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Strontium isotope evidence of early Funnel Beaker Culture movement of cattle (2016)
Journal Article
Gron, K., Montgomery, J., Otto Nielsen, P., Nowell, G., Peterkin, J. L., Sørensen, L., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2016). Strontium isotope evidence of early Funnel Beaker Culture movement of cattle. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 6, 248-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.02.015

The movement of livestock across and within landscapes is increasingly being recognized as common in northern European prehistoric contexts, and was performed for various purposes. However, almost nothing is known about the movement of livestock in t... Read More about Strontium isotope evidence of early Funnel Beaker Culture movement of cattle.

Hunter-Gatherer variability: developing the models for the northern coasts (2016)
Journal Article
Rowley-Conwy, P., & Piper, S. (2016). Hunter-Gatherer variability: developing the models for the northern coasts. Arctic, 69(5), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4623

Hunter-fisher-gatherer (HFG) variability has received a lot of attention. We review the key developments in the theories of variability, which have usually resulted in binary classifications. We argue that a range of variation based on the degree of... Read More about Hunter-Gatherer variability: developing the models for the northern coasts.

The Late Mesolithic of southwest Portugal: a zooarchaeological approach to resource exploitation and settlement patterns (2015)
Book Chapter
Rowley-Conwy, P. (2015). The Late Mesolithic of southwest Portugal: a zooarchaeological approach to resource exploitation and settlement patterns. In N. Bicho, C. Detry, T. Price, & E. Cunha (Eds.), Muge 150th : the 150th anniversary of the discovery of Mesolithic shellmiddens (255-272). Cambridge Scholars

Zooarchaeological analyses are presented of Late Mesolithic assemblages from a variety of sites in Southwest Portugal. Red deer predominate, followed by wild boar. Rabbits are common. Seasonality and logistic movement of resources are tentatively ide... Read More about The Late Mesolithic of southwest Portugal: a zooarchaeological approach to resource exploitation and settlement patterns.

Cattle Management for Dairying in Scandinavia’s earliest Neolithic (2015)
Journal Article
Gron, K., Montgomery, J., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2015). Cattle Management for Dairying in Scandinavia’s earliest Neolithic. PLoS ONE, 10(7), Article e0131267. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131267

New evidence for cattle husbandry practices during the earliest period of the southern Scandinavian Neolithic indicates multiple birth seasons and dairying from its start. Sequential sampling of tooth enamel carbonate carbon and oxygen isotope ratio... Read More about Cattle Management for Dairying in Scandinavia’s earliest Neolithic.

Firewood, food and niche construction: the potential role of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in actively structuring Scotland's woodlands (2014)
Journal Article
Bishop, R., Church, M., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2015). Firewood, food and niche construction: the potential role of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in actively structuring Scotland's woodlands. Quaternary Science Reviews, 108, 51-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.11.004

Over the past few decades the potential role of Mesolithic hunter–gatherers in actively constructing their own niches, through the management of wild plants, has frequently been discussed. It is probable that Mesolithic hunter–gatherers systematicall... Read More about Firewood, food and niche construction: the potential role of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in actively structuring Scotland's woodlands.

Seeds, fruits and nuts in the Scottish Mesolithic (2014)
Journal Article
Bishop, R., Church, M., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2014). Seeds, fruits and nuts in the Scottish Mesolithic. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 143, 9-72

Over the past few decades, the potential importance of plants within European Mesolithic economies has frequently been discussed, but there has been little systematic consideration of the archaeobotanical evidence for Mesolithic plant consumption in... Read More about Seeds, fruits and nuts in the Scottish Mesolithic.

Wild Boar or Domestic Pigs? Response to Evin et al (2014)
Journal Article
Rowley-Conwy, P., & Zeder, M. (2014). Wild Boar or Domestic Pigs? Response to Evin et al. World Archaeology, 46(5), 835-840. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2014.953712

We continue to contest the claim by Evin et al. (2014) that Rosenhof E24 and other Mesolithic pigs were domestic. E24’s mixture of ‘wild’ and ‘domestic’ traits is best explained as indicating a behaviourally wild boar with some domestic ancestry. The... Read More about Wild Boar or Domestic Pigs? Response to Evin et al.

Mesolithic domestic pigs at Rosenhof – or wild boar? A critical re-appraisal of ancient DNA and geometric morphometrics (2014)
Journal Article
Rowley-Conwy, P., & Zeder, M. (2014). Mesolithic domestic pigs at Rosenhof – or wild boar? A critical re-appraisal of ancient DNA and geometric morphometrics. World Archaeology, 46(5), 813-824. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2014.953704

We challenge the claim by Krause-Kyora et al. (2013) that there were domestic pigs at Mesolithic sites in northern Germany. A small number of animals from Rosenhof and Poel have ancient DNA and geometric morphometric signatures elsewhere associated w... Read More about Mesolithic domestic pigs at Rosenhof – or wild boar? A critical re-appraisal of ancient DNA and geometric morphometrics.

Subsistence Practices in Western and Northern Europe (2014)
Book Chapter
Rowley-Conwy, P., & Legge, A. (2015). Subsistence Practices in Western and Northern Europe. In C. Fowler, J. Harding, & D. Hofmann (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of neolithic Europe (429-446). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199545841.013.022

Early agriculture in north-west Europe was highly diverse. Sometimes it spread rapidly, at other times it scarcely advanced at all, and in southern Scandinavia it retreated after its initial advance. Linearbandkeramik (LBK) farmers occupied small cle... Read More about Subsistence Practices in Western and Northern Europe.

The four horses of an Iron Age apocalypse: war-horses from the third-century weapon sacrifice at Illerup Aadal (Denmark) (2014)
Journal Article
Dobat, A., Price, T., Kveiborg, J., Ilkjær, J., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2014). The four horses of an Iron Age apocalypse: war-horses from the third-century weapon sacrifice at Illerup Aadal (Denmark). Antiquity, 88(339), 191-204. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00050304

The Illerup Aadal weapon sacrifice mirrors the material world of a Germanic army from c. AD 210. Apart from the personal equipment and the weaponry of more than 400 warriors, it comprises four horses. The present paper gives the first conclusive anal... Read More about The four horses of an Iron Age apocalypse: war-horses from the third-century weapon sacrifice at Illerup Aadal (Denmark).

Early Domestic Animals in Italy, Istria, the Tyrrhenian Islands, and Southern France (2013)
Book Chapter
Rowley-Conwy, P., Gourichon, L., Helmer, D., & Vigne, J. (2013). Early Domestic Animals in Italy, Istria, the Tyrrhenian Islands, and Southern France. In S. Colledge, J. Conolly, K. Dobney, K. Manning, & S. Shennan (Eds.), The Origins and Spread of Domestic Animals in Southwest Asia and Europe (161-194). Left Coast Press

North of the Frontier: Early Domestic Animals in Northern Europe (2013)
Book Chapter
Rowley-Conwy, P. (2013). North of the Frontier: Early Domestic Animals in Northern Europe. In S. Colledge, J. Conolly, K. Dobney, K. Manning, & S. Shennan (Eds.), The Origins and Spread of Domestic Animals in Southwest Asia and Europe. Left Coast Press

Gleann Mor Barabhais (2013)
Journal Article
Piper, S., Rowley-Conwy, P., & Church, M. (2013). Gleann Mor Barabhais. Discovery and excavation in Scotland, 14, 190-191

Pabaigh Mòr (2013)
Journal Article
Church, M., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2013). Pabaigh Mòr. Discovery and excavation in Scotland, 14,

Tràigh na Beirigh 2 (2013)
Journal Article
Bishop, R., Church, M., Clegg, C., Johnson, L., Piper, S., Rowley-Conwy, P., & Snape-Kennedy, L. (2013). Tràigh na Beirigh 2. Discovery and excavation in Scotland, 14, 198-199

Wild things in the north? Hunter-gatherers and the tyranny of the colonial perspective (2013)
Journal Article
Layton, R., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2013). Wild things in the north? Hunter-gatherers and the tyranny of the colonial perspective. Anthropologie (Brno. Print), 51(2), 213-230

The paper argues for a synthesis of Darwinian and Marxist theories of evolution. We challenge claims that hunter-gatherer societies evolve via a natural progression from simple to complex, arguing instead that huntergatherer social strategies are ada... Read More about Wild things in the north? Hunter-gatherers and the tyranny of the colonial perspective.

Tràigh na Beirigh 9 (2013)
Journal Article
Snape-Kennedy, L., Church, M., Bishop, R., Clegg, C., Johnson, L., Piper, S., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2013). Tràigh na Beirigh 9. Discovery and excavation in Scotland, 14,

Temple Bay, Harris (2012)
Journal Article
Church, M., Bishop, R., Blake, E., Nesbitt, C., Perri, A., Piper, S., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2012). Temple Bay, Harris. Discovery and excavation in Scotland, 13,