2016 Journal Article Reinvestigation of Kuumbi Cave, Zanzibar, reveals Later Stone Age coastal habitation, early Holocene abandonment and Iron Age reoccupationShipton, Ceri, Crowther, Alison, Kourampas, Nikos, Prendergast, Mary E., Horton, Mark, Douka, Katerina, Schwenninger, Jean-Luc, Faulkner, Patrick, Morales, Erendira M. Quintana, Langley, Michelle C., Tibesasa, Ruth, Picornell-Gelabert, Llorenc, Wilmsen, Edwin N., Doherty, Chris, Veall, Margaret-Ashley, Ali, Abdallah K., Petraglia, Michael D. and Boivin, Nicole (2016). Reinvestigation of Kuumbi Cave, Zanzibar, reveals Later Stone Age coastal habitation, early Holocene abandonment and Iron Age reoccupation. Azania, 51 (2), 197-233. doi: 10.1080/0067270X.2016.1173308 |
2016 Journal Article Coastal subsistence, maritime trade, and the colonization of small offshore islands in eastern African prehistoryCrowther, Alison, Faulkner, Patrick, Prendergast, Mary E., Quintana Morales, Erendira M., Horton, Mark, Wilmsen, Edwin, Kotarba-Morley, Anna M., Christie, Annalisa, Petek, Nik, Tibesasa, Ruth, Doula, Katerina, Picornell-Gelabert, Llorenç, Carah, Xavier and Boivin, Nicole (2016). Coastal subsistence, maritime trade, and the colonization of small offshore islands in eastern African prehistory. Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 11 (2), 211-237. doi: 10.1080/15564894.2016.1188334 |
2016 Journal Article Ecological consequences of human niche construction: examining long-term anthropogenic shaping of global species distributionsBoivin, Nicole L., Zeder, Melinda A., Fuller, Dorian Q., Crowther, Alison, Larson, Greger, Erlandson, Jon M., Denham, Tim and Petraglia, Michael D. (2016). Ecological consequences of human niche construction: examining long-term anthropogenic shaping of global species distributions. National Academy of Sciences. Proceedings, 113 (23), 6388-6396. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1525200113 |
2016 Journal Article Poison arrows and bone utensils in late Pleistocene eastern Africa: evidence from Kuumbi Cave, ZanzibarLangley, Michelle C., Prendergast, Mary E., Shipton, Ceri, Morales, Erendira M. Quintana, Crowther, Alison and Boivin, Nicole (2016). Poison arrows and bone utensils in late Pleistocene eastern Africa: evidence from Kuumbi Cave, Zanzibar. Azania, 51 (2), 155-177. doi: 10.1080/0067270X.2016.1173302 |
2016 Journal Article Comment on 'Millets and herders: the origins of plant cultivation in semiarid North Gujarat (India)' by Juan Jose Garcia-Granero, Carla Lancelotti, Marco Madella, and P. AjithprasadCrowther, Alison (2016). Comment on 'Millets and herders: the origins of plant cultivation in semiarid North Gujarat (India)' by Juan Jose Garcia-Granero, Carla Lancelotti, Marco Madella, and P. Ajithprasad. Current Anthropology, 57 (2), 166-167. |
2016 Journal Article Continental Island Formation and the Archaeology of Defaunation on Zanzibar, Eastern AfricaPrendergast, Mary E., Rouby, Helene, Punning, Paramita, Marchant, Robert, Crowther, Alison, Kourampas, Nikos, Shipton, Ceri, Walsh, Martin., Lambeck, Kurt and Boivin, Nicole L. (2016). Continental Island Formation and the Archaeology of Defaunation on Zanzibar, Eastern Africa. PLoS ONE, 11 (2) e0149565, e0149565-e0149565. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149565 |
2015 Journal Article Late quaternary speleogenesis and landscape evolution in a tropical carbonate island: Pango la kuumbi (kuumbi cave), zanzibarKourampas, Nikos, Shipton, Ceri, Mills, William, Tibesasa, Ruth, Horton, Henrietta, Horton, Mark, Prendergast, Mary, Crowther, Alison, Douka, Katerina, Faulkner, Patrick, Picornell, Llorenc and Boivin, Nicole (2015). Late quaternary speleogenesis and landscape evolution in a tropical carbonate island: Pango la kuumbi (kuumbi cave), zanzibar. International Journal of Speleology, 44 (3), 293-314. doi: 10.5038/1827-806X.44.3.7 |
2015 Journal Article Use of Zanzibar copal (Hymenaea verrucosa Gaertn.) as incense at Unguja Ukuu, Tanzania in the 7-8th century CE: chemical insights into trade and Indian Ocean interactionsCrowther, Alison, Veall, Margaret-Ashley, Boivin, Nicole, Horton, Mark, Kotarba-Morley, Anne, Fuller, Dorian Q., Fenn, Thomas, Haji, Othman and Matheson, Carney D. (2015). Use of Zanzibar copal (Hymenaea verrucosa Gaertn.) as incense at Unguja Ukuu, Tanzania in the 7-8th century CE: chemical insights into trade and Indian Ocean interactions. Journal of Archaeological Science, 53, 374-390. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.10.008 |
2015 Book Chapter Old World Globalization and Food ExchangesBoivin, N., Fuller, D. Q. and Crowther, A. (2015). Old World Globalization and Food Exchanges. Archaeology of Food. (pp. 350-356) edited by Methany, K. B. and Beaudry, M. C.. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. |
2014 Journal Article Indian Ocean food globalisation and AfricaBoivin, Nicole, Crowther, Alison, Prendergast, Mary and Fuller, Dorian Q. (2014). Indian Ocean food globalisation and Africa. African Archaeological Review, 31 (4), 547-581. doi: 10.1007/s10437-014-9173-4 |
2014 Journal Article Documenting contamination in ancient starch laboratoriesCrowther, Alison, Haslam, Michael, Oakden, Nikki, Wald, Dale and Mercader, Julio (2014). Documenting contamination in ancient starch laboratories. Journal of Archaeological Science, 49 (1), 90-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.04.023 |
2014 Conference Publication Lab contamination avoidance in molecular palaeontology: Starch grain analysisMercader, Julio, Crowther, Alison, Haslam, Michael, Oakden, Nikki and Walde, Dale (2014). Lab contamination avoidance in molecular palaeontology: Starch grain analysis. 83rd Annual Meeting of the American-Association-of-Physical-Anthropologists, Calgary Canada, Apr 08-12, 2014. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL. |
2014 Journal Article Iron Age agriculture, fishing and trade in the Mafia Archipelago, Tanzania: new data from Ukunju CaveCrowther, Alison, Horton, Mark, Kortarba-Morley, Anna, Prendergast, Mary, Quintana-Morales, Eréndira, Wood, Marilee, Shipton, Ceri, Fuller, Dorian Q., Tibesasa, Ruth, Mills, William and Boivin, Nicole (2014). Iron Age agriculture, fishing and trade in the Mafia Archipelago, Tanzania: new data from Ukunju Cave. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 49 (1), 21-44. doi: 10.1080/0067270X.2013.878104 |
2014 Book Chapter Zanzibar: A network societyWynne-Jones, Stephanie, Crowther, Alison and Horton, Mark C. (2014). Zanzibar: A network society. The world in the Viking Age. (pp. 109-112) edited by Søren M. Sindbæk and Athena Trakadas. Roskilde, Denmark: Viking Ship Museum. |
2013 Journal Article Intersections, networks and the genesis of social complexity on the Nyali Coast of East AfricaShipton, C., Helm, R., Boivin, N., Crowther, A., Austin, P. and Fuller, D. Q. (2013). Intersections, networks and the genesis of social complexity on the Nyali Coast of East Africa. African Archaeological Review, 30 (4), 427-453. doi: 10.1007/s10437-013-9140-5 |
2013 Journal Article East Africa and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean worldBoivin, Nicole, Crowther, Alison, Helm, Richard and Fuller, Dorian Q. (2013). East Africa and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean world. Journal of World Prehistory, 26 (3), 213-281. doi: 10.1007/s10963-013-9067-4 |
2012 Journal Article Dhaba: An initial report on an Acheulean, Middle Palaeolithic and microlithic locality in the Middle Son Valley, north-central IndiaHaslam, Michael, Harris, Clair, Clarkson, Chris, Pal, J. N., Shipton, Ceri, Crowther, Alison, Koshy, Jinu, Bora, Janardhana, Ditchfield, Peter, Ram, Harindra Prasad, Price, Kathryn, Dubey, A. K. and Petraglia, Michael (2012). Dhaba: An initial report on an Acheulean, Middle Palaeolithic and microlithic locality in the Middle Son Valley, north-central India. Quaternary International, 258, 191-199. doi: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.09.007 |
2012 Journal Article Exploring agriculture, interaction and trade on the eastern African littoral: preliminary results from KenyaHelm, Richard, Crowther, Alison, Shipton, Ceri, Tengeza, Amini and Boivin, Nicole (2012). Exploring agriculture, interaction and trade on the eastern African littoral: preliminary results from Kenya. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 47 (1), 39-63. doi: 10.1080/0067270X.2011.647947 |
2012 Journal Article The differential survival of native starch during cooking and implications for archaeological analyses: A reviewCrowther, Alison (2012). The differential survival of native starch during cooking and implications for archaeological analyses: A review. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 4 (3), 221-235. doi: 10.1007/s12520-012-0097-0 |
2012 Journal Article Old World globalization and the Columbian exchange: Comparison and contrastBoivin, Nicole, Fuller, Dorian Q. and Crowther, Alison (2012). Old World globalization and the Columbian exchange: Comparison and contrast. World Archaeology, 44 (3), 452-469. doi: 10.1080/00438243.2012.729404 |