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Radiocarbon dates from the Grotte du Renne and Saint-Césaire support a Neandertal origin for the Châtelperronian (2012)
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Hublin, J., Talamo, S., Julien, M., David, F., Connet, N., Bodu, P., …Richards, M. P. (2012). Radiocarbon dates from the Grotte du Renne and Saint-Césaire support a Neandertal origin for the Châtelperronian. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(46), 18743-18748. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1212924109

The transition from the Middle Paleolithic (MP) to Upper Paleolithic (UP) is marked by the replacement of late Neandertals by modern humans in Europe between 50,000 and 40,000 y ago. Châtelperronian (CP) artifact assemblages found in central France a... Read More about Radiocarbon dates from the Grotte du Renne and Saint-Césaire support a Neandertal origin for the Châtelperronian.

Strontium isotope evidence for migration in late Pleistocene Rangifer: Implications for Neanderthal hunting strategies at the Middle Palaeolithic site of Jonzac, France (2011)
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Britton, K., Grimes, V., Niven, L., Steele, T. E., McPherron, S., Soressi, M., …Richards, M. P. (2011). Strontium isotope evidence for migration in late Pleistocene Rangifer: Implications for Neanderthal hunting strategies at the Middle Palaeolithic site of Jonzac, France. Journal of Human Evolution, 61(2), 176-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.03.004

In order to understand the behaviours and subsistence choices of Palaeolithic hunter–gatherers, it is essential to understand the behavioural ecology of their prey. Here, we present strontium isotope data from sequentially-sampled enamel from three r... Read More about Strontium isotope evidence for migration in late Pleistocene Rangifer: Implications for Neanderthal hunting strategies at the Middle Palaeolithic site of Jonzac, France.

Isotopic evidence for the diets of European Neanderthals and early modern humans (2009)
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Richards, M., & Trinkaus, E. (2009). Isotopic evidence for the diets of European Neanderthals and early modern humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(38), https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0903821106

We report here on the direct isotopic evidence for Neanderthal and early modern human diets in Europe. Isotopic methods indicate the sources of dietary protein over many years of life, and show that Neanderthals had a similar diet through time (≈120,... Read More about Isotopic evidence for the diets of European Neanderthals and early modern humans.

Stable isotope and DNA evidence for ritual sequences in Inca child sacrifice (2007)
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Wilson, A., Taylor, T., Ceruti, M., Chavez, J., Reinhard, J., Grimes, V., …Gilbert, T. (2007). Stable isotope and DNA evidence for ritual sequences in Inca child sacrifice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(42), 16456-16461. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0704276104

Four recently discovered frozen child mummies from two of the highest peaks in the south central Andes now yield tantalizing evidence of the preparatory stages leading to Inca ritual killing as represented by the unique capacocha rite. Our interdisci... Read More about Stable isotope and DNA evidence for ritual sequences in Inca child sacrifice.

Diet and diversity at later Medieval Fishergate: The isotopic evidence (2007)
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Müldner, G., & Richards, M. (2007). Diet and diversity at later Medieval Fishergate: The isotopic evidence. American journal of physical anthropology, 134(2), 162-174. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20647

We present the results of stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of bone collagen for 155 individuals buried at the Later Medieval (13th to early 16th century AD) Gilbertine priory of St. Andrew, Fishergate in the city of York (UK). The data sho... Read More about Diet and diversity at later Medieval Fishergate: The isotopic evidence.

Neanderthals in Central Asia and Siberia (2007)
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Krause, J., Orlando, L., Serre, D., Viola, B., Prüfer, K., Richards, M., …Pääbo, S. (2007). Neanderthals in Central Asia and Siberia. Nature, 449(7164), 902-904. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06193

Morphological traits typical of Neanderthals began to appear in European hominids at least 400,000 years ago1 and about 150,000 years ago2 in western Asia. After their initial appearance, such traits increased in frequency and the extent to which the... Read More about Neanderthals in Central Asia and Siberia.

The age of Stonehenge (2007)
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Parker-Pearson., M., Cleal, R., Marshall, P., Needham, S., Pollard, J., Richards, C., …Richards, M. (2007). The age of Stonehenge. Antiquity, 81(313), 617-639. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00095624

Stonehenge is the icon of British prehistory, and continues to inspire ingenious investigations and interpretations. A current campaign of research, being waged by probably the strongest archaeological team ever assembled, is focused not just on the... Read More about The age of Stonehenge.

Stable isotope evidence for 1500 years of human diet at the city of York, UK (2007)
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Müldner, G., & Richards, M. (2007). Stable isotope evidence for 1500 years of human diet at the city of York, UK. American journal of physical anthropology, 133(1), 682-697. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20561

We present here the results of a large-scale diachronic palaeodietary (carbon and nitrogen isotopic measurements of bone collagen) study of humans and animals from a single site, the city of York (U.K.), dating from the Roman period to the early 19th... Read More about Stable isotope evidence for 1500 years of human diet at the city of York, UK.

The Middle Byzantine menu: Palaeodietary information from isotopic analysis of humans and fauna from Kastella, Crete (2007)
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Bourbou, C., & Richards, M. (2007). The Middle Byzantine menu: Palaeodietary information from isotopic analysis of humans and fauna from Kastella, Crete. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 17(1), 63-72. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.855

We report here on the measurements of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes of bone collagen from the Middle Byzantine site of Kastella, in the city of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece. The data derived from the analysis suggest a diet based p... Read More about The Middle Byzantine menu: Palaeodietary information from isotopic analysis of humans and fauna from Kastella, Crete.

Touch not the fish: the Mesolithic-Neolithic change of diet and its significance (2006)
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Richards, M., & Schulting, R. (2006). Touch not the fish: the Mesolithic-Neolithic change of diet and its significance. Antiquity, 80(308), 444-456. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00093765

Stable isotope analysis has startled the archaeological community by showing a rapid and widespread change from a marine to terrestrial diet (ie from fish to domesticated plants and animals) as people moved from a Mesolithic to a Neolithic culture. T... Read More about Touch not the fish: the Mesolithic-Neolithic change of diet and its significance.

Palaeodiets of Humans and Fauna at the Spanish Mesolithic Site of El Collado (2006)
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Garcia Guixé, E., Richards, M., & Subira, M. (2006). Palaeodiets of Humans and Fauna at the Spanish Mesolithic Site of El Collado. Current Anthropology, 47(3), 549-556. https://doi.org/10.1086/504170

The first human stable isotope results from the Spanish Levant, from the Mesolithic (ca. 7500 BP, Mesolithic IIIA phase) site of El Collado (near Oliva, Valencia) provide evidence for the consumption of marine protein by humans, estimated at approxim... Read More about Palaeodiets of Humans and Fauna at the Spanish Mesolithic Site of El Collado.

Diet in the Iron Age cemetery population at Wetwang Slack, East Yorkshire, UK: carbon and nitrogen stable isotope evidence (2006)
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Jay, M., & Richards, M. (2006). Diet in the Iron Age cemetery population at Wetwang Slack, East Yorkshire, UK: carbon and nitrogen stable isotope evidence. Journal of Archaeological Science, 33(5), 653-662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2005.09.020

This paper reports d13C and d15N values for human and animal bone collagen from the middle Iron Age site at Wetwang Slack, East Yorkshire, UK. The data indicate a human diet which was high in animal protein, with no evidence for any significant marin... Read More about Diet in the Iron Age cemetery population at Wetwang Slack, East Yorkshire, UK: carbon and nitrogen stable isotope evidence.

Stratégies de subsistance et analyse culturelle de populations néolithiques de Ligurie: Approche par l’étude isotopique (δ13C et δ15N) des restes osseux (2006)
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Le Bras-Goude, G., Binder, D., Formicola, V., Duday, H., Couture-Veschambre, C., Hublin, J., & Richards, M. (2006). Stratégies de subsistance et analyse culturelle de populations néolithiques de Ligurie: Approche par l’étude isotopique (δ13C et δ15N) des restes osseux. Bulletins et mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris (En ligne), 18(1-2), 43-53

For the last ten millennia humans have learned how to manage and produce their own food resources. In Liguria, the exploitation of the marine and coastal environment as well as the acquisition and use of agriculture and pastoralism at the time of Neo... Read More about Stratégies de subsistance et analyse culturelle de populations néolithiques de Ligurie: Approche par l’étude isotopique (δ13C et δ15N) des restes osseux.

Stable isotope palaeodiet study of humans and fauna from the multi-period (Iron Age, Viking and Late Medieval) site of Newark Bay, Orkney (2006)
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Richards, M., Fuller, B., & Molleson, T. (2006). Stable isotope palaeodiet study of humans and fauna from the multi-period (Iron Age, Viking and Late Medieval) site of Newark Bay, Orkney. Journal of Archaeological Science, 33(1), 122-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2005.07.003

We report here on stable carbon and nitrogen isotope measurements of human and faunal bone collagen from the Iron Age, Viking Age, and Late Medieval site of Newark Bay, Orkney, Scotland. We found a wide range of results for humans in both δ13C (−15.4... Read More about Stable isotope palaeodiet study of humans and fauna from the multi-period (Iron Age, Viking and Late Medieval) site of Newark Bay, Orkney.

Isotope evidence for the intensive use of marine foods by Late Upper Palaeolithic humans (2005)
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Richards, M., Jacobi, R., Cook, J., Pettitt, P., & Stringer, C. (2005). Isotope evidence for the intensive use of marine foods by Late Upper Palaeolithic humans. Journal of Human Evolution, 49(3), 390-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.05.002

We report here on direct evidence for the intensive consumption of marine foods by anatomically modern humans at approximately 12,000 years ago. We undertook isotopic analysis of bone collagen from three humans, dating to the late Palaeolithic, from... Read More about Isotope evidence for the intensive use of marine foods by Late Upper Palaeolithic humans.

A Mid-Upper Palaeolithic human humerus from Eel Point, South Wales, UK (2005)
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Schulting, R., Trinkaus, E., Higham, T., Hedges, R., Richards, M., & Cardy, B. (2005). A Mid-Upper Palaeolithic human humerus from Eel Point, South Wales, UK. Journal of Human Evolution, 48(5), 493-505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.02.001

We report here on a human humerus directly dated to 24,470 ± 110 BP, placing it within the Gravettian, or Mid-Upper Palaeolithic. The partial humerus is an isolated find and can be attributed (with some caution) to the Pleistocene ‘bone cave’ of Eel... Read More about A Mid-Upper Palaeolithic human humerus from Eel Point, South Wales, UK.

Isotopic palaeodiet studies of Ancient Egyptian fauna and humans (2005)
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Thompson, A., Richards, M., Shortland, A., & Zakrzewski, S. (2005). Isotopic palaeodiet studies of Ancient Egyptian fauna and humans. Journal of Archaeological Science, 32(3), 451-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2004.11.004

We report here stable carbon and nitrogen isotope results from human and faunal bone collagen from samples taken from sites in the Egyptian Nile Valley and surrounding region, dating from the Predynastic (c. 5500 BC) through to the Dynastic (c. 343 B... Read More about Isotopic palaeodiet studies of Ancient Egyptian fauna and humans.

Osteocalcin protein sequences of Neanderthals and modern primates (2005)
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Nielsen-Marsh, C., Richards, M., Hauschka, P., Thomas-Oates, J., Trinkaus, E., Pettitt, P., …Collins, M. (2005). Osteocalcin protein sequences of Neanderthals and modern primates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102(12), 4409-4413. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0500450102

We report here protein sequences of fossil hominids, from two Neanderthals dating to ≈75,000 years old from Shanidar Cave in Iraq. These sequences, the oldest reported fossil primate protein sequences, are of bone osteocalcin, which was extracted and... Read More about Osteocalcin protein sequences of Neanderthals and modern primates.