Ellen Green

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Osteoarchaeologist at AOC Archaeology

Objective To provide a snapshot of the current differences in pathological analysis between human osteology and zooarchaeology. Materials A survey was posted on Bluesky Social, Twitter (X) and emailed to both the British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) and the Zooarchaeology JISC list-serve mailing lists. Eighty...

Objective To investigate the health of a large assemblage of Romano-British dogs recovered from the first century CE ritual shaft on the Nescot site in Surrey, England. Materials 5463 dog bones comprising an MNI of 140 individuals. Methods Bone fragments were visually inspected for pathology. In the case of suspected fractures, radiographic images...

This paper uses a case study of a shaft in Surrey, England, to illustrate the potential of traditionally overlooked material for increasing understanding of Romano-British minority mortuary rituals. Taphonomic analysis of a substantial assemblage of disarticulated human remains from a first-century a.d. quarry from the Nescot Former Animal Husbandr...

Romano‐British shaft deposits are an important part of the ritual make‐up of the province. However, understanding the meaning of these features is often difficult due to the lack of textual sources. This paper discusses a first century AD shaft from Surrey, England, using a multi‐proxy approach to investigate potential ritual significance. Its uniq...

This article examines evidence for the curation of human remains during the 1st century AD in Ewell. Taphonomic analysis of human remains recovered from the structured deposit on the Nescot College former animal husbandry site revealed that eleven bones appeared to have a ‘polished’ surface, indicating a different post-mortem treatment to the rest...

In 2015, a 4 meter deep quarry shaft, dating between AD 77 and AD 100 was excavated in Ewell, Surrey. The shaft had been backfilled with a large assemblage (NISP: 8,863) of disarticulated human and animal bones, as well as pottery, coins, and metal objects. While similar shafts have been found in many Romano-British contexts, the Ewell shaft contai...