Jacqueline Towers
Biographic Data
| ID | 3991250 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacqueline Towers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacqueline |
| FAMILY NAME | Towers |
| SIGNATURE | TOWERS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bradford |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 115 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Multi-isotope evidence for cattle droving at Roman Worcester
The role of infant life histories in the construction of identities in death
OBJECTIVES: Isotope ratio analyses of dentine collagen were used to characterize short-term changes in physiological status (both dietary status and biological stress) across the life course of children afforded special funerary treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: C isotope profiles for incrementally forming dentine collagen were obtained from deciduous teeth of 86 children from four early-medieval English cemeteries. Thirty-one were interred in ch…
An isotopic investigation into the origins and husbandry of Mid-Late Bronze Age cattle from Grimes Graves, Norfolk
Calving seasonality at Pool, Orkney during the first millennium AD
The identification of dairying is essential if we are to understand economies of the past, particularly in northwest Europe, where a high degree of lactose tolerance suggests that fresh milk has long been a significant food product. This paper explores a possible link between economic focus and seasonality of calving. Although cattle (Bos taurus) can breed throughout the year, animals living in temperate regions with minimal or no human managemen…
Toiling with teeth
A Post-Roman Sequence at Carlisle Cathedral
Major new research on this important Post-Roman site. Contributions from several specialists on significant archaeological assemblages
Finding Vikings in the Danelaw
Historical, artefactual and place‐name evidence indicates that S candinavian migrants moved to eastern E ngland in the ninth century AD , settling in the D anelaw. However, only a handful of characteristically S candinavian burials have been found in the region. One, widely held, explanation is that most of these S candinavian settlers quickly adopted local C hristian burial customs, thus leaving S candinavians indistinguishable from the A nglo‐ …
An Investigation of Cattle Birth Seasonality using δ 13 C and δ 18 O Profiles within First Molar Enamel
Cattle ( Bos taurus ) are biologically able to breed year‐round, potentially giving farmers the freedom to choose a calving strategy to best meet their economic goals. Thus, an accurate method to determine cattle birth seasonality from archaeological remains would prove to be a valuable tool when investigating a prehistoric farming community. This paper presents the results of intra‐tooth isotope ratio analysis (δ 18 O , δ 13 C ) of first, second…
British Iron Age chariot burials of the Arras culture
Iron Age chariot burials in the UK are rare and restricted in their distribution. Historically it has been suggested that their Arras culture affinities with Continental Europe, particularly with the Paris basin in France, may be indicative of migration. The majority of them are found on chalk and the putative source region is also chalk. This has meant that a study using only strontium isotopes to identify mobile individuals is problematic. Here…
A calf for all seasons? The potential of stable isotope analysis to investigate prehistoric husbandry practices
An investigation of the origins of cattle and aurochs deposited in the Early Bronze Age barrows at Gayhurst and Irthlingborough
A calf for all seasons? The potential of stable isotope analysis to investigate prehistoric husbandry practices
An investigation of the origins of cattle and aurochs deposited in the Early Bronze Age barrows at Gayhurst and Irthlingborough
The role of infant life histories in the construction of identities in death
OBJECTIVES: Isotope ratio analyses of dentine collagen were used to characterize short-term changes in physiological status (both dietary status and biological stress) across the life course of children afforded special funerary treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: C isotope profiles for incrementally forming dentine collagen were obtained from deciduous teeth of 86 children from four early-medieval English cemeteries. Thirty-one were interred in ch…
British Iron Age chariot burials of the Arras culture
Iron Age chariot burials in the UK are rare and restricted in their distribution. Historically it has been suggested that their Arras culture affinities with Continental Europe, particularly with the Paris basin in France, may be indicative of migration. The majority of them are found on chalk and the putative source region is also chalk. This has meant that a study using only strontium isotopes to identify mobile individuals is problematic. Here…
Calving seasonality at Pool, Orkney during the first millennium AD
The identification of dairying is essential if we are to understand economies of the past, particularly in northwest Europe, where a high degree of lactose tolerance suggests that fresh milk has long been a significant food product. This paper explores a possible link between economic focus and seasonality of calving. Although cattle (Bos taurus) can breed throughout the year, animals living in temperate regions with minimal or no human managemen…
Finding Vikings in the Danelaw
Historical, artefactual and place‐name evidence indicates that S candinavian migrants moved to eastern E ngland in the ninth century AD , settling in the D anelaw. However, only a handful of characteristically S candinavian burials have been found in the region. One, widely held, explanation is that most of these S candinavian settlers quickly adopted local C hristian burial customs, thus leaving S candinavians indistinguishable from the A nglo‐ …
An Investigation of Cattle Birth Seasonality using δ 13 C and δ 18 O Profiles within First Molar Enamel
Cattle ( Bos taurus ) are biologically able to breed year‐round, potentially giving farmers the freedom to choose a calving strategy to best meet their economic goals. Thus, an accurate method to determine cattle birth seasonality from archaeological remains would prove to be a valuable tool when investigating a prehistoric farming community. This paper presents the results of intra‐tooth isotope ratio analysis (δ 18 O , δ 13 C ) of first, second…
An isotopic investigation into the origins and husbandry of Mid-Late Bronze Age cattle from Grimes Graves, Norfolk
Toiling with teeth
A Post-Roman Sequence at Carlisle Cathedral
Major new research on this important Post-Roman site. Contributions from several specialists on significant archaeological assemblages
An investigation of the origins of cattle and aurochs deposited in the Early Bronze Age barrows at Gayhurst and Irthlingborough
A calf for all seasons? The potential of stable isotope analysis to investigate prehistoric husbandry practices
British Iron Age chariot burials of the Arras culture
Iron Age chariot burials in the UK are rare and restricted in their distribution. Historically it has been suggested that their Arras culture affinities with Continental Europe, particularly with the Paris basin in France, may be indicative of migration. The majority of them are found on chalk and the putative source region is also chalk. This has meant that a study using only strontium isotopes to identify mobile individuals is problematic. Here…
A Post-Roman Sequence at Carlisle Cathedral
Major new research on this important Post-Roman site. Contributions from several specialists on significant archaeological assemblages
Finding Vikings in the Danelaw
Historical, artefactual and place‐name evidence indicates that S candinavian migrants moved to eastern E ngland in the ninth century AD , settling in the D anelaw. However, only a handful of characteristically S candinavian burials have been found in the region. One, widely held, explanation is that most of these S candinavian settlers quickly adopted local C hristian burial customs, thus leaving S candinavians indistinguishable from the A nglo‐ …
An Investigation of Cattle Birth Seasonality using δ 13 C and δ 18 O Profiles within First Molar Enamel
Cattle ( Bos taurus ) are biologically able to breed year‐round, potentially giving farmers the freedom to choose a calving strategy to best meet their economic goals. Thus, an accurate method to determine cattle birth seasonality from archaeological remains would prove to be a valuable tool when investigating a prehistoric farming community. This paper presents the results of intra‐tooth isotope ratio analysis (δ 18 O , δ 13 C ) of first, second…
Toiling with teeth
Calving seasonality at Pool, Orkney during the first millennium AD
The identification of dairying is essential if we are to understand economies of the past, particularly in northwest Europe, where a high degree of lactose tolerance suggests that fresh milk has long been a significant food product. This paper explores a possible link between economic focus and seasonality of calving. Although cattle (Bos taurus) can breed throughout the year, animals living in temperate regions with minimal or no human managemen…
An isotopic investigation into the origins and husbandry of Mid-Late Bronze Age cattle from Grimes Graves, Norfolk
Multi-isotope evidence for cattle droving at Roman Worcester
The role of infant life histories in the construction of identities in death
OBJECTIVES: Isotope ratio analyses of dentine collagen were used to characterize short-term changes in physiological status (both dietary status and biological stress) across the life course of children afforded special funerary treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: C isotope profiles for incrementally forming dentine collagen were obtained from deciduous teeth of 86 children from four early-medieval English cemeteries. Thirty-one were interred in ch…
Archaeology (9 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Biology (8 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Isotope analysis (6 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (5 works) · Chemistry (4 works) · Isotope Analysis in Ecology (4 works) · Isotopes of strontium (4 works)