Professor Mike Church's Outputs (6)

Firewood, food and niche construction: the potential role of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in actively structuring Scotland's woodlands (2014)
Journal Article
Bishop, R., Church, M., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2015). Firewood, food and niche construction: the potential role of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in actively structuring Scotland's woodlands. Quaternary Science Reviews, 108, 51-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.11.004

Over the past few decades the potential role of Mesolithic hunter–gatherers in actively constructing their own niches, through the management of wild plants, has frequently been discussed. It is probable that Mesolithic hunter–gatherers systematicall... Read More about Firewood, food and niche construction: the potential role of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in actively structuring Scotland's woodlands.

Stable isotopic (δ13C and δ15N) characterization of key faunal resources from Norse period settlements in North Iceland (2014)
Journal Article
Ascough, P., Church, M., Cook, G., Einarsson, Á., McGovern, T., Dugmore, A., & Edwards, K. (2014). Stable isotopic (δ13C and δ15N) characterization of key faunal resources from Norse period settlements in North Iceland. Journal of the North Atlantic, Special Volume 7, 25-42

During the Viking Age, Norse peoples established settlements across the North Atlantic, colonizing the pristine and near-pristine landscapes of the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and the short-lived Vinland settlement in Newfoundland. Current Nor... Read More about Stable isotopic (δ13C and δ15N) characterization of key faunal resources from Norse period settlements in North Iceland.

Seeds, fruits and nuts in the Scottish Mesolithic (2014)
Journal Article
Bishop, R., Church, M., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2014). Seeds, fruits and nuts in the Scottish Mesolithic. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 143, 9-72

Over the past few decades, the potential importance of plants within European Mesolithic economies has frequently been discussed, but there has been little systematic consideration of the archaeobotanical evidence for Mesolithic plant consumption in... Read More about Seeds, fruits and nuts in the Scottish Mesolithic.

Expensive errors or rational choices: the pioneer fringe in Late Viking Age Iceland (2014)
Journal Article
Vésteinsson, O., Church, M., Dugmore, A., McGovern, T., & Newton, A. (2014). Expensive errors or rational choices: the pioneer fringe in Late Viking Age Iceland. Post Classical Archaeologies, 4, 39-68

Just as the colonies established on the North Atlantic islands in the Viking Age were peripheral to Europe, so these islands had their own peripheral areas. In Iceland the highland margins have long been a focus of archaeological research and the pre... Read More about Expensive errors or rational choices: the pioneer fringe in Late Viking Age Iceland.

Radiocarbon dates associated with the Scottish History and Archaeology Department, National Museums Scotland, 2012/13 (2014)
Journal Article
Sheridan, J., Cowie, T., Bradley, R., Church, M., Garrow, D., Flint, J., …Naysmith, P. (2014). Radiocarbon dates associated with the Scottish History and Archaeology Department, National Museums Scotland, 2012/13. Discovery and excavation in Scotland, 15, 209-211

Gleann Mor Barabhais (2014)
Journal Article
Piper, S., Rowley-Conwy, P., & Church, M. (2014). Gleann Mor Barabhais. Discovery and excavation in Scotland, 15,