Outputs (62)

The role of geoarchaeology in the interpretation of fragmented buildings and occupation surfaces: The case of coastal settlements in northeast Scotland (2023)
Journal Article
Reid, V., Milek, K., O'Brien, C., Sveinbjarnarson, Ó. G., & Noble, G. (2023). The role of geoarchaeology in the interpretation of fragmented buildings and occupation surfaces: The case of coastal settlements in northeast Scotland. Geoarchaeology, https://doi.org/10.1002/gea.21990

Around the world, poorly preserved buildings and occupation deposits often represent the primary evidence for archaeological structures and settlements. Integrated geoarchaeological methods, such as soil chemistry and micromorphology, can be used to... Read More about The role of geoarchaeology in the interpretation of fragmented buildings and occupation surfaces: The case of coastal settlements in northeast Scotland.

Revealing the invisible floor: Integrated geoarchaeological analyses of ephemeral occupation surfaces at an early medieval farmhouse in upland Perthshire, Scotland (2023)
Journal Article
Reid, V., Milek, K., O'Brien, C., Sneddon, D., & Strachan, D. (2023). Revealing the invisible floor: Integrated geoarchaeological analyses of ephemeral occupation surfaces at an early medieval farmhouse in upland Perthshire, Scotland. Journal of Archaeological Science, 159, Article 105825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2023.105825

Poorly defined occupation surfaces restrict the ability to interpret the use of space in archaeological structures and settlements around the world. Integrated geoarchaeological methods, such as soil chemistry and micromorphology, can provide informa... Read More about Revealing the invisible floor: Integrated geoarchaeological analyses of ephemeral occupation surfaces at an early medieval farmhouse in upland Perthshire, Scotland.

Lipid biomarker evidence for Terminal Pleistocene sheep tending at Abu Hureyra 1, Syria, from 12,800 cal BP (2023)
Journal Article
Harrault, L., Rowley-Conwy, P., Milek, K., Smith, A., & Moore, A. Lipid biomarker evidence for Terminal Pleistocene sheep tending at Abu Hureyra 1, Syria, from 12,800 cal BP. Manuscript submitted for publication

Geochemical ­Prospection­ and the Identification ­of Site­ Activity ­Areas (2023)
Book Chapter
Milek, K., Heron, C., Armitage, R. A., & Manoukian, N. (2023). Geochemical ­Prospection­ and the Identification ­of Site­ Activity ­Areas. In M. Pollard, R. A. Armitage, & C. A. Makarewicz (Eds.), Handbook of Archaeological Sciences (1025-1044). (2nd Edition). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119592112.ch51

The archaeological record is much more than distinct, intentionally produced features and objects, such as buildings, earthworks, hearths, ditches, pits, artefacts, and ecofacts. The analysis of spatial patterning in the geochemistry of soils and sed... Read More about Geochemical ­Prospection­ and the Identification ­of Site­ Activity ­Areas.

A multiproxy approach to long-term herbivore grazing dynamics in peatlands based on pollen, coprophilous fungi and faecal biomarkers (2022)
Journal Article
Davies, A., Harrault, L., Milek, K., McClymont, E., Dallimer, M., Hamilton, A., & Warburton, J. (2022). A multiproxy approach to long-term herbivore grazing dynamics in peatlands based on pollen, coprophilous fungi and faecal biomarkers. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 598, Article 111032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.111032

Herbivory plays a significant role in regulating many contemporary terrestrial plant ecosystems, but remains an imperfectly understood component of past ecosystem dynamics because the diagnostic capability of methods is still being tested and refined... Read More about A multiproxy approach to long-term herbivore grazing dynamics in peatlands based on pollen, coprophilous fungi and faecal biomarkers.

Preserved lipid signatures in palaeosols help to distinguish the impacts of palaeoclimate and indigenous peoples on palaeovegetation in northwest Siberia (2022)
Journal Article
Harrault, L., Milek, K., Huguet, A., Anquetil, C., & Anderson, D. (2022). Preserved lipid signatures in palaeosols help to distinguish the impacts of palaeoclimate and indigenous peoples on palaeovegetation in northwest Siberia. Organic Geochemistry, 167, Article 104407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2022.104407

Arctic reindeer herders demonstrate resilience to climate fluctuations by adjusting their pastoral practices to changing environments. The multiple phases of occupation at one of the oldest identified reindeer-herding sites, I͡Arte 6 on the I͡Amal pe... Read More about Preserved lipid signatures in palaeosols help to distinguish the impacts of palaeoclimate and indigenous peoples on palaeovegetation in northwest Siberia.

Revealing the invisible dead: integrated bio-geoarchaeological profiling exposes human and animal remains in a seemingly ‘empty’ Viking-Age burial (2022)
Journal Article
Sulas, F., Schifter Bagge, M., Enevold, R., Harrault, L., Kristiansen, S. M., Ljungberg, T., …Sindbæk, S. M. (2022). Revealing the invisible dead: integrated bio-geoarchaeological profiling exposes human and animal remains in a seemingly ‘empty’ Viking-Age burial. Journal of Archaeological Science, 141, Article 105589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2022.105589

Recent investigations of an apparently ‘empty,’ partly disturbed Viking chamber grave in Denmark (Fregerslev II, dated around the mid-10th century CE) provided an opportunity to develop a novel multi-scale and multi-method analysis of burial and post... Read More about Revealing the invisible dead: integrated bio-geoarchaeological profiling exposes human and animal remains in a seemingly ‘empty’ Viking-Age burial.

Risk and resources: an evaluation of the ability of national soil datasets to predict post-depositional processes in archaeological sites and heritage at risk (2021)
Journal Article
Reid, V., & Milek, K. (2021). Risk and resources: an evaluation of the ability of national soil datasets to predict post-depositional processes in archaeological sites and heritage at risk. Heritage, 4(2), 725-758. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage4020041

Previous studies have demonstrated the vast range of physical, chemical and biological processes that influence the preservation of archaeological sites, yet characterisation at the site-level remains largely unexplored. National datasets on soil typ... Read More about Risk and resources: an evaluation of the ability of national soil datasets to predict post-depositional processes in archaeological sites and heritage at risk.

The archaeology of a landslide: Unravelling the Azores earthquake disaster of 1522 and its consequences (2021)
Journal Article
Gerrard, C., Forlin, P., Froude, M., Petley, D., Gutierrez, A., Treasure, E., …Oliveira, N. (2021). The archaeology of a landslide: Unravelling the Azores earthquake disaster of 1522 and its consequences. European Journal of Archaeology, 24(3), 388-411. https://doi.org/10.1017/eaa.2021.4

The multidisciplinary research described here shows how archaeologists can help reconstruct past seismic episodes and understand the subsequent relief operation, rehabilitation, and reconstruction processes. In October 1522, a major earthquake and la... Read More about The archaeology of a landslide: Unravelling the Azores earthquake disaster of 1522 and its consequences.

The Early Norse occupation (BB): Soil micromorphology (2020)
Book Chapter
Munro, K., & Milek, K. (2020). The Early Norse occupation (BB): Soil micromorphology. In N. Sharples (Ed.), A Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides: Excavations on Mounds 2 and 2A, Bornais, South Uist (68-75). Oxbow Books

House 3 soil micromorphology (2020)
Book Chapter
Milek, K., & Munro, K. (2020). House 3 soil micromorphology. In N. Sharples (Ed.), A Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides: Excavations on Mounds 2 and 2A, Bornais, South Uist (344-353). Oxbow Books

The south hearth (GAC): Soil micromorphology (2020)
Book Chapter
Munro, K., & Milek, K. (2020). The south hearth (GAC): Soil micromorphology. In N. Sharples (Ed.), A Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides: Excavations on Mounds 2 and 2A, Bornais, South Uist (107-110). Oxbow Books

The ancillary structures (GC): Soil micromorphology (2020)
Book Chapter
Milek, K., & Munro, K. (2020). The ancillary structures (GC): Soil micromorphology. In N. Sharples (Ed.), A Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides: Excavations on Mounds 2 and 2A, Bornais, South Uist (409-412). Oxbow Books

The cultivation soil (GAA) and hearth (GAB): Soil micromorphology (2020)
Book Chapter
Munro, K., & Milek, K. (2020). The cultivation soil (GAA) and hearth (GAB): Soil micromorphology. In N. Sharples (Ed.), A Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides: Excavations on Mounds 2 and 2A, Bornais, South Uist (104-107). Oxbow Books

Deposits in the entrance passage (BEG): Soil micromorphology (2020)
Book Chapter
Milek, K., & Munro, K. (2020). Deposits in the entrance passage (BEG): Soil micromorphology. In N. Sharples (Ed.), A Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides: Excavations on Mounds 2 and 2A, Bornais, South Uist (354-357). Oxbow Books

The Late Iron Age occupation (BA): soil micromorphology (2020)
Book Chapter
Munro, K., & Milek, K. (2020). The Late Iron Age occupation (BA): soil micromorphology. In N. Sharples (Ed.), A Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides: Excavations on Mounds 2 and 2A, Bornais, South Uist (37-42). Oxbow Books

House 3 pre-floor features (BEB): Soil micromorphology (2020)
Book Chapter
Milek, K., & Munro, K. (2020). House 3 pre-floor features (BEB): Soil micromorphology. In N. Sharples (Ed.), A Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides: Excavations on Mounds 2 and 2A, Bornais, South Uist (311-313). Oxbow Books

The final occupation of the settlement: Soil micromorphology (2020)
Book Chapter
Milek, K., & Munro, K. (2020). The final occupation of the settlement: Soil micromorphology. In N. Sharples (Ed.), A Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides: Excavations on Mounds 2 and 2A, Bornais, South Uist (506-510). Oxbow Books

New perspectives on the structure of the Antonine Wall (2020)
Book Chapter
Romankiewicz, T., Milek, K., Beckett, C., Russell, B., & Snyder, J. R. (2020). New perspectives on the structure of the Antonine Wall. In D. J. Breeze, & W. S. Hanson (Eds.), The Antonine Wall: Papers in honour of Professor Lawrence Keppie (121-141). Archaeopress

Animal domestication in the high Arctic: Hunting and holding reindeer on the I͡Amal peninsula, northwest Siberia (2019)
Journal Article
Anderson, D. G., Harrault, L., Milek, K. B., Forbes, B. C., Kuoppamaa, M., & Plekhanov, A. V. (2019). Animal domestication in the high Arctic: Hunting and holding reindeer on the I͡Amal peninsula, northwest Siberia. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 55, Article 101079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2019.101079

The history of animal domestication in the Arctic is often represented as marginal or a weak copy of more complex pastoral situations in southern climes. This article re-assesses the classic archaeological site of I͡Arte 6 on the I͡Amal Peninsula of... Read More about Animal domestication in the high Arctic: Hunting and holding reindeer on the I͡Amal peninsula, northwest Siberia.

Faecal biomarkers can distinguish specific mammalian species in modern and past environments (2019)
Journal Article
Harrault, L., Milek, K., Jardé, E., Jeanneau, L., Derrien, M., & Anderson, D. (2019). Faecal biomarkers can distinguish specific mammalian species in modern and past environments. PLoS ONE, 14(2), Article e0211119. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211119

Identifying the presence of animals based on faecal deposits in modern and ancient environments is of primary importance to archaeologists, ecologists, forensic scientists, and watershed managers, but it has proven difficult to distinguish faecal mat... Read More about Faecal biomarkers can distinguish specific mammalian species in modern and past environments.

Transdisciplinary archaeology and the future of archaeological practice: Citizen science, portable science, ethical science (2018)
Journal Article
Milek, K. (2018). Transdisciplinary archaeology and the future of archaeological practice: Citizen science, portable science, ethical science. Norwegian Archaeological Review, 51(1-2), 36-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/00293652.2018.1552312

This paper presents a vision and a pathway for the future of archaeological practice, in which several fields that are currently considered distinct, including community-based collaborative archaeology, indigenous archaeology, and applied archaeology... Read More about Transdisciplinary archaeology and the future of archaeological practice: Citizen science, portable science, ethical science.

Ethno-geoarchaeological study of seasonal occupation: Bhiliscleitir, the Isle of Lewis (2018)
Book Chapter
Kupiec, P., & Milek, K. (2018). Ethno-geoarchaeological study of seasonal occupation: Bhiliscleitir, the Isle of Lewis. In E. Costello, & E. Svensson (Eds.), Historical archaeologies of transhumance across Europe (75-92). Routledge

Early Medieval Shellfish Exploitation in Northwest Europe: Investigations at the Sands of Forvie Shell Middens, Eastern Scotland, and the Role of Coastal Resources in the First Millennium AD (2017)
Journal Article
Noble, G., Turner, J., Hamilton, D., Hastie, L., Knecht, R., Stirling, L., …Milek, K. (2017). Early Medieval Shellfish Exploitation in Northwest Europe: Investigations at the Sands of Forvie Shell Middens, Eastern Scotland, and the Role of Coastal Resources in the First Millennium AD. The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, https://doi.org/10.1080/15564894.2017.1329242

Medieval markets: A soil micromorphological and archaeobotanical study of the urban stratigraphy of Lier (Belgium) (2017)
Journal Article
Wouters, B., Devos, Y., Milek, K., Vrydaghs, L., Bartholomieux, B., Tys, D., …van Asch, N. (2017). Medieval markets: A soil micromorphological and archaeobotanical study of the urban stratigraphy of Lier (Belgium). Quaternary International, 460, 48-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2017.03.002

Market places remain underrepresented in studies of archaeological soil micromorphology. In Lier, micromorphology was applied to gain understanding of the stratigraphy and formation processes of the medieval “Grote Markt”. Block samples were obtained... Read More about Medieval markets: A soil micromorphological and archaeobotanical study of the urban stratigraphy of Lier (Belgium).

Soil micromorphology in urban research: early medieval Antwerp (Belgium) and Viking Age Kaupang (Norway) (2016)
Book Chapter
Wouters, B., Milek, K., Devos, Y., & Tys, D. (2016). Soil micromorphology in urban research: early medieval Antwerp (Belgium) and Viking Age Kaupang (Norway). In B. Jervis, L. G. Broderick, & I. Grau Sologestoa (Eds.), Objects, Environment, and Everyday Life in Medieval Europe (279-295). Brepols Publishers

Constructing society in Viking Age Iceland: Rituals and power (2016)
Book Chapter
Carlisle, T., & Milek, K. (2016). Constructing society in Viking Age Iceland: Rituals and power. In L. Dommasnes, D. Gutsmiedl-Schumann, & A. Hommedal (Eds.), The Farm as a Social Arena (245-272). Waxmann

Elusive sel sites: the geoarchaeological quest for Icelandic shielings and the case for Þorvaldsstaðasel, in northeast Iceland (2016)
Book Chapter
Kupiec, P., Milek, K., Gísladóttir, G., & Woollett, J. (2016). Elusive sel sites: the geoarchaeological quest for Icelandic shielings and the case for Þorvaldsstaðasel, in northeast Iceland. In J. Collis, M. Pearce, & F. Nicolis (Eds.), Summer Farms: Seasonal Exploitation of the Uplands from Prehistory to the Present (221-236). J.R. Collis Publications

Thin section micromorphology of soils and sediments from the Phase 2 church chancel at Reykholt (2016)
Book Chapter
Simpson, I., & Milek, K. (2016). Thin section micromorphology of soils and sediments from the Phase 2 church chancel at Reykholt. In G. Sveinbjarnardóttir (Ed.), Reykholt: The Church Excavations (224-229). National Museum of Iceland

Geostatistical approach to spatial, multi-elemental dataset from an archaeological site in Vatnsfjörður, Iceland (2016)
Journal Article
Mikołajczyk, Ł., & Milek, K. (2016). Geostatistical approach to spatial, multi-elemental dataset from an archaeological site in Vatnsfjörður, Iceland. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 9, 577-585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.08.036

This paper presents the results of geochemical mapping conducted in the coastal zone of a multi-period archaeological (farm) site in Vatnsfjörður, northwest Iceland. The main aim of the study was to test the efficiency of geospatial analysis (based u... Read More about Geostatistical approach to spatial, multi-elemental dataset from an archaeological site in Vatnsfjörður, Iceland.

The Bennachie Colony: A Nineteenth-Century Informal Community in Northeast Scotland (2016)
Journal Article
Oliver, J., Armstrong, J., Milek, K., Schofield, J. E., Vergunst, J., Brochard, T., …Noble, G. (2016). The Bennachie Colony: A Nineteenth-Century Informal Community in Northeast Scotland. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 20(2), 341-377. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-016-0336-7

In this paper we explore the intertwined issues of improvement and community relations within the context of the Colony site, a nineteenth-century informal settlement in Scotland best known through caricatures of the poor and stereotypes of rural liv... Read More about The Bennachie Colony: A Nineteenth-Century Informal Community in Northeast Scotland.

Woven Cultures: New Insights into Pictish and Viking Culture Contact Using the Implements of Textile Production (2016)
Journal Article
Stirling, L., & Milek, K. (2016). Woven Cultures: New Insights into Pictish and Viking Culture Contact Using the Implements of Textile Production. Medieval Archaeology, 59(1), 47-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/00766097.2015.1119385

THIS PAPER PRESENTS A new approach to Pictish and Viking culture contact in Orkney using the material culture of everyday life, focusing in this case on implements used in textile production. The production of textiles was a major component of everyd... Read More about Woven Cultures: New Insights into Pictish and Viking Culture Contact Using the Implements of Textile Production.

Use of phosphorus mapping in assessing coastal activity zones of an Icelandic multi-period site of Vatnsfjörður (2015)
Journal Article
Mikołajczyk, Ł., Ilves, K., May, J., Sveinbjarnarson, Ó. G., & Milek, K. (2015). Use of phosphorus mapping in assessing coastal activity zones of an Icelandic multi-period site of Vatnsfjörður. Journal of Archaeological Science, 59, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2015.03.025

Roles and perceptions of shielings and the mediation of gender identities in Viking and Medieval Iceland (2015)
Book Chapter
Kupiec, P., & Milek, K. (2015). Roles and perceptions of shielings and the mediation of gender identities in Viking and Medieval Iceland. In M. H. Eriksen, U. Pedersen, B. Rundberget, I. Axelsen, & H. L. Berg (Eds.), Viking Worlds: Things, Spaces and Movement (102-123). Oxbow

Insects, activity areas and turf buildings' interiors: An ethno-archaeoentomological case study from 19th to early 20th-century Þverá, northeast Iceland (2014)
Journal Article
Forbes, V., & Milek, K. (2014). Insects, activity areas and turf buildings' interiors: An ethno-archaeoentomological case study from 19th to early 20th-century Þverá, northeast Iceland. Quaternary International, 341, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.10.014

Micromorphology of occupation deposits on archaeological sites (2014)
Book Chapter
Milek, K. (2014). Micromorphology of occupation deposits on archaeological sites. In L. Lisá (Ed.), Soil Micromorphology in General and Archaeological Context (60-79). Mendel University

Interpreting social space and social status in the Viking Age house at Hrísbru using integrated geoarchaeological and microrefuse analyses (2014)
Book Chapter
Milek, K., Zori, D., Connors, C., Baier, W., Baker, K., & Byock, J. (2014). Interpreting social space and social status in the Viking Age house at Hrísbru using integrated geoarchaeological and microrefuse analyses. In D. Zori, & J. Byock (Eds.), Viking Archaeology in Iceland: The Mosfell Archaeological Project (143-162). Brepols Publishers

Historical archaeology and the ‘Colony’: Reflections on fieldwork at a 19th-century settlement in rural Scotland (2013)
Book Chapter
Oliver, J., Noble, G., Shepherd, C., Knecht, R., Milek, K., & Sveinbjarnarson, O. (2013). Historical archaeology and the ‘Colony’: Reflections on fieldwork at a 19th-century settlement in rural Scotland. In C. Shepherd (Ed.), Chapel of Garioch: The Bailies of Bennachie (103-124). The Bailies of Bennachie (Chapel of Garioch)

Integrated geoarchaeological methods for the determination of site activity areas: a study of a Viking Age house in Reykjavik, Iceland (2013)
Journal Article
Milek, K. B., & Roberts, H. M. (2013). Integrated geoarchaeological methods for the determination of site activity areas: a study of a Viking Age house in Reykjavik, Iceland. Journal of Archaeological Science, 40(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.10.031

Building and keeping house in 19th-century Iceland: Domestic improvements at Hornbrekka, Skagafjörður (2013)
Journal Article
Edwald, Á., & Milek, K. (2013). Building and keeping house in 19th-century Iceland: Domestic improvements at Hornbrekka, Skagafjörður

The Roles of Pit Houses and Gendered Spaces on Viking-Age Farmsteads in Iceland (2012)
Journal Article
Milek, K. (2012). The Roles of Pit Houses and Gendered Spaces on Viking-Age Farmsteads in Iceland. Medieval Archaeology, 56(1), https://doi.org/10.1179/0076609712z.0000000004

Floor formation processes and the interpretation of site activity areas: An ethnoarchaeological study of turf buildings at Thverá, northeast Iceland (2012)
Journal Article
Milek, K. B. (2012). Floor formation processes and the interpretation of site activity areas: An ethnoarchaeological study of turf buildings at Thverá, northeast Iceland. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 31(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2011.11.001

Micromorphology (2012)
Book Chapter
Milek, K. (2012). Micromorphology. In N. Sharples (Ed.), A Late Iron Age Farmstead in the Outer Hebrides: Excavations at Mound 1, Bornais, South Uist (54-61). Oxbow

The geoarchaeological evidence (2012)
Book Chapter
French, C., & Milek, K. (2012). The geoarchaeological evidence. In J. Tipper (Ed.), Experimental Archaeology and Fire: The Investigation of a Burnt Reconstruction at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village (77-89). Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service

Quoygrew and its landscape context (2012)
Book Chapter
Barrett, J., Farr, L., Redhouse, D., Richer, S., Zimmermann, J., Sharpe, L., …O’Connor, T. (2012). Quoygrew and its landscape context. In J. Barrett (Ed.), Being an Islander: Production and Identity at Quoyrew, Orkney, AD 900-1600 (25-46). McDonald Institute

Science Panel Report (2012)
Dataset
Milek, K., & Jones, R. (2012). Science Panel Report. [Dataset]

Investigation of Iron Age north-eastern Scottish glass beads using element analysis with LA-ICP-MS (2011)
Journal Article
Bertini, M., Shortland, A., Milek, K., & Krupp, E. M. (2011). Investigation of Iron Age north-eastern Scottish glass beads using element analysis with LA-ICP-MS. Journal of Archaeological Science, 38(10), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.06.019

Reconstructing aspects of daily life in late 19th and early 20th-century Iceland: archaeoentomological analysis of the Vatnsfjörður Farm, NW Iceland (2010)
Journal Article
Forbes, V., Bain, A., Gísladóttir, G. A., & Milek, K. (2010). Reconstructing aspects of daily life in late 19th and early 20th-century Iceland: archaeoentomological analysis of the Vatnsfjörður Farm, NW Iceland

Micromorphological analysis (2009)
Book Chapter
Milek, K. (2009). Micromorphological analysis. In S. Lucy, J. Tipper, & A. Dickens (Eds.), The Anglo-Saxon Settlement and Cemetery at Bloodmoor Hill, Carlton Colville, Suffolk (152-161). Cambridge Archaeological Unit

The palaeoenvironment of Mývatnssveit during the Viking Age and Early Medieval Period (2009)
Book Chapter
Lawson, I., Milek, K., Adderley, W., Casely, A., Church, M., Duarte, L., …Simpson, I. (2009). The palaeoenvironment of Mývatnssveit during the Viking Age and Early Medieval Period. In G. Lucas (Ed.), Hofstaðir: Excavations of a Viking Age Feasting Hall (26-54). Fornleifastofnun Islands (Reykjavik)

Review of Smith, D. N., Brickley, M. B. and Smith, W. (eds). 2005. Fertile Ground. Papers in Honour of Susan Limbrey (Symposia of the Association for Environmental Archaeology No. 22) (2008)
Journal Article
Milek, K. (2008). Review of Smith, D. N., Brickley, M. B. and Smith, W. (eds). 2005. Fertile Ground. Papers in Honour of Susan Limbrey (Symposia of the Association for Environmental Archaeology No. 22). Environmental Archaeology, 13, 190-192

Soils and sediments in the settlement and harbour at Kaupang (2007)
Book Chapter
Milek, K., & French, C. (2007). Soils and sediments in the settlement and harbour at Kaupang. In D. Skre (Ed.), Kaupang in Skiringssal (321-360). Aarhus University Press

Reykholt: the palaeoecology of a high status Icelandic farm (2007)
Journal Article
Sveinbjarnardóttir, G., Erlendsson, E., Vickers, K., McGovern, T., Milek, K., Edwards, K., …Cook, G. (2007). Reykholt: the palaeoecology of a high status Icelandic farm. Environmental Archaeology, 12(2), 187-206. https://doi.org/10.1179/174963107x226453

Soil micromorphology (2005)
Book Chapter
Milek, K. (2005). Soil micromorphology. In N. Sharples (Ed.), . Oxbow Books

Four micromorphology samples were analysed from the primary occupation deposits within a structure connected to a corn-drying kiln at the site of Bornais, on the island of South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides. The floors were composed predominantly of p... Read More about Soil micromorphology.

Interpreting the Viking Age to Medieval period transition in Norse Orkney through cultural soil and sediment analyses (2005)
Journal Article
Simpson, I. A., Barrett, J. H., & Milek, K. B. (2005). Interpreting the Viking Age to Medieval period transition in Norse Orkney through cultural soil and sediment analyses. Geoarchaeology, 20(4), https://doi.org/10.1002/gea.20054

Sediment micromorphology (2002)
Book Chapter
Milek, K., & French, C. (2002). Sediment micromorphology. In M. Hinman (Ed.), Deeply Stratified Medieval and Post-Medieval Remains at Market Mews, Wisbech (38-48). Cambridgeshire County Council

Environmental archaeology and the interpretation of social space. A comment on ‘Reconstructing house activity areas’ (2001)
Book Chapter
Milek, K. (2001). Environmental archaeology and the interpretation of social space. A comment on ‘Reconstructing house activity areas’. In U. Albarella (Ed.), Environmental Archaeology: Meaning and Purpose (271-281). Kluwer

A reinterpretation of the Great Pit at Hofstaðir, Iceland, using sediment thin section micromorphology (1999)
Journal Article
Hofstaðir, Iceland, using sediment thin section micromorphology. Geoarchaeology, 14(6), 511-530. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28sici%291520-6548%28199908%2914%3A6%3C511%3A%3Aaid-gea3%3E3.0.co%3B2-1

Settlement in thin section: the application of sediment micromorphology to the interpretation of Norse farmsteads in Iceland (1999)
Book Chapter
the interpretation of Norse farmsteads in Iceland. In C. Fabech, & J. Ringtved (Eds.), Settlement and Landscape. Proceedings of a Conference in Århus, Denmark, May 4-7, 1998 (497-498). Jutland Archaeological Society

Archaeological sediments and site formation at Hofstaðir, Mývatn, NE Iceland (1998)
Journal Article
Simpson, I., Milek, K., & Guðmundsson, G. (1998). Archaeological sediments and site formation at Hofstaðir, Mývatn, NE Iceland

History and environmental archaeology in Medieval Europe: a review of recent discussions (1997)
Journal Article
discussions. Archaeological review from Cambridge, 14, 99-103

Soil micromorphology and the medieval urban environment: examples from Ely and Peterborough, England (1997)
Book Chapter
Milek, K. (1997). Soil micromorphology and the medieval urban environment: examples from Ely and Peterborough, England. In G. De Boe, & V. Verhaeghe (Eds.), Environment and Subsistence in Medieval Europe (155-168). Institute of Archaeological Heritage (Zellik, Belgium)