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Provenancing antiquarian museum collections using multi-isotope analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Neil, S., Evans, J., Montgomery, J., Schulting, R., & Scarre, C. (2023). Provenancing antiquarian museum collections using multi-isotope analysis. OSJ. Open Science journal, 10(2), Article 220798. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220798

Many of the most significant archaeological sites in Europe were excavated by antiquarians over one hundred years ago. Modern museum collections therefore frequently contain human remains that were recovered during the nineteenth and early twentieth... Read More about Provenancing antiquarian museum collections using multi-isotope analysis.

A closer look at the forgotten bones of the Dolmen of Pedras Grandes (Odivelas, Portugal). Examining old human remains 7 (2021)
Journal Article
Silva, A. M., Sousa, A. C., & Scarre, C. (2021). A closer look at the forgotten bones of the Dolmen of Pedras Grandes (Odivelas, Portugal). Examining old human remains 7. Spal (Sevilla. Internet), 2(30), https://doi.org/10.12795/spal.2021.i30.16

The Dolmen of Pedras Grandes (Odivelas, Lisboa, Portugal) was discovered and excavated at the end of the 19th century by Carlos Ribeiro. In 2004, this monument was re-excavated by Rui Boaventura and a complete study was conducted. The Dolmen of Pedra... Read More about A closer look at the forgotten bones of the Dolmen of Pedras Grandes (Odivelas, Portugal). Examining old human remains 7.

A new perspective on Copper Age technology, economy and settlement: grinding tools at the Valencina mega‑site (2020)
Journal Article
Martínez-Sevilla, F., Lozano Rodríguez, J., Martínez Jordán, J., Scarre, C., Vargas Jiménez, J., Pajuelo Pando, A., & López Aldana, P. (2020). A new perspective on Copper Age technology, economy and settlement: grinding tools at the Valencina mega‑site. Journal of World Prehistory, 33(4), 513-559. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10963-020-09150-4

Activity patterns at large prehistoric sites are often difficult to interpret, as they frequently combine productive, domestic and funerary components. Valencina, the largest of the Copper Age mega-sites in Iberia, has proved particularly challenging... Read More about A new perspective on Copper Age technology, economy and settlement: grinding tools at the Valencina mega‑site.

Ancient genome-wide DNA from France highlights the complexity of interactions between Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and Neolithic farmers (2020)
Journal Article
Rivollat, M., Jeong, C., Schiffels, S., Küçükkalıpçı, İ., Pemonge, M.-H., Alt, K. W., Binder, D., Friederich, S., Ghesquière, E., Gronenborn, D., Laporte, L., Lefranc, P., Meller, H., Réveillas, H., Rosenstock, E., Rottier, S., Scarre, C., Soler, L., Wahl, J., Krause, J., …Haak, W. (2020). Ancient genome-wide DNA from France highlights the complexity of interactions between Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and Neolithic farmers. Science Advances, 6(22), Article eaaz5344. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaz5344

Starting from 12,000 years ago in the Middle East, the Neolithic lifestyle spread across Europe via separate continental and Mediterranean routes. Genomes from early European farmers have shown a clear Near Eastern/Anatolian genetic affinity with lim... Read More about Ancient genome-wide DNA from France highlights the complexity of interactions between Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and Neolithic farmers.

Isotopic evidence for human movement into central England during the Early Neolithic (2020)
Journal Article
Neil, S., Evans, J., Montgomery, J., & Scarre, C. (2020). Isotopic evidence for human movement into central England during the Early Neolithic. European Journal of Archaeology, 23(4), 512-529. https://doi.org/10.1017/eaa.2020.22

Isotope ratios of tooth enamel from ten Early Neolithic individuals buried in a long cairn at Whitwell in central England were measured to determine where they sourced their childhood diet. Five individuals have low Sr concentrations (11–66 ppm) and... Read More about Isotopic evidence for human movement into central England during the Early Neolithic.

Figuritas en la Europa atlántica (2020)
Book Chapter
Scarre, C. (2020). Figuritas en la Europa atlántica. In P. Bueno Ramírez, & J. Soler Díaz (Eds.), Ídolos: Miradas millenarias (167-176). Museo Arqueológico Regional de Alicante