Birmingham University Radiocarbon Dates X

Williams, R. E. G.; Johnson, A.

doi:10.1017/s0033822200003155

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“…(c) Lake Suguta water levels, with 14 C ages corrected for a~1.9 ka carbon reservoir effect (Garcin et al, 2009;Junginger et al, 2014). (d) Radiocarbon ages on shells from Lake Baringo (Williams and Johnson, 1976). (e) Lake Nakuru water level chronology based on diatom assemblages (Richardson and Dussinger, 1987).…”

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Water level history for Lake Turkana, Kenya in the past 15,000years and a variable transition from the African Humid Period to Holocene aridity

Bloszies

Forman

Wright

2015

Global and Planetary Change

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Section: What Caused Millennial-scale Water Level Variability For Lakmentioning

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Water level history for Lake Turkana, Kenya in the past 15,000years and a variable transition from the African Humid Period to Holocene aridity

Bloszies

Forman

Wright

2015

Global and Planetary Change

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“…BC (Rivoli-Chiozza phase), and 4,360-3,690 cal. BC (Rivoli-Castelnovo phase) (Shotton et al, 1970;Skeates, 1994a;Williams and Johnson, 1976). Although the late phase of the Square Mouthed and the Lagozza cultures are considered to be Late Neolithic (Bagolini, 1993), for the purpose of consistency with previous studies, the data from Rivoli will be grouped as Middle…”

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The Origins and Evolution of Pig Domestication in Italy: A regional and diachronic study of husbandry practices

Tecce¹

2020

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The emergence of the Neolithic in Europe represents a key moment in human history, and the domestication of the wild boar (Sus scrofa) and the emergence of the pig (Sus domesticus) a fundamental aspect of that process. In Italy, the phenomenon of pig domestication in prehistory is still not entirely understood. The main objective of this PhD is to contribute to the understanding of the origins and development of pig domestication in prehistoric Italy, from a wide regional scale and a diachronic perspective. Some key archaeological questions addressed in this research concern how and when the process of pig domestication commenced in Italy, how it evolved thereafter, and how it compares and integrates with the wider European and Middle Eastern scenarios.The main methodology used to tackle this objective is the collection of comparable data from several Italian prehistoric sites in order to detect patterns of regional and chronological change, from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age. The analysis relies mainly on biometrical data, but it is complemented with evidence of kill-off patterns and sex ratios, in order to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the domestication event.The results support the view that a domesticated pig occurred in Italy from the Early Neolithic, although it only became morphologically distinct from the Late Neolithic onwards. This change in pig size and shape seems to signify a shift from an earlier loose management strategy of pig keeping to a close domestic control of pigs in later times, articulating with historical changes in Italian societies. The Italian pig domestication process shares similarities and differences with other European and Middle Eastern cases, highlighting the diverse trajectories this process took in different areas, in tune with the regional particularities of the spread of the Neolithic in Europe.preferred to those who think they've found it.Terry Pratchett -Monstrous Regiment This PhD would not have been achieved without the kind support and assistance of several people, both in Italy and the United Kingdom. This PhD was made possible by the funding of the University of Sheffield's University Prize Scholarship, which was awarded to me at the beginning of this journey. My academic experience in Sheffield has always been first class, with both staff and fellow students being always friendly and helpful, and I am very proud to be counted amongst their alumni.First and foremost, I owe a great debt of gratitude to my supervisor and good friend, Umberto Albarella, who has offered me immense help and support all throughout my PhD, demonstrating a great deal of patience and understanding not only on the academic but also on the personal side of the work. He also very kindly made available his extensive pig datasets for inclusion in this project. Many thanks also to my second supervisor, Gianna Ayala, who was also of great help and assistance.In my first data collection trip to Rome, I was warmly welcomed by Maurizio Moscoloni and by Claudia Minitti. My deepest t...

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“…(Birm 660) and 11,110 t 210 B.P. (Birm 661) (Williams & Johnson 1976). These ages are unexpectedly young, but in view of uncertainties about their precise stratigraphic position and their long storage in a museum (Smith et al 1977), it would be unwise to use these ages other than as confirming the Late Devensian age of the raised beach fragment (at about 11 rn) in or on which they were found.…”

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Late Devensian raised shorelines in Angus and Kincardineshire, Scotland

Cullingford¹,

Smith

1980

Boreas

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1980 03 01: Late Devensian raised shorelines in Angus and Kincardineshire, Scotland. Boreas, Vol. 9, pp. 21-38. Oslo. ISSN 0300-9483.Marine, fluvial and fluvioglacial terraces, and other landforms and deposits associated with them, have been mapped over an area that extends from Dundee to Stonehaven along the coast, and inland in places as far as the Highland edge. All well-defined terraces have been levelled at approximately SO m intervals along their length. Analysis of the altitude data permits the recognition of eight glacio-isostatically tilted raised shorelines of Late Devensian age, sloping down towards ES"S, the lowest at 0.2 m/km and the others at gradients of 0.50-0.85 m/km. Successively lower and less steeply inclined shorelines were formed in close association with a westward-receding ice margin, and there are indications that crustal response to unloading may have been immediate and rapid. Five of the shorelines are correlated with five of the six Late Devensian shorelines recognized by the authors (1966) in eastern Fife, allowing contemporaneous positions of the wasting ice-sheet margin in the two areas to be postulated.

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Birmingham University Radiocarbon Dates X

Cited by 16 publications

References 18 publications

Water level history for Lake Turkana, Kenya in the past 15,000years and a variable transition from the African Humid Period to Holocene aridity

Water level history for Lake Turkana, Kenya in the past 15,000years and a variable transition from the African Humid Period to Holocene aridity

The Origins and Evolution of Pig Domestication in Italy: A regional and diachronic study of husbandry practices

Late Devensian raised shorelines in Angus and Kincardineshire, Scotland

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