Keith Dobney

Biographic Data

ID96589
NAMEKeith Dobney
GIVEN NAMESKeith
FAMILY NAMEDobney
SIGNATUREDOBNEY K
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Aberdeen
ORCID0000-0001-9036-4681
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS63
TOTAL CITATIONS679
AUTHOR COUNT63
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1987
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX16

  • Rethinking dog domestication by integrating genetics, archeology, and biogeography

    Open AccessGreger Larson, Elinor Karlsson et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2012

    The dog was the first domesticated animal but it remains uncertain when the domestication process began and whether it occurred just once or multiple times across the Northern Hemisphere. To ascertain the value of modern genetic data to elucidate the origins of dog domestication, we analyzed 49,024 autosomal SNPs in 1,375 dogs (representing 35 breeds) and 19 wolves. After combining our data with previously published data, we contrasted the geneti…

  • Distinguishing Wild Boar from Domestic Pigs in Prehistory

    Open AccessP A Rowley‐conwy, Peter Rowley-Conwy et al.ARTICLEJournal of World Prehistory2012

  • Protocol for Recording Enamel Hypoplasia in Modern and Archaeological Caprine Populations

    Open AccessBethan Upex, M Balasse et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2012Cited by: 3References: 7

    This paper outlines the first methodology for recording dental enamel hypoplasia in the high-crowned dentition of modern and archaeological caprine teeth. The method has been developed and trialed on five caprine populations from Orkney (UK); two modern populations (Shetland and North Ronaldsay breeds) and three Neolithic assemblages from the archaeological sites of Knap of Howar, Skara Brae and Holm of Papa Westray. Problems associated with diff…

  • Species distribution modelling of ancient cattle from early Neolithic sites in SW Asia and Europe

    Open AccessJames Conolly, Katie Manning et al.ARTICLEThe Holocene2012Cited by: 20References: 12

    Species distribution models are widely used by ecologists to estimate the relationship between environmental predictors and species presence and abundance records. In this paper, we use compiled faunal assemblage records from archaeological sites located across southwest Asia and southeast Europe to estimate and to compare the biogeography of ancient wild and early domestic cattle ( Bos primigenius and Bos taurus). We estimate the contribution of…

  • The long and winding road

    Open AccessAllowen Evin, Thomas Cucchi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2012Cited by: 61References: 7

  • The Power of Paradigms

    Open AccessSue O''Connor, Sue O'Connor et al.ARTICLEJournal of Pacific Archaeology2011

    The origin and timing of the introduction of pigs and pottery into New Guinea are contentious topics. Arguments have centred on whether domestic pigs and pottery technology entered New Guinea following the ‘Austronesian expansion’ from Southeast Asia into Island Melanesia, c. 3,300 calBP, or in the early to mid-Holocene. We review the history of the debate and present new dates on pig bone and pottery contexts from archaeological sites, including…

  • Meta-analysis of zooarchaeological data from SW Asia and SE Europe provides insight into the origins and spread of animal husbandry

    Open AccessJames Conolly, Sue Colledge et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2010Cited by: 54References: 15

  • Early Neolithic pig domestication at Jiahu, Henan Province, China

    Open AccessThomas Cucchi, Ardern Hulme‐Beaman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2010Cited by: 48References: 16

  • Isotope analysis of human and animal diets from the Hanamiai archaeological site (French Polynesia)

    Open AccessMichael P Richards, Michael Richards et al.ARTICLEArchaeology in Oceania/Archæology…2009

    We report the first palaeodietary stable isotope study of humans and animals from an East Polynesian archaeological site. The Hanamiai Dune in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia has a long stratigraphy (ca. 1025 AD to 1850 AD). We obtained carbon and nitrogen isotope values for a wide range of terrestrial and marine species from different cultural layers. We also analyzed four human teeth representing four different individuals. Pigs, rats…

  • Size and shape of the Eurasian wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), with a view to the reconstruction of its Holocene history

    U Albarella, Keith Dobney et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Archaeology2009Cited by: 16References: 12

    A large assortment of skulls and skeletons of recent wild boar (Sus scrofa) from across the world has been used to collect tooth and bone measurements that can be compared to those from archaeological specimens. The data provide useful information for a reconstruction of the Holocene history of the species. The evidence collected so far highlights the great variability of the species and provides a baseline to be used for the interpretation of an…

  • Ancient DNA typing of archaeological pig remains corroborates historical records

    Open AccessJennifer Haile, James Haile et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2009Cited by: 2References: 1

  • Developmental defects and postmortem changes in archaeological pig teeth from Fais Island, Micronesia

    Open AccessH Kierdorf, Uwe Kierdorf et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2009Cited by: 8References: 3

  • The Liang Bua faunal remains

    Open AccessGerrit D Van Den Bergh, H J M Meijer et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Evolution2009Cited by: 62References: 45

  • New insights into pig taxonomy, domestication and human dispersal in Island South East Asia

    Open AccessThomas Cucchi, M Fujita et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2009Cited by: 11References: 45

    Despite the almost ubiquitous presence of HoloceneSusremains in Island South East Asia (ISEA), the domestication of pigs and their dispersal in this region remains somewhat confused. Using molar shape geometric morphometric analysis, archaeologicalSusdental series from the Sarawak caves of Niah (Aceramic, Neolithic) and Lobang Kudih (Ming period), are compared with extant ISEA wild pigs to establish their taxonomic status and to further explore t…

  • The Pigs of Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific

    Keith Dobney, Thomas Cucchi et al.ARTICLEAsian perspectives2008Cited by: 31References: 6

    This paper undertakes a major survey of the genus Sus from Island Southeast Asia and specifically attempts to re-examine the taxonomic status of the pigs of Wallacea, in order to re-evaluate the complex evidence for human mediated dispersal. This was undertaken using the combined approach of tooth outline and mitochondrial DNA analysis. The data provide clear evidence for three dispersal events: The first involved domesticated pigs, originating f…

  • Ancient DNA, pig domestication, and the spread of the Neolithic into Europe

    Open AccessGreger Larson, U Albarella et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2007

    The Neolithic Revolution began 11,000 years ago in the Near East and preceded a westward migration into Europe of distinctive cultural groups and their agricultural economies, including domesticated animals and plants. Despite decades of research, no consensus has emerged about the extent of admixture between the indigenous and exotic populations or the degree to which the appearance of specific components of the “Neolithic cultural package” in E…

  • Phylogeny and ancient DNA of Sus provides insights into neolithic expansion in Island Southeast Asia and Oceania

    Open AccessGreger Larson, Thomas Cucchi et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2007

    Human settlement of Oceania marked the culmination of a global colonization process that began when humans first left Africa at least 90,000 years ago. The precise origins and dispersal routes of the Austronesian peoples and the associated Lapita culture remain contentious, and numerous disparate models of dispersal (based primarily on linguistic, genetic, and archeological data) have been proposed. Here, through the use of mtDNA from 781 modern …

  • Pig Hunting and Husbandry in Prehistoric Italy

    Open AccessU Albarella, Antonio Tagliacozzo et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the Prehistoric…2006Cited by: 2References: 20

    In this article the evidence of pig exploitation in the prehistory of the Italian peninsula and Sicily is presented. Though some differences in pig morphology seem to have existed between different parts of the country, a broadly consistent diachronic pattern of change has emerged. In the Mesolithic fairly small wild boars (with bones quite large in relation to the teeth) lived in Italy. For most of the Neolithic pigs of a similar size and shape …

  • The use of isotope ratios to test for seaweed eating in sheep

    Open AccessM Balasse, Anne Tresset et al.ARTICLEJournal of Zoology2005

    The primitive sheep of North Ronaldsay Island (Orkney), which feed almost exclusively on seaweed, have developed physiological features linked to that diet. The use of seaweed to feed domestic animals, attested for centuries in north-western Europe, may have appeared soon after the arrival of the first domestic herds during the 5th and 4th millennia BC. The use of isotope analysis of sheep tooth enamel as a means to investigate seaweed grazing in…

  • Worldwide Phylogeography of Wild Boar Reveals Multiple Centers of Pig Domestication

    Open AccessGreger Larson, Keith Dobney et al.ARTICLEScience2005

    Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences from 686 wild and domestic pig specimens place the origin of wild boar in island Southeast Asia (ISEA), where they dispersed across Eurasia. Previous morphological and genetic evidence suggested pig domestication took place in a limited number of locations (principally the Near East and Far East). In contrast, new genetic data reveal multiple centers of domestication across Eurasia and that European, rather tha…

  • Ancient DNA analysis of 101 cattle remains

    Open AccessCeiridwen J Edwards, David E Machugh et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2004Cited by: 27References: 5

  • The York System

    Open AccessJennifer Harland, Jennifer F Harland et al.ARTICLEInternet Archaeology2003Cited by: 4References: 12

    This article presents the York System, a database used for recording animal bones. It is based on the recording protocol used at the Department of Archaeology, University of York, and incorporates that used at the former Environmental Archaeology Unit. The York System has been designed in Access 2000 and includes the commonly identified British mammal, bird, fish, reptile and amphibian species. Emphasis has been placed on database flexibility, wi…

  • A high status burial from Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire, England

    Open AccessGrove, Sally Groves et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2003Cited by: 2References: 5

    Excavations beneath the crossing at Ripon Cathedral in North Yorkshire recently revealed a burial radiocarbon dated to the late 15th century AD. The burial was that of a young adult female; the location of the grave suggests a person of relatively high status. The very well preserved skeleton revealed abnormal changes to the bones of the thoracic cavity including anterior bowing of the sternum, flattening of the spinous processes of thoracic vert…

  • Bone Preservation and Ancient DNA

    Open AccessSusan R Haynes, Susan Haynes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2002Cited by: 19References: 7

  • A Pig all Seasons? Approaches to the Assessment of Second Farrowing in Archaeological Pig Populations

    Open AccessAnton Ervynck, Keith DobneyARTICLEArchaeofauna2002Cited by: 6