Mark Mckerracher
Biographic Data
| ID | 1172276 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Mckerracher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Mckerracher |
| SIGNATURE | MCKERRACHER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0299-6687 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Medieval Settlement Chronologies: Reflections on an Extensive Radiocarbon Dating Programme
Feeding Anglo-Saxon England: A bioarchaeological dataset for the study of early medieval agriculture (Data paper)
The FeedSax project combined bioarchaeological data with evidence from settlement archaeology to investigate how, when and why the expansion of arable farming occurred between the 8th-13th centuries in England. It has generated and released a vast, multi-faceted archaeological dataset both to underpin its own published findings and to support further research
Referee statement
Referee statement in McKerracher, M. et al. 2023 Feeding Anglo-Saxon England: a bioarchaeological dataset for the study of early medieval agriculture (Data paper)
Diversity of Free-Threshing Wheat in Early Medieval England Supported by Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Grains
Observations of atypical grains and relatively small quantities of diagnostic rachis fragments have led to suggestions that a new type of wheat was introduced into Late Anglo-Saxon agriculture (c. AD 850–1066). This crop was a tetraploid free-threshing wheat (FTW), potentially unknown in Britain since the Neolithic. Based on growing requirements, this wheat is considered to have most likely been rivet, a tall cultivar associated with thatching, p…
New Perspectives on the Medieval ‘Agricultural Revolution’: Crop, Stock and Furrow
An Integrated Bioarchaeological Approach to the Medieval ‘Agricultural Revolution: A Case Study from Stafford, England, c. ad 800–1200
In much of Europe, the advent of low-input cereal farming regimes between c. ad 800 and 1200 enabled landowners—lords—to amass wealth by greatly expanding the amount of land under cultivation and exploiting the labour of others. Scientific analysis of plant remains and animal bones from archaeological contexts is generating the first direct evidence for the development of such low-input regimes. This article outlines the methods used by the FeedS…
Feeding Anglo-Saxon England: The Bioarchaeology of an Agricultural Revolution
Bread and surpluses: The Anglo-Saxon ‘bread wheat thesis’ reconsidered
This paper presents a fundamental new assessment of crop husbandry in the Mid Saxon period in England (c. AD 650–850), using data from charred plant remains. While recent archaeological studies have begun to emphasise the importance of agricultural development in this period – focusing especially upon field systems and livestock – crops have received comparatively little attention. This study challenges one popular model of Anglo-Saxon arable far…
An Integrated Bioarchaeological Approach to the Medieval ‘Agricultural Revolution: A Case Study from Stafford, England, c. ad 800–1200
In much of Europe, the advent of low-input cereal farming regimes between c. ad 800 and 1200 enabled landowners—lords—to amass wealth by greatly expanding the amount of land under cultivation and exploiting the labour of others. Scientific analysis of plant remains and animal bones from archaeological contexts is generating the first direct evidence for the development of such low-input regimes. This article outlines the methods used by the FeedS…
Diversity of Free-Threshing Wheat in Early Medieval England Supported by Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Grains
Observations of atypical grains and relatively small quantities of diagnostic rachis fragments have led to suggestions that a new type of wheat was introduced into Late Anglo-Saxon agriculture (c. AD 850–1066). This crop was a tetraploid free-threshing wheat (FTW), potentially unknown in Britain since the Neolithic. Based on growing requirements, this wheat is considered to have most likely been rivet, a tall cultivar associated with thatching, p…
Feeding Anglo-Saxon England: The Bioarchaeology of an Agricultural Revolution
Bread and surpluses: The Anglo-Saxon ‘bread wheat thesis’ reconsidered
This paper presents a fundamental new assessment of crop husbandry in the Mid Saxon period in England (c. AD 650–850), using data from charred plant remains. While recent archaeological studies have begun to emphasise the importance of agricultural development in this period – focusing especially upon field systems and livestock – crops have received comparatively little attention. This study challenges one popular model of Anglo-Saxon arable far…
Feeding Anglo-Saxon England: A bioarchaeological dataset for the study of early medieval agriculture (Data paper)
The FeedSax project combined bioarchaeological data with evidence from settlement archaeology to investigate how, when and why the expansion of arable farming occurred between the 8th-13th centuries in England. It has generated and released a vast, multi-faceted archaeological dataset both to underpin its own published findings and to support further research
Bread and surpluses: The Anglo-Saxon ‘bread wheat thesis’ reconsidered
This paper presents a fundamental new assessment of crop husbandry in the Mid Saxon period in England (c. AD 650–850), using data from charred plant remains. While recent archaeological studies have begun to emphasise the importance of agricultural development in this period – focusing especially upon field systems and livestock – crops have received comparatively little attention. This study challenges one popular model of Anglo-Saxon arable far…
Feeding Anglo-Saxon England: The Bioarchaeology of an Agricultural Revolution
An Integrated Bioarchaeological Approach to the Medieval ‘Agricultural Revolution: A Case Study from Stafford, England, c. ad 800–1200
In much of Europe, the advent of low-input cereal farming regimes between c. ad 800 and 1200 enabled landowners—lords—to amass wealth by greatly expanding the amount of land under cultivation and exploiting the labour of others. Scientific analysis of plant remains and animal bones from archaeological contexts is generating the first direct evidence for the development of such low-input regimes. This article outlines the methods used by the FeedS…
New Perspectives on the Medieval ‘Agricultural Revolution’: Crop, Stock and Furrow
Feeding Anglo-Saxon England: A bioarchaeological dataset for the study of early medieval agriculture (Data paper)
The FeedSax project combined bioarchaeological data with evidence from settlement archaeology to investigate how, when and why the expansion of arable farming occurred between the 8th-13th centuries in England. It has generated and released a vast, multi-faceted archaeological dataset both to underpin its own published findings and to support further research
Referee statement
Referee statement in McKerracher, M. et al. 2023 Feeding Anglo-Saxon England: a bioarchaeological dataset for the study of early medieval agriculture (Data paper)
Diversity of Free-Threshing Wheat in Early Medieval England Supported by Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Grains
Observations of atypical grains and relatively small quantities of diagnostic rachis fragments have led to suggestions that a new type of wheat was introduced into Late Anglo-Saxon agriculture (c. AD 850–1066). This crop was a tetraploid free-threshing wheat (FTW), potentially unknown in Britain since the Neolithic. Based on growing requirements, this wheat is considered to have most likely been rivet, a tall cultivar associated with thatching, p…
Medieval Settlement Chronologies: Reflections on an Extensive Radiocarbon Dating Programme
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Agriculture (4 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · History (4 works) · Anglo saxon (3 works) · History (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Arable land (2 works)