Interdisciplinarity Research in Archaeology

Contents: GEOARCHAEOLOGY: Robin Brigand, Olivier Weller : Natural resources and settlements dynamics during Later Prehistory in Central Moldavia (Romania). An integrated GIS for spatial archaeological studies; Catalin Bem, Andrei Asandulesei, Carmen BEM, Felix-Adrian Tencariu, Vasile Cotiuga, Stefan Caliniuc: Identity in diversity: photogrammetry, 3D laser scanning and magnetometric analysis of Gumelnita tells from Muntenia (Romania); Constantin Haita: Micromorphological analysis of anthropic sequences from tell settlements in Muntenia and Dobrogea (Southern Romania); Constantin Preoteasa: Timber harvesting for construction purposes and the human impact on the natural environment in the Precucuteni-Cucuteni-Tripolye cultural complex; Otis Crandell: Lithic sources available to prehistoric populations in the Banat region, Romania; Vasile Budui, Bogdan Petru Niculica: The Komariv community from Adancata, Suceava County. The evaluation of the habitation conditions; Ion Niculita, Vasile Cotiuga, Aurel Zanoci, Andrei Asandulesei, Mihail Bat, Gheorghe Romanescu, Felix-Adrian Tencariu, Radu Balaur, Cristi Nicu, Stefan Caliniuc: Magnetometric prospections in the Thraco-Getae fortress from Saharna Mare, Rezina district, Republic of Moldova; Lucian Amon: Topography in support of archaeology, at Romula; BIOARCHAEOLOGY: Corneliu Beldiman, Diana-Maria Sztancs: Remarks on some Neo-Aeneolithic adornments made of osseous materials from Transylvania, Romania; Simina Stanc, Luminita Bejenaru: Economic role of pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) in settlements of Eastern and South-Eastern Romania during the past two millennia; Angela Simalcsik, Vasilica-Monica Groza, Georgeta Miu, Robert-Daniel Simalcsik: The osteo-biography of a skeletal series from the medieval necropolis discovered in Braila, 2 Rosetti St (14th-18th centuries): Vasilica-Monica Groza, Georgeta Miu, Angela Simalcsik: Data on the demographic structure and longevity of the medieval population of Iasi (the necropolis from the eastern part of the Princely Court, 17th century); ETHNOARCHAEOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY: Felix-Adrian Tencariu: Ceramic ethnoarchaeology: concepts, possibilities, limits; Dan Buzea: The exploitation of rock salt with using wooden "troughs". An archaeological experiment conducted at Beclean-Baile Figa (Bistrita-Nasaud County, Romania) in 2010; Ovidiu Cotoi: The Cucutenian painted pottery. An archaeological experiment at Cucuteni (Iasi County, Romania); Paula Mazare, Stefan Lipot, Alin Cadan: Experimental study on the use of perishable fibre structures in Neolithic and Eneolithic pottery; Carmen Marian: Needle looped textiles-archaeology and ethnography; Loredana Nita-Balasescu, Mircea Anghelinu, Monica Margarit: Stone tools of present-day hunter-gatherers communities and the Paleolithic lithic technology: chronicle of an endless variability?; Carmen Olguta Rogobete: Development of traditional house-building techniques: ancient Orgame and modern Jurilovca; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTEFACTS: Dumitru Boghian, Gheorghe Frunza, Cornel Suciu, Sorin Ignatescu: Traceological analysis of a series of lithic chipped tools from the settlement of Fetesti-La Schit, Adancata Commune, Suceava County, Romania; Diana-Mariuca Vornicu: The use-wear analysis of some knapped stone tools from the Precucuteni settlement of Isaiia-Balta Popii, Iasi County, Romania; Vasile Cotiuga, Ion Sandu, Viorica Vasilache, Nicolae Ursulescu: Atypical local accumulation of calcium carbonate deposits in prehistoric ceramics during underground lying; Daniela-Afrodita Boldea, Marta Quaranta, Rocco Mazzeo, Mirela Praisler:Combining multi-spectral imaging and portable X-ray fluorescence for a non-invasive characterization of Cucuteni decorative ceramics. I