Archaeology in the Late Quaternary: Emerging Materials, Methods, Issues and Perspectives
A special issue of Quaternary (ISSN 2571-550X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 November 2025 | Viewed by 264
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, new analytic methods have furthered the progress of archaeology, especially in research of the late Quaternary. Recent archaeological findings, combined with new analytic methods, have renewed knowledge in multiple aspects, such as the interaction between different groups of humans, the dispersal of lithic technology, the origin of agriculture, and the function of various artefacts. However, new findings also raise new issues, such as the revision of theoretical models, and the reconsideration of the route of human and technology dispersal, among others. As such, it is necessary to bring these issues together for consideration.
This Special Issue aims to collect new archaeological findings for the late Quaternary, and to introduce new methods and associated issues and perspectives.
The topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the original study of new archaeological materials, the application of new methods to solve archaeological issues, and reviews and perspectives on such studies.
Dr. Yong Ge
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- archaeology
- archaeobotany
- archaeometry
- stone tools
- artefacts
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