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Ancient DNA preservation, genetic diversity and biogeography: A study of houseflies from Roman Qasr Ibrim, lower Nubia, Egypt (2020)
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Simpson, A., Fernández-Domínguez, E., Panagiotakopulu, E., & Clapham, A. (2020). Ancient DNA preservation, genetic diversity and biogeography: A study of houseflies from Roman Qasr Ibrim, lower Nubia, Egypt. Journal of Archaeological Science, 120, Article 105180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2020.105180

The optimal preservation of many Egyptian archaeological sites provides unique opportunities in the research into the evolution of synanthropic species, wild animals or plants, which benefit from close association with man-made human habitats. In thi... Read More about Ancient DNA preservation, genetic diversity and biogeography: A study of houseflies from Roman Qasr Ibrim, lower Nubia, Egypt.

The Vinča group - (Almost) 40 years on John Chapman (independent scholar) (2020)
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Chapman, J. (2020). The Vinča group - (Almost) 40 years on John Chapman (independent scholar). Quaternary International, 560-561, 5-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2020.06.014

My inspiration for an undergraduate dissertation (1972) on the origins of the Vinča group and, then, a PhD on the group as a whole (1976) came from a 1971 trip to the Belo Brdo tell. The PhD was transformed by new analyses to become the 1981 BAR publ... Read More about The Vinča group - (Almost) 40 years on John Chapman (independent scholar).

Fragments of Faith: Unpicking Archbishop John Morton's Vestments (2020)
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Brooks, M. M., O’Connor, S., Caple, C., Graves, C. P., & Quye, A. (2020). Fragments of Faith: Unpicking Archbishop John Morton's Vestments. Antiquaries Journal, 100, 274-303. https://doi.org/10.1017/s000358152000027x

This paper uses evidence from a previously unresearched ecclesiastical textile associated with Archbishop John Morton (c 1420−1500) to generate new insights into the material culture of the Roman Catholic faith before, during and after the penal peri... Read More about Fragments of Faith: Unpicking Archbishop John Morton's Vestments.

Wealth Inequality in the Ancient Near East: A Preliminary Assessment Using Gini Coefficients and Household Size (2020)
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Basri, P., & Lawrence, D. (2020). Wealth Inequality in the Ancient Near East: A Preliminary Assessment Using Gini Coefficients and Household Size. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 30(4), 689-704. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0959774320000177

Investigating how different forms of inequality arose and were sustained through time is key to understanding the emergence of complex social systems. Due to its long-term perspective, archaeology has much to contribute to this discussion. However, c... Read More about Wealth Inequality in the Ancient Near East: A Preliminary Assessment Using Gini Coefficients and Household Size.

Theatres of Closure: Process and Performance in Inhumation Burial Rites in Early Medieval Britain (2020)
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Harrington, S., Brookes, S., Semple, S., & Millard, A. (2020). Theatres of Closure: Process and Performance in Inhumation Burial Rites in Early Medieval Britain. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 30(3), 389-412. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0959774320000050

Inhumation burials are recorded in Britain and Europe during excavations in a standardized way, especially graves of early medieval date. Just a limited number of attributes are usually foregrounded and these mainly concern skeletal identification, t... Read More about Theatres of Closure: Process and Performance in Inhumation Burial Rites in Early Medieval Britain.

A mitochondrial genetic divergence proxy predicts the reproductive compatibility of mammalian hybrids (2020)
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Allen, R., Ryan, H., Davis, B. W., King, C., Frantz, L., Irving-Pease, E., …Larson, G. (2020). A mitochondrial genetic divergence proxy predicts the reproductive compatibility of mammalian hybrids. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287(1928), Article 20200690. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0690

Numerous pairs of evolutionarily divergent mammalian species have been shown to produce hybrid offspring. In some cases, F1 hybrids are able to produce F2s through matings with F1s. In other instances, the hybrids are only able to produce offspring t... Read More about A mitochondrial genetic divergence proxy predicts the reproductive compatibility of mammalian hybrids.

Book Review: Outside Roman London: Roadside Burials by the Walbrook Stream: by S. Ranieri and A. Telfer. Pp. xix + 228, 129 illustrations. London: MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology), 2017. £10.00. ISBN 978-1-907586-44-6. Paperback. (2020)
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Hodson, C. M. (2020). Book Review: Outside Roman London: Roadside Burials by the Walbrook Stream: by S. Ranieri and A. Telfer. Pp. xix + 228, 129 illustrations. London: MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology), 2017. £10.00. ISBN 978-1-907586-44-6. Paperback. The London Journal, 45(3), 347-349. https://doi.org/10.1080/03058034.2020.1770998

Ancient genome-wide DNA from France highlights the complexity of interactions between Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and Neolithic farmers (2020)
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Rivollat, M., Jeong, C., Schiffels, S., Küçükkalıpçı, İ., Pemonge, M., Alt, K. W., …Haak, W. (2020). Ancient genome-wide DNA from France highlights the complexity of interactions between Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and Neolithic farmers. Science Advances, 6(22), Article eaaz5344. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaz5344

Starting from 12,000 years ago in the Middle East, the Neolithic lifestyle spread across Europe via separate continental and Mediterranean routes. Genomes from early European farmers have shown a clear Near Eastern/Anatolian genetic affinity with lim... Read More about Ancient genome-wide DNA from France highlights the complexity of interactions between Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and Neolithic farmers.

A multi-isotope, multi-tissue study of colonial origins and diet in New Zealand (2020)
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King, C. L., Buckley, H. R., Petchey, P., Kinaston, R., Millard, A., Zech, J., …Gröcke, D. R. (2020). A multi-isotope, multi-tissue study of colonial origins and diet in New Zealand. American journal of physical anthropology, 172(4), 605-620. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24077

Objectives: Colonial period New Zealand was lauded as a land of plenty, where colonists could improve their station in life and secure a future for their families. Our understanding of colonial experience, however, is often shaped by historical recor... Read More about A multi-isotope, multi-tissue study of colonial origins and diet in New Zealand.

Prenatal effects of maternal nutritional stress and mental health on the fetal movement profile (2020)
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Reissland, N., Millard, A., Wood, R., Ustun, B., McFaul, C., Froggatt, S., & Einbeck, J. (2020). Prenatal effects of maternal nutritional stress and mental health on the fetal movement profile. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 302(1), 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-020-05571-w

Purpose: Prenatal sub-optimal nutrition and exposure to maternal stress, anxiety and depression in pregnancy have been linked to increased postnatal morbidity and mortality. Fetal growth is most vulnerable to maternal dietary deficiencies, such as th... Read More about Prenatal effects of maternal nutritional stress and mental health on the fetal movement profile.

Demography and adaptation promoting evolutionary transitions in a mammalian genus that diversified during the Pleistocene (2020)
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De Jong, M., Li, Z., Qin, Y., Quemere, E., Baker, K., Wang, W., & Hoelzel, A. (2020). Demography and adaptation promoting evolutionary transitions in a mammalian genus that diversified during the Pleistocene. Molecular Ecology, 29(15), 2777-2792. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15450

Species that evolved in temperate regions during the Pleistocene experienced periods of extreme climatic transitions. Consequent population fragmentation and dynamics had the potential to generate small, isolated populations where the influence of ge... Read More about Demography and adaptation promoting evolutionary transitions in a mammalian genus that diversified during the Pleistocene.

Isotopic evidence for human movement into central England during the Early Neolithic (2020)
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Neil, S., Evans, J., Montgomery, J., & Scarre, C. (2020). Isotopic evidence for human movement into central England during the Early Neolithic. European Journal of Archaeology, 23(4), 512-529. https://doi.org/10.1017/eaa.2020.22

Isotope ratios of tooth enamel from ten Early Neolithic individuals buried in a long cairn at Whitwell in central England were measured to determine where they sourced their childhood diet. Five individuals have low Sr concentrations (11–66 ppm) and... Read More about Isotopic evidence for human movement into central England during the Early Neolithic.

Handaxe types, colonization waves, and social norms in the British Acheulean (2020)
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Shipton, C., & White, M. (2020). Handaxe types, colonization waves, and social norms in the British Acheulean. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 31, Article 102352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102352

The handaxes of north-western Europe are some of the most varied in the Acheulean world, with the meanings of that variation debated since the late nineteenth century. To reassess handaxe form in this region, we performed a 3D morphometric analysis o... Read More about Handaxe types, colonization waves, and social norms in the British Acheulean.

Inferences on Sicilian Mesolithic subsistence patterns from cross-sectional geometry and entheseal changes (2020)
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Sparacello, V., Samsel, M., Villotte, S., Varalli, A., Schimmenti, V., & Sineo, L. (2020). Inferences on Sicilian Mesolithic subsistence patterns from cross-sectional geometry and entheseal changes. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 12(5), Article 101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-020-01044-y

Using cross-sectional geometry (CSG), entheseal changes (ECs), and presence of external auditory meatus exostosis (EAE), this study tests the hypothesis—based on isotopic and zooarchaeological evidence—that in the Sicilian Mesolithic terrestrial rath... Read More about Inferences on Sicilian Mesolithic subsistence patterns from cross-sectional geometry and entheseal changes.

CoproID predicts the source of coprolites and paleofeces using microbiome composition and host DNA content (2020)
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Borry, M., Cordova, B., Perri, A., Wibowo, M., Prasad Honap, T., Ko, J., …Warinner, C. (2020). CoproID predicts the source of coprolites and paleofeces using microbiome composition and host DNA content. PeerJ – the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences, 8, Article e9001. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9001

Shotgun metagenomics applied to archaeological feces (paleofeces) can bring new insights into the composition and functions of human and animal gut microbiota from the past. However, paleofeces often undergo physical distortions in archaeological sed... Read More about CoproID predicts the source of coprolites and paleofeces using microbiome composition and host DNA content.

The Origins of Decorated Ostrich Eggs in the Ancient Mediterranean and Middle East (2020)
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Hodos, T., Cartwright, C., Montgomery, J., Nowell, G., Crowder, K., Fletcher, A., & Goenster, Y. (2020). The Origins of Decorated Ostrich Eggs in the Ancient Mediterranean and Middle East. Antiquity, 94(374), 381-400. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2020.14

Decorated ostrich eggs were traded around the Mediterranean during the Bronze and Iron Ages. Research on their origins has focused primarily on decorative techniques and iconography to characterise the producers, workshops and trade routes, thereby e... Read More about The Origins of Decorated Ostrich Eggs in the Ancient Mediterranean and Middle East.

Fodder, pasture, and the development of complex society in the Chalcolithic: isotopic perspectives on animal husbandry at Marj Rabba (2020)
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Price, M., Rowan, Y. M., Kersel, M. M., & Makarewicz, C. A. (2020). Fodder, pasture, and the development of complex society in the Chalcolithic: isotopic perspectives on animal husbandry at Marj Rabba. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 12(4), Article 95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-020-01043-z

The emergence of social complexity in the Southern Levant during the Chalcolithic (c. 4500–3600 cal. BC) was intimately tied to intensification in animal management. For the first time, secondary products such as milk and wool were intensively exploi... Read More about Fodder, pasture, and the development of complex society in the Chalcolithic: isotopic perspectives on animal husbandry at Marj Rabba.

Radiological emergency dosimetry – The use of luminescent mineral fillers in polymer-based fabrics (2020)
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Bossin, L., Bailiff, I., & Terry, I. (2020). Radiological emergency dosimetry – The use of luminescent mineral fillers in polymer-based fabrics. Radiation Measurements, 134, Article 106318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2020.106318

Mineral fillers are widely used in the manufacture of thermoplastics and they are commonly found in the fabrics used to form bags. We show that carbonate mineral filler grains incorporated within faux leather fabrics and the coatings applied to woven... Read More about Radiological emergency dosimetry – The use of luminescent mineral fillers in polymer-based fabrics.