International Journal of Archaeology

Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2025

  • Research Article

    Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) in an Ancient Population of Dor and Its Relation to the Aetiology of MIH

    Harel Sharon, Zilberman Uri*

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2025
    Pages: 1-6
    Received: 13 October 2024
    Accepted: 30 October 2024
    Published: 24 January 2025
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    Abstract: Background: The prevalence of MIH in modern population is increasing during the last decades. Most of the etiology factors today are based on perinatal health disorders. In order to understand if the hypomineralization of the enamel in MIH/HSPM is a novel developmental disorder, we compared the prevalence of modern population to archeological popul... Show More
  • Research Article

    Amalgamation and Alluvial Gold Mining at Ancient Sardis, Türkiye

    William Earl Brooks*

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2025
    Pages: 7-20
    Received: 21 January 2025
    Accepted: 11 February 2025
    Published: 24 February 2025
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    Abstract: Even though gold was widely used in the ancient world there are few studies of the mining technology used to obtain the precious metal. Ancient Sardis is one of the most well-known of these ancient gold occurrences. At Sardis and elsewhere in the ancient world, gold was washed from alluvial occurrences using gravity methods combined with mercury (a... Show More