Andrew Needham
University of York
20 Papers
61 Citations
Andrew Needham is an academic researcher from University of York. The author has contributed to research in topics: Neanderthal & Magdalenian. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 15 publications.
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Papers
Calculated or caring? Neanderthal healthcare in social context
TL;DR: It is suggested that the time has come to accept Neanderthal healthcare as a compassionate and knowledgeable response to injury and illness, and to turn to other questions, such as cultural variation or the wider significance of healthcare in an evolutionary context.
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Geochemical indicators of preservation status and site deterioration at Star Carr
Steve Boreham,Chantal Conneller,Nicky Milner,Barry Taylor,Andrew Needham,Julie Boreham,Christopher J. Rolfe +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the degradation of organic remains at the Mesolithic site of Star Carr was investigated using a comparison of field and laboratory measurements, leading to characterisation of different preservation zones and identification of vulnerable sediments at the site.
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Art by firelight? Using experimental and digital techniques to explore Magdalenian engraved plaquette use at Montastruc (France)
Andrew Needham,Izzy Wisher,Andrew Langley,Matthew Amy,Aimée Little +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors focused on 50 limestone plaquettes excavated by Peccadeau de l’Isle from Montastruc, a Magdalenian rockshelter site in southern France with limited archaeological context.
The application of micro-Raman for the analysis of ochre artefacts from Mesolithic palaeo-lake Flixton
Andrew Needham,Shannon Croft,Roland Kröger,Harry K. Robson,Charlotte Rowley,Barry Taylor,Amy Gray Jones,Chantal Conneller +7 more
TL;DR: Using optical microscopy and Raman spectroscopy with micrometre spatial resolution (micro-Raman), the authors presented evidence that confirms unambiguously the use of ochre by hunter-gatherers at Mesolithic sites surrounding Palaeo-Lake Flixton, Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire, UK.
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Strangers in a Strange Land?:Intimate sociality and emergent creativity in Middle Palaeolithic Europe
Penny Spikins,Gail Hitchens,Andrew Needham +2 more
- 01 May 2017
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors aim to include Neanderthals within the diversity of hunter-gatherer social existence, without imposing a modern foraging adaptation on to their way of life.
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