Meet the Team

Core Team

• Dr Mark Maltby (PI) Dept. of Archaeology, Anthropology and Forensic Science, Bournemouth University.
• Prof. Matthew Collins (Eggshell analysis) Dept of Archaeology, University of York.
• Dr Oliver Craig (Lipid analysis) Dept. of Archaeology, University of York.
• Ben Frimet (Artist)
• Dr Greger Larson (Genetics) Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University.
• Prof. Garry Marvin (Anthropology) University of Roehampton.
• Prof. Terry O'Connor (Zooarchaeology) Department of Archaeology, University of York.
• Dr Naomi Sykes (Co-director, isotopes and cultural impact) Dept. of Archaeology, University of Nottingham.
• Dr Richard Thomas (Palaeopathology and osteometrics) School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester.

PDRA

• Julia Best (Zooarchaeology/Eggshell) Dept. of Archaeology, Anthropology and Forensic Science, Bournemouth University
• Andre Colonese (Lipid analysis) Dept. of Archaeology, University of York
• Tyr Fothergill (Palaeopathology) School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester.
• Ophelie Lebrasseur (Genetics) Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University
• Holly Miller (Zooarchaeology/Isotopes) Dept. of Archaeology,University of Nottingham

PhDs

• Giovanna Capponi. The Role of the Chicken in Candomblé religion (Italy) (Roehampton).
• Michael Feider. Chickens and Archaeological Material Culture (Bournemouth)
• Alison Foster. The Identification of Chicken ‘Breeds’ in the Archaeological Record (Leicester)
• Elena Lazutkaite. The Discursive Representation of Chickens (Nottingham)
• Jacqueline Pitt. The Ecology of Chickens Past and Present (Bournemouth)
• Melanie Ramasawmy. Women and Chicken Husbandry in Ethiopia (Roehampton)
• Peter Smith. Pedigree Chicken Keeping, Display and Exhibition (Roehampton)
• Eva Zoubek. Amateur Chicken-Keeping in Modern Britain (Roehampton)
• Ricardo Rodrigo Ontillera Sanchez. Chicken Cultures and Male Identities in the Canary Islands (Roehampton)

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Other students

• Gabriella Compton, Archaeology, Anthropology and Forensic Science, Bournemouth University
• Séan Doherty, Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham
• Elizabeth Farebrother, Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham
• Poppy Hodkinson, Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham
• Emily Rhodes, Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology, Bournemouth University
• James Roberts, Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham
• Edward Standall, Department of Archaelogy, University of Nottingham
• Laura Taylor, Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham
• Eleni Thyri, School of Applied Science, Bournemouth University
• Ceri Urmson, Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham

Engagement

• Steve Cross, Comedian and Engagement Consultant

Partners (Genetics/Proteomics)

• Prof. Olivier Hanotte, School of Biology, University of Nottingham
• Dr Beatrice Demarchi, Department of Archaeology, University of York.

Partners (History)

• Dr Richard Jones, Centre for English Local History, University of Leicester

Partners (Philosophy)

• Dr Neil Sinclair, Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham

Partners (Poultry keeping)

• Practical Poultry, UK's best-selling poultry magazine

Partners (Museums and visual/material culture specialists)

• Dr Joanne Cooper, Curator (Birds), Natural History Museum
• Nina Crummy FSA, Department of Archaeology, University of Reading
• Dr Gabriele Neher, Department of Art History, University of Nottingham
• Luke Saddler, Independent Photographer and Film-maker
• Dr Rob Symmons, Curator, Fishbourne Roman Palace

Partners (Writers and Authors)

• Andrew Lawler, Freelance writer and chicken fanatic
• Dr Henry Nicholls, specialist in evolutionary biology, conservation and history of science
• Katrina van Grouw, author of 'The Unfeathered Bird'.

Partners (Zooarchaeology)

• Dr Ruth Carden, University College Cork
• Dr Bea De Cupere, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
• Dr Idoia Grau Sologestoa, Sheffield University/University of the Basque Country
• Henriette Kroll, Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz, Germany
• Dr Jim Morris, University of Central Lancashire.
• Dr Kris Poole, University of Sheffield
• Dr Joris Peters, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
• Dale Serjeantson, School of Humanities (Archaeology), University of Southampton
• John Stewart, Department of Archaeology, University of York

Partners (Projects)

• The Rural Settlement of Roman Britain project, Reading University. Involving:
  * Dr Martyn Allen (Research Fellow), Reading University
  * Dr Tom Brindle (Research Fellow), Reading University
  * Professor Michael Fulford (Principal Investigator)
  * Neil Holbrook (Co-Principal Investigator)
  * Dr Alex Smith (Research Fellow), Reading University
• The Ecology of Crusading project, Reading University.
  * Dr Aleksander Pluskowski (Principal Investigator), Reading University

Special Thanks

Our gratitude and thanks go to a huge number of enormously generous contributors who have provided data, samples, information, and feedback. Please see this page for further details (which are currently being updated): Special Thanks .