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Here are selected items that can be found in Antiquity’s September 2004 issue:
Karkanas, P., M. Koumouzelis, J.K. Kozlowski, V. Sitlivy, K. Sobczyk, F. Berna, and S. Weiner. 2004.The earliest evidence for clay hearths: Aurignacian features in Klisoura Cave 1, southern Greece. Antiquity 78(301): ??
Boric, Dusan and Sofija Stefanovic. 2004. Birth and death: infant burials from Vlasac and Lepenski Vir. Antiquity 78(301): ??
Hardy, Bruce L. 2004. Neanderthal behaviour and stone tool function at the Middle Palaeolithic site of La Quina, France. Antiquity 78(301): ??
Kobusiewicz, Michal, Jacek Kabacinski, Romuald Schild, Joel D. Irish and Fred Wendorf. 2004. Discovery of the first Neolithic cemetery in Egypt's western desert. Antiquity 78(301): ??
Huysecom, E., S. Ozainne, F. Raeli, A. Ballouche, M. Rasse, and S. Stokes. 2004. Ounjougou (Mali): A history of Holocene settlement at the southern edge of the Sahara. Antiquity 78(301): ??
Note that the last two titles were thrown in for Mikey Brass’ sake!
Also worth looking at and reading are the following three short articles presented in Antiquity’s online Project Gallery:
Dolukhanov, Pavel, Stepan Aslanian, Evgeny Kolpakov, and Elena Belyaeva. 2004. Prehistoric Sites in Northern Armenia. Antiquity 78 (301).
Introduction:
Acheulean, Mousterian and Post-Palaeolithic sites were known in various parts of the Republic of Armenia, predominantly on the outcrops of volcanic rocks (de Morgan 1909; Panichkina 1950; Sardarian 1954; Lyubin 1961; 1984, 1989; 2002; Kazarian 1986, Yeritsian 1970, 1975). Several Stone Age occurrences on the slopes of the Aragats Mountain are currently being studied (B. Gasparian, personal communication). King et al. (2003) have recently reported several new Palaeolithic sites in Armenia and Nagorny Karabakh.
In October 2003 the authors carried out an intensive field survey in Northern Armenia (Figure 1), assisted by Mr G. Sarkisian, from Armenia's National Heritage, and Mr Samvel Nahapetyan from the Department of Geology, University of Yerevan.
Leavesley, Matthew G. and John Chappell. 2004. Buang Merabak: additional early radiocarbon evidence of the colonisation of the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. Antiquity 78 (301).
Introduction:
This paper presents new evidence in support of the Leavesley et al. (2002) claim that human occupation of the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (PNG), began by at least 39 500 bp, 4000 years prior to previous evidence. It presents new 14C determinations and an analysis of the shell for evidence of diagenesis that may influence the age estimates.
Kences, James. 2004. Lithic flake scars, percussive sound and prehistoric symbols. Antiquity 78 (301).
Introduction:
The long prevailing industrial bias that has interfered with interpretations of the cultural significance of stone tools, and tool making, has recently been challenged by archaeologists. One approach proposed by Gabriel Cooney (2000: 176-177), emphasises the working of stone at different scales, from the small - artefacts that could be held in the hand - to the very largest - utilisation of heavy blocks. Continuities, which are present within the scales, influence perceptions within the entire spectrum.
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Jacques Cinq-Mars
