Archaeometry

A team of scientists have been investigating an intact and sealed jar discovered at Qumran, the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The discovery and investigation of Jar-35 were reported in Unreported Heritage News.

Read the full findings of the research in Archaeometry Early View:

ON THE AGE AND CONTENT OF JAR-35—A SEALED AND INTACT STORAGE JAR FOUND ON THE SOUTHERN PLATEAU OF QUMRAN
K. L. RASMUSSEN, J. GUNNEWEG, J. VAN DER PLICHT, I. KRALJ CIGIĆ, A. D. BOND, B. SVENSMARK, M. BALLA, M. STRLIC, G. DOUDNA

Diagenetic and Isotopic Studies of Bones and Teeth - Virtual Issue
Read the virtual issue on Diagenetic and Isotopic Studies of Bones and Teeth, compiled by the editor Mark Pollard. Read his editorial here, and click here to gain access to the article abstracts.

The 50th Anniversary of Archaeometry
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, a commemorative virtual issue of Archaeometry was created by the Editor, Mark Pollard, pulling together a collection of the most influential papers published in the journal since the first issue in 1958. Click here to access these articles.

We are pleased to announce that the 2010 Impact Factor for Archaeometry is 1.581, making the research even more vital for your needs.

Radiocarbon Dates from the Oxford AMS System
Unique to Archaeometry, this resource is the thirty-third list of AMS radiocarbon dates measured at the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit (ORAU) includes the latest series of determinations from the key sites of Çatalhöyük, Abu Hureyra and Khirbet Qeiyafa, as well as others dating to the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and later periods. In addition, new dates are reported that replace previous determinations affected by the ultrafilter problems that occurred previously in the ORAU.

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Rethinking Silk's Origins - Archaeometry featured in Nature
The article New Evidence for Early Silk in the Indus Civilization by L. Good, J.M. Kenoyer and R.H. Meadow has been featured in the article 'Rethinking Silk's Origins' in Nature by Philip Ball.

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Lascaux caves study in Archaeometry
The painted caves of Lascaux in the Dordogne region of France are one of the most famed monuments of Ice Age art.

Writing in the journal Archaeometry, Celine Chadefaux and her colleagues investigate the compositions of bone, ivory and antler in paint used on the Lascaux cave walls.

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