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View article: Morphometric Analyses of Late Palaeolithic and Early Mesolithic Projectile Points from Central Germany
Morphometric Analyses of Late Palaeolithic and Early Mesolithic Projectile Points from Central Germany Open
Due to its history and geography, the current Federal State of Hesse was a transit zone during prehistoric times, linking various spheres of cultural influence. Topographic features, such as rivers and low mountain ranges, have shaped migr…
View article: Correction: A quantitative analysis of Final Palaeolithic/earliest Mesolithic cultural taxonomy and evolution in Europe
Correction: A quantitative analysis of Final Palaeolithic/earliest Mesolithic cultural taxonomy and evolution in Europe Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299512.].
View article: A macroevolutionary analysis of European Late Upper Palaeolithic stone tool shape using a Bayesian phylodynamic framework
A macroevolutionary analysis of European Late Upper Palaeolithic stone tool shape using a Bayesian phylodynamic framework Open
Phylogenetic models are commonly used in palaeobiology to study the patterns and processes of organismal evolution. In the human sciences, phylogenetic methods have been deployed for reconstructing ancestor–descendant relationships using l…
View article: A quantitative analysis of Final Palaeolithic/earliest Mesolithic cultural taxonomy and evolution in Europe
A quantitative analysis of Final Palaeolithic/earliest Mesolithic cultural taxonomy and evolution in Europe Open
Archaeological systematics, together with spatial and chronological information, are commonly used to infer cultural evolutionary dynamics in the past. For the study of the Palaeolithic, and particularly the European Final Palaeolithic and…
View article: A macroevolutionary analysis of European Late Upper Palaeolithic stone tool shape using a Bayesian phylodynamic framework
A macroevolutionary analysis of European Late Upper Palaeolithic stone tool shape using a Bayesian phylodynamic framework Open
Phylogenetic models are commonly used in paleobiology to study the patterns and processes of organismal evolution. In the human sciences, phylogenetic methods have been deployed for reconstructing ancestor-descendant relationships using li…
View article: Bayesian inference of material culture phylogenies using continuous traits: A birth–death model for Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age arrowheads from Northwestern Europe
Bayesian inference of material culture phylogenies using continuous traits: A birth–death model for Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age arrowheads from Northwestern Europe Open
The twentieth century saw two modes of thinking spread through biological systematics: population thinking and tree thinking. Many archaeologists investigating ancient technologies have adopted the population thinking approach for archaeol…
View article: A pan-European dataset revealing variability in lithic technology, toolkits, and artefact shapes ~15-11 kya
A pan-European dataset revealing variability in lithic technology, toolkits, and artefact shapes ~15-11 kya Open
View article: A meta-analysis of Final Palaeolithic/earliest Mesolithic cultural taxonomy and evolution in Europe
A meta-analysis of Final Palaeolithic/earliest Mesolithic cultural taxonomy and evolution in Europe Open
Archaeological systematics, together with spatial and chronological information, are commonly used to infer cultural evolutionary dynamics in the past. For the study of the Palaeolithic, and particularly the European Final Palaeolithic…
View article: Research compendium for 'Hussain et al. (2023) A pan-European dataset revealing variability in lithic technology, toolkits, and artefact shapes ~15-11 kya'
Research compendium for 'Hussain et al. (2023) A pan-European dataset revealing variability in lithic technology, toolkits, and artefact shapes ~15-11 kya' Open
Research compendium for 'A pan-European dataset revealing variability in lithic technology, toolkits, and artefact shapes ~15-11 kya' Compendium DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7940337 The files at th…
View article: Research compendium for 'Hussain et al. (2023) A pan-European dataset revealing variability in lithic technology, toolkits, and artefact shapes ~15-11 kya'
Research compendium for 'Hussain et al. (2023) A pan-European dataset revealing variability in lithic technology, toolkits, and artefact shapes ~15-11 kya' Open
Research compendium for 'A pan-European dataset revealing variability in lithic technology, toolkits, and artefact shapes ~15-11 kya' Compendium DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7940337 The files at th…
View article: Research compendium for 'Mapping the field of cultural evolutionary theory and methods in archaeology using bibliometric methods'
Research compendium for 'Mapping the field of cultural evolutionary theory and methods in archaeology using bibliometric methods' Open
Research compendium for 'Mapping the field of cultural evolutionary theory and methods in archaeology using bibliometric methods' Compendium DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7944676 The files at the URL…
View article: Mapping the field of cultural evolutionary theory and methods in archaeology using bibliometric methods
Mapping the field of cultural evolutionary theory and methods in archaeology using bibliometric methods Open
Bibliometrics offers powerful means of visualising and understanding trends within research domains. We here present a first exploratory bibliometric analysis of cultural evolutionary theory and attendant methods as applied specifically wi…
View article: Research compendium for 'Mapping the field of cultural evolutionary theory and methods in archaeology using bibliometric methods'
Research compendium for 'Mapping the field of cultural evolutionary theory and methods in archaeology using bibliometric methods' Open
Research compendium for 'Mapping the field of cultural evolutionary theory and methods in archaeology using bibliometric methods' Compendium DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7944676 The files at the URL…
View article: Research compendium for 'A pan-European dataset revealing variability in lithic technology, toolkits, and artefact shapes ~15-11 kya'
Research compendium for 'A pan-European dataset revealing variability in lithic technology, toolkits, and artefact shapes ~15-11 kya' Open
Compendium DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7940337 The files at the URL above will generate the results as found in the publication. The files hosted at are the developmen…
View article: Benchmarking methods and data for the whole‐outline geometric morphometric analysis of lithic tools
Benchmarking methods and data for the whole‐outline geometric morphometric analysis of lithic tools Open
The authors gratefully acknowledge the Cultural Evolution Society for funding this workshop. Additional costs were covered by funds made available by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science (project COMPARCH, Grant Number 1113-0…
View article: A 2D Geometric Morphometric Assessment of Chrono-Cultural Trends in Osseous Barbed Points of the European Final Palaeolithic and Early Mesolithic
A 2D Geometric Morphometric Assessment of Chrono-Cultural Trends in Osseous Barbed Points of the European Final Palaeolithic and Early Mesolithic Open
Studies on prehistoric osseous barbed points have relied heavily on typology in linking presumed types to broader techno-complexes, and for making chronological inferences. The accumulation of both new finds and of radiocarbon dates obtain…
View article: outlineR: Artefact Processing and Extraction Protocol v1
outlineR: Artefact Processing and Extraction Protocol v1 Open
Geometric morphometric methods (GMM) in archaeology are experiencing a sharp increase in application and popularity since the last decade or so and seem to be more popular now than ever. In general, they constitute a major advance vis-à-vi…
View article: Design Space Constraints and the Cultural Taxonomy of European Final Palaeolithic Large Tanged Points: A Comparison of Typological, Landmark-Based and Whole-Outline Geometric Morphometric Approaches
Design Space Constraints and the Cultural Taxonomy of European Final Palaeolithic Large Tanged Points: A Comparison of Typological, Landmark-Based and Whole-Outline Geometric Morphometric Approaches Open
The identification of material culture variability remains an important goal in archaeology, as such variability is commonly coupled with interpretations of cultural transmission and adaptation. While most archaeological cultures are defin…
View article: outlineR: Artefact Processing and Extraction Protocol v1
outlineR: Artefact Processing and Extraction Protocol v1 Open
Geometric morphometric methods (GMM) in archaeology are experiencing a sharp increase in application and popularity since the last decade or so and seem to be more popular now than ever. In general, they constitute a major advance vis-à-vi…
View article: Gillings, M., Hacıgüzeller, P. & Lock, G. (eds) (2019). Re-Mapping Archaeology. Critical Perspectives, Alternative Mappings
Gillings, M., Hacıgüzeller, P. & Lock, G. (eds) (2019). Re-Mapping Archaeology. Critical Perspectives, Alternative Mappings Open
Review of: Gillings, M., Hacıgüzeller, P. & Lock, G. (eds) (2019). Re-Mapping Archaeology. Critical Perspectives, Alternative Mappings. London: Routledge. 324pp, 14 chapters, 76 figures, 27 full-colour pages. ISBN 978-1-138-57713-8 (hbk); …
View article: Towards a collaborative meta-analysis of the Final Palaeolithic/earliest Mesolithic in Europe. Report on the 2nd CLIOARCH Workshop, 26th-27th November 2020
Towards a collaborative meta-analysis of the Final Palaeolithic/earliest Mesolithic in Europe. Report on the 2nd CLIOARCH Workshop, 26th-27th November 2020 Open
We report on a virtual workshop aimed at advancing a new synthesis of techno-cultural patterns at the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary in Europe. We respond to the growing need of developing meta-analytical frameworks for comparing and eventu…
View article: Urbanity as a Process and the Role of Relative Network Properties—A Case Study From the Early Iron Age
Urbanity as a Process and the Role of Relative Network Properties—A Case Study From the Early Iron Age Open
In the past numerous concepts of urbanity have been discussed and a variety of criteria for towns have been developed. They include size, population, legal aspects, way of life, structural and functional approaches. However, since the ment…
View article: c14bazAAR: Download and Prepare C14 Dates from Different Source Databases
c14bazAAR: Download and Prepare C14 Dates from Different Source Databases Open
Query different C14 date databases and apply basic data cleaning, merging and calibration steps.