Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Ancient DNA reconstruction of late holocene ecosystems within the Carpathian basin from paleo-meanders and archaeological deposits
Zampirolo, G., H. Ruter, A., Živaljević, I., Penezić, K., Thomsen, P. F., Orton, D., Grubin, M. K., Antić, N. & Pedersen, M. W., 3 Feb 2026, In: Scientific reports. 16, 1, 14 p., 4301.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bioarchaeological evidence for commensal brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in early Neolithic China
Cucchi, T., Hulme-Beaman, A., ORTON, D. C., Lyu, P., Zhipeng, L. & Jing, Y., 4 Jan 2026, biorxiv, 21 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Livestock morphological variation as evidence for cultural and economic change during the Roman occupation of southeast Europe
EVERETT, S. & ORTON, D. C., 1 Jun 2026, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 72, 16 p., 105775.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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RATTUS
ORTON, D. C. (Principal investigator) & JENNER, M. (Co-investigator)
1/01/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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[MSCA-IF-2020] CATCOW: Corded-Ware cattle ( Lizzie Wright)
CRAIG, O. E. (Principal investigator), HENDY, J. R. (Co-investigator), ORTON, D. C. (Co-investigator) & WALES, N. A. (Co-investigator)
1/05/22 → 19/06/26
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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SEACHANGE: SEACHANGE: Quantifying the impact of major cultural transitions on marine ecosystem functioning and biodiversity
CRAIG, O. E. (Principal investigator), BAILEY, G. (Co-investigator), MILNER, N. (Co-investigator), ORTON, D. C. (Co-investigator), PENKMAN, K. E. H. (Co-investigator), Bohmann, K. (Researcher), Roberts, C. (Researcher) & Scourse, J. (Researcher)
1/10/20 → 30/09/27
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
Activities
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The RATTUS project and the dispersal of rats to Europe: What role did the Caucasus play?
ORTON, D. C. (Invited speaker)
10 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Rats and the Archaeology of Trade, Urbanism and Disease Recent results from the RATTUS project
ORTON, D. C. (Invited speaker)
26 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Resolution, research bias, and detection filters: Challenges of inferring commensal ecology from zooarchaeological data
ORTON, D. C. (Invited speaker)
19 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Datasets
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Çatalhöyük Zooarchaeology
Orton, D. C. (Editor), Russell, N. (Editor), Twiss, K. (Editor), Martin, L. (Editor) & Frame, S. (Editor), Open Context, 17 Aug 2013
DOI: 10.6078/M7V985ZW, http://opencontext.org/tables/4c98ccdee589f0e76c5fa7376ac2638e and one more link, http://opencontext.org/projects/1B426F7C-99EC-4322-4069-E8DBD927CCF1 (show fewer)
Dataset
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Data and code: Investigating long-term trophic stability in North Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) through nitrogen stable isotope analysis of amino acids
Yamoah, K. (Creator), Harland, J. (Creator), McLaughlin, R. (Creator), Talbot, H. (Creator), Fontanals-Coll, M. (Creator), Craig, O. (Creator) & Orton, D. (Creator), Zenodo, 31 Oct 2024
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Tracking the near Eastern origins and European dispersal of the Western house mouse
Cucchi, T. (Creator), Papayianni, K. (Creator), Cersoy, S. (Creator), Aznar-Cormano, L. (Creator), Zazzo, A. (Creator), Debruyne, R. (Creator), Berthon, R. (Creator), Bălășescu, A. (Creator), Simmons, A. (Creator), Valla, F. (Creator), Hamilakis, Y. (Creator), Mavridis, F. (Creator), Mashkour, M. (Creator), Darvish, J. (Creator), Siahsarvi, R. (Creator), Biglari, F. (Creator), A. Petrie, C. (Creator), Weeks, L. (Creator), Sardari, A. (Creator), Maziar, S. (Creator), Denys, C. (Creator), Orton, D. (Creator), Jenkins, E. (Creator), Zeder, M. (Creator), B. Searle, J. (Creator), Larson, G. (Creator), Bonhomme, F. (Creator), Auffray, J.-C. (Creator) & Vigne, J.-D. (Creator), Dryad, 13 Jan 2020
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