OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Archaeometry is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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Inferring past demographic changes at different spatial scales in Northwest Patagonia and central‐south Chile: Comparing absolute dates with molecular data	22
Early use and production of iron in the northern Shaanxi: A perspective on iron objects excavated from the Yuejiazhuang cemetery site	14
Comment on: 'Stonehenge revisited: A geochemical approach to interpreting the geographical source of sarsen stone #58'	14
Understanding plaster production in Palaepaphos–Hadjiabdoullah, Cyprus, during the Cypro‐Classical period	13
Lithic analysis in African archaeology: Advances and key themes	13
High tin or high lead: distinctive alloying practices of the pastoral Yuhuangmiao culture in Northeast China during the first millennium BCE	13
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Beyond painted pottery: a longue durée story of ceramic technology in prehistoric Northwest China	11
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Analysis of alterations and damages at the Neolithic earthen settlement and agricultural cultivation site in Tianluoshan, China	11
Mold‐deteriorated archaeological Egyptian papyri: Biodeteriogens, monitoring the deterioration, and treatment approach	10
Minero‐chemical and provenance analysis of Achaemenian lapis lazuli cylinders from Persepolis	10
Production and use of birch bark tar at the Neolithic pile‐dwelling of Palù di Livenza (North‐Eastern Italy) revealed by X‐ray computed micro‐tomography and synchrotron Fourier‐transform infrared spec	10
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Experimental research on the integrated treatment of de‐acidification and reinforcement of paper cultural relics by electrosorption	9
Trajectories of adoption for silver and bloomery iron in China from the Spring and Autumn period (c. 770–476 BC)	9
Temporal relations in archaeology: a survey and a new typology	9
Optically stimulated luminescence dating of ancient bricks from the Church of St James in Toruń, Poland	9
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Melle but not Melle? A mine’s mint as a hub for Carolingian silver coinage recycling	9
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Islamic glass in the Christian Kingdom of Alwa: Chemistry of shards from Soba, Nubia, Sudan	9

Analysis of the medieval glass beads from a conquering Hungarian burial in Lužianky, Slovakia	8
The analysis of two historic fired artificial stonewares: Coade stone (18th–19th centuries) and a recent discovery from Oxnead Hall, Norfolk (16th–17th centuries)	8
The Complexity of ESR Signals in Tooth Enamel Fragments, A Comparison of Examples from Jebel Irhoud (Morocco) and Broken Hill (Zambia)	8
The evolution of strength, elasticity and rupture behaviour of birch tar made with ‘double‐pot’ techniques during tar cooking	8
Study on the source of raw material and firing technique of glazed tiles bodies in the Ming Imperial palace site, Nanjing, China	7
Variation in human bone bioerosion during the Late Eneolithic/Bronze Age in Moravia (Czech Republic): A novel approach to BSE‐SEM image quality and quantity assessment	7
Research on the classification of ancient silicate glass artifacts based on machine learning	7
Micro‐CT‐assisted determination of the shattering and non‐shattering phenotypes of charred rice spikelet bases from archaeological sites: a new methodological approach	7
Preliminary assessment of the efficacy of nano–MgO–based dispersion for the consolidation of artificial weathered sandstone	7
It was a dog's breakfast! A radiocarbon and isotope‐based study of dogs exploring dietary change during the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition in Denmark	7
Chemical composition of early modern and modern window glass from archaeological excavations in Prague‐Hradčany, Czech Republic	7
The earliest metal in western Tibet: Evidence from the Gepa Serul cemetery	7
International trade of lead for glazed tile production in ancient East Asia	7
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The emperor's new glass: The introduction of Carolingian wood ash glass in North Sea trade	6
Emulation and technological adaptation in late 18th‐century cloisonné‐style Chinese painted enamels	6
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On the formation of charred millet aggregates in archaeological assemblages	6
Crafting Brilliance: The Artistry and Legacy of Adakkaputhur Intermetallic γ‐Bronze Mirrors (Cu₄₁Sn₁₁)	6
Contents of deposits from the archaeological site of Sobolów in Bochnia—A contribution to prehistoric foundry activity	6
Chert sourcing using LIBS: The case of Cova del Parco, Spain	5
High‐resolution compound‐specific δ¹⁵N isotope dietary study of humans from the Scottish Mesolithic and Neolithic	5
Compositional characteristics of proto‐porcelain wares of the Wuyishan cluster in Southeast China	5
The Origin and Circulation of Cinnabar in Neolithic Age of China: Evidence From Sulfur and Mercury Isotope Analysis	5
Approaches to interrogate the erased histories of recycled archaeological objects	5
Investigating relationships among strontium, barium, and seasonality in wild baboons	5
Virtual unwrapping of the BISPEGATA amulet, a multiple folded medieval lead amulet, by using neutron tomography	5
Human ancient DNA analysis in Latin America: Current state and challenges	5
Starch grain analysis of two different types of grinding stones from the Neolithic Shuangdun site (ca. 7.3–6.8 ka BP) in eastern China	5
A multi‐analytical approach to understand El Alto‐Ancasti's painted pottery (north‐western Argentina): Non‐invasive and micro‐invasive analyses of vessel's paintings from El Taco 19	5
Identification of Potassium‐Rich Faience From Spring and Autumn Period Cemeteries in Shaan'xi Province, China	5
Thermal profiles in varied experimental firings: Implications for different clays and archaeomagnetism	5
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ArchaeoPyDating: A new user‐friendly release for archaeomagnetic dating	5
Experimental assessment of obsidian versus chert lanceolate projectile point durability and robusticity: Semi‐static fracture strength and dynamic impact	5
The ornamentation steps of the Bull Rotunda of the Lascaux cave give new insights into the Upper Palaeolithic natural life cycle	5
XRF Analysis of Village and Urban Basalt Architecture in the Hippos Territorium during the Roman Period	5
Neolithic burial pottery from the Jiaojia site, China: A multi‐analytical study	5
Maritime connections in the Western Mediterranean and access to copper resources in the Balearic Islands during the Late Bronze Age: Isotopic characterization of the bronze deposit at Es Mitjà Gran, M	5
Eye makeup in Northwestern Iran at the time of the Assyrian Empire: a new kohl recipe based on manganese and graphite from Kani Koter (Iron Age III)	5
Earliest known well‐preserved flour comestibles unearthed in the Wupu Cemetery in Hami, Xinjiang, China	5
Investigating the provenance of iron bars from Les Saintes‐Maries‐de‐la‐Mer Roman shipwrecks (south‐east France) with iron isotopes	5
Multimethod characterization of terracotta figurines and lime mortar from the elite burials Shoroon Bumbagar I and II, Mongolia	4
A mineralogical and geochemical database of Fe‐bearing mineral pigments from the south‐eastern alpine region	4
Regional and interregional networks of ancient Eleon during the early 12th century BCE as seen from the petrographic and neutron activation analyses of pottery	4
Scandal at the Albrechtsburg: The Hoym–Lemaire affair and its impact on the early 18th‐century development of pigment technology at the Meissen Manufactory	4
Historical underground quarrying: A multidisciplinary research in the Caumont quarry (c. 13th–19th centuries), France	4
Comparing Clovis and Folsom fluting via scaling analysis	4
Archaeological applications of lead isotopic analysis to non‐ferrous metals in Africa: A critical review	4
Unearthing the shadows of history: Chemical traces of Second World War atrocities in the Szpęgawski Forest and Death Valley, Poland	4

Electrochemical methods to discriminate technology and provenance of Apulian red‐figured pottery. II: EIS	4
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A feast: Indigenous production and interregional exchange reflected by the bronze vessels unearthed from Shuangyuan Village Cemetery in southwestern China	4
Provenances and production techniques of the so‐called ‘Port Saint Symeon ware’ (13th–early 14th centuries ce) from Kinet Höyük (Cilicia, Turkey): Witnessing interactions in the medieval no	4
The exploitation of silver deposits in early medieval Europe: some documentary, economic and social problems	4
Chemical analyses on late antique glass finds from Histria, Romania	4
The production of terra sigillata in Arezzo, Central Italy: an archaeometric investigation	4
Petrographic and geochemical analyses of pottery from Wadi Tanuf, Oman: Approaching pottery production in south‐eastern Arabia during the second and first millennia BCE	4
Staple food and possible famine food in Han Dynasty Guanzhong: Archeobotanical and stable isotopic perspectives	4
Genealogies and oral histories as chronological networks: interfacing whakapapa (Māori genealogies) with Gregorian calendar year archaeological radiocarbon dates	4
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Scientific study of the pigments and binders used in mural painting from the 16th‐centuryceSt Mary's Church of Cheriapally, Kottyam, Kerala, and its relevance to conservation	4
Realizing high photothermal conversion efficiency in traditional Chinese purple (BaCuSi₂O₆) pigment	4
Iron artefacts used at an ancient jade mine in the Hexi Corridor: a technical observation	3
Levantine Hacksilber and the flow of silver in early Mediterranean commerce	3
Beads of Alexandria: Non‐invasive analysis of glass from Roman, Late Antique and Islamic Kom el‐Dikka, Egypt	3
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Taking shape: A new geometric morphometric approach to quantifying dental fluctuating asymmetry and its application to the evaluation of developmental stress	3
The stratigraphic biography of an archaeological site. Timing depositional events	3
Reconstructing the social structure of kinship members in the Central Plains during the Late Shang and Western Zhou dynasties in China: A stable isotopic study on the Xisima site	3
Tracing origin and history of Virgin and Child in Majesty, the oldest wooden polychrome statuette in the Czech Republic	3
Nitrogen cycling in western India as revealed by nitrogen isotopes, and the historic production of saltpetre	3
Stick to it! Mechanical performance tests to explore the resilience of prehistoric glues in hafting	3
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What can lithics tell us about food production during the transition to farming? Exploring harvesting practices and cultural changes during the neolithic in Southwest Asia: a view from Qminas (north‐w	3
Application of instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) to ceramics and clay sources for the late period (c. 950 years BP) in the Southern Argentine Puna: Interweaving sources, objects a	3
High‐performance enrichment of casein and ovalbumin in wall painting with immunomagnetic beads	3
Physical analysis and inverse methods applied to archaeological FIRE replications on ATACAMA desert soils, northern Chile	3
Firing technology and physicochemical basis for porcelain from the Xing kiln in the late sixth century	3
Characterization of historical mortar from Huilongguan temple site in Wudang Mountain, Hubei province, China	3
Tricky technology of making silver seed beads in the Early Bronze Age, NW Caucasus	3
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Investigations on fire‐gilding	3
Historical lime‐based flooring mortars from the Church of Santa Maria de Alcobaça monastery (12th century), Portugal: A multi‐analytical approach	3
Iron production in the ancient Loulan state of Lop Nor region, southern Xinjiang	3
Analysis of the CHARM Cu‐alloy reference materials using excimer ns‐LA‐ICP‐MS: Assessment of matrix effects and applicability to artefact provenancing	3
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An archaeometric study of the Konya basin metallic ware through FTIR and XRD analysis with chemometrics: Central Anatolian Early Bronze Age ceramics	3
Characterization of archaeological lime mortars in a Ming dynasty tomb: A multi‐analytical approach	3
Archaeometallurgical investigations and computed tomography of excavated ancient copper hoards in Ganaga‐Yamuna Valley, archaeological site	3
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Multianalytical Studies on the Mural Painting of Yongle Palace in Shanxi Province, China	3