Archaeometry

"Cross-Border Luxuries: Unraveling the Origins, Aging, and Craftsmanship of Eastern Han Dynasty Amber From Beijing" delves into the secrets of ancient amber by examining two amber artifacts from the Eastern Han Dynasty buff.ly/zY27r0G

"The First Archaeomagnetic Age at Tiwanaku and Implications for Dating Andean Metallurgical Furnaces" presents the first archaeomagnetic dating at Tiwanaku. buff.ly/filDStM

"Fats, Fire and Bronze Age Funerary Rites: Organic Residue Analysis of Wide Horizontal Rim Vessels From Burial Contexts in Northwest Portugal" presents GC-MS–based analyses of wide horizontal rim vessels from Middle Bronze Age burial contexts in Portugal. buff.ly/DQS0kUv

"A Contribution to Understanding Holocene Biodiversity: The Spatiotemporal Distribution of Wild Mammals in the Central Balkans" explores a biodiversity hotspot by analyzing zooarchaeological data on wild mammals. buff.ly/9p4Kpri

The latest issue of Archaeometry is out now! buff.ly/3BAMWa6

Now out on Early View: "U/Th Dating of Secondary Carbonate Deposits in Underground Galleries of Fourvière Hill (Lyon, France) Reveals a Water Supply System in Operation From the Roman Period to the Middle Ages" buff.ly/76PpH8q

"Arianna's Palette: A Diagnostic Study of the Painting Walls of the Domus of Arianna in Pompeii" discusses the outcomes of the archaeometric study of polychrome wall paintings that decorate Room Number 6 of the Domus of Arianna. buff.ly/3i0K52F

"Tin–Lead Sewn Tokens From 13th-Century Gdańsk: Assessing Local and Non-Local Production Through Archaeometric Analysis" presents the results of an investigation of 98 tin–lead sewn tokens from 13th-century Gdańsk buff.ly/p7FL89E

"The Complexity of ESR Signals in Tooth Enamel Fragments, A Comparison of Examples from Jebel Irhoud (Morocco) and Broken Hill (Zambia)" presents a comparative analysis of ESR signal composition in fossil tooth enamel fragments from two key hominin sites. buff.ly/eOsXTn4

Now out in Early View "Gypsum Alabaster Beads From the Stone-Working Workshop of Konar Sandal: A Multi-Analytical Characterization Study and Absolute Dating" buff.ly/uKnSKCN

Call for Contributions – Archaeometry Special Issue: Perspectives on the Past, and the Next 20 Years of Archaeometry

"The Origin and Circulation of Cinnabar in Neolithic Age of China: Evidence From Sulfur and Mercury Isotope Analysis", explores the use of the highly prized pigment cinnabar in artefacts from the Liangzhu culture.

"Crafting Brilliance: The Artistry and Legacy of Adakkaputhur Intermetallic γ-Bronze Mirrors (Cu41Sn11)" the creation and tradition of Vālkkaṇāti.

October is here and so is the October Issue of Archaeometry! 🍂 🍂

"Archaeometallurgy in northern Oman—Diachronic copper production on a smelting site in Wadi al-Salh" presents new data on copper technology in the Bronze Age and Islamic periods in Oman.
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In "Experimental bone combustion and collagen preservation: implications for isotopic studies" how combustion affects biological analysis, especially isotopic studies, is explored.

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Pottery production and Granular White imports at Late Formative San José Cuautitlan

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Archaeometrical study of ceramic materials from the Chupícuaro culture (Formative Period, Mesoamerica)

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Out now, the special issue on Archaeological Science in Latin America! The eight papers featured in this issue underscore the methodological diversity and interdisciplinary approaches that characterize archaeological science in Latin America.

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Production of arsenical bronze using speiss on the Elephantine Island (Aswan, Egypt) during the Middle Kingdom (Middle Bronze Age) (c.2000–1650 BCE) #OpenAccess #Egypt #Bronze

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The application of a genetic algorithm in the correlation of intra-individual isotopic Sr dental records for archaeological and palaeontological reconstruction of years-long mobility

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Compositional characteristics of proto-porcelain wares of the Wuyishan cluster in Southeast China

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Highland and foothill pottery production technologies: A perspective from the third millennium BCE from Southwest Anatolia (Türkiye)

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Out now – The newest issue of Archaeometry full of fantastic articles!

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Analysis of the medieval glass beads from a conquering Hungarian burial in Lužianky, Slovakia

This article examines 10th-century blue and purple glass beads from a Hungarian burial in Lužianky, Slovakia, in order to determine their origin through chemical analysis.
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The glazed tiles in Yaogang village kiln in the Ming dynasty, Nanjing, China: Unveiling the unique mysteries of their techniques and compositions through comprehensive analysis methods
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What can lithics tell us about demography: people are not rocks (nor dates)

Lithics have been used as a proxy for population size, this paper argues that those interactions do not produce fixed relationships between numbers of people and of lithic artifacts (or dates) produced.

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Levantine Hacksilber and the flow of silver in early Mediterranean commerce

This study presents a comprehensive approach to provenancing ancient silver artefacts.
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The use and production technologies of iron of the Han Dynasty in eastern Sichuan Province, China

A comprehensive study of the excavated smelting remains indicating that iron smelting and forging activities were taking place at the site of Luojiaba.
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