Archaeometallurgy is an interdisciplinary and international field of study that examines all
aspects of the production, use, and consumption of metals from∼ 8000 BCE to the present …

This handbook is a translation of the French manual “Des céramiques et des hommes.
Décoder les assemblages archéologiques.”(2016, Presses Universitaires de Paris Ouest …

My ethnoarchaeological experience among the Kalinga changed forever the way I look at
pottery. When I pick up a vessel and see the patterns of soot, I can also smell the smoky …

The term chaîne opératoire was coined almost fifty years ago by Leroi-Gourhan while
seeking to characterize techniques:“Techniques are at the same time gestures and tools …

The aim of this paper is to present a dynamic approach to material culture that may inform
new perspectives on large-scale hunter–gatherer interactions and migrations within Early …

Despite its theoretical importance, the process of stone tool-making skill acquisition remains
understudied and poorly understood. The challenges and costs of skill learning constitute an …

In a narrow critique of two early papers in the literature on cumulative cultural evolution,
Vaesen et al.(1) misunderstand the work they criticize, mischaracterize multiple lines of …

Social Archaeology and Material Worlds aims to forefront dynamic and cutting-edge social
approaches to archaeology. It brings together volumes about past people, social and …

This paper integrates archaeological, material, microstructural and compositional data of c.
7,000 years old metallurgical production evidence with the aim to address the knowledge of …

Pottery-manufacturing sequences can act as proxies for human migration and interaction. A
good example is provided by the 'spiralled patchwork technology'(SPT) identified at two key …