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Releasing the microbes from old bones: the effect of different DNA extraction protocols on microbial community profiling
Anne Marie Høier Eriksen, Lara Puetz, Carolina Rocha, Tue K. Nielsen, Lars H. Hansen & M. Thomas P. Gilbert
Pages: 1-15
Published online: 12 Mar 2020
AbstractforReleasing the microbes from old bones: the effect of different DNA extraction protocols on microbial community profiling | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | EPUB
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Is it possible to identify ancient wine production using biomolecular approaches?
Léa Drieu, Maxime Rageot, Nathan Wales, Ben Stern, Jasmine Lundy, Maximilian Zerrer, Isabella Gaffney, Manon Bondetti, Cynthianne Spiteri, Jane Thomas-Oates & Oliver E. Craig
Pages: 16-29
Published online: 17 Mar 2020
AbstractforIs it possible to identify ancient wine production using biomolecular approaches? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A versatile mechanized setup for controlled experiments in archeology
Ivan Calandra, Walter Gneisinger & João Marreiros
Pages: 30-40
Published online: 12 May 2020
AbstractforA versatile mechanized setup for controlled experiments in archeology | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB) | EPUB
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Close management of sheep in ancient Central Asia: evidence for foddering, transhumance, and extended lambing seasons during the Bronze and Iron Ages
A. R. Ventresca Miller, A. Haruda, V. Varfolomeev, A. Goryachev & C. A. Makarewicz
Pages: 41-60
Published online: 12 May 2020
AbstractforClose management of sheep in ancient Central Asia: evidence for foddering, transhumance, and extended lambing seasons during the Bronze and Iron Ages | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Geochemical analyses result of prehistoric pottery from the site of Tol-e Kamin (Fars, Iran) by pXRF
Moein Eslami, Dirk Wicke & Nowrooz Rajabi
Pages: 61-71
Published online: 13 May 2020
AbstractforGeochemical analyses result of prehistoric pottery from the site of Tol-e Kamin (Fars, Iran) by pXRF | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB
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A petrographic and chemical analysis of Trinidad pre-colonial ceramics
Anneleen Stienaers, Bert Neyt, Corinne Hofman & Patrick Degryse
Pages: 72-86
Published online: 07 Jun 2020
AbstractforA petrographic and chemical analysis of Trinidad pre-colonial ceramics | Full Text | References | PDF (4.8 MB) | EPUB
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A conscious rethink: Why is brain tissue commonly preserved in the archaeological record? Commentary on: Petrone P, Pucci P, Niola M, et al. Heat-induced brain vitrification from the Vesuvius eruption in C.E. 79. N Engl J Med 2020;382:383-4. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1909867
Alexandra L. Morton-Hayward, Tim Thompson, Jane E. Thomas-Oates, Stephen Buckley, Axel Petzold, Abigail Ramsøe, Sonia O’Connor & Matthew J. Collins
Pages: 87-95
Published online: 14 Sep 2020
AbstractforA conscious rethink: Why is brain tissue commonly preserved in the archaeological record? Commentary on: Petrone P, Pucci P, Niola M, et al. Heat-induced brain vitrification from the Vesuvius eruption in C.E. 79. N Engl J Med 2020;382:383-4. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1909867 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Movement of agricultural products in the Scandinavian Iron Age during the first millennium AD: 87Sr/86Sr values of archaeological crops and animals in southern Sweden
Mikael Larsson, Ola Magnell, Amy Styring, Per Lagerås & Jane Evans
Pages: 96-112
Published online: 02 Nov 2020
AbstractforMovement of agricultural products in the Scandinavian Iron Age during the first millennium AD: 87Sr/86Sr values of archaeological crops and animals in southern Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Laser ablation strontium isotope analysis of human remains from Harlaa and Sofi, eastern Ethiopia, and the implications for Islamisation and mobility
A. J. E. Pryor, T. Insoll & L. Evis
Pages: 113-136
Published online: 15 Nov 2020
AbstractforLaser ablation strontium isotope analysis of human remains from Harlaa and Sofi, eastern Ethiopia, and the implications for Islamisation and mobility | Full Text | References | PDF (5.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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