Lindsey Sarah Büster

Dr. Lindsey Sarah Büster

University of York
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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

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22 December 2021 in Nature
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Nick Patterson
MIMichael Isakov
Michael Isakov
TBThomas Booth
Thomas Booth
LBLindsey Sarah Büster
Lindsey Sarah Büster
CFClaire-Elise Fischer
Claire-Elise Fischer
DRDavid Reich
David Reich

22 December 2021 in Nature
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Chris Fowler
IOIñigo Olalde
Iñigo Olalde
VCVicki Cummings
Vicki Cummings
IAIan Armit
Ian Armit
LBLindsey Sarah Büster
Lindsey Sarah Büster
DRDavid Reich
David Reich

7 June 2022 in Antiquity
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Julia Best
SDSean Doherty
Sean Doherty
IAIan Armit
Ian Armit
ZBZlatozar Boev
Zlatozar Boev
LBLindsey Sarah Büster
Lindsey Sarah Büster
NSNaomi Sykes
Naomi Sykes
Little is known about the early history of the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), including the timing and circumstances of its introduction into new cultural environments. To evaluate its spatio-temporal spread across Eurasia and north-west Africa, the authors radiocarbon dated 23 chicken bones from presumed early contexts. Three-quarters returned dates later than those suggested by stratigraphy, indicating the importance of direct dating. The results indicate that chickens did not arrive in Europe until the first millennium BC. Moreover, a consistent time-lag between the introduction of chickens and their consumption by humans suggests that these animals were initially regarded as exotica and only several centuries later recognised as a source of ‘food’.

17 February 2023 in Antiquity
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IAIan Armit
Ian Armit
CFClaire-Elise Fischer
Claire-Elise Fischer
HKHannah Koon
Hannah Koon
RNRebecca Nicholls
Rebecca Nicholls
IOIñigo Olalde
Iñigo Olalde
DRDavid Reich
David Reich
The burial of multiple individuals within a single funerary monument invites speculation about the relationships between the deceased: were they chosen on the basis of status, gender or relatedness, for example? Here, the authors present the results of aDNA and isotope analyses conducted on seven individuals from an Early Iron Age barrow at Dolge njive, south-eastern Slovenia. All seven individuals are close biological relatives. While the group composition suggests strict adherence to neither patrilineal nor matrilineal structures, the funerary tradition appears highly gendered, and family links through both the male and female lines seem important in structuring of the community. The results have implications for understanding of kinship and funerary practices in late prehistoric Europe.

1 January 2020
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IAIan Armit
Ian Armit
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Lindsey Sarah Büster
The Sculptor’s Cave is one of the most enigmatic prehistoric sites in Britain. Excavated in the 1920s and 1970s, new analysis of the archive has revealed a complex history of funerary and ritual activity from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman Iron Age. Using innovative methods and new techniques, this volume re-examines the results of earlier excavations and places the site in its wider British and European context.

22 June 2021 in Antiquity
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Lindsey Sarah Büster
Deliberately deposited (or cached) objects are ubiquitous in the archaeological record, yet they are often classified under different categories, such as hoards, structured deposits, grave goods and cenotaph burials, and interpreted according to different criteria. Drawing on contemporary attitudes to death, dying and bereavement, and using later prehistoric Britain as a case study, this article brings the analysis of these objects together within a single interpretive framework, which asserts that much of this material represents the ‘problematic stuff’ left behind by the dead. This approach forces us to reconsider the traditional boundaries drawn between different aspects of the archaeological record and demonstrates the value that emotion has in our interpretations of past societies.