This is the abstract of a paper that I gave at the Neolithic Studies Group annual meeting, held on 6 November 2017 at the British Museum. The meeting title was “Extracting more than rock? Insights into the acquisition of stone and flint in the Neolithic.” The organisers (Anne Teather, Pete Topping, and Jon Baczkowski) invited papers on the…[Read more]

This is the abstract of a paper that I presented at the European Association of Archaeologists’ 2017 conference, held in Maastricht. The paper was part of a session I co-organised with Penny Foreman (University of Bournemouth) and Claudia Sciuto (University of Umea). The session was titled “Stone is the Storyteller – The materiality of stone…[Read more]

This is the abstract of a paper that I presented at the 2016 Neolithic and Bronze Age Research Students’ Symposium. NEBARSS 2016 was held at University College London on 18-19 November. The theme was “Anarchy in the UK?” Contributors were challenged to construct alternative pasts that either diverge from, disrupt, or invert linear narratives of…[Read more]

An archaeological comic telling the story of the sarsen stones at Whiteknights.

Whiteknights is now the main campus of the University of Reading. It used to be the gardens and park of Whitenights House, at one time owned by the Marquis of Blandford. The Marquis spent his fortune on his library and his gardens. He even shipped sarsens stones…[Read more]

An archaeological comic showing theories about the formation of sarsen stone in southern Britain. It includes antiquarian explanations, folklore, the early scientific understanding of the geological succession, and the current explanation of sarsen formation.

It was created for the University of Reading’s School of Archaeology, Geography, and…[Read more]

A short note on a 2012 find from Göbekli Tepe – a seated figurine with an animal on its shoulder.

In this study the authors analyse archaeological materials belonging to two Coțofeni
settlements in Rotbav, Brașov County, at La Pârâuț and Unghiul Gardului. Structures of habitat and
material culture in these two settlements are discussed, with an emphasis on pottery. The material is
studied in terms of typology and decoration, the auth…[Read more]

Encyclopedia entry on the concept of the “Neolithic Package”.

A short history of work at Göbekli Tepe and an overview of the UNESCO Worls Heritage List nomination process.