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Agronomy
Alicia R. Ventresca-Miller, Shevan Wilkin, Rachel Smithers, Kara Larson, Robert Spengler, Ashleigh Haruda, Nikolay Kradin, Bilikto Bazarov, Denis Miyagashev, Tserendorj Odbaatar, Tsagaan Turbat, Elena Zhambaltarova, Prokopii Konovalov, Jamsranjav Bayarsaikhan, Anke Hein, Peter Hommel, Brendan Nash, Ayushi Nayak, Nils Vanwezer, Bryan Miller, Ricardo Fernandes, Nicole Boivin, Patrick Roberts, Xinyi Liu
Summary: This study examines the pace and locations of millet adoption in northern Asia by analyzing stable carbon isotope data. The results indicate variability in the speed of millet adoption and intensification across different regions.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shevan Wilkin, Alicia Ventresca Miller, Ricardo Fernandes, Robert Spengler, William T-T Taylor, Dorcas R. Brown, David Reich, Douglas J. Kennett, Brendan J. Culleton, Laura Kunz, Claudia Fortes, Aleksandra Kitova, Pavel Kuznetsov, Andrey Epimakhov, Victor F. Zaibert, Alan K. Outram, Egor Kitov, Aleksandr Khokhlov, David Anthony, Nicole Boivin
Summary: During the Early Bronze Age, populations in the western Eurasian steppe expanded and underwent a major transition in dairying, with evidence of horse domestication by this time. The identification of horse milk proteins suggests an epicentre for horse domestication in the Pontic-Caspian steppe by the third millennium bc, supporting the idea that the novel exploitation of secondary animal products played a key role in the expansion of Eurasian steppe pastoralists during this period.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yaping Zhang, Ying Zhang, Songmei Hu, Xinying Zhou, Linjing Liu, Junchi Liu, Keliang Zhao, Xiaoqiang Li
Summary: Eastern and Western Asia were important centers for the domestication of plants and animals, developing different agricultural practices and systems. Exchanges between the two centers have long been important scientific issues. Research on the Bronze Age Zhukaigou site in Northern China revealed a mixed pastoralism and millet agricultural system dating back to 4,000-3,700 cal yr BP, with an increase in animal husbandry intensity in later stages of occupation. Domestic sheep/goats also appeared in the steppe region of Northern China after around 4,000 cal yr BP. Drought events during 4,200-4,000 cal yr BP likely promoted the mixture of pastoralism and millet cultivation, increasing adaptability and resilience of inhabitants in the monsoon marginal area of Northern China.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2021)
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Anthropology
Lukasz Pospieszny, Przemyslaw Makarowicz, Jamie Lewis, Jacek Gorski, Halina Taras, Piotr Wlodarczak, Anita Szczepanek, Vasyl Ilchyshyn, Marina O. Jagodinska, Janusz Czebreszuk, Przemyslaw Muzolf, Marek Nowak, Marta Polanska, Anna Juras, Maciej Chylenski, Irena Wojcik, Anna Lasota-Kus, Jan Romaniszyn, Krzysztof Tunia, Marcin M. Przybyla, Ryszard Grygiel, Andrzej Matoga, Daniel Makowiecki, Tomasz Goslar
Summary: Broomcorn millet, one of the most important plants in pre-history, was domesticated in China and spread throughout Eurasia in the Bronze Age. Stable isotope evidence suggests that people in upland regions consumed millet during the Bronze Age, potentially introduced through the Carpathians. An increase in the economic importance of millet in Lesser Poland may have been due to a significant growth in human populations.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Anthropology
BrieAnna S. Langlie, Jose M. Capriles
Summary: Through paleoethnobotanical analysis, it was illustrated that early Andean mobile pastoralists of the Wankarani culture cultivated crops like quinoa, kanawa, and tubers, improving food security and enhancing the landscape for pastoral production. There was no evidence of their involvement in early interregional llama caravan trade networks, highlighting the unique interaction between herding and crop cultivation. This study emphasizes the role of Andean pastoralists in the development of early agricultural programs.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Guanhan Chen, Xinying Zhou, Mutalibjon Khasannov, Robert N. Spengler, Jian Ma, Tukhtash Annaev, Nasibillo Kambarov, Farhod Maksudov, Jianxin Wang, Akhmadali Askarov, Xiaoqiang Li
Summary: This paper presents a study on the agricultural-demographic transition in the Transoxiana region, focusing on the role of grapes. By analyzing directly dated grape remains from early urban centers in south Uzbekistan, the researchers found a range of morphological variations in the cultivated grape pips. These variations suggest the recognition of different grape varieties by local cultivators and the possibility of asexual propagation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Berger, Kai Kaniuth, Nikolaus Boroffka, Gerhard Bruegmann, Steffen Kraus, Joachim Lutz, Mike Teufer, Andreas Wittke, Ernst Pernicka
Summary: The Bronze Age in Central Asia was dominated by the Andronovo Culture and the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC). This paper examines the bronze artifacts from the Middle Bronze Age (MBA) and the Late Bronze Age (LBA) recovered from sites of Andronovo and the BMAC, and analyzes their chemical and isotopic composition. The data reveals different sources of copper and tin for the two cultures, with the BMAC obtaining copper from Iran and possibly Afghanistan, while the Andronovo Culture mainly used copper from the Tian Shan Mountains. The analysis also provides evidence of coextraction of copper and tin from the copper-tin mine at Mushiston, Tajikistan.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2023)
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Geography, Physical
Jiaju Zhao, Chengbang An, Yongtao Zhao, Weimiao Dong
Summary: Understanding the past climate and environmental changes in arid Central Asia is crucial for predicting the future impacts of global warming. In this study, paleovegetation records from Lake Balikun reveal two pronounced events of vegetation degradation and desertification during the Holocene, indicating dry climate conditions. The analysis of leaf wax compounds and stable carbon isotopes also provides insights into the fluctuation of C-4 plant abundance, suggesting a link to precipitation seasonality. These findings contribute to our understanding of regional moisture patterns and the interaction between westerlies and the Asian summer monsoon.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Casper Sorensen, Peter Mose Jensen, Simone Norgaard Mehlsen, Marie Kanstrup
Summary: This paper reviews the role and importance of Panicum miliaceum cultivation in the Late Bronze Age in present-day Denmark, using archaeological, archaeobotanical, and radiocarbon dating analyses.
VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Panomir Tzenov, Silvia Cappellozza, Alessio Saviane
Summary: This paper describes the 16-years long activity of the Black Caspian Seas and Central Asia Silk Association, which was founded in 2005 to revive the sericultural activity in the region. The reasons for its establishment, internal organization, and actions to promote interaction among member countries are outlined. The history and recent activities of the association, as well as statistical data and project proposals, are presented. The SWOT analysis and future trends in sericulture are also discussed.
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Yuan QIU, Jinming FENG, Zhongwei YAN, Jun WANG
Summary: This study examines the potential impacts of climate change on agriculture in Central Asia. Six agroclimatic indicators were calculated based on dynamical downscaled results from three global climate models. Results show significant increases in growing season length, summer days, warm spell duration index, and tropical nights, while frost days are projected to decrease. These findings provide a scientific basis for assessing future risks to local agriculture and planning adaptation and mitigation actions for food security in the region.
ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lucie Martin, Erwan Messager, Giorgi Bedianashvili, Nana Rusishvili, Elena Lebedeva, Catherine Longford, Roman Hovsepyan, Liana Bitadze, Marine Chkadua, Nikoloz Vanishvili, Francoise Le Mort, Kakha Kakhiani, Mikheil Abramishvili, Giorgi Gogochuri, Bidzina Murvanidze, Gela Giunashvili, Vakhtang Licheli, Aurelie Salavert, Guy Andre, Estelle Herrscher
Summary: The study found that two millet crops were cultivated in the Caucasus region starting from the Middle Bronze Age (around 2000-1800 BC), with Setaria italica being the oldest millet found in Georgia. Isotopic analysis showed a significant enrichment in C-13 in human and animal tissues at that time, indicating an increase in consumption of C-4 plants during the same period.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Ecology
Chuenyan Ng, Weiyan Wei, Chong Yu, Junlei Zheng
Summary: Recent ethnographic data can help examine Bronze Age pastoralist herding patterns, but there are missing connections between the archaeological record and available ethnographic data from the Southeastern Ural Mountains regions. Using archaeobotanical data, this study explores the herding pattern in prehistory, acting as a bridge between pastoralist subsistence economy and plant exploitation strategy in the microenvironment. The research reveals significant local wild resource exploitation for humans and livestock in the Bronze Age Stepnoye settlement.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Forestry
Niels Thevs, Kumar Aliev, Begayim Emileva, Dilfuza Yuldasheva, Guzal Eshchanova, Martin Welp
Summary: This study assesses the potential of tree windbreaks in Central Asia to contribute to domestic timber and wood production. The results show that tree windbreaks offer untapped potential as a raw material for wood-based value chains domestically.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julian Struck, Marcel Bliedtner, Paul Strobel, William Taylor, Sophie Biskop, Birgit Plessen, Bjoern Klaes, Lucas Bittner, Bayarsaikhan Jamsranjav, Gary Salazar, Sonke Szidat, Alexander Brenning, Enkhtuya Bazarradnaa, Bruno Glaser, Michael Zech, Roland Zech
Summary: The expansion of East Asian steppe cultures played a significant role in Eurasian history, and the humid conditions coinciding with solar minima allowed for the growth of pastoral economies and horse cavalry.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute, Basira Mir-Makhamad, Kubatbek Tabaldiev
Summary: This study presents the first comprehensive archaeobotanical investigation from the prehistoric farming settlement of Chap I in Kyrgyzstan, analyzing cultivated crop diversity, cultivation practices, and landscape ecology. The dominant crop at the site is barley, suggesting possible irrigation practices and cultivation of both summer and winter crops.
VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY
(2021)
Letter
Nutrition & Dietetics
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CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
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Archaeology
Lynne M. Rouse, Kubatbek Tabaldiev, Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute
Summary: Researchers used UAV to survey Kok-Sai in Kyrgyzstan, identifying over 900 archaeological features, including burials and stone structures. Through high-resolution modeling, repeated investment in local physical and cultural infrastructure was found, intersecting with discussions of highland agro-pastoralism organizational strategies and scales.
JOURNAL OF FIELD ARCHAEOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pablo Librado, Naveed Khan, Antoine Fages, Mariya A. Kusliy, Tomasz Suchan, Laure Tonasso-Calviere, Stephanie Schiavinato, Duha Alioglu, Aurore Fromentier, Aude Perdereau, Jean-Marc Aury, Charleen Gaunitz, Lorelei Chauvey, Andaine Seguin-Orlando, Clio Der Sarkissian, John Southon, Beth Shapiro, Alexey A. Tishkin, Alexey A. Kovalev, Saleh Alquraishi, Ahmed H. Alfarhan, Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid, Timo Seregely, Lutz Klassen, Rune Iversen, Olivier Bignon-Lau, Pierre Bodu, Monique Olive, Jean-Christophe Castel, Myriam Boudadi-Maligne, Nadir Alvarez, Mietje Germonpre, Magdalena Moskal-del Hoyo, Jaroslaw Wilczynski, Sylwia Pospula, Anna Lasota-Kus, Krzysztof Tunia, Marek Nowak, Eve Rannamae, Urmas Saarma, Gennady Boeskorov, Lembi Lougas, Rene Kysely, Lubomir Peske, Adrian Balasescu, Valentin Dumitrascu, Roxana Dobrescu, Daniel Gerber, Viktoria Kiss, Anna Szecsenyi-Nagy, Balazs G. Mende, Zsolt Gallina, Krisztina Somogyi, Gabriella Kulcsar, Erika Gal, Robin Bendrey, Morten E. Allentoft, Ghenadie Sirbu, Valentin Dergachev, Henry Shephard, Noemie Tomadini, Sandrine Grouard, Aleksei Kasparov, Alexander E. Basilyan, Mikhail A. Anisimov, Pavel A. Nikolskiy, Elena Y. Pavlova, Vladimir Pitulko, Gottfried Brem, Barbara Wallner, Christoph Schwall, Marcel Keller, Keiko Kitagawa, Alexander N. Bessudnov, Alexander Bessudnov, William Taylor, Jerome Magail, Jamiyan-Ombo Gantulga, Jamsranjav Bayarsaikhan, Diimaajav Erdenebaatar, Kubatbeek Tabaldiev, Enkhbayar Mijiddorj, Bazartseren Boldgiv, Turbat Tsagaan, Melanie Pruvost, Sandra Olsen, Cheryl A. Makarewicz, Silvia Valenzuela Lamas, Silvia Albizuri Canadell, Ariadna Nieto Espinet, Ma Pilar Iborra, Jaime Lira Garrido, Esther Rodriguez Gonzalez, Sebastian Celestino, Carmen Olaria, Juan Luis Arsuaga, Nadiia Kotova, Alexander Pryor, Pam Crabtree, Rinat Zhumatayev, Abdesh Toleubaev, Nina L. Morgunova, Tatiana Kuznetsova, David Lordkipanize, Matilde Marzullo, Ornella Prato, Giovanna Bagnasco Gianni, Umberto Tecchiati, Benoit Clavel, Sebastien Lepetz, Hossein Davoudi, Marjan Mashkour, Natalia Ya. Berezina, Philipp W. Stockhammer, Johannes Krause, Wolfgang Haak, Arturo Morales-Muniz, Norbert Benecke, Michael Hofreiter, Arne Ludwig, Alexander S. Graphodatsky, Joris Peters, Kirill Yu. Kiryushin, Tumur-Ochir Iderkhangai, Nikolay A. Bokovenko, Sergey K. Vasiliev, Nikolai N. Seregin, Konstantin Chugunov, Natalya A. Plasteeva, Gennady F. Baryshnikov, Ekaterina Petrova, Mikhail Sablin, Elina Ananyevskaya, Andrey Logvin, Irina Shevnina, Victor Logvin, Saule Kalieva, Valeriy Loman, Igor Kukushkin, Ilya Merz, Victor Merz, Sergazy Sakenov, Victor Varfolomeyev, Emma Usmanova, Viktor Zaibert, Benjamin Arbuckle, Andrey B. Belinskiy, Alexej Kalmykov, Sabine Reinhold, Svend Hansen, Aleksandr I. Yudin, Alekandr A. Vybornov, Andrey Epimakhov, Natalia S. Berezina, Natalia Roslyakova, Pavel A. Kosintsev, Pavel F. Kuznetsov, David Anthony, Guus J. Kroonen, Kristian Kristiansen, Patrick Wincker, Alan Outram, Ludovic Orlando
Summary: Analysis of 273 ancient horse genomes reveals that modern domestic horses originated in the Western Eurasian steppes, especially the lower Volga-Don region. The domestication of horses led to the rapid expansion of modern domestic horses across Eurasia around 2000 bc, replacing almost all other local populations.
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Archaeology
Melissa M. Ritchey, Yufeng Sun, Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute, Shinya Shoda, Anil K. Pokharia, Michael Spate, Li Tang, Jixiang Song, Haiming Li, Guanghui Dong, Petra Vaiglova, Michael Frachetti, Xinyi Liu
Summary: This study investigates the eastern movements of barley grains and their morphological variations in prehistory, finding that barley diminished in size as it moved from its origin in southwestern Asia to Central and East Asia. The study also shows that barley moved eastward but western grinding and baking traditions did not, revealing the complexity of the eastern culinary system. Through a combination of previously published and newly collected archaeobotanical grain measurements, the study sheds light on the roles of culinary traditions underlying the observed morphological traits.
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Anthropology
Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute, Elina Ananyevskaya, Jorune Sakalauskaite, Orozbek Soltobaev, Kubatbek Tabaldiev
Summary: Stable isotope analyses confirm the significance of C-4 plants in the Eurasian prehistoric diet. This study provides evidence of the integration of crops into the diet of Central Asian populations and reveals important findings regarding the timing and means of early crop spread.
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Anthropology
Taylor R. Hermes, Clemens Schmid, Kubatbek Tabaldiev, Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute
Summary: This study presents insights into ancient animal management strategies in the Tian Shan region through carbon and oxygen stable isotope analysis of domesticated caprine teeth. The results show that domesticated caprines had subtle but variable manipulation of diets and off-season birth patterns, highlighting the sophisticated agro-pastoralist production system in Central Asia during the Bronze and Iron Ages.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY
(2022)
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Danielle L. Buss, Ella Hearne, Rebecca H. Y. Loy, Andrea Manica, Tamsin C. O'Connell, Jennifer A. Jackson
Summary: Investigating resource partitioning between fin and sei whales during the commercial whaling period. By measuring stable isotope ratios and analyzing historic catch data, it was found that despite using a common prey resource, there was limited overlap in isotopic niches between the two species.
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Anna D. Degtyareva, Sergey V. Kuzminykh, Valeriy G. Loman, Igor A. Kukushkin
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ROSSIISKAYA ARKHEOLOGIYA
(2022)
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Anthropology
Elina Ananyevskaya, Michael Buckley, Manasij Pal Chowdhury, Kubatbek Tabaldiev, Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute
Summary: The study presents the results of the first systematic zooarchaeological analysis from the Chap I settlement in the Central Tian Shan highlands, showing the importance of sheep and goats in the region and highlighting wool as a significant product of highland pastoralism.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY
(2021)
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Archaeology
Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute, Aukse Rusteikyte, Karolis Minkevicius, Monika Zekaite, Linas Tamulynas
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(2020)
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Yu Itahashi, Elina Ananyevskaya, Minoru Yoneda, Alicia R. Ventresca Miller, Yoshihiro Nishiaki, Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
(2020)
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Laurent A. F. Frantz, James Haile, Audrey T. Lin, Amelie Scheu, Christina Geoerg, Norbert Benecke, Michelle Alexander, Anna Linderholm, Victoria E. Mullin, Kevin G. Daly, Vincent M. Battista, Max Price, Kurt J. Gron, Panoraia Alexandri, Rose-Marie Arbogast, Benjamin Arbuckle, Adrian Balasescu, Ross Barnett, Laszlo Bartosiewicz, Gennady Baryshnikov, Clive Bonsall, Dian Boric, Adina Boroneant, Jelena Bulatovic, Canan Cakirlar, Jose-Miguel Carreterow, John Chapman, Mike Church, Richard Crooijmans, Bea De Cupere, Cleia Detry, Vesna Dimitrijevic, Valentin Dumitrascu, Louis du Plessis, Ceiridwen J. Edwards, Cevdet Merih Erek, Ash Erim-Ozdogan, Anton Ervynck, Domenico Fulgione, Mihai Gligor, Anders Gotherstrom, Lionel Gourichon, Martien A. M. Groenen, Daniel Helmer, Hitomi Hongo, Liora K. Horwitz, Evan K. Irving-Pease, Ophelie Lebrasseur, Josephine Lesur, Caroline Malone, Ninna Manaseryan, Arkadiusz Marciniak, Holley Martlew, Marjan Mashkour, Roger Matthews, Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute, Sepideh Maziar, Erik Meijaard, Tom McGovern, Hendrik-Jan Megens, Rebecca Miller, Azadeh Fatemeh Mohaseb, Jorg Orschiedt, David Orton, Anastasia Papathanasiou, Mike Parker Pearson, Ron Pinhasi, Darko Radmanovic, Francois-Xavier Ricaut, Mike Richards, Richard Sabin, Lucia Sarti, Wolfram Schier, Shiva Sheikhi, Elisabeth Stephan, John R. Stewart, Simon Stoddart, Antonio Tagliacozzo, Nenad Tasic, Katerina Trantalidou, Anne Tresset, Cristina Valdiosera, Youri van den Hurk, Sophie Van Poucke, Jean-Denis Vigne, Alexander Yanevich, Andrea Zeeb-Lanz, Alexandros Triantafyllidis, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Jorg Schibler, Peter Rowley-Conwy, Melinda Zeder, Joris Peters, Thomas Cucchi, Daniel G. Bradley, Keith Dobney, Joachim Burger, Allowen Evin, Linus Girdland-Flink, Greger Larson
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(2020)
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Taylor R. Hermes, Clemens Schmid, Kubatbek Tabaldiev, Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY
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Julia Becher, Alex Schoeman, Gavin Whitelaw, Stephen Buckley, Jean-Pierre Celliers, Sara Cafisso, Matthias Belser, Maxime Rageot, Cynthianne Spiteri
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Jon Clindaniel, Matthew Magnani
Summary: Large sources of digital trace data have become important in the study of material culture. The authors introduce a computational method to observe digital formation processes and highlight the importance of accounting for these processes in studies utilizing digital trace data.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2024)
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Anthropology
Rebecca A. G. Reid, Miranda M. E. Jans, Lesley A. Chesson, Rebecca J. Taylor, Gregory E. Berg
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JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2024)
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Laura Tome, Eneko Iriartec, Antonio Blanco-Gonzalez, Margarita Jambrina-Enriquez, Natalia Eguez, Antonio V. Herrera-Herrera, Carolina Mallola
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JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2024)