Mikael Fauvelle
@mfauvelle.bsky.social
Archaeologist at Lund University
Have wooden artifacts that you want to carbon date but are concerned about contamination by conservation chemicals? Our new article evaluates protocols for the successful removal of PEG from wooden heritage materials:
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Experimental evaluation of a method for the removal of polyethylene glycol (PEG) from conserved wood
npj Heritage Science - Experimental evaluation of a method for the removal of polyethylene glycol (PEG) from conserved wood
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November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Have wooden artifacts that you want to carbon date but are concerned about contamination by conservation chemicals? Our new article evaluates protocols for the successful removal of PEG from wooden heritage materials:
rdcu.be/eQAw4
rdcu.be/eQAw4
New research on the exchange of ceramic figurines by neolithic hunters and gatherers in Scandinavia! Figurines were traded over water to Åland and Gotland and human-shaped figurines were traded more often than other forms.
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Maritime exchange during the Middle Neolithic: evidence of trade in ceramic figurines at the Pitted Ware Culture site of Tråsättra
This paper presents a snapshot of a neolithic maritime exchange network centred on the Pitted Ware Culture (PWC) site of Tråsättra (circa 2630 to 2470…
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August 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
New research on the exchange of ceramic figurines by neolithic hunters and gatherers in Scandinavia! Figurines were traded over water to Åland and Gotland and human-shaped figurines were traded more often than other forms.
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New article out with @mfauvelle.bsky.social and Johan Ling. We discuss the intricate trade networks and social dynamics of northwestern Scandinavia during the Bronze Age, and how local strategies shaped broader European interactions www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Contrasting strategies: Social organization and interaction in the Early Bronze Age of northwestern Scandinavia
The transition to the Nordic Bronze Age included new technological innovations, social institutions and sociopolitical structures pushed by extensive …
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June 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
New article out with @mfauvelle.bsky.social and Johan Ling. We discuss the intricate trade networks and social dynamics of northwestern Scandinavia during the Bronze Age, and how local strategies shaped broader European interactions www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Check out our new book on the maritime prehistory of Atlantic Europe. It's the first volume in our Maritime Encounters series and is available open access!
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Presenting Counterpoints to the Dominant Terrestrial Narrative of European Prehistory - Oxbow Books
Challenges the terrestrial focus of European prehistory, emphasizing the significance of seascapes, maritime networks, and coastal societies in shaping prehi...
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June 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Check out our new book on the maritime prehistory of Atlantic Europe. It's the first volume in our Maritime Encounters series and is available open access!
www.oxbowbooks.com/979888857184...
www.oxbowbooks.com/979888857184...
My recent paper on trade and the origins of money was recently covered by phys.org!
Money may have originated through long distance trade, new theory suggests phys.org/news/2025-02...
Money may have originated through long distance trade, new theory suggests phys.org/news/2025-02...
Money may have originated through long distance trade, new theory suggests
Two of the most commonly accepted theories for the origin of money are the commodity theory and the chartalist theory. Both have drawbacks, but in recent years, the chartalist theory has gained much t...
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February 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My recent paper on trade and the origins of money was recently covered by phys.org!
Money may have originated through long distance trade, new theory suggests phys.org/news/2025-02...
Money may have originated through long distance trade, new theory suggests phys.org/news/2025-02...
Reposted by Mikael Fauvelle
In Science (p. 462) this week, my colleagues--Scott Fitzpatrick, Kristina Gill, Patrick Kirch, John Ruiz, Victor Thompson, Jason Younker--and I warn of the dire threat rising seas (0.81 cm in 2024!) and marine erosion pose for coastal archaeological sites worldwide.
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Rising seas endanger maritime heritage
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January 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In Science (p. 462) this week, my colleagues--Scott Fitzpatrick, Kristina Gill, Patrick Kirch, John Ruiz, Victor Thompson, Jason Younker--and I warn of the dire threat rising seas (0.81 cm in 2024!) and marine erosion pose for coastal archaeological sites worldwide.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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January 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Some colleagues of mine just published this exciting paper in Science Advances on the Montelirio tholos tomb, which contains one of the largest quantities of shell beads found anywhere in the world:
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A multi-analytical study of the Montelirio beaded attires: Marine resources, sumptuary crafts, and female power in copper age Iberia
Beaded attires made ~2800 BC with ~270,000 shell beads were worn by a select group of prominent women.
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January 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Some colleagues of mine just published this exciting paper in Science Advances on the Montelirio tholos tomb, which contains one of the largest quantities of shell beads found anywhere in the world:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
New paper on the origins of money:
The Trade Theory of Money: External Exchange and the Origins of Money | Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory search.app/9dcq11xvuVG4...
The Trade Theory of Money: External Exchange and the Origins of Money | Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory search.app/9dcq11xvuVG4...
The Trade Theory of Money: External Exchange and the Origins of Money - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
For over a century, scholars have debated the merits of two competing theories for the origins of money. The commodity theory of money has traditionally held that money developed as a medium of exchan...
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January 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New paper on the origins of money:
The Trade Theory of Money: External Exchange and the Origins of Money | Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory search.app/9dcq11xvuVG4...
The Trade Theory of Money: External Exchange and the Origins of Money | Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory search.app/9dcq11xvuVG4...