Nick J Overton
Biographic Data
| ID | 4186094 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nick J Overton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nick J |
| FAMILY NAME | Overton |
| SIGNATURE | OVERTON N J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 79 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Rock Crystal Reduction at the Early Neolithic site of Dorstone Hill, Herefordshire, and its wider British and European con
Assemblages of worked rock crystal (pure hyaline quartz) in British and Irish prehistoric contexts are scarce. As a result, the published record contains little in the way of detailed accounts of the technological process and reduction strategies for this material, in contrast to a number of sites in continental Europe. This paper presents the analysis of a new assemblage of rock crystal from Dorstone Hill, Herefordshire, dating to the Early Neol…
A bright multispecies future
Can hunter-gatherers ever ‘get to know’ their prey
A growing interest in the ‘animal’ has produced a wealth of studies that move beyond characterisations of nonhumans as materials or objects, to explore their active roles in human lives. Archaeology has produced new accounts of complex social human–nonhuman relationships in the past, emerging through meaningful interactions, engagements and experiences. However, some anthropologists and archaeologists argue that only the close and continual human…
Humans in the Environment
More than Skin Deep
Traditional accounts of animals in Mesolithic Northwest Europe have ultimately been economic in character, with a particular focus of the larger ungulate species that formed the dietary mainstay. Smaller mammalian species, regularly grouped as ‘fur-bearing’ species, also play a role in such accounts, as the source of important non-nutritional materials, namely their fur. However, how has placing these species in this broad category impacted archa…
Bilad al‐Qadim revisited
In comparison to our understanding of pre‐Islamic occupation and land use on Bahrain, that of the Islamic period has remained less well known. In connection with the building of a visitor centre at the Al‐Khamis Mosque and the planning of an associated heritage trail, renewed archaeological research has taken place in Bilad al‐Qadim, an archaeologically important area of Islamic settlement in the north‐east of the main island of Awal. This has in…
A manifesto for a social zooarchaeology. Swans and other beings in the Mesolithic - Erratum
A multi-species archaeology
These are interesting times for the exploration of the relationships between humans and other animals. The 'animal turn' is in full swing in a number of disciplines; anthropologists have started talking of the emergence of a multi-species ethnography (Kirksey and Helmreich 2010); and even archaeologists have, somehow hesitantly, started contributing to wider discussions within animal studies (e.g. see the recent - 2013 - special issue of the jour…
A manifesto for a social zooarchaeology. Swans and other beings in the Mesolithic
Recent, non-anthropocentric explorations of the interaction between human and non-human animals have resulted in many groundbreaking studies. In this 'animal turn', zooarchaeology, which deals with and has access to the material traces of animals that existed alongside humans over the last 2.5 million years, could occupy a privileged and influential position. Despite some encouraging efforts, however, zooarchaeology's ability to contribute to the…
A manifesto for a social zooarchaeology. Swans and other beings in the Mesolithic
Recent, non-anthropocentric explorations of the interaction between human and non-human animals have resulted in many groundbreaking studies. In this 'animal turn', zooarchaeology, which deals with and has access to the material traces of animals that existed alongside humans over the last 2.5 million years, could occupy a privileged and influential position. Despite some encouraging efforts, however, zooarchaeology's ability to contribute to the…
Humans in the Environment
A multi-species archaeology
These are interesting times for the exploration of the relationships between humans and other animals. The 'animal turn' is in full swing in a number of disciplines; anthropologists have started talking of the emergence of a multi-species ethnography (Kirksey and Helmreich 2010); and even archaeologists have, somehow hesitantly, started contributing to wider discussions within animal studies (e.g. see the recent - 2013 - special issue of the jour…
More than Skin Deep
Traditional accounts of animals in Mesolithic Northwest Europe have ultimately been economic in character, with a particular focus of the larger ungulate species that formed the dietary mainstay. Smaller mammalian species, regularly grouped as ‘fur-bearing’ species, also play a role in such accounts, as the source of important non-nutritional materials, namely their fur. However, how has placing these species in this broad category impacted archa…
A multi-species archaeology
These are interesting times for the exploration of the relationships between humans and other animals. The 'animal turn' is in full swing in a number of disciplines; anthropologists have started talking of the emergence of a multi-species ethnography (Kirksey and Helmreich 2010); and even archaeologists have, somehow hesitantly, started contributing to wider discussions within animal studies (e.g. see the recent - 2013 - special issue of the jour…
A manifesto for a social zooarchaeology. Swans and other beings in the Mesolithic
Recent, non-anthropocentric explorations of the interaction between human and non-human animals have resulted in many groundbreaking studies. In this 'animal turn', zooarchaeology, which deals with and has access to the material traces of animals that existed alongside humans over the last 2.5 million years, could occupy a privileged and influential position. Despite some encouraging efforts, however, zooarchaeology's ability to contribute to the…
A manifesto for a social zooarchaeology. Swans and other beings in the Mesolithic - Erratum
More than Skin Deep
Traditional accounts of animals in Mesolithic Northwest Europe have ultimately been economic in character, with a particular focus of the larger ungulate species that formed the dietary mainstay. Smaller mammalian species, regularly grouped as ‘fur-bearing’ species, also play a role in such accounts, as the source of important non-nutritional materials, namely their fur. However, how has placing these species in this broad category impacted archa…
Bilad al‐Qadim revisited
In comparison to our understanding of pre‐Islamic occupation and land use on Bahrain, that of the Islamic period has remained less well known. In connection with the building of a visitor centre at the Al‐Khamis Mosque and the planning of an associated heritage trail, renewed archaeological research has taken place in Bilad al‐Qadim, an archaeologically important area of Islamic settlement in the north‐east of the main island of Awal. This has in…
A bright multispecies future
Can hunter-gatherers ever ‘get to know’ their prey
A growing interest in the ‘animal’ has produced a wealth of studies that move beyond characterisations of nonhumans as materials or objects, to explore their active roles in human lives. Archaeology has produced new accounts of complex social human–nonhuman relationships in the past, emerging through meaningful interactions, engagements and experiences. However, some anthropologists and archaeologists argue that only the close and continual human…
Humans in the Environment
Rock Crystal Reduction at the Early Neolithic site of Dorstone Hill, Herefordshire, and its wider British and European con
Assemblages of worked rock crystal (pure hyaline quartz) in British and Irish prehistoric contexts are scarce. As a result, the published record contains little in the way of detailed accounts of the technological process and reduction strategies for this material, in contrast to a number of sites in continental Europe. This paper presents the analysis of a new assemblage of rock crystal from Dorstone Hill, Herefordshire, dating to the Early Neol…
Archaeology (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · History (5 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works)