Archaeologists generally agree that high-power computer technology constitutes the most
efficient venue for addressing many issues in archaeological research. Digital techniques …

This article modifies an old archaeological adage—“excavation is destruction”—to
demonstrate how advances in archaeological practice suggest a new iteration:“excavation is …

As new digital technologies now pervade the discipline of archaeology, the practice of
creating digital 3D representations of artifacts has become widespread. The rapid growth …

The study of artifacts is fundamental to archaeological research. The features of individual
artifacts are recorded, analyzed, and compared within and between contextual …

We present here a newly developed software package named Artifact GeoMorph Toolbox 3-
D (AGMT3-D). It is intended to provide archaeologists with a simple and easy-to-use tool for …

The following study presents a novel method for computerized 3D geometric morphometric
shape analysis of archaeological artifacts. It consists of a newly developed tool for …

This study explores the effects of the copying error process on material culture. The goal is to
assess whether the morphometric variability of standardized vessels, generated by copying …

The Natufian culture is of great importance as a starting point to investigate the dynamics of
the transition to agriculture. Given its chronological position at the threshold of the Neolithic …

Rock-art recording has been significantly improved in recent years by new technologies.
Nonetheless, accurate documentation of certain engravings is a challenge for these cutting …

Spheroids are one of the least understood lithic items yet are one of the most enduring,
spanning from the Oldowan to the Middle Palaeolithic. Why and how they were made …