Abstract The Cova del Rinoceront, a site in NE Iberia, contains a thick sedimentary fill
preserving a faunal archive from the penultimate glacial and the the last interglacial periods …

Abstract Tell Seker al-Aheimar, located in the Upper Khabur, northeastern Syria, is an early
Neolithic settlement that chrono-culturally spans from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) to …

This paper presents a synthesis of the Early Upper Palaeolithic of Cova de les Cendres.
Points of special attention are the sedimentary and micromorphological characterisation of …

Livestock dung is a valuable material in many rural communities worldwide. In our research
area, the site of Althiburos and its surroundings, now el Médéïna, in northwestern Tunisia …

Fumier deposits are the product of the recurrent use of caves and rock shelters for stabling
livestock and the periodic burning of the resulting dung. Their chronologies in the …

The Natufian culture marks a dramatic in the cultural evolution of our species, the shift from
mobile to sedentary communities. Within this framework, analysis of their use of plants is …

This paper presents direct evidence for cereal storage by Neolithic farmers in west Asia.
Storage features analyzed this study are circular clay bins that frequently occur at Neolithic …

Palms (Arecaceae) are a dominant feature of some landscapes in Africa and may provide
different subsistence elements for humans such as construction materials, fabrics, fuel, food …

The understanding of taphonomic and soil formation processes is critical for evaluating the
integrity of the archaeological record. The Numidian settlement of Althiburos, northern …

Located in the arid basalt desert of northeastern Jordan, the settlement of Jawa is by far the
largest and best-preserved archaeological site in the region. The Early Bronze Age (EBA) …