Nick Barton
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 138428 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Nick Barton |
| PRENOMES | Nick |
| SOBRENOME | Barton |
| ASSINATURA | BARTON N |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4717-8175 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 35 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 494 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 34 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1982 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 10 |
Context-switching in short-form videos
Short-form video domains, such as TikTok, may have a degenerate impact on Prospective Memory (PM) performance. This is due to the fast context-switching features that short-form videos present. This study examines the hypothesis that fast context-switching while watching short-form videos contributes to a cognitive decline. The pace of context-switching is the speed at which participants switch between videos. A between-groups design was used wit…
Multi-disciplinary site investigations of WW2 allied aerial bombing decoy sites in North Staffordshire, UK
A reappraisal of the Middle to Later Stone Age prehistory of Morocco
Over the last 25 years, perceptions of the early prehistory of Northwest Africa have undergone radical changes due to new fieldwork projects and a corresponding growth in scientific interest in the region. Much of this work has been focused in Morocco, known for its extremely rich fossil and archaeological records in caves and rock shelters. Here we outline some of the critical findings concerning the Middle (MSA) to Later (LSA) Stone Age periods…
Opportunities to synchronise and date archaeological and climate records in Northwest Africa using volcanic ash (tephra) layers
Archaeological sites in Northwest Africa are rich in human fossils and artefacts providing proxies for behavioural and evolutionary studies. However, these records are difficult to underpin on a precise chronology, which can prevent robust assessments of the drivers of cultural/behavioural transitions. Past investigations have revealed that numerous volcanic ash (tephra) layers are interbedded within the Palaeolithic sequences and likely originat…
Herbivore dental wear analysis since the end of the middle Pleistocene to the beginning of the Holocene in different archaeological contexts of Morocco (Bizmoune, El Khenzira and Taforalt)
Currently, environments in Morocco can be divided into three broad zones. The North is characterized by a Mediterranean biome and the very strong influence of the Mediterranean Sea. The West coast is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and the Sahara Desert has profound effects on the Southwest. To better document herbivore food habits and the plant cover in these biogeographical areas since the end of the Middle Pleistocene, we undertook dental wea…
New insights into the late Middle Stone Age occupation of Oued el Akarit, southern Tunisia
This article reports on a new project to investigate the activities of early Homo sapiens in the area of the Chotts ‘megalake’ in southern Tunisia. Excavations in 2015 and 2019 at Oued el Akarit revealed one of a number of Middle Stone Age (MSA) horizons near the top of a long sequence of Upper Pleistocene deposits. The site identified as Oued el Akarit ( Sondage 8 ) consists of lithic artefacts, bone fragments of large ungulates and pieces of os…
The Upper Palaeolithic of Churchfields, Fisherton
Researchers of museum collections owe a great debt of gratitude to those responsible for curating the collections; however, staff may frequently remain innocently unaware of significant contents within the accessions. Such is a group of flint artefacts in Salisbury Museum, Wiltshire, which were found in 1860 on the outskirts of the city. The collection was rediscovered during unrelated archaeological research and comprises a series of blades, whi…
Infant funerary behavior and kinship in Pleistocene hunter-gatherers from Morocco
Population genomics of Mesolithic Scandinavia
Scandinavia was one of the last geographic areas in Europe to become habitable for humans after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). However, the routes and genetic composition of these postglacial migrants remain unclear. We sequenced the genomes, up to 57× coverage, of seven hunter-gatherers excavated across Scandinavia and dated from 9,500-6,000 years before present (BP). Surprisingly, among the Scandinavian Mesolithic individuals, the genetic data…
ZooMS identification of bone tools from the North African Later Stone Age
A new Later Upper Palaeolithic open-air site with articulated horse bone in the Colne Valley, Berkshire
The end of the last Ice Age in Britain (c. 11500 BP) created major disruption to the biosphere. Open habitats were succeeded by more wooded landscapes, and changes occurred to the fauna following the abrupt disappearance of typical glacial herd species, such as reindeer and horse (Conneller & Higham 2015). Understanding the impact of these changes on humans and how quickly they were able to adapt may soon become clearer, due to recent discoveries…
Reconsidering the MSA to LSA transition at Taforalt Cave (Morocco) in the light of new multi-proxy dating evidence
New radiocarbon dates for the earliest Later Stone Age microlithic technology in Northwest Africa
Earliest evidence for caries and exploitation of starchy plant foods in Pleistocene hunter-gatherers from Morocco
Significance We present early evidence linking a high prevalence of caries to a reliance on highly cariogenic wild plant foods in Pleistocene hunter-gatherers from North Africa. This evidence predates other high caries populations and the first signs of food production by several thousand years. We infer that increased reliance on wild plants rich in fermentable carbohydrates caused an early shift toward a disease-associated oral microbiota. Syst…
Hunter-Gatherers of the Maghreb 25,000–6,000 Years Ago
In North Africa, the period 25–6,000 BP encompassed both later Palaeolithic foraging societies and the transition to early farming ways of life. This rather banal description belies, however, the fact that within this time span major changes occurred in climate and environment and shifts in human behaviour were neither gradual nor unilinear. It is possible that hunter-gatherer societies in this part of Africa underwent a major transformation from…
Origins of the Iberomaurusian in NW Africa
North African Origins of Symbolically Mediated Behaviour and the Aterian
Volcanic ash layers illuminate the resilience of Neanderthals and early modern humans to natural hazards
Marked changes in human dispersal and development during the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition have been attributed to massive volcanic eruption and/or severe climatic deterioration. We test this concept using records of volcanic ash layers of the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption dated to ca. 40,000 y ago (40 ka B.P.). The distribution of the Campanian Ignimbrite has been enhanced by the discovery of cryptotephra deposits (volcanic ash layers t…
The Identity and Timing of the Aterian in Morocco
After the Ice at Three Ways Wharf
Iberomaurusian funerary behaviour
The Epipalaeolithic (Iberomaurusian) at Grotte des Pigeons (Taforalt), Morocco
Gastropods and humans in the late Palaeolithic and Mesolithic of the western Mediterranean basin
OSL dating of the Aterian levels at Dar es-Soltan I (Rabat, Morocco) and implications for the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens
A humid corridor across the Sahara for the migration of early modern humans out of Africa 120,000 years ago
It is widely accepted that modern humans originated in sub-Saharan Africa ≈150–200 thousand years ago (ka), but their route of dispersal across the currently hyperarid Sahara remains controversial. Given that the first modern humans north of the Sahara are found in the Levant ≈120–90 ka, northward dispersal likely occurred during a humid episode in the Sahara within Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5e (130–117 ka). The obvious dispersal route, the Nile…
Hunters at Hengistbury
The first part of this paper describes arrow‐firing experiments using copies of English Mesolithic points slotted into arrowshafts and shot into an animal carcass. 'Impact fractures' on the experimental flint points are compared with breakages observed on several microliths from the Powell Mesolithic site at Hengistbury Head, in Dorset. In the second part, the authors examine artefact distribution patterns from the Mace/Campbell Upper Palaeolithi…
Gibraltar Neanderthals and results of recent excavations in Gorham's, Vanguard and Ibex Caves
In December 1998, we presented a Special section on great finds and publications of 1848. The discovery of the Gibraltar skull was in that famous year. Now, 150 years later new excavations and a recent conference have once again focused interest on this, the first place where Neanderthal remains were found
Origins of the Iberomaurusian in NW Africa
Reevaluating the Age of the Iberomaurusian in Morocco
Persistent Places in the Mesolithic Landscape
Evidence for the early Postglacial use of upland environments in the Mesolithic in various parts Britain has been known for a long time. However, until relatively recently such evidence had been remarkably absent from upland south Wales, which includes some of the highest mountain ranges in southern Britain. In this paper we report on new work at the upland location of Waun Fignen Felen which consists of discrete Early and later Mesolithic artefa…
Reconsidering the MSA to LSA transition at Taforalt Cave (Morocco) in the light of new multi-proxy dating evidence
ZooMS identification of bone tools from the North African Later Stone Age
Human Burial Evidence from Hattab II Cave and the Question of Continuity in Late Pleistocene–Holocene Mortuary Practices in Northwest Africa
Archaeological excavations in 2002–3 at Hattab II Cave in northwestern Morocco revealed an undisturbed Late Palaeolithic Iberomaurusian human burial. This is the first Iberomaurusian inhumation discovered in the region. The skeleton is probably that of a male aged between 25 and 30 years. The individual shows a characteristic absence of the central upper incisors reported in other Iberomaurusian burials. Accompanying the burial are a stone core a…
New radiocarbon dates for the earliest Later Stone Age microlithic technology in Northwest Africa
Putting North Africa on the map of modern human origins
Iberomaurusian funerary behaviour
The Late Upper Palaeolithic Occupation of the Moroccan Northwest Maghreb During the Last Glacial Maximum
Bridging the gap
The question of human contacts between Africa and the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle and Upper Pleistocene is of key interest in research of human origins. Discussion continues to focus on whether the sea gap separating the landmasses proved an effective barrier to cultural interchange and population movements. At its narrowest point the Gibraltar Strait is no more than 14 km wide and at times of lower sea level in the Pleistocene the gap would …
New insights into the late Middle Stone Age occupation of Oued el Akarit, southern Tunisia
This article reports on a new project to investigate the activities of early Homo sapiens in the area of the Chotts ‘megalake’ in southern Tunisia. Excavations in 2015 and 2019 at Oued el Akarit revealed one of a number of Middle Stone Age (MSA) horizons near the top of a long sequence of Upper Pleistocene deposits. The site identified as Oued el Akarit ( Sondage 8 ) consists of lithic artefacts, bone fragments of large ungulates and pieces of os…
Gastropods and humans in the late Palaeolithic and Mesolithic of the western Mediterranean basin
Infant funerary behavior and kinship in Pleistocene hunter-gatherers from Morocco
Hunter-Gatherers of the Maghreb 25,000–6,000 Years Ago
In North Africa, the period 25–6,000 BP encompassed both later Palaeolithic foraging societies and the transition to early farming ways of life. This rather banal description belies, however, the fact that within this time span major changes occurred in climate and environment and shifts in human behaviour were neither gradual nor unilinear. It is possible that hunter-gatherer societies in this part of Africa underwent a major transformation from…
A reappraisal of the Middle to Later Stone Age prehistory of Morocco
Over the last 25 years, perceptions of the early prehistory of Northwest Africa have undergone radical changes due to new fieldwork projects and a corresponding growth in scientific interest in the region. Much of this work has been focused in Morocco, known for its extremely rich fossil and archaeological records in caves and rock shelters. Here we outline some of the critical findings concerning the Middle (MSA) to Later (LSA) Stone Age periods…
Opportunities to synchronise and date archaeological and climate records in Northwest Africa using volcanic ash (tephra) layers
Archaeological sites in Northwest Africa are rich in human fossils and artefacts providing proxies for behavioural and evolutionary studies. However, these records are difficult to underpin on a precise chronology, which can prevent robust assessments of the drivers of cultural/behavioural transitions. Past investigations have revealed that numerous volcanic ash (tephra) layers are interbedded within the Palaeolithic sequences and likely originat…
Herbivore dental wear analysis since the end of the middle Pleistocene to the beginning of the Holocene in different archaeological contexts of Morocco (Bizmoune, El Khenzira and Taforalt)
Currently, environments in Morocco can be divided into three broad zones. The North is characterized by a Mediterranean biome and the very strong influence of the Mediterranean Sea. The West coast is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and the Sahara Desert has profound effects on the Southwest. To better document herbivore food habits and the plant cover in these biogeographical areas since the end of the Middle Pleistocene, we undertook dental wea…
A new Later Upper Palaeolithic open-air site with articulated horse bone in the Colne Valley, Berkshire
The end of the last Ice Age in Britain (c. 11500 BP) created major disruption to the biosphere. Open habitats were succeeded by more wooded landscapes, and changes occurred to the fauna following the abrupt disappearance of typical glacial herd species, such as reindeer and horse (Conneller & Higham 2015). Understanding the impact of these changes on humans and how quickly they were able to adapt may soon become clearer, due to recent discoveries…
Hunters at Hengistbury
The first part of this paper describes arrow‐firing experiments using copies of English Mesolithic points slotted into arrowshafts and shot into an animal carcass. 'Impact fractures' on the experimental flint points are compared with breakages observed on several microliths from the Powell Mesolithic site at Hengistbury Head, in Dorset. In the second part, the authors examine artefact distribution patterns from the Mace/Campbell Upper Palaeolithi…
La Cotte De St Brelade 1961–1978
(1989). La Cotte De St Brelade 1961–1978: excavations by C. B. M. McBurney. Edited by P. Callow and J. M. Cornford. Archaeological Journal: Vol. 146, No. 1, pp. 585-586
Persistent Places in the Mesolithic Landscape
Evidence for the early Postglacial use of upland environments in the Mesolithic in various parts Britain has been known for a long time. However, until relatively recently such evidence had been remarkably absent from upland south Wales, which includes some of the highest mountain ranges in southern Britain. In this paper we report on new work at the upland location of Waun Fignen Felen which consists of discrete Early and later Mesolithic artefa…
Gibraltar Neanderthals and results of recent excavations in Gorham's, Vanguard and Ibex Caves
In December 1998, we presented a Special section on great finds and publications of 1848. The discovery of the Gibraltar skull was in that famous year. Now, 150 years later new excavations and a recent conference have once again focused interest on this, the first place where Neanderthal remains were found
Bridging the gap
The question of human contacts between Africa and the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle and Upper Pleistocene is of key interest in research of human origins. Discussion continues to focus on whether the sea gap separating the landmasses proved an effective barrier to cultural interchange and population movements. At its narrowest point the Gibraltar Strait is no more than 14 km wide and at times of lower sea level in the Pleistocene the gap would …
The Late Upper Palaeolithic Occupation of the Moroccan Northwest Maghreb During the Last Glacial Maximum
A humid corridor across the Sahara for the migration of early modern humans out of Africa 120,000 years ago
It is widely accepted that modern humans originated in sub-Saharan Africa ≈150–200 thousand years ago (ka), but their route of dispersal across the currently hyperarid Sahara remains controversial. Given that the first modern humans north of the Sahara are found in the Levant ≈120–90 ka, northward dispersal likely occurred during a humid episode in the Sahara within Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5e (130–117 ka). The obvious dispersal route, the Nile…
Modern Human Dispersals, Environments and Cultural Change in the Late Pleistocene of Northwest Africa
Reevaluating the Age of the Iberomaurusian in Morocco
Human Burial Evidence from Hattab II Cave and the Question of Continuity in Late Pleistocene–Holocene Mortuary Practices in Northwest Africa
Archaeological excavations in 2002–3 at Hattab II Cave in northwestern Morocco revealed an undisturbed Late Palaeolithic Iberomaurusian human burial. This is the first Iberomaurusian inhumation discovered in the region. The skeleton is probably that of a male aged between 25 and 30 years. The individual shows a characteristic absence of the central upper incisors reported in other Iberomaurusian burials. Accompanying the burial are a stone core a…
Putting North Africa on the map of modern human origins
OSL dating of the Aterian levels at Dar es-Soltan I (Rabat, Morocco) and implications for the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens
The Epipalaeolithic (Iberomaurusian) at Grotte des Pigeons (Taforalt), Morocco
Gastropods and humans in the late Palaeolithic and Mesolithic of the western Mediterranean basin
North African Origins of Symbolically Mediated Behaviour and the Aterian
Volcanic ash layers illuminate the resilience of Neanderthals and early modern humans to natural hazards
Marked changes in human dispersal and development during the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition have been attributed to massive volcanic eruption and/or severe climatic deterioration. We test this concept using records of volcanic ash layers of the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption dated to ca. 40,000 y ago (40 ka B.P.). The distribution of the Campanian Ignimbrite has been enhanced by the discovery of cryptotephra deposits (volcanic ash layers t…
The Identity and Timing of the Aterian in Morocco
After the Ice at Three Ways Wharf
Iberomaurusian funerary behaviour
Hunter-Gatherers of the Maghreb 25,000–6,000 Years Ago
In North Africa, the period 25–6,000 BP encompassed both later Palaeolithic foraging societies and the transition to early farming ways of life. This rather banal description belies, however, the fact that within this time span major changes occurred in climate and environment and shifts in human behaviour were neither gradual nor unilinear. It is possible that hunter-gatherer societies in this part of Africa underwent a major transformation from…
Origins of the Iberomaurusian in NW Africa
Earliest evidence for caries and exploitation of starchy plant foods in Pleistocene hunter-gatherers from Morocco
Significance We present early evidence linking a high prevalence of caries to a reliance on highly cariogenic wild plant foods in Pleistocene hunter-gatherers from North Africa. This evidence predates other high caries populations and the first signs of food production by several thousand years. We infer that increased reliance on wild plants rich in fermentable carbohydrates caused an early shift toward a disease-associated oral microbiota. Syst…
Reconsidering the MSA to LSA transition at Taforalt Cave (Morocco) in the light of new multi-proxy dating evidence
New radiocarbon dates for the earliest Later Stone Age microlithic technology in Northwest Africa
A new Later Upper Palaeolithic open-air site with articulated horse bone in the Colne Valley, Berkshire
The end of the last Ice Age in Britain (c. 11500 BP) created major disruption to the biosphere. Open habitats were succeeded by more wooded landscapes, and changes occurred to the fauna following the abrupt disappearance of typical glacial herd species, such as reindeer and horse (Conneller & Higham 2015). Understanding the impact of these changes on humans and how quickly they were able to adapt may soon become clearer, due to recent discoveries…
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