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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

"Application of the Green Technique for the Archaeometric Study of Sasanian Silver Coins Housed in Batman Museum" examines 30 silver coins, providing valuable insights into the economic and metallurgical practices of the Sasanian Empire. buff.ly/R6jFpvM

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

"A Diachronic Archaeometallurgy Study of Metal Fishhooks in Huanchaco: Alloys and Manufacturing Techniques" examines fishooks from three sites in the Moche Valley of Peru. buff.ly/QxoGMdx

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

"Ceramic Production and Geodiversity in Iron Age Iberia: An Archaeometric Study of Pottery from Castrejón de Capote (SW Spain)" presents insights on patterns of local manufacture and exchange of ceramics in Late Iron Age southwest Iberia.https://buff.ly/6HZYpnn

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

"Edge Sharpness Does Not Vary Between Palaeolithic Flake Technologies, With the Possible Exception of Levallois Débitage" investigates why hominins adopted particular flake technologies. buff.ly/ELcMX1S

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

"A Northern Connection: Spread of Faience, Glass and Han Blue Into the Chengdu Plain During the Warring States Period" offers insights into exchange networks and regional connectivity. buff.ly/3O31p5Y

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

"A Pilot Study of Shell Ornaments From the Gebusailu Site in Xizang, China" analyses shell ornaments excavated from the Gebusailu Site in the Xizang Autonomous Region of China. buff.ly/QTdPYX7

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

"Source and Role of Bronze Coins in Maritime Trade During the Song (960–1276 ad): Focus on New Discoveries of Underwater Copper Metal Relics in the South China Sea" compares the differences in the chemical and Pb isotopic compositions among coins, ingots and ores. buff.ly/ORhJuje

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

'“Flames Over Persepolis”: New Scientific Evidence Supporting Historical Perspectives' investigates the burning of Persepolis Terrace. buff.ly/YsyKJ4F

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

"An Archaeometallurgical Investigation on Some Archaeological Metal Finds From the Sasanian Site of Jahāngir, Western Iran " analyses 12 artifacts revealing a variety of alloys were used. buff.ly/KEYAl5t

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

"Cross-Border Luxuries: Unraveling the Origins, Aging, and Craftsmanship of Eastern Han Dynasty Amber From Beijing" delves into the secrets of ancient amber by examining two amber artifacts from the Eastern Han Dynasty buff.ly/zY27r0G

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

"The First Archaeomagnetic Age at Tiwanaku and Implications for Dating Andean Metallurgical Furnaces" presents the first archaeomagnetic dating at Tiwanaku. buff.ly/filDStM

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

"Fats, Fire and Bronze Age Funerary Rites: Organic Residue Analysis of Wide Horizontal Rim Vessels From Burial Contexts in Northwest Portugal" presents GC-MS–based analyses of wide horizontal rim vessels from Middle Bronze Age burial contexts in Portugal. buff.ly/DQS0kUv

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

"A Contribution to Understanding Holocene Biodiversity: The Spatiotemporal Distribution of Wild Mammals in the Central Balkans" explores a biodiversity hotspot by analyzing zooarchaeological data on wild mammals. buff.ly/9p4Kpri

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The latest issue of Archaeometry is out now! buff.ly/3BAMWa6

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Now out on Early View: "U/Th Dating of Secondary Carbonate Deposits in Underground Galleries of Fourvière Hill (Lyon, France) Reveals a Water Supply System in Operation From the Roman Period to the Middle Ages" buff.ly/76PpH8q

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

"Arianna's Palette: A Diagnostic Study of the Painting Walls of the Domus of Arianna in Pompeii" discusses the outcomes of the archaeometric study of polychrome wall paintings that decorate Room Number 6 of the Domus of Arianna. buff.ly/3i0K52F

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

"Tin–Lead Sewn Tokens From 13th-Century Gdańsk: Assessing Local and Non-Local Production Through Archaeometric Analysis" presents the results of an investigation of 98 tin–lead sewn tokens from 13th-century Gdańsk buff.ly/p7FL89E

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

"The Complexity of ESR Signals in Tooth Enamel Fragments, A Comparison of Examples from Jebel Irhoud (Morocco) and Broken Hill (Zambia)" presents a comparative analysis of ESR signal composition in fossil tooth enamel fragments from two key hominin sites. buff.ly/eOsXTn4

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Now out in Early View "Gypsum Alabaster Beads From the Stone-Working Workshop of Konar Sandal: A Multi-Analytical Characterization Study and Absolute Dating" buff.ly/uKnSKCN

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Call for Contributions – Archaeometry Special Issue: Perspectives on the Past, and the Next 20 Years of Archaeometry

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

"The Origin and Circulation of Cinnabar in Neolithic Age of China: Evidence From Sulfur and Mercury Isotope Analysis", explores the use of the highly prized pigment cinnabar in artefacts from the Liangzhu culture.

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

"Crafting Brilliance: The Artistry and Legacy of Adakkaputhur Intermetallic γ-Bronze Mirrors (Cu41Sn11)" the creation and tradition of Vālkkaṇāti.

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

October is here and so is the October Issue of Archaeometry! 🍂 🍂

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

"Archaeometallurgy in northern Oman—Diachronic copper production on a smelting site in Wadi al-Salh" presents new data on copper technology in the Bronze Age and Islamic periods in Oman. buff.ly/5HvslQW

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

In "Experimental bone combustion and collagen preservation: implications for isotopic studies" how combustion affects biological analysis, especially isotopic studies, is explored. buff.ly/DxKR1BL

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Pottery production and Granular White imports at Late Formative San José Cuautitlan buff.ly/pj2XxNb

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Archaeometrical study of ceramic materials from the Chupícuaro culture (Formative Period, Mesoamerica) buff.ly/eqmtZUS

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Out now, the special issue on Archaeological Science in Latin America! The eight papers featured in this issue underscore the methodological diversity and interdisciplinary approaches that characterize archaeological science in Latin America. buff.ly/6GIGelq

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Production of arsenical bronze using speiss on the Elephantine Island (Aswan, Egypt) during the Middle Kingdom (Middle Bronze Age) (c.2000–1650 BCE) #OpenAccess #Egypt #Bronze buff.ly/ypWaRh8

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

The application of a genetic algorithm in the correlation of intra-individual isotopic Sr dental records for archaeological and palaeontological reconstruction of years-long mobility buff.ly/Z3iRfUp

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Compositional characteristics of proto-porcelain wares of the Wuyishan cluster in Southeast China buff.ly/drcBxiw

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Highland and foothill pottery production technologies: A perspective from the third millennium BCE from Southwest Anatolia (Türkiye) buff.ly/Q7FsiIA

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Out now – The newest issue of Archaeometry full of fantastic articles! buff.ly/wEGFdSc

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Analysis of the medieval glass beads from a conquering Hungarian burial in Lužianky, Slovakia This article examines 10th-century blue and purple glass beads from a Hungarian burial in Lužianky, Slovakia, in order to determine their origin through chemical analysis. buff.ly/eHgZ3hH

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The glazed tiles in Yaogang village kiln in the Ming dynasty, Nanjing, China: Unveiling the unique mysteries of their techniques and compositions through comprehensive analysis methods buff.ly/q1PS3Yq

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

What can lithics tell us about demography: people are not rocks (nor dates) Lithics have been used as a proxy for population size, this paper argues that those interactions do not produce fixed relationships between numbers of people and of lithic artifacts (or dates) produced. buff.ly/KqJ8oEX

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Levantine Hacksilber and the flow of silver in early Mediterranean commerce This study presents a comprehensive approach to provenancing ancient silver artefacts. buff.ly/NOsJOC4

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The use and production technologies of iron of the Han Dynasty in eastern Sichuan Province, China A comprehensive study of the excavated smelting remains indicating that iron smelting and forging activities were taking place at the site of Luojiaba. buff.ly/nR7h7yo

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

What can lithics tell us about the evolution of learning and development? Find out in this new article published in Archaeometry! buff.ly/uhyD5xu

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Our June issue is out now featuring great articles on a range of topics including iron working, analysis of wooden remains, and so much more! buff.ly/E5ASdWk

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

What can lithics tell us about food production during the transition to farming? Exploring harvesting practices and cultural changes during the neolithic in Southwest Asia: a view from Qminas (north-western Syria) buff.ly/9mDIJGb

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Ever wondered what eye makeup in the past was made from? Check out the new article published in Archaeometry on "Eye makeup in Northwestern Iran at the time of the Assyrian Empire: a new kohl recipe based on manganese and graphite from Kani Koter (Iron Age III)" buff.ly/bWrRoty

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Read about 5th century CE glass finds in "Insights into late Sasanian glass workshop at the city of Istakhr, Fras" buff.ly/Rc8wRIV

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Our special issue on Chronological Modelling is out now! This issue features 9 articles that provide a snapshot of current research on approaches to chronology in archaeology. buff.ly/ITt4x5n

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Archaeometry welcomes a new Editorial Coordinator to our editoral office. Rachel Cartwright will be working part time to help the editors manage submitted papers,

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

High-resolution compound-specific δ15N isotope dietary study of humans from the Scottish Mesolithic and Neolithic buff.ly/KLlWZ3k #OpenAccess #AminoAcids #Neolithic #StableIsotopeAnalyses

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Enhancing stone provenance studies through software built with language model artificial intelligence (AI): An example of ancient Calabrian quarries (southern Italy) buff.ly/LNNWz2K #OpenAccess #EarlyView #AI #FractalDimension #ImageAnalysis #Provenance #stones

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Trajectories of adoption for silver and bloomery iron in China from the Spring and Autumn period (c. 770–476 BC) buff.ly/H9f7O8B #OpenAccess #EarlyView #AncientChina #CastIron #innovation #PrestigeMetals #Technology

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Comparative effectiveness of techniques for examining the canvas, paint, and the pictorial structure of 16th- and 17th-century Chinese paintings buff.ly/fKiHiB2 #EarlyView #Analysis #paintings #restoration #StereoMicroscope #verification #XrayImaging

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Archaeometry @archaeometry.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Tracing the origin of Roman mosaic tiles in Aquileia: Petrographic analysis of specimens from the suburbium buff.ly/CbBWvXo #OpenAccess #EarlyView #Aquileia #lithics #mosaic #petrography #tesserae

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