15, 50-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2016.08.003

The aim of this research is to gain insights on the progression timeline of osteoarticular tuberculosis (TB) in people from the Neolithic period by using skeletal traits that are independent of the bony lesions. The body proportions and postcranial m... Read More about Insights on the paleoepidemiology of ancient tuberculosis from the structural analysis of postcranial remains from the Ligurian Neolithic (northwestern Italy).

The Great Irish Famine: identifying starvation in the tissues of victims using stable isotope analysis of bone and incremental dentine collagen (2016)
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Beaumont, J., & Montgomery, J. (2016). The Great Irish Famine: identifying starvation in the tissues of victims using stable isotope analysis of bone and incremental dentine collagen. PLoS ONE, 11(8), Article e0160065. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160065

The major components of human diet both past and present may be estimated by measuring the carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) of the collagenous proteins in bone and tooth dentine. However, the results from these two tissues differ su... Read More about The Great Irish Famine: identifying starvation in the tissues of victims using stable isotope analysis of bone and incremental dentine collagen.

The advance of cultivation at its northern European limit: process or event? (2016)
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Lahtinen, M., Oinonen, M., Tallavaara, M., Walker, J., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2017). The advance of cultivation at its northern European limit: process or event?. Holocene, 27(3), 427-438. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683616660164

Dates for early cultivation in Finland obtained from pollen analysis and remains from archaeological sites are compared with the changes in population size derived from the summed calendar-year probability distributions. The results from these two in... Read More about The advance of cultivation at its northern European limit: process or event?.

Exploring representativeness and reliability for late medieval earthquakes in Europe (2016)
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Forlin, P., Gerrard, C., & Petley, D. (2016). Exploring representativeness and reliability for late medieval earthquakes in Europe. Natural Hazards, 84(3), 1625-1636. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2502-y

Seismic catalogues of past earthquakes have compiled a substantial amount of information about historical seismicity for Europe and the Mediterranean. Using two of the most recent European seismic databases (AHEAD and EMEC), this paper employs GIS sp... Read More about Exploring representativeness and reliability for late medieval earthquakes in Europe.

Methods for U-series Dating of CaCO3 Crusts Associated with Palaeolithic Cave Art and Application to Iberian Sites (2016)
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Hoffmann, D., Pike, A., García-Diez, M., Pettitt, P., & Zilhão, J. (2016). Methods for U-series Dating of CaCO3 Crusts Associated with Palaeolithic Cave Art and Application to Iberian Sites. Quaternary Geochronology, 36, 104-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2016.07.004

U-series dating is a precise and accurate geochronological tool which is widely applied to date secondary CaCO3 formation, for example in speleothem based palaeoclimate research. It can also be employed to provide chronological constraints for archae... Read More about Methods for U-series Dating of CaCO3 Crusts Associated with Palaeolithic Cave Art and Application to Iberian Sites.