Showing papers in "Journal of Archaeological Science in 2019"

TL;DR: This work creates a CNN trained to detect early Iron Age burial mounds in freely available optical satellite data that provides a superior method for archaeological site detection based on the comparison to other detection algorithms trained on the same dataset.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report LA-ICP-MS results of Islamic glass weights and stamps from Egypt that provide a precise record of high temporal resolution of glass compositions from Abd al-Malik's monetary reform in 697 CE to the year 1020 CE.

TL;DR: This paper presents the first proof of concept for the automated recording of material culture dispersion across large areas using high resolution drone imagery, photogrammetry and a combination of machine learning and geospatial analysis that can be run using the Google Earth Engine geosphere cloud computing platform.

TL;DR: It is suggested that entire femoral cortical bone of aged terrestrial mammals represents isotopic values during adolescence rather than an average value from several years prior to death, as confirmed by radiocarbon dating.

TL;DR: This article aims to discuss some concepts that have been directly borrowed from the application of GM in Biological Sciences and that have not been subject to much thought when used in Archaeology.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the protein-based signal can be obtained reliably from open-air archaeological contexts dating to at least 7300 years ago, and developed a probability curve of female sex as a function of the logarithm of AMELX_HUMAN signal.

TL;DR: A new, well-defined, transparent and standardized mapping approach based on the combination of a budget UAS and straightforward photogrammetrical techniques, fully embedded in the workflow of knowledge production in archaeological excavation is proposed.

TL;DR: In this article, the feasibility of prospecting for archaeological sites previously occupied by farming communities in the Shashi-Limpopo Confluence Area of southern Africa, using very high-resolution satellite WorldView-2 images was evaluated.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a new integrative theory and method for quantitative analyses of radiocarbon summed probability distributions (SPDs) in space, based on a case study of 3571 geo-referenced radiocaran dates from Wyoming, USA.

TL;DR: In this article, a large body of archaeobotanical data from prehistoric Southeastern Europe, mostly published for the first time, that correspond to cereal food preparations is presented. But the results are limited to 20 sites situated in Greece and Bulgaria, spanning the Early Neolithic through to the Iron Age.

TL;DR: In this article, a suite of simulations from the HadCM3 climate model covering the last 6000 years is analyzed, showing that longterm drivers produced a shift to a more arid climate, showing minima in both precipitation and river flow at 2000 BCE, whilst temperatures were colder at 2250 BCE.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors employed multi-stage use-wear analysis to identify features that are not detectable through macroscopic approach, and showed that simple flake assemblages can be part of complex tool production.

TL;DR: A legacy dataset of 1329 major element analyses of medieval glass (12th-15th centuries) has been compiled and analysed for geographical distribution of compositional characteristics as mentioned in this paper, and three regional compositional types may be distinguished using simple elemental plots, associated with glass production in northwestern France, in the region around the Rhine, and in central Europe.

TL;DR: In this paper, a 3D landmark-based geometric morphometric approach was used to address the nature of long distance trade and connectivity on the prehistoric Silk Road, and significant differences between morphotypes revealed that protracted mobility patterns were unlikely and that while animal exchange may have occurred, it was not pervasive enough to produce a uniform sheep morphotype across central and southeastern Kazakhstan.

TL;DR: In this article, phytolith analysis of the soil samples from the Shuangdun site during the archaeological excavation, which is a representative site of the Shunshanji Culture in the middle Huai River valley dating back to 7.3-6.8 ka BP, reveals evidence of crops in China.

TL;DR: It is shown here how to explore the potential correlation between prenatal stress and early age at death, as well as any possible correlation between postnatal physiological stress andEarly age atdeath, through the occurrence, number and peaks in frequencies of developmental defects in human deciduous enamel microstructure, as observed in thin sections of human mandibular deciduously canine teeth.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of bulk soil and chemical analyses, artefact distribution, and phytolith analysis from the excavation of a daub house at the early medieval site of Unguja Ukuu (c. 7th-14th c. AD), Zanzibar were presented.

TL;DR: The impact of the last interglacial climate change on ecosystems and Neanderthals behavior at Baume Moula-Guercy, Ardeche, France as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, a transformed landscape is reconstructed based upon soil chemistry, micromorphology, and macro and micro-botanical data framed within a stratigraphic and radiocarbon informed Bayesian model that is the first for Rapa Nui.

TL;DR: The first comprehensive analysis of glass compositions from Visigothic Spain using high resolution laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is presented in this article.

TL;DR: In this article, the formation processes and the spatial patterning of the remains of Acheulean artefacts, fossil mammal bones and two fossil hominin remains were analyzed.

TL;DR: In this paper, both fresh and dry bones with reproduced trampling striae and cut marks were tumbled in a tumbling machine, combining different types of movement and proportions of water to sediment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the Qinling area is proposed as a potential region of origin for the metals containing highly radiogenic lead used by several contemporaneous but culturally/politically distinct entities across a vast territory.

TL;DR: The findings support the significant over-representation of male horses in Viking Age graves in Iceland, yet show that –albeit rare– mares could also be selected for ritual burial in Viking age Iceland.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the nature of the rock support, location, surroundings, accessibility, and visibility of 31 panels in Cussac Cave and identify three groups of panels that reveal three ways of using the cave, two of which appear homogenous.

TL;DR: An ancient Egyptian crocodile mummy (MHNL 90001591, Musee des Confluences, Lyon, France) dating to the Roman period and discovered at Kom Ombo (Upper Egypt) was analysed through synchrotron multiscale microtomography as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of fertilisation with seaweed, a common fertiliser in the past in coastal areas, has been the subject of several hypotheses, but until now has not been studied in this particular context.

TL;DR: A series of crucial theoretical issues linked to the incompleteness and the equi-/multi-finality of the archaeological record are discussed and the core concept of Diachronic Semantic Models (DhSM) is introduced as a means to integrate the long-term evolution of the archaeology landscape in the conceptual, digital and real-world frameworks of the object-based approach.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose to analyze ancient pathway networks to understand the organization of cities and villages located in a certain territory, attempting to clarify whether such organization existed and if so, how it functioned.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors apply a spatial statistical model to a set of megalithic monuments located in the south of Galicia (Monte Penide and surroundings) with a view to exploring locational choices, spatial hierarchy and territoriality in these funerary landscapes.