Speaking for the past in the present: text, authority and learning in archaeology museums
(2003)
Journal Article
Skeates, R. (2003). Speaking for the past in the present: text, authority and learning in archaeology museums. Public Archaeology, 2(4), 209-218
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New radiocarbon dates for prehistoric Italy: supplementary list 5 (2003)
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Skeates, R. (2003). New radiocarbon dates for prehistoric Italy: supplementary list 5. Accordia research papers, 9, 163-182
L’inumazione in 'spazio urbano' a Cartagine tra V e VII secolo D.C (2003)
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Leone, A. (2003). L’inumazione in 'spazio urbano' a Cartagine tra V e VII secolo D.C. Antiquité tardive, 10, 233-248. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.at.2.300439The aim of this paper is to analyze the phenomenon of burials in urban areas in North Africam in partuckar of Carthage during the Vandal and the Byzantine period. The analysis seems to show that in the Vandal period the very few recorded tombs were r... Read More about L’inumazione in 'spazio urbano' a Cartagine tra V e VII secolo D.C.
Stable Isotope Evidence of Diet at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey (2003)
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Richards, M., Pearson, J., Molleson, T., Russell, N., & Martin, L. (2003). Stable Isotope Evidence of Diet at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey. Journal of Archaeological Science, 30(1), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.1006/jasc.2001.0825We report here new evidence for human subsistence from stable isotope analysis of humans and fauna from Catalhöyük. The analyses complement other lines of subsistence evidence, and indicate that, contrary to the original excavator James Mellaart's as... Read More about Stable Isotope Evidence of Diet at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey.
Another look at the Cuxton handaxe assemblage (2003)
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Shaw, A., & White, M. (2003). Another look at the Cuxton handaxe assemblage. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 69, 305-314The well-known Palaeolithic site at Cuxton, Kent is situated on a remnant of Pleistocene terrace deposits of the Medway that have been known as a source of Palaeolithic artefacts since at least 1889, and have been the subject of two controlled excava... Read More about Another look at the Cuxton handaxe assemblage.
Long mounds and megalithic origins in western France: recent excavations at Prissé-la-Charrière (2003)
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Scarre, C., Laporte, L., & Joussaume, R. (2003). Long mounds and megalithic origins in western France: recent excavations at Prissé-la-Charrière. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 69, 235-251The ancestry of the long mound has long been a key focus in debates on the origins of monumental and megalithic architectures in western France. Typological schemes and absolute dates have alike been invoked in support of different models of monument... Read More about Long mounds and megalithic origins in western France: recent excavations at Prissé-la-Charrière.
Visual culture in prehistoric South-East Italy (2003)
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Skeates, R. (2003). Visual culture in prehistoric South-East Italy. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 68, 165-83Using the approach of visual culture, which highlights the embeddedness of art in dynamic human processes, this paper examines the prehistoric archaeology of the Lecce province in south-east Italy, in order to provide a history of successive visual c... Read More about Visual culture in prehistoric South-East Italy.
The Delta Survey, 2002 (2003)
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Wilson, P. (2003). The Delta Survey, 2002. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 89, 1-8
Prehistoric chert exploitation in the Valle del Cesolone (Macerata): a preliminary project report (2003)
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Skeates, R. (2003). Prehistoric chert exploitation in the Valle del Cesolone (Macerata): a preliminary project report. Papers of the British School at Rome, 71, 1-15
Two Early Historic Brick Temples at Paithan in Maharashtra (2003)
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Kennet, D., & Rao, J. (2003). Two Early Historic Brick Temples at Paithan in Maharashtra. South Asian Studies, 19, 113-123
What’s in store: Regional Museums Store, Beamish Open Air Museum, Durham (2002)
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Skeates, R. (2002). What’s in store: Regional Museums Store, Beamish Open Air Museum, Durham. Museums journal, 102(9),
A brief review of the archaeological evidence for Palaeolithic and Neolithic subsistence (2002)
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Richards, M. (2002). A brief review of the archaeological evidence for Palaeolithic and Neolithic subsistence. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 56(12), 1270-1278. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601646Knowledge of our ancestor's diets is becoming increasingly important in evolutionary medicine, as researchers have argued that we have evolved to specific type of 'Palaeolithic' diet, and many modern nutritional disorders relate to the mismatch betwe... Read More about A brief review of the archaeological evidence for Palaeolithic and Neolithic subsistence.
Review of 'Burial in early medieval England and Wales', edited by Sam Lucy and Andrew Reynolds (2002)
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Gowland, R. (2002). Review of 'Burial in early medieval England and Wales', edited by Sam Lucy and Andrew Reynolds. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 14(2), 145-147. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.699
The Sabinensis Ager Revisited: A Field Survey in the Sabina Tiberina (2002)
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Di Giuseppe, H., Sansoni, M., Williams, J., & Witcher, R. (2002). The Sabinensis Ager Revisited: A Field Survey in the Sabina Tiberina. Papers of the British School at Rome, 70, 99-150This paper presents the results of a small field survey in the Sabina Tiberina, to the southwest of the ancient town of Cures Sabini, north of Rome. The choice of study area and objectives respond to specific research problems identified by the Briti... Read More about The Sabinensis Ager Revisited: A Field Survey in the Sabina Tiberina.
Brief communication: Molecular analysis of the Kwäday Dän Ts'finchi ancient remains found in a glacier in Canada (2002)
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Monsalve, M., Stone, A., Lewis, C., Rempel, A., Richards, M., Straathof, S., & Devine, D. (2002). Brief communication: Molecular analysis of the Kwäday Dän Ts'finchi ancient remains found in a glacier in Canada. American journal of physical anthropology, 119(3), 288-291. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.10116DNA was extracted from the frozen remains of a man found in the northwest corner of British Columbia, Canada, in 1999. His clothing was radiocarbon-dated at ca. 550 years old. Nitrogen and carbon content in whole bone and collagen-type residue extrac... Read More about Brief communication: Molecular analysis of the Kwäday Dän Ts'finchi ancient remains found in a glacier in Canada.
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of bone and teeth reflect weaning age at the medieval Wharram Percy Site, Yorkshire, U.K (2002)
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Richards, M., Mays, S., & Fuller, B. (2002). Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of bone and teeth reflect weaning age at the medieval Wharram Percy Site, Yorkshire, U.K. American journal of physical anthropology, 119(3), 205-210. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.10124We report on the measurements of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes of both bone and teeth from a single site and population (Medieval Wharram Percy), undertaken to explore variations due to weaning in a past population. There have been a number of... Read More about Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of bone and teeth reflect weaning age at the medieval Wharram Percy Site, Yorkshire, U.K.
Carbonised plant macrofossils, in Cameron, K. The excavation of Neolithic pits and Iron Age souterrains at Dubton Farm, Brechin, Angus (2002)
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Church, M. (2002). Carbonised plant macrofossils, in Cameron, K. The excavation of Neolithic pits and Iron Age souterrains at Dubton Farm, Brechin, Angus. Tayside and Fife archaeological journal, 8, 51-68
A Bayesian approach to the estimation of the age of humans from tooth development and wear (2002)
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Millard, A., & Gowland, R. (2002). A Bayesian approach to the estimation of the age of humans from tooth development and wear. Archeologia e calcolatori (Testo stampato), 13, 197-210Examination of dental development is considered to be an accurate method of ageing non-adults, but ageing adults from dental wear is much less accurate. Miles’ method is generally accepted to be the best way we have to derive estimates of tooth-wear... Read More about A Bayesian approach to the estimation of the age of humans from tooth development and wear.
Iron Age cultigen?: experimental return rates for fat hen (Chenopodium album L.) (2002)
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Stokes, P., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2002). Iron Age cultigen?: experimental return rates for fat hen (Chenopodium album L.). Environmental Archaeology, 7, 95-99Archaeological finds of fat hen (Chenopodium album L.) from later prehistoric sites in Europe indicate that the plant was deliberately collected, perhaps even cultivated. Experiments are described involving the collection and processing of the plant,... Read More about Iron Age cultigen?: experimental return rates for fat hen (Chenopodium album L.).
Derivation and application of a Food Utility Index (FUI) for European wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) (2002)
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Rowley-Conwy, P., Halstead, P., & Collins, P. (2002). Derivation and application of a Food Utility Index (FUI) for European wild boar (Sus scrofa L.). Environmental Archaeology, 7, 77-87A Food Utility Index (FUI) is presented for European wild boar (Sus scrofa L.), derived from the experimental butchery of two individuals of differing ages. The results differ from FUIs produced for other species because of the different conformation... Read More about Derivation and application of a Food Utility Index (FUI) for European wild boar (Sus scrofa L.).