Earliest Musa banana from the late Quaternary sequence at Fahien Rock Shelter in Sri Lanka
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DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3041
Abstract: The domestication and the time of arrival of bananas in South Asia and Africa are unresolved issues. We provide banana seed and leaf phytolith evidence from the archaeological sequence at Fahien Rock Shelter, located in… read more here.
Keywords: sri; sequence; rock shelter; sri lanka ... See more keywords
Investigating mobility and highland occupation strategies during the Early Holocene at the Cuncaicha rock shelter through strontium and oxygen isotopes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.10.023
Abstract: Abstract Results from the recent excavations at the Cuncaicha rock shelter (4480 m above sea level) suggest a successful colonization of the Andean highlands by groups of foragers during the Terminal Pleistocene and Early Holocene. The discovery… read more here.
Keywords: strontium oxygen; mobility; cuncaicha rock; early holocene ... See more keywords
Obsidian in the Dásovich rock-shelter, Chubut, Argentina: Implications for long-distance acquisition behavoirs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102028
Abstract: Abstract In the Dasovich rock-shelter, southwest Chubut, Argentina, obsidian artifacts make up >50% of all the artifacts encountered. Although absent from the earliest Late Pleistocene (≥11,800 cal yrs BP) occupational level in the site, they do… read more here.
Keywords: holocene; chubut argentina; early holocene; cal yrs ... See more keywords
A Neolithic without dairy? Chemical evidence from the content of ceramics from the Pendimoun rock-shelter (Castellar, France, 5750–5150 BCE)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102682
Abstract: Abstract The early phases of Neolithic expansion in the Central and Western Mediterranean are relatively poorly understood with regards to the diversity in the subsistence economy and the degree of interaction with indigenous hunter-gatherers. Recent… read more here.
Keywords: france; rock shelter; pendimoun rock; evidence ... See more keywords
Turning a rock shelter into a home. Neanderthal use of space in Abric Romaní levels M and O
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DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2017.1340470
Abstract: Abstract Bone refits can be a useful tool to understand the archaeological assemblages. From a taphonomic point of view, they have been used to reinforce some aspects related to the formation processes of the sites.… read more here.
Keywords: abric roman; site; shelter home; rock shelter ... See more keywords
Integrating ZooMS and zooarchaeology: New data from the Uluzzian levels of Uluzzo C Rock Shelter, Roccia San Sebastiano cave and Riparo del Broion
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275614
Abstract: In this study we explore the potential of combining traditional zooarchaeological determination and proteomic identification of morphologically non-diagnostic bone fragments (ZooMS) collected from the Uluzzian levels of three Italian sites: Uluzzo C Rock Shelter, Roccia… read more here.
Keywords: rock shelter; roccia san; shelter roccia; uluzzian levels ... See more keywords
Multi-Analytical Techniques to Define the Mineralogical and Petrophysical Characteristics and Provenance of Siliceous Lithic Findings: The Case Study of La Calvera Rock Shelter (Cantabria, Spain)
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DOI: 10.3390/min13050666
Abstract: This archaeometric study aims at characterizing the archaeological finds belonging to the lithic industry from La Calvera rock shelter (Camaleño, Cantabria) and at hypothesizing the possible provenance of each material. The site, located in the… read more here.
Keywords: calvera rock; analytical techniques; rock shelter; multi analytical ... See more keywords