This introduction to the special issue of the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
devoted to Pleistocene and Holocene arts seeks to examine a number of recent …

Assembling Past Worlds draws on new materialism and the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze to
explore the potential for a posthumanist archaeology. Through specific empirical study, this …

The image-based discourse on clay figurines that treated them as merely artistic
representations, the meaning of which needs to be deciphered through various iconological …

This paper aims to shift debate in the study of archaeological art away from epistemological
questions of definition towards ontological approaches. To this aim, the paper proposes a …

The term 'Rock Art'is loosely used in this article to refer to prehistoric carvings and paintings.
Rock art research has changed profoundly in the last two decades. Partly, this is due to the …

The Element summarises the state of knowledge about four styles of prehistoric rock art in
Europe current between the late Mesolithic period and the Iron Age. They are the Levantine …

Investigation of British Mesolithic and Neolithic genomes suggests discontinuity between the
two and has been interpreted as indicating a significant migration of continental farmers …

This first thematic volume of the new series TRAC Themes in Roman Archaeology brings
renowned international experts to discuss different aspects of interactions between Romans …

This paper presents key results of the Making a Mark project (2014–2016), which aimed to
provide a contextual framework for the analysis of mark making on portable artefacts in the …

The recent discovery of animal carvings in the Early Bronze Age burial cairn at Dunchraigaig
(Kilmartin Glen, Scotland) prompts a re-evaluation of current knowledge of rock art in Britain …