Alison Sheridan is emerita Principal Curator of Early Prehistory and Research Associate with National Museums Scotland, specialising in the Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age of Britain and Ireland within their broader context, and focusing on aspects of material culture.

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• List of Figures and TablesContributorsAbstractFrench Language AbstractGerman Language AbstractAcknowledgementsNotes about radiocarbon dates and the use of the term ‘east Yorkshire’1. IntroductionBy Mike Parker Pearson, Mandy Jay and Alison Sheridan2. Radiocarbon dates and their Bayesian modellingBy Mandy Jay, Michael P. Richards and Peter Marshall3. Economy and society in Beaker-period BritainBy Mike Parker Pearson4. The Beaker People Project individuals, their funerary practices and their grave goodsBy Mike Parker Pearson, Stuart Needham and Alison Sheridan with Alex Gibson5. Beakers and bodies in north-east Scotland: a regional and contextual studyBy Neil Curtis and Neil Wilkin, with Margaret Hutchison6. Aspects of human osteology and skeletal biologyBy Chris A. Deter, Patrick Mahoney, Sarah E. Johns and Sandra Thomas7. Dental microwear: 2D and 3D approachesBy Patrick Mahoney, Laura Chiu, Pia Nystrom, Chris A. Deter and Christopher W. Schmidt8. Carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysisBy Mandy Jay and Michael P. Richards9. Sulphur isotopic analysisBy Mandy Jay, Olaf Nehlich and Michael P. Richards10. Strontium isotopic analysisBy Janet Montgomery, Jane Evans and Jacqueline Towers11. Oxygen isotopic analysisBy Maura Pellegrini, Mandy Jay and Michael P. Richards12. Synthesis, discussion and conclusionsBy Mike Parker Pearson, Mandy Jay, Janet Montgomery, Alison Sheridan and Stuart NeedhamBibliographyAppendicesAppendix 1. The pre-2500 BC individualsBy Mandy Jay, Janet Montg omery, Mike Parker Pearson and Alison SheridanAppendix 2. The post-1500 BC individualsBy Mandy Jay, Janet Montg omery, Mike Parker Pearson and Alison SheridanAppendix 3. Details of findspot location, current location of the human remains and bibliographicreferences for the skeletal material studied by the Beaker People ProjectBy Mandy Jay and Alison SheridanAppendix 4. Location group, period, incidence of association with Beaker or Food Vessel and sexand age identificationsBy Mandy Jay and Alison SheridanAppendix 5. Analytical and dating work undertaken for the Beaker People Project and the Beakers andBodies Project (plus other data used by these projects)By Mandy Jay and Alison SheridanAppendix 6. Part 1. Details of the individuals studied in the Beakers and Bodies Project: findspot,identifier, NGR, find date, associations and radiocarbon datesPart 2. Osteological information and data on orientation and disposition in the graveof individuals studied in the Beakers and Bodies ProjectBoth By Margaret HutchisonIndex

Alison Sheridan is emerita Principal Curator of Early Prehistory and Research Associate with National Museums Scotland, specialising in the Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age of Britain and Ireland within their broader context, and focusing on aspects of material culture.

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• List of Figures and TablesContributorsAbstractFrench Language AbstractGerman Language AbstractAcknowledgementsNotes about radiocarbon dates and the use of the term ‘east Yorkshire’1. IntroductionBy Mike Parker Pearson, Mandy Jay and Alison Sheridan2. Radiocarbon dates and their Bayesian modellingBy Mandy Jay, Michael P. Richards and Peter Marshall3. Economy and society in Beaker-period BritainBy Mike Parker Pearson4. The Beaker People Project individuals, their funerary practices and their grave goodsBy Mike Parker Pearson, Stuart Needham and Alison Sheridan with Alex Gibson5. Beakers and bodies in north-east Scotland: a regional and contextual studyBy Neil Curtis and Neil Wilkin, with Margaret Hutchison6. Aspects of human osteology and skeletal biologyBy Chris A. Deter, Patrick Mahoney, Sarah E. Johns and Sandra Thomas7. Dental microwear: 2D and 3D approachesBy Patrick Mahoney, Laura Chiu, Pia Nystrom, Chris A. Deter and Christopher W. Schmidt8. Carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysisBy Mandy Jay and Michael P. Richards9. Sulphur isotopic analysisBy Mandy Jay, Olaf Nehlich and Michael P. Richards10. Strontium isotopic analysisBy Janet Montgomery, Jane Evans and Jacqueline Towers11. Oxygen isotopic analysisBy Maura Pellegrini, Mandy Jay and Michael P. Richards12. Synthesis, discussion and conclusionsBy Mike Parker Pearson, Mandy Jay, Janet Montgomery, Alison Sheridan and Stuart NeedhamBibliographyAppendicesAppendix 1. The pre-2500 BC individualsBy Mandy Jay, Janet Montg omery, Mike Parker Pearson and Alison SheridanAppendix 2. The post-1500 BC individualsBy Mandy Jay, Janet Montg omery, Mike Parker Pearson and Alison SheridanAppendix 3. Details of findspot location, current location of the human remains and bibliographicreferences for the skeletal material studied by the Beaker People ProjectBy Mandy Jay and Alison SheridanAppendix 4. Location group, period, incidence of association with Beaker or Food Vessel and sexand age identificationsBy Mandy Jay and Alison SheridanAppendix 5. Analytical and dating work undertaken for the Beaker People Project and the Beakers andBodies Project (plus other data used by these projects)By Mandy Jay and Alison SheridanAppendix 6. Part 1. Details of the individuals studied in the Beakers and Bodies Project: findspot,identifier, NGR, find date, associations and radiocarbon datesPart 2. Osteological information and data on orientation and disposition in the graveof individuals studied in the Beakers and Bodies ProjectBoth By Margaret HutchisonIndex

Alison Sheridan is emerita Principal Curator of Early Prehistory and Research Associate with National Museums Scotland, specialising in the Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age of Britain and Ireland within their broader context, and focusing on aspects of material culture.

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• List of Figures and TablesContributorsAbstractFrench Language AbstractGerman Language AbstractAcknowledgementsNotes about radiocarbon dates and the use of the term ‘east Yorkshire’1. IntroductionBy Mike Parker Pearson, Mandy Jay and Alison Sheridan2. Radiocarbon dates and their Bayesian modellingBy Mandy Jay, Michael P. Richards and Peter Marshall3. Economy and society in Beaker-period BritainBy Mike Parker Pearson4. The Beaker People Project individuals, their funerary practices and their grave goodsBy Mike Parker Pearson, Stuart Needham and Alison Sheridan with Alex Gibson5. Beakers and bodies in north-east Scotland: a regional and contextual studyBy Neil Curtis and Neil Wilkin, with Margaret Hutchison6. Aspects of human osteology and skeletal biologyBy Chris A. Deter, Patrick Mahoney, Sarah E. Johns and Sandra Thomas7. Dental microwear: 2D and 3D approachesBy Patrick Mahoney, Laura Chiu, Pia Nystrom, Chris A. Deter and Christopher W. Schmidt8. Carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysisBy Mandy Jay and Michael P. Richards9. Sulphur isotopic analysisBy Mandy Jay, Olaf Nehlich and Michael P. Richards10. Strontium isotopic analysisBy Janet Montgomery, Jane Evans and Jacqueline Towers11. Oxygen isotopic analysisBy Maura Pellegrini, Mandy Jay and Michael P. Richards12. Synthesis, discussion and conclusionsBy Mike Parker Pearson, Mandy Jay, Janet Montgomery, Alison Sheridan and Stuart NeedhamBibliographyAppendicesAppendix 1. The pre-2500 BC individualsBy Mandy Jay, Janet Montg omery, Mike Parker Pearson and Alison SheridanAppendix 2. The post-1500 BC individualsBy Mandy Jay, Janet Montg omery, Mike Parker Pearson and Alison SheridanAppendix 3. Details of findspot location, current location of the human remains and bibliographicreferences for the skeletal material studied by the Beaker People ProjectBy Mandy Jay and Alison SheridanAppendix 4. Location group, period, incidence of association with Beaker or Food Vessel and sexand age identificationsBy Mandy Jay and Alison SheridanAppendix 5. Analytical and dating work undertaken for the Beaker People Project and the Beakers andBodies Project (plus other data used by these projects)By Mandy Jay and Alison SheridanAppendix 6. Part 1. Details of the individuals studied in the Beakers and Bodies Project: findspot,identifier, NGR, find date, associations and radiocarbon datesPart 2. Osteological information and data on orientation and disposition in the graveof individuals studied in the Beakers and Bodies ProjectBoth By Margaret HutchisonIndex