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The Ecology of Crusading: Investigating the Environmental Impact of Holy War and Colonisation at the Frontiers of Medieval Europe (2011)
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Pluskowski, A., Boas, A., & Gerrard, C. (2011). The Ecology of Crusading: Investigating the Environmental Impact of Holy War and Colonisation at the Frontiers of Medieval Europe. Medieval Archaeology, 55(1), 192-225. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581711x13103897378564

The Crusades in the Near East, eastern Baltic and Iberian Peninsula (in the context of the Reconquest/reconquista) were accompanied by processes of colonisation, characterising the expansion of medieval Europe and resulting in the creation of frontie... Read More about The Ecology of Crusading: Investigating the Environmental Impact of Holy War and Colonisation at the Frontiers of Medieval Europe.

The Seulo caves project, Sardinia: a report on archaeological work undertaken in 2009 and 2010 (2011)
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Skeates, R. (2011). The Seulo caves project, Sardinia: a report on archaeological work undertaken in 2009 and 2010. Cave and karst science, 38(3), 131-136

This report introduces a new archaeological research project investigating the human uses of caves in the territory of Seulo, central Sardinia, and presents the preliminary results of archaeological field-survey, cave-survey, and excavation work unde... Read More about The Seulo caves project, Sardinia: a report on archaeological work undertaken in 2009 and 2010.

Double Dutch: two perspectives on the landscapes of first millennium BC Italy (2011)
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Witcher, R. (2011). Double Dutch: two perspectives on the landscapes of first millennium BC Italy. Antiquity, 85(330), 1476-1478. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00062220

TESSE D. STEK. Cult places and cultural change in Republican Italy: a contextual approach to religious aspects of rural society after the Roman conquest (Amsterdam Archaeological Studies 14). xii+263 pages, numerous illustrations. 2009. Amsterdam: Am... Read More about Double Dutch: two perspectives on the landscapes of first millennium BC Italy.

Nevern Castle: searching for the first masonry castle in Wales (2011)
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Caple, C. (2011). Nevern Castle: searching for the first masonry castle in Wales. Medieval Archaeology, 55(1), 326-334. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581711x13103897378681

256. Nevern Castle (SN 082 401). An initial survey of Nevern Castle — Castell Nanhyfer — together with observations on the history and visible archaeological features on the site was published by King and Perks in Archaeologia Cambrensis in 1950–51.... Read More about Nevern Castle: searching for the first masonry castle in Wales.

Detribalizing the later prehistoric past: concepts of tribes in Iron Age and Roman studies (2011)
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Moore, T. (2011). Detribalizing the later prehistoric past: concepts of tribes in Iron Age and Roman studies. Journal of Social Archaeology, 11(3), 334-360. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469605311403861

In studies of the Iron Age and Early Roman periods the concept of the ‘tribe’ has long been a social framework upon which to hang the archaeological record. Yet, despite widespread recognition of the complex social processes and shifting identities d... Read More about Detribalizing the later prehistoric past: concepts of tribes in Iron Age and Roman studies.

Study and restudy of curated skeletal collections in bioarchaeology: a perspective on the UK and the implications for future curation of human remains (2011)
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Roberts, C., & Mays, S. (2011). Study and restudy of curated skeletal collections in bioarchaeology: a perspective on the UK and the implications for future curation of human remains. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 21(5), 626-630. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.1175

This paper considers the bioarchaeological study and restudy of human skeletal remains in museums and other institutions that curate human remains from archaeological sites. Papers published from 1990 to 2009 in the Journal of Archaeological Science,... Read More about Study and restudy of curated skeletal collections in bioarchaeology: a perspective on the UK and the implications for future curation of human remains.

Strontium isotope evidence for migration in late Pleistocene Rangifer: Implications for Neanderthal hunting strategies at the Middle Palaeolithic site of Jonzac, France (2011)
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Britton, K., Grimes, V., Niven, L., Steele, T. E., McPherron, S., Soressi, M., …Richards, M. P. (2011). Strontium isotope evidence for migration in late Pleistocene Rangifer: Implications for Neanderthal hunting strategies at the Middle Palaeolithic site of Jonzac, France. Journal of Human Evolution, 61(2), 176-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.03.004

In order to understand the behaviours and subsistence choices of Palaeolithic hunter–gatherers, it is essential to understand the behavioural ecology of their prey. Here, we present strontium isotope data from sequentially-sampled enamel from three r... Read More about Strontium isotope evidence for migration in late Pleistocene Rangifer: Implications for Neanderthal hunting strategies at the Middle Palaeolithic site of Jonzac, France.

A calf for all seasons? The potential of stable isotope analysis to investigate prehistoric husbandry practices (2011)
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Towers, J., Jay, M., Mainland, I., Nehlich, O., & Montgomery, J. (2011). A calf for all seasons? The potential of stable isotope analysis to investigate prehistoric husbandry practices. Journal of Archaeological Science, 38(8), 1858-1868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.03.030

The Early Bronze Age barrows at Irthlingborough and Gayhurst in central England are notable for the large number of cattle (Bos taurus) remains associated with their human Beaker burials. Previous work using strontium isotope analysis has indicated t... Read More about A calf for all seasons? The potential of stable isotope analysis to investigate prehistoric husbandry practices.

New light on the personal identification of a skeleton of a member of Sir John Franklin's last expedition to the Arctic, 1845 (2011)
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Mays, S., Ogden, A., Montgomery, J., Vincent, S., Battersby, W., & Taylor, G. (2011). New light on the personal identification of a skeleton of a member of Sir John Franklin's last expedition to the Arctic, 1845. Journal of Archaeological Science, 38(7), 1571-1582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.02.022

In 1845, an expedition, commanded by Sir John Franklin, set out to try and discover the north-west passage. All 129 men on this ill-fated voyage perished. Over the years, skeletal remains associated with the final throes of the expedition have been l... Read More about New light on the personal identification of a skeleton of a member of Sir John Franklin's last expedition to the Arctic, 1845.

Book review. Caroline Malone, Simon Stoddart, Anthony Bonanno and David Trump, eds, Mortuary Customs in Prehistoric Malta: Excavations at the Brochtorff Circle at Xaghra (1987–94). (Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 2009, 521 pp., 333 figs., hbk, ISBN 978-1-902937-49-6) (2011)
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Skeates, R. (2011). Book review. Caroline Malone, Simon Stoddart, Anthony Bonanno and David Trump, eds, Mortuary Customs in Prehistoric Malta: Excavations at the Brochtorff Circle at Xaghra (1987–94). (Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 2009, 521 pp., 333 figs., hbk, ISBN 978-1-902937-49-6). European Journal of Archaeology, 14(1-2), 299-301. https://doi.org/10.1179/eja.2011.14.1-2.299