【Archaeology】An Annotated WWII Underwater Archaeology Bibliography
With four decades of WWII underwater archaeology publications, the time is nigh to create a comprehensive bibliography and conduct an analysis of tren... [more]
【Archaeology】Dirt in the Wounds: Confronting Hard Histories through Public Community Archaeology in Boston
The majority of Boston's residents are minorities. These minority residents confront the ongoing effects of racism, including the hard histories of e... [more]
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Excavation versus sustainability in situ:: A conclusion on 25 years of archaeological investigations
Assurance, a British warship of 44 guns, was lost on the Needles of Wight, UK, in 1753. Pomone, a British 5th rate 38-gun frigate of the Leda class, followed in 1811. Designated a 'protected wreck' in 1975 this multi-period site was investigated under a
The Foundation of Pi-Ramesse: Strengthening the Rule of the 19th Dynasty and Displaying Egypt to the
In the past, the statement from P. Anastasi II, that everybody left his city to settle in Pi-Ramesse, has mainly been interpreted in a somewhat propagandistic sense - everybody wanted to leave their old city to come to the marvellous new capital with all
Dogs under urbanization: Isotopic insight from the Bronze Age Central Plains of China (ca. 2000-1000
Although dogs played multifaceted roles during the early stages of urbanization in China's Central Plains, research remains limited concerning the management of dogs, the dynamics of human-dog relationships, and dogs' entanglements with the political ec
Accommodating agriculture at al-Khayran: Economic relations and settlement practices in the earliest
Early agricultural practices are often viewed as such a radical transformation that they not only structured and drove the long-term development of subsistence economies, but also required a dramatic reorganization of how community -wide economic relation
Organically Grown Archaeological Databases and their 'Messiness': Hobby Metal Detecting in
Hobby metal detecting in Norway has grown since 2014. In the Norwegian recording system, all finds are catalogued by professionals at five regional museums. The examination of the dataset thus created allows the authors to look at regional and national pa
Ancient and modern inscriptions in the basalt desert: News from the 2023 season of the Badia Epigrap
The Badia Epigraphic Survey (BES) Project was launched in 2015 by Ali Al-Manaser and Michael C. A. Macdonald and, with two gaps, has been conducting annual surveys in the harra of north-eastern Jordan ever since. The 2023 survey, like that of 2018, set ou
Dietary Variability in the Varna Chalcolithic Cemeteries
This article presents the results of AMS radiocarbon dating, stable isotope analysis, and FRUITS dietary modelling to investigate dietary variability among sixty individuals buried at Varna in the mid-fifth millennium bc. The principal pattern was the iso
The Roman siege system of Masada: a 3D computerized analysis of a conflict landscape
The 1st-c. CE Roman siege system of Masada exhibits a high degree of preservation due to its remote location and the arid climate. However, unlike the thoroughly excavated Masada fortress, the siege system has not received due attention. This article is p
Racial Discourses in Aegean Prehistory c. 1900: The Case of the Cupbearer Fresco at Knossos
This article traces characterizations of the Cupbearer fresco, named after the large vessel the figure holds and uncovered at the site of Knossos in 1900, in light of the research agendas about the 'races' of the prehistoric Aegean and traditions of rac
Geochemical Analyses to Make the Invisible More Concrete: Cycles of Building Use and Roof Hatches at
This study focuses on understanding the use of space at Asikli Hoyuk in central Turkey through the geochemical analyses of five overlying floors of a quadrangular mudbrick building dating to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period. The research allows us to foll
Beneath the Waves: Tracing Contraband Bronze Rings in Nanhai No. I Shipwreck
This study presents a comprehensive archaeometallurgical analysis of 21 bronze rings recovered from the Nanhai No. I shipwreck, a remarkable historical site dating back to the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 AD). The shipwreck, located in the South China
Mapping Mauritius' Underwater Cultural Heritage: A GIS-Based Approach to Integrating Environmen
This paper presents a GIS-based approach to mapping Mauritius' underwater cultural heritage (UCH), integrating historical and archaeological data to visualize and analyze the distribution of shipwrecks and their relationship with the marine environment.
Archaeology through tok stori: negotiating the meanings, values and challenges of archaeological res
Tok stori, a Melanesian pidgin term meaning conversate or share stories, has emerged over the last decade as a Melanesian research methodology in the fields of education, pedagogy and leadership. This paper contributes to this scholarship by exploring the
Archaeology and Applied Anthropology as a Collaborative Approach to Decolonization
Mid-Atlantic Native archaeology has focused primarily on cultural horizons that predate the arrival of Europeans, culture contact phenomena, or the frontier dynamic of post-contact. In recent decades, the discipline has made important strides toward civic
Slow (Bio)archaeology: Recovering Stories of Irish Immigrant Lives in the Huntington Anatomical Coll
I consider the power of slow archaeology in a study of the Huntington Anatomical Collection, focusing on Irish immigrants who lived and worked in New York City over the course of the 19th and early 20th centuries. I argue that normative bioarchaeological