Nikc (High Albania), showcases the Kelmend tribe’s cultural identity through self-sufficient hamlets, livestock breeding, andkinship networks, reflecting the lifestyle before communism transformation.
Adaptive trajectories in temperate mountains: new research at Likonong and Ha Soloja, Lesotho
Pilot research at two rockshelters in Lesotho’s Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains reveal processes of landscape learning and the generation of adaptive strategies beginning in the Middle Pleistocene.
Time to Hit the Slopes: A Call for Process-Based Isotope Studies in Mountain Systems
A few examples of why process-based baseline studies are essential to archaeological investigations in mountain systems
Reconstructing Archaeological Contexts in Alpine Environments: The Critical Role of Microarchaeological Methods
Microarchaeological methods, including micromorphology and µXRF, clarify site formation and past human activities across diverse archaeological contexts and temporal settings.
Climate Change, Disaster, and the Memory of the Land: Local Perspectives on Archaeological Heritage and Changing Landscapes in the Central Andean Highlands
This paper highlights how community relationships with archaeological sites and their landscapes in Huaylas, Peru shape resilience to disaster and climate change through storytelling, and place-making
The tribal social organization pattern in High Land of Albania
Nikc represents the Kelmend tribe’s unique cultural identity, shaped by isolation and traditional practices. This research uses building archaeology and oral histories to explore settlement patterns
An empty valley? Searching for settlements in prehistoric Valcamonica (Italy)
The interpretation of the Valcamonica rock art valley (Lombardy, Italy) as a largely uninhabited symbolic arena is challenged using non-invasive prospection techniques.
Expanding Boundaries: Utilizing GIS to Uncover the True Complexity of the Wiggin’s Fork Hunting Complex
How GIS techniques in challenging terrain highlight the scale and sophistication of Indigenous communal hunting strategies.
Walls in the Wilderness: Reassessing Fortified Sites in the Rural and Mountainous Landscapes of Northwestern Greece
The study explores the role of fortified sites in Grevena, highighting their spatial distribution and function within historical dynamics and their impact on the region’s identity and development.
Heritage Tourism in Murree: Colonial Architecture, Security, and Growth of Tourism
Murree’s rich colonial heritage has shaped the local Christian community, but security threats to missionary school’s compromise heritage preservations, as well as religious and sustainable tourism.