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Can't find a pulse? Celtic bean (Vicia faba L.) in British prehistory (2016)
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Treasure, E., & Church, M. (2017). Can't find a pulse? Celtic bean (Vicia faba L.) in British prehistory. Environmental Archaeology, 22(2), 113-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2016.1153769

Archaeobotanical research on prehistoric crops in Britain has primarily focussed on cereals and the potential importance of alternative crops, such as pulses, has often been overlooked. This paper reviews evidence for Celtic bean (Vicia faba L.) in B... Read More about Can't find a pulse? Celtic bean (Vicia faba L.) in British prehistory.

Challenges in Archaeological Tourism in China (2016)
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Gao, Q. (2016). Challenges in Archaeological Tourism in China. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 20(2), 422-436. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-016-0333-x

Worldwide archaeological tourism, or tourism to sites with archaeological significance, has been rapidly growing and has attracted increased academic attention in recent years. China is an outstanding case in this field. In fact, its government has b... Read More about Challenges in Archaeological Tourism in China.

Long term population, city size and climate trends in the Fertile Crescent: a first approximation (2016)
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Lawrence, D., Philip, G., Hunt, H., Snape-Kennedy, L., & Wilkinson, T. (2016). Long term population, city size and climate trends in the Fertile Crescent: a first approximation. PLoS ONE, 11(3), Article e0152563. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152563

Over the last 8000 years the Fertile Crescent of the Near East has seen the emergence of urban agglomerations, small scale polities and large territorial empires, all of which had profound effects on settlement patterns. Computational approaches, inc... Read More about Long term population, city size and climate trends in the Fertile Crescent: a first approximation.

Complications in the study of ancient tuberculosis: Presence of environmental bacteria in human archaeological remains (2016)
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Müller, R., Roberts, C., & Brown, T. (2016). Complications in the study of ancient tuberculosis: Presence of environmental bacteria in human archaeological remains. Journal of Archaeological Science, 68, 5-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2016.03.002

There are many reports of ancient DNA from bacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) being present in skeletons with and without osteological indications of tuberculosis. A possible complication in these studies is that extracts might... Read More about Complications in the study of ancient tuberculosis: Presence of environmental bacteria in human archaeological remains.

Palaeopathology and its relevance to understanding health and disease today: the impact of the environment on health, past and present (2016)
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Roberts, C. (2016). Palaeopathology and its relevance to understanding health and disease today: the impact of the environment on health, past and present. Anthropological Review, 79(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1515/anre-2016-0001

This paper considers the discipline of palaeopathology, how it has developed, how it is studied, and what limitations present challenges to analysis. The study of disease has a long history and has probably most rapidly developed over the last 40-50... Read More about Palaeopathology and its relevance to understanding health and disease today: the impact of the environment on health, past and present.

Shoot First, Ask Questions Later: interpretative Narratives of Neanderthal Hunting (2016)
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White, M., Pettitt, P., & Schreve, D. (2016). Shoot First, Ask Questions Later: interpretative Narratives of Neanderthal Hunting. Quaternary Science Reviews, 140, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.03.004

This paper examines the hunting strategies employed by Neanderthals at a series of kill or near-kill sites from the Middle Palaeolithic of Europe (Mauran, La Borde, Taubach, Zwoleń and Salzgitter Lebenstedt). Using palaeolandscape reconstructions and... Read More about Shoot First, Ask Questions Later: interpretative Narratives of Neanderthal Hunting.

Forensic civism: articulating science, DNA and kinship in contemporary Mexico and Colombia (2016)
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Schwartz-Marin, E., & Cruz-Santiago, A. (2016). Forensic civism: articulating science, DNA and kinship in contemporary Mexico and Colombia. Human Remains and Violence: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2(1), 58-74. https://doi.org/10.7227/hrv.2.1.5

The article will present the findings of ethnographic research into the Colombian and Mexican forensic systems, introducing the first citizen-led exhumation project made possible through the cooperation of scholars, forensic specialists and intereste... Read More about Forensic civism: articulating science, DNA and kinship in contemporary Mexico and Colombia.

Roman military settlements in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. The contribution of historical and modern aerial photography, satellite imagery and airborne LiDAR (2016)
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Costa García, J. M., Fonte, J., Menéndez Blanco, A., González Álvarez, D., Gago Mariño, M., Blanco Rotea, R., & Álvarez Martínez, V. (2016). Roman military settlements in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. The contribution of historical and modern aerial photography, satellite imagery and airborne LiDAR. AARGnews, 52, 43-51

Tin ingots from a probable Bronze Age shipwreck off the coast of Salcombe, Devon: Composition and microstructure. (2016)
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Wang, Q., Strekcopytov, S., Roberts, B., & Wilkin, N. (2016). Tin ingots from a probable Bronze Age shipwreck off the coast of Salcombe, Devon: Composition and microstructure. Journal of Archaeological Science, 67, 80-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2016.01.018

The seabed site of a probable Bronze Age shipwreck off the coast of Salcombe in south-west England was explored between 1977 and 2013. Nearly 400 objects including copper and tin ingots, bronze artefacts/fragments and gold ornaments were found. The S... Read More about Tin ingots from a probable Bronze Age shipwreck off the coast of Salcombe, Devon: Composition and microstructure..

Strontium isotope evidence of early Funnel Beaker Culture movement of cattle (2016)
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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.

All Roads Lead to Rome: Exploring Human Migration to the Eternal City through Biochemistry of Skeletons from Two Imperial-Era Cemeteries (1st-3rd c AD) (2016)
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Killgrove, K., & Montgomery, J. (2016). All Roads Lead to Rome: Exploring Human Migration to the Eternal City through Biochemistry of Skeletons from Two Imperial-Era Cemeteries (1st-3rd c AD). PLoS ONE, 11(2), Article e0147585. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147585

Migration within the Roman Empire occurred at multiple scales and was engaged in both voluntarily and involuntarily. Because of the lengthy tradition of classical studies, bioarchaeological analyses must be fully contextualized within the bounds of h... Read More about All Roads Lead to Rome: Exploring Human Migration to the Eternal City through Biochemistry of Skeletons from Two Imperial-Era Cemeteries (1st-3rd c AD).

Dating Palaeolithic cave art: why U-Th is the way to go (2016)
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Pike, A., Hoffmann, D., Pettitt, P., García-Diez, M., & Zilhão, J. (2016). Dating Palaeolithic cave art: why U-Th is the way to go. Quaternary International, 432(B), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2015.12.013

The chronology of European Upper Palaeolithic cave art is poorly known. Three chronometric techniques are commonly applicable: AMS 14C, TL and U–Th, and in recent years the efficacy of each has been the subject of considerable debate. We review here... Read More about Dating Palaeolithic cave art: why U-Th is the way to go.

‘Til Poison Phosphorous Brought them Death’: A potentially occupationally-related disease in a post-medieval skeleton from north-east England (2016)
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Roberts, C., Caffell, A., Filipek-Ogden, K., Gowland, R., & Jakob, T. (2016). ‘Til Poison Phosphorous Brought them Death’: A potentially occupationally-related disease in a post-medieval skeleton from north-east England. International Journal of Paleopathology, 13, 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2015.12.001

This paper describes the pathological changes observed on the skeleton of a c.12–14 year old person buried in a north-east England Quaker cemetery dated to AD 1711–1857. Bone formation (woven and lamellar) and destruction are present mainly on the ma... Read More about ‘Til Poison Phosphorous Brought them Death’: A potentially occupationally-related disease in a post-medieval skeleton from north-east England.

Confidence Intervals in the Analysis of Mortality and Survivorship Curves in Zooarchaeology (2016)
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Price, M., Wolfhagen, J., & Otárola-Castillo, E. (2016). Confidence Intervals in the Analysis of Mortality and Survivorship Curves in Zooarchaeology. American Antiquity, 81(1), 157-173. https://doi.org/10.7183/0002-7316.81.1.157

The analysis of age-at-death data, derived from epiphyseal fusion and dental eruption/wear patterns, is one of the most powerful tools at the disposal of zooarchaeologists studying past hunting and herd management practices. Zooarchaeologists typical... Read More about Confidence Intervals in the Analysis of Mortality and Survivorship Curves in Zooarchaeology.

Isotopic evidence for residential mobility of farming communities during the transition to agriculture in Britain (2016)
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Neil, S., Evans, J., Montgomery, J., & Scarre, C. (2016). Isotopic evidence for residential mobility of farming communities during the transition to agriculture in Britain. Royal Society Open Science, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150522

Development of agriculture is often assumed to be accompanied by a decline in residential mobility, and sedentism is frequently proposed to provide the basis for economic intensification, population growth and increasing social complexity. In Britain... Read More about Isotopic evidence for residential mobility of farming communities during the transition to agriculture in Britain.