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Sharp shift in diet at onset of Neolithic (2003)
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Richards, M., Schulting, R., & Hedges, R. (2003). Sharp shift in diet at onset of Neolithic. Nature, 425(6956), 366-366. https://doi.org/10.1038/425366a

The introduction of domesticated plants and animals into Britain during the Neolithic cultural period between 5,200 and 4,500 years ago is viewed either as a rapid event1 or as a gradual process that lasted for more than a millennium2. Here we measur... Read More about Sharp shift in diet at onset of Neolithic.

Early and Middle Pleistocene vegetation history of the Medoc region, southwest France (2003)
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O'Brien, C., & Jones, R. (2003). Early and Middle Pleistocene vegetation history of the Medoc region, southwest France. Journal of Quaternary Science, 18(6), 557-579. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.779

Pleistocene deposits, together with their pollen, plant macrofossil, foraminiferal, dinoflagellate and coleopteran remains, from five sites along the Atlantic coast of the Medoc Peninsula are described and discussed. Sediments making up the Negade Fo... Read More about Early and Middle Pleistocene vegetation history of the Medoc region, southwest France.

Sr isotope evidence for population movement within the Hebridean Norse community of NW Scotland (2003)
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Montgomery, J., Evans, J., & Neighbour, T. (2003). Sr isotope evidence for population movement within the Hebridean Norse community of NW Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society, 160(5), 649-653. https://doi.org/10.1144/0016-764903-037

The excavation at Cnip, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, of the largest, and only known family cemetery from the early Norse period in the Hebrides, provided a unique opportunity to use Sr isotope analysis to examine the origins of people who may have been N... Read More about Sr isotope evidence for population movement within the Hebridean Norse community of NW Scotland.

Stable isotope analysis of 21 individuals from the Epipalaeolithic cemetery of Vasilyevka III, Dnieper Rapids region, Ukraine (2003)
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Lillie, M., Richards, M., & Jacobs, K. (2003). Stable isotope analysis of 21 individuals from the Epipalaeolithic cemetery of Vasilyevka III, Dnieper Rapids region, Ukraine. Journal of Archaeological Science, 30(6), 743-752. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0305-4403%2802%2900249-2

Bone collagen extracted from 21 humans from the Epipalaeolithic cemetery of Vasilyevka III was analysed for their δ13C and δ15N ratios. This particular cemetery is one of the three early sites from the Dnieper Rapids region, with Vasilyevka III being... Read More about Stable isotope analysis of 21 individuals from the Epipalaeolithic cemetery of Vasilyevka III, Dnieper Rapids region, Ukraine.

Julfar and the urbanisation of southeast Arabia (2003)
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Kennet, D. (2003). Julfar and the urbanisation of southeast Arabia. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 14(1), 103-125. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0471.2003.00011.x

The fourteenth-sixteenth-century town of Julfar (al-Mataf) in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) is one of the most fully investigated archaeological sites in the Gulf, having been the subject of seven different excavation projects. Evidence from the published rep... Read More about Julfar and the urbanisation of southeast Arabia.

Phytolith analysis from the archaeological site of Kush, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (2003)
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Ishida, S., Parker, A., Kennet, D., & Hodson, M. (2003). Phytolith analysis from the archaeological site of Kush, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Quaternary Research, 59(3), 310-321. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0033-5894%2803%2900043-7

Despite the wealth of archaeological sites and excellent conditions for preservation, few phytolith investigations have been undertaken from the Arabian Gulf region. The results from the Sasanian and Islamic archaeological tell of Kush, Ras al-Khaima... Read More about Phytolith analysis from the archaeological site of Kush, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

Bayes' theorem in palaeopathological diagnosis (2003)
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Byers, S., & Roberts, C. (2003). Bayes' theorem in palaeopathological diagnosis. American journal of physical anthropology, 121(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.10164

The utility of Bayes' theorem in paleopathological diagnoses is explored. Since this theorem has been used heavily by modern clinical medicine, its usefulness in that field is described first. Next, the mechanics of the theorem are discussed, along w... Read More about Bayes' theorem in palaeopathological diagnosis.

Mesolithic and Neolithic Subsistence in Denmark: new stable isotope data (2003)
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Richards, M., Price, T., & Koch, E. (2003). Mesolithic and Neolithic Subsistence in Denmark: new stable isotope data. Current Anthropology, 44(2), 288-294. https://doi.org/10.1086/367971

The change in subsistence at the Mesolithic/Neolithic transition in Denmark is often characterized as rapid, with a dramatic shift from a marine diet in the Mesolithic to a terrestrial-based diet in the Neolithic. This view has been largely based on... Read More about Mesolithic and Neolithic Subsistence in Denmark: new stable isotope data.

A Shipwreck Cargo of Sevillian Pottery from the Studland Bay Wreck, Dorset, UK (2003)
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Gutiérrez, A. (2003). A Shipwreck Cargo of Sevillian Pottery from the Studland Bay Wreck, Dorset, UK. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 32(1), 24-41. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-9270.2003.tb01429.x

This article is an account of the pottery found at the Studland Bay wreck, Poole. The assemblage includes an important group of Spanish pottery made at Seville at the beginning of the 16th century, including the largest group of lustreware and blue-a... Read More about A Shipwreck Cargo of Sevillian Pottery from the Studland Bay Wreck, Dorset, UK.

Variations in bone collagen δ13C and δ15N values of fauna from Northwest Europe over the last 40 000 years (2003)
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Richards, M., & Hedges, R. (2003). Variations in bone collagen δ13C and δ15N values of fauna from Northwest Europe over the last 40 000 years. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 193(2), 261-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-0182%2803%2900229-3

We report here a signal in the temporal variation of stable isotopes in protein from surviving animal bone in Northwest Europe over the past glacial cycle. There is a change in the average δ13C values of fauna in the Holocene, and there is also a sig... Read More about Variations in bone collagen δ13C and δ15N values of fauna from Northwest Europe over the last 40 000 years.

Spatially-resolved measurement of optically stimulated luminescence and time-resolved luminescence (2003)
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Bailiff, I., & Mikhailik, V. (2003). Spatially-resolved measurement of optically stimulated luminescence and time-resolved luminescence. Radiation Measurements, 37(2), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1350-4487%2802%2900187-7

Spatially-resolved measurements of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) were performed using a two-dimensional scanning system designed for use with planar samples. The scanning system employs a focused laser beam to stimulate a selected area of t... Read More about Spatially-resolved measurement of optically stimulated luminescence and time-resolved luminescence.

The Gravettian burial known as the Prince (‘Il Principe’): new evidence for his age and diet (2003)
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Pettitt, P., Richards, M., Maggi, R., & Formicola, V. (2003). The Gravettian burial known as the Prince (‘Il Principe’): new evidence for his age and diet. Antiquity, 77(295), 15-19. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00061305

The famous upper Palaeolithic (Gravettian) burial with shell ornaments known as "Il Principe" was discovered in Italy sixty years ago. Here the authors present recent scientific research on his skeleton, leading to new assessments of the date of the... Read More about The Gravettian burial known as the Prince (‘Il Principe’): new evidence for his age and diet.

Sulphur isotopes in palaeodietary studies: a review and results from a controlled feeding experiment (2003)
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Richards, M., Fuller, B., Sponheimer, M., Robinson, T., & Ayliffe, L. (2003). Sulphur isotopes in palaeodietary studies: a review and results from a controlled feeding experiment. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 13(1-2), 37-45. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.654

Recent advances in mass spectrometry now allow relatively routine measurements of sulphur isotopes (34S) in small samples (>10 mg) of tissue from archaeological human, plant, and faunal samples. 34S values of human and faunal bone collagen can indica... Read More about Sulphur isotopes in palaeodietary studies: a review and results from a controlled feeding experiment.