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Common and much less common scenarios in which botany is crucial for forensic pathologist and anthropologists: a series of eight case studies (2021)
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Caccianiga, M., Caccia, G., Mazzarelli, D., Salsarola, D., Poppa, P., Gaudio, D., …Cattaneo, C. (2021). Common and much less common scenarios in which botany is crucial for forensic pathologist and anthropologists: a series of eight case studies. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 135(3), 1067-1077. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-020-02456-0

Archaeometric Characterization of Pottery from the Iron Age Hillfort of Pintia (Valladolid, Spain) (2021)
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Coria-Noguera, J. C., Badreshany, K., & Sanz-Mínguez, C. (2022). Archaeometric Characterization of Pottery from the Iron Age Hillfort of Pintia (Valladolid, Spain). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 41, Article 103313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103313

This paper presents the results of an archaeometric analysis of pre-Roman and Roman ceramics from the Vaccean Iron Age hillfort of Pintia (Valladolid, Spain). The study assesses degrees of romanization and hybridization by investigating changes in lo... Read More about Archaeometric Characterization of Pottery from the Iron Age Hillfort of Pintia (Valladolid, Spain).

We Are Not Alone: William King and the Naming of the Neanderthals (2021)
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Walker, J., Clinnick, D., & White, M. (2021). We Are Not Alone: William King and the Naming of the Neanderthals. American Anthropologist, 123(4), 805-818. https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.13654

The story of human history was changed forever in 1863 with William King's proposal that we had not always been the sole members of the Homo genus. Yet, more than 150 years after Homo neanderthalensis was first named and then summarized in the pages... Read More about We Are Not Alone: William King and the Naming of the Neanderthals.

The characterisation of ceramic production from the Central Levant and Egyptian trade in the Pyramid Age (2021)
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Badreshany, K., Sowada, K., Ownby, M., Jean, M., De Vreeze, M., McClymont, A., & Philip, G. (2022). The characterisation of ceramic production from the Central Levant and Egyptian trade in the Pyramid Age. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 41, Article 103309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103309

A recent petrographic study of ceramic jars from Giza imported into Egypt during the 4th Dynasty of the Pyramid Age (c. 2613–2494 BC) identified the original production zone as the Lebanese coast generally between Beirut and Tripoli, including the re... Read More about The characterisation of ceramic production from the Central Levant and Egyptian trade in the Pyramid Age.

The Roman Hinterland Project: integrating archaeological field surveys around Rome and beyond (2021)
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Attema, P., Carafa, P., Jongman, W., Smith, C., Bronkhorst, A., Capanna, M., …Wouda, N. (2022). The Roman Hinterland Project: integrating archaeological field surveys around Rome and beyond. European Journal of Archaeology, 25(2), 238-258. https://doi.org/10.1017/eaa.2021.51

This article presents the background to and prospects for a new initiative in archaeological field survey and database integration. The Roman Hinterland Project combines data from the Tiber Valley Project, Roman Suburbium Project, and the Pontine Reg... Read More about The Roman Hinterland Project: integrating archaeological field surveys around Rome and beyond.

Low Density Urbanism in Medieval Sri Lanka: Exploring the hinterland of Polonnaruva (2021)
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Manuel, M., Gunawardana, P., Namalgamuwa, H., Coningham, R., Davis, C., Krishnan, K., …Rammungoda, U. (2021). Low Density Urbanism in Medieval Sri Lanka: Exploring the hinterland of Polonnaruva. Asian Perspectives: The Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, 60(2), 248-271. https://doi.org/10.1353/asi.2021.0002

A hinterland survey at Polonnaruva has revealed that a planned pluralistic landscape developed during the latter part of the Early Medieval period (A.D. 600-1200). This represents a significant shift in settlement pattern from the organically derived... Read More about Low Density Urbanism in Medieval Sri Lanka: Exploring the hinterland of Polonnaruva.

Combining dental calculus with isotope analysis in the Alps: New evidence from the Roman and medieval cemeteries of Lamon, Italy (2021)
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Fiorin, E., Moore, J., Montgomery, J., Mariotti Lippi, M., Nowell, G., & Forlin, P. (2023). Combining dental calculus with isotope analysis in the Alps: New evidence from the Roman and medieval cemeteries of Lamon, Italy. Quaternary International, 653–654, 89-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2021.11.022

This study presents the results of integrated isotopic and dental calculus analyses of a number of individuals buried in two cemeteries of Roman and medieval chronology in Lamon(Belluno), northern Italy. Eleven individuals from the Roman cemetery of... Read More about Combining dental calculus with isotope analysis in the Alps: New evidence from the Roman and medieval cemeteries of Lamon, Italy.

The Cañaveral de León stela (Huelva, Spain). A monumental sculpture in a landscape of settlements and pathways (2021)
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Rivera Jiménez, T., García Sanjuán, L., Díaz-Guardamino, M., Donaire Romero, T., Morales González, J. A., Lozano Rodríguez, J. A., …Aguilera Collado, E. (2021). The Cañaveral de León stela (Huelva, Spain). A monumental sculpture in a landscape of settlements and pathways. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 40(Part A), Article 103251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103251

A newly discovered prehistoric stela from Cañaveral de León (Huelva, Spain) is studied through a combination of scientific methods, including thin section petrography and lithological contextualisation, various state-of-the-art digital imaging techni... Read More about The Cañaveral de León stela (Huelva, Spain). A monumental sculpture in a landscape of settlements and pathways.

Health inequality in Britain before 1750 (2021)
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Kendall, E. J., Brown, A. T., Doran, T., Gowland, R., & Cookson, R. (2021). Health inequality in Britain before 1750. SSM - Population Health, 16, Article 100957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100957

Background This study examines the claim that social inequality in health in European populations was absent prior to 1750. This claim is primarily based on comparisons of life expectancy at birth in England between general and ducal (elite aristocra... Read More about Health inequality in Britain before 1750.