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Research Expertise
PDRA (LIFTE project) UHI and Freelance Archaeozoologist at Archaeo Animalia
Research Interests
Eighteen years professional experience in archaeology and archaeozoology working in both academic and commercial environments. Currently working as Zooarchaeological Research Associate for HE and also working freelance. Previously employed by Archaeological Solutions Ltd, University of Bradford, ORCA and Shetland Amenity Trust. Main research interests are in the archaeology of Northern Britain, the islands of the North Atlantic and Eastern England.
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Projects
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Looking in from the Edge (LIFTE): The impact of international commercialization on north-west Europe's peripheral communities 1468-1712: production, commerce and consumption in Orkney and Shetland
Gibbon, S. J. (PI), Mainland, I. (CoI), Harland, J. (CoI), Gibson, J. D. (CoI), Lee, D. (Researcher), Sharman, P. (Researcher) & Cussans, J. (Researcher)
1/02/20 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
Research output
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Produce from the isles: The production and export of later medieval and early modern foodstuffs in Orkney and Shetland
Harland, J., Holterman, B., Mainland, I. & Cussans, J., 7 Sept 2025, Ruralia XV: Farmers’ trade and markets. Social and economic interaction in the medieval and early modern European countryside. Ødegard, M., Loftsgarden, K. & Theune, C. (eds.). Sidestone Press, Leiden , p. 187-197 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Orkney Trading Families
Cussans, J., Gardiner, M., Gibbon, S. J., Grassel , P., Harland, J., Holterman, B., Lee, D., Mainland, I. & Rendall, J., Nov 2023, Orkney Looking in from the Edge Shetland: Early Modern Trade in the Northern Isles. Holterman, B. & Grassel, P. (eds.). Bremerhavn, p. 44-47 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution
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Goose in the hole! A collection of goose bones from a medieval kiln site in Norfolk
Cussans, J. E. M. & Mustchin, A. R. R., 26 May 2022, In: Quaternary International. 626-627, p. 106-112 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biometry and climate change in Norse Greenland: The effect of climate on the size and shape of domestic mammals
Cussans, J. E. M., 22 Mar 2017, Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. 9789402411058 ed. Springer, p. 197-216 20 p. (Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology; no. 9789402411058).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Food, Gatherings and Social Power: Case Studies in Feasting and Community Gatherings in Iron Age Scotland.
Cussans, J., Dockrill, S., Armit, I., Bond, J. & McKenzie, J., 23 Jan 2017, Gatherings: Past and Present: Proceedings from the 2013 Archaeology of Gatherings International Conference at IT, Sligo, Ireland. Beglane, F. (ed.). Oxford: Archaeopress, Vol. BAR S2832. p. 51-61 10 p. (British Archaeological Reports International Series; vol. S2832).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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The LIFTE Project
Gibbon, S. J. (Speaker), Harland, J. (Speaker), Cussans, J. (Speaker) & Mitchell, A. (Speaker)
31 May 2023Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Winter Exhibition: Looking in From the Edge
Gibbon, S. J. (Contributor), Cooke, S. (Organiser), Harland, J. (Contributor), Mainland, I. (Contributor), Cussans, J. (Contributor), Mitchell, A. (Contributor), Rendall, J. (Contributor), Mehler, N. (Contributor), Holterman, B. (Contributor), Grassel , P. (Contributor), Gardiner, M. (Contributor) & Lee, D. (Contributor)
25 Nov 2023 → 28 Apr 2024Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition