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J Archaeol Sci 21 (2)
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Title:
J Archaeol Sci 21 (2)
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Series:
Journal of Archaeological Science
Volume
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Volume:
21 (2)
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Publication Type:
Journal
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Year of Publication:
1994
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BIAB (The British Archaeological Bibliography (BAB))
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Created Date:
20 Jan 2002
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Electrical imaging in archaeology
D H Griffiths
R D Barker
153 - 158
Describes a field data acquisition system, developed to enable an electrical image of the subsurface to be produced rapidly and effectively under computer control. The unprocessed measured apparent resistivity data give a very approximate but nevertheless useful picture of the subsurface, and an example section across the ramparts of Salmonsbury Fort (Gloucestershire) illustrates this. A section measured across the medieval site at Rocester (Staffordshire) demonstrates how the data may also be modelled using modern finite element computer software. However, the sharpest images are produced by a newly developed and completely automatic computer inversion process, The technique is illustrated with an image of true resistivity measured across a burnt mound in Birmingham.
A cautionary note on the use of Hemastix and dot-blot assays for the detection and confirmation of archaeological blood residues
Andrew P Manning
159 - 162
The screening of suspected archaeological blood residues by Hemastix and the confirmation of these residues by dot-blot assay is investigated. The results of this investigation cast serious doubt on this method, due to the likelihood of false positive assays.
Notation versus decoration in the Upper Palaeolithic: a case-study from Tossal de la Roca, Alicante, Spain
Francesco D'Errico
185 - 200
A technological analysis of a final Magdalenian or Epipalaeolithic bone object, engraved with parallel lines. The incisions were examined microscopically and compared to experimental incisions made using different techniques and tools. It was demonstrated that each set of incisions on the archaeological piece was made by a different tool. The hypothesis that this engraving may have been a form of notation is discussed.
The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in Portugal: isotopic and dental evidence of diet
David Lubell
Mary Jackes
H P Schwarcz
Martin Knyf
Christopher Meiklejohn
201 - 216
Paired radiocarbon (AMS) and stable isotope ( * 13C and * 15N) analyses of human bone collagen from Portuguese Mesolithic and Neolithic skeletons suggest a marked change of diet just prior to 7,000 BP, at the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition. The Mesolithic diet was based on foods of both marine and terrestrial origins, while the Neolithic diet was more dependent on terrestrial food sources. A linear correlation trend between * 13C and * 15N for the Mesolithic samples implies that the marine component of their diet was isotopically homogeneous, and consisted either of a well-defined mixture of several species, or a single species that was consistently exploited. Changes in the rate and type of dental attrition and differences in dental pathology confirm that the change of diet was established by 7,000 BP, but suggest that the trend had been initiated soon after 8,000 BP.