The End of Our Fifth Decade: Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia 43/44

In 2012 we celebrate the foundation of the initial independent core of the Faculty of Archaeology, now 50 years ago. A compilation of articles was created to cover the very wide range of research conducted nowadays at the Faculty of Archaeology. 01. Problems with preservation in situ Willem J.H. Willems 02. Twenty years after Malta: archaeological heritage as a source of collective memory and scientifi c study anno 2012 Monique van den Dries and Sjoerd van der Linde 03. The internationalization of archaeological discourse? John Bintliff 04. A short history of archaeological research in the Lesser Antillean archipelago Arie Boomert 05. Indigenous religious traditions in Central Nicaragua: ethnohistorical documentation for an unknown archaeological record Laura N.K. Van Broekhoven and Alexander Geurds 06. Caribbean encounters: rescue excavations at the early colonial Island Carib site of Argyle, St. Vincent Corinne L. Hofman and Menno L.P. Hoogland 07. The ancient Mexican Books of Time: interpretative developments and prospects Maarten E.R.G.N. Jansen 08. Structuring the landscape in Iron Age and Roman period (500 BC – AD 250): the Multi-period site Oss-Horzak Richard Jansen and Stijn van As 09. Investigating imperial space on the Palatine Hill in Rome: preliminary results of the Domus Flavia 2012 research campaign Natascha Sojc, Léon J. Coret and Lisa C. Götz 10. Decoration and ideology in Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome Paul G.P. Meyboom and Eric M. Moormann 11. Connectivity in the south-western part of the Netherlands during the Roman period (AD 0-350) Jasper de Bruin 12. Archaeobotanical evidence of the fungus Covered smut (Ustilago hordei) in Jordan and Egypt René T.J. Cappers, Federica Fantone, Reinder Neef and Clasina J.G. van Doorn 13. Adonis: a Greek ritual and myth in the Etruscan world L. Bouke van der Meer 14. Avoiding crop failure in the Iron Age: maslins and emergency crops on the loess soils of western continental Europe, with a special note on oat (Avena sativa) and foxtail millet (Setaria italica) Corrie Bakels 15. Hallstatt burials of Oss in context Harry Fokkens, Sasja A. van der Vaart, David R. Fontijn, Simone A.M. Lemmers, Richard Jansen, Ivo M. van Wijk and Patrick J.C. Valentijn 16. Decorated and ‘killed’? The bronze sword of Werkhoven David Fontijn, Liesbeth Theunissen, Bertil van Os and Luc Amkreutz 17. Master and apprentice? A short note on wall construction in Ancient Syria Diederik J.W. Meijer 18.The materiality and social value of amber objects during the Middle Jomon in Japan Ilona R. Bausch 19. Workshop sites in a Neolithic quarry landscape (Geul valley, southern Limburg, the Netherlands) Alexander Verpoorte 20. The archaeological practice of discovering Stone Age sites Milco Wansleeben and Walter Laan 21. A causewayed enclosure near Ermelo? Hans Kamermans, Joanne Mol, Eric Dullaart and Miranda de Kreek 22. New perspectives for microwear analysis Annelou van Gijn 23. Radiocarbon and fossil bones: what’s in a date Hans van der Plicht 24. Chronology of the Dutch Neolithic Bandkeramik Culture: a new attempt Pieter van de Velde 25. Burning down the house: the burnt building V6 at Late Neolithic Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria Peter M.M.G. Akkermans, Merel Brüning, Neeke Hammers, Harmen Huigens, Lennart Kruijer, Anna Meens, Olivier Nieuwenhuyse, Andrea Raat, Esther F. Rogmans, Corijanne Slappendel, Sofi a Taipale, Sophie Tews and Eva Visser 26. The trouble with stratigraphy: case studies from the Near East Bleda S. Düring 27. Stable isotopes of Upper Weichselian land snails from Lakitelek (Hungary): a contribution to understanding the climatic context of the Upper Palaeolithic of the Hungarian basin Alexander Verpoorte, Simon R. Troelstra, Kay C.J. Beets and Pál Sümegi 28. Confirmation of the presence of Cucubalus baccifer L. (Caryophyllaceae) in the British Pleistocene Michael H. Field 29. Beyond ‘15 minutes’: revisiting the late Middle Pleistocene archaeological record of Maastricht-Belvédère (The Netherlands) Dimitri De Loecker and Wil Roebroeks 30. Schöningen: the history and results of 20 years archaeozoological research Thijs van Kolfschote