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John Chapman
Emeritus Professor

Affiliation |
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Emeritus Professor in the Department of Archaeology |
Research interests
- Archaeological theory
- Colour studies in prehistory
- Field survey techniques
- Fragmentation in archaeology
- Prehistory of central and Eastern Europe
- Tripolye mega-sites and the problem of European Neolithic urbanism
Publications
Authored book
- The Upper Tisza Project. Studies in Hungarian landscape archaeology. Book 3: Settlement patterns in the Zemplén Block.Chapman, J., Gillings, M., Shiel, R., Magyari, E., Gaydarska, B., & Bond, C. (2010). The Upper Tisza Project. Studies in Hungarian landscape archaeology. Book 3: Settlement patterns in the Zemplén Block. Archaeopress.
- The Upper Tisza Project. Studies in Hungarian landscape archaeology. Book 5: Upland settlement patterns in North East Hungary: excavations at the multi-period site of Regéc-95.Chapman, J., Gillings, M., Vicze, M., Shiel, R., Cousins, S., Gaydarska, B., & Bond, C. (2010). The Upper Tisza Project. Studies in Hungarian landscape archaeology. Book 5: Upland settlement patterns in North East Hungary: excavations at the multi-period site of Regéc-95. Archaeopress.
- The Upper Tisza Project. Studies in Hungarian landscape archaeology. Book 4: Lowland settlement in North East Hungary: excavations at the Neolithic settlement site of Polgár-10.Chapman, J., Gillings, M., Shiel, R., Gaydarska, B., & Bond, C. (2010). The Upper Tisza Project. Studies in Hungarian landscape archaeology. Book 4: Lowland settlement in North East Hungary: excavations at the Neolithic settlement site of Polgár-10. Archaeopress.
- The Upper Tisza Project. Studies in Hungarian landscape archaeology. Book 2: Settlement patterns in the Bodrogköz Block.Chapman, J., Gillings, M., Shiel, R., Magyari, E., Gaydarska, B., & Bond, C. (2010). The Upper Tisza Project. Studies in Hungarian landscape archaeology. Book 2: Settlement patterns in the Bodrogköz Block. Archaeopress.
- Parts and wholes. Fragmentation in prehistoric contextChapman, J., & Gaydarska, B. (2006). Parts and wholes. Fragmentation in prehistoric context. Oxbow Books.
- The Upper Tisza Project: studies in Hungarian landscape archaeology: Introduction and Archaeological Field Survey in the Polgár BlockChapman, J., Shiel, R., Passmore, D., Magyari, E., & Gillings, M. (2003). The Upper Tisza Project: studies in Hungarian landscape archaeology: Introduction and Archaeological Field Survey in the Polgár Block. AHDS Archaeology.
Chapter in book
- The Cucuteni – Trypillia ‘Big Other’ – Reflections on the Making of Millennial Cultural TraditionsChapman, J., & Gaydarska, B. (2017). The Cucuteni – Trypillia ‘Big Other’ – Reflections on the Making of Millennial Cultural Traditions. In D. H. Werra & M. Woźny (Eds.), Between history and archaeology : papers in honour of Jacek Lech. (pp. 267-277). Archaeopress.
- The Balkan Neolithic and Chalcolithic.Chapman, J. (2015). The Balkan Neolithic and Chalcolithic. In D. Hofmann, C. Fowler, & J. Harding (Eds.), Handbook of the European Neolithic (pp. 157-174). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199545841.013.068
- Houses in the Archaeology of the Tripillia—Cucuteni Groups.Burdo, N., Videiko, M., Chapman, J., & Gaydarska, B. (2013). Houses in the Archaeology of the Tripillia—Cucuteni Groups. In D. Hofmann & J. Smyth (Eds.), Tracking the Neolithic house in Europe. Sedentism, architecture and practice. (pp. 95-115). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5289-8_5
- Gender in Eastern European prehistoryChapman, J., & Palincas, N. (2012). Gender in Eastern European prehistory. In D. Bolger (Ed.), A companion to gender prehistory. (pp. 413-437). Wiley.
- The shell, the pin and the earring: Balkan Copper Age mortuary costumes in contextChapman, J. (2012). The shell, the pin and the earring: Balkan Copper Age mortuary costumes in context. In A. Cochrane & A. M. Jones (Eds.), Visualising the Neolithic. Oxbow Books.
- From the Varna cemetery to the Tripolye mega-sites: new arenas of powerChapman, J. (2012). From the Varna cemetery to the Tripolye mega-sites: new arenas of power. In T. L. Kienlin & A. Zimmermann (Eds.), Beyond elites. Alternatives to hierarchical systems in modeling social formations (pp. 225-242). Rudolf Habelt.
- The negotiation of place value in the landscapeChapman, J. (2012). The negotiation of place value in the landscape. In J. K. Papadopoulos & G. Urton (Eds.), The construction of value in the ancient world (pp. 66-89). UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press.
- Enchantment and enchainment in later Balkan prehistory: towards an aesthetic of precision and geometric orderChapman, J. (2011). Enchantment and enchainment in later Balkan prehistory: towards an aesthetic of precision and geometric order. In A. Hadjikoumis, E. Robinson, & S. Viner (Eds.), The dynamics of neolithisation in Europe : studies in honour of Andrew Sherratt. (pp. 153-176). Oxbow Books.
- Personhood and the life cycle of Spondylus rings: an example from Late Neolithic, GreeceChapman, J., Gaydarska, B., Skafida, E., & Souvatzi, S. (2011). Personhood and the life cycle of Spondylus rings: an example from Late Neolithic, Greece. In F. Ifantidis & M. Nikolaidou (Eds.), Spondylus in prehistory : new data and approaches – contributions to the archaeology of shell technologies. (pp. 139-160). Archaeopress.
- Fragmenting hominins and the presencing of Early Palaeolithic social worldsChapman, J., & Gaydarska, B. (2010). Fragmenting hominins and the presencing of Early Palaeolithic social worlds. In R. Dunbar, C. Gamble, & J. Gowlett (Eds.), Social brain, distributed mind. (pp. 417-452). Oxford University Press ; British Academy.
- ‘Deviant’ burials in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic of Central and South Eastern EuropeChapman, J. (2010). ‘Deviant’ burials in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic of Central and South Eastern Europe. In K. Rebay-Salisbury, M. Sørensen, & J. Hughes (Eds.), Body parts and bodies whole : changing relations and meanings. (pp. 30-45). Oxbow Books.
- Approaches to trade and exchange in earlier prehistory (Late Mesolithic – Early Bronze Age)Chapman, J. (2009). Approaches to trade and exchange in earlier prehistory (Late Mesolithic – Early Bronze Age). In A. Jones (Ed.), Prehistoric Europe : theory and practice. (pp. 333-355). Wiley.
- The fragmentation premise in archaeology: from the Paleolithic to more recent timesChapman, J., & Gaydarska, B. (2009). The fragmentation premise in archaeology: from the Paleolithic to more recent times. In W. Tronzo (Ed.), The fragment : an incomplete history. (pp. 131-153). Getty Research Institute.
- Object fragmentation in past landscapesChapman, J. (2009). Object fragmentation in past landscapes. In B. David & J. Thomas (Eds.), Handbook of landscape archaeology. (pp. 187-201). Left Coast.
- Geometric order and scientific principles: a view from the mesolithic, neolithic and chalcolithic of Central and South East EuropeChapman, J., & Richter, E. (2009). Geometric order and scientific principles: a view from the mesolithic, neolithic and chalcolithic of Central and South East Europe. In G. Bodi (Ed.), In medias res praehistoriae. Miscellanea in honorem annos LXV peragentis Professoris Dan Monah oblata (pp. 21-58). Editura Universităţii Alexandru Ioan Cuza.
- Notes on memory-work and materialityChapman, J. (2009). Notes on memory-work and materiality. In I. Barbiera, A. Choyke, & J. Rasson (Eds.), Materializing memory : archaeological material culture and the semantics of the past. (pp. 7-16). Archaeopress.
- Houses, households, villages and proto-cities in Southeastern EuropeChapman, J. (2009). Houses, households, villages and proto-cities in Southeastern Europe. In D. Anthony & J. Chi (Eds.), The lost world of Old Europe : the Danube valley, 5000-3500 BC. (pp. 74-89). Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.
- Interaction, trade and exchange: approaches to trade and exchange in earlier prehistory (late mesolithic - early bronze age)Chapman, J. C. (2008). Interaction, trade and exchange: approaches to trade and exchange in earlier prehistory (late mesolithic - early bronze age). In A. Jones (Ed.), Prehistoric Europe : theory and practice. (pp. 333-355). John Wiley and Sons.
- Meet the ancestors: settlement histories in the NeolithicChapman, J. (2008). Meet the ancestors: settlement histories in the Neolithic. In D. Bailey, A. Whittle, & D. Hofmann (Eds.), Living well together ? settlement and materiality in the Neolithic of South-East and Central Europe. (pp. 68-80). Oxbow Books.
- Engaging with the exotic: the production of early farming communities in South-East and Central Europe.Chapman, J. (2007). Engaging with the exotic: the production of early farming communities in South-East and Central Europe. In M. Spataro & P. Biagi (Eds.), A short walk through the Balkans. The first farmers of the Carpathian Basin and adjacent regions. (pp. 207-222). Società per la preistoria i protostoria della regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
- Does enclosure make a difference? A view from the BalkansChapman, J., Gaydarska, B., & Hardy, K. (2006). Does enclosure make a difference? A view from the Balkans. In A. Harding, S. Sievers, & N. Venclová (Eds.), Enclosing the past : inside and outside in prehistory. (pp. 20-43). J. R. Collis.
- From Franchthi to the Tiszazug: two Early Neolithic worldsChapman, J. C. (2003). From Franchthi to the Tiszazug: two Early Neolithic worlds. In E. Jerem & P. Raczky (Eds.), Morgenrot der Kulturen : Frühe Etappen der Menschheitsgeschichte in Mittel- und Südosteuropa. (pp. 89-108). Archaeolingua.
- Deliberate house-burning in the prehistory of central and eastern EuropeChapman, J. (1999). Deliberate house-burning in the prehistory of central and eastern Europe. In J. Nordbladh (Ed.), Glyfer och arkeologiska rum : En vänbok till Jarl Nordbladh. (pp. 113-116). University of Göteborg Press.
- Early Food Production in Southern EuropeChapman, J. (n.d.). Early Food Production in Southern Europe. In C. Renfrew & P. Bahn (Eds.), The Cambridge World Prehistory [Contracted by publisher] (pp. 1803-1817). CUP.
- Spondylus gaederopus / Glycymeris exchange networks in the European Neolithic and Chalcolithic.Chapman, J., & Gaydarska, B. (n.d.). Spondylus gaederopus / Glycymeris exchange networks in the European Neolithic and Chalcolithic. In D. Hofmann, C. Fowler, & J. Harding (Eds.), Handbook of the European Neolithic [Contracted by publisher] (pp. 639-656). Routledge.
- Low-density agrarian cities: a principle of the past and the presentChapman, J., & Gaydarska, B. (n.d.). Low-density agrarian cities: a principle of the past and the present. In J. Müller, K. Rassmann, & M. Videiko (Eds.), Tripolye-Megasites and European Prehistory 4100-3400 BCE [Contracted by publisher] (pp. 289-300). EAA.
- Burn or bury? Mortuary alternatives in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic of Central and Eastern EuropeChapman, J. (n.d.). Burn or bury? Mortuary alternatives in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic of Central and Eastern Europe. In A. Diachenko, F. Menotti, S. Ryzhov, K. Bunyatyan, & S. Kadrow (Eds.), The Cucuteni-Trypillia cultural complex and its neighbours. Essays in memory of Vlodomyr Kruts [Contracted by publisher]. Astrolyabia.
- Nebelivka: Assembly Houses, ditches and social structureChapman, J., Gaydarska, B., & Hale, D. (n.d.). Nebelivka: Assembly Houses, ditches and social structure. In J. Müller, K. Rassmann, & M. Videiko (Eds.), Tripolye-Megasites and European Prehistory 4100-3400 BCE. [Contracted by publisher] (pp. 117-132). EAA.
- Nebelivka: in search of the history and meaning of a Tripillye Copper Age mega-site.Chapman, J., Videiko, M., Gaydarska, B., Burdo, N., & Hale, D. (n.d.). Nebelivka: in search of the history and meaning of a Tripillye Copper Age mega-site. In S. Hansen, P. Raczky, A. Anders, & A. Reingruber (Eds.), Neolithic and Copper Age between the Carpathians and the Black Sea [Contracted by publisher] (pp. 419-436). Habelt.
Conference Paper
- The châine opératoire approach to prehistoric figurines: an example from Dolnoslav, BulgariaGaydarska, B., Chapman, J., Raduncheva, A., & Koleva, B. (2007). The châine opératoire approach to prehistoric figurines: an example from Dolnoslav, Bulgaria. In C. Renfrew & I. Morley (Eds.), Image and imagination : a global prehistory of figurative representation. (pp. 171-184). McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.
Edited book
- From surface collection to prehistoric lifeways. Making sense of the multi-period site of Orlovo, South East BulgariaChapman, J., & Gaydarska, B. (Eds.). (2010). From surface collection to prehistoric lifeways. Making sense of the multi-period site of Orlovo, South East Bulgaria. Oxbow Books.
- Materialitas. Working stone, carving identityO’Connor, B., Cooney, G., & Chapman, J. (Eds.). (2010). Materialitas. Working stone, carving identity. Oxbow Books.
Journal Article
- An Answer to Roland Fletcher’s Conundrum?: Preliminary Report on the Excavation of a Trypillia Mega-Structure at Nebelivka, Ukraine.Chapman, J., Videiko, M., Gaydarska, B., Burdo, N., & Hale, D. (in press). An Answer to Roland Fletcher’s Conundrum?: Preliminary Report on the Excavation of a Trypillia Mega-Structure at Nebelivka, Ukraine. Journal of Neolithic Archaeology., 16, 135-157.
- Research project “Early urbanism in prehistoric Europe: the case of the Trypillia mega-sites” in 2013.Videiko, M., Chapman, J., Burdo, N., Gaydarska, B., Terziiska-Ignatova, S., Ivanova, S., & Rud, V. (in press). Research project “Early urbanism in prehistoric Europe: the case of the Trypillia mega-sites” in 2013. Stratum Plus, 2015(2), 147-170.
- Disarticulated human bone disposal during the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic in the Balkans and Greece.Chapman, J., Wallduck, R., & Trianaphyllou, S. (in press). Disarticulated human bone disposal during the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic in the Balkans and Greece. Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Historica, 18(II), Article 1.
- Fragmentation in Archaeology: Sorting through the PiecesChapman, J., & Gaydarska, B. (in press). Fragmentation in Archaeology: Sorting through the Pieces. Stratum Plus, 2015(2), 85-110.
- Modelling cultural responses to disease spread in Neolithic Trypillia mega-settlementsBentley, R. A., Carrignon, S., Gaydarska, B., Chapman, J., Buchanan, B., & O’Brien, M. J. (2024). Modelling cultural responses to disease spread in Neolithic Trypillia mega-settlements. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 21(219). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2024.0313
- Place and Time at Trypillia Mega-Sites: Towards a New Synthesis of Analyses and Social TheoryGaydarska, B., Millard, A., Buchanan, B., & Chapman, J. (2023). Place and Time at Trypillia Mega-Sites: Towards a New Synthesis of Analyses and Social Theory. Journal of Urban Archaeology, 7, 115-145. https://doi.org/10.1484/j.jua.5.133453
- The Vinča group - (Almost) 40 years on John Chapman (independent scholar)Chapman, J. (2020). The Vinča group - (Almost) 40 years on John Chapman (independent scholar). Quaternary International, 560-561, 5-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2020.06.014
- Trypillia Megasites in Context: Independent Urban Development in Chalcolithic Eastern EuropeGaydarska, B., Nebbia, M., & Chapman, J. (2020). Trypillia Megasites in Context: Independent Urban Development in Chalcolithic Eastern Europe. Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 30(1), 97-121. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0959774319000301
- What was the ecological impact of a Trypillia mega-site occupation? Multi-proxy palaeo-environmental investigations at Nebelivka, UkraineAlbert, B., Innes, J., Krementskiy, K., Millard, A., Gaydarska, B., Nebbia, M., & Chapman, J. (2020). What was the ecological impact of a Trypillia mega-site occupation? Multi-proxy palaeo-environmental investigations at Nebelivka, Ukraine. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 29(1), 15-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-019-00730-9
- Production and function of Neolithic black-painted pottery from Schela Cladovei (Iron Gates, Romania)Spataro, M., Cubas, M., Craig, O. E., Chapman, J. C., Boroneanţ, A., & Bonsall, C. (2019). Production and function of Neolithic black-painted pottery from Schela Cladovei (Iron Gates, Romania). Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 11(11), 6287-6304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-019-00918-0
- Ancient pigs reveal a near-complete genomic turnover following their introduction to EuropeFrantz, L. A., Haile, J., Lin, A. T., Scheu, A., Geörg, C., Benecke, N., Alexander, M., Linderholm, A., Mullin, V. E., Daly, K. G., Battista, V. M., Price, M., Gron, K. J., Alexandri, P., Arbogast, R.-M., Arbuckle, B., Bӑlӑşescu A., Barnett, R., Bartosiewicz, L., … Larson, G. (2019). Ancient pigs reveal a near-complete genomic turnover following their introduction to Europe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(35), 17231-17238. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1901169116
- The Origins of Trypillia MegasitesChapman, J., Gaydarska, B., & Nebbia, M. (2019). The Origins of Trypillia Megasites. Frontiers in Digital Humanities, 6, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdigh.2019.00010
- Climatic and human impact on the environment?: A question of scaleChapman, J. (2018). Climatic and human impact on the environment?: A question of scale. Quaternary International, 496, 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2017.08.010
- The Making of Chalcolithic Assembly Places: Trypillia Megasites as Materialised Consensus Among Equal Strangers?Nebbia, M., Gaydarska, B., Millard, A., & Chapman, J. (2018). The Making of Chalcolithic Assembly Places: Trypillia Megasites as Materialised Consensus Among Equal Strangers?. World Archaeology, 50(1), 41-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2018.1474133
- AMS Dating of the Late Copper Age Varna Cemetery, BulgariaHigham, T., Slavchev, V., Gaydarska, B., & Chapman, J. (2018). AMS Dating of the Late Copper Age Varna Cemetery, Bulgaria. Radiocarbon, 60(02), 493-516. https://doi.org/10.1017/rdc.2018.9
- The Standard Model, the Maximalists and the Minimalists: New Interpretations of Trypillia Mega-SitesChapman, J. (2017). The Standard Model, the Maximalists and the Minimalists: New Interpretations of Trypillia Mega-Sites. Journal of World Prehistory, 30(3), 221-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10963-017-9106-7
- The Second Phase of the Trypillia Mega-site Methodological Revolution: A New Research AgendaChapman, J., Videiko, M. Y., Hale, D., Gaydarska, B., Burdo, N., Rassman, K., Mischka, C., Müller, J., Korvin-Piotrovskiy, A., & Kruts, V. (2014). The Second Phase of the Trypillia Mega-site Methodological Revolution: A New Research Agenda. European Journal of Archaeology, 7(3), 369-406. https://doi.org/10.1179/1461957114y.0000000062
- Neolithic human impact on the landscapes of North-East Hungary inferred from pollen and settlement recordsMagyari, E., Chapman, J., Fairbairn, A. S., Francis, M., & de Guzman, M. (2012). Neolithic human impact on the landscapes of North-East Hungary inferred from pollen and settlement records. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 21(4-5), 279-302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-012-0350-6
- Micro-PIXE Geochemical Fingerprinting of Nephrite Neolithic Artifacts from Southwest BulgariaKostov, R. I., Protochristov, C., Stoyanov, C., Csedreki, L., Simon, A., Szikszai, Z., Uzonyi, I., Gaydarska, B., & Chapman, J. (2012). Micro-PIXE Geochemical Fingerprinting of Nephrite Neolithic Artifacts from Southwest Bulgaria. Geoarchaeology, 27(5), 457-469. https://doi.org/10.1002/gea.21417
- A place to live, a place to bury and a place to hoard: Understanding deposition on and off the Bulgarian tell of KosharnaGaydarska, B., Gurova, M., Chernakov, D., Blake, E., & Chapman, J. (2012). A place to live, a place to bury and a place to hoard: Understanding deposition on and off the Bulgarian tell of Kosharna. Archaeologica Bulgarica, XVII(1).
- Can we reconcile individualisation with relational personhood? A case study from the Early Neolithic?Chapman, J., & Gaydarska, B. (2011). Can we reconcile individualisation with relational personhood? A case study from the Early Neolithic?. DOCUMENTA PRAEHISTORICA., 38, 21-44. https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.38.3
- Holocene persistence of wooded steppe in the Great Hungarian PlainMagyari, E., Chapman, J., Passmore, D., Allen, J., Huntley, J., & Huntley, B. (2010). Holocene persistence of wooded steppe in the Great Hungarian Plain. Journal of Biogeography, 37(5), 915-935. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02261.x
- Contrasting subsistence strategies in the Early Iron Age ?: new results from the Alföld Plain, Hungary and the Thracian Plain, BulgariaChapman, J., Magyari, E., & Gaydarska, B. (2009). Contrasting subsistence strategies in the Early Iron Age ?: new results from the Alföld Plain, Hungary and the Thracian Plain, Bulgaria. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 28(2), 155-187. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0092.2009.00323.x
- The Danube and settlement prehistory – 80 years onChapman, J. (2009). The Danube and settlement prehistory – 80 years on. European Journal of Archaeology, 12(1-3), 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461957109342798
- The ‘oriental’ component of the Balkan flora: evidence of presence on the Thracian Plain during the Weichselian late-glacialMagyari, E., Chapman, J., Gaydarska, B., Marinova, E., Deli, T., Huntley, J., Allen, J., & Huntley, B. (2008). The ‘oriental’ component of the Balkan flora: evidence of presence on the Thracian Plain during the Weichselian late-glacial. Journal of Biogeography, 35(5), 865-883. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01849.x
- The first AMS dates for the Varna cemeteryHigham, T., Chapman, J., Gaydarska, B., & Slavchev, V. (2008). The first AMS dates for the Varna cemetery. Acta Musei Varnaensis, VI, 95-114.