Dr Emily Holt

Taivalkoski, A., Holt, E. and MacKinnon, M. 2022. Bird eggs in the diet of ancient Pompeii: An SEM analysis of archaeological avian eggshell. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 41, article number: 103258. (10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103258)

Holt, E. 2018. Water and power in past societies: an introduction. In: Holt, E. ed. Water and Power in Past Societies. The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology Distinguished Monograph Series SUNY Press

Taivalkoski, A. and Holt, E. 2016. The effects of cooking on avian eggshell microstructure. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 6, pp. 64-70. (10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.01.031)
Funk, C., Holt, E., Taivalkoski, A., Howard, J. and Poltorak, D. 2016. Avifauna discard packages and bone damage resulting from human consumption processes. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 5, pp. 383-391. (10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.12.006)

Holt, E. et al. 2025. Comparing machine learning isoscapes of 87Sr/86Sr ratios of plants on the island of Sardinia: Implications for the use of isoscapes for assessing the provenance of biological specimens. Science of the Total Environment 989, article number: 179880. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179880)
Morez Jacobs, A. et al. 2025. Whole-genome ancestry of an Old Kingdom Egyptian. Nature (10.1038/s41586-025-09195-5)
Spies, M. J. et al. 2025. Strontium isoscapes for provenance, mobility and migration: the way forward. Royal Society Open Science 12(6), article number: 250283. (10.1098/rsos.250283)
Taivalkoski, A., Holt, E. and MacKinnon, M. 2022. Bird eggs in the diet of ancient Pompeii: An SEM analysis of archaeological avian eggshell. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 41, article number: 103258. (10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103258)
Holt, E., Evans, J. A. and Madgwick, R. 2021. Strontium (87Sr/86Sr) mapping: A critical review of methods and approaches. Earth-Science Reviews 216, article number: 103593. (10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103593)
Taivalkoski, A. and Holt, E. 2016. The effects of cooking on avian eggshell microstructure. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 6, pp. 64-70. (10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.01.031)
Funk, C., Holt, E., Taivalkoski, A., Howard, J. and Poltorak, D. 2016. Avifauna discard packages and bone damage resulting from human consumption processes. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 5, pp. 383-391. (10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.12.006)

Holt, E. 2018. Water and power in past societies: an introduction. In: Holt, E. ed. Water and Power in Past Societies. The Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology Distinguished Monograph Series SUNY Press

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