Ruth Shahack-Gross

TL;DR: A maxilla and associated dentition recently discovered at Misliya Cave, Israel, was dated to 177,000 to 194,000 years ago, suggesting that members of the Homo sapiens clade left Africa earlier than previously thought.

TL;DR: Micromorphological and isotopic evidence indicates recrystallization of the wood ash and use-wear damage on blades and blade tools in conjunction with numerous cut marks on bones indicate an emphasis on butchering and prey-defleshing activities in the vicinity of fireplaces.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used micromorphology, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), X-ray powder diffractometry (XRD), and XRF spectrometers to characterize natural sediments sampled on and in the proximity of the tell and monitor their transformations due to exposure to high temperatures in an oven and in open fires, focusing on the transformations of the clay mineral components of mud-brick materials.

TL;DR: The natural and anthropogenic/cultural taphonomic processes that affect the preservation and identification of livestock dung, and the archaeological information that can be extracted through detailed studies of the context and content of identified livestock dail in archaeological sites are modeled and discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to distinguish between burned and unstained, burned and stained, and stained but not burned.