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Raw materials

Characterizing centrality: Obsidian consumption, supra-regional connectivity, and social reproduction at the Early Bronze Age sanctuary of Keros (Cyclades, Greece)

Tristan Carter, Rose Moir, Marina Milić, Colin Renfrew

published 11 Sep 2025

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A Later Stone Age quartz knapping workshop and fireplace dated to the Early Holocene in Senegal: The Ravin Blanc X site (RBX)

Charlotte Pruvost, Eric Huysecom, Aline Garnier, Irka Hajdas, Alexa Höhn, Laurent Lespez, Michel Rasse, Katja Douze, Sylvain Soriano, Valentine Fichet, Ségolène Saulnier-Copard, Matar Ndiaye, Anne Mayor

published 03 Sep 2025

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Geopolitical risk contagion across strategic sectors: Nonlinear evidence from defense, cybersecurity, energy, and raw materials

Catalin Gheorghe, Oana Panazan

published 02 Sep 2025

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Geoarchaeological research on site formation process, paleoenvironment, and human behaviors in the early Holocene of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Grzegorz Michalec, Rafał Sikora, Małgorzata Winiarska-Kabacińska, Davaakhuu Odsuren, Antoni Wójcik, Piotr Moska, Marcin Szmit, Dashzeveg Bazargur, Przemysław Bobrowski, Maciej Jórdeczka, Józef Szykulski, Patryk Muntowski, Andrzej Gałaś, Byambaa Gunchinsuren, Mirosław Masojć

published 02 Sep 2025

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When the hammer drops: Identification of knapping techniques in blade production based on a multi-scale study of knapping traces

Olivier Touzé, Veerle Rots

published 27 Aug 2025

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Developing a carbon footprint calculation method for product life cycle based on low-carbon design: A case study of the STAGE Bluetooth speaker

Yuwei Zhang, Shanliang Yao, Yantao Chen

published 20 Aug 2025

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The dichotomy of human decision-making: An experimental assessment of stone tool efficiency

David Nora, João Marreiros, Walter Gneisinger, Antonella Pedergnana, Telmo Pereira

published 18 Jul 2025

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Chemometric analysis of ethoxylated polymer products using extracted MALDI-TOF-MS peak distribution features

Elizabeth Dickinson, Richard N. Cawthorne, Peter Dodds, Graham M. Atkinson, Pablo F. García Thomas, Lucy Jones, Molly Crosbie, Janet Cook, Julie Wilson

published 16 Jul 2025

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From chisel to inscription: affordable protocols for the digital documentation of stone carving techniques. An experimental archaeology and traceological approach applied to epigraphy

Giulia Previti, Salma Kusumastuti, Beatrice Luci, Luca Malatesta, Cristina Lemorini

published 07 Jul 2025

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Small flakes for sharp needs: Technological behaviour in the Lower Palaeolithic site of Marathousa 1, Greece

Dalila De Caro, Moritz Kuhn, Nicholas Thompson, Eleni Panagopoulou, Katerina Harvati, Vangelis Tourloukis

published 30 Jun 2025

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Heavy metals in essential oils proposed for the modification of footwear lining leather—Quality management and product safety

Elżbieta Bielak

published 26 Jun 2025

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Multivariate analyses of Aurignacian and Gravettian personal ornaments support cultural continuity in the Early Upper Palaeolithic

Francesco d’Errico, Jack Baker, Daniel Pereira, Esteban Álvarez-Fernández, Martina Lázničková-Galetová, Solange Rigaud

published 04 Jun 2025

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Experimental study on foaming characteristics and microstructure of self-expanding polymer grouting material under low-temperature conditions

Songtao Li, Baolin Wang, Yanlong Gao

published 04 Jun 2025

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