Material Perspectives: Stone Tool Use and Material Culture in Papua New Guinea by Karen Hardy, Paul Sillitoe

“…Flaked stone tools are synonymous with prehistory to the extent that it is arguable that without these, the discipline would not exist. …”
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Differentiating Soils from Arable and Fallow Land Using Spectrometry by Pavel Ukrainskiy, Fedor Lisetskii, Arseniy Poletaev

“…In this study, we analyse soil system responses—in particular, the colours of soils resulting from different types of land use (arable land and residential areas) caused by the construction of an ancient boundary rampart near a multilayer monument dating from between prehistory and the Middle Ages within the boundaries of the Bosporus Kingdom (Eastern Crimea)—in an area of modern and ancient (4th–2nd centuries BC) land use (Northwestern Crimea). …”
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Късноантична и средновековна керамика от Седлари, Момчилградско by Katya Melamed, Emilia Evtimova

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O MÉTODO TEOLÓGICO NO CONTEXTO DA AMBIGÜIDADE RELIGIOSA ATUAL by Pedro Rubens

“…It is not a summary – he did not address methodology in it – but he underlines the methodological elements after remembering its prehistory as autobiographical approach. The point of departure is the faith experience in times of religious ambiguity. …”
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The Becoming of a Prehistoric Landscape: Palaeolithic Occupations and Geomorphological Processes at Lojanik (Serbia) by Camille Lesage, Alvise Barbieri, Jovan Galfi, Dragan Jovanović, Vera Bogosavljević Petrović

“…Accomplishing long-term plans to harvest and modify natural resources has been a crucial skill for the survival of our species since early Prehistory. Research on this first step of production mostly focuses on the provenience study of lithic artifacts uncovered at archaeological sites, using petrographic and geochemical analyses to correlate the artifacts with potential geological outcrops. …”
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Un análisis paradigmático de los aportes de F. de Saussure y N. Chomsky al campo de los estudios del lenguaje A paradigmatic analysis of Ferdinand de Saussure’s and Noam Chom... by DORIS ADRIANA SANTOS CAICEDO

“…The main statement supported here is the evidence, yielded by these contributions, which confirms that linguistics is a mature science in the study of the structure of human language, and also, that there existed a scientific community whose origins account for what could be called the prehistory of linguistics. The author employs for this purpose an argumentative chain which is focused on some core concepts as proposed by Thomas Kuhn in his book La Estructura de las Revoluciones Científicas.…”
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Lithic economy in South Western France during the Neolithic: A case study from a coastal site - La Lède du Gurp (Aquitaine) by Sofia Solanas

“…The prehistory of South-western France is known worldwide for its rich record of Palaeolithic sites, especially from the Dordogne region. …”
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Les caractérisations de la femme maghrébine dans Izuran et La Scaléra de Fatéma Bakhaï by Khaldia Aïssa-Kolli

“…The author has insisted on the condition of women since prehistory with a positive and rewarding image to show that women are big enough to be alongside men and support them in their journey. …”
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The earliest cotton fibers and Pan-regional contacts in the Near East by Li Liu, Li Liu, Maureece J. Levin, Florian Klimscha, Danny Rosenberg

“…Fiber technology (cordage and textile) has played a central role in all human societies for thousands of years, and its production, application and exchange have deep roots in prehistory. However, fiber remains have only rarely been observed in prehistoric sites because they tend to decay quickly in normal environmental conditions. …”
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Morphometric Identification of Starch Granules From Archaeological Contexts: Diagnostic Characteristics of Seven Major North American Plant Families by Lisbeth A. Louderback, Stefania Wilks, Nicole M. Herzog, Gloria Howat Brown, Kaley Joyce, Bruce M. Pavlik

“…Although we have focused on plants from western North America, these families occur across the globe and have had dietary significance throughout prehistory.…”
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Spectroscopic Study of White Pigments in the Decoration of Neolithic Pottery in the Region of the Thracian Valley, Bulgaria by Victoria Atanassova, Vani Tankova, Valentin Mihailov, Angelina Pirovska

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Military and Political Decisions of the Supreme Command of the USSR and Germany on the Eve of the Battle of Stalingrad (June – July 1942) by Vladimir Afanasenko, Maksim Medvedev

“…During the analysis of documents from domestic archives, memoirs, statistical information, a significant amount of material was processed; the problems of the prehistory of the Battle of Stalingrad in domestic and foreign historiography were studied. …”
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Interpreting Sundanese ritual practices at the mikul lodong ceremony in Cipatat, West Bandung, Indonesia by Ani Rostiyati, Kunto Sofianto, Adeng, Heru Erwantoro, Ria Andayani, Hernandi Tismara

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Mobility and diet in Prehistoric Denmark: strontium isotope analysis and incremental stable isotope analysis of human remains from the Limfjord area by LG van der Sluis, JS Daly, KM Frei, PJ Reimer

“… The Limfjord in Denmark held a prominent position throughout Prehistory as a natural communication port between east and west. …”
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Evidence of Woodland Management at the Eneolithic Pile Dwellings (3700–2400 BCE) in the Ljubljansko Barje, Slovenia? by Welmoed A. Out, Kirsti Hänninen, Maks Merela, Anton Velušček, Caroline Vermeeren, Katarina Čufar

“…It is assumed that people practiced woodland management, i.e., coppicing and pollarding, in prehistory, but details are poorly known. This study aims for a better understanding of woodland exploitation through time in the wetland basin of the Ljubljansko barje, Slovenia, from 3700–2400 BCE (Before Common Era). …”
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Lime plaster cover of the dead 12,000 years ago – new evidence for the origins of lime plaster technology by David E. Friesem, Itay Abadi, Dana Shaham, Leore Grosman

“…The production of lime plaster is especially important as a technological development in human prehistory as it requires advanced knowledge and skills to transform rocks to a plastic yet durable material. …”
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Liver Fluke Infection Throughout Human Evolution by Tianyi Wang, Piers D. Mitchell

“…These flukes spread to humans from wild animals in early prehistory because of our ancestor’s hunter-gatherer lifestyle and later from farm animals after the development of agriculture. …”
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Preliminary Results of Non-Contact Studies of the Lapas Complex of Mausoleums by Vladimir G. Bezdudny, Gulnur Kh. Vafina, Ilnur Yu. Mirsiyapov, Lyudmila V. Ovechkina, Evgeniy M. Pigarev, Airat G. Sitdikov

“…The paper discusses the results of magnetometric studies on the complex of Khan mausoleums near the village of Lapas in Astrakhan Oblast conducted in 2018–2022. A brief prehistory of the monument is outlined, information about the complex of mausoleums in medieval cartography and written sources is provided, and details of the archaeological studies of the archaeological site are presented. …”
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Genetics Unveil the Genealogical Ancestry and Physical Appearance of an Unknown Historical Figure: Lady Leonor of Castile (Spain) (1256–1275) by Sara Palomo-Díez, Cláudia Gomes, María Sonia Fondevila, Ángel Esparza-Arroyo, Ana María López-Parra, María Victoria Lareu, Eduardo Arroyo-Pardo, Juan Francisco Pastor

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Physically-based Assessment of Hurricane Surge Threat under Climate Change by Lin, Ning, Emanuel, Kerry Andrew, Oppenheimer, Michael, Vanmarcke, Erik

“…Struck by many intense hurricanes in recorded history and prehistory, NYC is highly vulnerable to storm surges. …”
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