Matthew James Collins

Matthew James Collins

Professor


  1. 2015
  2. Published

    Ancient proteins resolve the evolutionary history of Darwin's South American ungulates

    Welker, F., Collins, M. J., Thomas, J. A., Wadsley, M., Brace, S., Cappellini, E., Turvey, S. T., Reguero, M., Gelfo, J. N., Kramarz, A., Burger, J., Thomas-Oates, J., Ashford, D. A., Ashton, P. D., Rowsell, K., Porter, D. M., Kessler, B., Fischer, R., Baessmann, C., Kaspar, S. & 11 others, Olsen, Jesper Velgaard, Kiley, P., Elliott, J. A., Kelstrup, C. D., Mullin, V., Hofreiter, M., Willerslev, Eske, Hublin, J., Orlando, L., Barnes, I. & MacPhee, R. D. E., 4 Jun 2015, In: Nature. 522, 7554, p. 81–84 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. A new era in palaeomicrobiology: Prospects for ancient dental calculus as a long-term record of the human oral microbiome

    Warinner, C., Speller, C. & Collins, Matthew James, 19 Jan 2015, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 370, 1660

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Paging through history: Parchment as a reservoir of ancient DNA for next generation sequencing

    Teasdale, M. D., van Doorn, N. L., Fiddyment, S., Webb, C. C., O’Connor, T., Hofreiter, M., Collins, Matthew James & Bradley, D. G., 19 Jan 2015, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 370, 1660

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. A review of the dodo and its ecosystem: Insights from a vertebrate concentration lagerstätte in mauritius

    Rijsdijk, K. F., Hume, J. P., de Louw, P. G. B., Meijer, H. J. M., Janoo, A., de Boer, E. J., Steel, L., de Vos, J., van der Sluis, L. G., Hooghiemstra, H., Florens, F. B. V., Baider, C., Vernimmen, T. J. J., Baas, P., van Heteren, A. H., Rupear, V., Beebeejaun, G., Grihault, A., van der Plicht, J. H., Besselink, M. & 18 others, Lubeek, J. K., Jansen, M., Kluiving, S. J., Hollund, H., Shapiro, B., Collins, Matthew James, Buckley, M., Jayasena, R. M., Porch, N., Floore, R., Bunnik, F., Biedlingmaier, A., Leavitt, J., Monfette, G., Kimelblatt, A., Randall, A., Floore, P. & Claessens, L. P. A. M., 1 Jan 2015, In: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 35, p. 3-20 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Amino acid racemization dating

    Demarchi, B. & Collins, Matthew James, 1 Jan 2015, Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer Netherlands, p. 13-26 14 p. (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  7. Amino acid racemization, paleoclimate

    Collins, Matthew James & Demarchi, B., 1 Jan 2015, Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer Netherlands, p. 47-48 2 p. (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  8. An assessment of procedures to remove exogenous Sr before 87Sr/86Sr analysis of wet archaeological wool textiles

    Von Holstein, I. C. C., Font, L., Peacock, E. E., Collins, Matthew James & Davies, G. R., 1 Jan 2015, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 53, p. 84-93 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Advances in identifying archaeological traces of horn and other keratinous hard tissues

    O'Connor, S., Solazzo, C. & Collins, Matthew James, 2015, In: Studies in Conservation. 60, 6, p. 393-417 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Ancient human microbiomes

    Warinner, C., Speller, C., Collins, Matthew James & Lewis, C. M., 2015, In: Journal of Human Evolution. 79, p. 125-136 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Animal origin of 13th-century uterine vellum revealed using noninvasive peptide fingerprinting

    Fiddyment, S., Holsinger, B., Ruzzier, C., Devine, A., Binois, A., Albarella, U., Fischer, R., Nichols, E., Curtis, A., Cheese, E., Teasdale, M. D., Checkley-Scott, C., Milner, S. J., Rudy, K. M., Johnson, E. J., Vnouček, J., Garrison, M., McGrory, S., Bradley, D. G. & Collins, Matthew James, 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 49, p. 15066-15071 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Questioning new answers regarding Holocene chicken domestication in China

    Peters, J., Lebrasseur, O., Best, J., Miller, H., Fothergill, T., Dobney, K., Thomas, R. M., Maltby, M., Sykes, N., Hanotte, O., O'Connor, T., Collins, Matthew James & Larson, G., 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 19, p. E2415

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  13. The future of ancient DNA: technical advances and conceptual shifts

    Hofreiter, M., Paijmans, J. L. A., Goodchild, H., Speller, C. F., Barlow, A., Fortes, G. G., Thomas, J. A., Ludwig, A. & Collins, Matthew James, 2015, In: BioEssays. 37, 3, p. 284-293 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. 2014
  15. Long-Term Resilience of Late Holocene Coastal Subsistence SLong-term resilience of late holocene coastal subsistence system in Southeastern South Americystem in Southeastern South America

    Colonese, A. C., Collins, Matthew James, Lucquin, A., Eustace, M., Hancock, Y., Ponzoni, R. D. A. R., Mora, A., Smith, C., DeBlasis, P., Figuti, L., Wesolowski, V., Plens, C. R., Eggers, S., De Farias, D. S. E., Gledhill, A. & Craig, O. E., 9 Apr 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 4, 13 p., e93854.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. An integrated stable isotope study of plants and animals from Kouphovouno, southern Greece: a new look at Neolithic farming

    Vaiglova, P., Bogaard, A., Collins, Matthew James, Cavanagh, W., Mee, C., Renard, J., Lamb, A., Gardeisen, A. & Fraser, R., 2014, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 42, p. 201-215 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Analysis of collagen preservation in bones recovered in archaeological contexts using NIR Hyperspectral Imaging

    Vincke, D., Miller, R., Stassart, É., Otte, M., Dardenne, P., Collins, Matthew James, Wilkinson, K., Stewart, J., Baeten, V. & Fernández Pierna, J. A., 2014, In: Talanta. 125, p. 181-188 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Faunal record identifies Bering isthmus conditions as constraint to end-Pleistocene migration to the New World

    Meiri, M., Lister, A. M., Collins, Matthew James, Tuross, N., Goebel, T., Blockley, S., Zazula, G. D., van Doorn, N., Guthrie, R. D., Boeskorov, G. G., Baryshnikov, G. F., Sher, A. & Barnes, I., 2014, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 281, 1776, 9 p., 20132167.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Late persistence of the Acheulian in southern Britain in an MIS 8 interstadial: evidence from Harnham, Wiltshire

    Bates, M. R., Wenban-Smith, F. F., Bello, S. M., Bridgland, D. R., Buck, L. T., Collins, Matthew James, Keen, D. H., Leary, J., Parfitt, S. A., Penkman, K., Rhodes, E., Ryssaert, C. & Whittaker, J. E., 2014, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 101, p. 159-176 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Modeling Deamidation in Sheep α-Keratin Peptides and Application to Archeological Wool Textiles

    Solazzo, C., Wilson, J., Dyer, J. M., Clerens, S., Plowman, J. E., von Holstein, I., Walton Rogers, P., Peacock, E. E. & Collins, Matthew James, 2014, In: Analytical Chemistry. 86, 1, p. 567-575 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Radiocarbon and Protein Analyses Indicate an Early Holocene Age for the Osseous Rod from Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Ives, J. W., Froese, D., Collins, Matthew James & Brock, F., 2014, In: American Antiquity. 79, 4, p. 782-793 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Searching for Scandinavians in pre-Viking Scotland: molecular fingerprinting of Early Medieval combs

    von Holstein, I. C. C., Ashby, S. P., van Doorn, N. L., Sachs, S. M., Buckley, M., Meiri, M., Barnes, I., Brundle, A. & Collins, Matthew James, 2014, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 41, p. 1-6 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Species identification by peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) in fibre products preserved by association with copper-alloy artefacts

    Solazzo, C., Rogers, P. W., Weber, L., Beaubien, H. F., Wilson, J. & Collins, Matthew James, 2014, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 49, p. 524-535 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Walking on Eggshells: A Study of Egg Use in Anglo-Scandinavian York Based on Eggshell Identification Using ZooMS

    Stewart, J. R. M., Allen, R. B., Jones, A. K. G., Kendall, T., Penkman, K. E. H., Demarchi, B., O'Connor, T. & Collins, Matthew James, 2014, In: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 24, 3, p. 247-255 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Wet degradation of keratin proteins: linking amino acid, elemental and isotopic composition

    von Holstein, I. C. C., Penkman, K. E. H., Peacock, E. E. & Collins, Matthew James, 2014, In: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 28, 19, p. 2121-2133 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. 2013
  27. An aminostratigraphy for the British Quaternary based on Bithynia opercula

    Penkman, K. E. H., Preece, R. C., Bridgland, D. R., Keen, D. H., Meijer, T., Parfitt, S. A., White, T. S. & Collins, Matthew James, 2013, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 61, p. 111-134 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Characterisation and dynamics of dissolved organic matter in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea

    Jones, V., Meador, T. B., Gogou, A., Migon, C., Penkman, K. E. H., Collins, Matthew James & Repeta, D. J., 2013, In: Progress in Oceanography. 119, p. 78-89 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Characterisation of novel α-keratin peptide markers for species identification in keratinous tissues using mass spectrometry

    Solazzo, C., Wadsley, M., Dyer, J. M., Clerens, S., Collins, Matthew James & Plowman, J., 2013, In: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 27, 23, p. 2685-2698 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Comparison of isotopic variability in proteinaceous tissues of a domesticated herbivore: a baseline for zooarchaeological investigation

    Von Holstein, I. C. C., Hamilton, J., Craig, O. E., Newton, J. & Collins, Matthew James, 2013, In: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 27, 23, p. 2601-2615 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Intra-crystalline protein diagenesis (IcPD) in Patella vulgata. Part II: Breakdown and temperature sensitivity

    Demarchi, B., Collins, Matthew James, Tomiak, P. J., Davies, B. J. & Penkman, K. E. H., 2013, In: Quaternary Geochronology. 16, p. 158-172 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Isolation of the intra-crystalline proteins and kinetic studies in Struthio camelus (ostrich) eggshell for amino acid geochronology

    Crisp, M., Demarchi, B., Collins, Matthew James, Morgan-Williams, M., Pilgrim, E. & Penkman, K., 2013, In: Quaternary Geochronology. 16, p. 110-128 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. New experimental evidence for in-chain amino acid racemization of serine in a model peptide

    Demarchi, B., Collins, Matthew James, Bergström, E., Dowle, A., Penkman, K., Thomas-Oates, J. & Wilson, J., 2013, In: Analytical Chemistry. 85, 12, p. 5835-5842 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Proteomic evaluation of the biodegradation of wool fabrics in experimental burials

    Solazzo, C., Dyer, J. M., Clerens, S., Plowman, J., Peacock, E. E. & Collins, Matthew James, 2013, In: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 80, p. 48-59 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Results from an amino acid racemization inter-laboratory proficiency study: design and performance evaluation

    Powell, J., Collins, Matthew James, Cussens, J., MacLeod, N. & Penkman, K. E. H., 2013, In: Quaternary Geochronology. 16, p. 183-197 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Testing the limitations of artificial protein degradation kinetics using known-age massive Porites coral skeletons

    Tomiak, P. J., Penkman, K. E. H., Hendy, E. J., Demarchi, B., Murrells, S., Davis, S. A., McCullagh, P. & Collins, Matthew James, 2013, In: Quaternary Geochronology. 16, p. 87-109 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. ZooMS: making eggshell visible in the archaeological record

    Stewart, J. R. M., Allen, R. B., Jones, A. K. G., Penkman, K. E. H. & Collins, Matthew James, 2013, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 40, 4, p. 1797-1804 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. 2012
  39. A novel method for integrated age and sex determination from archaeological cattle mandibles

    McGrory, S., Svensson, E. M., Götherström, A., Mulville, J., Powell, A. J., Collins, Matthew James & O'Connor, T. P., 2012, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 39, 10, p. 3324-3330 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Ancient biomolecules in Quaternary palaeoecology

    Hofreiter, M., Collins, Matthew James & Stewart, J. R., 2012, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 33, p. 1-13 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  41. Assessing amino acid racemization variability in coral intra-crystalline protein for geochronological applications

    Hendy, E. J., Tomiak, P. J., Collins, Matthew James, Hellstrom, J., Tudhope, A. W., Lough, J. M. & Penkman, K. E. H., 2012, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 86, p. 338-353 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Assessing the Extent of Bone Degradation Using Glutamine Deamidation in Collagen

    Wilson, J., van Doorn, N. L. & Collins, Matthew James, 2012, In: Analytical Chemistry. 84, 21, p. 9041-9048 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Bogs, Bodies and Burnt Mounds: Visits to the Soar Wetlands in the Neolithic and Bronze Age

    Ripper, S., Beamish, M., Bayliss, A., Ramsey, C. B., Brown, A., Collins, Matthew James, Cooper, N. J., Cook, G., Cook, J., Gouldwell, A., Greig, J., Hatton, J., Marshall, P. D., Meadows, J., Monckton, A., Van Der Plicht, H., Smith, D. & Tetlow, E., 2012, In: Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 78, p. 173-206

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Food authenticity and food fraud research: achievements and emerging issues

    Grundy, H. H., Kelly, S. D., Charlton, A. J., Hird, S. J., Hird, H. J. & Collins, Matthew James, 2012, In: Journal of the Association of Public Analysts (Online). 40, p. 65-68

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Neanderthal medics? Evidence for food, cooking, and medicinal plants entrapped in dental calculus

    Hardy, K., Buckley, S., Collins, Matthew James, Estalrrich, A., Brothwell, D., Copeland, L., García-Tabernero, A., García-Vargas, S., De La Rasilla, M., Lalueza-Fox, C., Huguet, R., Bastir, M., Santamaría, D., Madella, M., Wilson, J., Cortés, Á. F. & Rosas, A., 2012, In: Naturwissenschaften. 99, 8, p. 617-626 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. Protein and mineral characterisation of rendered meat and bone meal

    Buckley, M., Penkman, K. E. H., Wess, T. J., Reaney, S. & Collins, Matthew James, 2012, In: Food Chemistry. 134, 3, p. 1267-1278 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Proteomic analysis of meat and bone meal and animal feed

    Reece, P., Chassaigne, H., Collins, Matthew James, Buckley, M., Bremer, M. & Grundy, H., 2012, Detection, identification and quantification of processed animal proteins in feedingstuffs. Jørgensen, J. S. & Baeten, V. (eds.). Presses Universitaires de Namur, p. 113-124

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  48. Site-specific deamidation of glutamine: a new marker of bone collagen deterioration

    van Doorn, N. L., Wilson, J., Hollund, H., Soressi, M. & Collins, Matthew James, 2012, In: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 26, 19, p. 2319-2327 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. What Happened Here? Bone Histology as a Tool in Decoding the Postmortem Histories of Archaeological Bone from Castricum, The Netherlands

    Hollund, H. I., Jans, M. M. E., Collins, Matthew James, Kars, H., Joosten, I. & Kars, S. M., 2012, In: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 22, 5, p. 537-548 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. 2011
  51. A chronological framework for the British Quaternary based on Bithynia opercula

    Penkman, K. E. H., Preece, R. C., Bridgland, D. R., Keen, D. H., Meijer, T., Parfitt, S. A., White, T. S. & Collins, Matthew James, 2011, In: Nature. 476, 7361, p. 446-449 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  52. A novel and non-destructive approach for ZooMS analysis: ammonium bicarbonate buffer extraction

    van Doorn, N. L., Hollund, H. & Collins, Matthew James, 2011, In: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 3, 3, p. 281-289 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  53. Ancient starch: Cooked or just old?

    Collins, Matthew James & Copeland, L., 2011, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108, 22, 1 p., E145.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  54. Collagen survival and its use for species identification in Holocene-lower Pleistocene bone fragments from British archaeological and paleontological sites

    Buckley, M. & Collins, Matthew James, 2011, In: Antiqua. 1, 1, 7 p., e1.

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  55. Construction of the Khoja Zaynuddin mosque: use of animal glue modified with urine

    Chamberlain, P., Drewello, R., Korn, L., Bauer, W., Gough, T., Al-Fouzan, A., Collins, Matthew James, Van Doorn, N., Craig, O. & Heron, C., 2011, In: Archaeometry. 53, 4, p. 830-841 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  56. Exceptional preservation of a prehistoric human brain from Heslington, Yorkshire, UK

    O'Connor, S., Ali, E., Al-Sabah, S., Anwar, D., Bergström, E., Brown, K. A., Buckberry, J., Buckley, S., Collins, M., Denton, J., Dorling, K. M., Dowle, A., Duffey, P., Edwards, H. G. M., Faria, E. C., Gardner, P., Gledhill, A., Heaton, K., Heron, C., Janaway, R. & 14 others, Keely, B. J., King, D., Masinton, A., Penkman, K., Petzold, A., Pickering, M. D., Rumsby, M., Schutkowski, H., Shackleton, K. A., Thomas, J., Thomas-Oates, J., Usai, M. R., Wilson, A. S. & O'Connor, T., 2011, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 38, 7, p. 1641-1654 14 p.

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  57. Fish 'n chips: ZooMS peptide mass fingerprinting in a 96 well plate format to identify fish bone fragments

    Richter, K. K., Wilson, J., Jones, A. K. G., Buckley, M., van Doorn, N. & Collins, Matthew James, 2011, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 38, 7, p. 1502-1510 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  58. Mammoth and Mastodon collagen sequences: survival and utility

    Buckley, M., Larkin, N. & Collins, Matthew James, 2011, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 75, 7, p. 2007-2016 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  59. Proteomics and Coast Salish blankets: a tale of shaggy dogs?

    Solazzo, C., Heald, S., Ballard, M. W., Ashford, D. A., DePriest, P. T., Koestler, R. J. & Collins, Matthew James, 2011, In: Antiquity. 85, 330, p. 1418-1432 15 p.

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  60. 2010
  61. The impact of random natural variability on aspartic acid racemization ratios in enamel from different types of human teeth

    Griffin, R. C., Penkman, K. E. H., Moody, H. & Collins, Matthew James, 1 Jul 2010, In: Forensic Science International. 200, 1-3, p. 148-152 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  62. Zoo MS: The collagen barcode and fingerprints

    Collins, Matthew James, Buckley, M., Grundy, H. H., Thomas-Oates, J., Wilson, J. & Van Doom, N., 1 Apr 2010, In: Spectroscopy Europe. 22, 2, p. 6-10 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  63. Amino acid geochronology of the type Cromerian of West Runton, Norfolk, UK

    Penkman, K. E. H., Preece, R. C., Keen, D. H. & Collins, Matthew James, 2010, In: Quaternary International. 228, 1-2, p. 25-37 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  64. Automated classification of starch granules using supervised pattern recognition of morphological properties

    Wilson, J., Hardy, K., Allen, R., Copeland, L., Wrangham, R. & Collins, Matthew James, 2010, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 37, 3, p. 594-604 11 p.

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  65. Distinguishing between archaeological sheep and goat bones using a single collagen peptide

    Buckley, M., Whitcher Kansa, S., Howard, S., Campbell, S., Thomas-Oates, J. & Collins, Matthew James, 2010, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 37, 1, p. 13-20 8 p.

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  66. Sorting the butchered from the boiled

    Koon, H. E. C., O'Connor, T. P. & Collins, Matthew James, 2010, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 37, 1, p. 62-69 8 p.

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  67. 2009
  68. Age estimation of archaeological remains using amino acid racemization in dental enamel: a comparison of morphological, biochemical, and known ages-at-death

    Griffin, R. C., Chamberlain, A. T., Hotz, G., Penkman, K. E. H. & Collins, Matthew James, 2009, In: American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 140, 2, p. 244-252 9 p.

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  69. An evaluation of the reactivity of synthetic and natural apatites in the presence of aqueous metals

    Dybowska, A., Manning, D. A. C., Collins, Matthew James, Wess, T., Woodgate, S. & Valsami-Jones, E., 2009, In: Science of the Total Environment. 407, 8, p. 2953-2965 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  70. Archaeological collagen: Why worry about collagen diagenesis?

    Dobberstein, R. C., Collins, Matthew James, Craig, O. E., Taylor, G., Penkman, K. E. H. & Ritz-Timme, S., 2009, In: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 1, 1, p. 31-42 12 p.

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  71. Is amino acid racemization a useful tool for screening for ancient DNA in bone?

    Collins, Matthew James, Penkman, K. E. H., Rohland, N., Shapiro, B., Dobberstein, R. C., Ritz-Timme, S. & Hofreiter, M., 2009, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 276, 1669, p. 2971-2977 7 p.

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  72. Mid-Holocene vertebrate bone Concentration-Lagerstätte on oceanic island Mauritius provides a window into the ecosystem of the dodo (Raphus cucullatus)

    Rijsdijk, K. F., Hume, J. P., Bunnik, F., Florens, F. B. V., Baider, C., Shapiro, B., van der Plicht, J., Janoo, A., Griffiths, O., van den Hoek Ostende, L. W., Cremer, H., Vernimmen, T., De Louw, P. G. B., Bholah, A., Saumtally, S., Porch, N., Haile, J., Buckley, M., Collins, Matthew James & Gittenberger, E., 2009, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 28, 1-2, p. 14-24 11 p.

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  73. Preservation of ancient DNA in thermally damaged archaeological bone

    Ottoni, C., Koon, H. E. C., Collins, Matthew James, Penkman, K. E. H., Rickards, O. & Craig, O. E., 2009, In: Naturwissenschaften. 96, 2, p. 267-278 12 p.

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  74. Species identification by analysis of bone collagen using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry

    Buckley, M., Collins, Matthew James, Thomas-Oates, J. & Wilson, J. C., 2009, In: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 23, 23, p. 3843-3854 12 p.

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  75. Starch granules, dental calculus and new perspectives on ancient diet

    Hardy, K., Blakeney, T., Copeland, L., Kirkham, J., Wrangham, R. & Collins, Matthew James, 2009, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 36, 2, p. 248-255 8 p.

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  76. Towards the application of desorption electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) to the analysis of ancient proteins from artefacts

    Heaton, K., Solazzo, C., Collins, Matthew James, Thomas-Oates, J. & Bergström, E. T., 2009, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 36, 10, p. 2145-2154 10 p.

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  77. 2008
  78. Link-lock: An explanation of the chemical stabilisation of collagen

    Covington, A. D., Song, L., Suparno, O., Collins, Matthew James & Koon, H. E. C., 1 Jan 2008, In: Journal of the Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists. 92, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  79. A method of isolating the collagen (I) α2 chain carboxytelopeptide for species identification in bone fragments

    Buckley, M., Collins, Matthew James & Thomas-Oates, J., 2008, In: Analytical Biochemistry. 374, 2, p. 325-334 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  80. A new approach to amino acid racemization in enamel: testing of a less destructive sampling methodology

    Griffin, R. C., Moody, H., Penkman, K. E. H., Fagan, M. J., Curtis, N. & Collins, Matthew James, 2008, In: Journal of Forensic Sciences. 53, 4, p. 910-916 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  81. Published
  82. Closed-system behaviour of the intra-crystalline fraction of amino acids in mollusc shells

    Penkman, K. E. H., Kaufman, D. S., Maddy, D. & Collins, Matthew James, 2008, In: Quaternary Geochronology. 3, 1-2, p. 2-25 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  83. Comparing the survival of osteocalcin and mtDNA in archaeological bone from four European sites

    Buckley, M., Anderung, C., Penkman, K., Raney, B. J., Götherström, A., Thomas-Oates, J. & Collins, Matthew James, 2008, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 35, 6, p. 1756-1764 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  84. Diagnosing post-mortem treatments which inhibit DNA amplification from US MIAs buried at the Punchbowl

    Koon, H. E. C., Loreille, O. M., Covington, A. D., Christensen, A. F., Parsons, T. J. & Collins, Matthew James, 2008, In: Forensic Science International. 178, 2-3, p. 171-177 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  85. Molecular organic matter in speleothems and its potential as an environmental proxy

    Blyth, A. J., Baker, A., Collins, Matthew James, Penkman, K. E. H., Gilmour, M. A., Moss, J. S., Genty, D. & Drysdale, R. N., 2008, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 27, 9-10, p. 905-921 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  86. The application of amino acid racemization in the acid soluble fraction of enamel to the estimation of the age of human teeth

    Griffin, R. C., Moody, H., Penkman, K. E. H. & Collins, Matthew James, 2008, In: Forensic Science International. 175, 1, p. 11-16 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  87. 2007
  88. Proteins

    Collins, Matthew James & Gernaey, A. M., 13 Dec 2007, Palaeobiology II. Briggs, D. E. G. & Crowther, P. R. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, p. 245-247 3 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  89. Bone diagenesis in the European Holocene I: patterns and mechanisms

    Smith, C. I., Nielsen-Marsh, C. M., Jans, M. M. E. & Collins, Matthew James, 2007, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 34, 9, p. 1485-1493 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  90. Bone diagenesis in the European Holocene II: taphonomic and environmental considerations

    Nielsen-Marsh, C. M., Smith, C. I., Jans, M. M. E., Nord, A., Kars, H. & Collins, Matthew James, 2007, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 34, 9, p. 1523-1531 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  91. Published

    Further evidence for mummification in Bronze Age Britain

    Collins, Matthew James, Pearson, P., Chamberlain, A., Willis, C., Craig, G., Craig, O. E., Hiller, J. C., Marshall, P., Mulville, J. & Smith, H., 2007, In: Antiquity.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  92. Published

    Medway valley Palaeolithic project: amino acid racemization analysis

    Collins, Matthew James, McGrory, S. & Penkman, K., 2007, In: Research Department Report Series 73/2007.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  93. Structural and chemical changes of thermally treated bone apatite

    Etok, S. E., Valsami-Jones, E., Wess, T. J., Hiller, J. C., Maxwell, C. A., Rogers, K. D., Manning, D. A. C., White, M. L., Lopez-Capel, E., Collins, Matthew James, Buckley, M., Penkman, K. E. H. & Woodgate, S. L., 2007, In: Journal of Materials Science. 42, 23, p. 9807-9816 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  94. Testing the aminostratigraphy of fluvial archives: the evidence from intra-crystalline proteins within freshwater shells

    Penkman, K. E. H., Preece, R. C., Keen, D. H., Maddy, D., Schreve, D. C. & Collins, Matthew James, 2007, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 26, 22-24, p. 2958-2969 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  95. 2006
  96. Assessing the distribution of Asian Palaeolithic sites: a predictive model of collagen degradation

    Holmes, K. M., Robson Brown, K. A., Oates, W. P. & Collins, Matthew James, 2006, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 33, 7, p. 971-986 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  97. Beyond the grave: Variability in Neolithic diets in Southern Germany?

    Dürrwächter, C., Craig, O. E., Collins, Matthew James, Burger, J. & Alt, K. W., 2006, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 33, 1, p. 39-48 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  98. Published

    Characterisation and cycling of dissolved organic matter in the ocean and in the NW Mediterranean Sea

    Collins, Matthew James, Jones, V., Gogou, A., Migon, C., Penkman, K. E. H. & Repteta, D., 2006, In: CIESM Workshop Monographs.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  99. Published

    Mitochondrial DNA variation in ancient European cattle: tracing the introduction routes of domestic cattle

    Collins, Matthew James, Elburg, R., Ortega, A. I., Bouwman, A. & Carretero, J., 2006, In: Academia.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  100. 2005
  101. An assessment of the microbial contribution to aquatic dissolved organic nitrogen using amino acid enantiomeric ratios

    Jones, V., Collins, Matthew James, Penkman, K. E. H., Jaffé, R. & Wolff, G. A., 2005, In: Organic Geochemistry. 36, 7, p. 1099-1107 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  102. Assessing the distribution of African Palaeolithic sites: a predictive model of collagen degradation

    Holmes, K. M., Robson Brown, K. A., Oates, W. P. & Collins, Matthew James, 2005, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 32, 2, p. 157-166 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  103. Diagenesis and survival of osteocalcin in archaeological bone

    Smith, C. I., Craig, O. E., Prigodich, R. V., Nielsen-Marsh, C. M., Jans, M. M. E., Vermeer, C. & Collins, Matthew James, 2005, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 32, 1, p. 105-113 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  104. Did the first farmers of central and eastern Europe produce dairy foods?

    Craig, O. E., Chapman, J., Heron, C., Willis, L. H., Bartosiewicz, L., Taylor, G., Whittle, A. & Collins, Matthew James, 2005, In: Antiquity. 79, 306, p. 882-894 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  105. Evidence for mummification in Bronze Age Britain

    Pearson, M. P., Chamberlain, A., Craig, O., Marshall, P., Mulville, J., Smith, H., Chenery, C., Collins, Matthew James, Cook, G., Craig, G., Evans, J., Hiller, J., Montgomery, J., Schwenninger, J., Taylor, G. & Wess, T., 2005, In: Antiquity. 79, 305, p. 529-546 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  106. Notes and comments: Long-term survival of ancient DNA in Egypt

    Gilbert, M Thomas P, Barnes, I., Collins, Matthew James, Smith, C., Eklund, J., Goudsmit, J., Poinar, H. & Cooper, A., 2005, In: American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 128, 1, p. 110-114

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  107. Osteocalcin protein sequences of Neanderthals and modern primates

    Nielsen-Marsh, C. M., Richards, M. P., Hauschka, P. V., Thomas-Oates, J. E., Trinkaus, E., Pettitt, P. B., Karavanić, I., Poinar, H. & Collins, Matthew James, 2005, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 102, 12, p. 4409-4413 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  108. The earliest record of human activity in northern Europe

    Parfitt, S. A., Barendregt, R. W., Breda, M., Candy, I., Collins, Matthew James, Coope, G. R., Durbidge, P., Field, M. H., Lee, J. R., Lister, A. M., Mutch, R., Penkman, K. E. H., Preece, R. C., Rose, J., Stringer, C. B., Symmons, R., Whittaker, J. E., Wymer, J. J. & Stuart, A. J., 2005, In: Nature. 438, 7070, p. 1008-1012 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  109. The identification of prehistoric dairying activities in the Western Isles of Scotland: an integrated biomolecular approach

    Craig, O. E., Taylor, G., Mulville, J., Collins, Matthew James & Pearson, M. P., 2005, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 32, 1, p. 91-103 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  110. 2004
  111. Published

    Bone Diagenesis: implications for heritage management

    Collins, Matthew James, Nielsen-Marsh, C. M., Hiller, J. C., Smith, C., Robert, S., Prigodich, R. V., Wess, T. J., Csapó, J., Millard, A. R. & Turner-Walker, G., 2004, The Future from the Past.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  112. Published

    Bone as an indicator in the in situ degradation of archaeological heritage. Two examples: Apigliano, Italy, and Aartswould, the Netherlands

    Collins, Matthew James, Kars, H., Jans, M., Kars, E., Nord, A. & Arther, P., 2004, Preserving archaeological remains in situ?: proceedings of the 2nd conference, 12-14 September 2001.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

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