Congratulations to Bob Whallon on the publication of his book Badanj: Epipaleolithic Excavations in Herzegovina, 1986-1987, the most recent publication by UMMAA Press. This monograph presents the results of excavations made from 1986 to 1987 at the Epipaleolithic site of Badanj, which lies near the town of Stolac in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina. The excavations exposed a sequence of some ten occupation levels, seven activity or refuse levels, and three geologically deposited levels, covering a period from approximately 16,000 to 13,000 cal BP—from the latter part of the Oldest Dryas to the end of the Bølling-Allerød late glacial climatic phases. Over this period, two phases of lithic typology were identified, as well as parallel changes in a specific kind of decorative beads. In terms of ecology, red deer (Cervus elaphus) consistently provided by far the majority of the meat consumed at the site, but secondary fauna shows a clear, gradual replacement of colder-climate species such as ibex and chamois by warmer-climate roe deer and wild pig.
Read more about the book and the Museum's other publications here: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/archaeology-books/
The book is available to read online (and purchase) on Fulcrum (https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12986542), a U-M Press platform that is accessible to people in the U-M community and many other institutions.
