Mark S Copley
Biographic Data
| ID | 287915 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark S Copley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark S |
| FAMILY NAME | Copley |
| SIGNATURE | COPLEY M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 177 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Towards presenting scientific research in archaeology museums
With increasing importance being placed by governments on the understanding of science and scientific research, it is widely believed that museums offer an opportunity to enhance this process. This study, the first of its kind, investigates the current extent and nature of the scientific content included within UK archaeology museums, utilising a postal survey of a stratified sample of 100 curatorial staff responsible for archaeology exhibits. Th…
Earliest date for milk use in the Near East and southeastern Europe linked to cattle herding
Experimental Evidence for the Processing of Marine Animal Products and Other Commodities Containing Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Pottery Vessels
ω‐(o‐Alkylphenyl)alkanoic acids are known to form in vitro from triunsaturated fatty acids following protracted heating. These compounds have recently been identified in absorbed lipid extracts obtained from archaeological pottery vessels, providing a potentially valuable new class of indicator for the processing of commodities, such as marine oils, which contain high abundances of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Experiments were conducted to assess…
Compound-specific stable carbon isotopic detection of pig product processing in British Late Neolithic pottery
By extracting lipids from potsherds and determining the δ13C of the most abundant fatty acids, degraded fats from ruminant animals, such as cattle, and non-ruminant animals, such as pigs, can be distinguished. The authors use this phenomenon to investigate Late Neolithic pig exploitation and find that the pig 'signature' was more frequently found among residues from Grooved Ware than other prehistoric pottery types
Gas chromatographic, mass spectrometric and stable carbon isotopic investigations of organic residues of plant oils and animal fats employed as illuminants in archaeological lamps from Egypt
Man's use of illuminants in lamps or as torches to extend the working day and range of environments accessible to him would have been a major technological advance in human civilisation. The most obvious evidence for this in the archaeological record comes from pottery and stone vessels showing sooting due to the use of a wick in conjunction with a lipid-based fuel or illuminant. A wide range of potential fuels would have been exploited depending…
Dairying in antiquity. I. Evidence from absorbed lipid residues dating to the British Iron Age
Dairying in antiquity. III. Evidence from absorbed lipid residues dating to the British Neolithic
Dairying in antiquity. II. Evidence from absorbed lipid residues dating to the British Bronze Age
Processing of milk products in pottery vessels through British prehistory
By extracting residues from pottery sherds the authors show that it is possible to say whether they had contained dairy or carcass fat residues. Correlation with faunal assemblages showed a good match between the incidence of dairy fat in pottery which implied a strong dairy fraction in the diet and a milking herd implied by the animal bones. They also show that dairy fat was more likely to be found in the smaller pots while carcass fats occurred…
Thermally produced ω-(o-alkylphenyl)alkanoic acids provide evidence for the processing of marine products in archaeological pottery vessels
Short- and long-term foraging and foddering strategies of domesticated animals from Qasr Ibrim, Egypt
Direct chemical evidence for widespread dairying in prehistoric Britain
Domesticated animals formed an important element of farming practices in prehistoric Britain, a fact revealed through the quantity and variety of animal bone typically found at archaeological sites. However, it is not known whether the ruminant animals were raised purely for their tissues (e.g., meat) or alternatively were exploited principally for their milk. Absorbed organic residues from pottery from 14 British prehistoric sites were investiga…
Chemistry of Archaeological Animal Fats
Animal fats are preserved at archaeological sites in association with unglazed pottery, human and animal remains, and other deposits or hoards. High-temperature gas chromatography (HT-GC) and combined HT-GC/mass spectrometry (HT-GC/MS) has confirmed the presence of animal fats in lipid extracts of artifacts. Degradation products and pathways have been discerned through the analyses of archaeological finds and the products of laboratory and field-…
Identification of animal fats via compound specific δ13C values of individual fatty acids
The possibility of obtaining molecular information from lipid residues associated with archaeological pottery has dramatically increased the potential for deriving new information on the use of ancient vessels and the commodities processed therein. Motivated by the high proportion of the archaeological potsherds that have been shown to contain animal fats, a new approach invol- ving compound specific stable isotope analysis of remnant fats has be…
Processing palm fruits in the Nile Valley - biomolecular evidence from Qasr Ibrim
While palaeobotanical remains provide clear evidence for the exploitation of the date at various locations in Egypt and Nubia, it is the detection amongst lipid residues in closed form vessels of fatty acid distributions dominated by diagnostic short-chain fatty acids, i.e. C12:0 and C14:0′ that provides the first direct evidence for the processing of palm fruit in pottery vessels
Detecting Ancient Tuberculosis
Some diseases have played a more significant role in human development than others. Here we describe the results of a trial to diagnose ancient tuberculosis using chemical methods. Palaeo-epidemiological studies of the disease are compromised, but it has become apparent that tuberculosis (TB) is a 'population-density dependent' disease. From modern studies, it is also apparent that the prevalence of TB can be used as an indicator of the level of …
Dairying in antiquity. III. Evidence from absorbed lipid residues dating to the British Neolithic
Dairying in antiquity. II. Evidence from absorbed lipid residues dating to the British Bronze Age
Dairying in antiquity. I. Evidence from absorbed lipid residues dating to the British Iron Age
Compound-specific stable carbon isotopic detection of pig product processing in British Late Neolithic pottery
By extracting lipids from potsherds and determining the δ13C of the most abundant fatty acids, degraded fats from ruminant animals, such as cattle, and non-ruminant animals, such as pigs, can be distinguished. The authors use this phenomenon to investigate Late Neolithic pig exploitation and find that the pig 'signature' was more frequently found among residues from Grooved Ware than other prehistoric pottery types
Processing of milk products in pottery vessels through British prehistory
By extracting residues from pottery sherds the authors show that it is possible to say whether they had contained dairy or carcass fat residues. Correlation with faunal assemblages showed a good match between the incidence of dairy fat in pottery which implied a strong dairy fraction in the diet and a milking herd implied by the animal bones. They also show that dairy fat was more likely to be found in the smaller pots while carcass fats occurred…
Identification of animal fats via compound specific δ13C values of individual fatty acids
The possibility of obtaining molecular information from lipid residues associated with archaeological pottery has dramatically increased the potential for deriving new information on the use of ancient vessels and the commodities processed therein. Motivated by the high proportion of the archaeological potsherds that have been shown to contain animal fats, a new approach invol- ving compound specific stable isotope analysis of remnant fats has be…
Short- and long-term foraging and foddering strategies of domesticated animals from Qasr Ibrim, Egypt
Processing palm fruits in the Nile Valley - biomolecular evidence from Qasr Ibrim
While palaeobotanical remains provide clear evidence for the exploitation of the date at various locations in Egypt and Nubia, it is the detection amongst lipid residues in closed form vessels of fatty acid distributions dominated by diagnostic short-chain fatty acids, i.e. C12:0 and C14:0′ that provides the first direct evidence for the processing of palm fruit in pottery vessels
Towards presenting scientific research in archaeology museums
With increasing importance being placed by governments on the understanding of science and scientific research, it is widely believed that museums offer an opportunity to enhance this process. This study, the first of its kind, investigates the current extent and nature of the scientific content included within UK archaeology museums, utilising a postal survey of a stratified sample of 100 curatorial staff responsible for archaeology exhibits. Th…
Detecting Ancient Tuberculosis
Some diseases have played a more significant role in human development than others. Here we describe the results of a trial to diagnose ancient tuberculosis using chemical methods. Palaeo-epidemiological studies of the disease are compromised, but it has become apparent that tuberculosis (TB) is a 'population-density dependent' disease. From modern studies, it is also apparent that the prevalence of TB can be used as an indicator of the level of …
Processing palm fruits in the Nile Valley - biomolecular evidence from Qasr Ibrim
While palaeobotanical remains provide clear evidence for the exploitation of the date at various locations in Egypt and Nubia, it is the detection amongst lipid residues in closed form vessels of fatty acid distributions dominated by diagnostic short-chain fatty acids, i.e. C12:0 and C14:0′ that provides the first direct evidence for the processing of palm fruit in pottery vessels
Chemistry of Archaeological Animal Fats
Animal fats are preserved at archaeological sites in association with unglazed pottery, human and animal remains, and other deposits or hoards. High-temperature gas chromatography (HT-GC) and combined HT-GC/mass spectrometry (HT-GC/MS) has confirmed the presence of animal fats in lipid extracts of artifacts. Degradation products and pathways have been discerned through the analyses of archaeological finds and the products of laboratory and field-…
Identification of animal fats via compound specific δ13C values of individual fatty acids
The possibility of obtaining molecular information from lipid residues associated with archaeological pottery has dramatically increased the potential for deriving new information on the use of ancient vessels and the commodities processed therein. Motivated by the high proportion of the archaeological potsherds that have been shown to contain animal fats, a new approach invol- ving compound specific stable isotope analysis of remnant fats has be…
Direct chemical evidence for widespread dairying in prehistoric Britain
Domesticated animals formed an important element of farming practices in prehistoric Britain, a fact revealed through the quantity and variety of animal bone typically found at archaeological sites. However, it is not known whether the ruminant animals were raised purely for their tissues (e.g., meat) or alternatively were exploited principally for their milk. Absorbed organic residues from pottery from 14 British prehistoric sites were investiga…
Thermally produced ω-(o-alkylphenyl)alkanoic acids provide evidence for the processing of marine products in archaeological pottery vessels
Short- and long-term foraging and foddering strategies of domesticated animals from Qasr Ibrim, Egypt
Gas chromatographic, mass spectrometric and stable carbon isotopic investigations of organic residues of plant oils and animal fats employed as illuminants in archaeological lamps from Egypt
Man's use of illuminants in lamps or as torches to extend the working day and range of environments accessible to him would have been a major technological advance in human civilisation. The most obvious evidence for this in the archaeological record comes from pottery and stone vessels showing sooting due to the use of a wick in conjunction with a lipid-based fuel or illuminant. A wide range of potential fuels would have been exploited depending…
Dairying in antiquity. I. Evidence from absorbed lipid residues dating to the British Iron Age
Dairying in antiquity. III. Evidence from absorbed lipid residues dating to the British Neolithic
Dairying in antiquity. II. Evidence from absorbed lipid residues dating to the British Bronze Age
Processing of milk products in pottery vessels through British prehistory
By extracting residues from pottery sherds the authors show that it is possible to say whether they had contained dairy or carcass fat residues. Correlation with faunal assemblages showed a good match between the incidence of dairy fat in pottery which implied a strong dairy fraction in the diet and a milking herd implied by the animal bones. They also show that dairy fat was more likely to be found in the smaller pots while carcass fats occurred…
Compound-specific stable carbon isotopic detection of pig product processing in British Late Neolithic pottery
By extracting lipids from potsherds and determining the δ13C of the most abundant fatty acids, degraded fats from ruminant animals, such as cattle, and non-ruminant animals, such as pigs, can be distinguished. The authors use this phenomenon to investigate Late Neolithic pig exploitation and find that the pig 'signature' was more frequently found among residues from Grooved Ware than other prehistoric pottery types
Earliest date for milk use in the Near East and southeastern Europe linked to cattle herding
Experimental Evidence for the Processing of Marine Animal Products and Other Commodities Containing Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Pottery Vessels
ω‐(o‐Alkylphenyl)alkanoic acids are known to form in vitro from triunsaturated fatty acids following protracted heating. These compounds have recently been identified in absorbed lipid extracts obtained from archaeological pottery vessels, providing a potentially valuable new class of indicator for the processing of commodities, such as marine oils, which contain high abundances of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Experiments were conducted to assess…
Towards presenting scientific research in archaeology museums
With increasing importance being placed by governments on the understanding of science and scientific research, it is widely believed that museums offer an opportunity to enhance this process. This study, the first of its kind, investigates the current extent and nature of the scientific content included within UK archaeology museums, utilising a postal survey of a stratified sample of 100 curatorial staff responsible for archaeology exhibits. Th…
Archaeology (13 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 works) · Biology (12 works) · Pottery (12 works) · Geography (10 works) · Chemistry (7 works) · Isotope Analysis in Ecology (7 works) · Animal science (6 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (6 works) · Ecology (6 works)