I am happy to announce that our new paper about research on two MSA sites from the EDAR area (Sudan) has been published #OpenAccess in Journal of Field Archaeology. Many thanks to all contributors! Mirosław Masojć Dr.Ahmed Hamid Nassr tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

buff.ly/3XM877Q New #OpenAccess Article: Grzegorz Michalec & colleagues discuss research at MSA sites EDAR 134 & 155 in Sudan's Eastern Desert Atbara River. Luminescence & tool use analyses reveal human activity during MIS 5 & highlight aeolian impacts on lithic preservation.

buff.ly/3RTlsHN New Article: García-Rosselló & Calvo-Trias examine manufacturing traces on Balearic Island cask-shaped pottery vessels from the 2nd Millennium b.c., & shed light on the dynamics of technological knowledge transmission between communities.

buff.ly/4eVnh0y New Article: Castro García & Martín-Arroyo Sánchez highlight findings from Haza de Santa Catalina & explore ecological changes in western Andalusia from Neolithic to Iron Age–Early Roman period, expanding theoretical frameworks of riparia & emptyscape.

buff.ly/3Wgehfv New Article: B. Ibarra details archaeological findings from the funerary site of Marcajirca (a.d. 1000–1600) Peru, revealing various population groups buried there. Tomb types include funerary caves & chullpas, showing evidence of manipulation over time.

buff.ly/4bFOfXe New #OpenAccess Article: Bruyère & colleagues analyze late Bronze Age sites in the Tisza Site Group (southern Carpathian Basin) using satellite imagery, surveys & geophysical data, revealing shared spatial organization & specialized subsistence activities.

buff.ly/4cTOzTC New Article: N. Prilepskaya & colleagues study horse teeth from the Novozavedennoye-III burial ground (430–300 B.C.) suggesting Scythian presence in the central Pre-Caucasus region during the warm season as the horses died between May & October.

buff.ly/3zKoqZ3 New #OpenAccess Article: M. Akar & colleagues at the Bronze Age site of Tell Atchana provide a photo essay emphasizing archaeology's role in preservation & community recovery following the Feb. 6, 2023 earthquakes in southeastern Türkiye & northern Syria.

🚨 New publication by Dr. Isabelle Holland-Lulewicz (Isabelle Holland-Lulewicz, PhD) out today in Journal of Field Archaeology!! “Calusa Fisheries and Estuarine Socio-Ecologies in Southwestern Florida: An Examination of Large-Bodied Fish” tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

It’s true! New paper out today in Journal of Field Archaeology! How did management of a core fishery underwrite Calusa sociopolitics?? How did this core fishery facilitate complex ecosystem engineering in the form of structures to hold live fish surplus?? Find out here!

buff.ly/3xNTTJj New #OpenAccess Article: Alison Gascoigne & P. Sheehan combine archaeological data & historical sources to examine Egypt’s first Islamic-era capital, Fustat, revealing how its pottery industry influenced the city's cycles of abandonment & reoccupation.

Need a coffee break? Take a look at our new open access paper on pottery production and the urban landscape in medieval Fustat/Cairo 🙂 Archaeology | Southampton

buff.ly/3Si4bIB New #OpenAccess Article: Andrea Jalandoni & colleagues introduce chiaroscuro photogrammetry as a solution for low-light conditions in archaeological sites, improving visual accuracy as demonstrated by successful trials in Koonalda Cave, South Australia.

buff.ly/3YdaGAi New #OpenAccess Article: Isabelle Holland-Lulewicz, PhD suggests that the Calusa actively managed a core fishery at Mound Key in Estero Bay, Florida, supporting their success from A.D. 450 through European contact, contributing to their complex socio-ecological systems.

buff.ly/3WAFZCm New Article: Darabi & colleagues present findings from Ali Kosh, Iran. The settlement existed from 7500–6500 cal B.C., with inhabitants initially living seasonally, later becoming more sedentary, & relying on herding sheep, domesticated goats, & imports.

buff.ly/3YAzkuM New #OpenAccess Article: William Lidberg & colleagues use national airborne laser data & deep learning to map hunting pits in Sweden, achieving a 70% accuracy, potentially improving the protection of these cultural sites in northern Scandinavia.

The moon/hunting pit paper is now out as open-access!

buff.ly/4fSdjxK New Article: Cobb & colleagues use metal detectors at 16th-century sites in Alabama, Georgia, & Mississippi to analyze iron & cuprous artifacts in residential contexts, exploring how Indigenous peoples integrated European materials into their daily lives.

A photo essay shows how archaeology Tell Atchana evolved in the face of the Turkey–Syria earthquakes in Feb 2023 to move forward whilst incorporating and honoring the past Banding together, archaeologists and the community alike helped rebuild the site ⬇️ spr.ly/6019lNApN