All Outputs (116)

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.

Vingt ans de fouilles sur le tumulus C de Péré à Prissé-la-Charrière : bilan, état des recherches et perspectives (2021)
Book Chapter
Laporte, L., Cousseau, F., Scarre, C., & Soler, L. (2021). Vingt ans de fouilles sur le tumulus C de Péré à Prissé-la-Charrière : bilan, état des recherches et perspectives. In E. Mens (Ed.), Mégalithismes et monumentalismes funéraires : passé, présent, futur (29 - 48). Sidestone Press

Ancient Civilizations 5th edition (2021)
Book
Scarre, C., Fagan, B., & Golden, C. (2021). Ancient Civilizations 5th edition. (5th). Routledge

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.

The forgotten bones of the dolmen of Pedras Grandes (Odivelas, Portugal). Examining old human remains 7. (2020)
Journal Article
Silva, A., Sousa, A., Boaventura, R., & Scarre, C. (in press). 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.

Geology, landscape and meaning in the megalithic monuments of western and northern Europe (2020)
Book Chapter
Scarre, C. (2020). Geology, landscape and meaning in the megalithic monuments of western and northern Europe. In R. Boaventura, R. Mataloto, & A. Pereira (Eds.), Megaliths and Geology (135-149). Archaeopress

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., Alt, K. W., …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

Los huesos olvidados del dolmen de Carrascal (Agualva, Sintra, Portugal). Examinando los restos humanos antiguos (2019)
Journal Article
Silva, A. M., Sousa, A. C., Boaventura, R., & Scarre, C. (2019). Los huesos olvidados del dolmen de Carrascal (Agualva, Sintra, Portugal). Examinando los restos humanos antiguos. Trabajos de Prehistoria, 76(2), 345-356. https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2019.12242

El dolmen de Carrascal (Sintra, Portugal) fue descubierto a finales del siglo XIX. Los restos óseos humanos depositados en el Museu dos Serviços Geológicos (Lisboa) han sido re-analizados con un programa que investiga el estilo de vida de las poblaci... Read More about Los huesos olvidados del dolmen de Carrascal (Agualva, Sintra, Portugal). Examinando los restos humanos antiguos.

Megalithic Tombs in Western Iberia. Excavations at the Anta da Lajinha (2019)
Book
Scarre, C., & Oosterbeek, L. (Eds.). (2019). Megalithic Tombs in Western Iberia. Excavations at the Anta da Lajinha. Oxbow Books

Western Iberia has one of the richest inventories of Neolithic chambered tombs in Atlantic Europe, with particular concentrations in Galicia, northern Portugal and the Alentejo. Less well known is the major concentration of tombs along the Tagus vall... Read More about Megalithic Tombs in Western Iberia. Excavations at the Anta da Lajinha.

Dawn of the dead: funerary behaviour in the Middle Tagus Neolithic (2018)
Book Chapter
Almeida, N. J., Oosterbeek, L., Scarre, C., Ferreira, C., Belo, J., & Costa, L. (2018). Dawn of the dead: funerary behaviour in the Middle Tagus Neolithic. In J. C. Senna-Martinez, M. Diniz, & A. F. Carvalho (Eds.), De Gibraltar aos Pirenéus: megalitismo, vida e morte na fachada atlântica peninsular (133-145). Fundação Lapa do Lobo

Mounds and monumentality in Neolithic Europe (2018)
Book Chapter
Scarre, C. (2018). Mounds and monumentality in Neolithic Europe. In A. Brysbaert, V. Klinkenberg, A. Gutierrez-García-M, & I. Vikatou (Eds.), Constructing Monuments, Perceiving Monumentality and the Economics of Building: theoretical and methodological approaches to the built environment (49-64). Sidestone Press

Megalithic people, megalithic missionaries: the history of an idea (2018)
Journal Article
Scarre, C. (2018). Megalithic people, megalithic missionaries: the history of an idea. Estudos arqueológicos de Oeiras, 24, 157-170

The idea that the megalithic monuments of western and northern Europe were built by a specific group of people who travelled long distances along the Atlantic seaways was first proposed in the 18th century. It remained a dominant concept among 19th c... Read More about Megalithic people, megalithic missionaries: the history of an idea.

Burial mounds in broader perspective – visibility, ritual and power (2018)
Book Chapter
Scarre, C. (2018). Burial mounds in broader perspective – visibility, ritual and power. In T. Knopf, W. Steinhaus, & S. Fukunaga (Eds.), Burial Mounds in Europe and Japan. Comparative and Contextual Perspectives (205-215). Archaeopress

Isotopic evidence for landscape use and the role of causewayed enclosures during the earlier Neolithic in southern Britain (2018)
Journal Article
Neil, S., Evans, J., Montgomery, J., & Scarre, C. (2018). Isotopic evidence for landscape use and the role of causewayed enclosures during the earlier Neolithic in southern Britain. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 84, 185-205. https://doi.org/10.1017/ppr.2018.6

The nature of landscape use and residence patterns during the British earlier Neolithic has often been debated. Here we use strontium and oxygen isotope analysis of tooth enamel, from individuals buried at the Hambledon Hill causewayed enclosure monu... Read More about Isotopic evidence for landscape use and the role of causewayed enclosures during the earlier Neolithic in southern Britain.

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

Songs of the shamans? Acoustical studies in European prehistory (2018)
Book Chapter
Scarre, C. (2018). Songs of the shamans? Acoustical studies in European prehistory. In D. Gheorghiu, H. Bender, G. Nash, & E. Pasztor (Eds.), Lands of the shamans : archaeology, landscape and cosmology. Oxbow Books

Pierre, terre et bois dans les constructions néolithiques de l’Ouest de la France et de la Grande Bretagne et Irlande (2017)
Book Chapter
Scarre, C., & Laporte, L. (2017). Pierre, terre et bois dans les constructions néolithiques de l’Ouest de la France et de la Grande Bretagne et Irlande. In P. Forré, G. Marchand, & N. Fromont (Eds.), Statut des objets, des lieux et des Hommes au Néolithique. Association de Publications Chauvinoises

Stone, earth and wood in Neolithic constructions in the West of France and the British Isles.