shahdad and yahya which are two important prehistoric sites in the kerman province, are of most important forarchaeometallurgical studies. during excavations at these sites a number of metal objects have been discovered.moreover, evidence of metal working on the surface testify to manifacturing of metal objects. this also shows that thesite might have experienced craft specialization.the follow...

The study introduces a spearhead hoard from the Velem-Szent Vid hillfort (Vas County, Hungary), which was retrieved by joint research project of Eötvös Loránd University Institute Archaeological Sciences and Centre archéologique européen du Mont Beuvray in 1993. two spearheads were found next to each other, inserted into ground potential house floor, on settled plateau hillfort. spearheads’ par...

Geoarchaeological investigations on the northeastern shore of Lake Ohrid revealed 3.5 m thick deepwater lacustrine sediments overlying terrestrial vegetation macrofossils, worked wood and abundant potsherds dated to Late Bronze Age (LBA). Distinct contact sediment with sub-aerial weathered limestone bedrock point a sudden increase in lake level. According radiocarbon data, catastrophic flooding...

The Bronze Age in Britain was a time of major social and cultural changes, reflected in the division of the landscape into field systems and the establishment of new belief systems and ritual practices. Several hypotheses have been advanced to explain these changes, and assessment of many of them is dependent on the availability of detailed palaeoenvironmental data from the sites concerned. Thi...

ABSTRACT In this paper we discuss recent developments in documenting the spread of millet across Eurasian steppes. We emphasize that, despite a proposal that consumption southern Siberia can be attributed to Early Bronze Age (i.e., late third early second millennium BC), at present there are no direct data for indicating prior Late Age, from 14th century BC. also full combined stable isotope an...

Background: A microscopic study on ancient metals was established to identify chemical composition and microstructure of archaeological tin bronze objects. For this purpose, ten small bronze pieces from Baba Jilan Iron Age site, western Iran, were selected and studied by optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM–EDS) methods. Results: The...

The increased interest in the sign “Z”, caused by events of active phase Russian-Ukrainian war (2014—2023), requires a more thorough analysis its symbolism and semantics. At first glance, they are quite transparent. count O. Bobrynskyi, an outstanding researcher archaeology Ukraine head Imperial Archaeological Commission, convincingly proved bird “Z” genetic connection with swastika, based on m...