Analyzing social change from a historical perspective is one of the longest established
strategies of sociological comparison. Numerous classic sociologists have examined cross …

Obsidian is an important material circulated throughout the Aegean. Melian obsidian is
found at many sites and researchers have concentrated on Melos without acknowledging …

The small island of Ustica was a regular part of the obsidian distribution network in the
central Mediterranean, despite its location more than 50 km north of western Sicily. More …

This excellent introductory textbook describes and explains the origins of modern culture–
the dawn of agriculture in the Neolithic area. Written in an easy-to-read style, this lively and …

This paper explores key issues relating to the great transformations which affected the
cultures of the western Mediterranean area at the end of the 6th millennium BC, the …

Archaeologists first identified obsidian artifacts in Albania in the early 20th century, but their
numbers were small and the contexts insecure. Their source was never determined. Nor …

This article introduces a robust scientific methodological approach that has been effective on
accurately sourcing prehistoric chert artefacts. The research focuses on the lithic …

The reconstruction of obsidian exchange networks has been one of the success stories of
archaeology. However, despite over five decades of research on this topic, investigations …

This paper studies the prehistoric use of obsidian quarries in the Aegean. Obsidian sources
in the eastern Mediterranean have been traced on certain islands of the Aegean: Melos …

This article presents the results of a provenance study between late-Neolithic chert artefacts
from Malta and chert sources of Sicily. It is part of a larger geoarchaeological research …