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LeCHE project and the Archaeozoology of Early Dairying (Roz Gillis)
Lactase persistence and the Cultural History of Europe (LeCHE) is a large training network in ‘archaeological science’. It comprises of two Early researchers (ER1 and 2) and 13 Early stage researchers (ESR1-13), 15 short (3 month) visiting ESRs…
Of Shepherds and Flocks: Developments in sheep and goat animal husbandry Late Neolithic Tell Sabi Abyad (Anna Russell)
Sheep and goats are the dominant species in the majority of Late Neolithic sites across the Fertile Crescent. These hardy medium ungulates form the basis of the animal husbandry at these sites and they are the staple food source together with…
Sometimes Less is More: Comparison of Rapid and Traditional Recording Methods, Bantycock Mine, Balderton (Angela Trentacoste)
Many methods of recording and quantification are currently employed in vertebrate faunal analysis. Over the last few decades, methods that include only a restricted suite of skeletal parts have grown in popularity for their ability to rapidly record…
Cattle on the hoof: Strontium isotope analysis of cattle teeth from Late Neolithic Durrington Walls (Sarah Viner, Jane Evans, Umberto Albarella, Mike Parker Pearson)
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…
The lost pigs: from wild boar to domestic pigs in Norway (stable isotopes) (Jørgen Rosvold)
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…
Investigating Early Neolithic gene flow from the Near East into Europe using ancient Sus DNA (Linus Girdland Flink, Keith Dobney, A.R. Hoelzel, Greger Larsen)
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,…
Morphometric Variation in Ancient and Modern Sus scrofa (Joseph Owen, Una Strand-Vidarsdottir, Peter Rowley-Conwy, Keith Dobney)
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.…
Developing a Tool for using Dental Cementum to explore Seasonality of the Early-Middle Epipalaeolithic Azraq Basin, Jordan (Jennifer Jones)
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 Zooarchaeology: The Application of Skeletal Lesion Patterning and Differential Diagnosis to the Study of a Zoonotic Disease (Jeanette Wooding)
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…
Kansa, Sarah Whitcher, Eric C Kansa and Jason M Schultz (2007) An Open Context for Near Eastern Archaeology. Near Eastern Archaeology 70(4): 187-193.
The common use by archaeologists of ubiquitous technologies such as computers and digital cameras means that archaeological research projects now produce huge amounts of diverse, digital documentation. However, while the technology is available to…