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My time at the Institute of Archaeology Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-12-30 Tobias Stone
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Bookshelf: a selection of recent publications at the UCL Institute of Archaeology Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-12-30 Barney Harris
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Citizenship and religion in the first-millennium bce Mediterranean: from Etruria to Iberia Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-12-30 Corinna Riva
This short contribution summarises an impending research project that will be carried as part of the 2021–22 Distinguished Fellowship programme at the Max-Weber-Kolleg (University of Erfurt) within the research cluster Religion and Urbanity. The aim of the project is to contribute to a comparative understanding of first-millennium bce Mediterranean urbanism by focusing on citizenship, through the investigation
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Corporate or commercial? Considering modes of ceramic roof tile production in Chichester in the medieval and beyond Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-12-30 Hayley Nicholls,Rae Regensberg
Medieval tileries, their mode of production and development are still very poorly understood. This research update combines historic and recent excavation data, along with documentary evidence to suggest that there may have been a rare example of a commercial tilery, operating independently of the church or crown in the Chichester region (UK), as early as the thirteenth century.This kiln site produced
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Archaeology and legend: investigating Stonehenge Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-12-30 Mike Parker Pearson
Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments, built 4,500–5,000 years ago during the Neolithic in a time long before written history. The recent dramatic discovery of a dismantled stone circle near the sources of some of Stonehenge’s stones in southwest Wales raises the fascinating possibility that an ancient story about Stonehenge’s origin, written down 900 years ago and subsequently
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A global perspective on the past: the Institute of Archaeology around the world Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-12-30 Barney Harris
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Co-creating sustainable food futures with botanical gardens and communities: reflections from the BigPicnic project Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-12-30 Georgios Alexopoulos,Theano Moussouri
This article addresses the potential of participatory approaches and processes of co-creation in the context of botanical gardens. It examines how such approaches can not only help cultural heritage sector organisations to engage with different members of their public, but also how they can work with their communities to tackle globally significant societal and environmental goals. Drawing on research
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Heritage questing with Virginia Woolf: UCL Institute of Archaeology’s ‘spirit of place’ and new pedagogies of the pandemic Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-12-30 Beverley Butler,David Francis,Ellen Pavey
This article charts a particular journey of discovery – that of ‘heritage questing with Virginia Woolf’. We explore how, against the backdrop of COVID-19, the Master’s in Cultural Heritage Studies (MACHS) adopted and adapted Virginia Woolf as an efficacious ‘ancestor figure’ around which staff and students were able to grasp, engage with, articulate and try to understand the extraordinary experiences
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Judging a book by its cover: a new project analysing leatherwork from Sur Island, Sudan Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2021-12-30 Paige Steen,Paulina Wandowicz
A new project at the Institute of Archaeology will build on the work of the Humboldt University Nubian Expedition by bringing together multi-disciplinary approaches in the analysis and cataloguing of leatherwork recovered from a medieval church on Sur Island, Sudan. A particular focus of the Sur Island Leatherwork Project will be the rich corpus of Late Coptic bookbindings. They include fragments of
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Of Kings and Horses: Two New Horse Skeletons from the Royal Cemetery at el-Kurru, Sudan Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Claudia Näser,Giulia Mazzetti
This article presents the zooarchaeological evidence from two horse burials at the royal cemetery of el-Kurru, Sudan. The skeletons, whose survival after excavation was unknown, were recently rediscovered in storage in the Sudan National Museum. The article outlines the archaeological context of these specimens, their importance for research on equids in the ancient Nile valley and the first results
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Urban Landscapes of Power in the Iberian Peninsula from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages (ULP.PILAEMA Project) Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Isabel Sánchez Ramos
Debates surrounding late antique societies have attracted renewed interest from an archaeological perspective. Attention given to this period between the fifth and the eighth centuries reflects present-day issues closely related to urban landscapes and long-term change in the human occupation of space. The aim of the ULP.PILAEMA Project is to examine the interaction of new elites on urban life between
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Notes for an Archaeology of Discarded Drug Paraphernalia Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Gabriel Moshenska,Shaun Shelly
This article explores the values and challenges of an archaeological approach to illicit drug use, based on the study of discarded drug paraphernalia. It builds upon recent archaeological studies of homeless people, refugees and other marginalised communities that have used participative methods to challenge societal stigma and erasure. Following a critique of previous archaeological studies of drug
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A Global Perspective on the Past: The Institute of Archaeology Around the World Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Barney Harris
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Writing the Past Backwards: The 2019 Childe Lecture Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Matthew Johnson
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The Class of 1951–2: The Institute of Archaeology and International Students Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Alice Stevenson
This research note aims to draw attention to a little-studied aspect in the history of archaeology: the relationship between university training and international students. The article provides a brief background to the social and political context of international student recruitment in the UK (principally, but not exclusively, from the Commonwealth) before turning to the status of museum training
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Bookshelf: A Selection of Recent Publications at the UCL Institute of Archaeology Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Barney Harris
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The 2019 Theoretical Archaeology Group Meeting at UCL Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Andrew Gardner,Matthew Johnson,Tessa Machling,David Wengrow,Brenna Hassett
© 2020, Andrew Gardner, Matthew Johnson, Tessa Machling, David Wengrow and Brenna Hassett. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC-BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited • DOI: https://doi
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After the Flood: Four Institute of Archaeology Conservators in Florence in 1968 Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Louise Bacon,Marion Moir,Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood,Ruth Whitehouse
© 2020, Louise Bacon, Marion Moir, Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood and Ruth Whitehouse. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC-BY) 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited • DOI: https://doi. org/10
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Bookshelf: A Selection of Recent Publications from the UCL Institute of Archaeology Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-01-17 Jennifer S French,Marion Cutting
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A Global Perspective on the Past: The Institute of Archaeology around the World Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-01-17 Jennifer S French,Marion Cutting
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Studying at UCL Institute of Archaeology: Past and Present Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-01-17 Charlotte Frearson, Jennifer S French
Ranked in the top five in the UK for archaeology (no. 2 in 2019), for the 13th year in a row, in The Guardian University Guide League Tables. Ranked in the top ten for student satisfaction in The Complete University Guide 2019 League Table of UK archaeology departments (published in May 2019). Twitter: @UCLarchaeology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UCLArchaeology Instagram: uclarchaeology
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Analysing Deposition and Site Formation Processes in Medieval Cess Pits Using Bone Fragmentation Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Emily V. Johnson, Hayley Forsyth-Magee, Ian Hogg
Signatures of animal bone fragmentation have huge potential for understanding deposition and archaeological site formation processes, yet they are scarcely studied, especially in medieval urban contexts. Archaeological investigations at 1–5 Benjamin Street, Farringdon uncovered a number of medieval cess pits and other contexts associated with the Hospitaller Priory of St John of Jerusalem. The well-preserved
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Recurring Dreams: Mega Events and Traces of Past Futures Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Jonathan Gardner
Investigating several modern ‘mega events’, including World’s Fairs and Olympic Games, this paper discusses the complex relationship such events and their sites have often had with ‘the future’. Such events are frequently associated with demonstrating progress towards future ‘utopias’ (for example ‘The World of Tomorrow’ theme of the 1939 World’s Fair in New York) or leaving a tangible positive social
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A Selection of News from the Institute Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Jennifer French
Details of news and events can be found throughout the year on the Institute’s website at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/news-and-events .
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Designing ‘Critical’ Heritage Experiences: Immersion, Enchantment and Autonomy Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Colin Sterling
This article investigates the critical potential of newly emerging approaches to heritage experience design. Moving away from a familiar critique of heritage experiences as inauthentic or overly commercial, I consider three aspects of the experiential that might (re)shape critical engagements with the past in the present. Building on the work of Kidd (2018), the first engages with the growing trend
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Investigating Radical Deaths and the Cultures That Practiced Them: New AHRC Funded Research at the Institute of Archaeology Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2019-01-01 Brenna R. Hassett, David Wengrow, Haluk Sağlamtimur
A new Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded project brings together multiple strands of investigation to probe the relationship between ritual, violence, and early state formation. David Wengrow and Brenna Hassett will coordinate an international team combining biomolecular analysis (stable isotopes, ancient DNA), bioarchaeology, and archaeology to examine a remarkable set of Early Bronze
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Sudan and the Petrie Museum: Histories of Display, Scholarship and Engagement Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2019-01-01 Anna Garnett
Of the 80,600 objects in UCL’s Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, around 4000 are from Sudan.1 Flinders Petrie himself did not travel south of Aswan, and these items were acquired through different channels after his death. While many of these are on display in the Museum galleries—albeit tucked amongst the greater proportion of archaeological material from Egypt—much of the Sudanese collection remains
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A Stored-Products Revolution in the 1st Millennium BC Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2019-01-01 Andrew Bevan
Keeping plants and animals beyond their natural shelf life is a central human challenge, both as a matter of immediate survival and for the social and economic opportunities that stored foods offer. Understanding different food storage and preservation strategies in the past is key to a whole series of other research agendas, but remains challenging, not least because the evidence is patchy and hard
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Putting the Life Back into Livestock in Archaeology Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2019-01-01 Andrew Reid
Archaeology has long congratulated itself on the success it has achieved in exploring the domestication of animals. This work was largely undertaken by examining animal bone remains from archaeological sites, studies that encourage a focus on meat consumption. The emphasis on domestication and on direct exploitation leads to the prioritisation of the earlier occurrences of livestock. Thereafter livestock
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Viewpoint: Archaeology of Strikes and Revolution Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Renata F Peters, David Wengrow, Stephen Quirke, Beverley Butler, Ulrike Sommer
Earlier this year, academics at 65 UK universities were on strike for fourteen days over proposals of cuts to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the sector’s pension fund. Institute of Archaeology (IoA) striking staff organised a series of activities to keep students engaged during this period. This included the making of an all-hands’ banner, named ‘hands-up for education’ inspired by Magdalenian
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A World of Summer and Autumn: The Romano-British to Early Medieval Weald and Signs of Continuity Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Andrew Margetts
Recent developer funded projects conducted by Archaeology South-East, the contracting division of the Centre for Applied Archaeology (CAA) have, over the last decade or so, begun to fill a void in our knowledge of one of the most archaeologically under-researched areas in Britain. It is becoming clear that rather than being a marginal landscape beyond more habitable zones, the Weald of South-East England
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News : A Selection of News from the Institute Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Jennifer French
Details of news and events can be found throughout the year on the Institute’s website at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/news-events
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Heritage Research: The AHRC Heritage Priority Area Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Rodney Harrison, Hana Morel, Colin Sterling, Hannah Williams
Since January 2017, the UCL Institute of Archaeology has been the institutional base of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Heritage Priority Area Leadership team. The team, led by AHRC Heritage Priority Area Leadership Fellow and Professor of Heritage Studies at the UCL Institute of Archaeology Rodney Harrison, are funded to undertake their work initially for a period of three years until
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Bookshelf: A Selection of Recent Publications from UCL Institute of Archaeology Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Jennifer C. French, Marion Cutting
The Institute of Archaeology produces two well-established series of books: a General Series (series editor Ruth Whitehouse) and the Critical Cultural Heritage sub-series (series editor Beverley Butler). These have been published since December 2015 by Routledge, a branch of Taylor & Francis. In addition, the Institute is planning to enter into a new partnership with BAR Publishing to publish final
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The archaeology of Neolithic cooking traditions: archaeobotanical approaches to baking, boiling and fermenting Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Dorian Q Fuller, Lara Gonzalez Carretero
The Neolithic was not only a shift in how food was obtained, through farming, but it also set up long-lasting traditions in how foods were prepared and cooked. Archaeologists have increasingly recognized regionally distinctive emphases on cereal preparations, such as baked breads or boiled porridges that characterize different Neolithic traditions. While these can be inferred through features, such
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‘An Awfully Nice Job’. Kathleen Kenyon as Secretary and Acting Director of the University of London Institute of Archaeology, 1935-1947. Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Katie Louise Meheux
Research on the Institute of Archaeology Library Archive has unearthed a number of letters written by Kathleen Kenyon during her early career as Secretary and later Acting Director of the Institute of Archaeology, 1935-1947. These letters shed light on Kenyon’s early career and the importance of her role in the newly founded Institute of Archaeology. They reveal the versatility required of her, with
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Semi-fortified palatial complexes in Central Asia: new work at the Great Kyz Kala, Merv, Turkmenistan Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Tim Williams, Katie Campbell, Gaygysyz Jorayev, Paul Wordsworth, Rejep Jepbarov, Sébastien Moriset
Within Central Asia there is an unusual group of earthen buildings (koshks), usually constructed on raised platforms, with vertical engaged columns forming iconic ‘corrugations’ on the exterior walls. The complexes are semi-fortified, with a second storey entrance, and often with asymmetrical ranges of rooms around an internal courtyard. Little systematic archaeological work has taken place on these
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The Institute of Archaeology Field Course at Downley Park, Singleton, West Sussex, UK. Multi period excavations around the hunting lodge of the Earls of Arundel. Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Mark Roberts
This paper details and considers the results of excavations and research at Downley between 2015 and 2018. The primary aim of the project was to locate and prove the site of a late medieval – Tudor period hunting lodge that was mentioned in extant and archival literature but for which no physical trace existed. Four years of excavation, after an initial test pit survey, have revealed Tudor demolition
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Studying at UCL Institute of Archaeology: Past and Present Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Charlotte Frearson, Jennifer C. French
Ranked in the top five in the UK for archaeology (no. 2 in 2019), for the 13th year in a row, in The Guardian University Guide League Tables. Ranked in the top ten for student satisfaction in The Complete University Guide 2019 League Table of UK archaeology departments (published in May 2019). Twitter: @UCLarchaeology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UCLArchaeology Instagram: uclarchaeology
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Eroding Heritage: an Island Context Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Sue Hamilton, Mike Seager Thomas
In the following we focus on, and briefly summarize, the work of the UCL Rapa Nui Landscapes of Construction Project (LOC) over the past two years, monitoring various aspects of erosion and weathering on the island (Table 1) and its impact on the Rapa Nui (Easter Island) heritage landscape. This work builds on and expands data collected during the British Academy (SG-47054) and AHRC (AH/1002596/1)
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“The Petrie Museum's Collection of Funerary Wooden Models: Investigating Chronology and Provenances.” Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Gersande Eschenbrenner-Diemer
The Petrie Museum houses an interesting collection of funerary wooden models. These objects, deposited in the tombs of the Egyptian elites between the end of the Old Kingdom and the Middle Kingdom to guarantee the deceased a wholesome rebirth, come from excavations carried out or purchased by W. F. Petrie in Egypt. Complete or fragmentary, with an often unclear archaeological context, these objects
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Neanderthal Subsistence in Portugal: What Evidence? Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-07 Mariana Nabais
A total of 270 Middle Palaeolithic sites are recorded in the Portuguese Archaeology Archive. However, only a few were systematically excavated, present valuable archaeological information and show reliable absolute date results. Amongst them, 13 archaeological sites yielded animal remains, but most of these assemblages are of indeterminate origin, or due to natural or carnivore accumulations. Therefore
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Changing Lifeways in the Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains, Southern Africa: Towards a History of Innovation and Belief in the Late Second Millennium AD Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-12-05 Rachel King,David Anthony Pearce,Adelphine Bonneau,Lara Mallen
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Studying at UCL Institute of Archaeology: Past and Present Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-03-14 Charlotte Frearson,Jennifer C. French
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A Selection of News from the Institute Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-03-14 Sue Hamilton,Charlotte Frearson,Andrew J. Gardner
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A Global Perspective on the Past: The Institute of Archaeology Around the World Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2018-03-14 Marion Cutting,Jennifer French
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Studying at UCL Institute of Archaeology: Past and Present Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Charlotte Frearson,Jennifer S French
Ranked in the top 5 in the UK for archaeology, for the 11th year in a row, in The Guardian University Guide League Tables. Ranked in the top five for student satisfaction in The Complete University Guide 2018 League Table of UK archaeology departments (published in May 2017). Twitter: @UCLarchaeology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UCLArchaeology_ Instagram: ucl_archaeology
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Supply and Demand in Prehistory? Economics of Neolithic Mining in NW Europe (NEOMINE) Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Stephen Shennan,Andy Bevan,Kevan Edinborough,Tim Kerig,Mike Parker Pearson,Peter Schauer
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Archaeometallurgy in Colombia: Recent Developments Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Marcos Martinón-Torres,María Alicia Uribe-Villegas,Juanita Sáenz-Samper,Jimena Lobo-Guerrero
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Civilisation and Human Niche Construction Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Manuel Arroyo-Kalin,David Wengrow,Dorian Q. Fuller,Chris J Stevens,Michèle Wollstonecroft
This short paper introduces the special section of three articles under the general heading of ‘Civilisation and the Construction of the Human Niche’, organised by the ‘Domestication, Niche Construction and the Anthropocene’ research network at the UCL Institute of Archaeology.
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Avoiding the Pestilence of the State: Some Thoughts on Niche Construction, Heritage, and Sacred Waterworks Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 David Wengrow
The egalitarian character of traditional irrigation ( subak ) systems in Bali has been widely documented and discussed by anthropologists, historians, and archaeologists. In a recent study, Stephen Lansing and Karyn Fox considered how the principles of niche construction theory might help to understand the genesis of these systems, as well as certain of their institutional characteristics. Here I discuss
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The Building Bridges Research Project at the London Science Museum: Using an Ethnographic Approach with Under-Represented Visitor Groups Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Naomi Haywood,Theano Moussouri
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Developments in Ceramic Technology in North China in the Sixth Century AD Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Shan Huang,Ian C. Freestone
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A Selection of News from the Institute Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Sue Hamilton,Charlotte Frearson,Andrew L. Gardner,Hazel Reade,Carolyn Rando
Details of news and events can be found throughout the year on the Institute’s website at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/calendar .
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Human Niche Construction and Population Growth in Pre-Columbian Amazonia Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Manuel Arroyo-Kalin
The use of Niche Construction Theory in archaeological research demands that we establish empirically how human-constructed niches acted as legacies that shaped the selection pressures affecting past human populations. One potential approach is to examine whether human demography changed as a result of the continued use of landscapes enduringly transformed by past societies. This paper presents proxies
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The Origins of Stonehenge: On the Track of the bluestones Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Mike Parker Pearson,Josh Pollard,Colin M. Richards,Kate Welham
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Human niche construction and population growth in pre-Columbian Amazonia Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Manuel Arroyo-Kalin
The use of Niche Construction Theory in archaeological research demands that we establish empirically how human-constructed niches acted as legacies that shaped the selection pressures affecting past human populations. One potential approach is to examine whether human demography changed as a result of the continued use of landscapes enduringly transformed by past societies. This paper presents proxies
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Civilisation and Human Niche Construction Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Manuel Arroyo-Kalin, Chris J Stevens, David Wengrow, Dorian Q Fuller, Michèle Wollstonecroft
This short paper introduces the special section "Civilisation and the Construction of the Human Niche", organised by the ‘Domestication, Niche Construction and the Anthropocene’ research network at the UCL Institute of Archaeology.
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The origins of Stonehenge: on the track of the bluestones Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Michael Parker Pearson
Stonehenge is unique among prehistoric stone circles. Its stones are shaped and they carry lintels but the most extraordinary feature is that its stones have been brought to Salisbury Plain from elsewhere. Stonehenge’s sarsen stones (a type of silcrete) are thought to have been brought from the Marlborough Downs 20 miles (30 km) to the north (Parker Pearson 2016). More extraordinarily, the smaller
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The Building Bridges Research Project at the London Science Museum: Using An Ethnographic Approach with Under-Represented Visitor Groups Archaeology International (IF 0.1) Pub Date : 2017-12-14 Naomi Haywood
Introduction and Project Overview This research is based on the London Science Museum’s ‘Building Bridges’ programme, which consists of a structured sequence of activities for Year Seven secondary school pupils (aged 11–12) and their families. The overall programme aim is to provide links between science at school, at the Science Museum, and as part of every-day family life. The activities occur over