Dr. Shirley Curtis-Summers,Assistant Professor
Information about Dr. Shirley Curtis-Summers at the University of Bradford.
- School of Archaeological & Forensic Sci
(Faculty of Life Sciences) - Email:
- s.curtis-summers@bradford.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 1274 238074
Biography
Specialist in human osteology, palaeopathology and stable isotope analysis. Research interests include:Late Iron Age to Late Medieval archaeologyPictish and medieval lifeways in ScotlandMedieval lifeways in Britain and IrelandChildhood healthSocial responses to infectious disease in medieval BritainMortuary archaeologyReconstructing diet, health, disease and trauma in Britain and EuropeReligious and socio-economic influences on past livesI welcome enquiries on potential collaborations on these topics.
Research
Human and animal dietary reconstructions using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysisIdentification and interpretations of disease and trauma through human skeletal analysisFunerary archaeology and the interpretation of status from the burial environmentArchaeology of medieval communities: the relationships between ecclesiastics and the laityThe impact of medieval life (diet, labour, violence) on the body. Reconstructing aspect of health, disease, impairment (or disability) and social perceptions in medieval Britain.
Teaching
Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Shirley Curtis-Summers as follows:
Teaching interests
Human osteology and palaeopathologyHuman musculoskeletal and virtual anatomyStable isotopes and dietReconstructing medieval lifewaysHealth, disease and trauma in past populations
Professional activities
Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Shirley Curtis-Summers is as follows:
Consultancy
- Manx National Heritage (Isle of Man) - Consultancy (human osteology) in the year 2011 (specified as 02/02/2011)
- FAS Heritage (York) - Consultancy (human osteoarchaeology) in the year 2011 (specified as 01/08/2011)
- Big Heritage (Chester) - Consultancy (human osteology and public engagement) in the year 2010 (specified as 01/05/2010)
- Whithorn Trust (Dumfries and Galloway) - Consultancy (human osteology and public engagement) in the year 2018 (specified as 05/02/2018)
Employment
- University of Liverpool - Stable Isotope Technician in the year 2016 (specified as 08/02/2016)
- University of Bradford - Lecturer in the year 2018 (specified as 05/02/2018)
- University of Liverpool - University tutor in the year 2013 (specified as 13/10/2013)
- University of Liverpool School of Life Sciences - Educational Developer in the year 2017 (specified as 03/04/2017)
- Big Heritage - Consultant bioarchaeologist in the year 2013 (specified as 08/05/2013)
Education
- University of Liverpool - BSc (Hons) Archaeological Science
- University of Bradford - MSc Human Osteology & Palaeopathology
- University of Liverpool - PhD
- Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CiFA) , Affiliate
- Liverpool Medical Institution, Affiliate
- British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology , member
- Society for Medieval Archaeology, member
- Higher Education Academy (HEA), Associate
Publications
There are 7 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Shirley Curtis-Summers. They are listed as:
- book chapter (3)
- peer reviewed journal (4)
Book Chapter
Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
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Digest of Evidence 9, The Human Bone | 2021 | Lincoln Castle Revealed, The story of a Norman powerhouse and its Anglo-Saxon precursor | Lincoln Castle Revealed, The story of a Norman powerhouse and its Anglo-Saxon precursor | Clark, J., Garner-Lahire, J., Spall, C. and Toop, N. | Oxbow | ||||||
Inventory of Burial Data | 2016 | Changing Ideologies in North-east Scotland, Sixth to Sixteenth Century AD | Changing Ideologies in North-east Scotland, Sixth to Sixteenth Century AD | King, S., and Curtis-Summers, S. | 9781908332097 | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | |||||
Stable Isotopes of Carbon and Nitrogen and Diet | 2016 | Portmahomack on Tarbat Ness: Changing Ideologies in North-east Scotland, Sixth to Sixteenth Century AD | Portmahomack on Tarbat Ness: Changing Ideologies in North-east Scotland, Sixth to Sixteenth Century AD | Carver, M.O.H., Garner-Lahire, J., Spall, C. Garn | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland |
Peer Reviewed Journal
Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
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Reconstructing the childhood diet of individuals b | 2021 | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | 150 | Stuart-Lawson, J., and Curtis-Summers, S. | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.150.1321 | |||||
From Picts to Parish: Stable isotope evidence of dietary change at medieval Portmahomack, Scotland | 2020 | Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports | 31 | Curtis-Summers S.;Pearson J.A.;Lamb A.L. | 2352-409X | 10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102303 | |||||
A Knight's Tale: a rare case of inter-personal violence from medieval Norton Priory, Cheshire, UK | 2016 | Journal Of The Chester Archaeological Society | 1 | Curtis-Summers, S., Boylston, A., & Ogden, A. | |||||||
Stable Isotope Evidence for Dietary Contrast Between Pictish and Medieval Populations at Portmahomack, Scotland | 2014 | Medieval Archaeology | 58 | Curtis-Summers, S., Montgomery, J., & Carver, M.O.H. |