Laura Evis

• PhD Forensic Archaeology
• Senior Lecturer at University of Exeter

Accurately estimating the biological sex of human skeletal remains is crucial in both forensic and archaeological contexts for constructing biological profiles. Presently, one of the most commonly used methods involves an ordinal scale describing the shape of the greater sciatic notch (GSN). However, this approach is limited by variations influence...

This article examines the development, impact and integration of interdisciplinary approaches in British Higher Education Institutions. It evaluates how the concept of interdisciplinarity has become popularised over time, and embraced by disciplines such as archaeology. It then explores the extent to which interdisciplinary approaches have impacted...

The investigation of Islamic archaeology in Ethiopia has until recently been neglected. Excavations at Harlaa, a large urban centre in eastern Ethiopia, are now beginning to redress this lack of research attention. By establishing occupation and material sequences, and by assessing the chronology and material markers of Islamisation, recent work pr...

The ancient city of Harlaa in eastern Ethiopia was occupied between the mid-6th and early 15th centuries AD and played a significant role as a trading centre with links internationally. Besides goods, these trade links also served in spreading cultural and religious ideas between continents, including Islamic traditions which became prevalent in Et...

Physical evidence of weapon trauma in medieval burials is unusual, and evidence for trauma caused by arrowheads is exceptionally rare. Where high frequencies of traumatic injuries have been identified, this is mainly in contexts related to battles; it is much less common in normative burials. Osteological analysis of one context from an assemblage...

Note: the article is Open Access (FREE) to download from the STAR website. The process of archaeological excavation is one of destruction. It normally provides archaeologists with a singular opportunity to recognise, define, extract and record archaeological evidence: the artefacts, features and deposits present in the archaeological record. It is...

Forensic science and the standards within its’ various disciplines are under the spotlight and forensic archaeology is no exception. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Report 2009 highlighted the need for review, and the work of the Forensic Regulator of the Home Office in the United Kingdom developing standards within forensic science show the...