Towards a long-term tephrochronological framework for synchronisation of archaeological records in the Armenian Highlands and southern caucasus for MIS3: new data from Ararat-1 and Kalavan-2 sites

Simon Blockley; Rhys Timms; K Flowers; Alice Carter-Champion; I Oikonomou; T Karampaglidis; R J Kearney; Harriet Hawkins; J E Sherriff; B Gasparyan; A Petrosyan; A Malinsky-Buller

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109698

Towards a long-term tephrochronological framework for synchronisation of archaeological records in the Armenian Highlands and southern caucasus for MIS3: new data from Ararat-1 and Kalavan-2 sites

Simon Blockley
, Rhys Timms
, K Flowers
, Alice Carter-Champion
, I Oikonomou
, T Karampaglidis
, R J Kearney
, Harriet Hawkins
, J E Sherriff
, B Gasparyan
, A Petrosyan
, A Malinsky-Buller

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Original language	English
Article number	109698
Journal	Quaternary Science Reviews
Volume	371
Early online date	14 Nov 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109698
Publication status	Published - Jan 2026

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Blockley, S., Timms, R., Flowers, K., Carter-Champion, A., Oikonomou, I., Karampaglidis, T., Kearney, R. J., Hawkins, H., Sherriff, J. E., Gasparyan, B., Petrosyan, A., & Malinsky-Buller, A. (2026). Towards a long-term tephrochronological framework for synchronisation of archaeological records in the Armenian Highlands and southern caucasus for MIS3: new data from Ararat-1 and Kalavan-2 sites. Quaternary Science Reviews, 371, Article 109698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109698

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Blockley S, Timms R, Flowers K, Carter-Champion A, Oikonomou I, Karampaglidis T et al. Towards a long-term tephrochronological framework for synchronisation of archaeological records in the Armenian Highlands and southern caucasus for MIS3: new data from Ararat-1 and Kalavan-2 sites. Quaternary Science Reviews. 2026 Jan;371:109698. Epub 2025 Nov 14. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109698