Laura Evis
Biographic Data
| ID | 1344880 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Evis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Evis |
| SIGNATURE | EVIS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8493-5166 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Estimating osteological sex using predictive geometric morphometric analyses of the greater sciatic notch
Features of the pelvis are widely used for estimating sex in both forensic and archaeological contexts. • Qualitative scales are unreliable in estimating sex. • Quantifying the shape of pelvic features using morphometrics provides greater accuracy in sex estimations. • Both the shape and angle of the greater sciatic notch are accurate predictors of biological sex. Accurately estimating the biological sex of human skeletal remains is crucial in bo…
A critical appraisal of interdisciplinary research and education in British Higher Education Institutions
This article examines the development, impact and integration of interdisciplinary approaches in British Higher Education Institutions. It evaluates how the concept of interdisciplinarity has become popularised over time and embraced by disciplines such as archaeology. It then explores the extent to which interdisciplinary approaches have impacted research agendas, first, by evaluating the interdisciplinary research calls from 2019 for seven UK-b…
Material cosmopolitanism
The investigation of Islamic archaeology in Ethiopia has until recently been neglected. Excavations at Harlaa, a large urban centre in eastern Ethiopia, are now beginning to redress this lack of research attention. By establishing occupation and material sequences, and by assessing the chronology and material markers of Islamisation, recent work provides important new insight on the presence and role of Muslims and Islamic practice at Harlaa, and…
Laser ablation strontium isotope analysis of human remains from Harlaa and Sofi, eastern Ethiopia, and the implications for Islamisation and mobility
The ancient city of Harlaa in eastern Ethiopia was occupied between the mid-6th and early 15th centuries AD and played a significant role as a trading centre with links internationally. Besides goods, these trade links also served in spreading cultural and religious ideas between continents, including Islamic traditions which became prevalent in Ethiopia during this time. Here, we present the first strontium isotope analysis of human remains from…
The Face of Battle? Debating Arrow Trauma on Medieval Human Remains From Princesshay, Exeter
Physical evidence of weapon trauma in medieval burials is unusual, and evidence for trauma caused by arrowheads is exceptionally rare. Where high frequencies of traumatic injuries have been identified, this is mainly in contexts related to battles; it is much less common in normative burials. Osteological analysis of one context from an assemblage of disarticulated and commingled human bones recovered from a cemetery associated with the thirteent…
An experimental study of two grave excavation methods
The process of archaeological excavation is one of destruction. It normally provides archaeologists with a singular opportunity to recognise, define, extract and record archaeological evidence: the artefacts, features and deposits present in the archaeological record. It is expected that when archaeologists are excavating in a research, commercial or forensic setting the methods that they utilise will ensure a high rate of evidence recognition an…
Material cosmopolitanism
The investigation of Islamic archaeology in Ethiopia has until recently been neglected. Excavations at Harlaa, a large urban centre in eastern Ethiopia, are now beginning to redress this lack of research attention. By establishing occupation and material sequences, and by assessing the chronology and material markers of Islamisation, recent work provides important new insight on the presence and role of Muslims and Islamic practice at Harlaa, and…
Estimating osteological sex using predictive geometric morphometric analyses of the greater sciatic notch
Features of the pelvis are widely used for estimating sex in both forensic and archaeological contexts. • Qualitative scales are unreliable in estimating sex. • Quantifying the shape of pelvic features using morphometrics provides greater accuracy in sex estimations. • Both the shape and angle of the greater sciatic notch are accurate predictors of biological sex. Accurately estimating the biological sex of human skeletal remains is crucial in bo…
An experimental study of two grave excavation methods
The process of archaeological excavation is one of destruction. It normally provides archaeologists with a singular opportunity to recognise, define, extract and record archaeological evidence: the artefacts, features and deposits present in the archaeological record. It is expected that when archaeologists are excavating in a research, commercial or forensic setting the methods that they utilise will ensure a high rate of evidence recognition an…
Laser ablation strontium isotope analysis of human remains from Harlaa and Sofi, eastern Ethiopia, and the implications for Islamisation and mobility
The ancient city of Harlaa in eastern Ethiopia was occupied between the mid-6th and early 15th centuries AD and played a significant role as a trading centre with links internationally. Besides goods, these trade links also served in spreading cultural and religious ideas between continents, including Islamic traditions which became prevalent in Ethiopia during this time. Here, we present the first strontium isotope analysis of human remains from…
The Face of Battle? Debating Arrow Trauma on Medieval Human Remains From Princesshay, Exeter
Physical evidence of weapon trauma in medieval burials is unusual, and evidence for trauma caused by arrowheads is exceptionally rare. Where high frequencies of traumatic injuries have been identified, this is mainly in contexts related to battles; it is much less common in normative burials. Osteological analysis of one context from an assemblage of disarticulated and commingled human bones recovered from a cemetery associated with the thirteent…
A critical appraisal of interdisciplinary research and education in British Higher Education Institutions
This article examines the development, impact and integration of interdisciplinary approaches in British Higher Education Institutions. It evaluates how the concept of interdisciplinarity has become popularised over time and embraced by disciplines such as archaeology. It then explores the extent to which interdisciplinary approaches have impacted research agendas, first, by evaluating the interdisciplinary research calls from 2019 for seven UK-b…
Material cosmopolitanism
The investigation of Islamic archaeology in Ethiopia has until recently been neglected. Excavations at Harlaa, a large urban centre in eastern Ethiopia, are now beginning to redress this lack of research attention. By establishing occupation and material sequences, and by assessing the chronology and material markers of Islamisation, recent work provides important new insight on the presence and role of Muslims and Islamic practice at Harlaa, and…
Estimating osteological sex using predictive geometric morphometric analyses of the greater sciatic notch
Features of the pelvis are widely used for estimating sex in both forensic and archaeological contexts. • Qualitative scales are unreliable in estimating sex. • Quantifying the shape of pelvic features using morphometrics provides greater accuracy in sex estimations. • Both the shape and angle of the greater sciatic notch are accurate predictors of biological sex. Accurately estimating the biological sex of human skeletal remains is crucial in bo…
Archaeology (4 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Archaeological record (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Islam (2 works)