The history of the British Isles and Ireland is characterized by multiple periods of major
cultural change, including the influential transformation after the end of Roman rule, which …

Front cover: Bottisham Lode, viewed towards the north-west along its direction of flow. It
carries water from the uplands of east Cambridgeshire to the river Cam, helping to prevent …

Questions concerning the timing and direction of reindeer herd movements in northern
Europe during the Late Pleistocene are examined with methods for isotopic proveniencing …

Darwin's elucidation of natural selection as a creative evolu-tionary force was one of the
monumental intellectual achievements in the history of science, not only revolutionizing …

The isotopic proveniencing of human remains, using ratios of strontium, oxygen, and/or lead
isotopes, has been employed in archaeology for more than two decades. The basic …

The rise of more sophisticated forms of analysis has allowed bioarchaeologists to address
and answer a wide range of questions regarding past diets, health, mobility, population …

Abstract Measurement of 87 Sr/86 Sr relative abundance ratios in tooth enamel is a primary
method to determine human paleomobility, and a growing number of studies now use these …

Reconstructing the history—such as the place of birth and death—of an individual sample is
a fundamental goal in ancient DNA (aDNA) studies. However, knowing the place of death …

For the purposes of the studies included in this book, Wessex is defined (Figs 1 and 2) as
Somerset east of the River Parrett (for a discussion of the significance of this river as a major …

Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England examines and recreates many of the details of ordinary
lives in early medieval England between the 5th and 11th centuries, exploring what we …