The Open Air Museum and its activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic (on the selected example of Łęczyca Farmstead in Kwiatkówek)

Niniejsze opracowanie jest próbą prezentacji wpływu pandemii koronawirusa SARS-CoV-2 i wynikających z jej rozwoju ograniczeń na działalność Łęczyckiej Zagrody Chłopskiej w Kwiatkówku. Placówka ta stanowi muzeum na wolnym powietrzu typu parkowego i jest częścią Muzeum Archeologicznego i Etnograficznego w Łodzi. Została ona udostępniona dla zwiedzających w 2013 r. W ramach opracowania starano się zaprezentować nowe kierunki działalności placówki podejmowane w przestrzeni wirtualnej, jak również te, które stanowiły kontynuację dotychczasowych działań związanych z organizacją tradycyjnych wystaw czasowych, wydarzeń plenerowych i promocyjnych. Niniejszej prezentacji dokonano na podstawie działań podjętych w latach 2020-2021. Prezentując nowe kierunki działalności Łęczyckiej Zagrody Chłopskiej wskazano na wirtualne wystawy czasowe i publikowane on-line materiały o charakterze etnograficznym dotyczące np. świąt, obrzędów czy problematyki regionalnej. W ramach opracowania starano się również zaprezentować fluktuację frekwencji osób zwiedzających skansen w omawianym przedziale czasu w porównaniu z latami 2013-2019.Alternate :This study is an attempt to present the impact of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions resulting from its development on the activity of Łęczyca Farmstead in Kwiatkówek. This facility is an open air museum/theme park and is part of the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography in Łódź. It was made available to visitors in 2013. As part of the study, efforts were made to present new directions of the museum's activities shifted into the virtual space, as well as those that are a continuation of the previous activities related to the organization of traditional temporary exhibitions, outdoor activities and promotional events. This presentation is based on the activities undertaken in 2020-2021. While presenting the new directions of activities of Łęczyca Farmstead, particular attention was drawn to the virtual, temporary exhibitions and ethnographic materials published online, concerning e.g. some holidays, rituals or regional issues. Within the framework of this study, efforts were also made to present the fluctuation in the frequency of visitors to the open air museum in the discussed period of time, compared to the years 2013-2019.

Digital Classics

Today we find a large audience for Classical Studies online: from podcasts and Twitter feeds to informal reading groups and virtual performance of plays, there is an appetite for information on the ancient world that is often filled by professionals and semi-professionals who move between spheres of conventional training and the enthusiasts' realm (e.g., Reddit). There are still important steps to be made in the curation of texts, the collection of images and archaeological artifacts, the construction of classroom space, the exploration of performance, and the creation of virtual environments. A good example of this is the Ancient Lives project, which followed earlier institutional initiatives like the Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS) to transcribe and edit papyri.9 It creates a massive and searchable database on the foundation of distributed authorship and distributed institutional cost for storage and bandwidth. Mapping and the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data have been at the forefront of providing new frameworks

A Collabortive Model for Lithic Shape Digitization in Museum Settings

The COVID-19 pandemic halted scientific research across the world, revealing the vulnerabilities of field-based disciplines to disruption. To ensure resilience in the face of future emergencies, archaeology needs to be more sustainable with international collaboration at the forefront. This article presents a collaborative data collection model for documenting lithics using digital photography and physical measurements taken in-situ by local collaborators. Data capture protocols to optimise standardisation are outlined, and guidelines are provided for data curation, storage and sharing. Adopting collaborative research strategies can have long-term advantages beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, by encouraging knowledge-sharing between international collaborators, decreasing emissions associated with archaeological research, and improving accessibility for those who are not able to travel for access to international samples. This article proposes that archaeology should use the COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst for change through encouraging deeper collaborations and the development of remote models of science as a complement to in-person research.

A Precarious Future: Reflections from a Survey of Early Career Researchers in Archaeology

This article presents the results of a 2021 international online survey of 419 early career researchers in archaeology. Respondents were passionate about pursuing an academic career, but pessimistic about job and career prospects. Statistics highlight specific obstacles, especially for women, from unstable employment to inequitable practices, and a chronic lack of support. Over 180 open-ended comments reveal worrying levels of workplace bullying and discrimination, particularly targeting women and minorities. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early career researchers is also examined. The survey's findings are analysed and contextualized within the international higher education sector. A communal effort is necessary to create sustained change, but early career researchers remain hopeful that change can be implemented. (English) [ FROM AUTHOR] Cet article présente les résultats d'un sondage en ligne conduit en 2021 à échelle internationale, auquel 419 jeunes archéologues chercheurs ont répondu. Ils tiennent ardemment à poursuivre une carrière universitaire ou de chercheur mais sont pessimistes quant à leurs perspectives professionnelles. Les statistiques révèlent des obstacles spécifiques, affectant surtout les femmes, tels que les emplois à statut précaire, les pratiques inéquitables et un manque chronique de soutien. Plus de 180 commentaires libres exposent un niveau inquiétant d'intimidation et de discrimination en milieu professionnel visant particulièrement les femmes et les minorités. L'étude considère également les effets de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les chercheurs en début de carrière. Les résultats du sondage, analysés dans le contexte de l'enseignement supérieur, indiquent qu'il faut un effort concerté pour produire un changement durable dans les conditions de travail des jeunes chercheurs. Ces derniers restent cependant optimistes quant aux chances de succès d'une telle initiative. Translation by Madeleine Hummler (French) [ FROM AUTHOR] Die Ergebnisse einer Umfrage, welche im Jahre 2021 auf internationaler Ebene 419 Nachwuchsforscher im Bereich der Archäologie befragt hat, zeigen, dass sie leidenschaftlich ihre wissenschaftliche Laufbahn verfolgen wollen, aber dass sie in Bezug auf berufliche Aussichten pessimistisch sind. Die Statistiken weisen auf bestimmte Hindernisse wie prekäre Arbeitsbedingungen, ungerechte Verfahren und mangelnde Unterstützung, besonders bei Frauen. Über 180 offene Kommentare offenbaren eine besorgniserregende Menge von Mobbing und Diskriminierungsfällen, vor allem an Frauen und Minderheiten gerichtet. Die Verfasser besprechen auch die Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf Nachwuchsforscher. Die Ergebnisse der Umfrage werden innerhalb des internationalen Hochschulwesens bewertet und kontextualisiert. Es ergibt sich, dass eine gemeinsame Leistung nötig ist, um die heutigen Verhältnisse nachhaltig zu ändern;die Nachwuchsforscher hoffen jedoch weiterhin, dass solche Veränderungen erfolgen können. Translation by Madeleine Hummler (German) [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of European Journal of Archaeology is the property of Cambridge University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

New Book Chronicle

Like most of the world, I am in lockdown, writing this NBC during the social distancing measures designed to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Restrictions in travel, movement and social encounters, and being fully reacquainted with domestic surroundings, lead us all to re-evaluate the routine actions of our daily lives. It is appropriate then that the volumes that are the focus of this NBC each, in their own way, consider the value of the prosaic norms that we usually overlook. They include detailed, thoughtful studies concerning what we can learn about societies from their domestic architecture;the social networks that underpin craft technologies and shape urban existence;the social frameworks and everyday life that belie objects and images, often regarded as having been symbols of power;and the ordinary lives and identities negotiated in border zones.

Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? A summary portrait of the worked bone research group members

This paper presents the first general portrait of the members of the Worked Bone Research Group (WBRG), a worldwide community of archaeologists interested in artefacts made of bone, antler, teeth, ivory, and shell. Using bibliometric data and the results of an online survey addressed to the WBRG members in early 2022, it focuses on three aspects of the WBRG members: 1) their personal and academic background;2) the kind of research they do, how they get it funded and where they publish it;and 3) how their work was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and how they see the future of their subdiscipline. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA

Proceedings of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 2019–2020

Since the last AGM, Dr Lynn Pitts has retired from her role as Publications Officer. In the autumn, the Society had held a number of events, including a conference on Germanicus, a book launch for Peter Wiseman's House of Augustus and its annual conference at the British Museum with the Association for Roman Archaeology on ‘Roman Temples in Britain and Gaul: Recent Discoveries and Interpretations'. Since Christmas, before the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to face-to-face events, the Society was pleased to welcome Professor Mireille Corbier to deliver the M.V. Taylor Lecture, and in March (just before the lockdown) we held a joint event with the Hellenic Society on the topic of ‘Animals in the Ancient World', with Malcolm Heath, Emily Kneebone and John Pearce. Without these two exceptional items, the Society's cash flow would have been a negative £43,000 rather than a positive £78,000. [...]the net gain on our investments, managed by Newton Investment Management, was £219,000 in 2019 (a gross return of 19%).

Women in Antiquity: An Analysis of Gender and Publishing in a Global Archaeology Journal

Studies of archaeology publishing demonstrate a persistent imbalance in the ratio of male and female authors. We present an analysis of the world archaeology journal Antiquity using submissions and editorial decisions data (2015–2020). We identify a recurrent ratio of one female for every two male authors across measures including all listed authors, solo and first-named authors, and team authorship. Disaggregating author gender by country and region of corresponding author, however, reveals substantial variation, opening a new avenue for understanding of global trends in archaeology publishing. We also assess peer review and editorial decision-making in relation to author gender, finding no evidence of bias and, using the 2020 data, we look for any potential gendered impact of Covid-19, finding solo female authors may have been more affected than those working in teams. We contextualize the results in relation to initiatives to diversify authorship, including capacity-building programs for early career researchers. [ FROM AUTHOR]

Local History Practice in the System of Bachelors-Historians Training: Experience and Prospects

The article describes and summarizes the experience of conducting local history educational and productive practice for students of the first (bachelor's) level of education, majoring in "History and Archeology" at the School of History, V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukraine). The authors show that the set of principles and research methods, being the basis of this investigation, ensures reliability of the analysis and representativeness of the results. A review of the latest publications on the topic confirms its relevance and lack of development in the specialized literature. The article substantiates the important role and significance of the local history educational and productive practice for further professional activity of the future graduates. The authors explain the main approaches to the organization of this form of educational activity in traditional conditions (among such approaches--the implementation of creative projects in small groups, excursions and expeditions). The article reveals the changes that took place in the process of organizing and conducting local history educational and productive practice after the outbreak of the coronary crisis. The approaches and methods, developed for the distance passing of local history educational and productive practice, may be useful after returning to the traditional system of education. The authors, using a correlation-regression analysis of the ratio of the number of students who underwent local history educational and productive practice and the number of students--speakers at the International Local History Conference of Young Scientists, found a moderate correlation between these indicators. The article concludes that the local history educational and productive practice encourages students to further research activity in the field of local history.

The contemporary technized barbarian: submerged rivers of anthropophagy

The purpose of this paper is to build a brief archaeological analysis of the notion of Brazilian modernist anthropophagy, based on the methodology of Michel Foucault. We depart from the publication of Oswald de Andrade's manifesto in 1928, considering its redefinition in tropicalism in the late 1960s until it reached the contemporary. The archaeological path of anthropophagic thinking in the Brazilian cultural field demonstrates different appropriations, sometimes serving the interests of capital, in the form of an uncritical flexible subjectivity, as pointed out by Suely Rolnik. The contemporary crisis of the Anthropocene, aggravated by the covid 19 pandemic, created, however, new conditions of listening and visibility for the indigenous discourse, giving new meaning to the figure of the technized barbarian alluded to by Oswald in his manifesto. The space for the ontologies of indigenous matrix resonates with a popular mixed Brazilianity of the quilombola nuclei, of non-domesticated forms of existence, which are placed as political resistance, even if this occurs on the increase of violence against these populations. We try to think about the interdiscursive presence of anthropophagy in these practices and discourses of resistance, including from past errors.

A preliminary field work on digital heritage and the use of virtual reality for cultural heritage management

This paper presents the results of a multidisciplinary research project carried on during the Covid-19 Pandemic and supported by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). The results are gathered from six months of field and office work, as the project was limited with this period. The archaeological site of Letoon in Mugla/Turkey has been chosen as the test area, specifically the triple temples of Leto, Apollo, and Artemis. Photogrammetric reconstruction of the current situation, as well as archaeologically accurate 3D models, have been created and converted into interactive immersive VR content to measure consumer behaviour and experience. These two different types of 3D content are integrated into the VR environment both separately and as a single content with switching from one to the other. After the creation process, the content was experienced by the visitors with different demographic characteristics and a survey was conducted to measure this experience.

A Letter from the Editors-in-Chief

The deleterious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on scholarship are beginning to wane, and we have been encouraged by the increase in manuscript submissions over the course of 2022. These manuscripts are strikingly diverse in subject matter: the current issue includes Nevett's examination of a classical Greek house type and the reasons for its spread, Rodríguez's study of the cultural messaging in a Roman monumental arch in southern France, and Meredith's reconstruction of the stages of Late Roman glass production. However, articles set in certain hotspots, notably Pompeii, discussed below, reveal where work has picked up the most. One area where we are experiencing a lull in submissions is in field reports;this is perhaps unsurprising given the broad cessation of travel for fieldwork in 2020 and 2021. We hope that, as many of us returned to the field in 2022, those reports will return to our pages.

'Windows of opportunity': exploring the relationship between social media and plastic policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Plastic pollution has reached a crisis point due to ineffective waste management, an over-reliance on single-use plastic items and a lack of suitable plastic alternatives. The COVID-19 Pandemic has seen a dramatic increase in the use of single-use plastics including 'COVID waste' in the form of items specifically intended to help stop the spread of disease. Many governments have utilised COVID-19 as a window of opportunity to reverse, postpone or remove plastic policies off agendas ostensibly in order to 'flatten the curve' of COVID-19 cases. In this paper, we use novel methods of social media analysis relating to three regions (USA, Mexico and Australia) to suggest that health and hygiene were not the only reasons governments utilised this window of opportunity to change plastic policies. Beyond the influence of social media on the plastics agenda, our results highlight the potential of social media as a tool to analyse public reactions to government decisions that can be influenced by industry pressure and a broader political agenda, while not necessarily following responses to consumer behaviour.

Index to Volume 87 (2022)

Author Index Adair, Mary J., Neil A. Duncan, Danielle N. Young, Steven R. Bozarth, and Robert K. Lusteck: Early Maize (Zea mays) in the North American Central Plains: The Microbotanical Evidence, 333 Adams, Karen R., see Oas, Sarah E. Adams, Kenneth D., see Smith, Geoffrey M., Elizabeth Kallenbach, Richard L. Rosencrance, and Richard E. Hughes Adovasio, James M., see Francis, Julie Aguilar, Joseph, see Laluk, Nicholas C. Aragon, Leslie D., see Giomi, Evan Baumann, Steve, see Hanson, Kelsey E. Bebber, Michelle R., and Alastair J. M. Key: Optimal Linear Estimation (OLE) Modeling Supports Early Holocene (9000–8000 RCYBP) Copper Tool Production in North America, 267 Bebber, Michelle R., and Alastair J. M. Key: Optimal Linear Estimation (OLE) Modeling Supports Early Holocene (9000–8000 RCYBP) Copper Tool Production in North America – CORRIGENDUM, 435 Becerra-Valdivia, Lorena, see Koenig, Charles W. Beck, Margaret E., Richard L. Josephs, Lauren W. Ritterbush, and Donna C. Roper: Regional Conflict, Ceramic Senescence, and Pawnee Raw Material Choice in the Late Contact Era, 248 Bellorado, Benjamin A., see Giomi, Evan Berry, Michael, see Kelly, Robert L. Bingham, Brittany, see Kennedy, J. Ryan Black, Stephen L., see Koenig, Charles W. Blake, Michael, see Hoffmann, Tanja, Boulanger, Matthew, see Kelly, Robert L. Bozarth, Steven R., see Adair, Mary J. Braje, Todd J., see Erlandson, Jon M. Braje, Todd J., see Rick, Torben C. Buchanan, Briggs, J. David Kilby, Jason M. Labelle, Todd A. Surovell, Jacob Holland-Lulewicz, and Marcus J. Hamilton: Bayesian Modeling of the Clovis and Folsom Radiocarbon Records Indicates a 200-Year Multigenerational Transition, 567 Bush, Leslie L., see Koenig, Charles W. Butler, RaeLynn A., see Thompson, Victor D. Camp, Anna J., see Smith, Geoffrey M. Carroll, Stephanie Russo, see Laluk, Nicholas C. Castañeda, Amanda M., see Koenig, Charles W. Castro, Greg, see Laluk, Nicholas C. Cheng, Hai, see McCoy, Mark D. Clindaniel, Jon, see Magnani, Matthew Codding, Brian F., see Jones, Terry L. Codding, Brian F., see Kelly, Robert L. Crass, Barbara A., see Wygal, Brian T. DeAntoni, GeorgeAnn M., see Laluk, Nicholas C. Deter-Wolf, Aaron, see Tune, Jesse W. Duffield, Seonaid, Jennifer Walkus, Elroy White, Iain McKechnie, Quentin Mackie, and Duncan McLaren: Documenting 6,000 Years of Indigenous Fisheries and Settlement as Seen through Vibracore Sampling on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, 168 Duncan, Neil A., see Adair, Mary J. Easterday, Kelly, see Rick, Torben C. Eckert, Suzanne L., and Deborah L. Huntley: Community Landscapes, Identity, and Practice: Ancestral Pueblos of the Lion Mountain Area, Central New Mexico, USA, 142 Erlandson, Jon M., Kristina M. Gill, and Todd J. Braje: The Big Picture versus Minutiae: Geophytes, Plant Foods, and Ancient Human Economies, 614 Ferguson, T. J., see Hanson, Kelsey E. Fish, Suzanne K., see Thompson, Victor D. Flores, Mary Faith, see Kennedy, J. Ryan Francis, Julie, Lawrence L. Loendorf, Marcel Kornfeld, Mary Lou Larson, and James M. Adovasio: Down the Rabbit Hole: Comment on Sundstrom and Walker (2021), 620 Frederick, Charles D., see Koenig, Charles W. Freeman, Jacob, see Kelly, Robert L. Garland, Carey James, see Kelly, Robert L. Gill, Kristina M., see Erlandson, Jon M. Gingerich, Joseph, see Kelly, Robert L. Giomi, Evan, Barbara J. Mills, Leslie D. Aragon, Benjamin A. Bellorado, and Matthew A. Peeples: Reading between the Lines: The Social Value of Dogoszhi Style in the Chaco World, 100 Graham, Lain, see Rick, Torben C. Grooms, Seth B., see Ward, Grace M. V. Hamilton, Marcus J., see Buchanan, Briggs Hanselka, J. Kevin, see Koenig, Charles W. Hanson, Kelsey E., Steve Baumann, Theresa Pasqual, Octavius Seowtewa, and T. J. Ferguson: “This Place Belongs to Us”: Historic Contexts as a Mechanism for Multivocality in the National Register, 439 Hard, Robert, see Kelly, Robert L. Haug, James, see Kelly, Robert L. Hildebrandt, William R., see Jones, Terry L. Hoffmann, Tanja, Natasha Lyons, Michael Blake, Andrew Martindale, Debbie Miller, and Cynthia Larbey: pato as an Important Staple Carbohydrate in the Northwest Coast Diet: A Response to Martin, 617 Hofman, Courtney A., see Rick, Torben C. Holcomb, Justin A., see McDonough, Katelyn N. Holguin, Brian E., see Rick, Torben C. Holland-Lulewicz, Jacob, see Buchanan, Briggs Holland-Lulewicz, Jacob, see Thompson, Victor D. Holliday, Vance T., see Sánchez-Morales, Ismael Holmes, Charles E., see Wygal, Brian T. Hughes, Richard E., see Smith, Geoffrey M. Hunt, Turner W., see Thompson, Victor D. Huntley, Deborah L., see Eckert, Suzanne L. Jefferies, Richard, see Thompson, Victor D. Jenkins, Dennis L., see McDonough, Katelyn N. Jennings, Thomas A., see Smallwood, Ashley M. Jennings, Thomas A., see Tune, Jesse W. Jeske, Robert J., see Krus, Anthony M. Jones, Terry L., William R. Hildebrandt, Eric Wohlgemuth, and Brian F. Codding: Postcontact Cultural Perseverance on the Central California Coast: Sedentism and Maritime Intensification, 505 Josephs, Richard L., see Beck, Margaret E. Joyce, Kaley, Lisbeth A. Louderback, and Erick Robinson: Direct Evidence for Geophyte Exploitation in the Wyoming Basin, 236 Jurgens, Christopher J., see Koenig, Charles W. Kallenbach, Elizabeth, see Smith, Geoffrey M. Kelly, Robert L., Madeline E. Mackie, Erick Robinson, Jack Meyer, Michael Berry, Matthew Boulanger, Brian F. Codding, Jacob Freeman, Carey James Garland, Joseph Gingerich, Robert Hard, James Haug, Andrew Martindale, Scott Meeks, Myles Miller, Shane Miller, Timothy Perttula, Jim A. Railey, Ken Reid, Ian Scharlotta, Jerry Spangler, David Hurst Thomas, Victor Thompson, and Andrew White: A New Radiocarbon Database for the Lower 48 States, 581 Kemp, Brian M., see Kennedy, J. Ryan Kennedy, J. Ryan, Brittany Bingham, Mary Faith Flores, and Brian M. Kemp: Ancient DNA Identification of Giant Snakehead (Channa micropeltes) Remains from the Market Street Chinatown and Some Implications for the Nineteenth-Century Pacific World Fish Trade, 42 Kennedy, Jaime L., see McDonough, Katelyn N. Key, Alastair J. M., see Bebber, Michelle R. Kidder, Tristram R., see Ward, Grace M. V. Kilby, J. David, see Buchanan, Briggs Kilby, J. David, see Koenig, Charles W. Kitchel, Nathaniel R., and Madeline E. Mackie: Plants and Subsistence during the Fluted-Point Period of the Northeast, 368 Koenig, Charles W., J. David Kilby, Christopher J. Jurgens, Lorena Becerra-Valdivia, Christopher W. Ringstaff, J. Kevin Hanselka, Leslie L. Bush, Charles D. Frederick, Stephen L. Black, Amanda M. Castañeda, Ken L. Lawrence, Madeline E. Mackie, and Jim I. Mead: A Newly Identified Younger Dryas Component in Eagle Cave, Texas, 377 Kornfeld, Marcel, see Francis, Julie Krasinski, Kathryn E., see Wygal, Brian T. Krus, Anthony M., John D. Richards, and Robert J. Jeske: Chronology for Mississippian and Oneota Occupations at Aztalan and the Lake Koshkonong Locality, 124 Labelle, Jason M., see Buchanan, Briggs Ladefoged, Thegn N., see McCoy, Mark D. Laluk, Nicholas C., Lindsay M. Montgomery, Rebecca Tsosie, Christine McCleave, Rose Miron, Stephanie Russo Carroll, Joseph Aguilar, Ashleigh Big Wolf Thompson, Peter Nelson, Jun Sunseri, Isabel Trujillo, GeorgeAnn M. DeAntoni, Greg Castro, and Tsim D. Schneider: Archaeology and Social Justice in Native America, 659 Laluk, Nicholas C., Lindsay M. Montgomery, Rebecca Tsosie, Christine McCleave, Rose Miron, Stephanie Russo Carroll, Joseph Aguilar, Ashleigh Big Wolf Thompson, Peter Nelson, Jun Sunseri, Isabel Trujillo, GeorgeAnn M. DeAntoni, Greg Castro, and Tsim D. Schneider: Archaeology and Social Justice in Native America – CORRIGENDUM, 864 Lambert, John, see Smallwood, Ashley M. Larbey, Cynthia, see Hoffmann, Tanja Larson, Mary Lou, see Francis, Julie Lawrence, Ken L., see Koenig, Charles W. Loebel, Thomas J., see Smallwood, Ashley M. Loendorf, Lawrence L., see Francis, Julie Louderback, Lisbeth A.: Climate-Driven Dietary Change on the Colorado Plateau, USA, and Implications for Gender-Specific Foraging Patterns, 1 Louderback, Lisbeth A., see Joyce, Kaley Lucas, Gavin, and Bjørnar Olsen: The Case Study in Archaeological Theory, 352 Lusteck, Robert K see Adair, Mary J. Lyons, Natasha, see Hoffmann, Tanja Mackie, Madeline E., see Kelly, Robert L. Mackie, Madeline E., see Kitchel, Nathaniel R. Mackie, Madeline E., see Koenig, Charles W. Mackie, Quentin, see Duffield, Seonaid Magnani, Matthew, Jon Clindaniel, and Natalia Magnani: Material Culture Studies in the Age of Big Data: Digital Excavation of Homemade Face-Mask Production during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 683 Magnani, Natalia, see Magnani, Matthew Martin, Steve L.: Misunderstandings Regarding Carbohydrates in Human Nutrition, 611 Martindale, Andrew, see Hoffmann, Tanja Martindale, Andrew, see Kelly, Robert L. Mathwich, Nicole M.: Range Limits: Semiferal Animal Husbandry in Spanish Colonial Arizona, 724 McCleave, Christine, see Laluk, Nicholas C. McCoy, Mark D., Hai Cheng, Mara A. Mulrooney, and Thegn N. Ladefoged: Garden Offerings in the Kona Field System, Hawai'i Island: A Fine-Grained Chronology and Its Implications, 591 McDonough, Katelyn N., Jaime L. Kennedy, Richard L. Rosencrance, Justin A. Holcomb, Dennis L. Jenkins, and Kathryn Puseman: Expanding Paleoindian Diet Breadth: Paleoethnobotany of Connley Cave 5, Oregon, USA, 303 McKechnie, Iain, see Duffield, Seonaid McLaren, Duncan, see Duffield, Seonaid McNeil, Lynda D.: Turkeys Befriend a Girl: Turkey Husbandry, Ceremonialism, and Tales of Resistance during the Pueblo Revolt Era, 18 McNeil, Lynda D.:Turkeys Befriend a Girl: Turkey Husbandry, Ceremonialism, and Tales of Resistance during the Pueblo Revolt Era – ADDENDUM, 214 Mead, Jim I., see Koenig, Charles W. Meeks, Scott, see Kelly, Robert L. Menz, Martin: Domestic Architecture at Letchworth (8JE337) and Other Woodland Period Ceremonial Centers in the Gulf Coastal Plain, 389 Meyer, Jack, see Kelly, Robert L. Miller, Debbie, see Hoffmann, TanjaMiller

Pensar las bioéticas de una región en crisis: la fractura ética en la bioética argentina

This article of reflection is an invitation to think critically about one of the main forms of expression and institutionalization of bioethics in Latin America: the so-called Research Ethics Committees. Starting from experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic in Argentina and based on the environmental, social, political and economic particularities of our region, the main objective of the work is to uncover and expose an ethical fracture in the way in which the health problems and the well-being of the communities and individuals of our territories are addressed. A characterization of the ethical fracture is provided, together with some of its problems and a set of ideas that can be incorporated by the Research Ethics Committees to overcome it.Alternate :El presente artículo de reflexión es una invitación a pensar de forma crítica una de las principales modalidades de expresión e institucionalización de la bioética en América Latina: los denominados Comités de Ética en Investigación. Partiendo de experiencias transitadas durante la pandemia de la Covid-19 en Argentina y en función de las particularidades ambientales, sociales, políticas y económicas que exhibe la región, el objetivo fundamental del trabajo consiste en desocultar y exponer una fractura ética en el modo en que se abordan las problemáticas que afectan la salud y el bienestar de las comunidades e individuos de nuestros territorios. Luego de brindar una caracterización de la fractura ética, se exhiben algunos de sus problemas y se ofrece un conjunto de ideas que pueden ser incorporadas por los Comités de Ética en Investigación para subsanarla.

Editorial

One day, hundreds of years in the future, archaeologists digging an early twenty-first-century rubbish dump will come across a sharp stratigraphic interface between a thick deposit of disposable paper cups and a layer of vinyl gloves and plastic aprons. [...]although ‘plague columns’ were once a common sight in European cities, today our collective memories concentrate on moments of national origins, greatness or sacrifice. [...]thinking is embedded in archaeology's ‘grand challenges’, a series of questions intended to prioritise archaeological research on the interaction of past human and natural systems, and to encourage other disciplines to make use of our insights.1 Of the 25 questions defined back in 2014, two assume particular resonance for our current predicament: ‘what factors drive health and well-being in prehistory and history’;and ‘can we characterise social collapse or decline in a way that is applicable across cultures, and are there any warning signals that collapse or severe decline is near?’. Recently, for example, a group of ecologists has advanced the concept of the ABCD conference, intended to address the same range of concerns that challenge archaeologists.2 (ABCD stands for All continents, Balanced gender, low Carbon transport and Diverse backgrounds.) The format mixes in-person and pre-recorded talks with live-streamed presentations to encourage a wider range of participants while reducing the environmental impact.

Arqueología Incluyente: Weaving Diverse Narratives in Northwestern Mexican Archaeology

In Mexico, archaeological heritage belongs to all members of society, according to section XXV of Article 73 of the Mexican Constitution and Article 27 of the federal law on monuments and archaeological sites. The Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) was founded in 1939 as a federal government agency for the research, protection, and dissemination of archaeological heritage. Although this heritage belongs to all, stringent rules and procedures create an unequal relationship between career professionals and the diverse communities interested in the past (i.e., collectors, local museums, descendant communities). It is long due to begin practicing an inclusive archaeology that considers all the various knowledge systems (i.e., academic, technical, local, and traditional) of the communities interested in the past. Here, we describe case studies from Sonora, Mexico, to propose the implementation of several far-reaching activities with artifact collectors, Indigenous communities, researchers, archaeologists, and INAH Sonora authorities. Our pilot proposal needs to be implemented in other areas of Mexico that continue to prioritize archaeological narratives over other narratives about our past.

Editorial

[...]with many, if not all, countries lifting restrictions and international travel reopening, the 2022 in-person archaeology conference calendar looks particularly full, including EAA (Budapest), WAC (Prague), PanAf (Zanzibar), SEAA (Daegu, South Korea) and IPPA (Chiang Mai, Thailand). Sadly, the renovation of the Native North America Hall was not quite complete in time for the SAA meeting, though the curators were on hand in the gallery space to greet delegates and discuss the plans;the new displays subsequently opened at the end of May (Figure 1). The use of remotely sensed data for the detection and assessment of looting and other damage to archaeological sites has frequently featured in the pages of Antiquity.1 Much of this work has focused on the arid landscapes of the Middle East;Kirsty's research investigates the densely forested landscapes of Central America and makes the case for the wider application of lidar in this very different environment to help combat the persistent and widespread looting of sites across the region. Evaluating nearly 70 000 s drawn from 41 annual meetings, the authors identify very limited discussion of racism-related topics over the past 50 years, although they do note an uptick over the past decade. [...]the results suggest that most of the attention to racism documented in the s relates to the research of historical archaeologists working on the last few centuries, with much less discussion amongst specialists of other, earlier periods.

Material Culture Studies in the Age of Big Data: Digital Excavation of Homemade Face-Mask Production during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This manuscript presents a novel approach to the study of contemporary material culture using digital data. Scholars interested in the materiality of past and contemporary societies have been limited to information derived from assemblages of excavated, collected, or physically observed materials;they have yet to take full advantage of large or complex digital datasets afforded by the internet. To demonstrate the power of this approach and its potential to disrupt our understanding of the material world, we present a study of an ongoing global health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, we focus on face-mask production during the pandemic across the United States in 2020 and 2021. Scraping information on homemade face-mask characteristics at multimonth intervals-including location and materials-we analyze the production of masks and their change over time. We demonstrate that this new methodology, coupled with a sociopolitical examination of mask use according to state policies and politicization, provides an unprecedented avenue to understand the changing distributions and social significances of material culture. Our study of mask making elucidates a clear linkage between partisan politics and decreasing disease mitigation effectiveness. We further reveal how time-averaged asssemblages drown out the political meanings of artifacts otherwise visible with finer temporal resolution.