Neolithic shepherds and sheepfold caves in Southern France and adjacent areas: An overview from 40 years of bioarchaeological analyses
In southern France, the analysis of fossil dung layers from caves and shelters occupied by
the first Neolithic farmers has provided a wealth of information about the lives of shepherds …
the first Neolithic farmers has provided a wealth of information about the lives of shepherds …
Early Neolithic household behavior at Tell Seker al-Aheimar (Upper Khabur, Syria): a comparison to ethnoarchaeological study of phytoliths and dung spherulites
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 …
Neolithic settlement that chrono-culturally spans from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) to …
Disentangling human–plant–animal dynamics at the microscale: geo-ethnoarchaeological case studies from North Africa and the Near East
M Portillo, A García-Suárez - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Livestock dung is a suitable material for delineating the complexity of interactions between
people, plants and animals as it contains critical information on environmental and …
people, plants and animals as it contains critical information on environmental and …
Husbandry practices and livestock dung at the Numidian site of Althiburos (el Médéina, Kef Governorate, northern Tunisia): the phytolith and spherulite evidence
M Portillo, RM Albert - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Recent excavations at Althiburos, northern Tunisia, have shown the existence of permanent
pre-roman occupations in the central area of the urban settlement. Significantly, the site has …
pre-roman occupations in the central area of the urban settlement. Significantly, the site has …
Preliminary ethnoarchaeological research on modern animal husbandry in Bestansur, Iraqi Kurdistan: integrating animal, plant and environmental data
S Elliott, R Bendrey, J Whitlam, KR Aziz… - Environmental …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents preliminary results from an ethnoarchaeological study of animal
husbandry in the modern village of Bestansur, situated in the lower Zagros Mountains of …
husbandry in the modern village of Bestansur, situated in the lower Zagros Mountains of …
Domestic patterns in the Numidian site of Althiburos (northern Tunisia): the results from a combined study of animal bones, dung and plant remains
The understanding of taphonomic and soil formation processes is critical for evaluating the
integrity of the archaeological record. The Numidian settlement of Althiburos, northern …
integrity of the archaeological record. The Numidian settlement of Althiburos, northern …
Pen management and livestock activities based on phytoliths, dung spherulites, and minerals from Cova Gran de Santa Linya (Southeastern pre-Pyrenees)
A Burguet-Coca, A Polo-Díaz… - Archaeological and …, 2020 - Springer
The archaeological evidence from Cova Gran de Santa Linya suggests that during the Late
Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, the site was used as a livestock enclosure where the …
Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, the site was used as a livestock enclosure where the …
Phytoliths in plants from the south coast of the Greater Cape Floristic Region (South Africa)
This is the first quantitative and morphological study of phytoliths from a diversity of plant
species (56 spp., 23 genera and 14 families), growth forms (Restionaceae (restios) and …
species (56 spp., 23 genera and 14 families), growth forms (Restionaceae (restios) and …
Underwater Neolithic combustion features: A micro-geoarchaeological study in the submerged settlements off the Carmel Coast, Israel
I Ogloblin Ramirez, E Galili… - The Journal of Island …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Combustion features are routinely studied using micro-geoarchaeology in prehistoric sites,
providing information on human social life. In submerged prehistory such features have not …
providing information on human social life. In submerged prehistory such features have not …
An estate at Zincirli? Land use and resource exploitation at the Middle Bronze Age monumental building Complex DD in Zincirli, Gaziantep Province of Turkey
K Deckers, D Karakaya, L Poolman, B Öğüt… - Archaeological and …, 2023 - Springer
Near Eastern monumental buildings once hosted institutions with a variety of economic and
environmental footprints. In this article examining a Middle Bronze Age II (seventeenth …
environmental footprints. In this article examining a Middle Bronze Age II (seventeenth …