Luke John Murphy's research while affiliated with University of Iceland and other places

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Publications (3)

Figure 1: Leaded bronze hare (L c. 40mm) and bronze stag (L c. 30mm)...
Figure 2: Diachronic shifts in the representation of [both Mountain and...
Figure 3: Limestone tombstone from Lincoln depicting a young man...
Figure 4: Hare iconography in Portable Antiquities Scheme finds by...
+5 Figure 5: Plate brooches displaying 1. Cockerel, 2. Sandal-sole, 3-4....
The Shifting Baselines of the British Hare Goddess
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  • Oct 2020
The rise of social zooarchaeology and the so-called ‘animal turn’ in the humanities both reflect a growing interest in the interactions of humans and non-human animals. This comparative archaeological study contributes to this interdisciplinary field by investigating the ways in which successive human cultures employed religion to conceptualise and...
Figure 2. A diagram demonstrating the long-term history of the shifting...
Humanity’s Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges
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  • Mar 2020
No other animal has a closer mutualistic relationship with humans than the dog (Canis familiaris). Domesticated from the Eurasian grey wolf (Canis lupus), dogs have evolved alongside humans over millennia in a relationship that has transformed dogs and the environments in which humans and dogs have co-inhabited. The story of the dog is the story of...
Figure 1. Approximate timings of animal introductions to Britain (Data...
Figure 2. Diachronic shifts in the representation of hares in British...
Figure 4. Number of reported hare-motif artefacts from Britain (Data...
Figure 5. Genetic tree and map showing relationships and locations of...
Figure 6. Turkey remains from 1981 Paul Street excavations, Exeter. Two...
Celebrating Easter, Christmas and their associated alien fauna
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  • Oct 2018
Easter and Christmas are the most important events in the Christian calendar. Despite their global reach and cultural significance, astonishingly little is known about the festivals’ genesis. Equally obscure is our understanding of the animals that have come to be associated with these celebrations – notably the Christmas Turkey and the Easter ‘Bun...

Citations

... Some South American canids fulfill the criteria for becoming domesticated but they have not been domesticated (Segura & Sánchez-Villagra, 2021). Likewise, multidisciplinary teams have explained how a dog-centred perspective can provide an insightful view to understand human cultural transformation and health in history (Sykes et al., 2020). ...
Reference: Claude Lévi-Straus as a humanist forerunner of cultural macroevolution studies
Humanity’s Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges
Citing article
  • Mar 2020
... Furthermore, Lauritsen et al. (2018) refer that little is known about the genesis of the events and the reason why turkey is associated with Christmas. In many cultures, the importance of cattle goes beyond consumption. ...
Reference: COVID in the Aviation Industry: Crisis Management, Its Decisions and Outcomes
Celebrating Easter, Christmas and their associated alien fauna
Citing article
  • Oct 2018