This topical collection comprises papers presenting multiproxy data on different aspects of pyrotechnology such as combustion processes and residues, and their signature in the archaeological record. The dat...
The Topical Collection (TC) “Ceramics: Research questions and answers” aimed at guiding researchers in the study of archaeological ceramics from excavation to study and preservation in museum collections. Ea...
The Middle Stone Age (MSA) and Middle Paleolithic correspond to the time in which modern humans evolved in Africa and began to disperse across Eurasia. While some researchers highlight the differences betwee...
Contributions to this special issue address four main research questions on lithic technology and function: (1) the impact of post-depositional processes on the identification and interpretation of archeolog...
The papers in the CRAPP volume highlight the current state of the art in coprolite research and explore how newer high-resolution information can be better integrated into broader analytical studies using mo...
Faraoskop is a case study that speaks to the broader question – of general anthropological interest and importance – of interpersonal violence in small-scale societies. The papers in this Special Issue showc...
This topical collection, Fishing Over the Millennia: Zooarchaeological Perspectives, features 13 articles that present a sample of the research shared at the 20th meeting of the Fish Remains Working Group (F...
Archaeological research is increasingly attuned to the needs of our contemporary society. Our collective interest in the past is shedding important light on the daily and long-term strategies that allowed fo...
This collection focuses on new insights and reconstructions of past environments from the Middle Paleolithic to the early Holocene of Europe, Asia and South America derived from microvertebrate studies. In g...
This Topical Collection (TC) covers several topics in the field of study, in which ancient architecture, art history, archaeology and material analyses intersect. The chosen perspective is that of a multidis...
This special issue focuses on robust geostatistical and taphonomic approaches to important archaeological sites with significant records to the understanding of hominin behaviour during the Lower and Middle ...
Pigments form an integral part of the archaeological record due to the large quantity, variety and ubiquity of objects and contexts that evidence their use. Material evidence from various regions of the worl...
Global cooperation and dialogue between scholars are essential to further avian archaeology. Although avifauna comparisons between different geographical regions can be problematic (Stewart 2004), questions ...
The collection we propose covers an exciting novel topic discussed by the talks presented at a recent (November 2023) Symposium held in Venice (Italy). Based on the fundamental discovery in excavations in So...
This special issue aims to increase the knowledge on the role of coastal environments for hominids throughout the Prehistory, which is crucial for the understanding of human-environment interactions over tim...