Publications

Journal Articles & Conference Proceedings

In press

Douka, K. and Spinapoliche, E., Neanderthal shell tool production: Evidence from Italy and Greece, Journal of World Prehistory,

2012

Douka, K., Grimaldi, S., Boschian, G., del Lucchese, A., Higham, T.F.G, (2012), A new chronostratigraphic framework for the Upper Palaeolithic of Riparo Mochi (Italy), Journal of Human Evolution, 62,286-299

Wood, R.E., Douka, K., Boscato, P., Haesaerts, P., Sinitsyn, A and Higham, T.F.G. , (2012), Testing the ABOx-SC method: dating known age charcoals associated with the Campanian Ignimbrite, Quaternary Geochronology , 9,16-26

2011

Benazzi, S., Douka, K., Fornai, C., Bauer, C.C., Kullmer, O., Svoboda, J., Pap, I., Mallegni, F., Bayle, P., Coquerelle, M., Condemi, S., Ronchitelli, A., Harvati, K. and Weber, G.W., (2011), Early dispersal of modern humans in Europe and implications for Neanderthal behaviour, Nature, 479,525-528

Douka, K. , (2011), An Upper Palaeolithic shell scraper from Ksar Akil (Lebanon), Journal of Archaeological Science, 38 (2),429-437

Douka, K., Perlès, C., Valladas, H., Vanhaeren, M., Hedges, R.E.M., (2011), Franchthi Cave revisited: the age of the Aurignacian in south-eastern Europe, Antiquity, 85 (330),1131-1150

Higham, C., Higham, T., Ciarla, R., Douka, K., Kijngam, A., Rispoli, F., (2011), The Origins of the Bronze Age of Southeast Asia, Journal of World Prehistory , 24 (4),227-274

2010

Barker, G., Antoniadou, A., Armitage, S., Brooks, I., Candy, I., Connell, K., Douka, K., Drake, N., Farr, L., Hill, E., Hunt, C., Inglish, R., Jones, S., Lane, C., Luccharini, G., Meneely, J., Morales, J., Mutri, G., Prendergast, A., Rabett, R., Reade, H., Reynolds, T., Russell, N., Simpson, D., Smith, B., Stimpson, C, Twati, M. and White K., (2010), The Cyrenaican Prehistory Project 2010: the fourth season of investigations of the Haua Fteah cave and its landscape, and further results from the 2007-2009 fieldwork, Libyan Studies, 41,63-88

Douka, K., Hedges, R.E.M. and Higham, T.F.G, (2010), Improved AMS 14C dating of shell carbonates using high-precision X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and a novel density separation protocol (CarDS). , Radiocarbon, 52 (2-3),735-751

Douka, K., Higham, T. & Sinitsyn, A., (2010), The influence of pretreatment chemistry on the radiocarbon dating of Campanian Ignimbrite-aged charcoal from Kostenki 14 (Russia), Quaternary Research, 73,583-587

Douka, K., Higham, T.F.G., Hedges R.E.M. , (2010), Radiocarbon dating of shell carbonates: old problems and new solutions, Munibe.Suplemento, 31,18-27

Russo, C.M, Tripp, J.A., Douka, K. and Higham T.F.G., (2010), A new radiocarbon pretreatment method for molluscan shell using density fractionation of carbonates in bromoform, Radiocarbon, 52 (2-3),1301-1311

Zilhão, J., Angelucci, D.E., Badal-García, E., d'Errico, F., Daniel, F., Dayet, L., Douka, K., Higham, T.F.G., Martínez-Sánchez, M.J., Montes-Bernárdez, R., Murcia-Mascarós, S., Pérez-Sirvent, C., Roldán-García, C., Vanhaeren, M., Villaverde, V., Wood, R. & Zapata, L., (2010), Symbolic use of marine shells and mineral pigments by Iberian Neandertals, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, ,PNAS Early Edition

2009

Higham, T.F.G., Brock, F., Peresani, M., Broglio, A., Wood, R. & Douka, K., (2009), Problems with radiocarbon dating the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in Italy, Quaternary Science Reviews, 28,1257-1267

2006

Douka K. & Higham T.F.G., (2006), Assessing the seasonal factor of Neanderthal occupation through shell growth ring analysis: evidence from Gibraltar, http://triton.anu.edu.au//issue_10.htm The Archaeo-Malacology Newsletter Group, 10

Contributions to Edited Books

2012

Douka K. and Higham T.F.G. , (2012), Marine resource exploitation and the seasonal factor of Neanderthal occupation: evidence from Gibraltar: in “Barton, R.N.E., Finlayson, C., Stringer, C.B. (Eds), Gibraltar Neanderthals in Context. A report of the 1995-98 excavations at Gorham’s & Vanguard Caves, Gibraltar”, pp 266-276, Oxford University School of Archaeology: Monograph 75.

Higham T.F.G., Bronk Ramsey C., Cheney H., Brock, F, & Douka K. , (2012), Radiocarbon chronology of Gorham's Cave: in “Barton, R.N.E., Finlayson, C., Stringer, C.B. (Eds), Gibraltar Neanderthals in Context. A report of the 1995-98 excavations at Gorham’s & Vanguard Caves, Gibraltar”, pp 62-76, Oxford University School of Archaeology: Monograph 75.

2011

Douka K. , (2011), The contribution of archaeometry to the study of prehistoric marine shells: in “Ifantides F. and Nikolaidou M. (eds.) Spondylus in Prehistory: New Data and Approaches – Contributions to the Archaeology of Shell Technologies”, pp 171-180, BAR International Series 2216.