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Current developments in archaeozoology, zooarchaeology, and Western Mediterranean prehistory — the scientific landscape underpinning the OVIS project.

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Conference

EAA Annual Meeting 2025 — Lisbon

The 31st Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists takes place in Lisbon, Portugal, with a strong programme of sessions on zooarchaeology, stable isotope methods, and Bronze Age insular communities.

Sessions of particular relevance to OVIS include "Pastoral strategies in island societies" (Session 142), "Multi-isotope approaches to animal mobility" (Session 87), and "Western Mediterranean Bronze Age connections" (Session 203). Abstract submissions are now closed; the programme is available on the EAA website.

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Publication

New review on Bronze Age pastoralism in the Western Mediterranean

Laboratory

Advances in sequential enamel isotope sampling for mobility reconstruction

Fieldwork

New Nuragic site excavations in central Sardinia reveal complex pastoral economy

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Recent Updates

Publication

Bronze Age pastoralism in the Western Mediterranean: a synthesis

A landmark review in Journal of World Prehistory revises current models of livestock management in island contexts and provides essential comparative data for OVIS-type research.

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Publication

Sequential enamel isotope sampling: new methodological guidelines

A methodological paper in Archaeometry establishes best practices for sequential strontium isotope sampling of caprine tooth enamel, directly relevant to OVIS methodology.

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Fieldwork

New Nuragic excavations in Sardinia

Excavations at a central Sardinian Nuragic village reveal an unexpectedly complex pastoral economy, with evidence of long-distance caprine movement during the Late Bronze Age.

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Conference

ICAZ 2024 — International Council for Archaeozoology

The biennial ICAZ conference brought together archaeozoologists worldwide, with sessions on Mediterranean pastoralism, stable isotopes in faunal analysis, and island archaeozoology.

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