a r t i c l e i n f o At the Late Bronze Age site of Kalavasos-Ayios Dhimitrios in southern Cyprus, the subterranean remains of previously unknown buildings were recently discovered and mapped with ground-penetrating radar (GPR). Though the fine-grained calcareous substrate at the site was not necessarily ideal for GPR—exhibiting a high clay fraction, significant volumetric water content, and s...

The locality of Kastel in Banja Luka, the area its second court, had been a subject archeological excavations at end 1992. Archeological itself is positioned on highest point city long plateau that was following Crkvena creek till river Vrbas estuary. Dominant position to surrounding, existence fresh drinking water and bountiful pastures, made this suitable settling spot for both prehistorical ...

the abharroud basin is an important region in the archeological studies of northwestern outskirts of the central plateau, and west and northwest of iran. considering its environmental capabilities and geographical location, studying the region can leads us to a better understanding of regional relations and also inter-regional interaction between the mentioned cultural-geographical regions. how...

This study investigated strontium isotopes in the dental enamel of 32 human skeletons from Forte Marechal Luz sambaqui (shellmound), Santa Catarina, Brazil, aiming at identifying local and non-local individuals. The archeological site presents pot sherds in the uppermost archeological layers. Dental enamel was also examined from specimens of terrestrial fauna ((87)Sr/(86)Sr = 0.71046 to 0.71273...

The oldest contemporary human mitochondrial lineages arose in Africa. The earliest divergent extant maternal offshoot, namely haplogroup L0d, is represented by click-speaking forager peoples of southern Africa. Broadly defined as Khoesan, contemporary Khoesan are today largely restricted to the semidesert regions of Namibia and Botswana, whereas archeological, historical, and genetic evidence p...

An important concern of paleoethnobotanists is accounting for the presence and charring of seeds recovered archeologically. The possibility that seeds can be brought to a site incorporated in animal dung and charred when that dung is burned as fuel is considered. Researchers have shown that animal dung can contain seeds. Ethnoarcheological data from the rural village of Malyan, Iran demonstrate...