Numerous researchers point out the emergence of human symbolism is related to the
evolution of the complexity of human cognition. Red mineral pigments have been used …

Abstract The Late Neolithic and Copper Age were a time of change in most of Europe.
Technological innovations including animal traction, the wheel, and plow agriculture …

Featured Application The use of non-destructive, portable XRF instruments has expanded
tremendously the elemental analyses of archaeological materials. This has revolutionized …

Numerous prehistoric populations around the world have made intensive use of the
conchoidal properties of obsidian, a volcanic glass, to make tools and weapons. For …

By Mike Seager Thomas (Neolithic Spaces 2, Accordia Specialist Studies on Italy 19.2).
London: Accordia Research Institute 2020. Pp. 288. Both volumes£ 120. ISBN …

This work presents a new calibration method for determining the provenance of obsidian
artefacts based on the combined use of XRF and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy …

Volcanism has produced a natural glass called obsidian that during prehistoric times, from
Neolithic to the Metal Ages, was considered a valuable raw material in order to produce …

Northern Fennoscandia is a geologically complex region affected by both glacial and
postglacial processes. Quartzite was a key material type utilized by hunter-gatherers in …

Sažetak This contribution discusses the evidence of trans-Adriatic contacts that was
recovered from remote Adriatic islands, as well as the origin of extraneous lithic raw …

While the obsidian sources of the Aegean formed an important focus for the first Eurasian
characterization studies, there have been far fewer subsequent sourcing projects in this …