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ARTICLES | 2026

The agricultural system of a crisis years settlement: archaeobotanical evidence from Late Bronze Age Pyla-Kokkinokremos, Cyprus

Carly Henkel, Joachim Bretschneider, Jan Driessen, Athanasia Kanta & Evi Margaritis Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 75, 2026: 106069

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To date, archaeobotanical records for Late Bronze Age Cyprus provide little insight into agricultural activity of the time, such as specific farming systems and cultivation practices. This paper presents the results of an archaeobotanical study for the site of Pyla-Kokkinokremos (LC IIC, c. 1230–1170 BCE): a short-lived settlement that existed towards the end of the Late Bronze Age during a time often referred to as the crisis years on account of increasing mobility of people, violence and aridity throughout the Eastern Mediterranean.

Ochre and hide-working during the early bronze age at Dhaskalio, central Cyclades: first insights from use-wear analysis

Diego Capra, Isabella Caricola, Giulio Lucarini, Giuseppina Mutri, Evi Margaritis, Michael J. Boyd, †Colin Renfrew Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 74, 2026: 105946

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Dhaskalio is a small and steep-sided islet at the western end of the island of Keros in the central Cyclades. Excavations carried out between 2006–2008 and 2016–2018 brought to light the remains of extensive architecture on Dhaskalio and a ritual area of significant importance in the Kavos area of Keros, both dated to the mid-third millennium BCE.

Mediterranean Late Bronze Age copper ingots: A new lead isotope-based synthesis

Daniel M. Finn-Kandel, Naama Yahalom-Mack & Yigal Erel Journal of Archaeological Science 195, 2026: 106669

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Within the dynamic exchange networks of the Mediterranean Late Bronze Age, copper ingots are central to reconstructing the scale, organization, and intensity of economic and cultural contact. Yet, whether Late Bronze Age copper ingots derived from a single copper source or were mixed among sources has remained largely unresolved, obscuring their provenance.

New anthropological insights into the use of stonemasons’ percussive stone tools at the site of Malia, Crete based on experiments

Athina Boleti Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 69, 2026: 105321

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This paper presents part of the research conducted in the framework of the MCSA LiTechAe project exploring the percussive tools and techniques used for stone dressing in monumental architecture in the 2nd millennium BC Aegean world on the basis of experiments and use-wear analysis.

Exploring mobility in Bronze Age Greece: A Sr isotope perspective

Anja B. Frank , Ioanna Moutafi, Serena Sabatini, Robert Frei, Sofia Voutsaki, Raphaël Orgeolet, Vassilis Lambrinoudakis, Lazaros Kolonas, Jörg Rambach, Michael Boyd, Evi Margaritis, Kristian Kristiansen & Karin M. Frei PLoS One 21(9) 2026: e0357576

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The Mediterranean region saw significant socio-economic and cultural transformations during the Bronze Age, varying across regions and through time. Expanding exchange networks played an important role in these developments by connecting distant communities.