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Introduction: the study of the human past (2018)
Book Chapter
Scarre, C. (2018). Introduction: the study of the human past. In C. Scarre (Ed.), The Human Past: A Textbook of World Prehistory (24-43). (Fourth Edition). Thames & Hudson

Tracking natural and anthropogenic Pb exposure to its geological source (2018)
Journal Article
Evans, J., Pashley, V., Madgwick, R., Neil, S., & Chenery, C. (2018). Tracking natural and anthropogenic Pb exposure to its geological source. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Article 1969. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20397-y

Human Pb exposure comes from two sources: (i) natural uptake through ingestion of soils and typified by populations that predate mining activity and (ii) anthropogenic exposure caused by the exposure to Pb derived from ore deposits. Currently, the me... Read More about Tracking natural and anthropogenic Pb exposure to its geological source.

Dental disease and dietary isotopes of individuals from St Gertrude Church cemetery, Riga, Latvia (2018)
Journal Article
Petersone-Gordina, P., Roberts, C., Millard, A., Montgomery, J., & Gerhards, G. (2018). Dental disease and dietary isotopes of individuals from St Gertrude Church cemetery, Riga, Latvia. PLoS ONE, 13(1), Article e0191757. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191757

This research explores oral health indicators and stable carbon and nitrogen isotope data to explore diet, and differences in diet, between people buried in the four different contexts of the St Gertrude Church cemetery (15th– 17th centuries AD): the... Read More about Dental disease and dietary isotopes of individuals from St Gertrude Church cemetery, Riga, Latvia.

Let's talk about stress, baby! Infant-feeding practices and stress in the ancient Atacama desert, Northern Chile (2018)
Journal Article
King, C. L., Halcrow, S. E., Millard, A. R., Gröcke, D. R., Standen, V. G., Portilla, M., & Arriaza, B. T. (2018). Let's talk about stress, baby! Infant-feeding practices and stress in the ancient Atacama desert, Northern Chile. American journal of physical anthropology, 166(1), 139-155. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23411

Aims and objectives: The transition to an agricultural economy is often presumed to involve an increase in female fertility related to changes in weaning practice. In particular, the availability of staple crops as complementary foods is hypothesized... Read More about Let's talk about stress, baby! Infant-feeding practices and stress in the ancient Atacama desert, Northern Chile.

Health and well-being: the contribution of the study of human remains to understanding the late medieval period in Britain (2018)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C., Redfern, R., & Bekvalac, J. (2018). Health and well-being: the contribution of the study of human remains to understanding the late medieval period in Britain. In C. Gerrard, & A. Gutiérrez (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Later Medieval Archaeology in Britain (819-836). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198744719.013.53

This chapter outlines the contributions bioarchaeology has made to understanding health and well-being in the late medieval period in Britain. Some of the history of the study of medieval bodies is followed by a commentary on the evidence base used t... Read More about Health and well-being: the contribution of the study of human remains to understanding the late medieval period in Britain.

Medieval Colour (2018)
Book Chapter
Huxtable, M., & O'Donnell, R. (2018). Medieval Colour. In C. Gerrard, & A. Gutiérrez (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Later Medieval Archaeology in Britain (742-758). Oxford University Press

Overview: Archaeology and the Medieval Life-Course (2018)
Book Chapter
Gowland, R., & Penny-Mason, B. (2018). Overview: Archaeology and the Medieval Life-Course. In C. Gerrard, & A. Gutiérrez (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of later medieval archaeology in Britain (759-773). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198744719.013.52

Historical evidence has provided a rich source of information concerning the structure and experience of the medieval life-course. Archaeology has also contributed to these debates, through the material remains associated with different age groups an... Read More about Overview: Archaeology and the Medieval Life-Course.

Marine resource reliance in the human populations of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile – a view from prehistory (2018)
Journal Article
King, C. L., Millard, A. R., Gröcke, D. R., Standen, V. G., Arriaza, B. T., & Halcrow, S. E. (2018). Marine resource reliance in the human populations of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile – a view from prehistory. Quaternary Science Reviews, 182, 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.12.009

The Atacama Desert is one of the most inhospitable terrestrial environments on Earth, yet the upwelling of the Humboldt Current off the coast has resulted in the presence of a rich marine biota. It is this marine environment which first enabled the h... Read More about Marine resource reliance in the human populations of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile – a view from prehistory.