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Introduction to the European History of Health Project  (2018)
Book Chapter
Steckel, R., Larsen, C., Roberts, C., & Baten, J. (2018). Introduction to the European History of Health Project . In R. Steckel, C. Larsen, C. Roberts, & J. Baten (Eds.), The backbone of Europe. Health, Diet, Work and Violence over Two Millennia (1-10). Cambridge University Press

Archaeothanatology and palaeobiology of the burials and “scattered human remains” from Arma dell’Aquila (Finale Ligure, Savona) (2018)
Book Chapter
Sparacello, V., Panelli, C., Rossi, S., Dori, I., Varalli, A., Goude, G., …Moggi-Cecchi, J. (2018). Archaeothanatology and palaeobiology of the burials and “scattered human remains” from Arma dell’Aquila (Finale Ligure, Savona). In P. Biagi, & E. Starnini (Eds.), Gli scavi all’Arma dell’Aquila (Finale Ligure, Savona): le ricerche e I materiali degli scavi del Novecento (145-184). Società per la Preistoria e Protostoria della Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trieste

Appendix 2: Database creation, management, and analysis (2018)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C., Steckel, R., & Larsen, C. (2018). Appendix 2: Database creation, management, and analysis. In R. Steckel, C. Larsen, C. Roberts, & J. Baten (Eds.), The backbone of Europe. Health, Diet, Work and Violence over Two Millennia (428-448). Cambridge University Press

The developmental origins hypothesis and the history of health project. (2018)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C., & Steckel, R. (2018). The developmental origins hypothesis and the history of health project. In R. Steckel, C. Larsen, C. Roberts, & J. Baten (Eds.), The backbone of Europe. Health, Diet, Work and Violence over Two Millennia (325-351). Cambridge University Press

Bioarchaeology (2018)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C., & Gowland, R. (2018). Bioarchaeology. In H. Callan (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (385-398). Springer Verlag

Detecting hidden diets and disease: Zoonotic parasites and fish consumption in Mesolithic Ireland (2018)
Journal Article
Perri, A., Power, R., Stuijts, I., Heinrich, S., Talamo, S., Hamilton-Dyer, S., & Roberts, C. (2018). Detecting hidden diets and disease: Zoonotic parasites and fish consumption in Mesolithic Ireland. Journal of Archaeological Science, 97, 137-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.07.010

Archaeoparasitology is increasingly being used as a tool in archaeological research to investigate relationships between past humans, environments, diets and disease. It can be particularly useful in contexts where parasite eggs preserve, but human a... Read More about Detecting hidden diets and disease: Zoonotic parasites and fish consumption in Mesolithic Ireland.

Infectious and metabolic diseases: a synergistic bioarchaeology (2018)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C., & Brickley, M. (2018). Infectious and metabolic diseases: a synergistic bioarchaeology. In M. Katzenberg, & A. Grauer (Eds.), Biological anthropology of the human skeleton (415-446). (3rd ed.). Wiley

Palaeopathologists have a long history of recording and interpreting evidence for infectious and metabolic diseases seen globally in preserved bodies and skeletons from archaeological sites. People today often experience co-morbidities, as did our an... Read More about Infectious and metabolic diseases: a synergistic bioarchaeology.

New insights on Final Epigravettian funerary behaviour at Arene Candide Cave (Western Liguria, Italy) from osteological and spatial analysis of secondary bone deposits (2018)
Journal Article
Sparacello, V., Rossi, S., Pettitt, P., Roberts, C., Salvatore, J., & Formicola, V. (2018). New insights on Final Epigravettian funerary behaviour at Arene Candide Cave (Western Liguria, Italy) from osteological and spatial analysis of secondary bone deposits. Journal of Anthropological Sciences, 96, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.4436/jass.96003

We gained new insights on Epigravettian funerary behavior at the Arene Candide cave through the osteological and spatial analysis of the burials and human bone accumulations found in the cave during past excavations. Archaeothanathological informatio... Read More about New insights on Final Epigravettian funerary behaviour at Arene Candide Cave (Western Liguria, Italy) from osteological and spatial analysis of secondary bone deposits.

Taking Stock: A systematic review of archaeological evidence of cancers in human and early hominin remains (2018)
Journal Article
Hunt, K., Roberts, C., & Kirkpatrick, C. (2018). Taking Stock: A systematic review of archaeological evidence of cancers in human and early hominin remains. International Journal of Paleopathology, 21, 12-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2018.03.002

This study summarizes data from 154 paleopathological studies documenting 272 archaeologically recovered individuals exhibiting skeletal or soft tissue evidence of cancer (malignant neoplastic disease) between 1.8 million years ago and 1900 CE. The p... Read More about Taking Stock: A systematic review of archaeological evidence of cancers in human and early hominin remains.

Pica 8: Refining dietary reconstruction through amino acid δ 13 C analysis of tendon collagen and hair keratin (2018)
Journal Article
Mora, A., Pacheco, A., Roberts, C., & Smith, C. (2018). Pica 8: Refining dietary reconstruction through amino acid δ 13 C analysis of tendon collagen and hair keratin. Journal of Archaeological Science, 93, 94-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.03.002

Stable isotope analysis of archaeological human remains is routinely applied to explore dietary habits and mobility patterns. The isotope information pertaining to the period prior to death may help in identifying locals and non-locals, especially wh... Read More about Pica 8: Refining dietary reconstruction through amino acid δ 13 C analysis of tendon collagen and hair keratin.

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.

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.