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An Early Anthropocene Analog: The Geomorphology and Hydrology of the Rio Bravo Watershed in the Belize Tropics
The fluviokarst Rio Bravo watershed of Belize Central America is about 400 km2. More importantly, it has global implications for the long-term human...
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Pigments—the palette of organic colourants in wall paintings
The present contribution deals with the use of organic colourants in wall paintings, polychrome pottery and painted stone artworks, i.e. painted...
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Detection of past landscape elements in marginal mountain areas—the example of the Western Carpathians
There has been a growing interest in applying airborne laser scanning (ALS) in studies on past landscapes. This includes in marginal mountain areas;...
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Unearthing the Local Wisdom of Disaster Mitigation Based on Geoarchaeological Records in the Mainland of Sumatra, Indonesia
The nature and culture of Indonesia have long attracted many interests. The geological landscape on “the ring of fire” has been the Dutch’s...
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Diet in the Early Bronze Age: a buccal microwear analysis from the plain of Barcelona (Spain)
This study aims to characterize the dietary habits of the Barcelona plain (Spain) population during the Early Bronze Age. An analysis of buccal...
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Multivariate analysis of cooking pots from elite and “commoner” contexts at Yanshi Shangcheng: implications for the politics of daily life and development of ceramic technology in the early Bronze Age of northern China
In this study, we investigate how ceramics used in domestic contexts may have differed between elites and “commoners” at Yanshi Shangcheng, a walled...
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First strontium isotope map of groundwater in South Korea: applications for identifying the geographical origin
In recent, strontium isotope ratios ( 87 Sr/ 86 Sr) have been commonly used as a geochemical tracer to investigate the geographic origin in various...
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Sweet, weedy and wild: macrobotanical remains from a Late Classic (8th century ad) feasting deposit discovered at La Corona, an ancient Maya settlement
Ritual feasting was an integral part of ancient societies; the Maya were no exception. Archaeologists working in this region have used various lines...
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Refined chronology of prehistoric cultures and its implication for re-evaluating human-environment relations in the Hexi Corridor, northwest China
The reconstruction of high-resolution chronologies for prehistoric cultures is a prerequisite for understanding the history of human evolution and...
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Continuity and change in fine-ware production in the eastern Maya lowlands during the Classic to Postclassic transition (ad 800–1250)
This study presents the results of an investigation into fine-ware production in the eastern Maya lowlands during the Classic to Postclassic...
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Feng Shui and Imperial Examinations: a case study on the 1849 severe flood in Nan**g and debates on flood discharge
Social adaptations to natural hazards in China were influenced by various social and economic factors including traditional cultures such as Feng...
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An archaeothanatological approach for interpreting a complex funerary deposit: the case study of “Burial 2” at Toca do Enoque (Middle Holocene, Northeastern Brazil)
The discovery of funerary deposits with atypical and complex characteristics requires the use of an archaeothanatological approach to better...
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Pigments — Mercury-based red (cinnabar-vermilion) and white (calomel) and their degradation products
This article summarises the history of cinnabar, from its first uses in burials to modern oils on canvas. After a brief introduction on mercury and...
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Zooarchaeological and taphonomical study of the white-tailed deer (Cervidae: Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman 1780) at Sitio Sierra, a pre-Columbian village in Pacific Coclé province, Panama, with an evaluation of its role in feasts
The white-tailed deer (Cervidae: Odocoileus virginianus ) was the most widespread sizeable mammal in the ancient anthropogenic savannahs of the...
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A multiple-proxy stalagmite record reveals historical deforestation in central Shandong, northern China
Evaluating anthropogenic impacts on regional vegetation changes during historical time is not only important for a better understanding of the...
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The Concept of Scenic Beauty in a Landscape
The concept of beauty has for many centuries been considered and debated by philosophers, e.g. Kant, Wittgenstein, Hume and Locke. It is an ephemeral...
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Environmental and technological effects on ancient social evolution at different spatial scales
The rise and fall of ancient cultures and civilizations is a hotly debated topic that has generated disagreements and disputes. In this paper we...
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Multiple evidences indicate no relationship between prehistoric disasters in Lajia site and outburst flood in upper Yellow River valley, China
All around the world, ancient legends exist about the Great Flood, and the influence of the Great Flood in human evolutionary history is a hotly...