Malcolm Lillie
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- Dietary Reconstruction, Mesolithic Europe, Ukraine, Wetlands, Memorialisation, Stable Isotope Analysis, and 5 moreCmetery studies and analysis of mortuary contexts, Cemetery Studies and Analysis of Mortuary Contexts, Hunter-Gatheres and Farmers, Transitions to Farming, and Shifts from food extracting to food producing lifewaysedit
- Malcolm is currently a visiting researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, National Academy of Sciences, Kyiv, Ukrai... moreMalcolm is currently a visiting researcher at the Institute of Archaeology, National Academy of Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine. He was Professor of Archaeology at Umeå University in Sweden to 31st August 2023, and was Visiting Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology & Wetland Science at the University of Hull, England between 2019-2022. He joined Hull University in 1994. Malcolm has been an archaeologist for 39 years specialising in studies of both wetlands (excavation, water table monitoring and in situ preservation) and human remains (pathology, palaeoanthropology, diet, dating and the transition to farming, amongst other areas).
After leaving Caldicot Comprehensive School, South Wales, with an O level grade B in Art and an E in Geography (1979) Malcolm worked at several jobs including labouring, welding, and warehouse work before being forced to take a place on the Manpower Services Commission scheme to hide Tory unemployment figures in 1985 - fortunately he chose a place on an archaeological excavation run by GGAT.
Malcolm subsequently undertook undergraduate archaeology studies at Nottingham University (BA Hons) and postgraduate degrees at Sheffield (MSc in Environmental Archaeology & Palaeoeconomy and a PhD studying human remains at the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in Ukraine) (1987-1999), the latter supervised by the late Professor Marek Zvelebil.
He joined the English Heritage funded Humber Wetlands Survey in 1994 (finishing his PhD studies as a part-time student between 1994-1999), and after 20+ years at Hull University England, where he moved through the system from Research Assistant to Professor (Personal Chair), Malcolm moved to Umeå University in Sweden in March 2019 and took up the post of Professor of Archaeology from 1st April that year.
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This paper outlines the results of twenty-eight years of collaborations between the authors and colleagues in Kiev, initiated when the first author began PhD research at Sheffield University under the supervision of the late Professor... more
This paper outlines the results of twenty-eight years of collaborations between the authors and colleagues in Kiev, initiated when the first author began PhD research at Sheffield University under the supervision of the late Professor Marek Zvelebil in 1992. From the outset of this doctoral research Professor Dmitri Telegin, to whom this paper is dedicated, and Dr. Inna Potekhina, were fundamental not only to the success of the original research programme, but in terms of the considerable generosity, insight and friendship that was extended to
the lead author as he navigated his way through the earlier Holocene parts of Ukrainian prehistory. The current study is as much a result of the work of the current authors as it is of collaboration and collegiality of
these colleagues.
The topics considered throughout this paper focus around the key observations and themes that have been developed since the research began. It also aims to highlight those areas where inconsistencies occur, and where clarification is deemed warranted due to the activities
of researchers who have failed to fully appreciate the nuances of Ukrainian prehistory and multi-disciplinary research agendas. It is apparent that, in light of a recent «gold rush» to claim ownership of the materials available in Ukraine, at prehistoric sites of all periods,
there is clearly a need for a considered and careful approach to the data generated from dietary isotope and related studies. Furthermore, our research since the early 1990s has shown that misidentification of fragmentary or isolated bone in both primary and secondary contexts can lead to erroneous interpretations and occasional «flights of fancy». This paper will outline a number of the issues identified, and also explore issues around data use and representation in an attempt to offer some balance to discussions of prehistoric diet and chronology in Ukraine.
the lead author as he navigated his way through the earlier Holocene parts of Ukrainian prehistory. The current study is as much a result of the work of the current authors as it is of collaboration and collegiality of
these colleagues.
The topics considered throughout this paper focus around the key observations and themes that have been developed since the research began. It also aims to highlight those areas where inconsistencies occur, and where clarification is deemed warranted due to the activities
of researchers who have failed to fully appreciate the nuances of Ukrainian prehistory and multi-disciplinary research agendas. It is apparent that, in light of a recent «gold rush» to claim ownership of the materials available in Ukraine, at prehistoric sites of all periods,
there is clearly a need for a considered and careful approach to the data generated from dietary isotope and related studies. Furthermore, our research since the early 1990s has shown that misidentification of fragmentary or isolated bone in both primary and secondary contexts can lead to erroneous interpretations and occasional «flights of fancy». This paper will outline a number of the issues identified, and also explore issues around data use and representation in an attempt to offer some balance to discussions of prehistoric diet and chronology in Ukraine.
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This volume covers the Prehistory of Ukraine from the Lower Palaeolithic through to the end of the Neolithic periods. This is the first comprehensive synthesis of Ukrainian Prehistory from earliest times through until the Neolithic Period... more
This volume covers the Prehistory of Ukraine from the Lower Palaeolithic through to the end of the Neolithic periods. This is the first comprehensive synthesis of Ukrainian Prehistory from earliest times through until the Neolithic Period undertaken by researchers who are currently investigating the Prehistory of Ukraine. At present there are no other English language books on this subject that provide a current synthesis for these periods. The chapters in this volume provide up-to-date overviews of all aspects of prehistoric culture development in Ukraine and present details of the key sites and finds for the periods studied. The book includes the most recent research from all areas of prehistory up to the Neolithic period, and, in addition, areas such as recent radiocarbon dating and its implications for culture chronology are considered; as is a consideration of aDNA and the new insights into culture history this area of research affords; alongside recent macrofossil studies of plant use, and anthropological and stable isotope studies of diet, which all combine to allow greater insights into the nature of human subsistence and cultural developments across the Palaeolithic to Neolithic periods in Ukraine. It is anticipated that this book will be an invaluable resource for students of prehistory throughout Europe in providing an English-language text that is written by researchers who are active in their respective fields and who possess an intimate knowledge of Ukrainian prehistory.
Malcolm C. Lillie (PhD 1998, University of Sheffield) is Professor of Archaeology at Umeå University, Sweden. Previously he was Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology and Wetland Science at the University of Hull, England. Malcolm undertook MSc and PhD research at Sheffield University, the latter under the supervision of the late Professor Marek Zvelebil. His main research interests are the Prehistory of Ukraine, in situ preservation in wetlands, prehistoric and wetlands archaeology in general and the analysis of prehistoric human remains.
Inna Potekhina (PhD 1992, Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev) is Head of the Bioarchaeology Department in the Institute of Archeology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev and an Associate Professor at the University of 'Kyiv-Mohyla Academy', where she teaches a course of anthropology and bioarchaeology. Inna is an author of more than 150 articles and four monographs on the anthropology of the prehistoric populations of Ukraine and Eastern Europe, the genomic history of Mesolithic-Eneolithic Ukraine and palaeodemography and palaeodiet reconstructions.
Chelsea Budd (PhD 2016, University of Oxford) is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Archaeology at the University of Umeå, Sweden. Her main research interests are Early European Prehistory, isotope geochemistry and the application of statistical modelling techniques to archaeological research.
Malcolm C. Lillie (PhD 1998, University of Sheffield) is Professor of Archaeology at Umeå University, Sweden. Previously he was Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology and Wetland Science at the University of Hull, England. Malcolm undertook MSc and PhD research at Sheffield University, the latter under the supervision of the late Professor Marek Zvelebil. His main research interests are the Prehistory of Ukraine, in situ preservation in wetlands, prehistoric and wetlands archaeology in general and the analysis of prehistoric human remains.
Inna Potekhina (PhD 1992, Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev) is Head of the Bioarchaeology Department in the Institute of Archeology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev and an Associate Professor at the University of 'Kyiv-Mohyla Academy', where she teaches a course of anthropology and bioarchaeology. Inna is an author of more than 150 articles and four monographs on the anthropology of the prehistoric populations of Ukraine and Eastern Europe, the genomic history of Mesolithic-Eneolithic Ukraine and palaeodemography and palaeodiet reconstructions.
Chelsea Budd (PhD 2016, University of Oxford) is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Archaeology at the University of Umeå, Sweden. Her main research interests are Early European Prehistory, isotope geochemistry and the application of statistical modelling techniques to archaeological research.
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– This paper presents an analysis of human and animal remains from Verteba cave, near Bilche Zolote, western Ukraine. This study was prompted by a paucity of direct dates on this material and the need to contextualise these remains in... more
– This paper presents an analysis of human and animal remains from Verteba cave, near Bilche Zolote, western Ukraine. This study was prompted by a paucity of direct dates on this material and the need to contextualise these remains in relation both to the transition from hunting and gathering to farming in Ukraine, and their specific place within the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture sequence. The new absolute dating places the remains studied here in Trypillia stages BII/CI at c. 3900–3500 cal BC, with one individual now redated to the Early Scythian period. As such, these finds are even more exceptional than previously assumed, being some of the earliest discovered for this culture. The isotope analyses indicate that these individuals are local to the region, with the dietary stable isotopes indicating a C3 terrestrial diet for the Trypillia-period humans analysed. The Scythian period individual has δ 13 C ratios indicative of either c. 50% marine, or alternatively C4 plant inputs into the diet, despite δ 18 O and 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios that are comparable to the other individuals studied. IZVLE∞EK – V ≠lanku predstavljamo analizo ≠love∏kih in ∫ivalskih ostankov iz jame Verteba blizu kraja Bilche Zolote v zahodni Ukrajini. πtudija je nastala zaradi pomanjkljivega ∏tevila datumov iz teh ostankov in iz potrebe po kontekstualiziranju najdb v odnosu tako do prehoda iz lovsko-nabiral-ni∏ke dru∫be v poljedelsko v Ukrajini kot tudi glede na poseben prostor, ki ga imajo te najdbe znotraj kulturne sekvence Cucuteni-Tripolje. Novi absolutni datumi postavljajo ostanke faze BII/CI kulture Tripolje v ≠as ok. 3900–3500 pr. n. ∏t., medtem ko je eden od pokopov zdaj ponovno datiran v ≠as zgodnjega skitskega obdobja, kar pomeni, da gre za ene najstarej∏ih najdb te kulture. Analiza izoto-pov ka∫e, da so bili pokojni lokalni prebivalci regije, analiza stabilnih izotopov pa ka∫e na C 3 kopen-sko prehrano ljudi v ≠asu kulture Tripolje. Pokop iz skitskega obdobja ka∫e glede na δ 13 C vrednosti na ok. 50% morske prehrane, oziroma na C4 rastline, vklju≠ene v prehrano, kljub temu da so dele-∫i izotopov δ 18 O in 87 Sr/ 86 Sr primerljivi s preostalimi vzorci ljudi na najdi∏≠u. KEY WORDS – Trypillia farming culture; AMS dating; radiogenic isotopes; stable isotopes; diet KLJU∞NE BESEDE – poljedelska kultura Tripolje; AMS datiranje; radioaktivni izotopi; stabilni izotopi; prehrana Prva analiza izotopov in novi radiokarbonski datumi poljedelcev kulture Tripolje iz jame Verteba, Bilche Zolote, Ukrajina
Aktopraklık is a settlement site composed of three areas (A–C) in the Marmara region of northwest Anatolia, with phases of occupation that date to the Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic periods, mid-seventh to mid-sixth millennium BC... more
Aktopraklık is a settlement site composed of three areas (A–C) in the Marmara region of northwest Anatolia, with phases of occupation that date to the Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic periods, mid-seventh to mid-sixth millennium BC (ca. 6400–5600 cal. BC). Here, we present 54 human and fauna bone collagen stable isotope results from the site, alongside five modern fish bone collagen isotope results, to examine the nature of human diet. The stable isotope analysis shows that human diet comprised the consumption of select C 3 terrestrial resources, with a preference for domestic animal proteins over plant proteins. The evidence to date suggests that animal husbandry was at the forefront of Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic subsistence practices. No isotopic difference in humans is observed between biological sex or between areas B and C at the settlement.
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The agricultural revolution in Eastern Europe began in the Eneolithic with the Cucuteni-Try-pillia culture complex. In Ukraine, the Trypillian culture (TC) existed for over two millennia (ca. 5,400–2,700 BCE) and left a wealth of... more
The agricultural revolution in Eastern Europe began in the Eneolithic with the Cucuteni-Try-pillia culture complex. In Ukraine, the Trypillian culture (TC) existed for over two millennia (ca. 5,400–2,700 BCE) and left a wealth of artifacts. Yet, their burial rituals remain a mystery and to date almost nothing is known about the genetic composition of the TC population. One of the very few TC sites where human remains can be found is a cave called Verteba in western Ukraine. This report presents four partial and four complete mitochondrial genomes from nine TC individuals uncovered in the cave. The results of this analysis, combined with the data from previous reports, indicate that the Trypillian population at Verteba carried, for the most part, a typical Neolithic farmer package of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages traced to Anatolian farmers and Neolithic farming groups of central Europe. At the same time, the find of two specimens belonging to haplogroup U8b1 at Verteba can be viewed as a connection of TC with the Upper Paleolithic European populations. At the level of mtDNA haplogroup frequencies, the TC population from Verteba demonstrates a close genetic relationship with population groups of the Funnel Beaker/ Trichterbecker cultural complex from central and northern Europe (ca. 3,950–2,500 BCE).
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Recent research has identified the existence of a freshwater reservoir effect influencing the radiocarbon dating of human skeletal remains from the Dnieper region of Ukraine (Lillie et al. 2009). The current study outlines the evidence... more
Recent research has identified the existence of a freshwater reservoir effect influencing the radiocarbon dating of human skeletal remains from the Dnieper region of Ukraine (Lillie et al. 2009). The current study outlines the evidence for freshwater resource exploitation throughout the period ~10,200–3700 cal BC, and presents the available evidence for the existence of dietary offsets in the 14 C dates obtained. We have obtained human skeletal material from 54 Epipaleolithic to Mesolithic period individuals and 267 Neolithic to Eneolithic individuals, from 13 cemeteries, since our research in Ukraine began in 1992. Here, we present the initial results of stable isotope analysis of Eneolithic individuals from the Igren VIII cemetery alongside the Epipaleolithic to Eneolithic samples that have previously been analyzed. When contrasted against the evidence from the prehistoric fauna and fish remains studied, and modern fish species from the Dnieper region, we continue to see variability in diets at the population level, both internally and across cemeteries. We also observed temporal variability in human diets across these chronological periods. The fish samples (both archaeological and modern) show a wide range of isotope ratios for both δ 13 C and δ 15 N, which could prove significant when interpreting the dietary sources being exploited. This information directly informs the 14 C dating program as an inherent degree of complexity is introduced into the dating of individuals whose diets combine freshwater and terrestrial sources in differing quantities and at differing temporal and/or spatial scales (e.g. Bronk Ramsey et al. 2014).
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The Seversky Donets River (Northern Donets) basin in eastern Ukraine and the Lower Don River valley in Russia were inhabited by populations that have been considered to be one of the earliest pottery-using cultures in Europe. The early... more
The Seversky Donets River (Northern Donets) basin in eastern Ukraine and the Lower Don River valley in Russia were inhabited by populations that have been considered to be one of the earliest pottery-using cultures in Europe. The early pottery sites are all located on riverbanks and contain middens with many mollusk shells and fish bones. This suggests the intense exploitation of freshwater resources. The accuracy of radiocarbon dates obtained from these locations is of crucial importance for understanding the development of new technologies, diversification of the food consumed and its preparation strategies, as well as the degree of sedentism in this region, associated with the beginnings of pottery-making technology. The chronology of Neolithic sites in this region, however, was developed on the basis of 14C dates commonly obtained through the dating of freshwater mollusk shells, pottery with mollusk shell temper, or organic residue on pottery shards. Such samples are potentially affected by the freshwater reservoir effect, raising concerns about the accuracy of those dates. This paper presents accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) 14C dates from a small pilot study from sites in eastern Ukraine in order to test for the presence of the reservoir effect in this region. The AMS 14C dates presented in this paper challenge the 14C chronology based on mollusk shell or organic residue, which appears to generate much older dates than those on wood charcoal or terrestrial animal bone.
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This paper presents new AMS dating of organic finds from the Shigir (Shigirsky) peat bog, located in the Sverdlovsk Province, Kirovgrad District of the Urals. The bog is located immediately south of the river Severnaya Shuraly, with the... more
This paper presents new AMS dating of organic finds from the Shigir (Shigirsky) peat bog, located in the Sverdlovsk Province, Kirovgrad District of the Urals. The bog is located immediately south of the river Severnaya Shuraly, with the Urals to the west. Intermittent survey and excavation has been undertaken at this location since 1879, resulting in the recovery of in excess of 3000 cultural artefacts, including oars, sculptures of birds, snake figurines, wooden skis, arrowheads, and fish hooks. The dates presented here indicate that not only is there a long duration of human use of the wetlands at Shigir, but that the artefact forms also appear to have a significant duration of use throughout the earlier prehistoric periods considered here.
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This paper presents preliminary results of new radiocarbon dating of human, faunal and fish skeletal remains from a number of the cemeteries from the Middle and Lower Dnieper Basin, Ukraine. The results appear to demonstrate the presence... more
This paper presents preliminary results of new radiocarbon dating of human, faunal and fish skeletal remains from a number of the cemeteries from the Middle and Lower Dnieper Basin, Ukraine. The results appear to demonstrate the presence of a radiocarbon reservoir effect during the Neolithic–Eneolithic periods, the first time that this has been identified in this region. The data indicate
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Alt et al. have reported in Scientific Correspondence what they thought to be the first `unequivocal' evidence for the existence of healed trepanations (cranial surgery) from Ensisheim, Alsace, dated to 5100 BC. However, there is... more
Alt et al. have reported in Scientific Correspondence what they thought to be the first `unequivocal' evidence for the existence of healed trepanations (cranial surgery) from Ensisheim, Alsace, dated to 5100 BC. However, there is compelling evidence that such intra vitem surgery was carried out at an earlier date in eastern Europe, during the preceding Mesolithic period.
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This paper presents the initial stages of an interdisciplinary study of human skeletal remains interred at Verteba Cave, western Ukraine. This site has been described previously as a " ritual site of the Trypillian culture complex " by... more
This paper presents the initial stages of an interdisciplinary study of human skeletal remains interred at Verteba Cave, western Ukraine. This site has been described previously as a " ritual site of the Trypillian culture complex " by Nikitin et al. (2010), and the material considered here is one of seven crania recovered during excavations at Verteba between 2008 and 2010. Palaeopathological analysis of the individual considered here indicates that this is a young adult female with evidence for peri-mortem injury, cranial surgery and processing for interment. This evidence, together with the burial context itself, provides the first insights into early stage Trypillia culture inter-personal interactions and burial ritual in this region of Ukraine.
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Full reference: Bartosiewicz, L. and M.C. Lillie. 2015. Subsistence practices in central and eastern Europe, in Fowler, C., Harding, J. and D. Hofmann (eds.) Handbook of Neolithic Europe, Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 411-28.
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... In the Danubian Iron Gates sites Bonsall et al. [5] have concluded that Mesolithic individuals generally had isotope values that indicated diets predominantly derived from freshwater fish from the Danube, while in the subsequent... more
... In the Danubian Iron Gates sites Bonsall et al. [5] have concluded that Mesolithic individuals generally had isotope values that indicated diets predominantly derived from freshwater fish from the Danube, while in the subsequent Neolithic period freshwater fish were not as ...
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... region increased incidence of caries is ac-companied by the increased intake of starchy foods asso-ciated with the transition, whilst in the southern Baltic region and at Vlasac in the Yugoslavian Iron Gates re-gion high ...... more
... region increased incidence of caries is ac-companied by the increased intake of starchy foods asso-ciated with the transition, whilst in the southern Baltic region and at Vlasac in the Yugoslavian Iron Gates re-gion high ... Mesolithic Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic Neolithic ...
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This paper presents the results of new stable isotope (carbon and nitrogen) analysis of human, faunal and fish remains from thirteen cemeteries from the Middle and Lower Dnieper Basin, Ukraine. The results are integrated with earlier... more
This paper presents the results of new stable isotope (carbon and nitrogen) analysis of human, faunal and fish remains from thirteen cemeteries from the Middle and Lower Dnieper Basin, Ukraine. The results are integrated with earlier analyses, undertaken solely on ...
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... contrasts markedly with those Mesolithic cem-eteries in the Danubian Iron Gates and south-ern Scandinavia in this respect (cJ Jacobs 1993: 311). The Neolithic cemeteries in the region of the Dnieper Rapids are often very large, with ...
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... Malcolm Lillie1 and Chelsea Budd2 ... Other species that were identified from the archaeofaunal assemblage of the Zvejnieki complex (settlements and cemetery) include beaver, marten, badger, wild horse, otter, brown bear, fox, wolf,... more
... Malcolm Lillie1 and Chelsea Budd2 ... Other species that were identified from the archaeofaunal assemblage of the Zvejnieki complex (settlements and cemetery) include beaver, marten, badger, wild horse, otter, brown bear, fox, wolf, wild cat, wildfowl, fish (including pike, perch ...
... periods. 1 Introduction As archaeologists we are charged with expanding knowledge of the past (cf Lesick 1997). We are fortu-nate in that, in 're'-constructing the past, we now have... more
... periods. 1 Introduction As archaeologists we are charged with expanding knowledge of the past (cf Lesick 1997). We are fortu-nate in that, in 're'-constructing the past, we now have many new scientific approaches available to us. ...
– This paper presents an analysis of human and animal remains from Verteba cave, near Bilche Zolote, western Ukraine. This study was prompted by a paucity of direct dates on this material and the need to contextualise these remains in... more
– This paper presents an analysis of human and animal remains from Verteba cave, near Bilche Zolote, western Ukraine. This study was prompted by a paucity of direct dates on this material and the need to contextualise these remains in relation both to the transition from hunting and gathering to farming in Ukraine, and their specific place within the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture sequence. The new absolute dating places the remains studied here in Trypillia stages BII/CI at c. 3900–3500 cal BC, with one individual now redated to the Early Scythian period. As such, these finds are even more exceptional than previously assumed, being some of the earliest discovered for this culture. The isotope analyses indicate that these individuals are local to the region, with the dietary stable isotopes indicating a C3 terrestrial diet for the Trypillia-period humans analysed. The Scythian period individual has δ 13 C ratios indicative of either c. 50% marine, or alternatively C4 plant inputs into the diet, despite δ 18 O and 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios that are comparable to the other individuals studied. IZVLE∞EK – V ≠lanku predstavljamo analizo ≠love∏kih in ∫ivalskih ostankov iz jame Verteba blizu kraja Bilche Zolote v zahodni Ukrajini. πtudija je nastala zaradi pomanjkljivega ∏tevila datumov iz teh ostankov in iz potrebe po kontekstualiziranju najdb v odnosu tako do prehoda iz lovsko-nabiral-ni∏ke dru∫be v poljedelsko v Ukrajini kot tudi glede na poseben prostor, ki ga imajo te najdbe znotraj kulturne sekvence Cucuteni-Tripolje. Novi absolutni datumi postavljajo ostanke faze BII/CI kulture Tripolje v ≠as ok. 3900–3500 pr. n. ∏t., medtem ko je eden od pokopov zdaj ponovno datiran v ≠as zgodnjega skitskega obdobja, kar pomeni, da gre za ene najstarej∏ih najdb te kulture. Analiza izoto-pov ka∫e, da so bili pokojni lokalni prebivalci regije, analiza stabilnih izotopov pa ka∫e na C 3 kopen-sko prehrano ljudi v ≠asu kulture Tripolje. Pokop iz skitskega obdobja ka∫e glede na δ 13 C vrednosti na ok. 50% morske prehrane, oziroma na C4 rastline, vklju≠ene v prehrano, kljub temu da so dele-∫i izotopov δ 18 O in 87 Sr/ 86 Sr primerljivi s preostalimi vzorci ljudi na najdi∏≠u. KEY WORDS – Trypillia farming culture; AMS dating; radiogenic isotopes; stable isotopes; diet KLJU∞NE BESEDE – poljedelska kultura Tripolje; AMS datiranje; radioaktivni izotopi; stabilni izotopi; prehrana Prva analiza izotopov in novi radiokarbonski datumi poljedelcev kulture Tripolje iz jame Verteba, Bilche Zolote, Ukrajina
Palaeoenvironmental and geomorphological investigations have been carried out in two areas of gravel extraction on the floodplain of the River Trent at the sites of Langford and Besthorpe, north of Newark, Notts. These investigations have... more
Palaeoenvironmental and geomorphological investigations have been carried out in two areas of gravel extraction on the floodplain of the River Trent at the sites of Langford and Besthorpe, north of Newark, Notts. These investigations have identified large trunks of trees securely stratified within the Floodplain gravels. Palynological analysis coupled with the identification of human and animal remains and archaeological artefacts, indicate that a Holocene date can be attributed to these deposits. This dating would at first appear anomalous given the Late Pleistocene age usually attributed to the gravels of the floodplain terrace, and indicate that reworking of the Floodplain gravels has occurred during the Holocene.
KEYWORDS: Lower Trent Valley, Holocene palaeoenvironments, geomorphology, floodplain gravel.
KEYWORDS: Lower Trent Valley, Holocene palaeoenvironments, geomorphology, floodplain gravel.
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... ml; c. 0.1 μCi, L-[U-14 C] leucine) (Amersham Pharmacia, Biotech Ltd, UK) was added to 10 ml of each of 3 replicates of 1.0 g l −1 soil suspension in sterile universal bottles, and to a blank that had formalin 2% (w/v) and final... more
... ml; c. 0.1 μCi, L-[U-14 C] leucine) (Amersham Pharmacia, Biotech Ltd, UK) was added to 10 ml of each of 3 replicates of 1.0 g l −1 soil suspension in sterile universal bottles, and to a blank that had formalin 2% (w/v) and final concentration of leucine 32 nmol l −1 (Tulonen, 1993 ...
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... 1). Graduations at 0.12 m intervals from the base towards the top provide three distinct levels within the sediment profile. These graduations act as the defined boundaries between the three zones of saturation present within the... more
... 1). Graduations at 0.12 m intervals from the base towards the top provide three distinct levels within the sediment profile. These graduations act as the defined boundaries between the three zones of saturation present within the container. ...
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... These graduations act as the visible boundaries between the three zones of saturation present within the container. ... These graduations act as the visible boundaries between the three zones of saturation present within the container... more
... These graduations act as the visible boundaries between the three zones of saturation present within the container. ... These graduations act as the visible boundaries between the three zones of saturation present within the container as outlined above. View Within Article. ...
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This paper presents the results of in situ monitoring of waterlogged burial contexts in southwest Scotland. The sites investigated are Iron Age crannogs (lake dwellings) which have a proven waterlogged archaeological component, and which... more
This paper presents the results of in situ monitoring of waterlogged burial contexts in southwest Scotland. The sites investigated are Iron Age crannogs (lake dwellings) which have a proven waterlogged archaeological component, and which are being assessed as part of a national program of study by the Scottish Wetland Archaeology Programme (SWAP) team. A monthly monitoring program commenced in July
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Recent debate has questioned the viability of a number of current approaches to the wetland archaeological record, from both the legislative and methodological perspectives [1]. This debate, whilst timely, is somewhat ill-judged in its... more
Recent debate has questioned the viability of a number of current approaches to the wetland archaeological record, from both the legislative and methodological perspectives [1]. This debate, whilst timely, is somewhat ill-judged in its scope and approach. The following ...
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Microbial activities are responsible for reducing the harmful effects of pollutants in different burial environments. Within wetlands in particular, microorganisms play an important role in the transformation of heavy metals and... more
Microbial activities are responsible for reducing the harmful effects of pollutants in different burial environments. Within wetlands in particular, microorganisms play an important role in the transformation of heavy metals and metalloids via direct or indirect oxidation/reduction. In turn, these microbial transformations can lead to the detoxifi cation of pollutant elements such as copper, chromium and arsenic that comprise CCA-treated wood. CCA was the most commonly used wood preservative in the UK (up until its partial ban in 2004). CCA prolongs the service life of wood by making it resistant to microbiological attack. As such, it has been regularly used in the construction of platforms and boardwalks in wetlands. However, recent concerns over the impact of the chemical constituents of this treatment on both the environment and human health have prompted the introduction of legislation in order to ensure that this type of treated wood is disposed of in accordance with the relevant health and safety guidelines. In light of this information, it is important to assess changes in the phys-ico-chemical and microbial nature of wetlands associated with the leaching of CCA from wooden structures. The results will not only provide a greater scope for understanding the implications associated with the in situ preservation of the archaeological resource contained within these environments, but also highlight the potential ramifi cations for wetland ecosystem dynamics.
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A considerable body of material continues to explore the changing face of death in the 21st century, amongst which is growing evidence of new and diverse forms of memorialisation as people mark the passing of those to whom they felt a... more
A considerable body of material continues to explore the changing face of death in the 21st century, amongst which is growing evidence of new and diverse forms of memorialisation as people mark the passing of those to whom they felt a close association in life - colleagues, friends and public figures as well as family members. This evidence, much of it anecdotal and in the popular media, raises new questions concerning the content, meanings and purposes of memorials and the process of memorialisation. As traditional forms are replaced or supplemented by personalised, customised responses, it appears that these lay bare the fundamental human urge to memorialise but with little to guide mourners, or those professionals and community representatives supporting them, in developing forms which will meet those deepest needs.
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This paper highlights key characteristics of memorialisation processes linked to dying and death. The study demonstrates that, in all periods, the mnemonic triggers engendered by multi-sensory experiences surrounding the treatment of the... more
This paper highlights key characteristics of memorialisation processes
linked to dying and death. The study demonstrates that, in
all periods, the mnemonic triggers engendered by multi-sensory
experiences surrounding the treatment of the dead serve as fundamental
elements of the memorialisation processes which generate
lasting impacts on the living through people’s engagement
‘in a collective social act’. Roles attributed to the dead are ‘active
and powerful’, and the links between the living and the dead are
imbued with myriad meanings, articulated through a variety of
activities. These resonate across time and exist in many aspects of
contemporary practice. We could argue that dying itself is not
simply a social process, and in reality, it is an inherently, and on
occasion an aggressively, anti-social act that is negotiated and
‘normalised’ by the social conventions that society has developed
to cope with dying and death. With a focus on the British context,
this study explores the ways in which society has dealt with the
troublesome and anti-social aspect of death, and dying, through
a consideration of past social praxis. It considers the ways in which
a broadening of contemporary societies understanding of the
variety of approaches to death, burial, bereavement and mourning
in a deep time perspective can offer legitimate and authorised
options for future practice at a time when there a crisis in available
burial space is occurring in England (e.g).
linked to dying and death. The study demonstrates that, in
all periods, the mnemonic triggers engendered by multi-sensory
experiences surrounding the treatment of the dead serve as fundamental
elements of the memorialisation processes which generate
lasting impacts on the living through people’s engagement
‘in a collective social act’. Roles attributed to the dead are ‘active
and powerful’, and the links between the living and the dead are
imbued with myriad meanings, articulated through a variety of
activities. These resonate across time and exist in many aspects of
contemporary practice. We could argue that dying itself is not
simply a social process, and in reality, it is an inherently, and on
occasion an aggressively, anti-social act that is negotiated and
‘normalised’ by the social conventions that society has developed
to cope with dying and death. With a focus on the British context,
this study explores the ways in which society has dealt with the
troublesome and anti-social aspect of death, and dying, through
a consideration of past social praxis. It considers the ways in which
a broadening of contemporary societies understanding of the
variety of approaches to death, burial, bereavement and mourning
in a deep time perspective can offer legitimate and authorised
options for future practice at a time when there a crisis in available
burial space is occurring in England (e.g).
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Malcolm Lillie is NOT a co-author on this report - this cannot be edited out of the list (I have tried!)
Malcolm Lillie is NOT a co-author on this report - this cannot be edited out of the list (I have tried!)
Malcolm Lillie is NOT a co-author on this report - this cannot be edited out of the list (I have tried!!)
doi: bioRxiv preprint Yamna expansion is bridged by a genetically Yamna individual from Mykhailivka in Ukraine (3635-3383 BCE), a site of uninterrupted archaeological continuity across the Eneolithic-Bronze Age transition, and the likely... more
doi: bioRxiv preprint Yamna expansion is bridged by a genetically Yamna individual from Mykhailivka in Ukraine (3635-3383 BCE), a site of uninterrupted archaeological continuity across the Eneolithic-Bronze Age transition, and the likely epicenter of Yamna formation. Each of these three waves propagated distinctive ancestries while also incorporating outsiders during its advance, a flexible strategy forged in the North Pontic region that may explain its peoples' outsized success in spreading their genes and culture across Eurasia 3-5,8-10 .
The authors summarise recent environmental archaeological evidence for the processing of hemp and other textile crops from the mid- to later medieval period from three contrasting sites in eastern England (Ellerton Priory, North... more
The authors summarise recent environmental archaeological evidence for the processing of hemp and other textile crops from the mid- to later medieval period from three contrasting sites in eastern England (Ellerton Priory, North Humberside; Askham Bog, City of York; and Morton Lane, Beverley, North Humberside).
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The authors use their revised chronology for the Mariupol-type cemeteries (presented in Antiquity 76: 356-63 (2002)) to offer a new sequence for Neolithic settlement and economy in Ukraine. They find that the transition to the Neolithic... more
The authors use their revised chronology for the Mariupol-type cemeteries (presented in Antiquity 76: 356-63 (2002)) to offer a new sequence for Neolithic settlement and economy in Ukraine. They find that the transition to the Neolithic began about 6500 cal BC, but co-existed with Mesolithic communities for a further millennium. In about 4500 cal BC early copper age cultures appeared, which in turn coexisted with the Neolithic in neighbouring areas. Co-existent cultures are defined in terms of their artefacts, subsistence strategies, burial practice and physical types. The Mariupol-type cemeteries seem to have had their origins in the late Mesolithic and endured into the Copper Age, a period of more than two thousand years (c. 6500–4000 cal BC).
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The agricultural revolution in Eastern Europe began in the Eneolithic with the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture complex. In Ukraine, the Trypillian culture (TC) existed for over two millennia (ca. 5,400-2,700 BCE) and left a wealth of... more
The agricultural revolution in Eastern Europe began in the Eneolithic with the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture complex. In Ukraine, the Trypillian culture (TC) existed for over two millennia (ca. 5,400-2,700 BCE) and left a wealth of artifacts. Yet, their burial rituals remain a mystery and to date almost nothing is known about the genetic composition of the TC population. One of the very few TC sites where human remains can be found is a cave called Verteba in western Ukraine. This report presents four partial and four complete mitochondrial genomes from nine TC individuals uncovered in the cave. The results of this analysis, combined with the data from previous reports, indicate that the Trypillian population at Verteba carried, for the most part, a typical Neolithic farmer package of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineages traced to Anatolian farmers and Neolithic farming groups of central Europe. At the same time, the find of two specimens belonging to haplogroup U8b1 at Verteba can be vi...
Research Interests: Genetics, Archaeology, Biology, Agriculture, Archaeogenetics, and 15 moreFunnel Beaker Culture, Medicine, Multidisciplinary, Ukraine, Mitochondrial DNA, Humans, Paleogenetics, Farmers, PLoS one, Arkeologi, European Continental Ancestry Group, Trypillia Culture, Chalcolithic Burial Caves and Burial Customs, Archaeology of Ukraine, and Verteba cave
The current project was commissioned jointly by English Heritage and the Mineral Industry Research Organisation (MIRO) in 2004. Monitoring of water levels, redox potentials and soil pH has been undertaken since February 2005 at Newington,... more
The current project was commissioned jointly by English Heritage and the Mineral Industry Research Organisation (MIRO) in 2004. Monitoring of water levels, redox potentials and soil pH has been undertaken since February 2005 at Newington, Nottinghamshire. Additional research into the degradation of pollen in the floodplain sequences has been on going since March 2005. As has been noted elsewhere), 'archaeological baseline surveys and monitoring are…an essential precondition for the active management of archaeological sites', and it is anticipated that the current study will directly inform future management strategies in relation to aggregates extraction
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This paper outlines the results of twenty-eight years of collaborations between the authors and colleagues in Kiev, initiated when the first author began PhD research at Sheffield University under the supervision of the late Professor... more
This paper outlines the results of twenty-eight years of collaborations between the authors and colleagues in Kiev, initiated when the first author began PhD research at Sheffield University under the supervision of the late Professor Marek Zvelebil in 1992. From the outset of this doctoral research Professor Dmitri Telegin, to whom this paper is dedicated, and Dr. Inna Potekhina, were fundamental not only to the success of the original research programme, but in terms of the considerable generosity, insight and friendship that was extended to the lead author as he navigated his way through the earlier Holocene parts of Ukrainian prehistory. The current study is as much a result of the work of the current authors as it is of collaboration and collegiality of these colleagues. The topics considered throughout this paper focus around the key observations and themes that have been developed since the research began. It also aims to highlight those areas where inconsistencies occur, and...
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... In addition to visible ecological changes, these developments will eventually result in the drying out and ... This work would allow reconstruction of both tectonic and sea level developments, and, if extended westwards ... Modern... more
... In addition to visible ecological changes, these developments will eventually result in the drying out and ... This work would allow reconstruction of both tectonic and sea level developments, and, if extended westwards ... Modern Quaternary Research in Southeast Asia 11: 123-134. ...
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Barcin Hoyuk is one of the oldest Neolithic settlement sites in northwest Anatolia, with early layers of occupation radiocarbon dated to ca.6600 cal BC. The Neolithic phase at the site (ca.6600 – ...
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Research Interests: Geography, Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Stable Isotope Analysis, Neolithic Archaeology, and 9 moreNeolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology, Prehistoric Europe (Archaeology), Neolithic Europe, Poland, Antiquity, Social Inequality, Stable Isotopes and Palaeodiet, Lengyel Culture, and Prehistoric diets
Yasinovatka is one of around 30 prehistoric cemetery sites of fisher-hunter-foragers located along the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine. Dating to c. 5540–4930 cal BC, the skeletal remains at Yasinovatka suggest that around sixty-eight... more
Yasinovatka is one of around 30 prehistoric cemetery sites of fisher-hunter-foragers located along the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine. Dating to c. 5540–4930 cal BC, the skeletal remains at Yasinovatka suggest that around sixty-eight individuals were interred at the cemetery, during three broad phases of interment: A-type burials (c. 5540–4930 cal BC), Ƃ1 pit burials (c. 5550–4750 cal BC), and Ƃ2 pit burials (c. 4980–4460 cal BC). The burials are characterized, in part, by the inclusion of a number of Mariupol-type plates of boar tusk, in addition to deer tooth pendants, Unio shells, knife-like flint blades, Cyprinidae teeth, sherds of Neolithic pottery, and significant deposits of ochre in the later burial pits. Here we analyse δ13C and δ15N values for 50 human bone collagen samples from the site. The majority of the isotope results show a fisher-hunter-forager population reliant predominantly on freshwater aquatic proteins, which is in keeping with previous dietary isotope stud...
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Research Interests: Geography, Archaeology, Paleoanthropology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Anthropology, and 12 moreBiological Anthropology, Stable Isotope Analysis, Anatolian Studies, Anatolian Archaeology, Stable Isotopes, Neolithic Archaeology, Neolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology, Physical Anthropology, Osteoarchaeology, Balkan prehistory, Anatolian Prehistory, and Death and Burial Archaeology
Farming was first introduced to southeastern Europe in the mid-7thmillennium BCE – brought by migrants from Anatolia who settled in the region before spreading throughout Europe. To clarify the dynamics of the interaction between the... more
Farming was first introduced to southeastern Europe in the mid-7thmillennium BCE – brought by migrants from Anatolia who settled in the region before spreading throughout Europe. To clarify the dynamics of the interaction between the first farmers and indigenous hunter-gatherers where they first met, we analyze genome-wide ancient DNA data from 223 individuals who lived in southeastern Europe and surrounding regions between 12,000 and 500 BCE. We document previously uncharacterized genetic structure, showing a West-East cline of ancestry in hunter-gatherers, and show that some Aegean farmers had ancestry from a different lineage than the northwestern Anatolian lineage that formed the overwhelming ancestry of other European farmers. We show that the first farmers of northern and western Europe passed through southeastern Europe with limited admixture with local hunter-gatherers, but that some groups mixed extensively, with relatively sex-balanced admixture compared to the male-biased...
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Recent research has identified the existence of a freshwater reservoir effect influencing the radiocarbon dating of human skeletal remains from the Dnieper region of Ukraine (Lillie et al. 2009). The current study outlines the evidence... more
Recent research has identified the existence of a freshwater reservoir effect influencing the radiocarbon dating of human skeletal remains from the Dnieper region of Ukraine (Lillie et al. 2009). The current study outlines the evidence for freshwater resource exploitation throughout the period ~10,200–3700 cal BC, and presents the available evidence for the existence of dietary offsets in the 14C dates obtained. We have obtained human skeletal material from 54 Epipaleolithic to Mesolithic period individuals and 267 Neolithic to Eneolithic individuals, from 13 cemeteries, since our research in Ukraine began in 1992. Here, we present the initial results of stable isotope analysis of Eneolithic individuals from the Igren VIII cemetery alongside the Epipaleolithic to Eneolithic samples that have previously been analyzed. When contrasted against the evidence from the prehistoric fauna and fish remains studied, and modern fish species from the Dnieper region, we continue to see variabilit...
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Recent results of radiocarbon analyses from sites in Ukraine suggest that a revision of the chronology of the Late mesolithic and early Neolithic is required. The subsequent Neolithic period up to the beginning of the Early Bronze Age... more
Recent results of radiocarbon analyses from sites in Ukraine suggest that a revision of the chronology of the Late mesolithic and early Neolithic is required. The subsequent Neolithic period up to the beginning of the Early Bronze Age (c.3000 cal BC) should be divided into two separate periods, the Neolithic and Neo-eneolithic.
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This paper presents an analysis of human and animal remains from Verteba cave, near Bilche Zolote, western Ukraine. This study was prompted by a paucity of direct dates on this material and the need to contextualise these remains in... more
This paper presents an analysis of human and animal remains from Verteba cave, near Bilche Zolote, western Ukraine. This study was prompted by a paucity of direct dates on this material and the need to contextualise these remains in relation both to the transition from hunting and gathering to farming in Ukraine, and their specific place within the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture sequence. The new absolute dating places the remains studied here in Trypillia stages BII/CI at c. 3900–3500 cal BC, with one individual now redated to the Early Scythian period. As such, these finds are even more exceptional than previously assumed, being some of the earliest discovered for this culture. The isotope analyses indicate that these individuals are local to the region, with the dietary stable isotopes indicating a C3 terrestrial diet for the Trypillia-period humans analysed. The Scythian period individual has δ13C ratios indicative of either c. 50% marine, or alternatively C4 plant inputs into the d...
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Understanding socioeconomic inequality is fundamental in studies of societal development in European prehistory. This paper presents dietary (δ13C and δ15N) isotope values for human and animal bone ...
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This paper presents the results of the analysis of eighty-one individuals from the Neolithic cemetery of Vedrovice. Age and sex profiles are calculated in order to allow a discussion of the demographic characteristics of the cemetery... more
This paper presents the results of the analysis of eighty-one individuals from the Neolithic cemetery of Vedrovice. Age and sex profiles are calculated in order to allow a discussion of the demographic characteristics of the cemetery population, and palaeopathological analysis of cranial and post-cranial material has facilitated a consideration of population based expression of pathology. In terms of dental pathology, caries incidence is high at Vedrovice, although variability in expression suggests that mixed carbohydrate and protein diets were being consumed to varying degrees, and female, in particular, exhibit patterns of tooth wear indicative of tooth use in processing activities. Overall however, with occasional exceptions, the general palaeopathology and demography at this cemetery is commensurate with earlier Neolithic farming populations elsewhere in Europe.
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Introduction A major issue in the debate surrounding the transition to farming in Europe concerns the manner of its spread. To many, the agricultural transition in Europe represents a spread of people, cultigens and domesticates, and of... more
Introduction A major issue in the debate surrounding the transition to farming in Europe concerns the manner of its spread. To many, the agricultural transition in Europe represents a spread of people, cultigens and domesticates, and of new technology, from the nuclear zone of the Near East to the peripheral zone of Europe, the latter regarded as a passive recipient, rather than an active element in the process of transition. But, despite many years of investigation of the subject – ever since Gordon Childe's first publication of The Dawn of European Civilisation (Childe 1925) – the transition from mainly hunter-gatherer Mesolithic societies to predominantly farming Neolithic ones remains a major unresolved problem in European prehistory, with the reasons for the transition and the manner, the rate, and the mechanism of this transformation all being subjects of debate and controversy (for example, in Britain: Dennell 1983, Ammerman and Cavalli-Sforza 1984, Zvelebil 1986c, Thomas 1988, 1991, Zvelebil and Zvelebil 1988, Ammerman 1989, Zvelebil 1998, etc.; in continental Europe: Lichardus and Lichardus- Itten 1985, Aurenche and Cauvin 1989, Guilaine 1987, Budja 1993, Seferiades 1993, Zilhao 1993, Cauvin 1994; etc.). This debate underlines the importance of the issue, which has historical and anthropological, as well as political, implications. Historically, the transition to the Neolithic addresses the origin and constituent elements of the Neolithic and the subsequent cultures in Europe. Anthropologically, it addresses the transformation of material cultures, the processes of diffusion, interaction, and adoption, and their recognition in the archaeological record. Politically, it raises the question of European cultural identity, and of the genetic and linguistic roots of most present-day Europeans (e.g. Renfrew 1987, 1996, Zvelebil and Zvelebil 1988, Sokal et al .
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This paper highlights key characteristics of memorialisation processes linked to dying and death. The study demonstrates that, in all periods, the mnemonic triggers engendered by multi-sensory experiences surrounding the treatment of the... more
This paper highlights key characteristics of memorialisation processes linked to dying and death. The study demonstrates that, in all periods, the mnemonic triggers engendered by multi-sensory experiences surrounding the treatment of the dead serve as fundamental elements of the memorialisation processes which generate lasting impacts on the living through people’s engagement ‘in a collective social act’. Roles attributed to the dead are ‘active and powerful’, and the links between the living and the dead are imbued with myriad meanings, articulated through a variety of activities. These resonate across time and exist in many aspects of contemporary practice. We could argue that dying itself is not simply a social process, and in reality, it is an inherently, and on occasion an aggressively, anti-social act that is negotiated and ‘normalised’ by the social conventions that society has developed to cope with dying and death. With a focus on the British context, this study explores th...
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В статье опубликованы 4 даты предметов вооружения из Шигирской коллекции. Полученные даты подтвердили, что Шигирская коллекция содержит материалы разного времени. Благодаря последним комплексным исследованиям памятников в Среднем... more
В статье опубликованы 4 даты предметов вооружения из Шигирской коллекции. Полученные даты подтвердили, что Шигирская коллекция содержит материалы разного времени. Благодаря последним комплексным исследованиям памятников в Среднем Зауралье, часть мезолитических шигирских изделий из кости и рога вычленяется достаточно уверенно в пределах этой эпохи. Вместе с тем, есть типы орудий, период бытования которых весьма продолжителен. Использование для выделения хронологических комплексов коллекции типологического метода на основе аналогий часто сохраняет для типов предметов широкий хронологический диапазон.
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Understanding socioeconomic inequality is fundamental for studies of societal development in European prehistory. This article presents dietary (δ13C and δ15N) isotope values for human and animal bone collagen from Early Neolithic Osłonki... more
Understanding socioeconomic inequality is fundamental for studies of societal development in European prehistory. This article presents dietary (δ13C and δ15N) isotope values for human and animal bone collagen from Early Neolithic Osłonki 1 in north-central Poland (c. 4600–4100 cal BC). A new series of AMS radiocarbon determinations show that, of individuals interred at the same time, those with copper artefacts exhibit significantly higher δ13C values than those without. The authors’ results suggest a link between high-status goods and intra-community differences in diet and/or preferential access to the agropastoral landscape.
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Yasinovatka is one of around 30 prehistoric cemetery sites of fisher-hunter-foragers located along the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine. Dating to c. 5540-4930 cal BC, the skeletal remains at Yasinovatka suggest that around sixty-eight... more
Yasinovatka is one of around 30 prehistoric cemetery sites of fisher-hunter-foragers located along the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine. Dating to c. 5540-4930 cal BC, the skeletal remains at Yasinovatka suggest that around sixty-eight individuals were interred at the cemetery, during three broad phases of interment: A-type burials (c. 5540-4930 cal BC), Ƃ1 pit burials (c. 5550-4750 cal BC), and Ƃ2 pit burials (c. 4980-4460 cal BC). The burials are characterized, in part, by the inclusion of a number of Mariupol-type plates of boar tusk, in addition to deer tooth pendants, Unio shells, knife-like flint blades, Cyprinidae teeth, sherds of Neolithic pottery, and significant deposits of ochre in the later burial pits. Here we analyse δ 13 C and δ 15 N values for 50 human bone collagen samples from the site. The majority of the isotope results show a fisher-hunter-forager population reliant predominantly on freshwater aquatic proteins, which is in keeping with previous dietary isotope studies in the area. Two individuals however have δ 15 N values that are clearly depleted when compared with the main population; these reflect dietary protein intakes based on plant and animal terrestrial resources rather than the predominant focus on aquatic resources. Notably, the δ 13 C values of these anomalous individuals are not enriched compared with the fauna samples analysed from the region; this supports the possibility that they were incomers to the area, potentially from a nearby agrarian population.
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This chapter outlines the research undertaken at West Furze
It was written by Robert Van de Noort
This chapter outlines the research undertaken at West Furze
It was written by Robert Van de Noort
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Not an Abstract: This chapter is written by the archaeologists and palaeoenvironmentalists and summarises the archaeological survey of southern Holdernss and the coastal areas It was written by Ruth Head, Helen Fenwick, Robert Van de... more
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This chapter is written by the archaeologists and palaeoenvironmentalists and summarises the archaeological survey of southern Holdernss and the coastal areas
It was written by Ruth Head, Helen Fenwick, Robert Van de Noort, Mark Dinnin and Malcolm Lillie
This chapter is written by the archaeologists and palaeoenvironmentalists and summarises the archaeological survey of southern Holdernss and the coastal areas
It was written by Ruth Head, Helen Fenwick, Robert Van de Noort, Mark Dinnin and Malcolm Lillie
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Not an Abstract: This chapter of the volume is written by Dr Mark Dinnin (NOT myself) who led the palaeoenvironmental work in the initial years of the Humber Wetlands Survey
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Not an Abstract: This Chapter is written by Dr Steve Ellis who was the director of the Humber Wetlands project from its inception until 2000 when the final region was completed. The Project Manager from 1994 onwards was Robert van de Noort.
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1995 - This is the first volume of the Wetland Heritage series produced by the Humber Wetlands Project which ran from 1994-2000 and was based in the (then) Department of Geography at the University of Hull. The project was completed in... more
1995 - This is the first volume of the Wetland Heritage series produced by the Humber Wetlands Project which ran from 1994-2000 and was based in the (then) Department of Geography at the University of Hull.
The project was completed in 2000 and since this time commercial work under the auspices of the Wetland Archaeology & Environments Research Centre based in the School of Environmental Sciences: Geography has continued at the University of Hull.
Monitoring work work has continued at the site of Sutton Common under the supervision of Professor Malcolm Lillie, and since 2014 a number of student training excavations have sought to expand the understanding of the wider landscape context of this location in areas of know Mesolithic and previously unknown Bronze Age activity.
The project was completed in 2000 and since this time commercial work under the auspices of the Wetland Archaeology & Environments Research Centre based in the School of Environmental Sciences: Geography has continued at the University of Hull.
Monitoring work work has continued at the site of Sutton Common under the supervision of Professor Malcolm Lillie, and since 2014 a number of student training excavations have sought to expand the understanding of the wider landscape context of this location in areas of know Mesolithic and previously unknown Bronze Age activity.
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Full Bibliography from the 1997 volume on the work undertaken in the Humberhead Levels
1997
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Wetland Heritage of the Humberhead Levels - 1997
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1997 - part 2 of the alluvium and warping study
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1997 - Paper focusing on the nature of alluvial and warp deposits in the region
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1997 - The excavations at this site were directed by Malcolm Lillie during the second stage of the Humber Wetlands Project. The team enjoyed this excavation immensely and the integrated approaches needed to understand the context of this... more
1997 - The excavations at this site were directed by Malcolm Lillie during the second stage of the Humber Wetlands Project. The team enjoyed this excavation immensely and the integrated approaches needed to understand the context of this site set the scene for our future investigations in the region.
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1998 - Wetlands Survey
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1998 - Wetland Survey