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Cattle are a common component in zooarchaeological assemblages from the Late Neolithic in Britain and were undoubtedly important in both the economic and ritual spheres of Neolithic life. At present relatively little is known about the role of…

Bones of wild boar and early domestic pigs are very hard to differentiate. This is especially true when the size difference is small and domestic pigs for a long time looked very similar to wild boar, as in Norway. Studies of prehistoric diets, using…

The spread of domestic plants and animals into Europe from the Near East, and subsequent local European domestication, has recently been the focus of large-scale genetic studies targeting both ancient and modern DNA. For example, Larson et al. (2005,…

Traditional Morphometrics have been used extensively to investigate the spread and adoption of the Neolithic revolution throughout Europe, based on the morphological distinctions between wild and domestic animals and their interaction with humans.…

There is a lot of interest in Early-Middle Epipalaeolithic mobility patterns in the Near East to try and understand the build up towards permanent settlement in the Natufian. Current theories relating to the Early-Middle Epipalaeolithic ‘mega…

Palaeopathology in human osteoarchaeology has developed considerably in the last three decades. Successful alliances have been forged between medical practitioners, archaeologists, and anthropologists, resulting in both a structured and standardised…