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Portillo, M., Dudgeon, K., Allistone, G., Raeuf Aziz, K. and Matthews, W. (2020) The taphonomy of plant and livestock dung microfossils: an ethnoarchaeological and experimental approach. Environmental Archaeology. ISSN 1461-4103 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2020.1800344

Garcia-Suarez, A., Portillo, M. and Matthews, W. (2020) Early animal management strategies during the Neolithic of the Konya Plain, Central Anatolia: integrating micromorphological and microfossil evidence. Environmental Archaeology: the Journal of Human Palaeoecology, 25 (2). pp. 208-226. ISSN 1461-4103 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2018.1497831

Portillo Ramirez, M., García-Suárez, A. and Matthews, W. (2020) Livestock faecal indicators for animal management, penning, foddering and dung use in early agricultural built environments in the Konya Plain, Central Anatolia. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 12. 40. ISSN 1866-9565 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-019-00988-0

Portillo, M., Garcia-Suarez, A., Klimowicz, A., Barański, M. Z. and Matthews, W. (2019) Animal penning and open area activity at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 56. 101106. ISSN 0278-4165 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2019.101106

Shi, L., Luo, Z., Matthews, W., Wang, Z., Li, Y. and Liu, J. (2019) Impacts of urban microclimate on summertime sensible and latent energy demand for cooling in residential buildings of Hong Kong. Energy, 189. 116208. ISSN 0360-5442 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116208

Matthews, R., Matthews, W., Richardson, A., Raheem, K. R., Walsh, S., Aziz, K. R., Bendrey, R., Whitlam, J., Charles, M., Bogaard, A., Iversen, I., Mudd, D. and Elliott, S. (2019) The early Neolithic of Iraqi Kurdistan: current research at Bestansur, Shahrizor Plain. Paleorient, 45 (2). ISSN 0153-9345 (In Press)

Webber, H., Heyd, V., Horton, M., Bell, M., Matthews, W. and Chadburn, A. (2019) Precision farming and archaeology. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 11 (2). pp. 727-734. ISSN 1866-9565 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-017-0564-8

Whitlam, J., Bogaard, A., Matthews, R., Matthews, W., Mohammadifar, Y., Ilkhani, H. and Charles, M. (2018) Pre-agricultural plant management in the uplands of the central Zagros: the archaeobotanical evidence from Sheikh-e Abad. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 27 (6). pp. 817-831. ISSN 0939-6314 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-018-0675-x

Flohr, P., Fleitmann, D., Zorita, E., Sadekov, A., Cheng, H., Bosomworth, M., Edwards, L., Matthews, W. and Matthews, R. (2017) Late Holocene droughts in the Fertile Crescent recorded in a speleothem from northern Iraq. Geophysical Research Letters, 44 (3). pp. 1528-1536. ISSN 1944-8007 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071786

Matthews, W. (2016) Humans and fire: changing relations in early agricultural and built environments in the Zagros, Iran, Iraq. The Anthropocene Review, 3 (2). pp. 107-139. ISSN 2053-020X doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/2053019616636134

Godleman, J., Almond, M. J. and Matthews, W. (2016) An infrared microspectroscopic study of plasters and pigments from the Neolithic site of Bestansur, Iraq. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 7. pp. 195-204. ISSN 2352-409X doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.04.013

Flohr, P., Fleitmann, D., Matthews, R., Matthews, W. and Black, S. (2016) Evidence of resilience to past climate change in Southwest Asia: early farming communities and the 9.2 and 8.2 ka events. Quaternary Science Reviews, 136. pp. 23-39. ISSN 0277-3791 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.06.022

Banerjea, R. Y., Fulford, M., Bell, M., Clarke, A. and Matthews, W. (2015) Using experimental archaeology and micromorphology to reconstruct timber-framed buildings from Roman Silchester: a new approach. Antiquity, 89 (347). pp. 1174-1188. ISSN 0003-598X doi: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2015.108

Banerjea, R. Y., Bell, M. G., Matthews, W. and Brown, A. D. (2015) Applications of micromorphology to understanding activity areas and site formation processes in experimental hut floors. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 7 (1). pp. 89-112. ISSN 1866-9565 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-013-0160-5

Anderson, E., Almond, M. and Matthews, W. (2014) Analysis of wall plasters and natural sediments from the Neolithic town of Çatalhöyük (Turkey) by a range of analytical techniques. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 133. pp. 326-334. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2014.04.072

Anderson, E., Almond, M. J., Matthews, W., Cinque, G. and Frogley, M. D. (2014) Analysis of red pigments from the Neolithic sites of Çatalhöyük in Turkey and Sheikh-e Abad in Iran. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 131. pp. 373-383. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2014.03.126

Shillito, L.-M. and Matthews, W. (2013) Geoarchaeological investigations of midden-formation processes in the early to late Neolithic levels at Catalhoyuk, Turkey ca. 8550-8370 cal BP. Geoarchaeology, 28 (1). pp. 25-49. ISSN 1520-6548 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/gea.21427

Walker, G. C., Bowen, J. W., Matthews, W., Roychowdhury, S., Labaune, J., Mourou, G., Menu, M., Hodder, I. and Jackson, J. B. (2013) Sub-surface terahertz imaging through uneven surfaces: visualizing Neolithic wall paintings in Çatalhöyük. Optics Express, 21 (7). 8126-8134 . ISSN 1094-4087 doi: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.008126

Shillito, L.-M., Bull, I. D., Matthews, W., Almond, M., William, J. M. and Evershed, R. P. (2011) Biomolecular and micromorphological analysis of suspected faecal deposits at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey. Journal of Archaeological Science, 38 (8). pp. 1869-1877. ISSN 0305-4403 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.03.031

Shillito, L.-M., Matthews, W., Almond, M. J. and Bull, I. D. (2011) The microstratigraphy of middens: capturing daily routine in rubbish at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey. Antiquity, 85 (329). pp. 1024-1038. ISSN 0003-598X

Matthews, W. (2010) Geoarchaeology and taphonomy of plant remains in early urban environments in the Ancient Near East. Quaternary International, 214 (1-2). pp. 98-113. ISSN 1040-6182 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2009.10.019

Shillito, L. M., Almond, M. J., Nicholson, J., Pantos, M. and Matthews, W. (2009) Rapid characterisation of archaeological midden components using FT-IR spectroscopy, SEM-EDX and micro-XRD. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 73 (1). pp. 133-139. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2009.02.004

Shillito, L. M., Almond, M. J., Wicks, K., Marshall, L. J. R. and Matthews, W. (2009) The use of FT-IR as a screening technique for organic residue analysis of archaeological samples. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 72 (1). pp. 120-125. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2008.08.016

Matthews, W., Wiles, J. and Almond, M. (2006) Micromorphology and microanalysis of architectural surface materials and and residues: investigation of source materials and the life-cycle of buildings. Çatalhöyük Archive Report 2006. pp. 285-294.

Marshall, L. J. R., Williams, J. R., Almond, M. J., Atkinson, S. D. M., Cook, S. R., Matthews, W. and Mortimore, J. L. (2005) Analysis of ochres from Clearwell Caves: the role of particle size in determining colour. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 61 (1-2). pp. 233-241. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2004.03.041

Mortimore, J. L., Marshall, L. J. R., Almond, M. J., Hollins, P. and Matthews, W. (2004) Analysis of red and yellow ochre samples from Clearwell Caves and Catalhoyuk by vibrational spectroscopy and other techniques. Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 60 (5). pp. 1179-1188. ISSN 1386-1425 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2003.08.002

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Portillo Ramirez, M. and Matthews, W. (2020) Investigating use of space and human-animal interactions in agricultural built environments: the geo-ethnoarchaeology of livestock dung. In: Otto, A., Herles, M. and Kaniuth, K. (eds.) Proceedings of the 11th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, Germany, pp. 497-508. ISBN 9783447113663

Matthews, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8316-4312, Matthews, W., Raheem, K. R., Mohammadifar, Y., Aziz, K. R., Motarjem, A., Bendrey, R., Richardson, A., Elliott, S., Whitlam, J., Iversen, I., Charles, M., Bogaard, A., Mudd, D. and Walsh, S. (2020) Long-term human environment interactions in the Neolithic of the central Zagros, 10,000-6000 BC. In: Eidem, J. (ed.) Zagros Studies. PIHANS (130). Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, Leiden, pp. 5-18, 197. ISBN 9789042940550

Matthews, W., Mohammadifar, Y., Matthews, R. and Motarjem, A. (2019) Micostratigraphic approaches to settlement history: integrating field and laboratory analyses at the Neolithic site of Jani, western Iran. In: Aryamanesh, S. (ed.) Farr-e Firouz in Honor of Dr. Firouz Bagherzadeh. RICHT, Tehran, pp. 19-49.

Matthews, W. (2018) Creating settled life: Micro-histories of community, ritual and place - the Central Zagros and Çatalhöyük. In: Hodder, I. (ed.) Religion History and Place: The Origins of Settled Life. University of Colorado, Denver. ISBN 9781607327363 doi: https://doi.org/10.5876/9781607327370.C002

Matthews, R. and Matthews, W. (2017) A palace for the king of Eres? Evidence from the Early Dynastic City of Abu Salabikh, south Iraq. In: Heffron, Y., Stone, A. and Worthington, M. (eds.) At the dawn of history. Ancient Near Eastern studies in honour of J. N. Postgate. Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake, pp. 359-367. ISBN 9781575064710

Bendrey, R., Whitlam, J., Elliott, S., Rauf Aziz, K., Matthews, R. and Matthews, W. (2016) 'Seasonal rhythms' of a rural Kurdish village: ethnozooarchaeological research in Bestansur, Iraq. In: Broderick, L. G. (ed.) People with Animals. Perspectives and Studies in Ethnozooarchaeology. Oxbow Books, Oxford, pp. 42-56. ISBN 9781785702471

Matthews, R., Matthews, W., Raheem, K. R. and Aziz, K. R. (2016) Current investigations into the early Neolithic of the Zagros foothills of Iraqi Kurdistan. In: Kopanias, K. and MacGinnis, J. (eds.) The Archaeology of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Adjacent Regions. Archaeopress, Oxford, pp. 219-228. ISBN 9781784913939

Shillito, L.-M., Bull, I. D., Matthews, W., Almond, M. and Evershed, R. P. (2013) Integrated geochemical and microscopic analysis of human coprolites, animal dung and organic remains in burials. In: Hodder, I. (ed.) Catalheoyeuk Excavations: Humans and Landscapes of Catalheoyeuk Excavations. Catalhoyuk Research Project Volume 8. British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. ISBN 9781898249306

Matthews, W., Almond, M., Anderson, E., Wiles, J. and Stokes, H. (2013) Biographies of architectural materials and buildings: integrating high-resolution micro-analysis and geochemistry. In: Hodder, I. (ed.) Substantive technologies at Çatalhöyük: reports from the 2000-2008 seasons: Çatal Research Project vol. 9. British Institute at Ankara Monograph. Oxbow Books/ British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, Oxford. ISBN 9781898249313

Shillito, L.-M., Matthews, W. and Almond, M. (2013) Ecology, diet and discard practices: new interdisciplinary approaches to the study of middens – integrating micromorphological, phytolith and geochemical analyses. In: Hodder, I. (ed.) Çatalhöyük excavations: Humans and Landscapes of Çatalhöyük excavations: Çatal research project. BIAA Monograph, 8 (47). British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, London. ISBN 9781898249306

Matthews, W. (2012) Defining households: micro-contextual analysis of early Neolithic households in the Zagros, Iran. In: Parker, B. J. and Foster, C. P. (eds.) Household archaeology: new perspectives from the Near East and beyond. Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake, pp. 183-216. ISBN 9781575262525

Matthews, W. (2012) Household life-histories and boundaries. In: Tringham, R. and Stevanovic, M. (eds.) Last House on the Hill: BACH Area Reports from Çatalhöyük, 1997-2003. Monumenta Archaeologica (27). Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press and British Institute at Ankara, Los Angeles, pp. 205-224. ISBN 9781931745666

Matthews, W. (2005) Life-cycle and life-course of buildings. In: Hodder, I. (ed.) Catalhoyuk Perspectives: Themes from the 1995-9 Seasons. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, Cambridge.

Matthews, W. (2004) Micromorphological and microstratigraphic traces of uses and concepts of space. In: Hodder, I. (ed.) Inhabiting Catalhoyuk: Reports from the 1995-1999 Seasons. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, Cambridge.

Matthews, W. (2003) Microstratigraphic sequences: indications of uses and concepts of space. In: Matthews, R.J. (ed.) Excavations at Tell Brak. Vol. 4. Exploring an Upper Mesopotamian Regional Centre, 1994-96. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and British School of Archaeology in Iraq, Cambridge, pp. 377-388.

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Matthews, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8316-4312, Matthews, W., Raheem, K. R. and Richardson, A., eds. (2020) The Early Neolithic of the Eastern Fertile Crescent. Excavations at Bestansur and Shimshara, Iraqi Kurdistan. Central Zagros Archaeological Project, 2. Oxbow, Oxford, pp720. ISBN 9781789255263

Matthews, R., Matthews, W. and Mohamadifar , Y., eds. (2013) The earliest Neolithic of Iran: 2008 excavations at Sheikh-E Abad and Jani. CZAP Report , 1. British Institute of Persian Studies and Oxbow Books, Oxford, pp224. ISBN 9781782972235