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Neolithisation through bone: Stable isotope analysis of human and faunal remains from Syltholm II, Lolland, Denmark (2024)
Journal Article
Gron, K. J., Gröcke, D. R., Groß, D., Rowley-Conwy, P., Robson, H. K., & Montgomery, J. (2024). Neolithisation through bone: Stable isotope analysis of human and faunal remains from Syltholm II, Lolland, Denmark. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 53, Article 104384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104384

Despite an increasing number of studies, the application of stable sulfur (δ34S) isotope analysis to prehistoric bone collagen remains in its infancy. Conventionally, stable sulfur isotope compositions reflect coastal proximity and the interaction be... Read More about Neolithisation through bone: Stable isotope analysis of human and faunal remains from Syltholm II, Lolland, Denmark.

The expendables: Bioarchaeological evidence for pauper apprentices in 19th century England and the health consequences of child labour (2023)
Journal Article
Gowland, R. L., Caffell, A. C., Quade, L., Levene, A., Millard, A. R., Holst, M., …Alexander, M. M. (2023). The expendables: Bioarchaeological evidence for pauper apprentices in 19th century England and the health consequences of child labour. PLoS ONE, 18(5), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284970

Child labour is the most common form of child abuse in the world today, with almost half of child workers employed in hazardous industries. The large-scale employment of children during the rapid industrialisation of the late 18th and early 19th cent... Read More about The expendables: Bioarchaeological evidence for pauper apprentices in 19th century England and the health consequences of child labour.

Kinship practices in Early Iron Age South-east Europe: genetic and isotopic analysis of burials from the Dolge njive barrow cemetery, Dolenjska, Slovenia (2023)
Journal Article
Armit, I., Fischer, C., Koon, H., Nicholls, R., Olalde, I., Rohland, N., …Reich, D. (2023). Kinship practices in Early Iron Age South-east Europe: genetic and isotopic analysis of burials from the Dolge njive barrow cemetery, Dolenjska, Slovenia. Antiquity, 97(392), 403-418. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.2

The burial of multiple individuals within a single funerary monument invites speculation about the relationships between the deceased: were they chosen on the basis of status, gender or relatedness, for example? Here, the authors present the results... Read More about Kinship practices in Early Iron Age South-east Europe: genetic and isotopic analysis of burials from the Dolge njive barrow cemetery, Dolenjska, Slovenia.

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.

Sr analyses from only known Scandinavian cremation cemetery in Britain illuminate early Viking journey with horse and dog across the North Sea (2023)
Journal Article
Loeffelmann, T., Janet Montgomery, J., Richards, J. D., Johnson, L. J., Claeys, P., & Snoeck, C. (2023). Sr analyses from only known Scandinavian cremation cemetery in Britain illuminate early Viking journey with horse and dog across the North Sea. PLoS ONE, 18(2), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280589

The barrow cemetery at Heath Wood, Derbyshire, is the only known Viking cremation cemetery in the British Isles. It dates to the late ninth century and is associated with the over-wintering of the Viking Great Army at nearby Repton in AD 873–4. Only... Read More about Sr analyses from only known Scandinavian cremation cemetery in Britain illuminate early Viking journey with horse and dog across the North Sea.

Sex and Gender in the Mesolithic: Adults and Children from the Strøby Egede Burial, Køge Bugt, Denmark (2022)
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Gron, K. J., Meiklejohn, C., Pedersen, K. B., Stewart, N. A., Alexandersen, V., Sørensen, L., & Montgomery, J. (2022). Sex and Gender in the Mesolithic: Adults and Children from the Strøby Egede Burial, Køge Bugt, Denmark. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 88, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1017/ppr.2022.7

In the summer of 1986 a mass grave was discovered along the bank of the river Tryggevælde Å where it empties into Køge Bugt, the bay south of modern Copenhagen, Denmark. The human remains, dating to the late Mesolithic Ertebølle culture, consisted of... Read More about Sex and Gender in the Mesolithic: Adults and Children from the Strøby Egede Burial, Køge Bugt, Denmark.

The forest effect: Biosphere 87Sr/86Sr shifts due to changing land use and the implications for migration studies (2022)
Journal Article
Johnson, L., Evans, J., Montgomery, J., & Chenery, C. (2022). The forest effect: Biosphere 87Sr/86Sr shifts due to changing land use and the implications for migration studies. Science of the Total Environment, 839, Article 156083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156083

This study documents a transect of 87Sr/86Sr values from a variety of plant, soil and rock samples across the ancient woodland of the Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve (SFNNR) and into adjoining farmland in Britain. All samples were collected f... Read More about The forest effect: Biosphere 87Sr/86Sr shifts due to changing land use and the implications for migration studies.

Creating communities of care: Sex estimation and mobilityhistories of adolescents buried in the cemetery of St. MaryMagdalen leprosarium (Winchester, England) (2022)
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Filipek, K., Roberts, C., Montgomery, J., Gowland, R., Moore, J., Tucker, K., & Evans, J. (2022). Creating communities of care: Sex estimation and mobilityhistories of adolescents buried in the cemetery of St. MaryMagdalen leprosarium (Winchester, England). American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 178(1), 108-123. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24498

Objectives: This study examines the biological sex and geographical origins of adolescents buried at the St Mary Magdalen leprosarium (Winchester, UK). The data are combined with archaeological and palaeopathological evidence to broaden the understan... Read More about Creating communities of care: Sex estimation and mobilityhistories of adolescents buried in the cemetery of St. MaryMagdalen leprosarium (Winchester, England).

Strontium isotope identification of possible rural immigrants in 17th century mass graves at St. Gertrude Church cemetery in Riga, Latvia (2022)
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Petersone‐Gordina, E., Montgomery, J., Millard, A. R., Nowell, G., Peterkin, J., Roberts, C. A., …Zelčs, V. (2022). Strontium isotope identification of possible rural immigrants in 17th century mass graves at St. Gertrude Church cemetery in Riga, Latvia. Archaeometry, https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12759

The aims of this study were to explore the origins of 19 children buried in two mass graves and the general cemetery at the post-medieval St Gertrude Church cemetery in Riga, Latvia, using strontium isotope analysis (87Sr/86Sr), and to establish loca... Read More about Strontium isotope identification of possible rural immigrants in 17th century mass graves at St. Gertrude Church cemetery in Riga, Latvia.

A Comparison of Dietary Isotopes in Pulp Stones and Incremental Dentine from Early Neolithic Individuals of the Whitwell Long Cairn, England (2022)
Journal Article
Ostrum, B., Gröcke, D. R., & Montgomery, J. (2022). A Comparison of Dietary Isotopes in Pulp Stones and Incremental Dentine from Early Neolithic Individuals of the Whitwell Long Cairn, England. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 177(4), 769-783. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24479

Objectives: This study investigates if palaeodietary information can be obtained from pulp stones through stable isotope analysis, presents a method for their extraction from tooth samples, and assesses their utility as a source of paleodietary infor... Read More about A Comparison of Dietary Isotopes in Pulp Stones and Incremental Dentine from Early Neolithic Individuals of the Whitwell Long Cairn, England.

Combining dental calculus with isotope analysis in the Alps: New evidence from the Roman and medieval cemeteries of Lamon, Italy (2021)
Journal Article
Fiorin, E., Moore, J., Montgomery, J., Mariotti Lippi, M., Nowell, G., & Forlin, P. (2023). Combining dental calculus with isotope analysis in the Alps: New evidence from the Roman and medieval cemeteries of Lamon, Italy. Quaternary International, 653–654, 89-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2021.11.022

This study presents the results of integrated isotopic and dental calculus analyses of a number of individuals buried in two cemeteries of Roman and medieval chronology in Lamon(Belluno), northern Italy. Eleven individuals from the Roman cemetery of... Read More about Combining dental calculus with isotope analysis in the Alps: New evidence from the Roman and medieval cemeteries of Lamon, Italy.

Illness and inclusion: Mobility histories of adolescents with leprosy from Anglo‐Scandinavian Norwich (Eastern England) (2021)
Journal Article
Filipek, K. L., Roberts, C. A., Gowland, R. L., Montgomery, J., & Evans, J. A. (2021). Illness and inclusion: Mobility histories of adolescents with leprosy from Anglo‐Scandinavian Norwich (Eastern England). International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 31(6), 1180-1191. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.3029

Leprosy is one of the most notorious diseases in history, widely associated with social stigma and exclusion. This study builds on previous work to reevaluate the medicohistorical evidence for social stigma in relation to leprosy. This is achieved by... Read More about Illness and inclusion: Mobility histories of adolescents with leprosy from Anglo‐Scandinavian Norwich (Eastern England).

Poisoned pregnancies: consequences of prenatal lead exposure in relation to infant mortality in the Roman Empire. (2021)
Book Chapter
Moore, J., Williams-Ward, M., Filipek, K., Gowland, R., & Montgomery, J. (2021). Poisoned pregnancies: consequences of prenatal lead exposure in relation to infant mortality in the Roman Empire. In E. J. Kendall, & R. Kendall (Eds.), The Family in Past Perspective: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Familial Relationships Through Time (137-158). Routledge

Large families were often a desired outcome of Roman marriages; laws were even passed to encourage procreation. Despite this, large families were not the norm. The high infant mortality, miscarriage and stillbirth rates throughout this period probabl... Read More about Poisoned pregnancies: consequences of prenatal lead exposure in relation to infant mortality in the Roman Empire..

Death Metal: Evidence for the impact of lead poisoning on childhood health within the Roman Empire (2021)
Journal Article
Moore, J., Filipek, K., Kalenderian, V., Gowland, R., Hamilton, E., Evans, J., & Montgomery, J. (2021). Death Metal: Evidence for the impact of lead poisoning on childhood health within the Roman Empire. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 31(5), 846-856. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.3001

The use of lead was ubiquitous throughout the Roman Empire, including material for water pipes, eating vessels, medicine, and even as a sweetener for wine. The toxicity of lead is well established today, resulting in long-term psychological and neuro... Read More about Death Metal: Evidence for the impact of lead poisoning on childhood health within the Roman Empire.

Sex estimation of teeth at different developmental stages using dimorphic enamel peptide analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Gowland, R., Stewart, N. A., Crowder, K. D., Hodson, C., Shaw, H., Gron, K. J., & Montgomery, J. (2021). Sex estimation of teeth at different developmental stages using dimorphic enamel peptide analysis. American journal of physical anthropology, https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24231

Objectives This study tests, for the first time, the applicability of a new method of sex estimation utilizing enamel peptides on a sample of deciduous and permanent teeth at different stages of mineralization, from nonadults of unknown sex, includin... Read More about Sex estimation of teeth at different developmental stages using dimorphic enamel peptide analysis.