Archaeometry Journal

Call for Contributions – Archaeometry Special Issue: Perspectives on the Past, and the Next 20 Years of Archaeometry

"Application of the Green Technique for the Archaeometric Study of Sasanian Silver Coins Housed in Batman Museum" examines 30 silver coins, providing valuable insights into the economic and metallurgical practices of the Sasanian Empire. buff.ly/R6jFpvM

"A Diachronic Archaeometallurgy Study of Metal Fishhooks in Huanchaco: Alloys and Manufacturing Techniques" examines fishooks from three sites in the Moche Valley of Peru. buff.ly/QxoGMdx

"Ceramic Production and Geodiversity in Iron Age Iberia: An Archaeometric Study of Pottery from Castrejón de Capote (SW Spain)" presents insights on patterns of local manufacture and exchange of ceramics in Late Iron Age southwest Iberia. buff.ly/6HZYpnn

"Edge Sharpness Does Not Vary Between Palaeolithic Flake Technologies, With the Possible Exception of Levallois Débitage" investigates why hominins adopted particular flake technologies. buff.ly/ELcMX1S

"A Northern Connection: Spread of Faience, Glass and Han Blue Into the Chengdu Plain During the Warring States Period" offers insights into exchange networks and regional connectivity. buff.ly/3O31p5Y

"A Pilot Study of Shell Ornaments From the Gebusailu Site in Xizang, China" analyses shell ornaments excavated from the Gebusailu Site in the Xizang Autonomous Region of China. buff.ly/QTdPYX7

"Source and Role of Bronze Coins in Maritime Trade During the Song (960–1276 ad): Focus on New Discoveries of Underwater Copper Metal Relics in the South China Sea" compares the differences in the compositions of coins, ingots and ores. buff.ly/ORhJuje

'“Flames Over Persepolis”: New Scientific Evidence Supporting Historical Perspectives' investigates the burning of Persepolis Terrace. buff.ly/YsyKJ4F

"Interdisciplinary Insights Into Ochre Burial Rituals in Eastern Slovakia in the Beginning of the 3rd Millennium BC" investigstes the use of ochre in the Yamna culture grave in Michaľany, Eastern Slovakia.

"Cross-Border Luxuries: Unraveling the Origins, Aging, and Craftsmanship of Eastern Han Dynasty Amber From Beijing" delves into the secrets of ancient amber by examining two amber artifacts from the Eastern Han Dynasty buff.ly/zY27r0G

"The First Archaeomagnetic Age at Tiwanaku and Implications for Dating Andean Metallurgical Furnaces" presents the first archaeomagnetic dating at Tiwanaku. buff.ly/filDStM

"Fats, Fire and Bronze Age Funerary Rites: Organic Residue Analysis of Wide Horizontal Rim Vessels From Burial Contexts in Northwest Portugal" presents GC-MS–based analyses of wide horizontal rim vessels from Middle Bronze Age burial contexts in Portugal. buff.ly/DQS0kUv

Hybrid-lecture: J.Kershaw, "HOW LEAD ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF SILVER SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON THE ORIGINS OF THE VIKING AGE”, 24.11.2025, 12:30 CET. Online participation: anthropology.at/teaching/heas-… @socarchsci @oeai_oeaw @univienna @Norge @UniofOxford @archaeologyuk @ArchaeometryJnl

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Now out on Early View: "U/Th Dating of Secondary Carbonate Deposits in Underground Galleries of Fourvière Hill (Lyon, France) Reveals a Water Supply System in Operation From the Roman Period to the Middle Ages" buff.ly/76PpH8q

"Arianna's Palette: A Diagnostic Study of the Painting Walls of the Domus of Arianna in Pompeii" discusses the outcomes of the archaeometric study of polychrome wall paintings that decorate Room Number 6 of the Domus of Arianna. buff.ly/3i0K52F

"Tin–Lead Sewn Tokens From 13th-Century Gdańsk: Assessing Local and Non-Local Production Through Archaeometric Analysis" presents the results of an investigation of 98 tin–lead sewn tokens from 13th-century Gdańsk buff.ly/p7FL89E

"The Complexity of ESR Signals in Tooth Enamel Fragments, A Comparison of Examples from Jebel Irhoud (Morocco) and Broken Hill (Zambia)" presents a comparative analysis of ESR signal composition in fossil tooth enamel fragments from two key hominin sites. buff.ly/eOsXTn4

Now out in Early View "Gypsum Alabaster Beads From the Stone-Working Workshop of Konar Sandal: A Multi-Analytical Characterization Study and Absolute Dating" buff.ly/uKnSKCN