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Papers by Kurt Hunter-Mann
Current Archaeology, 2008
Internet Archaeology, 2000
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Current Archaeology, 2008
Medieval Life, 1997
... | Ayuda. The Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York. Autores: Kurt Hunter-Mann, Louise Wheatle... more ... | Ayuda. The Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York. Autores: Kurt Hunter-Mann, Louise Wheatley, Kate Giles; Localización: Medieval life, ISSN 1357-6291, Nº 8, 1997‑1998 , pags. 24-35. © 2001-2009 Universidad de La Rioja · Todos los derechos reservados. XHTML 1.0; UTF‑8.
Nature Communications, 2016
The purported migrations that have formed the peoples of Britain have been the focus of generatio... more The purported migrations that have formed the peoples of Britain have been the focus of generations of scholarly controversy. However, this has not benefited from direct analyses of ancient genomes. Here we report nine ancient genomes (B1 Â ) of individuals from northern Britain: seven from a Roman era York cemetery, bookended by earlier Iron-Age and later Anglo-Saxon burials. Six of the Roman genomes show affinity with modern British Celtic populations, particularly Welsh, but significantly diverge from populations from Yorkshire and other eastern English samples. They also show similarity with the earlier Iron-Age genome, suggesting population continuity, but differ from the later Anglo-Saxon genome. This pattern concords with profound impact of migrations in the Anglo-Saxon period. Strikingly, one Roman skeleton shows a clear signal of exogenous origin, with affinities pointing towards the Middle East, confirming the cosmopolitan character of the Empire, even at its northernmost fringes.
Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal
A failure to distinguish archaeology from historiography has led many archaeologists to become ov... more A failure to distinguish archaeology from historiography has led many archaeologists to become over-reliant on the sub-division of British history into periods such as Roman and Anglo-Saxon. Furthermore, the u1UJuestioning use of such normative racial! cultural terms as 'Roman' obscures the view of so~conomic change during the Roman period. This paper discusses the end of the Roman Period as part of a continuum of socia~ political and economic change that refers back at least to the Iron Age and greatly influenced the Anglo-Saxon period. Marxist theory is used to suggest why British society changed so much during the fifth century. The model employed involves three basic revisions to the Marxist explanation of diversity and change: the preeminence of the societal superstructure; greater interaction within and between social classes; and the potential of any individual to promote change.
Internet Archaeology, 2000
Current Archaeology, 2008
Internet Archaeology, 2000
General view of Trench D4 with Dundas Street at top, looking south-west CONTENTS page
Current Archaeology, 2008
Medieval Life, 1997
... | Ayuda. The Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York. Autores: Kurt Hunter-Mann, Louise Wheatle... more ... | Ayuda. The Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York. Autores: Kurt Hunter-Mann, Louise Wheatley, Kate Giles; Localización: Medieval life, ISSN 1357-6291, Nº 8, 1997‑1998 , pags. 24-35. © 2001-2009 Universidad de La Rioja · Todos los derechos reservados. XHTML 1.0; UTF‑8.
Nature Communications, 2016
The purported migrations that have formed the peoples of Britain have been the focus of generatio... more The purported migrations that have formed the peoples of Britain have been the focus of generations of scholarly controversy. However, this has not benefited from direct analyses of ancient genomes. Here we report nine ancient genomes (B1 Â ) of individuals from northern Britain: seven from a Roman era York cemetery, bookended by earlier Iron-Age and later Anglo-Saxon burials. Six of the Roman genomes show affinity with modern British Celtic populations, particularly Welsh, but significantly diverge from populations from Yorkshire and other eastern English samples. They also show similarity with the earlier Iron-Age genome, suggesting population continuity, but differ from the later Anglo-Saxon genome. This pattern concords with profound impact of migrations in the Anglo-Saxon period. Strikingly, one Roman skeleton shows a clear signal of exogenous origin, with affinities pointing towards the Middle East, confirming the cosmopolitan character of the Empire, even at its northernmost fringes.
Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal
A failure to distinguish archaeology from historiography has led many archaeologists to become ov... more A failure to distinguish archaeology from historiography has led many archaeologists to become over-reliant on the sub-division of British history into periods such as Roman and Anglo-Saxon. Furthermore, the u1UJuestioning use of such normative racial! cultural terms as 'Roman' obscures the view of so~conomic change during the Roman period. This paper discusses the end of the Roman Period as part of a continuum of socia~ political and economic change that refers back at least to the Iron Age and greatly influenced the Anglo-Saxon period. Marxist theory is used to suggest why British society changed so much during the fifth century. The model employed involves three basic revisions to the Marxist explanation of diversity and change: the preeminence of the societal superstructure; greater interaction within and between social classes; and the potential of any individual to promote change.
Internet Archaeology, 2000