Recognised for his work in both human and animal paleopathology, Don Brothwell has interests in the broad field of the archaeological sciences, but particularly in human palaeoecology (which includes environmental archaeology). Currently based at the University of York, England, he is still active in the field despite his retirement and current research projects include an investigation of Mummies in the Yemen (with Stephen Buckley). Paleopathology is the study of ancient diseases. ... Environmental archaeology is the study of the long-term relationship between humans and their environments. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Mummified cat from Ancient Egypt. ...

Published Works

Baker, J, and Brothwell, D. 1980. Animal Diseases in Archaeology. London: Academic Press.

Brothwell, D. 1981. Digging up Bones. Third Edition. New York: Cornell University Press.

Brothwell, D. 1988. On zoonoses and their relevance to paleopathology, pp 18-22. In Ortner, D.J and Aufderheide, A.C (eds.). Human Paleopathology: Current Syntheses and Future Options. Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Brothwell, D. 1991. Malocclusion and methodology: The problem and relevance of dental malalignment in animals. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 1: 27-37.

Brothwell, D. 1993. Avian osteopathology and its evaluation. Archaeofauna 2: 33-43.

Brothwell, D. 2000. On the complex nature of microbial ecodynamics in relation to earlier human palaeoecology, in G. Bailey, R. Charles and N. Winder (eds) Human ecodynamics

Brothwell, D. 2000. Studies on skeletal and dental variation: a view across two centuries, in M. Cox and S. Mays (eds) Human osteology in archaeology and forensic science

Brothwell, D. 2002. Ancient avian osteopetrosis: the current state of knowledge. Proceedings of the 4th Meeting of the ICAZ Bird Working Group Kraków, Poland, 11-15 September 2001. Acta zoologica cracoviensia 45 (special issue): 315-318.