Population history-focused DNA and ancient DNA (aDNA) research in Africa has
dramatically increased in the past decade, enabling increasingly fine-scale investigations …

Machine learning (ML) is rapidly being adopted by archaeologists interested in analyzing a
range of geospatial, material cultural, textual, natural, and artistic data. The algorithms are …

The Rising from the Depths (RftD) network aims to identify the ways in which Marine Cultural
Heritage (MCH) can contribute to the sustainable development of coastal communities in …

Since the 19th century, the study of shell middens has played an important role in
archaeological research. Shell midden and broader coastal archaeology have transformed …

This introductory article outlines the general orientations of the Wenner-Gren Foundation's
158th symposium held in Sintra, Portugal, in the autumn of 2018. It summarizes and reflects …

Throughout the history of archaeology, researchers have evaluated human societies in
terms of systems and systems interactions. Complex systems theory (CST), which emerged …

African Islands provides the first geographically and chronologically comprehensive
overview of the archaeology of African islands. This book draws archaeologically informed …

Remote sensing technology has become a standard tool for archaeological prospecting. Yet
the ethical guidelines associated with the use of these technologies are not well established …

Postmodernity has a distinctly pre‐apocalyptic feel to it, and this feeling has seeped into
archaeology. A review of the scholarship from 2019 attests that archaeologists are having to …

The Great Wall, as a globally important large-scale linear cultural heritage asset, is an
example of the integration of architecture and landscape, demonstrating the interaction and …