The transmission of pottery technology among prehistoric European hunter-gatherers

E Dolbunova, A Lucquin, TR McLaughlin… - Nature Human …, 2023 - nature.com
Human history has been shaped by global dispersals of technologies, although
understanding of what enabled these processes is limited. Here, we explore the behavioural …

The dynamic lives of osseous points from Late Palaeolithic/Early Mesolithic Doggerland: A detailed functional study of barbed and unbarbed points from the Dutch …

A Aleo, PRB Kozowyk, LI Baron, A van Gijn… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Osseous barbed and unbarbed points are commonly recovered from the Dutch North Sea
and other Mesolithic sites of northern Europe. Interpreted as elements of projectile …

[HTML][HTML] Complicating the debate: Evaluating the potential of gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry for differentiating prehistoric aceramic tar production techniques

R Chasan, LI Baron, PRB Kozowyk… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Birch bark tar was used extensively throughout human history. While later ceramic-based
production technologies are known, prehistoric aceramic techniques leave little to no …

Differences in birch tar composition are explained by adhesive function in the central European Iron Age

TJ Koch, M Saurel, H Bocquillon, DF Pisani… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Birch bark tar is the most widely documented adhesive in prehistoric Europe. More recent
periods attest to a diversification in terms of the materials used as adhesives and their …

Bone points in time: dating hunter-gatherer bone points in the territory of Lithuania

T Rimkus, BV Eriksen, J Meadows, C Hamann - Radiocarbon, 2023 - cambridge.org
Bone points were one of the major hunting implements in northern European hunter-
gatherer societies. They differ in shapes, types, and manufacturing techniques. In this paper …

Hafting of a Neolithic leister: Identification of adhesives from Lolland (Denmark)

T Koch, D Groß, BT Måge, AP Little - Danish Journal of Archaeology, 2024 - pure.york.ac.uk
Birch tar has been identified as the predominant adhesive used for hafting purposes in the
European Mesolithic and Neolithic. Its role in the manufacture of composite tools and …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical analyses reveal dual functionality of Early Mesolithic birch tar at Krzyż Wielkopolski (Poland)

TJ Koch, J Kabaciński, A Henry, B Marquebielle… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Birch bark tar played an important role as an adhesive in the European Middle Palaeolithic
and Mesolithic with key practical functions. For the Mesolithic in northern Europe, tar is …

Greener Approach Supported Nitrogen-Infused Carbon Dots for Biocompatible Cellular Markers and Fluorescent Ink Based Spray-Assisted Fingerprint Analysis

R Ramasubburayan, K Kanagaraj… - Waste and Biomass …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract we successfully developed a new class of nitrogen-doped carbon dots (N-CDs)
using a unique combination of hyaluronic acid (HA), citric acid (CA), and urea. This …

The dynamic lives of osseous points from Late Palaeolithic/Early Mesolithic Doggerland

A Aleo, PRB Kozowyk, LI Baron, A van Gijn… - 2023 - repository.tudelft.nl
Osseous barbed and unbarbed points are commonly recovered from the Dutch North Sea
and other Mesolithic sites of northern Europe. Interpreted as elements of projectile …

A Biomolecular Approach to Unlocking the Enigma of Prehistoric Birch Bark Tar Production Methods

R Chasan, L Baron, P Kozowyk… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Birch bark tar was used extensively throughout human history. While later ceramic-based
production technologies are known, prehistoric aceramic methods leave little to no …