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Jessica Pearson

Professor Jessica Pearson
D. Phil. (Oxon)

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Jessica.Pearson@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 794 5050

Publications

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2024

2023

2022

2021

Bioarchaeology at Neolithic Çatalhöyük: indicators of health, well-being and lifeway in their social context

Knusel, C., Milella, M., Betz, B., Dori, I., Garofalo, E., Glencross, B., . . . Larsen, C. (2021). Bioarchaeology at Neolithic Çatalhöyük: indicators of health, well-being and lifeway in their social context. In I. Hodder (Ed.), Peopling the Landscape of Çatalhöyük: Reports from the 2009-2017 Seasons (pp. 315-356). London: British Institute at Ankara.

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Multi-isotope evidence of diet (carbon and nitrogen) and mobility (strontium) at Neolithic Çatalhöyük

Pearson, J., Lamb, A., Evans, J., Engel, C., Russell, N., Somel, M., . . . Wouters, W. (2021). Multi-isotope evidence of diet (carbon and nitrogen) and mobility (strontium) at Neolithic Çatalhöyük. In I. Hodder (Ed.), Peopling the Landscape of Çatalhöyük: Reports from the 2009-2017 Seasons (pp. 217-244). London: British Institute at Ankara.

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2020

Bioarcheologia niepełnosprawności [The Bioarchaeology of Disability]

Matczak, M., Buikstra, J. E., Pearson, J., & Wyrwa, A. M. (2020). Bioarcheologia niepełnosprawności [The Bioarchaeology of Disability]. Teksty Drugie, 2, 158-174.

Journal article

The Bioarcheology of Disability

Matczak, M. D., Buikstra, J. E., Pearson, J., & Wyrwa, A. M. (2020). The Bioarcheology of Disability. TEKSTY DRUGIE, (2), 158-174. doi:10.18318/td.2020.2.10

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10.18318/td.2020.2.10
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2019

Bioarcheologia niepełnosprawności: przegląd obecnych badań i perspektywy na przyszłość [The bioarchaeology of disability: review of current research and prospects for the future]

Matczak, M., Buikstra, J. E., Pearson, J., & Wyrwa, A. M. (2019). Bioarcheologia niepełnosprawności: przegląd obecnych badań i perspektywy na przyszłość [The bioarchaeology of disability: review of current research and prospects for the future]. Museion Poloniae Maioris, 6, 35-57.

Journal article

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

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10.1080/00758914.2019.1651560
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Bioarchaeology of Neolithic Catalhoyuk reveals fundamental transitions in health, mobility, and lifestyle in early farmers

Larsen, C. S., Knusel, C. J., Haddow, S. D., Pilloud, M. A., Milella, M., Sadvari, J. W., . . . Glencross, B. (2019). Bioarchaeology of Neolithic Catalhoyuk reveals fundamental transitions in health, mobility, and lifestyle in early farmers. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 116(26), 12615-12623. doi:10.1073/pnas.1904345116

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10.1073/pnas.1904345116
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2018

Biocultural influences of total versus exclusive breastfeeding: Stable isotope evidence of European and Asian trends for the last 10,000 years

Pearson, J. (2018). Biocultural influences of total versus exclusive breastfeeding: Stable isotope evidence of European and Asian trends for the last 10,000 years. In S. Agarwal, & P. Beauchesne (Eds.), Children and Childhood in Bioarchaeology (pp. 61-97). Gainesville: University Press Florida. doi:10.5744/florida/9780813056807.003.0003

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10.5744/florida/9780813056807.003.0003
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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

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10.1073/pnas.1800163115
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2017

Animal husbandry in the Early and Middle Neolithic settlement at Kopydlowo in the Polish lowlands. A multi-isotope perspective

Marciniak, A., Evans, J., Henton, E., Pearson, J., Lisowski, M., Bartkowiak, M., & Sobkowiak-Tabaka, I. (2017). Animal husbandry in the Early and Middle Neolithic settlement at Kopydlowo in the Polish lowlands. A multi-isotope perspective. ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 9(7), 1461-1479. doi:10.1007/s12520-017-0485-6

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10.1007/s12520-017-0485-6
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Horses, Hemiones, Hydruntines? Assessing the Reliability of Dental Criteria for Assigning Species to Southwest Asian Equid Remains

Twiss, K. C., Wolfhagen, J., Madgwick, R., Foster, H., Demirergi, G. A., Russell, N., . . . Mulville, J. (2017). Horses, Hemiones, Hydruntines? Assessing the Reliability of Dental Criteria for Assigning Species to Southwest Asian Equid Remains. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY, 27(2), 298-304. doi:10.1002/oa.2524

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10.1002/oa.2524
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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

2016

Reconciling the Body: Signifying flesh, maturity and age at Çatalhöyük

Pearson, J., Meskell, L., Nakamura, C., & Larsen, C. S. (2016). Reconciling the Body: Signifying flesh, maturity and age at Çatalhöyük. In Assembling Çatalhöyük (pp. 75-86). Maney Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.taylorfrancis.com/

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Disentangling the effect of farming practice from aridity on crop stable isotope values: A present-day model from Morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean

Styring, A. K., Ater, M., Hmimsa, Y., Fraser, R., Miller, H., Neef, R., . . . Bogaard, A. (2016). Disentangling the effect of farming practice from aridity on crop stable isotope values: A present-day model from Morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean. ANTHROPOCENE REVIEW, 3(1), 2-22. doi:10.1177/2053019616630762

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10.1177/2053019616630762
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Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of human and animals from Kopydłowo 6

Pearson, J. A. (2016). Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of human and animals from Kopydłowo 6. In A. Marciniak (Ed.), Excavations at Kopydłowo 6, Poland. Poznań-Pękowice.

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2015

Isotopes and Images: Fleshing out Bodies at Catalhoyuk

Pearson, J., & Meskell, L. (2015). Isotopes and Images: Fleshing out Bodies at Catalhoyuk. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD AND THEORY, 22(2), 461-482. doi:10.1007/s10816-013-9184-5

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10.1007/s10816-013-9184-5
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Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis and dietary reconstruction through the life course at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey

Pearson, J., Haddow, S., Hillson, S., Knusel, C., Larsen, C., & Sadvari, J. (2015). Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis and dietary reconstruction through the lifecourse at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey. Journal of Social Archaeology, 15(2), 210-232. doi:10.1177/1469605315582983

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10.1177/1469605315582983
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Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis at Neolithic Çatalhöyük: Evidence for human and animal diet and their relationship to households

Pearson, J., Bogaard, A., Charles, M., Hillson, S., Larsen, C., Russell, N., & Twiss, K. (2015). Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis at Neolithic Çatalhöyük: Evidence for human and animal diet and their relationship to households. Journal of Archaeological Science, 57, 69-79. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2015.01.007

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10.1016/j.jas.2015.01.007
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Bioarchaeology of Neolithic Catalhoyuk: Lives and Lifestyles of an Early Farming Society in Transition

Larsen, C. S., Hillson, S. W., Boz, B., Pilloud, M. A., Sadvari, J. W., Agarwal, S. C., . . . Knuesel, C. J. (2015). Bioarchaeology of Neolithic Catalhoyuk: Lives and Lifestyles of an Early Farming Society in Transition. JOURNAL OF WORLD PREHISTORY, 28(1), 27-68. doi:10.1007/s10963-015-9084-6

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10.1007/s10963-015-9084-6
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Refining human palaeodietary reconstruction using amino acid δ<SUP>15</SUP>N values of plants, animals and humans

Styring, A. K., Fraser, R. A., Arbogast, R. -M., Halstead, P., Isaakidou, V., Pearson, J. A., . . . Evershed, R. P. (2015). Refining human palaeodietary reconstruction using amino acid δ<SUP>15</SUP>N values of plants, animals and humans. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 53, 504-515. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2014.11.009

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10.1016/j.jas.2014.11.009
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Roles for the Sexes The (Bio)archaeology of Women and Men at Çatalhöyük

Agarwal, S. C., Beauschesne, P., Glencross, B., Larsen, C. S., Meskell, L., Nakamura, C., . . . Sadvari, S. W. (2015). Roles for the Sexes The (Bio)archaeology of Women and Men at Çatalhöyük. In Assembling Çatalhöyük (pp. 87-95). Maney Publishing.

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2014

Visualisation and permutation methods for archaeological data analysis

Grove, M., & Pearson, J. (2014). Visualisation and permutation methods for archaeological data analysis. ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 6(4), 319-328. doi:10.1007/s12520-013-0158-z

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10.1007/s12520-013-0158-z
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Biographical Bodies: flesh and food at Çatalhöyük

Pearson, J., & Meskell, L. M. (2014). Biographical Bodies: flesh and food at Çatalhöyük. In A. Whittle, & P. Bickle (Eds.), Early Farmers: the View from Archaeology and Science (pp. 233-250). London: OUP/British Academy.

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Beneath the Surface: Imaging techniques and the Jericho Skull

Fletcher, A., Pearson, J., Molleson, T., Abel, R., Ambers, J., & Wiles, C. (2014). Beneath the Surface: Imaging techniques and the Jericho Skull. In Regarding the Dead: Human Remains in the British Museum (pp. 91-102). London: The British Museum Press.

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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

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10.1179/0075891413Z.00000000024
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CALCIUM ISOTOPES IN JUVENILE MILK-CONSUMERS

Reynard, L. M., Pearson, J. A., Henderson, G. M., & Hedges, R. E. M. (2013). CALCIUM ISOTOPES IN JUVENILE MILK-CONSUMERS. ARCHAEOMETRY, 55(5), 946-957. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00715.x

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10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00715.x
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Counting sheep: sample size and statistical inference in stable isotope analysis and palaeodietary reconstruction

Pearson, J., & Grove, M. (2013). Counting sheep: sample size and statistical inference in stable isotope analysis and palaeodietary reconstruction. WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY, 45(3), 373-387. doi:10.1080/00438243.2013.820646

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10.1080/00438243.2013.820646
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Food and social complexity at Cayonu Tepesi, southeastern Anatolia: Stable isotope evidence of differentiation in diet according to burial practice and sex in the early Neolithic

Pearson, J., Grove, M., Ozbek, M., & Hongo, H. (2013). Food and social complexity at Cayonu Tepesi, southeastern Anatolia: Stable isotope evidence of differentiation in diet according to burial practice and sex in the early Neolithic. JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 32(2), 180-189. doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2013.01.002

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10.1016/j.jaa.2013.01.002
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Human and Animal Diet as Evidenced by Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis

Pearson, J. A. (2013). Human and Animal Diet as Evidenced by Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis. In I. Hodder (Ed.), Catalhoyuk Excavations: Humans and Landscapes of Catalhoyuk. New York: British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara.

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The human remains I: interpreting community structure, health, and diet in Neolithic Çatalhöyük

Hillson, S. W., Larsen, C. S., Boz, B., Pilloud, M. A., Sadvari, J. A., Agarwal, S. C., . . . Haddow, S. D. (2013). The human remains I: interpreting community structure, health, and diet in Neolithic Çatalhöyük. In I. Hodder (Ed.), Humans and Landscapes of Catalhoyuk: Reports from the 2000-2008 Seasons (pp. 339-396). Los Angeles: Cotsen Institute.

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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

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10.1017/S0003598X0006782X
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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

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10.1017/s0003598x0006782x
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2010

Exploring the Relationship Between Weaning and Infant Mortality: An Isotope Case Study from Asikli Hoyuk and Cayonu Tepesi

Pearson, J. A., Hedges, R. E. M., Molleson, T. I., & Ozbek, M. (2010). Exploring the Relationship Between Weaning and Infant Mortality: An Isotope Case Study from Asikli Hoyuk and Cayonu Tepesi. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 143(3), 448-457. doi:10.1002/ajpa.21335

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10.1002/ajpa.21335
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2009

The Process of Ungulate Domestication at Çayönü, Southeastern Turkey: A Multidisciplinary Approach focusing on<i>Bos</i>sp. and<i>Cervus elaphus</i>

Hongo, H., Pearson, J., Öksüz, B., & Ilgezdi, G. (2009). The Process of Ungulate Domestication at Çayönü, Southeastern Turkey: A Multidisciplinary Approach focusing on<i>Bos</i>sp. and<i>Cervus elaphus</i>. Anthropozoologica, 44(1), 63-78. doi:10.5252/az2009n1a3

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10.5252/az2009n1a3
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Domestication Process of Ungulates at Cayonu, Southeastern Turkey: A Multidisciplinary approach focusing on Bos sp. and Cervus elaphus

Hongo, H., Pearson, J. A., Oksuz, B., & ilgezdi, G. (2009). Domestication Process of Ungulates at Cayonu, Southeastern Turkey: A Multidisciplinary approach focusing on Bos sp. and Cervus elaphus. Anthropozoologica.

Journal article

2008

The Manipulation of Social and Physical Identity in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic

Fletcher, A., Pearson, J., & Ambers, J. (2008). The Manipulation of Social and Physical Identity in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 18(3), 309-325. doi:10.1017/s0959774308000383

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10.1017/s0959774308000383
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2007

New light on early caprine herding strategies from isotope analysis: a case study from Neolithic Anatolia

Pearson, J. A., Buitenhuis, H., Hedges, R. E. M., Martin, L., Russell, N., & Twiss, K. C. (2007). New light on early caprine herding strategies from isotope analysis: a case study from Neolithic Anatolia. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 34(12), 2170-2179. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2007.09.001

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10.1016/j.jas.2007.09.001
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Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Compositions of Animal and Human Bone

Hedges, R. E. M., Stevens, R. E., & Pearson, J. A. (2007). Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Compositions of Animal and Human Bone. In D. Benson, & A. Whittle (Eds.), Building Memories: The Neolithic Cotswold Long Barrow at Ascott-Under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire (pp. 255-262). Oxford: Oxbow Books.

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Chapter 22: Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis and the evidence for diet at Ecsegfalva and beyond

Pearson, J. A., & Hedges, R. E. M. (2007). Chapter 22: Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis and the evidence for diet at Ecsegfalva and beyond. In A. Whittle (Ed.), The Early Neolithic on the Great Hungarian Plain: investigations of the Körös culture site of Ecsegfalva 23, Co. Békés (pp. 37-43). TBA: TBA.

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Hunters, Fishers and Scavengers: A review of the isotope evidence for Neanderthal diet.

Pearson, J. A. (2007). Hunters, Fishers and Scavengers: A review of the isotope evidence for Neanderthal diet.. Before Farming.

Journal article

Hunters, fishers and scavengers

Pearson, J. (2007). Hunters, fishers and scavengers. Before Farming, 2007(2), 1-16. doi:10.3828/bfarm.2007.2.2

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10.3828/bfarm.2007.2.2
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2005

AN INSTANCE OF DENTAL MODIFICATION ON A HUMAN SKELETON FROM NIGER, WEST AFRICA

HAOUR, A., & PEARSON, J. A. (2005). AN INSTANCE OF DENTAL MODIFICATION ON A HUMAN SKELETON FROM NIGER, WEST AFRICA. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 24(4), 427-433. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0092.2005.00245.x

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10.1111/j.1468-0092.2005.00245.x
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Stable-isotope evidence of diet at Catalhoyuk

Richards, M. P., & Pearson, J. A. (2005). Stable-isotope evidence of diet at Catalhoyuk. In I. Hodder (Ed.), Inhabiting Catalhoyuk: Results from the 1995-1999 seasons (pp. 313-321). Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.

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2004

'Ancient diet in Neolithic Anatolia: Isotopic analyses of biological remains and their archaeological implications'

Pearson, J. A. (2004). 'Ancient diet in Neolithic Anatolia: Isotopic analyses of biological remains and their archaeological implications'. (PhD Thesis, The University of Oxford).

Thesis / Dissertation

2003

Stable isotope evidence of diet at Neolithic Catalhoyuk, Turkey

Richards, M. P., Pearson, J. A., Molleson, T. I., Russell, N., & Martin, L. (2003). Stable isotope evidence of diet at Neolithic Catalhoyuk, Turkey. JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 30(1), 67-76. doi:10.1006/jasc.2001.0825

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10.1006/jasc.2001.0825
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1999

'A combined stable isotope and literature approach to the identification of C4 plants at the early Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk, Turkey'

Pearson, J. A. (1999). 'A combined stable isotope and literature approach to the identification of C4 plants at the early Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk, Turkey'. (Master's Thesis, The University of Manchester).

Thesis / Dissertation

'Roman/Byzantine human remains at Catalhoyuk, Domuztepe and Kilise Tepe'

Pearson, J. A. (1999). 'Roman/Byzantine human remains at Catalhoyuk, Domuztepe and Kilise Tepe'. Anatolian Archaeology, 5, 27.

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