The Niah Caves complex in northwest Borneo is best known for its early Homo sapiens remains, but the various Niah entrances and nearby caves also contain a wealth of archaeological deposits from later time periods. The rich metal-age record (from c. 2000 years ago) of Niah is nearly exclusively represented by burials, and while some attention has been directed to understanding the West Mouth ce...

The effects of the 4.2 kya climatic event on northern Mesopotamia have been subject significant scholarly debate, with notion a megadrought that forced local populations to migrate attracting particular attention. Here, authors analyse stable carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen 15 N) isotopes in human tooth bone samples assess trends subsistence practice at three sites Syria before, during after presu...

kohgilouyeh and boyrahmad mountainous region has been played an important role in iranian archaeology especially where the formation of nomadic communities is discussed. through history different nomads have settled the region due to its moderate climate and fertile pasturelands. archaeological studies having recently been conducted in this region have shown variant settlement sites which have ...

Abstract A total of 100 investigated coloured/colourless opaque and transparent glass-gems the National Archaeological Museum Aquileia (Italy) have been analyzed with a non-invasive approach, at AGLAE facility (Centre de Recherche et Restauration des Musées France - C2RMF), located Palais du Louvre in Paris (France). The collection represents “unicum” terms number finds richness typologies. Alm...

Cultural heritage has been gaining more importance in the recent years in combination with sophisticated yet effective computer vision techniques. As a consequence, archaeological data, both in textual and image forms, has been considered in the development of database models. Archaeological sites are the primary source of archaeological data, and the findings are the primary targets for storag...

Later age at onset of independent walking is associated with lower leg bone strength in childhood and adolescence. However, it is unknown whether these associations persist into older age or whether they are evident at axial (central) or upper limb sites. Therefore, we examined walking age obtained at age 2 years and bone outcomes obtained by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and periphera...

Aerosols play an important role in the atmosphere but are poorly characterized, particularly in urban areas like the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA). The chemical composition of urban particles must be known to assess their effects on the environment, and specific particulate emissions sources should be identified to establish effective pollution control standards. For these reasons, sampl...

The article is devoted to a discussion of the main results archaeozoological studies materials from settlements different periods Bronze Age in Southern Urals (the Sintashta and Alakul cultures) new methodological approaches study animal bones archaeological sites. basis life support system inhabitants throughout was breeding livestock. parameters husbandry were relatively stable did not underg...

Abstract In this work, we demonstrate the feasibility of quantitative laser-based x-ray fluorescence (XRF) combined with particle-induced emission (PIXE) (called XPIF for and fluorescence) spectroscopy analysis elemental composition in solid samples. A multi-hundred TW laser system accelerated protons produced x-rays that were impinging on samples, inducing characteristic line emissions element...