Publications
2024
"But some were more equal than others:" Exploring inequality at Neolithic Çatalhöyük.
Twiss, K. C., Bogaard, A., Haddow, S., Milella, M., Taylor, J. S., Veropoulidou, R., . . . Pochron, S. (2024). "But some were more equal than others:" Exploring inequality at Neolithic Çatalhöyük.. PloS one, 19(9), e0307067. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0307067
Female lineages and changing kinship patterns in Neolithic Çatalhöyük
2023
Mobility and kinship in the world's first village societies.
Pearson, J., Evans, J., Lamb, A., Baird, D., Hodder, I., Marciniak, A., . . . Fernández-Domínguez, E. (2023). Mobility and kinship in the world's first village societies.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120(4), e2209480119. doi:10.1073/pnas.2209480119
2022
Skeletal dysplasia of an adult male from medieval Lekno in Poland, Central Europe
Matczak, M. D., Krenz-Niedbala, M., Lukasik, S., Buikstra, J. E., Wyrwa, A. M., & Pearson, J. (2022). Skeletal dysplasia of an adult male from medieval Lekno in Poland, Central Europe. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY, 32(6), 1300-1309. doi:10.1002/oa.3155
Spatial autocorrelation analysis and the social organisation of crop and herd management at Catalhoyuk
Hodder, I., Bogaard, A., Engel, C., Pearson, J., & Wolfhagen, J. (2022). Spatial autocorrelation analysis and the social organisation of crop and herd management at Catalhoyuk. ANATOLIAN STUDIES, 72, 1-15. doi:10.1017/S0066154622000011
2021
Ten millennia of hepatitis B virus evolution
Kocher, A., Papac, L., Barquera, R., Key, F. M., Spyrou, M. A., Hubler, R., . . . Kuehnert, D. (2021). Ten millennia of hepatitis B virus evolution. SCIENCE, 374(6564), 183-+. doi:10.1126/science.abi5658
Variable kinship patterns in Neolithic Anatolia revealed by ancient genomes
Yaka, R., Mapelli, I., Kaptan, D., Dogu, A., Chylenski, M., Erdal, O. D., . . . Somel, M. (2021). Variable kinship patterns in Neolithic Anatolia revealed by ancient genomes. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 31(11), 2455-+. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.050
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.
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.
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.
From Picts to Parish: Stable isotope evidence of dietary change at medieval Portmahomack, Scotland
Curtis-Summers, S., Pearson, J. A., & Lamb, A. L. (2020). From Picts to Parish: Stable isotope evidence of dietary change at medieval Portmahomack, Scotland. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 31, 102303. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102303
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
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.
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
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
Late Pleistocene human genome suggests a local origin for the first farmers of central Anatolia
Feldman, M., Fernandez-Dominguez, E., Reynolds, L., Baird, D., Pearson, J., Hershkovitz, I., . . . Krause, J. (2019). Late Pleistocene human genome suggests a local origin for the first farmers of central Anatolia. Nature Communications, 10(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09209-7
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
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
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
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
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/
2016
The Demographic Development of the First Farmers in Anatolia
Kilinc, G. M., Omrak, A., Ozer, F., Gunther, T., Buyukkarakaya, A. M., Bicakci, E., . . . Gotherstrom, A. (2016). The Demographic Development of the First Farmers in Anatolia. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 26(19), 2659-2666. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.057
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/
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Hunters, fishers and scavengers
Pearson, J. (2007). Hunters, fishers and scavengers. Before Farming, 2007(2), 1-16. doi:10.3828/bfarm.2007.2.2
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
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.
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).
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
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).
'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.