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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2003 - Interdisciplinary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Richard P. Evershed is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields of environmental and earth sciences, with a focus on archaeology and ancient environmental studies. They have contributed extensively to the study of isotope analysis, paleontology, ecology, and environmental chemistry.

The main fields of study in which Richard P. Evershed is active include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

The subfields they focus on are:

  • Paleontology
  • Ecology
  • Archaeology
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Environmental Chemistry

Their work touches on various topics, including:

  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Richard P. Evershed has published in several venues, with notable contributions in:

  • Biogeochemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Nature
  • Journal of Archaeological Science

Their recent significant papers include:

  • "Dairying, diseases and the evolution of lactase persistence in Europe" (2022), published in Nature
  • "A call for caution in the analysis of lipids and other small biomolecules from archaeological contexts" (2021), published in Journal of Archaeological Science
  • "Accurate compound-specific 14C dating of archaeological pottery vessels" (2020), published in Nature
  • "Interpreting ancient food practices: stable isotope and molecular analyses of visible and absorbed residues from a year-long cooking experiment" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "LDPE and biodegradable PLA-PBAT plastics differentially affect plant-soil nitrogen partitioning and dynamics in a Hordeum vulgare mesocosm" (2023), published in Journal of Hazardous Materials

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Julie Dunne
  • Michaela K. Reay
  • Davey L. Jones
  • Charlotte Lloyd
  • Emmanuelle Casanova

Richard P. Evershed has also authored book publications including:

  • The Economy of a Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides (2020), published by Oxbow Books

Among their awards are:

  • Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) (2016)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2010)
  • Interdisciplinary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) (2003)

Best Publications

  • The molecularly-uncharacterized component of nonliving organic matter in natural environments

    JI Hedges;G Eglinton;PG Hatcher;DL Kirchman

  • ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS IN ARCHAEOLOGY: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL BIOMARKER REVOLUTION*

    R. P. Evershed

  • Molecular coproscopy: Dung and diet of the extinct ground sloth Nothrotheriops shastensis

    Hendrik N. Poinar;Michael Hofreiter;W. Geoffrey Spaulding;Paul S. Martin

  • Crop manuring and intensive land management by Europe’s first farmers

    Amy Bogaard;Rebecca Fraser;Tim H.E. Heaton;Michael Wallace

  • Direct chemical evidence for widespread dairying in prehistoric Britain

    M. S. Copley;R. Berstan;S. N. Dudd;G. Docherty

  • The origin of faeces by means of biomarker detection.

    Ian D. Bull;Matthew J. Lockheart;Mohamed M. Elhmmali;David J. Roberts

  • Stable carbon isotopic evidence for differences in the dietary origin of bone cholesterol, collagen and apatite: implications for their use in palaeodietary reconstruction

    Susan Jim;Stanley H. Ambrose;Richard P. Evershed

  • Expression of the dietary isotope signal in the compound-specific δ13C values of pig bone lipids and amino acids

    M. R. Howland;L. T. Corr;S. M. M. Young;V. Jones

  • Direct Demonstration of Milk as an Element of Archaeological Economies

    Stephanie N. Dudd;Richard P. Evershed

  • Biomolecular archaeology and lipids

    RP Evershed

  • n-Alkane distributions in ombrotrophic mires as indicators of vegetation change related to climatic variation

    Chris J. Nott;Shucheng Xie;Luke A. Avsejs;Darrel Maddy

  • Chemistry of archaeological animal fats.

    Richard P Evershed;Stephanie N Dudd;Mark S Copley;Robert Berstan

  • Analysis of organic residues of archaeological origin by high-temperature gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

    Richard P. Evershed;Carl Heron;L. John Goad

  • Organic geochemical studies of soils from the Rothamsted Classical Experiments - I. Total lipid extracts, solvent insoluble residues and humic acids from Broadbalk Wilderness

    PF van Bergen;ID Bull;PR Poulton;RP Evershed

  • Detection and classification of atmospheric methane oxidizing bacteria in soil

    Ian D. Bull;Nisha R. Parekh;Grahame H. Hall;Philip Ineson

  • Quantifying dietary macronutrient sources of carbon for bone collagen biosynthesis using natural abundance stable carbon isotope analysis.

    Susan Jim;Vicky Jones;Stanley H. Ambrose;Richard P. Evershed

  • Variations in the stable carbon isotope compositions of individual lipids from the leaves of modern angiosperms: implications for the study of higher land plant-derived sedimentary organic matter

    MJ Lockheart;PF van Bergen;RP Evershed

  • QUANTIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIPID IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CERAMICS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SAMPLING POTSHERDS FOR ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS AND THE CLASSIFICATION OF VESSEL USE

    S. Charters;R. P. Evershed;L. J. Goad;A. Leyden

  • Introducing global peat-specific temperature and pH calibrations based on brGDGT bacterial lipids

    B. D. A. Naafs;G. N. Inglis;Y. Zheng;M. J. Amesbury

  • Thermally produced ω-(o-alkylphenyl)alkanoic acids provide evidence for the processing of marine products in archaeological pottery vessels

    Fabricio A. Hansel;Fabricio A. Hansel;Mark S. Copley;Luiz A.S. Madureira;Richard P. Evershed

  • Organic geochemical studies of soils from the Rothamsted classical experiments : V. The fate of lipids in different long-term experiments

    Ian D. Bull;Pim F.van Bergen;Chris J. Nott;Paul R. Poulton

  • Molecular and isotopic stratigraphy in an ombrotrophic mire for paleoclimate reconstruction

    Shucheng Xie;Chris J Nott;Luke A Avsejs;Darrel Maddy

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D. Pancost
Richard D. Pancost University of Bristol
Jennifer A.J. Dungait
Jennifer A.J. Dungait University of Exeter
Roland Bol
Roland Bol Forschungszentrum Jülich
Derek E. G. Briggs
Derek E. G. Briggs Yale University
Shucheng Xie
Shucheng Xie China University of Geosciences
Penny J Johnes
Penny J Johnes University of Bristol
Geoffrey Eglinton
Geoffrey Eglinton University of Bristol
Erin L. McClymont
Erin L. McClymont Durham University
David R. Chadwick
David R. Chadwick Bangor University
Philip Ineson
Philip Ineson University of York

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