Archaeological science, geophysics, biomolecular analysis, and interdisciplinary interpretation

Radiocarbon dating can be distorted by freshwater reservoir effects linked to fish consumption, potentially producing dates up to a thousand years too old; carbon and nitrogen isotopes are essential checks. New ceramic research combines residue, petrographic, chemical, and microtomographic evidence to reconstruct ancient food storage, while Nimrud and Mellaria demonstrate the value of integrating remote sensing, geophysics, archaeochemistry, environmental evidence, and GIS.