George Kamenov
Biographic Data
| ID | 172196 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Kamenov |
| GIVEN NAMES | George |
| FAMILY NAME | Kamenov |
| SIGNATURE | KAMENOV G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6041-6687 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 332 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Where did the ore come from? Pb isotope provenance of a Pre-Columbian speiss/matte fragment from the Metallurgist’s Burial at Castillo de Huarmey (Peru)
Determination of the origin of lead objects from Risan and Riječani (Montenegro) based on lead isotope analysis
Postclassic political conflict and isotope analysis in the central Peten lakes area, Guatemala
Isotopes of strontium, oxygen, and carbon were analyzed in human tooth enamel from two Postclassic sites in the central Peten lakes region, Guatemala, to examine patterns of mobility and diet during a time of social unrest. Excavations at both sites, Ixlu and Zacpeten, have revealed evidence for purposeful dismemberment and interment of individuals. This study examines a possible shrine surrounded by rows of skulls at Ixlu, and a mass grave of co…
Isotopic Evidence Supports Existence of Late Holocene Bison Herds in West Central New Mexico
Modern bison (Bison bison) populations have experienced dramatic shifts in the last millennium, resulting from climatic fluctuations, human settlement growth, and overhunting. While bison populations are rebounding in some parts of the Southwest, the original extent of their range in this region is not clear. In west central New Mexico, the presence of bison bones at Prehispanic sites could indicate the presence of local herds, but they could als…
Embodied Places
Bioarchaeologists routinely use isotopic data to classify the geographic origin of skeletal individuals as “local” or “nonlocal” using statistical criteria or comparative baselines. Yet, these analyses and resulting interpretations rarely consider how people in the past may have conceived of their relationships to different places. Using a case study from the late pre-Hispanic Colca Valley, Peru (A.D. 1300–1450), this article demonstrates how And…
An isotopic examination of Maya Preclassic and Classic animal and human diets at Ceibal, Guatemala
This study examines the carbon (δ13C), oxygen (δ18O), and strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotopes from the dental enamel of 63 animals and compares these data to the carbon signatures from 21 humans from the Maya site of Ceibal, Guatemala. Comparing both domestic dogs and non-domestic species over a history spanning two millennia, we find that subsistence strategies and interregional relationships between Ceibal and other areas changed over time, likely b…
Mixed lead sources in tin metal
Isotopic metal compositions of Viking and medieval tin artifacts from Poland reveal expansive trade network
Finding Fort Roberdeau
Deciphering the origin of small metal artefacts from Castillo de Huarmey (Peru) with Pb, Cu, and Ag isotopes
This paper presents Ag, Cu, and Pb isotopes for five silver and 10 copper artefacts found in the first intact pre‐Columbian tomb of the Wari culture female elite at Castillo de Huarmey, Peru. Ag and Cu isotope data indicate that the metals were extracted from primary, hypogene ore deposits. Most of the Pb isotope data for the Castillo de Huarmey artefacts correlate with the core Wari site of Conchopata, suggesting utilization of ores from similar…
Comparison of human and faunal enamel isotopes reveals diverse paleodiet and exchange patterns at the highland Maya Site of Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala
This study provides an isotopic examination of both human and animal paleodiets and mobility patterns at a highland Maya community. Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala, was a large Prehispanic center located in a distinctly cooler, drier setting compared with the majority of Maya sites in the surrounding lowlands. Previous archaeological research at Kaminaljuyu revealed it played an important political and economic role in the Maya region, assisting in the ob…
Exploring Dental Modification from Coastal Ecuador from an Unprovenienced Museum Collection
In South America, most examples of dental modification come from Ecuador; however, none have been directly radiocarbon dated and few have associated cultural materials or context. In fact, many modified teeth and crania are housed in museum collections, divorced from their cultural and temporal milieus, and because of this it is generally assumed that this limits the interpretive possibility of these individuals. We used multiple methods to inves…
A preliminary multi-isotope assessment of human mobility and diet in pre-Columbian Panama
This study uses carbon (δ13C), nitrogen (δ15N), oxygen (δ18O), and strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotopes to infer the diets and mobility patterns of pre-Columbian humans from seven archaeological sites in Panama: Cerro Mangote, Sitio Sierra, and Cerro Juan Díaz in central Pacific Panama; Cerro Brujo and Sitio Drago along Panama’s northwest Caribbean coast; Jicarita Island in the Gulf of Chiriquí; and Pedro González Island in the Gulf of Panama. Our init…
Non-Local Enemies or Local Subjects of Violence
Throughout much of the pre-Hispanic Andes, bioarchaeological and iconographic evidence shows that the decapitation, dismemberment, and display of human heads were important aspects of ritual practices. Researchers have debated about the social identities of these decapitated heads-were they revered local ancestors, non-local enemies captured in raids or war, or locals injured in distant combat partially repatriated for home burial-answers which h…
Production origins and matrix constituents of spiculate pottery in Florida, USA
Fine-grained “chalky” pottery containing microscopic sponge spicules is commonly recovered from archaeological sites throughout peninsular Florida, but many questions remain about its composition and origins. It is identified by different names, but most are associated with the St. Johns Type series. While it has been commonly assumed to originate in the St. Johns River drainage for which it is named, the prevalence of pottery with these characte…
Patterns of camelid management in Wari Empire reconstructed using multiple stable isotope analysis
Camelid management was a major part of the Wari Empire's (ca. ad 600-1050) economy; however, it is uncertain whether camelid husbandry was centrally regulated or locally managed. To address this problem, we applied combined isotope ratio analyses (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, 87Sr/86Sr, and 20nPb/204Pb) to camelid remains from Castillo de Huarmey, a Wari administrative center along the northern Peruvian coast. Results support a mostly local herding scenario…
Trace elements in modern and archaeological human teeth
Investigating the identities of isolated crania in the Lower Illinois River Valley through multi-isotopic analysis
Sr and Pb isotopic investigation of mammal introductions
Georeferencing a Cold Case Victim With Lead, Strontium, Carbon, and Oxygen Isotopes
Two men walking across a bridge along highway I-75 found a young woman's body floating in the water below. This 1971 case has since become known as the "Little Miss Panasofkee" case. It is still an open homicide, for which neither the victim nor the perpetrator have been identified. Throughout the United States, thousands of similar cases remain open. The medicolegal communities work on these cases, as the years pass, applying new scientific meth…
Challenges in the Analysis of Heterogeneous Pottery by La – Icp – MS
Tempers added to pottery have the potential to obscure geographical variation in the chemistry of exploited clay resources when analysed using bulk methods. A pilot study was conducted to assess the possibility of using LA – ICP – MS to analyse clay matrix in pottery with extremely subtle partitions between INAA chemical groups. LA – ICP – MS was used to analyse the clay matrix of 32 pottery samples from seven Middle and Late Woodland period ( c.…
Diet and death in times of war
Insights into immigration and social class at Machu Picchu, Peru based on oxygen, strontium, and lead isotopic analysis
Reconstructing Neolithic groups in Sarawak, Malaysia through lead and strontium isotope analysis
Spatial variation of strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) in the Maya region
Spatial variation of strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) in the Maya region
Insights into immigration and social class at Machu Picchu, Peru based on oxygen, strontium, and lead isotopic analysis
Trace elements in modern and archaeological human teeth
Sr and Pb isotopic investigation of mammal introductions
Patterns of camelid management in Wari Empire reconstructed using multiple stable isotope analysis
Camelid management was a major part of the Wari Empire's (ca. ad 600-1050) economy; however, it is uncertain whether camelid husbandry was centrally regulated or locally managed. To address this problem, we applied combined isotope ratio analyses (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, 87Sr/86Sr, and 20nPb/204Pb) to camelid remains from Castillo de Huarmey, a Wari administrative center along the northern Peruvian coast. Results support a mostly local herding scenario…
Reconstructing Neolithic groups in Sarawak, Malaysia through lead and strontium isotope analysis
Diet and death in times of war
Non-Local Enemies or Local Subjects of Violence
Throughout much of the pre-Hispanic Andes, bioarchaeological and iconographic evidence shows that the decapitation, dismemberment, and display of human heads were important aspects of ritual practices. Researchers have debated about the social identities of these decapitated heads-were they revered local ancestors, non-local enemies captured in raids or war, or locals injured in distant combat partially repatriated for home burial-answers which h…
Challenges in the Analysis of Heterogeneous Pottery by La – Icp – MS
Tempers added to pottery have the potential to obscure geographical variation in the chemistry of exploited clay resources when analysed using bulk methods. A pilot study was conducted to assess the possibility of using LA – ICP – MS to analyse clay matrix in pottery with extremely subtle partitions between INAA chemical groups. LA – ICP – MS was used to analyse the clay matrix of 32 pottery samples from seven Middle and Late Woodland period ( c.…
Mixed lead sources in tin metal
Comparison of human and faunal enamel isotopes reveals diverse paleodiet and exchange patterns at the highland Maya Site of Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala
This study provides an isotopic examination of both human and animal paleodiets and mobility patterns at a highland Maya community. Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala, was a large Prehispanic center located in a distinctly cooler, drier setting compared with the majority of Maya sites in the surrounding lowlands. Previous archaeological research at Kaminaljuyu revealed it played an important political and economic role in the Maya region, assisting in the ob…
A preliminary multi-isotope assessment of human mobility and diet in pre-Columbian Panama
This study uses carbon (δ13C), nitrogen (δ15N), oxygen (δ18O), and strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotopes to infer the diets and mobility patterns of pre-Columbian humans from seven archaeological sites in Panama: Cerro Mangote, Sitio Sierra, and Cerro Juan Díaz in central Pacific Panama; Cerro Brujo and Sitio Drago along Panama’s northwest Caribbean coast; Jicarita Island in the Gulf of Chiriquí; and Pedro González Island in the Gulf of Panama. Our init…
Production origins and matrix constituents of spiculate pottery in Florida, USA
Fine-grained “chalky” pottery containing microscopic sponge spicules is commonly recovered from archaeological sites throughout peninsular Florida, but many questions remain about its composition and origins. It is identified by different names, but most are associated with the St. Johns Type series. While it has been commonly assumed to originate in the St. Johns River drainage for which it is named, the prevalence of pottery with these characte…
Isotopic metal compositions of Viking and medieval tin artifacts from Poland reveal expansive trade network
Investigating the identities of isolated crania in the Lower Illinois River Valley through multi-isotopic analysis
An isotopic examination of Maya Preclassic and Classic animal and human diets at Ceibal, Guatemala
This study examines the carbon (δ13C), oxygen (δ18O), and strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotopes from the dental enamel of 63 animals and compares these data to the carbon signatures from 21 humans from the Maya site of Ceibal, Guatemala. Comparing both domestic dogs and non-domestic species over a history spanning two millennia, we find that subsistence strategies and interregional relationships between Ceibal and other areas changed over time, likely b…
Deciphering the origin of small metal artefacts from Castillo de Huarmey (Peru) with Pb, Cu, and Ag isotopes
This paper presents Ag, Cu, and Pb isotopes for five silver and 10 copper artefacts found in the first intact pre‐Columbian tomb of the Wari culture female elite at Castillo de Huarmey, Peru. Ag and Cu isotope data indicate that the metals were extracted from primary, hypogene ore deposits. Most of the Pb isotope data for the Castillo de Huarmey artefacts correlate with the core Wari site of Conchopata, suggesting utilization of ores from similar…
Spatial variation of strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) in the Maya region
Insights into immigration and social class at Machu Picchu, Peru based on oxygen, strontium, and lead isotopic analysis
Reconstructing Neolithic groups in Sarawak, Malaysia through lead and strontium isotope analysis
Diet and death in times of war
Challenges in the Analysis of Heterogeneous Pottery by La – Icp – MS
Tempers added to pottery have the potential to obscure geographical variation in the chemistry of exploited clay resources when analysed using bulk methods. A pilot study was conducted to assess the possibility of using LA – ICP – MS to analyse clay matrix in pottery with extremely subtle partitions between INAA chemical groups. LA – ICP – MS was used to analyse the clay matrix of 32 pottery samples from seven Middle and Late Woodland period ( c.…
Georeferencing a Cold Case Victim With Lead, Strontium, Carbon, and Oxygen Isotopes
Two men walking across a bridge along highway I-75 found a young woman's body floating in the water below. This 1971 case has since become known as the "Little Miss Panasofkee" case. It is still an open homicide, for which neither the victim nor the perpetrator have been identified. Throughout the United States, thousands of similar cases remain open. The medicolegal communities work on these cases, as the years pass, applying new scientific meth…
Sr and Pb isotopic investigation of mammal introductions
Investigating the identities of isolated crania in the Lower Illinois River Valley through multi-isotopic analysis
Trace elements in modern and archaeological human teeth
Production origins and matrix constituents of spiculate pottery in Florida, USA
Fine-grained “chalky” pottery containing microscopic sponge spicules is commonly recovered from archaeological sites throughout peninsular Florida, but many questions remain about its composition and origins. It is identified by different names, but most are associated with the St. Johns Type series. While it has been commonly assumed to originate in the St. Johns River drainage for which it is named, the prevalence of pottery with these characte…
Patterns of camelid management in Wari Empire reconstructed using multiple stable isotope analysis
Camelid management was a major part of the Wari Empire's (ca. ad 600-1050) economy; however, it is uncertain whether camelid husbandry was centrally regulated or locally managed. To address this problem, we applied combined isotope ratio analyses (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, 87Sr/86Sr, and 20nPb/204Pb) to camelid remains from Castillo de Huarmey, a Wari administrative center along the northern Peruvian coast. Results support a mostly local herding scenario…
Exploring Dental Modification from Coastal Ecuador from an Unprovenienced Museum Collection
In South America, most examples of dental modification come from Ecuador; however, none have been directly radiocarbon dated and few have associated cultural materials or context. In fact, many modified teeth and crania are housed in museum collections, divorced from their cultural and temporal milieus, and because of this it is generally assumed that this limits the interpretive possibility of these individuals. We used multiple methods to inves…
A preliminary multi-isotope assessment of human mobility and diet in pre-Columbian Panama
This study uses carbon (δ13C), nitrogen (δ15N), oxygen (δ18O), and strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotopes to infer the diets and mobility patterns of pre-Columbian humans from seven archaeological sites in Panama: Cerro Mangote, Sitio Sierra, and Cerro Juan Díaz in central Pacific Panama; Cerro Brujo and Sitio Drago along Panama’s northwest Caribbean coast; Jicarita Island in the Gulf of Chiriquí; and Pedro González Island in the Gulf of Panama. Our init…
Non-Local Enemies or Local Subjects of Violence
Throughout much of the pre-Hispanic Andes, bioarchaeological and iconographic evidence shows that the decapitation, dismemberment, and display of human heads were important aspects of ritual practices. Researchers have debated about the social identities of these decapitated heads-were they revered local ancestors, non-local enemies captured in raids or war, or locals injured in distant combat partially repatriated for home burial-answers which h…
Deciphering the origin of small metal artefacts from Castillo de Huarmey (Peru) with Pb, Cu, and Ag isotopes
This paper presents Ag, Cu, and Pb isotopes for five silver and 10 copper artefacts found in the first intact pre‐Columbian tomb of the Wari culture female elite at Castillo de Huarmey, Peru. Ag and Cu isotope data indicate that the metals were extracted from primary, hypogene ore deposits. Most of the Pb isotope data for the Castillo de Huarmey artefacts correlate with the core Wari site of Conchopata, suggesting utilization of ores from similar…
Comparison of human and faunal enamel isotopes reveals diverse paleodiet and exchange patterns at the highland Maya Site of Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala
This study provides an isotopic examination of both human and animal paleodiets and mobility patterns at a highland Maya community. Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala, was a large Prehispanic center located in a distinctly cooler, drier setting compared with the majority of Maya sites in the surrounding lowlands. Previous archaeological research at Kaminaljuyu revealed it played an important political and economic role in the Maya region, assisting in the ob…
Isotopic metal compositions of Viking and medieval tin artifacts from Poland reveal expansive trade network
Finding Fort Roberdeau
Embodied Places
Bioarchaeologists routinely use isotopic data to classify the geographic origin of skeletal individuals as “local” or “nonlocal” using statistical criteria or comparative baselines. Yet, these analyses and resulting interpretations rarely consider how people in the past may have conceived of their relationships to different places. Using a case study from the late pre-Hispanic Colca Valley, Peru (A.D. 1300–1450), this article demonstrates how And…
An isotopic examination of Maya Preclassic and Classic animal and human diets at Ceibal, Guatemala
This study examines the carbon (δ13C), oxygen (δ18O), and strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotopes from the dental enamel of 63 animals and compares these data to the carbon signatures from 21 humans from the Maya site of Ceibal, Guatemala. Comparing both domestic dogs and non-domestic species over a history spanning two millennia, we find that subsistence strategies and interregional relationships between Ceibal and other areas changed over time, likely b…
Mixed lead sources in tin metal
Determination of the origin of lead objects from Risan and Riječani (Montenegro) based on lead isotope analysis
Postclassic political conflict and isotope analysis in the central Peten lakes area, Guatemala
Isotopes of strontium, oxygen, and carbon were analyzed in human tooth enamel from two Postclassic sites in the central Peten lakes region, Guatemala, to examine patterns of mobility and diet during a time of social unrest. Excavations at both sites, Ixlu and Zacpeten, have revealed evidence for purposeful dismemberment and interment of individuals. This study examines a possible shrine surrounded by rows of skulls at Ixlu, and a mass grave of co…
Isotopic Evidence Supports Existence of Late Holocene Bison Herds in West Central New Mexico
Modern bison (Bison bison) populations have experienced dramatic shifts in the last millennium, resulting from climatic fluctuations, human settlement growth, and overhunting. While bison populations are rebounding in some parts of the Southwest, the original extent of their range in this region is not clear. In west central New Mexico, the presence of bison bones at Prehispanic sites could indicate the presence of local herds, but they could als…
Where did the ore come from? Pb isotope provenance of a Pre-Columbian speiss/matte fragment from the Metallurgist’s Burial at Castillo de Huarmey (Peru)
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (22 works) · Archaeology (19 works) · Geography (19 works) · Geology (16 works) · Biology (11 works) · Ecology (11 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (11 works) · Isotope analysis (10 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (8 works) · Chemistry (6 works)