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Topographical presentation of dental wear as arches in a French mediaeval population. (2012)
Journal Article
Grimoud, A., Roberts, C., Boimond, A., Sevin, A., Lucas, S., & Passarius, O. (2012). Topographical presentation of dental wear as arches in a French mediaeval population. Archives of Oral Biology, 57(6), 841-852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archoralbio.2011.11.006

The diversity of notation systems for recording dental characteristics and the means used to display them makes comparisons and interdisciplinary collaboration difficult. Objective The aim of the present study is to propose the use of a method employ... Read More about Topographical presentation of dental wear as arches in a French mediaeval population..

Study and restudy of curated skeletal collections in bioarchaeology: a perspective on the UK and the implications for future curation of human remains (2011)
Journal Article
Roberts, C., & Mays, S. (2011). Study and restudy of curated skeletal collections in bioarchaeology: a perspective on the UK and the implications for future curation of human remains. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 21(5), 626-630. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.1175

This paper considers the bioarchaeological study and restudy of human skeletal remains in museums and other institutions that curate human remains from archaeological sites. Papers published from 1990 to 2009 in the Journal of Archaeological Science,... Read More about Study and restudy of curated skeletal collections in bioarchaeology: a perspective on the UK and the implications for future curation of human remains.

Human Remains. (2010)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C. (2010). Human Remains. In G. Burleigh, & K. Fitzpatrick-Matthews (Eds.), Excavations at Baldock, Hertfordshire, 1978-1994. Volume 1. An Iron Age and Romano-British cemetery at Wallington Road (187-197). North Hertfordshire District Council Museums Service and North Hertfordshire Archaeological Society

Adaptation of populations to changing environments: Bioarchaeological perspectives on health for the past, present and future (2010)
Journal Article
Roberts, C. (2010). Adaptation of populations to changing environments: Bioarchaeological perspectives on health for the past, present and future. Bulletins et mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris (En ligne), 22(1-2), 38-46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13219-010-0008-9

This paper explores the contribution bioarchaeology has made, and is making, to our understanding of past health. It focuses on the importance of research on the bioarchaeology of ill health for the past, present and future, the history of its develo... Read More about Adaptation of populations to changing environments: Bioarchaeological perspectives on health for the past, present and future.

Book review of The Black Death Cemetery, East Smithfield, London (MoLAS Monograph 43). By Ian Grainger, Duncan Hawkins, Lynne Cowal & Richard Mikulski. London: English Heritage/Museum of London Archaeology Service, 2008 (2009)
Journal Article
Roberts, C. (2009). Book review of The Black Death Cemetery, East Smithfield, London (MoLAS Monograph 43). By Ian Grainger, Duncan Hawkins, Lynne Cowal & Richard Mikulski. London: English Heritage/Museum of London Archaeology Service, 2008. Medieval Archaeology, 53, 462-463

Book review of M Signoli, D Chevé, P Adalaina, G Boëtsch, O Dutour (editors) 2008 Peste: entre épidemies et sociétés, Plague: epidemics and societies, 2007, Firenze University Press (2009)
Journal Article
Roberts, C. (2009). Book review of M Signoli, D Chevé, P Adalaina, G Boëtsch, O Dutour (editors) 2008 Peste: entre épidemies et sociétés, Plague: epidemics and societies, 2007, Firenze University Press. Bulletins et mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris (En ligne), 20(3-4), 287-288

Book Review of Burial at the Site of the Parish Church of St Benet Sherehog before and after the Great Fire. Excavations at 1 Poultry, City of London. (MoLAS Monograph 39). By Adrian Miles & William White, with Danae Tankard. London: Museum of London, 2008 (2009)
Journal Article
Roberts, C. (2009). Book Review of Burial at the Site of the Parish Church of St Benet Sherehog before and after the Great Fire. Excavations at 1 Poultry, City of London. (MoLAS Monograph 39). By Adrian Miles & William White, with Danae Tankard. London: Museum of London, 2008. Medieval Archaeology, 53, 464-465

Deficiencies and challenges in the study of ancient tuberculosis DNA (2009)
Journal Article
Wilbur, A., Bouwman, A., Stone, A., Roberts, C., Pfister, L., Buikstra, J., & Brown, T. (2009). Deficiencies and challenges in the study of ancient tuberculosis DNA. Journal of Archaeological Science, 36(9), 1990-1997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2009.05.020

We explore the standards of research and reporting needed to justify the destructive analysis of archaeological human bone for biomolecular studies of ancient tuberculosis (TB). Acceptable standards in osteological interpretation have been met in som... Read More about Deficiencies and challenges in the study of ancient tuberculosis DNA.

Mycocerosic acid biomarkers for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in the Coimbra skeletal collection (2009)
Journal Article
Redman, J., Shaw, M., Mallet, A., Santos, A., Roberts, C., Gernaey, A., & Minnikin, D. (2009). Mycocerosic acid biomarkers for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in the Coimbra skeletal collection. Tuberculosis, 89(4), 267-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2009.04.001

Tuberculosis has been a scourge of humans over many millennia, but questions remain regarding its evolution and epidemiology. Fossil biomarkers, such as DNA and long-chain mycolic acids, can be detected in ancient skeletal and other materials. The ph... Read More about Mycocerosic acid biomarkers for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in the Coimbra skeletal collection.

Health and welfare: lessons from the past (2009)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C. (2009). Health and welfare: lessons from the past. In A. Amin, & M. O'Neill (Eds.), Thinking about almost everything : new ideas to light up minds (29-30). Profile

Palaeopathology in Britain: a critical analysis of publications with the aim of exploring recent trends (1997-2006) (2009)
Journal Article
Park, V., Roberts, C., & Jakob, T. (2009). Palaeopathology in Britain: a critical analysis of publications with the aim of exploring recent trends (1997-2006). International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 19, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.1068

This study collects data from three major journals and analyses them in order to assess the recent (1997-2006) nature of the study of palaeopathology within Britain. It considers the types of study published (case, population or method), whether find... Read More about Palaeopathology in Britain: a critical analysis of publications with the aim of exploring recent trends (1997-2006).

Juggling the evidence: the purported 'acrobat' from Tell Brak (2008)
Journal Article
Jurmain, R., & Roberts, C. (2008). Juggling the evidence: the purported 'acrobat' from Tell Brak. Antiquity, 82(318),

We are responding to the submission by Oates et al., 'Equids and an "acrobat": closure rituals at Tell Brak' (http://www.antiquity.ac.uk/ant/082/ant0820390.htm). The paper describes the interpretation of a partially preserved skeleton with bone chang... Read More about Juggling the evidence: the purported 'acrobat' from Tell Brak.

Using ancient DNA analysis in palaeopathology: a critical analysis of published papers with recommendations for future work (2008)
Journal Article
Roberts, C., & Ingham, S. (2008). Using ancient DNA analysis in palaeopathology: a critical analysis of published papers with recommendations for future work. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 18(6), 600-613. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.966

Despite an observable increase in the number of studies using ancient DNA analysis to diagnose disease in human remains, there remain issues to be addressed about the quality of the resulting publications. This paper describes the qualitative analysi... Read More about Using ancient DNA analysis in palaeopathology: a critical analysis of published papers with recommendations for future work.