Charlotte Roberts' Outputs (226)

The bioarchaeology of tuberculosis: a global view on a re-emerging disease (2003)
Book
Roberts, C., & Buikstra, J. (2003). The bioarchaeology of tuberculosis: a global view on a re-emerging disease. University Press of Florida

Tuberculosis has plagued humans and animals for thousands of years. Though apparently in decline with the advent of effective chemotherapy and improved living conditions, sanitation, and diet during the first half of the 20th century, TB has reawaken... Read More about The bioarchaeology of tuberculosis: a global view on a re-emerging disease.

Health and disease in Britain: from prehistory to the present day (2003)
Book
Roberts, C., & Cox, M. (2003). Health and disease in Britain: from prehistory to the present day. Sutton Publishing

History of tuberculosis from the earliest times to the introduction of drug therapy (2003)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C., & Buikstra, J. (2003). History of tuberculosis from the earliest times to the introduction of drug therapy. In P. Davies (Ed.), Clinical tuberculosis (3-20). (3rd ed.). Edward Arnold

A review of trepanations in British antiquity focusing on funerary context to explain their occurrence (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, C., & McKinley, J. (2000, April). A review of trepanations in British antiquity focusing on funerary context to explain their occurrence. Presented at Trepanation : history, discovery, theory. International colloquium on cranial trepanation in human history., Birmingham University

This study focuses on the extant evidence for trepanations in Britain and assesses the possible reasons for their occurrence. Sixty-two trepanations are considered, ranging in date from the Neolithic (4,000-2,000 BC) to the post-Medieval (post-sixtee... Read More about A review of trepanations in British antiquity focusing on funerary context to explain their occurrence.

Diagnosis of leprosy from an English later Medieval leprosy hospital using histological analysis. (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schultz, M., & Roberts, C. (2002, December). Diagnosis of leprosy from an English later Medieval leprosy hospital using histological analysis. Presented at The past and present of leprosy. Archaeological, historical, palaeopathological and clinical approaches. Proceedings of the International Congress on the Evolution and palaeoepidemiology of the infectious diseases 3 (ICEPID)., Bradford University

The past and present of leprosy: Archaeological, historical, palaeopathological and clinical approaches: Proceedings of the International Congress on the Evolution and palaeoepidemiology of the infectious diseases (ICEPID)3rd: University of Bradford, 26th-31st July 1999 (2002)
Book
Roberts, C., Lewis, M., & Manchester, K. (Eds.). (2002). The past and present of leprosy: Archaeological, historical, palaeopathological and clinical approaches: Proceedings of the International Congress on the Evolution and palaeoepidemiology of the infectious diseases (ICEPID)3rd: University of Bradford, 26th-31st July 1999. Archaeopress

Tuberculosis in Britain: its history and palaeoepidemiology (2002)
Journal Article
Roberts, C. (2002). Tuberculosis in Britain: its history and palaeoepidemiology. Antropologia Portuguesa, 19, 101-119

Ecology and infectious disease in Britain from prehistory to the present: the case of respiratory infection (2002)
Book Chapter
Roberts, C., & Lewis, M. (2002). Ecology and infectious disease in Britain from prehistory to the present: the case of respiratory infection. In P. Bennike, E. Bodzsar, & C. Susanne (Eds.), Ecological aspects of past human settlements in Europe (179-192). Eotvos University Press

Palaeopathology and archaeology: the current state of play (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, C. (2002, December). Palaeopathology and archaeology: the current state of play

Tuberculosis:a multidisciplinary approach to past and current concepts, causes and treatment of this infectious disease (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, C. (2000, January). Tuberculosis:a multidisciplinary approach to past and current concepts, causes and treatment of this infectious disease. Presented at Practitioners, practices and patients : new approaches to medical archaeology and anthropology., Magdalene College, Cambridge University

The antiquity of leprosy in Britain: The skeletal evidence (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, C. (2002, December). The antiquity of leprosy in Britain: The skeletal evidence. Presented at The past and present of leprosy. Archaeological, historical, palaeopathological and clinical approaches. International Congress on the Evolution and palaeoepidemiology of the infectious diseases 3 (ICEPID), 26th-31st July 1999., Bradford University

Health and disease in past British populations, prehistory to the later Medieval period: some perspectives on the evidence and its problems (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, C. (2000, September). Health and disease in past British populations, prehistory to the later Medieval period: some perspectives on the evidence and its problems. Presented at 4th Kongress der Gesellschaft fur Anthropologie., Potsdam, Germany

Palaeopathological evidence of infectious disease in skeletal populations from later medieval Serbia (2001)
Journal Article
Djuric-Srejic, M., & Roberts, C. (2001). Palaeopathological evidence of infectious disease in skeletal populations from later medieval Serbia. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 11(5), 311-320. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.570

Published data on palaeopathology are limited from the area of Serbia. This paper provides evidence for infectious disease in 1617 skeletons from eight Medieval Serbian cemeteries. Two hundred and three individuals were analysed by the first author a... Read More about Palaeopathological evidence of infectious disease in skeletal populations from later medieval Serbia.

Mycolic acids and ancient DNA confirm an osteological diagnosis of tuberculosis (2001)
Journal Article
Gernaey, A., Minnikin, D., Copley, M., Dixon, R., Middleton, J., & Roberts, C. (2001). Mycolic acids and ancient DNA confirm an osteological diagnosis of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis, 81(4), 259-265. https://doi.org/10.1054/tube.2001.0295

Setting: The underlying trends in the past epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) are obscure, requiring recourse to the archaeological record. It would therefore be of value to develop methods for reliable TB diagnosis in ancient populations. Objective:... Read More about Mycolic acids and ancient DNA confirm an osteological diagnosis of tuberculosis.

A picture of tuberculosis in young Portuguese people in the early 20th century: A multidisciplinary study of the skeletal and historical evidence (2001)
Journal Article
Santos, A., & Roberts, C. (2001). A picture of tuberculosis in young Portuguese people in the early 20th century: A multidisciplinary study of the skeletal and historical evidence. American journal of physical anthropology, 115(1), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1054

The aim of this study was to examine the evidence, and consider the differential diagnosis, for tuberculosis (TB) in juvenile individuals from early 20th century documented skeletons. There are 66 male and female juvenile individuals in the Coimbra I... Read More about A picture of tuberculosis in young Portuguese people in the early 20th century: A multidisciplinary study of the skeletal and historical evidence.

Book review of 'The Tarim Mummies : Ancient China and the mystery of the earliest peoples from the West' by J. P. Mallory & Victor H. Mair, London : Thames & Hudson, 2000 (2001)
Journal Article
Roberts, C. (2001). Book review of 'The Tarim Mummies : Ancient China and the mystery of the earliest peoples from the West' by J. P. Mallory & Victor H. Mair, London : Thames & Hudson, 2000. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 7(1), 102-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527250120043375

Commentary: Bones, bodies and representivity in the archaeological record (2001)
Journal Article
Roberts, C., & Grauer, A. (2001). Commentary: Bones, bodies and representivity in the archaeological record. International Journal of Epidemiology, 30(1), 109-110

Modern and ancient scourges:the application of ancient DNA to the analysis of tuberculosis and leprosy from archaeologically derived human remains (2001)
Journal Article
Dixon, R., & Roberts, C. (2001). Modern and ancient scourges:the application of ancient DNA to the analysis of tuberculosis and leprosy from archaeologically derived human remains. Ancient biomolecules, 3(3), 181-193

Human skeletal collections: the responsibilities of project managers, physical anthropologists and conservators, and the need for standardized condition assessment (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Janaway, R., Wilson, A., Caffell, A., & Roberts, C. (1999, November). Human skeletal collections: the responsibilities of project managers, physical anthropologists and conservators, and the need for standardized condition assessment. Presented at Human remains : conservation, retrieval and analysis., Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

Pressures on osteological collections: the importance of damage limitation (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Caffell, A., Roberts, C., Janaway, R., & Wilson, A. (1999, November). Pressures on osteological collections: the importance of damage limitation. Presented at Human remains : conservation, retrieval and analysis., Williamsburg, Virginia, USA