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Acknowledgments
I am greatly indebted to Dr. Penny Wilson; I appreciate her confidence in my research, even though it did not take the direction she might have taken. I value that intellectual freedom very highly. Our discussions have always been enjoyable and thought provoking. I would also like to thank Professor Charlotte Roberts (even if I never did look at any human remains).
The support of my various colleagues in the Department of Archaeology at Durham University has been of special significance. Over the years my fellow inhabitants of 001 have changed, but they have provided by turns sympathy, help, encouragement, and solace. Occasionally, this actually entailed discussions of our research. Thanks to Dr. Beccy Scott, Dr. Anne O'Connor, Dr. Ed Cork, Tom White, Dr. Tom Moore, Dr. Matt Whincop, and Andy Shaw. In particular, I thank Dr. Derek Kennet for his advice regarding my database and for saving me from myself on more than one occasion. I also thank Dr. Andrew Millard for helping me with certain mathematical formulae and problematic graphs. I am especially grateful to Dr. Karen Exell for reading and commenting on various