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Anthropology: General
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Hunter-gatherer social ties spread pottery-making far and wide - Hunter-Gatherer Social Ties Spread Pottery-Making Far and Wide      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Analysis of more than 1,200 vessels from hunter-gatherer sites has shown that pottery-making techniq ...

Environmental: Water
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Pottery becomes water treatment device for Navajo Nation      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Large chunks of the Navajo Nation in the Southwest lack access to clean drinkable water, a trend tha...

Anthropology: Cultures Anthropology: General
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What pottery reveals about prehistoric Central European culinary traditions      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The analysis of fat traces in over one hundred pottery vessels reveals deep changes in food consumpt ...

Anthropology: Cultures Anthropology: General
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The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of an empire - The Colors on These Ancient Pots Hint at the Power of an Empire      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Comparing the colors on pieces of ancient Peruvian pottery revealed that potters across the Wari emp ...

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A new vibrant blue pottery pigment with less cobalt      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Whether ultramarine, cerulean, Egyptian or cobalt, blue pigments have colored artworks for centuries...

Archaeology: General
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Greek volcano mystery: Archaeologist narrows on date of Thera eruption - Greek Volcano Mystery: Archaeologist Narrows on Date of Thera Eruption      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Archaeologists hope to settle one of modern archaeology's longstanding disputes: the date of a volca...

Anthropology: Cultures Anthropology: General Archaeology: General
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Experiment captures why pottery forms are culturally distinct      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Potters of different cultural backgrounds learn new types differently, producing cultural difference...

Archaeology: General
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Skaftö wreck's cargo tells a tale of 15th century trade routes - Skaftö Wreck's Cargo Tells a Tale of 15th Century Trade Routes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Research has shown that the Skaftö wreck had probably taken on cargo in Gdansk in Poland and was hea...

Anthropology: Cultures Archaeology: General
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Among ancient Mayas, cacao was not a food exclusive to the elite - Among Ancient Mayas, Cacao Was Not a Food Exclusive to the Elite      (via sciencedaily.com) 

It was the money that grew on trees. Said to be a gift from the gods, cacao for the ancient Maya was...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Collapse of ancient Liangzhu culture caused by climate change - Collapse of Ancient Liangzhu Culture Caused by Climate Change      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Referred to as 'China's Venice of the Stone Age', the Liangzhu excavation site in eastern China is c...

Archaeology: General
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Indigenous communities used the Caribbean Sea as an aquatic highway - Indigenous Communities Used the Caribbean Sea as an Aquatic Highway      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers recently turned to pottery to tease apart the navigational history of the Caribbean, ana ...

Archaeology: General
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Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network - Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Using advanced geochemical analyses, a team of scientists has uncovered new answers to decades-old q...

Archaeology: General
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AI-based method for dating archeological remains - AI-Based Method for Dating Archaeological Remains      (via sciencedaily.com) 

By analyzing DNA with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), an international research team has d...