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Raw materials

Random walks in handaxe knapping before 1.2 million years ago in East Africa at Melka Kunture (Upper Awash, Ethiopia)

Eduardo Méndez-Quintas, Rita T. Melis, Flavio Altamura, Patricia Bello-Alonso, Andrea Serodio Domínguez, Adugna Debalike Belayneh, Riccardo Salvini, Giuliano Ambrosetti, Margherita Mussi

published 24 Sep 2026

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Creating a brand. Genesis, transformation and diffusion of Qurayyah Painted Ware

Marta Luciani, Pamela Fragnoli, William D. Gilstrap, Johannes H. Sterba, Doralice Klainscek, Joseph A. Greene, Stephen Bourke, Paul Donnelly

published 19 Aug 2026

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Study on mix proportion and mechanism of fine-grained tailing composite anti-seepage material

Zhiyuan Mao, Yu Qiu, Qiangsheng Yang, Weiping Duan

published 11 Aug 2026

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Effect of multi-source solid waste synergistic activation on strength evolution and micro-mechanism of dredged sludge stabilized with low-carbon curing agent

Pengsheng Fang, Shunmei Gong, Xiangyi Yang, Ru Hu, DaPeng Ge, Yuanyuan Chen, Ling Wang

published 06 Aug 2026

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Intentional incisions on Neolithic Obsidian arrowheads from Central Anatolia: A techno-functional and iconographic approach

Alice Vinet, Denis Guilbeau

published 28 Jul 2026

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Rheological properties and compressive properties of alkali-activated slag-fly ash geopolymer fluid solidified soil

Chunxiao Qi, Boshen Wang, AnHui Chen, Haiting Zhang, Shuai Pang

published 10 Jul 2026

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Identity and mobility through personal ornaments in Upper Paleolithic cantabrian hunter-gatherer societies: Insights from Llonín cave (Asturias, Spain)

Daniel Pérez-García de los Salmones, David Cuenca-Solana, Borja González-Rabanal, Ana B. Marín-Arroyo, Elsa Duarte-Matías, Marco de la Rasilla-Vives

published 08 Jun 2026

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Tool-stone selection in the African Middle stone age at Sibhudu cave

Patrick Schmidt, Klaus G. Nickel

published 04 Jun 2026

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Exploring the contribution of straw utilization to carbon emission reduction in Anhui Province (China)

Zhou Ye, Xiaohang Yu, Ruoyun Yao, Youzhi Yao

published 27 May 2026

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Against the grain: Leveraging machine learning to analyze mudbrick structures

Sofia Kouki, Marta Lorenzon, Benjamín Cutillas-Victoria, Achim Lichtenberger, Torben Schreiber, Mkrtich Zardaryan, Anno Hein, Georgios Polymeris

published 21 May 2026

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Synergistic effects of high-temperature curing and elemental conditioning on red mud-based geopolymer: Compressive strength and immobilization

Dongliang Luo, Yufeng Du, Jintao Zhang, Feiyong Chen, Yang Song

published 20 Apr 2026

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Carbon footprint assessment and crashworthiness evaluation of alloy steel W-beam guardrails

Shuai Gong, Wendong Fan, Haoze Zhao, Zhihao Zhang, Shuming Yan

published 17 Apr 2026

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Material stock and environmental burdens of coastal bridge infrastructure in China: A bottom-up life cycle perspective

Huanshan Ning, Zhen Guo, Haibo Feng, Peidong Zhang, Jiawei Shen, Zhiwei Zhang

published 18 Mar 2026

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