National Museums Scotland

Coordinated transformations of the labyrinth and occiput during the dinosaur–bird transition

Evolutionary shape changes of the vertebrate semicircular canals (SCCs) are often ascribed to evolutionary transitions in locomotion, including the origin of flight during the dinosaur–bird transition. However, the potential for transformations of braincase architecture to influe...

A major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain

Until recent decades, the monastery of Lios Mòr (Lismore) in Argyll, Scotland, established by Saint Mo Luóc in the sixth century, was attested only via historical references and local traditions. Community-led investigations have now revealed an early medieval cemetery, sophistic...

Becoming post-Neolithic: Social Process and Transformation in Southern Italian Deathways

Abstract Models of how the European Neolithic transitioned to the Copper or Bronze Age have often emphasised changes in burial practices, and these changes have traditionally been seen as simple, decisive shifts. In peninsular Italy, this transition is often described in terms of...