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Genotyping of ancient Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains reveals historic genetic diversity (2014)
Journal Article
Müller, R., Roberts, C., & Brown, T. (2014). Genotyping of ancient Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains reveals historic genetic diversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1781), Article 20133236. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.3236

The evolutionary history of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) has previously been studied by analysis of sequence diversity in extant strains, but not addressed by direct examination of strain genotypes in archaeological remains. Here, we... Read More about Genotyping of ancient Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains reveals historic genetic diversity.

On the Antiquity of Cancer: Evidence for Metastatic Carcinoma in a Young Man from Ancient Nubia (c. 1200BC) (2014)
Journal Article
Binder, M., Roberts, C., Spencer, N., Antoine, D., & Cartwright, C. (2014). On the Antiquity of Cancer: Evidence for Metastatic Carcinoma in a Young Man from Ancient Nubia (c. 1200BC). PLoS ONE, 9(3), Article 90924. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090924

Cancer, one of the world’s leading causes of death today, remains almost absent relative to other pathological conditions, in the archaeological record, giving rise to the conclusion that the disease is mainly a product of modern living and increased... Read More about On the Antiquity of Cancer: Evidence for Metastatic Carcinoma in a Young Man from Ancient Nubia (c. 1200BC).

Tuberculosis and leprosy in Italy. New skeletal evidence (2014)
Journal Article
Rubini, M., Zaio, P., & Roberts, C. (2014). Tuberculosis and leprosy in Italy. New skeletal evidence. HOMO, 65(1), 13-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchb.2013.07.006

Tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are infections caused by Mycobacteria. This paper documents new skeletal evidence in Italy from the Iron Age site of Corvaro (Central Italy; 5th century BCE) and the Roman site of Palombara (Central Italy; 4th–5th centur... Read More about Tuberculosis and leprosy in Italy. New skeletal evidence.

Parasites (2013)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C. (2013). Parasites. In M. Lapidge, J. Blair, S. Keynes, & D. Scragg (Eds.), The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England. (2nd ed.). Wiley

Surgery (2013)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C. (2013). Surgery. In M. Lapidge, J. Blair, S. Keynes, & D. Scragg (Eds.), The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England (445-447). (2nd ed.). Wiley

Social aspects of the Bioarchaeology of leprosy (2013)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C. (2013). Social aspects of the Bioarchaeology of leprosy. In N. Lozada, & B. O’Donnabhain (Eds.), The dead tell tales: Essays in honor of Jane E. Buikstra (136-144). Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press

Biomolecular identification of ancient Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA in human remains from Britain and continental Europe (2013)
Journal Article
Müller, R., Roberts, C., & Brown, T. (2014). Biomolecular identification of ancient Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA in human remains from Britain and continental Europe. American journal of physical anthropology, 153(2), 178-189. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22417

Tuberculosis is known to have afflicted humans throughout history and re-emerged towards the end of the 20th century, to an extent that it was declared a global emergency in 1993. The aim of this study was to apply a rigorous analytical regime to the... Read More about Biomolecular identification of ancient Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA in human remains from Britain and continental Europe.

A Roman Skeleton with Possible Treponematosis in the North-East of the Iberian Peninsula: A Morphological and Radiological Study (2013)
Journal Article
Rissech, C., Roberts, C., Tomás-Batlle, X., Tomás-Gimeno, X., Fuller, B., Fernandez, P., & Botella, M. (2013). A Roman Skeleton with Possible Treponematosis in the North-East of the Iberian Peninsula: A Morphological and Radiological Study. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 23(6), 651-663. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.1293

The main goal of this paper is to describe and discuss pathological lesions observed in a Roman skeleton (between 2nd and 3rd century AD) from the north-east region of the Iberian Peninsula (St Nicasi 18–24 site. Gavà, Barcelona), which may be compat... Read More about A Roman Skeleton with Possible Treponematosis in the North-East of the Iberian Peninsula: A Morphological and Radiological Study.

Mobility histories of 7th-9th century AD people buried at Early Medieval Bamburgh, Northumberland, England (2013)
Journal Article
Groves, S., Roberts, C., Lucy, S., Pearson, G., Gröcke, D., Nowell, G., …Young, G. (2013). Mobility histories of 7th-9th century AD people buried at Early Medieval Bamburgh, Northumberland, England. American journal of physical anthropology, 151(3), 462-476. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22290

Early Medieval England is described historically as a time when people migrated from the Continent to English shores. This study tests the hypothesis that those buried in the Bowl Hole cemetery, Bamburgh, Northumberland were nonlocally born, because... Read More about Mobility histories of 7th-9th century AD people buried at Early Medieval Bamburgh, Northumberland, England.

The bioarchaeology of health and well-being: its contribution to understanding the past. (2013)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C. (2013). The bioarchaeology of health and well-being: its contribution to understanding the past. In L. Stutz, & S. Tarlow (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial (79-98). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199569069.013.0006

This contribution describes the study of palaeopathology, the history of its development, analytical methods used, types of studies done, and its future. Palaeopathology has developed at different rates globally. Methods focus on visual/macroscopic a... Read More about The bioarchaeology of health and well-being: its contribution to understanding the past..

Morphological Characteristics of Healthy and Osteoarthritic Joint Surfaces in Archaeological Skeletons (2013)
Journal Article
Plomp, K., Roberts, C., & Strand Viðarsdόttir, U. (2015). Morphological Characteristics of Healthy and Osteoarthritic Joint Surfaces in Archaeological Skeletons. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 25(4), 515-527. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2319

Osteoarthritis is a major health concern in living populations, as well as being one of the most common pathological lesions identified in the archaeological record. The aetiology of the disease remains unclear, with a multi-factorial influence of ph... Read More about Morphological Characteristics of Healthy and Osteoarthritic Joint Surfaces in Archaeological Skeletons.