Recent work is changing our understanding of phreatomagmatic maar-diatreme eruptions and resulting deposits. In previous models, explosions were often inferred to take place only at the base of a diatreme, with progressive downward migration due to a cone of depression in the host aquifer. However, diatremes themselves contain much water that is heterogeneously distributed, and field evidence s...

Stone tools, or lithics, are the least familiar artifacts archaeologists encounter in our research. Most of us have more than a passing acquaintance with artifacts made of ceramics or metal. We have household words for them, such as “bowl” or “nail,” that transfer readily into archaeological analysis. Few students come to archaeology already familiar with stone tools. When and where preservatio...

This article describes and analyzes a highly significant archaeological context discovered in a late Paracas (400-200 BCE) sunken patio in the monumental platform mound of Cerro Gentil, located in the Chincha Valley, Peru. This patio area was used for several centuries for ritual activities, including large-scale feasting and other public gatherings. At one point late in this historical sequenc...

Lateral Gallery 1 (GL1) in Cova del Gegant is a Middle Palaeolithic assemblage yielding diagnostic Neanderthal remains, together with Mousterian tools and faunal remains. It good archive for evaluating the environmental conditions of coastal areas during MIS 4 3 NE Iberian Peninsula, also Neanderthals’ behaviour mobility. Here we provide comprehensive assessment all data available from GL1, suc...

The stratigraphic and compositional study of three sediment cores recovered close to the Po River near Ostiglia provides clues on changes in fluvial dynamics at transition from last glacial present interglacial. Upper Pleistocene units are dominated by sands with high content volcanic lithics, denoting supply south-Alpine fluvio-glacial tributary system. Early–Mid Holocene unit, peat-rich barre...

Burnt lithic artefacts are regularly discarded from microwear analyses, causing a bias in the functional interpretation of prehistoric sites. This is especially true when burnt lithics numerous as typically case on Mesolithic sites Northern Belgium. stone potentially hold information regarding functional, spatial, and social organisation site. Therefore, investigating impact burning tools, pres...

We present the results of a diachronic survey Katsaronio plain in Karystia, southern Euboea, Greece. The project was organised under aegis Norwegian Institute at Athens with permit from Hellenic Ministry Culture official name Archaeological Survey Karystia. Five years fieldwork (2012–16) covered an area 20km 2 large agricultural located about 5km north-west town Karystos. identified 99 new find...

Abstract The Camel Site is in the north of Saudi Arabia province al-Jawf. It characterised by three decaying sandstone hillocks with life-sized 3D engravings (or reliefs) camels and equids likely carved during later prehistory. A survey central area site identified clusters flakes other flintknapping remains lower areas between spurs larger silcrete tools directly underneath animal depictions. ...

Work on large samples of southern African archaeological lithics, probably used to tip hunting weapons amongst other things, and ethno-historical bone iron weapon tips known use exposed limitations in the cross-sectional area (TCSA) method’s robustness for hypothesising about variation ancient weapon-delivery systems. Here, we list some discuss a few recently published improvements ranges data ...

This study focuses on the early human occupation of arctic part West Siberian Plain and introduces finds at Paleolithic site Kushevat (Shuryshkarsky District, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug), discovered in 2020. Geological geomorphological characteristics Lower Ob region are provided, chronology key Middle Late Neopleistocene sequences is assessed, criteria underlying search for sites area outli...