Migration Revived

Champion, T

doi:10.1080/0108464x.1990.10590045

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“…In Britain, the rejection of traditional biodistance studies since the 1960s has been stronger than in North America (Mays, 2000). This clearly continues, despite the rise in Britain of post-processual models in theoretical archaeology in the 1980s and 1990s which placed an emphasis on constructing historically-specific accounts of past societies in which events as well as processes assume importance (Champion, 1992), and the rise in interest in ethnicity (e.g. Jones, 1997), of which biological relationships are an important component.…”

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Human osteoarchaeology in the UK 2001–2007: a bibliometric perspective

Mays

2008

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Bibliometric analysis of osteoarchaeology publications covering the period 2001-2007 in leading journals was carried out. The aims were two-fold: firstly, to characterise research in this field in the UK and make comparisons with selected other countries, and secondly, to shed light on the use of skeletal collections. It was found that, since a previous survey of this type,covering the period 1991-1995, isotopic and DNA studies have increased. In the UK, work on biodistance studies is minor compared with other countries, and the proportion of palaeopathology work is high. In palaeopathology, substantial effort continues to be devoted to case studies, particularly in the UK where the frequency of problem-orientated work directed at understanding earlier populations has not increased since the early 1990s. Although it is argued that the case study still has a place in osteoarchaeology, the balance of work needs to shift further in favour of population studies, particularly in the UK. Skeletal collections are vital for primary osteoarchaeological work, and there was little evidence for any great use of skeletal databases such as the Standard Osteological Database. Skeletal collections from the UK were the most used for the research papers analysed, demonstrating the importance of UK-held collections for research that leads to high profile publication in the international scientific literature. These observations are pertinent since legal, ethical and practical issues in the treatment of human remains, particularly those connected with retention of skeletal collections, are now coming under closer scrutiny in the UK.

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Human osteoarchaeology in the UK 2001–2007: a bibliometric perspective

Mays

2008

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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“…A number of arguments revolve around the effects of migration versus diffusion on cultural change (e.g. Adams et al 1978;Anthony 1990;Burmeister 2000;Champion 1992;Chapman and Hamerow 1997). Rebuttal, rather than resolution, continues in most cases because human movement and residential changes have been difficult to measure in the past.…”

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Strontium Isotopes and Prehistoric Human Migration: The Bell Beaker Period in Central Europe

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Human skeletal remains from Bell Beaker graves in southern Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Hungary were analyzed for information on human migration. Strontium isotope ratios were measured in bone and tooth enamel to determine if these individuals had changed ‘geological’ residence during their lifetimes. Strontium isotopes vary among different types of rock. They enter the body through diet and are deposited in the skeleton. Tooth enamel forms during early childhood and does not change. Bone changes continually through life. Difference in the strontium isotope ratio between bone and enamel in the same individual indicates change in residence. Results from the analysis of 81 Bell Beaker individuals indicated that 51 had moved during their lifetime. Information on the geology of south-central Europe, the application of strontium isotope analysis, and the relevant Bell Beaker sites is provided along with discussion of the results of the study.

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“…underdeveloped in theoretical and methodological terms, despite a wealth of research in various contexts (see, e.g., Anthony 1990Anthony , 1992Anthony , 1997Cameron 1995;Champion 1990;Chapman and Hamerow 1997;Stark et al 1995). Härke (1998) suggests that the difficulty is perhaps one of attitude on the part of archaeologists, who are reluctant to consider models that most see as diffusion-based.…”

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Interaction and Exchange in Early Formative Western and Central

Hepp¹

2019

Interregional Interaction in Ancient Mesoamerica

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Migration Revived

Cited by 18 publications

References 9 publications

Human osteoarchaeology in the UK 2001–2007: a bibliometric perspective

Human osteoarchaeology in the UK 2001–2007: a bibliometric perspective

Strontium Isotopes and Prehistoric Human Migration: The Bell Beaker Period in Central Europe

Interaction and Exchange in Early Formative Western and Central

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