Human Bone Papers and Reports


Thesis

A Comparative Study of the Human Skeletal Material from Late First and Early Second Millennium Sites in the North-East of England

My thesis, submitted for the degree of MPhil at the University of Durham in 1989 (awarded 1991), is now available here in pdf format. It has been typeset in Times New Roman, rather than the original double-spaced Courier font required at the time of submission, and is therefore much shorter (in terms of page numbers) than the original document. Most of the diagrams and drawings have also been re-typeset and are hopefully clearer than the originals.

If you use any of the data in this document, please reference it in the usual way: Anderson, S. 1991 A Comparative Study of the Human Skeletal Material from Late First and Early Second Millennium Sites in the North-East of England. Unpub. Thesis, Univ. Durham. However, you will need to note that it is the online version, as page refs will be different.

  • Front Matter: Title page, abstract, contents, acknowledgements, etc (27kb)
  • Introduction (14kb)
  • Chapter 1. The Cemeteries: Description and Evaluation (19kb)
  • Chapter 2. The Present State of Population Evaluation (33kb)
  • Chapter 3. Palaeodemographic Analysis Part 1: Estimation of Age (352kb)
  • Chapter 3. Palaeodemographic Analysis Parts 2-3: Determination of Sex, and Fertility and Parturition Scars (200kb)
  • Chapter 4. Stature and Metrical Skeletal Characteristics (640kb)
  • Chapter 5. Non-metric Traits (1331kb)
  • Chapter 6. Odontological Study (2966kb)
  • Chapter 7. Short Note on the Pathological Study (13kb)
  • Chapter 8. Archaeological Implications (93kb)
  • Chapter 9. Conclusions (34kb)
  • Bibliography (106kb)

Papers

Some of my papers, available as pdfs.


Reports

Some grey literature (unpublished) reports, available as pdfs.

  • Report: Human Skeletal Remains from Long Melford, Suffolk
  • Report: Human Skeletal Remains from St. Saviour's, Bury St. Edmunds
  • Report: A Human Skeleton from The Old School House, Boxted, Suffolk
  • Report: A Human Skeleton from Marmont Priory, Upwell, Norfolk
  • Report: Human Skeletal Remains from Harroway Farm, Andover, Hampshire
  • Report: Human Skeletal Remains from Winchester Street, Andover, Hampshire
  • Report: A human skeleton from Ryhope Dean, Sunderland
  • List of human bone reports by Sue Anderson

Publications

Links are provided to external sites, where reports are available online.

    Allen, D. and Anderson, S, 1990, 'A multiple burial of unknown date from Warren Hill, South Tidworth', Hants Field Club and Archaeol. Soc. Newsletters (n.s.) 13: 27-28.

    Allen, D. and Anderson, S., 1990, 'The Human Skeletal Remains from Apple Tree Cottage, Old Basing', Hants Field Club and Archaeol. Soc. Newsletters (n.s.) 13: 28.

    Anderson, S., 1991, 'The Skeleton', in Allen, D., 'A Third Century Roman Burial from Manor Farm, Hurstbourne Priors', Proc. Hants. Field Club and Archaeol. Soc. 47: 253-4.

    Anderson, S, 1993, 'The Human Skeletal Remains from Caister-on-Sea', in Darling, M.J. and Gurney, D., Caister-on-Sea Excavations by Charles Green, 1951-55, East Anglian Archaeology Report 60, pp. 261-268.

    Anderson, S., 1993, 'The Human Skeletons', in Jarvis, K., 'Excavations at Hamworthy in 1974', Procs Dorset Nat. Hist. and Archaeol. Soc. 115: 101-9.

    Anderson, S., 1994, 'Skeletons in the Cupboard', Young Archaeologist 83, pp.6-7.

    Anderson, S., 1996, 'The Skeleton (RAF Catterick 1966)', in Wilson, P.R. et al. 'Early Anglian Catterick and Catraeth', Medieval Archaeology 40: 1-61.

    Anderson, S. (ed.), 1998, Current and Recent Research in Osteoarchaeology. Procs. Third Meeting of the Osteoarchaeological Research Group. Oxford: Oxbow.

    Anderson, S., 1998, 'Leprosy in a medieval churchyard in Norwich', in Anderson, S (ed.) ibid

    Anderson, S., 1998, 'Pathology of some 17th century prisoners from Norwich Gaol', in Anderson, S (ed.) ibid.

    Anderson, S., 1999, 'Human bones', in Andrews, P. and Penn, K., Excavations in Thetford, North of the River, 1989-90. E. Anglian Archaeol. 87, 59-60.

    Anderson, S., 1999, 'The human skull', in Allen, D. and Anderson, S, Basing House, Hampshire, Excavations 1978-1991. Hants. Field Club and Archaeol. Soc. Monograph 10.

    Anderson, S. (ed.), 2000, Current and Recent Research in Osteoarchaeology 2. Procs. 4th-6th Meetings of the Osteoarchaeological Research Group. Oxford: Oxbow.

    Anderson, S., 2000, 'Violent endings: some examples of unhealed trauma and their interpretations', in Anderson, S., (ed.) ibid.

    Anderson, S., 2000, 'Unburnt human bone', in Ashwin, T. and Bates, S., Excavations on the Norwich Southern Bypass, 1989-91 Part I: Excavations at Bixley, Caistor St Edmund, Trowse, Cringleford and Little Melton. E. Anglian Archaeol. 91, 228.

    Anderson, S, 2000, 'Human skeletal remains', in Penn, K., Excavations on the Norwich Southern Bypass, 1989-91 Part II: The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Harford Farm, Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk. E. Anglian Archaeol. 92, 76.

    Anderson, S, 2001, 'Human bone', in Flitcroft, M., Excavation of a Romano-British Settlement on the A149 Snettisham Bypass, 1989. E. Anglian Archaeol. 93, 76.

    Anderson, S, 2001, Contributions to 'Catalogue', in Filmer-Sankey, W. and Pestell, T., Snape Anglo- Saxon Cemetery: Excavations and Surveys 1824-1992, E. Anglian Archaeol. 95, 17-183.

    Anderson, S, 2001, 'The human bones', in Stoodley, N. and Stedman, M., 'Excavations at Shavards Farm, Meonstoke: The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery', Proc. Hants Field Club & Archaeol. Soc. 56: 157-8.

    Anderson, S, 2004, 'Human bone', in Wallis, H., Excavations at Mill Lane, Thetford, E. Anglian Archaeol. 108, 99-100.

    Anderson, S, 2004, 'The cremated human bone from Gallows Hill, 1986', in Blagg, T., Plouviez, J. and Tester, A., Excavations at a Large Romano-British Settlement at Hacheston, Suffolk, in 1973–4, E. Anglian Archaeol 106, 187-8.

    Anderson, S., 2007, 'Cremated bone', in Germany, M., Neolithic and Bronze Age Monuments and Middle Iron Age Settlement at Lodge Farm, St Osyth, Essex, E. Anglian Archaeol. 117, 81-85.

    Anderson, S., 2007, 'The human population', in Daniels, R, Anglo-Saxon Hartlepool and the Foundations of English Christianity. An Archaeology of the Anglo-Saxon Monastery, 97-107. Tees Archaeol Monogr Ser, 3. Hartlepool.

    Anderson, S., 2009, 'Cemetery 2: ?Middle Saxon', 'Cemetery 3: Late Saxon (Farmer’s Avenue)', and 'Cemeteries 1 and 4: St John at the Castle Gate', in Popescu, E.S., Norwich Castle: Excavations and Historical Survey, 1987–98. Part I: Anglo-Saxon to c.1345, E. Anglian Archaeol. 132, 192–236.

    Anderson, S., 2009, 'Human bone', in Popescu, E.S., Norwich Castle: Excavations and Historical Survey, 1987–98. Part II: c.1345–Modern, E. Anglian Archaeol. 132, 737 and 898–900.

    Anderson, S., 2010, 'The human population', in Daniels, R., Hartlepool. An Archaeology of the Medieval Town. Hartlepool, Tees Archaeol Monogr Ser, 7.

    Anderson, S., 2010, 'Human skeletal remains', in Atkins, R & Popescu, E, 'Excavations at the Hospital of St Mary Magdalen, Partney, Lincolnshire, 2003', Medieval Archaeology 54, 242–9.

    Anderson, S., 2010, 'Human skeletal remains', in White, R. and O’Connell, C., Excavations on the site of Balmerino House, Constitution Street, Leith, Scottish Archaeological Internet Report 41.

    Anderson, S., 2011, 'Cremated bone', in Kirby, M., Lockerbie Academy: Neolithic and Early Historic timber halls, a Bronze Age cemetery, an undated enclosure and a post-medieval corn-drying kiln in south-west Scotland. Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports 46.

    Anderson, S 2011 'Human skeletal remains', in Penn, K, The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Shrubland Hall Quarry, Coddenham, Suffolk. E Anglian Archaeol 139, 84–91.

    Anderson, S., 2012, 'Cremated bone' and 'The human remains', in Boulter, S. and Walton Rogers, P., Circles and Cemeteries: Excavations at Flixton Volume I. E. Anglian Archaeol. 147, 43–4 and 143–7 and contributions to the inventory.

    Anderson, S., 2012, 'Cremated bone', in Johnson, M., 'Urned cremation burials at Carlinwell Standing Stone, Airlie, Angus', Tayside Fife Archaeol J 18, 8–10.

    Anderson, S. and Birkett, D., 1993, 'The Human Skeletal Remains from Burgh Castle', in Darling, M.J. and Gurney, D., Caister-on-Sea Excavations by Charles Green, 1951-55, E. Anglian Archaeol. 60, 256-60.

    Anderson, S. and Boyle, K. (eds.), 1996, Ritual Treatment of Human and Animal Remains. Procs. First Meeting of the Osteoarchaeological Research Group. Oxford: Oxbow.

    Anderson, S. and Boyle, K. (eds.), 1997, Computing and Statistics in Osteoarchaeology. Procs. Second Meeting of the Osteoarchaeological Research Group. Oxford: Oxbow.

    Anderson, S. and Marlow, M., 1995, 'The human remains', in Heslop, D., 'Excavation within the church at the Augustinian Priory of Gisborough, Cleveland 1985-6', Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 67, 104-6 [a more complete version of this report was included in the AML Series - see below].

    Anderson, S., Wells, C. and Birkett, D., 2006, 'The human skeletal remains', in Cramp, R., Wearmouth and Jarrow Monastic sites. Volume 2, 481-624. English Heritage.

    Powers, R. and Anderson, S., 2005, 'The human burial, osteology', in Waughman, M., Archaeology and Environment of Submerged Landscapes in Hartlepool Bay, England, Hartlepool, Tees Archaeology Monogr Ser, 2.

    Wallis, H. and Anderson, S., 2009, A Medieval Cemetery at Mill Lane, Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk. E. Anglian Archaeol. 130.

English Heritage Ancient Monuments Laboratory Reports

Most of these are available as scans on the Research Reports pages of Historic England.

    AML Report No. 15/88. The Human Remains from Jarrow Monastic Site, Tyne and Wear, 1963-1978. (with D. Birkett).

    AML Report 27/89. The Human Skeletal Remains from Burgh Castle, Norfolk, 1960. (with D. Birkett) Plus Addendum, AML Rep. No. 6/91.

    AML Report No. 99/90. The Human Skeletal Remains from Staunch Meadow, Brandon, Suffolk.

    AML Report No. 7/91. The Human Skeletal Remains from Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.

    AML Report No. 47/94. The Human Remains from Gisborough Priory, Cleveland 1985-86.

    AML Report No. 56/96 The Human Skeletal Remains from Farmer's Avenue, Norwich.

    AML Report No. 68/96. Human Skeletal Remains from the Castle Mound, Norwich.

    AML Report No. 73/96. The Human Skeletal Remains from Timberhill, Norwich.