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PeerJ
January 2025
Faunal Archaeology Consultant, Olympia, Washington, United States.
The presence of at least two contemporaneous Pleistocene mastodon taxa in North America ( and ) invites re-examination of specimens at the geographic margins of each species in order to determine range boundaries, overlaps, and fluctuations. Third molars from Oregon in the United States, as well as from Hidalgo and Jalisco in Mexico, were found to be morphologically consistent with . Washington in the United States includes a number of specimens that could not be confidently assigned to either taxon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBehav Brain Sci
January 2025
Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen,
Our species' behavioral and cognitive evolution constitute a key research topic across many scientific disciplines. Based on ethnographic hunter-gatherer data, Stibbard-Hawkes challenges the common link made between past material culture and cognitive capacities. Despite this adequate criticism, archaeology must retain a central role for studying these issues due to its unique access to relevant empirical evidence in deep time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMar Pollut Bull
December 2024
Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 1 Gamaa Street, P.O. Box 12613, Giza, Egypt.
Archaeological sites in deltaic regions face increasing environmental threats. This study provides the first assessment of seawater intrusion and land subsidence impacts on archaeological sites in the Nile Delta through hydrochemical investigations, InSAR techniques, and multi-criteria decision analysis of 33 sites. The results reveal that 80.
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December 2024
North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, No. 136, Jinshui East Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou City 450046, Henan Province, PR China.
Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) is an efficient geophysical exploration technique widely used in the exploration of groundwater resources, environmental monitoring, engineering geological assessment, and archaeology. However, the undulation of the terrain significantly affects the accuracy of ERT data, potentially leading to false anomalies in the resistivity images and increasing the complexity of interpreting subsurface structures. This paper reviews the progress in the research on terrain correction for resistivity methods since the early 20th century.
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November 2024
Ancient Ceramic Research Center, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China.
The Changsha Kiln of the Tang Dynasty was a major site for celadon production, yet the mechanisms behind the unique coloring of its opaque glazes remain inadequately explored. Prior research has largely focused on the general composition of these glazes, with limited understanding of the specific processes contributing to their distinct visual characteristics. This gap in knowledge hinders efforts to accurately replicate these historical glazes and fully appreciate their technological significance.
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