Publications
Selected publications
- Excavations at Site C North, Kalambo Falls, Zambia: New Insights into the Mode 2/3 Transition in South-Central Africa (Journal article - 2015)
- From Hand to Handle: The First Industrial Revolution (Book - 2013)
- 'A technological fix for Dunbar's Dilemma?' (Conference Paper - 2009)
- A biomechanical investigation of the efficiency hypothesis of hafted tool technology (Journal article - 2022)
- New geomorphological and archaeological evidence for drainage evolution in the Luangwa Valley (Zambia) during the Late Pleistocene (Journal article - 2021)
- Semiotics and the origin of language in the Lower Paleolithic (Journal article - 2020)
- Implications of a new chronology for the interpretation of the Middle and Later Stone Age of the upper Zambezi Valley (Journal article - 2019)
2024
Old Fossils, New Information: Insights into Site Formation Processes of Two Pleistocene Cave Sequences in Zambia from Enamel Amino Acid Geochronology
Baldreki, C., Dickinson, M., Reynolds, S., White, T. S., Barham, L., & Penkman, K. (n.d.). Old Fossils, New Information: Insights into Site Formation Processes of Two Pleistocene Cave Sequences in Zambia from Enamel Amino Acid Geochronology. Open Quaternary, 10, 4. doi:10.5334/oq.132
BaTwa populations from Zambia retain ancestry of past hunter-gatherer groups
Barham, L. (2024). BaTwa populations from Zambia retain ancestry of past hunter-gatherer groups. Nature.
The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa.
Fortes-Lima, C. A., Burgarella, C., Hammarén, R., Eriksson, A., Vicente, M., Jolly, C., . . . Schlebusch, C. M. (2024). The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa.. Nature, 625(7995), 540-547. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06770-6
2023
Evidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years ago
Barham, L., Duller, G. A. T., Candy, I., Scott, C., Cartwright, C. R., Peterson, J. R., . . . Nkombwe, P. (n.d.). Evidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years ago. Nature. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06557-9
Investigating the potential of African land snail shells (Gastropoda: Achatininae) for amino acid geochronology
Baldreki, C., Burnham, A., Conti, M., Wheeler, L., Simms, M. J., Barham, L., . . . Penkman, K. (2023). Investigating the potential of African land snail shells (Gastropoda: Achatininae) for amino acid geochronology. Quaternary Geochronology, 101473. doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2023.101473
Kalambo Falls, Zambia
Barham, L., & Kleindienst, M. R. (2023). Kalambo Falls, Zambia. In Handbook of Pleistocene Archaeology of Africa (pp. 1167-1180). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-20290-2_76
Mumbwa Caves, Zambia
Barham, L. (2023). Mumbwa Caves, Zambia. In Handbook of Pleistocene Archaeology of Africa (pp. 1181-1199). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-20290-2_77
The genetic legacy of the expansion of Bantu-speaking peoples in Africa
African Farmers, Not Stone Age Foragers: Reassessment of Human Remains from the Mumbwa Caves, Zambia
Steyn, M., Meyer, A., Peyroteo-Stjerna, R., Jolly, C., Schlebusch, C., Barham, L., & Lombard, M. (n.d.). African Farmers, Not Stone Age Foragers: Reassessment of Human Remains from the Mumbwa Caves, Zambia. African Archaeological Review. doi:10.1007/s10437-022-09507-4
NOTHING SET IN STONE: CHAȊNE OPÉRATOIRES OF LATER STONE AGE SEQUENCES FROM THE LUANGWA VALLEY AND MUCHINGA ESCARPMENT, ZAMBIA
Barham, L., Fletcher, R., Duller, G., & Jain, M. (2023). NOTHING SET IN STONE: CHAȊNE OPÉRATOIRES OF LATER STONE AGE SEQUENCES FROM THE LUANGWA VALLEY AND MUCHINGA ESCARPMENT, ZAMBIA. South African Archaeological Bulletin.
2022
Electron spin resonance dating of quartz from archaeological sites at Victoria Falls, Zambia
Richter, M., Tsukamoto, S., Chapot, M. S., Duller, G. A. T., & Barham, L. S. (2022). Electron spin resonance dating of quartz from archaeological sites at Victoria Falls, Zambia. Quaternary Geochronology, 101345. doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2022.101345
Challenges of dating quartz OSL samples with saturated grains: Lessons from single-grain analyses of low dose-rate samples from Victoria Falls, Zambia
Chapot, M. S., Duller, G. A. T., & Barham, L. S. (2022). Challenges of dating quartz OSL samples with saturated grains: Lessons from single-grain analyses of low dose-rate samples from Victoria Falls, Zambia. Quaternary Geochronology, 101344. doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2022.101344
A biomechanical investigation of the efficiency hypothesis of hafted tool technology
Coe, D., Barham, L., Gardiner, J., & Crompton, R. (2022). A biomechanical investigation of the efficiency hypothesis of hafted tool technology. JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE, 19(188). doi:10.1098/rsif.2021.0660
2021
New geomorphological and archaeological evidence for drainage evolution in the Luangwa Valley (Zambia) during the Late Pleistocene
Colton, D., Whitfield, E., Plater, A. J., Duller, G. A. T., Jain, M., & Barham, L. (2021). New geomorphological and archaeological evidence for drainage evolution in the Luangwa Valley (Zambia) during the Late Pleistocene. Geomorphology, 392, 107923. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.107923
Semiotics and the origin of language in the Lower Palaeolithic
Barham, L., & Everett, D. (n.d.). Semiotics and the origin of language in the Lower Palaeolithic. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. doi:10.1007/s10816-020-09480-9
Genetic substructure and complex demographic history of South African Bantu speakers.
Sengupta, D., Choudhury, A., Fortes-Lima, C., Fortes-Lima, C., Aron, S., Whitelaw, G., . . . Ramsay, M. (2021). Genetic substructure and complex demographic history of South African Bantu speakers.. Nature communications, 12(1), 2080. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22207-y
2020
Semiotics and the origin of language in the Lower Paleolithic
Barham, L., & Everett, D. (n.d.). Semiotics and the origin of language in the Lower Paleolithic. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. doi:10.1007/s10816-020-09480-9
2019
Implications of a new chronology for the interpretation of the Middle and Later Stone Age of the upper Zambezi Valley
Burrough, S. L., Thomas, D. S. G., & Barham, L. S. (2019). Implications of a new chronology for the interpretation of the Middle and Later Stone Age of the upper Zambezi Valley. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 23, 376-389. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.10.016
2016
From Chaîne Opératoire to Observational Analysis: A Pilot Study of a New Methodology for Analysing Changes in Cognitive Task-Structuring Strategies Across Different Hominin Tool-Making Events
Fairlie, J., & Barham, L. (2016). From Chaîne Opératoire to Observational Analysis: A Pilot Study of a New Methodology for Analysing Changes in Cognitive Task-Structuring Strategies Across Different Hominin Tool-Making Events. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 26(4), 643-664. doi:10.1017/S0959774316000469
A Dynamical Analysis of the Suitability of Prehistoric Spheroids from the Cave of Hearths as Thrown Projectiles
Wilson, A. D., Zhu, Q., Barham, L., Stanistreet, I., & Bingham, G. P. (2016). A Dynamical Analysis of the Suitability of Prehistoric Spheroids from the Cave of Hearths as Thrown Projectiles. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 6. doi:10.1038/srep30614
Quaternary fossil fauna from the Luangwa Valley, Zambia
Bishop, L. C., Barham, L., Ditchfield, P. W., Elton, S., Harcourt‐Smith, W. E. H., & Dawkins, P. (2016). Quaternary fossil fauna from the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. Journal of Quaternary Science, 31(3), 178-190. doi:10.1002/jqs.2855
2015
Book Review
Barham, L. (2015). Book Review. Hunter Gatherer Research, 1(4), 495-499. doi:10.3828/hgr.2015.25
Excavations at Site C North, Kalambo Falls, Zambia: New Insights into the Mode 2/3 Transition in South-Central Africa
Barham, L., Tooth, S., Duller, G. A. T., Plater, A., & Turner, S. (2015). Excavations at Site C North, Kalambo Falls, Zambia: New Insights into the Mode 2/3 Transition in South-Central Africa. Journal of African Archaeology, 13(2), 187-214. doi:10.3213/2191-5784-10270
New investigations at Kalambo Falls, Zambia: Luminescence chronology, site formation, and archaeological significance.
Duller, G. A. T., Tooth, S., Barham, L., & Tsukamoto, S. (2015). New investigations at Kalambo Falls, Zambia: Luminescence chronology, site formation, and archaeological significance.. Journal of human evolution, 85, 111-125. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.05.003
2013
From Hand to Handle: The First Industrial Revolution
Barham, L. S. (2013). From Hand to Handle: The First Industrial Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Beyond Modernity
Barham, L. (2013). Beyond Modernity. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199569885.013.0024
2012
Clarifying some fundamental errors in herries' "a chronological perspective on the acheulian and its transition to the middle stone age in southern Africa: the question of the fauresmith" (2011).
Barham, L. (2012). Clarifying some fundamental errors in herries' "a chronological perspective on the acheulian and its transition to the middle stone age in southern Africa: the question of the fauresmith" (2011).. International journal of evolutionary biology, 2012, 230156. doi:10.1155/2012/230156
2011
The dating and interpretation of a Mode 1 site in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia.
Barham, L., Phillips, W. M., Maher, B. A., Karloukovski, V., Duller, G. A. T., Jain, M., . . . Wintle, A. G. (2011). The dating and interpretation of a Mode 1 site in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia.. Journal of human evolution, 60(5), 549-570. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.12.003
'Comment on Shea's Homo sapiens is as Homo sapiens was'
Barham, L. (2011). 'Comment on Shea's Homo sapiens is as Homo sapiens was'. Current Anthropology.
2010
Social Brain and Distributed Mind
Barham, L. (2010). Social Brain and Distributed Mind. R. Dunbar, C. Gamble, & J. Gowlett (Eds.), London: The British Academy.
The Social Brain and the Distributed Mind
Dunbar, R., Gamble, C., & Gowlett, J. (2010). The Social Brain and the Distributed Mind. British Academy. doi:10.5871/bacad/9780197264522.003.0001
Genetic perspectives on forager-farmer interaction in the Luangwa valley of Zambia.
de Filippo, C., Heyn, P., Barham, L., Stoneking, M., & Pakendorf, B. (2010). Genetic perspectives on forager-farmer interaction in the Luangwa valley of Zambia.. American journal of physical anthropology, 141(3), 382-394. doi:10.1002/ajpa.21155
2009
'A technological fix for Dunbar's Dilemma?'
Barham, L. (2009). 'A technological fix for Dunbar's Dilemma?'. In R. Dunbar, C. Gamble, & J. Gowlett (Eds.), British Academy Centenary Research Project Symposium Social Brain, Distributed Mind (pp. chapter 18). London: British Academy.
Recent excavations at Kalambo Falls, Zambia
Barham, L. S., Duller, G., Plater, A., Tooth, S., & Turner, S. (2009). Recent excavations at Kalambo Falls, Zambia. Antiquity, 833(322), Project gallery.
2008
The First Africans: African Archaeology from the Earliest Toolmakers to Most Recent Foragers
Barham, L. B., & Mitchell, P. J. (2008). The First Africans: African Archaeology from the Earliest Toolmakers to Most Recent Foragers. New York: Cambridge University Press.
2007
Modern is as modern does? Technological trends and thresholds in the South Central African record
Barham, L. (2007). Modern is as modern does? Technological trends and thresholds in the South Central African record. In P. Mellars, C. Stringer, & K. Boyle (Eds.), Rethinking the Human Revolution (pp. 20-30). Cambridge: McDonald Institute.
The Middle and Later Stone Ages
Barham, L. (2007). The Middle and Later Stone Ages. In J. Middleton, & J. C. Miller (Eds.), New Encyclopedia of Africa (Vol. 1, pp. 93-94). London: Gale.
2005
Dating alluvial sediments with cosmogenic nuclides
Phillips, W. M., Barham, L. S., & Kubik, P. W. (2005). Dating alluvial sediments with cosmogenic nuclides. In GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA Vol. 69 (pp. A166). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
New radiocarbons date for the Early Iron Age in the Luangwa Valley, eastern Zambia
Barham, L., & Lie Farmer, C. (2005). New radiocarbons date for the Early Iron Age in the Luangwa Valley, eastern Zambia. Azania, XL, 114-121.
2004
Art in Human Evolution
Barham, L. (2004). Art in Human Evolution. In G. Berghaus (Ed.), New Perspectives on Prehistoric Art (pp. 105-130). Westport, CT: Praeger.
2002
Backed tools in Middle Pleistocene central Africa and their evolutionary significance.
Barham, L. (2002). Backed tools in Middle Pleistocene central Africa and their evolutionary significance.. Journal of human evolution, 43(5), 585-603. doi:10.1006/jhev.2002.0597
Systematic Pigment Use in the Middle Pleistocene of South‐Central Africa
Barham, L. S. (2002). Systematic Pigment Use in the Middle Pleistocene of South‐Central Africa. Current Anthropology, 43(1), 181-190. doi:10.1086/338292
2002 'Bone tools from Broken Hill (Kabwe) and their evolutionary significance.'
Barham, L., Pinto, A., & Stringer, C. (2002). 2002 'Bone tools from Broken Hill (Kabwe) and their evolutionary significance.'. Before Farming, 2(2), 1-16.
2001
Central Africa and the emergence of regional identity in the Middle Pleistocene
Barham, L. (2001). Central Africa and the emergence of regional identity in the Middle Pleistocene. In L. Barham, & K. Robson Brown (Eds.), Human Roots: African and Asia in the Middle Pleistocene (pp. 65-80). Bristol: Western Academic & Specialist Press.
Human Roots: African and Asia in the Middle Pleistocene
Barham, L., & Robson-Brown, K. (Eds.) (2001). Human Roots: African and Asia in the Middle Pleistocene. Bristol: Western Academic & Specialist Press.
Human Roots: African and Asia in the Middle Pleistocene
Barham, L., & Robson Brown, K. (2001). Human Roots: African and Asia in the Middle Pleistocene. In L. Barham, & K. Robson Brown (Eds.), Human Roots: Africa and Asia in the Middle Pleistocene (pp. 263). Bristol: Western Academic & Specialist Press.
2000
The Middle Stone Age of Zambia, South Central Africa
Barham, L. S., & Andrews, P. (2000). The Middle Stone Age of Zambia, South Central Africa. Bristol: Western Academic & Specialist Press.
1999
In Search of Cheddar Man
Barham, L., Priestley, P., & Targett, A. (1999). In Search of Cheddar Man. Tempus Pub Limited.