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2021

Journal Article

Effects of chemical pre-treatments on modified starch granules: Recommendations for dental calculus decalcification for ancient starch research

Le Moyne, Charles and Crowther, Alison (2021). Effects of chemical pre-treatments on modified starch granules: Recommendations for dental calculus decalcification for ancient starch research. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 35 102762, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102762

Effects of chemical pre-treatments on modified starch granules: Recommendations for dental calculus decalcification for ancient starch research

2021

Journal Article

Ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa

Bleasdale, Madeleine, Richter, Kristine K., Janzen, Anneke, Brown, Samantha, Scott, Ashley, Zech, Jana, Wilkin, Shevan, Wang, Ke, Schiffels, Stephan, Desideri, Jocelyne, Besse, Marie, Reinold, Jacques, Saad, Mohamed, Babiker, Hiba, Power, Robert C., Ndiema, Emmanuel, Ogola, Christine, Manthi, Fredrick K., Zahir, Muhammad, Petraglia, Michael, Trachsel, Christian, Nanni, Paolo, Grossmann, Jonas, Hendy, Jessica, Crowther, Alison, Roberts, Patrick, Goldstein, Steven T. and Boivin, Nicole (2021). Ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 632, 632. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20682-3

Ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa

2021

Journal Article

Mobilizing the past to shape a better Anthropocene

Boivin, Nicole and Crowther, Alison (2021). Mobilizing the past to shape a better Anthropocene. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5 (3), 273-284. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-01361-4

Mobilizing the past to shape a better Anthropocene

2021

Journal Article

Continuity of the Middle Stone Age into the Holocene

Scerri, Eleanor M. L., Niang, Khady, Candy, Ian, Blinkhorn, James, Mills, William, Cerasoni, Jacopo N., Bateman, Mark D., Crowther, Alison and Groucutt, Huw S. (2021). Continuity of the Middle Stone Age into the Holocene. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 70, 70. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-79418-4

Continuity of the Middle Stone Age into the Holocene

2021

Journal Article

Revisiting Kalundu Mound, Zambia: implications for the timing of social and subsistence transitions in Iron Age Southern Africa

Goldstein, S. T., Crowther, A., Henry, E. R., Janzen, A., Katongo, M., Brown, S., Farr, J., Le Moyne, C., Picin, A., Richter, K. K. and Boivin, N. (2021). Revisiting Kalundu Mound, Zambia: implications for the timing of social and subsistence transitions in Iron Age Southern Africa. African Archaeological Review, 38 (4), 625-655. doi: 10.1007/s10437-021-09440-y

Revisiting Kalundu Mound, Zambia: implications for the timing of social and subsistence transitions in Iron Age Southern Africa

2020

Journal Article

Multidisciplinary evidence for early banana (Musa cvs.) cultivation on Mabuyag Island, Torres Strait

Williams, Robert N., Wright, Duncan, Crowther, Alison and Denham, Tim (2020). Multidisciplinary evidence for early banana (Musa cvs.) cultivation on Mabuyag Island, Torres Strait. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (10), 1342-1350. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1278-3

Multidisciplinary evidence for early banana (Musa cvs.) cultivation on Mabuyag Island, Torres Strait

2020

Journal Article

Ancient genomes reveal complex patterns of population movement, interaction, and replacement in sub-Saharan Africa

Wang, Ke, Goldstein, Steven, Bleasdale, Madeleine, Clist, Bernard, Clist, Bernard, Bostoen, Koen, Bakwa-Lufu, Paul, Buck, Laura T., Buck, Laura T., Crowther, Alison, Crowther, Alison, Dème, Alioune, McIntosh, Roderick J., Mercader, Julio, Mercader, Julio, Ogola, Christine, Power, Robert C., Power, Robert C., Sawchuk, Elizabeth, Sawchuk, Elizabeth, Robertshaw, Peter, Wilmsen, Edwin N., Wilmsen, Edwin N., Petraglia, Michael, Petraglia, Michael, Petraglia, Michael, Ndiema, Emmanuel, Manthi, Fredrick K., Krause, Johannes ... Schiffels, Stephan (2020). Ancient genomes reveal complex patterns of population movement, interaction, and replacement in sub-Saharan Africa. Science Advances, 6 (24) EAAZ0183, eaaz0183. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz0183

Ancient genomes reveal complex patterns of population movement, interaction, and replacement in sub-Saharan Africa

2020

Journal Article

Late Pleistocene to early-Holocene rainforest foraging in Sri Lanka: Multidisciplinary analysis at Kitulgala Beli-lena

Wedage, Oshan, Roberts, Patrick, Faulkner, Patrick, Crowther, Alison, Douka, Katerina, Picin, Andrea, Blinkhorn, James, Deraniyagala, Siran, Boivin, Nicole, Petraglia, Michael and Amano, Noel (2020). Late Pleistocene to early-Holocene rainforest foraging in Sri Lanka: Multidisciplinary analysis at Kitulgala Beli-lena. Quaternary Science Reviews, 231 106200, 106200. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106200

Late Pleistocene to early-Holocene rainforest foraging in Sri Lanka: Multidisciplinary analysis at Kitulgala Beli-lena

2020

Journal Article

Eastern Africa and the early Indian Ocean: understanding mobility in a globalising world

Horton, Mark, Boivin, Nicole and Crowther, Alison (2020). Eastern Africa and the early Indian Ocean: understanding mobility in a globalising world. Journal of Egyptian History, 13 (1-2), 380-408. doi: 10.1163/18741665-12340063

Eastern Africa and the early Indian Ocean: understanding mobility in a globalising world

2020

Journal Article

The domestication syndrome in vegetatively-propagated field crops

Denham, Tim, Barton, Huw, Castillo, Cristina, Crowther, Alison, Dotte-Sarout, Emilie, Florin, Anna, Pritchard, Jenifer, Barron, Aleese, Zhang, Yekun and Fuller, Dorian Q. (2020). The domestication syndrome in vegetatively-propagated field crops. Annals of Botany, 125 (4), 581-597. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcz212

The domestication syndrome in vegetatively-propagated field crops

2020

Journal Article

Late Pleistocene to Holocene human palaeoecology in the tropical environments of coastal eastern Africa

Roberts, Patrick, Prendergast, Mary, Janzen, Anneke, Shipton, Ceri, Blinkhorn, James, Zech, Jana, Crowther, Alison, Sawchuk, Elizabeth, Stewart, Mathew, Ndiema, Emmanuel, Petraglia, Michael and Boivin, Nicole (2020). Late Pleistocene to Holocene human palaeoecology in the tropical environments of coastal eastern Africa. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 537 109438, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109438

Late Pleistocene to Holocene human palaeoecology in the tropical environments of coastal eastern Africa

2020

Book Chapter

Taphonomy of plant micro-remains in environmental archaeology

Crowther, Alison (2020). Taphonomy of plant micro-remains in environmental archaeology. Encyclopedia of global archaeology (living edition). (pp. 1-13) edited by Claire Smith. New York, NY United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-51726-1_2511-1

Taphonomy of plant micro-remains in environmental archaeology

2019

Journal Article

Asian crop dispersal in Africa and late holocene human adaptation to tropical environments

Power, Robert C., Güldemann, Tom, Crowther, Alison and Boivin, Nicole (2019). Asian crop dispersal in Africa and late holocene human adaptation to tropical environments. Journal of World Prehistory, 32 (4), 353-392. doi: 10.1007/s10963-019-09136-x

Asian crop dispersal in Africa and late holocene human adaptation to tropical environments

2019

Journal Article

Long-term trends in terrestrial and marine invertebrate exploitation on the eastern African coast: insights from Kuumbi Cave, Zanzibar

Faulkner, Patrick, Harris, Matthew, Haji, Othman, Ali, Abdallah K., Crowther, Alison, Shipton, Ceri, Horton, Mark C. and Boivin, Nicole L. (2019). Long-term trends in terrestrial and marine invertebrate exploitation on the eastern African coast: insights from Kuumbi Cave, Zanzibar. Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 14 (4), 1-36. doi: 10.1080/15564894.2018.1501442

Long-term trends in terrestrial and marine invertebrate exploitation on the eastern African coast: insights from Kuumbi Cave, Zanzibar

2019

Journal Article

Archaeological assessment reveals Earth’s early transformation through land use

Stephens, Lucas, Fuller, Dorian, Boivin, Nicole, Rick, Torben, Gauthier, Nicolas, Kay, Andrea, Marwick, Ben, Armstrong, Chelsey Geralda Denise, Barton, C. Michael, Denham, Tim, Douglass, Kristina, Driver, Jonathan, Janz, Lisa, Roberts, Patrick, Rogers, J. Daniel, Thakar, Heather, Altaweel, Mark, Johnson, Amber L., Vattuone, Maria Marta Sampietro, Aldenderfer, Mark, Archila, Sonia, Artioli, Gilberto, Bale, Martin T., Beach, Timothy, Borrell, Ferran, Braje, Todd, Buckland, Philip I., Cano, Nayeli Guadalupe Jiménez, Capriles, José M. ... ArchaeoGLOBE Project (2019). Archaeological assessment reveals Earth’s early transformation through land use. Science, 365 (6456), 897-902. doi: 10.1126/science.aax1192

Archaeological assessment reveals Earth’s early transformation through land use

2019

Journal Article

Towards a historical ecology of intertidal foraging in the mafia archipelago: archaeomalacology and implications for marine resource management

Faulkner, Patrick, Harris, Matthew, Haji, Othman, Crowther, Alison, Horton, Mark C. and Boivin, Nicole L. (2019). Towards a historical ecology of intertidal foraging in the mafia archipelago: archaeomalacology and implications for marine resource management. Journal of Ethnobiology, 39 (2), 182-203. doi: 10.2993/0278-0771-39.2.182

Towards a historical ecology of intertidal foraging in the mafia archipelago: archaeomalacology and implications for marine resource management

2019

Journal Article

Structural characterization and decontamination of dental calculus for ancient starch research

Soto, María, Inwood, Jamie, Clarke, Siobhán, Crowther, Alison, Covelli, Danielle, Favreau, Julien, Itambu, Makarius, Larter, Steve, Lee, Patrick, Lozano, Marina, Maley, Jason, Mwambwiga, Aloyce, Patalano, Robert, Sammynaiken, Ramaswami, Vergès, Josep M, Zhu, Jianfeng and Mercader, Julio (2019). Structural characterization and decontamination of dental calculus for ancient starch research. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 11 (9), 4847-4872. doi: 10.1007/s12520-019-00830-7

Structural characterization and decontamination of dental calculus for ancient starch research

2019

Journal Article

Specialized rainforest hunting by Homo sapiens ~45,000 years ago

Wedage, Oshan, Amano, Noel, Langley, Michelle C., Douka, Katerina, Blinkhorn, James, Crowther, Alison, Deraniyagala, Siran, Kourampas, Nikos, Simpson, Ian, Perera, Nimal, Picin, Andrea, Boivin, Nicole, Petraglia, Michael and Roberts, Patrick (2019). Specialized rainforest hunting by Homo sapiens ~45,000 years ago. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 739, 739. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08623-1

Specialized rainforest hunting by Homo sapiens ~45,000 years ago

2019

Book Chapter

Early Lapita subsistence: the evidence from Kamgot, Anir Islands, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea

Summerhayes, Glenn, Szabo, Katherine, Fairbairn, Andrew, Horrocks, Mark, McPherson, Shannon and Crowther, Alison (2019). Early Lapita subsistence: the evidence from Kamgot, Anir Islands, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. Debating Lapita: distribution, chronology, society and subsistence. (pp. 379-402) edited by Stuart Bedford and Matthew Spriggs. Canberra, ACT, Australia: ANU.

Early Lapita subsistence: the evidence from Kamgot, Anir Islands, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea

2018

Journal Article

Spice and rice: pepper, cloves and everyday cereal foods at the ancient port of Mantai, Sri Lanka

Kingwell-Banham, Eleanor, Bohingamuwa, Wijerathne, Perera, Nimal, Adikari, Gamini, Crowther, Alison, Fuller, Dorian Q. and Boivin, Nicole (2018). Spice and rice: pepper, cloves and everyday cereal foods at the ancient port of Mantai, Sri Lanka. Antiquity, 92 (366), 1478-1491. doi: 10.15184/aqy.2018.168

Spice and rice: pepper, cloves and everyday cereal foods at the ancient port of Mantai, Sri Lanka