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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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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	18
High tin or high lead: distinctive alloying practices of the pastoral Yuhuangmiao culture in Northeast China during the first millennium BCE	17
Early use and production of iron in the northern Shaanxi: A perspective on iron objects excavated from the Yuejiazhuang cemetery site	13
Understanding plaster production in Palaepaphos–Hadjiabdoullah, Cyprus, during the Cypro‐Classical period	12
Comment on: 'Stonehenge revisited: A geochemical approach to interpreting the geographical source of sarsen stone #58'	12
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	11
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Lithic analysis in African archaeology: Advances and key themes	10
Mold‐deteriorated archaeological Egyptian papyri: Biodeteriogens, monitoring the deterioration, and treatment approach	10
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Trajectories of adoption for silver and bloomery iron in China from the Spring and Autumn period (c. 770–476 BC)	10
Analysis of alterations and damages at the Neolithic earthen settlement and agricultural cultivation site in Tianluoshan, China	9
ARubiaspp.‐based red pigment on bones from the megalithic passage grave ofEl Moreco(Huidobro, Burgos, Spain)	9
Minero‐chemical and provenance analysis of Achaemenian lapis lazuli cylinders from Persepolis	9
International trade of lead for glazed tile production in ancient East Asia	9
Beyond painted pottery: a longue durée story of ceramic technology in prehistoric Northwest China	9
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The evolution of strength, elasticity and rupture behaviour of birch tar made with ‘double‐pot’ techniques during tar cooking	8
Optically stimulated luminescence dating of ancient bricks from the Church of St James in Toruń, Poland	8
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Experimental research on the integrated treatment of de‐acidification and reinforcement of paper cultural relics by electrosorption	8
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Preliminary assessment of the efficacy of nano–MgO–based dispersion for the consolidation of artificial weathered sandstone	8

A formalized approach to choosing the best methods for reconstructing stature in the case of poorly preserved skeletal series	8
Research on the classification of ancient silicate glass artifacts based on machine learning	7
Temporal relations in archaeology: a survey and a new typology	7
Parchment characterization by multiphoton electron extraction spectrometry	7
Contents of deposits from the archaeological site of Sobolów in Bochnia—A contribution to prehistoric foundry activity	7
The analysis of two historic fired artificial stonewares: Coade stone (18th–19th centuries) and a recent discovery from Oxnead Hall, Norfolk (16th–17th centuries)	7
Islamic glass in the Christian Kingdom of Alwa: Chemistry of shards from Soba, Nubia, Sudan	7
Investigating the composition and application of an ancient multipurpose material discovered on the Qin Terracotta Army statues	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
Melle but not Melle? A mine’s mint as a hub for Carolingian silver coinage recycling	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
The emperor's new glass: The introduction of Carolingian wood ash glass in North Sea trade	7
Life beyond life: Repair, reuse, and recycle—the many lives of wooden objects and the mutability of trees	6
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Micro‐CT‐assisted determination of the shattering and non‐shattering phenotypes of charred rice spikelet bases from archaeological sites: a new methodological approach	6
Emulation and technological adaptation in late 18th‐century cloisonné‐style Chinese painted enamels	6
Study on the source of raw material and firing technique of glazed tiles bodies in the Ming Imperial palace site, Nanjing, China	6
The earliest metal in western Tibet: Evidence from the Gepa Serul cemetery	6
On the formation of charred millet aggregates in archaeological assemblages	6
Chemical composition of early modern and modern window glass from archaeological excavations in Prague‐Hradčany, Czech Republic	6
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Earliest known well‐preserved flour comestibles unearthed in the Wupu Cemetery in Hami, Xinjiang, China	5
The ornamentation steps of the Bull Rotunda of the Lascaux cave give new insights into the Upper Palaeolithic natural life cycle	5
Approaches to interrogate the erased histories of recycled archaeological objects	5
Virtual unwrapping of the BISPEGATA amulet, a multiple folded medieval lead amulet, by using neutron tomography	5
XRF Analysis of Village and Urban Basalt Architecture in the Hippos Territorium during the Roman Period	5
Human ancient DNA analysis in Latin America: Current state and challenges	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
Staple food and possible famine food in Han Dynasty Guanzhong: Archeobotanical and stable isotopic perspectives	5
Neolithic burial pottery from the Jiaojia site, China: A multi‐analytical study	5
Investigating the provenance of iron bars from Les Saintes‐Maries‐de‐la‐Mer Roman shipwrecks (south‐east France) with iron isotopes	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
Chert sourcing using LIBS: The case of Cova del Parco, Spain	5
ArchaeoPyDating: A new user‐friendly release for archaeomagnetic dating	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
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High‐resolution compound‐specific δ¹⁵N isotope dietary study of humans from the Scottish Mesolithic and Neolithic	5
Experimental assessment of obsidian versus chert lanceolate projectile point durability and robusticity: Semi‐static fracture strength and dynamic impact	5
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Thermal profiles in varied experimental firings: Implications for different clays and archaeomagnetism	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
Archaeological applications of lead isotopic analysis to non‐ferrous metals in Africa: A critical review	4
Iron artefacts used at an ancient jade mine in the Hexi Corridor: a technical observation	4
Stick to it! Mechanical performance tests to explore the resilience of prehistoric glues in hafting	4
Investigations on fire‐gilding	4
Multimethod characterization of terracotta figurines and lime mortar from the elite burials Shoroon Bumbagar I and II, Mongolia	4
A feast: Indigenous production and interregional exchange reflected by the bronze vessels unearthed from Shuangyuan Village Cemetery in southwestern China	4
The exploitation of silver deposits in early medieval Europe: some documentary, economic and social problems	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
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

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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
The production of terra sigillata in Arezzo, Central Italy: an archaeometric investigation	4
Microcomputed tomography for discriminating between different forming techniques in ancient pottery: New segmentation method and pore distribution recognition	4
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Genealogies and oral histories as chronological networks: interfacing whakapapa (Māori genealogies) with Gregorian calendar year archaeological radiocarbon dates	4
Comparing Clovis and Folsom fluting via scaling analysis	4
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A mineralogical and geochemical database of Fe‐bearing mineral pigments from the south‐eastern alpine region	4
Chemical analyses on late antique glass finds from Histria, Romania	4
Historical lime‐based flooring mortars from the Church of Santa Maria de Alcobaça monastery (12th century), Portugal: A multi‐analytical approach	4
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
Electrochemical methods to discriminate technology and provenance of Apulian red‐figured pottery. II: EIS	4
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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
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Characterization of historical mortar from Huilongguan temple site in Wudang Mountain, Hubei province, China	3
Nitrogen cycling in western India as revealed by nitrogen isotopes, and the historic production of saltpetre	3
Treasure legacy or political symbolization: Longquan celadon excavated from the Smederevo Fortress of Serbia	3
There’s more to a vessel than meets the eye: Organic residue analysis of ‘wine’ containers from shipwrecks and settlements of ancient Cyprus (4th–1st century bce)	3
Colourants on the Persian architectural decorations from the 11th to the 15th century	3
Applying sterols and bile acids as biomarkers for identifying human versus wild animals' faecal traces in cave sediments at archaeological sites	3
Stone products of the Roman municipium of Neviodunum, Pannonia (modern Drnovo, Slovenia)	3
Firing technology and physicochemical basis for porcelain from the Xing kiln in the late sixth century	3
Iron production in the ancient Loulan state of Lop Nor region, southern Xinjiang	3
Realizing high photothermal conversion efficiency in traditional Chinese purple (BaCuSi₂O₆) pigment	3
Tricky technology of making silver seed beads in the Early Bronze Age, NW Caucasus	3
Tracing origin and history of Virgin and Child in Majesty, the oldest wooden polychrome statuette in the Czech Republic	3
An archaeometric study of the Konya basin metallic ware through FTIR and XRD analysis with chemometrics: Central Anatolian Early Bronze Age ceramics	3
The time scale of nomadic steelmaking from molten cast iron	3
The oldest millet herbal beer in the Europe? The ninth century BCE bronze luxury bucket from Kladina, Czech Republic	3
Physical analysis and inverse methods applied to archaeological FIRE replications on ATACAMA desert soils, northern Chile	3
High‐performance enrichment of casein and ovalbumin in wall painting with immunomagnetic beads	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
The stratigraphic biography of an archaeological site. Timing depositional events	3
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Unearthing the shadows of history: Chemical traces of Second World War atrocities in the Szpęgawski Forest and Death Valley, Poland	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
Beads of Alexandria: Non‐invasive analysis of glass from Roman, Late Antique and Islamic Kom el‐Dikka, Egypt	3
The bad side of recycling: The use of ancient coins as a source of material for modern forgeries	3
First results of metallographic analysis and absolute dating of iron finds from Nowe Brzesko, site 26, Proszowice District	3
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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
Characterization of archaeological lime mortars in a Ming dynasty tomb: A multi‐analytical approach	3
Taking shape: A new geometric morphometric approach to quantifying dental fluctuating asymmetry and its application to the evaluation of developmental stress	3