The End of Our Fifth Decade

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