R Research Papers

Uncovering the Past: DNA Analysis of Skeletal Remains from the Medieval Bosnian City of Bobovac

Numerous archaeological sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina represent a historical heritage and testify to the rich cultural, social, and political life of medieval Bosnia. Bobovac, the capital of the Bosnian Kingdom after King Tvrtko I's coron...

Observatii si precizari privitoare la Câmpul lui Dragos

This study, which is mostly based on a documented information, intends to operate a re-examination of the scientific theories expressed in the Romanian historiography till now, about the placing and the limits of this region, as well as the...

Morphological features of the Eneolithic — Early Bronze population as a result of adaptation to the geographical and bioclimatic conditions of the Altai highlands

This paper is aimed at scrutinizing the dependence between the morphological features of the Eneolithic — Early Bronze population and the geographical and bioclimatic conditions in the Altai valleys and intermountain basins. Across the terr...

Estudio antropológico de un individuo hallado en el edificio religioso medieval de la plaza Eduardo de Castro (Astorga, España). ¿Muerte accidental o intencionada?

Diferenciar entre fracturas perimortem y postmortem no es tarea fácil de desempeñar, por lo que las características macroscópicas que pueden observarse en una fractura perimortem son claves a la hora de diferenciarla de una postmortem. Sin ...

تلابوقا خان ودوره في سياسة دولة مغول القبجاق (686-690هـ/1287-1291م)

يناقش هذا البحث تلابوقا خان سادس حكام دولة مغول القبجاق تلك البلاد التي تعرف ايضاً باسم دولة مغول القبيلة الذهبية والغوص بسيرته الشخصية وحروبه الخارجية كالحرب التي دار رحاها مع الدولة الايلخانية تلك الدولة المغولية الاخرى التي اسسها هولاكو ...

CAES. BCIV. 2, 18, 7. Una nota sobre la obra de Eilers "Roman Patrons of Greek Cities"

Breve crítica de la posición de Eilers en su nuevo libro, Roman Patrons of Greek Cities, acerca del patronazgo obtenido a través de la conquista de un territorio aplicado a Pompeyo Magno en Hispania....

Rings of Power or in Search of Early Elites

The article discusses the problem of identification of prehistoric elites on the example of the Usatovo culture. Archaeological evidence allows us to discern in the culture three separate strata or classes which are conditionally designated...

LA PRODUCCIÓN METÁLICA DE ÉPOCA ROMANA EN MINA DE SÃO DOMINGOS (MÉRTOLA, PORTUGAL)

Com este trabalho fazemos um périplo pela história contemporânea da exploração mineira em São Domingos (Mértola, Portugal), quando foram postos a descoberto a maioria dos trabalhos mineiros romanos e dos seus equipamentos de mineração. Todo...

Pontigné (Maine-et-Loire). Église Saint-Denis

Oca, origens, cultura e ambiente

Apresentamos um conjunto de ações, iniciadas em 2014 e hoje em andamento, no município de Gurupá, Pará. É um trabalho realizado pelo Projeto OCA – Origens, Cultura e Ambiente, do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Este texto discute formas de en...

Agency in Archaeology

Agency in Archaeology is the first critical volume to scrutinise the concept of agency and to examine in-depth its potential to inform our understanding of the past. Theories of agency recognise that human beings make choices, hold intentio...

Transforming archaeology through practice: Strategies for collaborative archaeology and the Community Archaeology Project at Quseir, Egypt

'Community archaeology' is a relatively new sub-field of research in archaeology that aims to involve local people in the investigation and interpretation of the past. Based on the creation of a community archaeology research project in Qus...

Slow Archaeology, Punk Archaeology, and the ‘Archaeology of Care’

This article considers the impact of both historical and digital transhuman practices in archaeology with an eye towards recent conversations concerning punk archaeology, slow archaeology, and an ‘archaeology of care’. Drawing on Ivan Illic...

The Archaeology of Time

It might seem obvious that time lies at the heart of archaeology, since archaeology is about the past. However, the issue of time is complicated and often problematic, and although we take it very much for granted, our understanding of time...

Archaeology as Anthropology

Abstract It is argued that archaeology has made few contributions to the general field of anthropology with regard to explaining cultural similarities and differences. One major factor contributing to this lack is asserted to be the tendenc...

Archaeology as Human Ecology

Archaeology as Human Ecology is a new introduction to concepts and methods in archaeology. It deals not with artifacts, but with sites, settlements, and subsistence. Karl W. Butzer's goal is to interpret the ecosystem of which an archaeolog...

Archaeological Chemistry

The application of chemistry within archaeology is an important and fascinating area. It allows the archaeologist to answer such questions as "what is this artefact made of?", "where did it come from?" and "how has it been changed through b...

Archaeology and Assemblage

Assemblage is a concept common to a number of academic disciplines, most notably archaeology and art, but also geology and palaeontology. Archaeology can claim a special link to the term assemblage, though novel approaches to the concept of...

Archaeology: the loss of innocence

Physics and archaeology