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Professor Douglas Baird
MA, Ph.D.

Contact

D.Baird@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 794 4392

Publications

Selected publications

  1. The origins of nomadic pastoralism in the eastern Jordanian steppe: a combined stable isotope and chipped stone assessment (Journal article - 2019)
  2. A phantom frontier and the wild west? A view from the neolithic of central Anatolia. (Conference Paper - 2019)
  3. Late Pleistocene human genome suggests a local origin for the first farmers of central Anatolia. (Journal article - 2019)
  4. Connected communities and constructed identities. The Konya plain 15000-6000 cal BC. (Conference Paper - 2019)
  5. Agricultural origins on the Anatolian plateau (Journal article - 2018)
  6. Boncuklu Höyük: The earliest ceramics on the Anatolian plateau (Journal article - 2017)
  7. The animate house, the institutionalization of the household in Neolithic central Anatolia (Journal article - 2016)
  8. Juniper smoke, skulls and wolves' tails. The Epipalaeolithic of the Anatolian plateau in its South-west Asian context; insights from Pinarbasi (Journal article - 2013)
  9. Variable kinship patterns in Neolithic Anatolia revealed by ancient genomes (Journal article - 2021)
  10. The Zagros Epipalaeolithic revisited: new excavations and 14C dates from Palegawra cave in Iraqi Kurdistan (Journal article - 2020)
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2024

2023

2021

The Clay World of Çatalhöyük: A fine-grained perspective

Baird, D. (2021). The Clay World of Çatalhöyük: A fine-grained perspective. Landscape History, 42(1), 141-142. doi:10.1080/01433768.2021.1928891

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10.1080/01433768.2021.1928891
Journal article

2020

The Zagros Epipalaeolithic revisited: new excavations and 14C dates from Palegawra cave in Iraqi Kurdistan

Asouti, E., Baird, D., Kabukcu, C., Swinson, K., Martin, L., García-Suárez, A., . . . Rasheed, K. (2020). The Zagros Epipalaeolithic revisited: new excavations and 14C dates from Palegawra cave in Iraqi Kurdistan. PLoS One, 15(9), 1-99. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0239564

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10.1371/journal.pone.0239564
Journal article

Settlement change on the western Konya Plain: refining Neolithic and Chalcolithic chronologies at Canhasan, Turkey

Fairbairn, A., Jacobsson, P., Baird, D., Jacobsen, G., & Stroud, E. (2020). Settlement change on the western Konya Plain: refining Neolithic and Chalcolithic chronologies at Canhasan, Turkey. ANTIQUITY, 94(374), 342-360. doi:10.15184/aqy.2020.13

DOI
10.15184/aqy.2020.13
Journal article

2019

The origins of nomadic pastoralism in the eastern Jordanian steppe: a combined stable isotope and chipped stone assessment

Miller, H., Baird, D., Pearson, J., Lamb, A. L., Grove, M., Martin, L., & Garrard, A. (2019). The origins of nomadic pastoralism in the eastern Jordanian steppe: a combined stable isotope and chipped stone assessment. Levant, 50(3), 281-304. doi:10.1080/00758914.2019.1651560

DOI
10.1080/00758914.2019.1651560
Journal article

A phantom frontier and the wild west? A view from the neolithic of central Anatolia.

Baird, D. (n.d.). A phantom frontier and the wild west? A view from the neolithic of central Anatolia.. In The central/western Anatolian farming frontier Vol. Oriental and European Archaeology. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press. Vienna.

Conference Paper

2018

Reduction intensity of backed blades: Blank consumption, regularity and efficiency at the early Neolithic site of Boncuklu, Turkey

Muller, A., Clarkson, C., Baird, D., & Fairbairn, A. (2018). Reduction intensity of backed blades: Blank consumption, regularity and efficiency at the early Neolithic site of Boncuklu, Turkey. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS, 21, 721-732. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.08.042

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10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.08.042
Journal article

Agricultural origins on the Anatolian plateau

Baird, D., Fairbairn, A., Jenkins, E., Martin, L., Middleton, C., Pearson, J., . . . Elliott, S. (2018). Agricultural origins on the Anatolian plateau. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 115(14), E3077-E3086. doi:10.1073/pnas.1800163115

DOI
10.1073/pnas.1800163115
Journal article

2017

Building Communities: Strontium isotope and cross-sectional geometry analysis in early sedentary communities

Pearson, J. A., Baird, D., Evans, J., Garofalo, E., Ruff, C. B., Haddow, S. D., . . . Larsen, C. S. (2017). Building Communities: Strontium isotope and cross-sectional geometry analysis in early sedentary communities. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Vol. 162 (pp. 311). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Conference Paper

Mobility in Neolithic Central Anatolia: A Comparison of Dental Morphometrics and aDNA

Pilloud, M. A., Somel, M., Haddow, S. D., Knusel, C. J., Larsen, C. S., Ozbasaran, M., . . . Dagtas, N. D. (2017). Mobility in Neolithic Central Anatolia: A Comparison of Dental Morphometrics and aDNA. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Vol. 162 (pp. 316). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Conference Paper

2016

From Prehistoric Villages to Cities: Settlement Aggregation and Community Transformation

Baird, D. (2016). From Prehistoric Villages to Cities: Settlement Aggregation and Community Transformation. JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 72(3), 382-384. doi:10.1086/687498

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10.1086/687498
Journal article

Archaeogenomic analysis of ancient Anatolians: first genetic indication for Neolithic cultural diffusion in the Near East

Somel, M., Kilinc, G. M., Ozer, F., Omrak, A., Yaka, R., Donertas, M., . . . Gotherstrom, A. (2016). Archaeogenomic analysis of ancient Anatolians: first genetic indication for Neolithic cultural diffusion in the Near East. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Vol. 159 (pp. 297-298). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Conference Paper

2014

Origins of caprine herding

Baird, D. (2014). Origins of caprine herding. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 111(24), 8702-8703. doi:10.1073/pnas.1406870111

DOI
10.1073/pnas.1406870111
Journal article

9th millennium plant subsistence in the central Anatolian highlands: new evidence from Pinarbasi, Karaman Province, central Anatolia

Fairbairn, A. S., Jenkins, E., Baird, D., & Jacobsen, G. (2014). 9th millennium plant subsistence in the central Anatolian highlands: new evidence from Pinarbasi, Karaman Province, central Anatolia. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 41, 801-812. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2013.09.024

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10.1016/j.jas.2013.09.024
Journal article

2013

Juniper smoke, skulls and wolves' tails. The Epipalaeolithic of the Anatolian plateau in its South-west Asian context; insights from Pinarbasi

Baird, D., Asouti, E., Astruc, L., Baysal, A., Baysal, E., Carruthers, D., . . . Pirie, A. (2013). Juniper smoke, skulls and wolves' tails. The Epipalaeolithic of the Anatolian plateau in its South-west Asian context; insights from Pinarbasi. LEVANT, 45(2), 175-209. doi:10.1179/0075891413Z.00000000024

DOI
10.1179/0075891413Z.00000000024
Journal article

2012

The Late Epipaleolithic, Neolithic, and Chalcolithic of the Anatolian Plateau, 13,000–4000 <scp>BC</scp>

Baird, D. (2012). The Late Epipaleolithic, Neolithic, and Chalcolithic of the Anatolian Plateau, 13,000–4000 <scp>BC</scp>. In Unknown Book (pp. 431-465). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781444360790.ch23

DOI
10.1002/9781444360790.ch23
Chapter

Pınarbaşı; from Epipalaeolithic campsite to sedentarising village in central Anatolia

Baird, D. (2012). Pınarbaşı; from Epipalaeolithic campsite to sedentarising village in central Anatolia. In M. Ozdoğan, & N. Başgelen (Eds.), Neolithic in Turkey new excavations, new discoveries. (Vol. 3, pp. 1-36). Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.

Chapter

The Boncuklu Project; the origins of sedentism, cultivation and herding in central Anatolia

Baird, D., Fairbairn, A., Martin, L., & Middleton, C. (2012). The Boncuklu Project; the origins of sedentism, cultivation and herding in central Anatolia. In M. Özdoğan, & N. Başgelen (Eds.), The Neolithic in Turkey: New Excavations and New Research. Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Tasliklioglu.

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2011

Ritual in the landscape: evidence from Pinarbasi in the seventh-millennium cal BC Konya Plain

Baird, D., Carruthers, D., Fairbairn, A., & Pearson, J. (2011). Ritual in the landscape: evidence from Pinarbasi in the seventh-millennium cal BC Konya Plain. ANTIQUITY, 85(328), 380-394. doi:10.1017/S0003598X0006782X

DOI
10.1017/S0003598X0006782X
Journal article

Chipped Stone from Deir Ain Abata; an arid zone assemblage

Baird, D. (2011). Chipped Stone from Deir Ain Abata; an arid zone assemblage. In D. Politis (Ed.), Deir Ain Abata (pp. 5 pages). London: British Museum Press.

Chapter

Pinarbaşi in the seventh-millennium cal BC Konya Plain

Baird, D., Carruthers, D., Fairbairn, A., & Pearson, J. (2011). Pinarbaşi in the seventh-millennium cal BC Konya Plain. Antiquity, 85(328), 380-394. doi:10.1017/s0003598x0006782x

DOI
10.1017/s0003598x0006782x
Journal article

The Boncuklu Project; the origins of sedentism, cultivation and herding in central Anatolia

Baird, D., Bar-Yosef, O., Baysal, A., & Fairbairn, A. (2011). The Boncuklu Project; the origins of sedentism, cultivation and herding in central Anatolia. Heritage Turkey, 2 pages.

Journal article

2010

The Boncuklu Project: investigating the beginnings of agriculture, sedentism and herding in central Anatolia

Baird, D. (2010). The Boncuklu Project: investigating the beginnings of agriculture, sedentism and herding in central Anatolia. Anatolian Archaeology, 16, 9-11.

Journal article

Was Çatalhoyuk a centre? The implications of a late aceramic Neolithic assemblage from the neighbourhood of Çatalhoyuk

Baird, D. (2010). Was Çatalhoyuk a centre? The implications of a late aceramic Neolithic assemblage from the neighbourhood of Çatalhoyuk. In D. Bolger, & L. Maguire (Eds.), The Development of Pre-State Communities in the Ancient Near East (pp. 207-217). Oxford: Oxbow.

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2008

Stone Bead Technologies and Early Craft Specialization: Insights from Two Neolithic Sites in Eastern Jordan

Wright, K. I., Critchley, P., Garrard, A., Baird, D., Bains, R., & Groom, S. (2008). Stone Bead Technologies and Early Craft Specialization: Insights from Two Neolithic Sites in Eastern Jordan. Levant, 40(2), 131-165. doi:10.1179/175638008x348016

DOI
10.1179/175638008x348016
Journal article

2007

Pınarbaşı and the origins of agriculture and sedentism in central Anatolia (Pınarbaşı Orta Anadolu'da Epi-Paleolitik Konak Yerinden Yerlesik Koy Yasamina)

Baird, D. (2007). Pınarbaşı and the origins of agriculture and sedentism in central Anatolia (Pınarbaşı Orta Anadolu'da Epi-Paleolitik Konak Yerinden Yerlesik Koy Yasamina). In M. Ozdogan, & N. Başgelen (Eds.), TURKIYE'DE NEOLITIK DONEM. YENI KAZILAR, YENI BULGULAR (pp. 285-311). Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayinlari, Istanbul.

Chapter

The Boncuklu Project: the origins of sedentism, cultivation and herding in central Anatolia

Baird, D. (2007). The Boncuklu Project: the origins of sedentism, cultivation and herding in central Anatolia. Anatolian Archaeology, 13, 14-18.

Journal article

2006

'The Boncuklu Project; the origins of sedentism, cultivation and herding in central Anatolia'

Baird, D. (2006). 'The Boncuklu Project; the origins of sedentism, cultivation and herding in central Anatolia'. Anatolian Archaeology, 12, 13-17.

Journal article

Holocene environment and settlement on the Çarşamba alluvial fan, south‐central Turkey: Integrating geoarchaeology and archaeological field survey

Boyer, P., Roberts, N., & Baird, D. (2006). Holocene environment and settlement on the Çarşamba alluvial fan, south‐central Turkey: Integrating geoarchaeology and archaeological field survey. Geoarchaeology, 21(7), 675-698. doi:10.1002/gea.20133

DOI
10.1002/gea.20133
Journal article

2005

The Prehistoric Ceramics of Kalavasos Tenta

Baird, D. (2005). The Prehistoric Ceramics of Kalavasos Tenta. In I. Todd (Ed.), Excavations at Kalavasos Tenta II (Vol. II, pp. 147-176). Gothenburg: Paul Astrom.

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The history of settlement and social landscapes in the Early Holocene in the Çatalhöyük area

Baird, D. (2005). The history of settlement and social landscapes in the Early Holocene in the Çatalhöyük area. In I. Hodder (Ed.), Çatalhöyük perspectives reports from the 1995-99 seasons (Vol. 6, pp. 55-74). Cambridge: McDonald Institute.

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2004

Chalcolithic Ceramics

Baird, D. (2004). Chalcolithic Ceramics. In I. Todd (Ed.), Excavations at Kalavasos Ayious (pp. 120-179). Gothenburg: Paul Astrom.

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Settlement expansion on the Konya Plain, Anatolia 5th-7th centuries AD

Baird, D. (2004). Settlement expansion on the Konya Plain, Anatolia 5th-7th centuries AD. In L. Lavan, & W. Bowden (Eds.), The Late Antique Countryside (pp. 219-246). Oxford: Brill.

Conference Paper

2002

Early Holocene settlement in central Anatolia: problems and prospects seen from the Konya Plain

Baird, D. (2002). Early Holocene settlement in central Anatolia: problems and prospects seen from the Konya Plain. In F. Gerard, & L. Thissen (Eds.), Central Anatolian E Workshop (pp. 139-159). Istanbul: Ege Yayinlari.

Conference Paper

2001

'Settlement and landscape in the Konya Plain, south central turkey, from the Epipalaeolithic to the Medieval period'

Baird, D. (2001). 'Settlement and landscape in the Konya Plain, south central turkey, from the Epipalaeolithic to the Medieval period'. In H. Karpuz, A. Bas, & R. Duran (Eds.), Uluslararası Çatalhöyük'ten Günümüze Çumra Kongresı (pp. 269-276). Ã�umra: Ã�umra Belediye.

Conference Paper

Explaining technological change; from the 7th-6th millennia bc in the southern Levant

Baird, D. (2001). Explaining technological change; from the 7th-6th millennia bc in the southern Levant. In I. Caneva (Ed.), Beyond tools; reconsidering definitions and interpretations of lithic assemblages (pp. 319-331). Venice: Ex oriente.

Conference Paper

The analysis of chipped stone in Jordanian archaeology

Baird, D. (2001). The analysis of chipped stone in Jordanian archaeology. In B. MacDonald, R. Adams, & P. Bienkowski (Eds.), The Archaeology of Jordan (pp. 693-706). Sheffield: Sheffield Academic press.

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2000

29 individual entries on key topics

Baird, D. (2000). 29 individual entries on key topics. In P. Bienkowski, & A. Millard (Eds.), British Museum Dictionary of the Ancient Near East (pp. 30). London: British Museum.

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Ceramics and Change in the Early Bronze Age of the southern Levant

Philip, G., & Baird, D. (Eds.) (2000). Ceramics and Change in the Early Bronze Age of the southern Levant. In Ceramics and Change in the Early Bronze Age of the southern Levant (pp. 427). Sheffield: Sheffielfd Academic Press.

Conference Paper

1997

Sedentarizing nomads and desert polities

Baird, D. (1997). Sedentarizing nomads and desert polities. Antiquity, 71(272), 483-485. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00085161

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10.1017/s0003598x00085161
Journal article

The Konya Plain Survey: Aims and Methods

Baird, D. (1997). The Konya Plain Survey: Aims and Methods. In I. Hodder (Ed.), On the Surface; Çatalhöyük Research I (Vol. I, pp. 41-46). Cambridge: McDonald Institute.

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1996

Excavations at Kharabeh Shattani, Iraq

Baird, D., Campbell, S., & Watkins, T. (1996). Excavations at Kharabeh Shattani, Iraq (Vol. II). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University.

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1995

Raw material procurement and selection in the Neolithic Azraq basin: implications for Levnatine Neolithic cultural developments

Baird, D. (1995). Raw material procurement and selection in the Neolithic Azraq basin: implications for Levnatine Neolithic cultural developments. In H. G. Gebel, Z. Kafafi, & G. Rollefson (Eds.), Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan V (pp. 505-514). Irbid: Dept of Antiquities of Jordan.

Conference Paper

The Wembach module for non-formal tool analysis

Baird, D., Gebel, H. G., Muller-Neuhof, B., Rollefson, G., & Schmidt, K. (1995). The Wembach module for non-formal tool analysis. Neolithics, 2/95, 1-4.

Journal article

1994

A third preliminary report of excavations at Tell esh Shuna North

Baird, D., & Philip, G. (1994). A third preliminary report of excavations at Tell esh Shuna North. Levant, XXVI, 111-134.

Journal article

Chipped stone production in the Neolithic of eastern Jordan, temporal developments and community relationships

Baird, D. (1994). Chipped stone production in the Neolithic of eastern Jordan, temporal developments and community relationships. In H. G. Gebel, & S. Kozlowski (Eds.), Neolithic Chipped Stone Industries of the Fertile Crescent (pp. 525-542). Berlin: Ex Oriente.

Conference Paper

Excavations at Little Gight Flint scatter, Grampian Region

Baird, D., & Finlayson, W. (1994). Excavations at Little Gight Flint scatter, Grampian Region. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 95-101.

Journal article

Prehistoric Environment and Settlement in the Azraq Basin: an Interim Report on the 1987 and 1988 Excavation Seasons

Garrard, A., Baird, D., Colledge, S., Martin, L., & Wright, K. (1994). Prehistoric Environment and Settlement in the Azraq Basin: an Interim Report on the 1987 and 1988 Excavation Seasons. Levant, 26(1), 73-109. doi:10.1179/lev.1994.26.1.73

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10.1179/lev.1994.26.1.73
Journal article

Preliminary Report on the Third (1993) Season of Excavations at Tell esh-Shuna North

Baird, D., Graham, P., Croft, P., Gibson, C., Judd, M., & Dianne, R. (1994). Preliminary Report on the Third (1993) Season of Excavations at Tell esh-Shuna North. Levant, 26(1), 111-133. doi:10.1179/lev.1994.26.1.111

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10.1179/lev.1994.26.1.111
Journal article

The Shuna Project

Philip, G., & Baird, D. (1994). The Shuna Project. The Universities of Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeological reports, 17, 30-41.

Journal article

The chronological basis and significance of the Late Palaeolithic and Neolithic sequence in the Azraq basin, Jordan

Garrard, A., Baird, D., & Byrd, B. (1994). The chronological basis and significance of the Late Palaeolithic and Neolithic sequence in the Azraq basin, Jordan. In O. Bar-Yosef, & R. Kra (Eds.), Late Quaternary Chronology and Palaeoenvironments in the eastern Mediterranean (pp. 177-199). Tucson: University of Arizona.

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1993

Preliminary Report on the Second (1992) Season of Excavations at Tell esh-Shuna North

Philip, G., & Baird, D. (1993). Preliminary Report on the Second (1992) Season of Excavations at Tell esh-Shuna North. Levant, 25(1), 13-36. doi:10.1179/007589193790213268

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10.1179/007589193790213268
Journal article

1992

Independent variables: a flexible classification of Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic pottery

Baird, D. (1992). Independent variables: a flexible classification of Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic pottery. In D. Barlow, D. Bolger, & B. Kling (Eds.), Cypriot Ceramics: Reading the Prehistoric record (pp. 21-27). Philadelphia: The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania.

Conference Paper

Prehistoric Environment and Settlement in the Azraq Basin: An Interim Report on the 1989 Excavation Season

Baird, D., Garrard, A., Martin, L., & Wright, K. (1992). Prehistoric Environment and Settlement in the Azraq Basin: An Interim Report on the 1989 Excavation Season. Levant, 24(1), 1-31. doi:10.1179/007589192790212792

DOI
10.1179/007589192790212792
Journal article

Prehistoric Environment and Settlement in the Azraq basin: A preliminary report on the 1989 season

Baird, D., Garrard, A., Martin, L., & Wright, K. (1992). Prehistoric Environment and Settlement in the Azraq basin: A preliminary report on the 1989 season. Levant, XXIV, 1-32.

Journal article

1987

The Excavations of an aceramic Neolithic Settlement near Tell Afar, N Iraq 1987: Interim report

Watkins, T., & Baird, D. (1987). The Excavations of an aceramic Neolithic Settlement near Tell Afar, N Iraq 1987: Interim report. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University.

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