Oxford Archaeology

The Misconception of Comparing Gaza and Cilician Wines Through the Use of LRA 1 and LRA 4, and the Methodological Restrictions of Comparing Military and Civilian Sites

The economy is central to an empire’s military and overall sustainability. This interdependence, especially in the Roman Empire, has drawn significant scholarly attention. However, research methodologies in this area often remain underexplored and flawed. This article examines as...

Challenges and opportunities for the construction of the next IntCal and SHCal radiocarbon calibration curves

Radiocarbon (14C) provides the most frequently used approach to dating the last 55 000 years. However, owing to fluctuations in past levels of 14C, all radiocarbon dating requires calibration to convert the 14C measurement obtained from a sample into a calendar age. This is achie...

A deliberately buried canid is not necessarily a dog

Canid interment, either alone or as part of a human burial, is a global phenomenon that has been documented over the last 15,000 years. In addition, burials have been used extensively to support the emergence of dog domestication in human societies based on the presumption that a...

An integrated study of bud development and phenology enhances our understanding of coexistence and reproduction in two Mediterranean Quercus species

Vegetative growth is a two-phase process involving slow cell division followed by potentially rapid cell expansion. In seasonal climates, trees adjust these developmental sequences to exploit favourable growth periods optimally. However, elucidating the precise mechanistic links...

New insights into the diet and economy of the central and northern Transjordan during the Iron Age: Zooarchaeology and stable isotopes analysis of recent excavations (Amman Citadel, Tell Zira’a, Tell Bleibil, and Tell Ushayer)

We investigate the diet and economy of the central and northern Transjordan during the Iron Age (c. 1,200 – 332 BCE). We present four new datasets from recent excavations providing results from zooarchaeology and stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis on animal remains: Amma...