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A brief review of the archaeological evidence for Palaeolithic and Neolithic subsistence (2002)
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Richards, M. (2002). A brief review of the archaeological evidence for Palaeolithic and Neolithic subsistence. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 56(12), 1270-1278. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601646

Knowledge of our ancestor's diets is becoming increasingly important in evolutionary medicine, as researchers have argued that we have evolved to specific type of 'Palaeolithic' diet, and many modern nutritional disorders relate to the mismatch betwe... Read More about A brief review of the archaeological evidence for Palaeolithic and Neolithic subsistence.

Brief communication: Molecular analysis of the Kwäday Dän Ts'finchi ancient remains found in a glacier in Canada (2002)
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Monsalve, M., Stone, A., Lewis, C., Rempel, A., Richards, M., Straathof, S., & Devine, D. (2002). Brief communication: Molecular analysis of the Kwäday Dän Ts'finchi ancient remains found in a glacier in Canada. American journal of physical anthropology, 119(3), 288-291. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.10116

DNA was extracted from the frozen remains of a man found in the northwest corner of British Columbia, Canada, in 1999. His clothing was radiocarbon-dated at ca. 550 years old. Nitrogen and carbon content in whole bone and collagen-type residue extrac... Read More about Brief communication: Molecular analysis of the Kwäday Dän Ts'finchi ancient remains found in a glacier in Canada.

Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of bone and teeth reflect weaning age at the medieval Wharram Percy Site, Yorkshire, U.K (2002)
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Richards, M., Mays, S., & Fuller, B. (2002). Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of bone and teeth reflect weaning age at the medieval Wharram Percy Site, Yorkshire, U.K. American journal of physical anthropology, 119(3), 205-210. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.10124

We report on the measurements of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes of both bone and teeth from a single site and population (Medieval Wharram Percy), undertaken to explore variations due to weaning in a past population. There have been a number of... Read More about Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of bone and teeth reflect weaning age at the medieval Wharram Percy Site, Yorkshire, U.K.

Finding the coastal Mesolithic in Southwest Britain: AMS dates and stable isotope results on human remains from Caldey Island, South Wales (2002)
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Schulting, R., & Richards, M. (2002). Finding the coastal Mesolithic in Southwest Britain: AMS dates and stable isotope results on human remains from Caldey Island, South Wales. Antiquity, 76(294), 1011-1025. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00091821

The implications of new evidence are presented for the generally high level of marine diet in the coastal Mesolithic populations of Wales. Within these generally high levels, some variations may point to seasonal movement. These data provide a strong... Read More about Finding the coastal Mesolithic in Southwest Britain: AMS dates and stable isotope results on human remains from Caldey Island, South Wales.

Bone stable isotope evidence for infant feeding in Mediaeval England (2002)
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Mays, S., Richards, M., & Fuller, B. (2002). Bone stable isotope evidence for infant feeding in Mediaeval England. Antiquity, 76(293), 654-656. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00091067

This paper is a first study of duration of breastfeeding using bone stable isotopes in infants in a British palaeopopulation, from the deserted Mediaeval village of Wharram Percy, England. Nitrogen stable isotope analysis suggests cessation of breast... Read More about Bone stable isotope evidence for infant feeding in Mediaeval England.

The wet, the wild and the domesticated: The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition on the West coast of Scotland (2002)
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Schulting, R., & Richards, M. (2002). The wet, the wild and the domesticated: The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition on the West coast of Scotland. European Journal of Archaeology, 5(2), 147-189. https://doi.org/10.1177/14619571020050020201

Models of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in Britain in recent years have tended to downplay the role of changes in the subsistence economy, emphasizing a very gradual adoption of new domesticated resources. This view has been particularly pervas... Read More about The wet, the wild and the domesticated: The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition on the West coast of Scotland.

Stable isotope analysis of human and faunal remains from the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Berinsfield, Oxfordshire: Dietary and social implications (2002)
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Privat, K., O’Connell, T., & Richards, M. (2002). Stable isotope analysis of human and faunal remains from the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Berinsfield, Oxfordshire: Dietary and social implications. Journal of Archaeological Science, 29(7), 779-790. https://doi.org/10.1006/jasc.2001.0785

Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values were obtained from human and faunal bones from the Early Anglo-Saxon cemetery site at Wally Corner, Berinsfield, Oxfordshire, U.K. These values were used to characterize the diet of the burial community as a... Read More about Stable isotope analysis of human and faunal remains from the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Berinsfield, Oxfordshire: Dietary and social implications.

Diagenetic arsenic uptake in archaeological bone: Can we really identify copper smelters? (2002)
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Pike, A., & Richards, M. (2002). Diagenetic arsenic uptake in archaeological bone: Can we really identify copper smelters?. Journal of Archaeological Science, 29(6), 607-611. https://doi.org/10.1006/jasc.2001.0754

In a recent paper Oakberg, Levy & Smith (2000) reported measurements of arsenic concentrations in bone from the Chalcolithic site of Shiqmim, Israel. They inferred that since elevated levels of As had been found in the bone of modern copper smelter w... Read More about Diagenetic arsenic uptake in archaeological bone: Can we really identify copper smelters?.

Dogs, Ducks, Deer and Diet: New Stable Isotope Evidence on Early Mesolithic Dogs from the Vale of Pickering, North-east England (2002)
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Schulting, R., & Richards, M. (2002). Dogs, Ducks, Deer and Diet: New Stable Isotope Evidence on Early Mesolithic Dogs from the Vale of Pickering, North-east England. Journal of Archaeological Science, 29(4), 327-333. https://doi.org/10.1006/jasc.2002.0707

We present new carbon and nitrogen isotope values for two domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and an aquatic bird (Grus grus) from the Mesolithic sites of Star and Seamer Carr, Yorkshire, England. Previous measurements of the carbon isotopes of the Seam... Read More about Dogs, Ducks, Deer and Diet: New Stable Isotope Evidence on Early Mesolithic Dogs from the Vale of Pickering, North-east England.

Palaeodietary patterning and radiocarbon dating of Neolithic populations in the Primorye Province, Russian Far East (2002)
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Kuzmin, Y., Richards, M., & Yoneda, M. (2002). Palaeodietary patterning and radiocarbon dating of Neolithic populations in the Primorye Province, Russian Far East. Ancient biomolecules, 4(2), 53-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/1358612021000010695

Here, we report new radiocarbon dates and palaeodietary data (13C and 15N measurements) from human bone collagen of two Early Neolithic populations in Primorye (Maritime) Province, in the Russian Far East. We found that the coastal people of the Bois... Read More about Palaeodietary patterning and radiocarbon dating of Neolithic populations in the Primorye Province, Russian Far East.