Archaeological research on the Iron Age (1200–500 BC) Levant, a narrow strip of land
bounded by the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Desert, has been balkanized into …

The copper-using cultures of North America's Archaic Period (10,000–3000 BP) have long
been an archaeological enigma. For millennia, Middle and Late Archaic hunter-gatherers …

In this paper we discuss two aspects of olive production in Philistia and the Shephelah
during the Iron Age. Previous studies suggested that olive oil production became important …

This article examines the application of Reflectance Transformation Imaging to the study of
archaeological bone specimens. Visible surface modifications on ancient bone offer …

More than a century of study of the Philistines has revealed abundant remains of their
material culture. Concurrently, our understanding of the origins, developmental processes …

This research examines Archaic Period (~ 9500-2500 RCYBP) bone tool use and
production strategies in the St. Johns River Basin, Florida. Bone artifacts (n= 509) from six …

Since the time of their discovery, archaeologists and art historians accepted the Samaria
ivories to be of Phoenician origin. Considered alien and idiosyncratic artifacts in Samaria …

In the course of archaeological research at site 2 in Osłonki (Kuyavia, central Poland), a
dense deposit of 20 cattle bones was discovered, most of which are semi-finished products …

The corpus of bone tools and other objects from Tell Mardikh-Ebla constitutes a basis for
studying the role and development of bone working at this urban centre between 2500 BC …

Most studies of the faunal remains found within and around structures assume that they
relate to the subsistence activities of the occupants. From this basic assumption, the data are …