Least Cost Analysis (LCA) is a geospatially focused quantitative approach that can help
archaeologists better understand how people may have moved across a landscape. At its …

We have carried out long-term comparative in a wide latitudinal range of the Andes (29°–37°
south), encompassing selected areas that differ in ecology and biogeography. This …

Volcanic rocks were among the most sought-after materials to produce grinding tools in
antiquity because lavas lithologies, either mafic or felsic, ensured good wear resistance and …

Forest roads provide access to remote wooded areas, serving as key transportation routes
and contributing to human impact on the local environment. However, large animals, such …

The observation and analysis of caves and cave art enables to structure caves into different
zones of use and simulations allow to estimate past living conditions. Nowadays, different …

The geology of the Darwin Forest in central-western Argentina has been extensively studied
since it was originally described by the author of On the Origin of Species. However, its role …

En la cuenca del lago San Martín las mayores densidades artefactuales relacionadas con el
uso del borde de bosque de Nothofagus se observan sobre la margen sur del lago y …

El Pirineu, en les darreres dècades, ha experimentat un increment de la recerca
arqueològica que ha permès identificar nous jaciments amb cronologia neolítica a diferents …

4.1 Introduction lcpa is a computational modelling method based on Zipf's principle of least
effort which assumes that humans generally tend to optimize their movements. 33 It consists …

Lying between the central Anatolian plateau and the Euphrates region, the Elbistan plain
represents an ideal environment for inspecting forms of cultural interconnection. During the …