Publications

A list of published books, articles and reports is provided below, for open access material I have provided a link but if there is a title you cannot access please get in touch using the contact form.

Archaeozoology Reports

Holmes M in prep The animal bone In Rátkai S, Colls K and Halsted J (eds) ‘A City of Eminent Note’ Excavations to the Rear of Bayley Lane, Coventry, 2005-2006. Oxford: British Archaeological Report: British Series

Holmes M and Gordon R 2022 Animal bone. In Manisse P-D (ed) Iron Age and Roman Occupation at Highworth Road, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. Reading: Thamves Valley Archaeology Services Monograph 43 79-86

Holmes M 2022 Animal bone. In Pine J (ed) Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman Features and a Saxon Burial at Spratsgate Lane, Shorncote, Gloucestershire. Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services Monograph 44 72-75

Holmes M 2021 Animal Bone. In Massey R and Wilson S A Middle Bronze Age Trackway, Late Iron Age Ditches and an Early Anglo-Saxon Sunken-Featured Building at East End Farm, Cholsey 86 232-236

Holmes M 2021 A commentary on the animal bones. In Clark J, Garner-Lahire J, Spall C and Toop N (eds) Lincoln Castle Revealed, The story of a Norman powerhouse and its Anglo-Saxon precursor Oxford: Oxbow 97-99

O’Regan H, Bland K, Evans J, Holmes M, McLeod K, Philpott R, Smith I, Thorp J and Wilkinson D M 2020. Rural life, Roman ways? Examination of late Iron Age to late Romano-British burial practice and mobility at Dog Hole Cave, Cumbria. Britannia 51: 83-116

Holmes M 2020 The animal bones In Whittingham L Evidence for medieval craft industry and occupation beside the River Sherbourne: archaeological investigations at Millennium View, Hales Street, Coventry Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society 122 149-153

Holmes M 2020 The animal bones from Lechlade Memorial Hall. In Hood A (ed) Report on Archaeological Investigations at Lechlade Memorial Hall and Skate Park, Lechlade, Gloucestershire Swindon: Foundations Archaeology report 1359 49-60

Holmes M 2020 Horn cores and other animal bones. In Wilson M Archaeological Investigation at The Old Vicarage, Church Street, Olney, Milton Keynes Souterrain Archaeological Services

Bradley R A, Griffin L, Holmes M, Pearson E, Richer S and Western G 2020. Living Like a Roman: a Water Tank and High-status Finds from Laurels Road, Offenham. Transactions Worcestershire Archaeological Society 27: 31-43

Holmes M 2018 Animal bones. In McNicoll-Norbury J (ed) Iron Age and Early Roman occupation and a Middle Iron Age burial at Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent. Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services Occasional Paper 32

Holmes M 2018 The animal bones. In Hart J and McSloy E A Roman settlement in the Mendip Hills; summary report of archaeological investigations at Fulwell Lane, Faulkland, Hemington, 2016 Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society 161 108-109

Holmes M 2017 The animal bone. In Carlyle S A Bronze Age ring ditch, Iron Age pits and Saxo-Norman ditch system at Elstow Lower School, Bedfordshire 27 5-34

Holmes M 2017 The mammal, bird and fish bone. In Hardy A Medieval backyards at Cowl Lane, Winchcombe: Excavations in 2011 Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society 135 201-203

Holmes M 2016 The Anglo-Saxon animal bone and animal burials. In Chapman H P, Colls K and Paul S (eds) Living with the Flood: Mesolithic to post-medieval archaeological remains at Mill Lane, Sawston, Cambridgeshire. Oxford: Oxbow 55-6, 65-6

Holmes M 2016 Animal Bone. In Hart J Farmoor to Blunsdon Water Main: Excavations along the Pipeline Route, 2001 to 2004 Oxoniensia 81 139-142

Holmes M 2016 Animal bones. In Hart J, Mudd A, McSloy E and Brett M (eds) Living Near the Edge: Archaeological Investigations in the Western Cotswolds Along the Route of the Wormington to Sapperton Gas Pipeline 2006-2010. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology Monograph 9 76-78 (LBA-LIA); 137-144 (LIA-AS); 186-189 (Med and overview)

Holmes M 2016 Fish bone and shellfish. In Carver M, Garner-Lahire J and Spall C (eds) Portmahomack on Tarbatness, Changing Ideologies in North East Scotland, Sixth to Sixteenth century AD. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland D136-141

Hart J and Holmes M 2016 Medieval (with notes on a sheepcote). In Hart J Farmoor to Blunsdon Water Main: Excavations along the Pipeline Route, 2001 to 2004 Oxoniensia 81 107-108

Holmes M 2015 Animal bone. In Wolframm-Murray Y and Chapman A Iron Age and Romano-British settlement at the Papworth Hospital car park, Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society CIV 116-117

Holmes M 2015 ‘Where the bones lie’: The spatial analysis of animal bones from a multi-phase settlement In Paul S and Hunt J (eds) Evolution of a Community: The Colonisation of a Clay Inland Landscape: Neolithic to post-medieval remains excavated over sixteen years at Longstanton in Cambridgeshire. Oxford: Archaeopress 143-148, Appendix 4

Holmes M and Grant A 2013 The animal bone assemblage. In Mattingly D (ed) The Archaeology of Fazzãn. Vol 4, Survey and Excavations at Old Jarma (Ancient Garama). London: Society for Libyan Studies / Department of Antiquities 9 495-504

Holmes M 2013 The animal bone. In Bermingham N, Coyne F, Hull G, Reilly F and Taylor K River Road: The Archaeology of the Limerick Southern Ring Road NRA Scheme Monograph 14

Holmes M 2013 Animal bones. In Wallis S Medieval occupation and clay extraction at Lewes Road, Ringmer, East Sussex Sussex Archaeological Collections 151 96

Holmes M 2013 Foodways: from country to town. In Christie N and Creighton O (eds) Transforming Townscapes. From Burh to Borough: The Archaeology of Wallingford, AD 800-1400. London: Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph 35 365-374

Bonner W, Holmes M and Grant A 2013 Diet, husbandry, and economy at La Grava: the evidence from the animal bone remains In Baker E (ed) La Grava The Archaeology and History of a Royal Manor and Alien Priory of Fontevrault. York: Council for British Archaeology Research Report 167 Digital Supplement

Holmes M 2012 The animal bone. In Cuttler R, Hepburn S, Hewitson C and Krawiec K (eds) Gorse Stacks – 2000 Years of Quarrying and Waste Disposal in Chester. Oxford: BAR British Series 563

Anthony S and Holmes M 2012 Faunal remains. In Bermingham N, Hull G and Taylor K (eds) Beneath The Banner: Archaeology of the M18 Ennis Bypass and N85 Western Relief Road, Co. Clare. Dublin: The National Roads Authority 109-114

Holmes M 2012 The animal bone. In Hewitson C (ed) Derby: The Western Suburbs. The Archaeology of the Connecting Derby Inner Ring Road. Oxford: British Archaeological Report: British Series 565

Holmes M 2011 The Animal Bone. In Hislop M, Kincey M and Williams G (eds) Tutbury: A Castle Firmly Built Archaeological and Historical Oxford: British Archaeology Report: British Series 546

Holmes M 2010 Animal bone. In Colls K The Avon floodplain at Bristol: Excavations at Templar House, Templar Way in Bristol 2004 and 2005 Transactions of Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society 128 95-100

Holmes M 2010 Animal Bone. In Hammond S and Preston S Excavation of a Roman landscape and prehistoric features at Elsenham Quarry, Elsenham, Essex The Essex Society for Archaeology and History 1 39-41

Holmes M 2010 The animal bones. In Wallis S Former Queen Elizabeth House, (Kendrew Quadrangle), St John’s College, Blackhall Lane, Oxford, archaeological post-excavation assessment Thames Valley Archaeological Services report 07/135

Thomas R and Holmes M 2010 From cattle to crab: 1000 years of ecclesiastical consumption at Worcester Cathedral. In Guy C (ed) Archaeology at Worcester Cathedral. Worcester: Annual Symposium Report 19 14-27

Holmes M 2009 Animal bone. In Cass S and Preston S Roman and Saxon burials at Steward Street, Tower Hamlets Transactions of London and Middlesex Archaeology Society 60 68-69

Holmes M 2007 Animal bone. In Timby J, Brown R, Hardy A, Leech S, Poole C and Webley L (eds) Settlement on the Bedfordshire Claylands: Archaeology along the A421 Great Barford Bypass. Bedford: Bedfordshire Archaeology Monograph 8 329-363

Holmes M 2007 The animal bones. In Webley L, Timby J and Wilson M (eds) Fairfield Park: Later Prehistoric Settlement in the Eastern Chilterns. Oxford: Oxbow 102-116

Holmes M 2007 The animal bones. In Lowe J Middle Bronze Age and middle Iron Age occupation and post-medieval limekilns at RAF staff college, Bracknell, Berkshire Thames Valley Archaeology Report 06/67 18-22

Thomas D, Deckers K, Hald M, Holmes M, Madella M and White K 2006. Environmental evidence from the Minaret of Jam archaeological project, Afghanistan. Iran XLIV: 253-276 Holmes M 2005 The animal bones. In Cuttler R and Ramsey E The excavation of Roman, Medieval and Civil War Remains at Trent Lane, Newark, Nottinghamshire. Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire 109