Personal ornaments are widely viewed as indicators of social identity and personhood.
Ornaments are ubiquitous from the Late Pleistocene to the Holocene, but they are most often …

We present the first techno-functional study on macrolithic tools from a late Mesolithic
Ertebølle/early Neolithic Funnel Beaker context: sandstone slabs from the submerged site …

Grinding and pounding implements are among the most widespread and most informative
artefacts when it comes to addressing questions related to plant exploitation, especially in …

With over 200 peer-reviewed papers published over the last 20 years, 3D modelling is no
longer a gimmick but an established and increasingly common analytical tool for stone …

In archaeology, the study of past plant processing activities in domestic spaces has hitherto
relied greatly on the observed distribution of macrobotanical and artefactual remains …

FTIR analyses were tested as reliable for the fast identification of heated sandstones from
archaeological contexts and the differentiation of thermal activities. FTIR spectra of …

Abstract [In heartfelt appreciation for the support of my family members, numerous friends
and colleagues from Moldova and Italy throughout this journey, the abstract has also been …