Publications

Eastaugh, N., Walsh, V., Chaplin, T. & Siddall, R., 2004, The Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary of Historical Pigments., Elsevier - Butterworth Heinemen., 499 pp.

Eastaugh, N., Walsh, V., Chaplin, T. & Siddall, R., 2004, The Pigment Compendium: Optical Microscopy of Historical Pigments. Elsevier - Butterworth Heinemen., 416 pp.

Eastaugh, N., Walsh, V., Chaplin, T. & Siddall, R., 2008, Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary and Optical Microscopy of Historic Pigments. (1st ed.). London: Butterworth-Heinemann., 958 pp.

Siddall, R., 2002, The composition of the Earth: Rocks and Minerals. In: B. De Vivo, B. Grasemann, & K. Stüwe (Eds.), Geology Volume 1., Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS)

Siddall, R., 2012, Analysis of pigments from the Gurob ship-cart model. In: Wachsmann, S., The Gurob ship-cart model and it Mediterranean context., Texas A & M University Press, College Station, Texas., 243-247.

Siddall, R., 2013, Cinnabar: A beautifully red stoney substance that breaks into shining bright, angular pieces., in: Carnall, M. & MacDonald, S., Conversation Pieces: Inspirational Objects in UCL’s Historic Collections., Shire Publications Ltd., 14-15.

Siddall, R., 2019, Analysis of ‘mastic’ resin on the Sanctuary Pavement., Chapter 8: Materials employed in the pavements and monuments., in: Rodwell, W. & Neal, D. S. (eds.), The Cosmatesque Mosaics of Westminster Abbey: The Pavements and Royal Tombs: History, Archaeology, Architecture and Conservation., Oxbow Books, London. 278-281. ISBN 9781789252347

Siddall, R., 2019, Analysis of the paste-inlaid tesserae., Chapter 8: Materials employed in the pavements and monuments., in: Rodwell, W. & Neal, D. S. (eds.), The Cosmatesque Mosaics of Westminster Abbey: The Pavements and Royal Tombs: History, Archaeology, Architecture and Conservation., Oxbow Books, London. 281-283. ISBN 9781789252347

Siddall, R., 2019, Mortars used in the Sanctuary Pavement., Chapter 8: Materials employed in the pavements and monuments., in: Rodwell, W. & Neal, D. S. (eds.), The Cosmatesque Mosaics of Westminster Abbey: The Pavements and Royal Tombs: History, Archaeology, Architecture and Conservation., Oxbow Books, London. 283-289. ISBN 9781789252347

Siddall, R., 2021, Natural Stone and World Heritage 4: The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd., CRC Press/Balkema, Leiden., 314 pp.

Siddall, R., 2023, The Building Stones of Helston., Cornubian Arts & Science Trust, Helston, Cornwall., 37 pp.

Siddall, R., 2024. Pigments as Archaeological Materials, in: Nikita, E., Rehren, T. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Archaeology, 2nd Edition, vol. 2, 573–587, London: Academic Press.

Articles
Bevan, A., Connolly, J., Colledge, S., Frederick, C., Palmer, C., Siddall, R. & Stellatou, A., 2013, The long-term ecology of agricultural terraces and enclosed fields from Antikythera, Greece. Human Ecology, 41(2), 255-272.

Çamurcuoglu, D. & Siddall, R., 2016, Plastering the Prehistory: Marl as a unique material to cover, maintain and decorate the Neolithic walls of Catalhöyük., In: Papayianni, I., Stefanidou, M. & Pachta, V., Proceedings of the 4th Historic Mortars Conference HMC2016, 10th-12th October 2016, Santorini, Greece., Laboratory of Building Materials Department of Civil Engineering Aristotle University of Thessaloniki., ISBN: 978-960-99922-3-7., 482-489.

Clarke, M., Frederickx, P., Colombini, M. P., Andreotti, A., Wouters, J., van Bommel, M., Eastaugh, N, Walsh, V., Chaplin, T. & Siddall, R., 2005, Pompeii Purpurissum Pigment Problems, Art '05. In 8th International Conference on 'Non-destructive investigations and microanalysis for the diagnostics and conservation of the cultural and environmental heritage', May 2005 Vol. paper B-011.

Eastaugh, N., Walsh, V., Siddall, R., Chaplin, T. & Herman, H., 2002, Development of protocols for a large analytical database project of historic pigments. In J. Townsend (Ed.), Conservation Science 2002, papers from the Conference held in Edinburgh, Scotland, 22nd-24th May 2002., Archetype Books., 271-278.

Eastaugh, N., Walsh, V., Siddall, R., Chaplin, T. & Herman, H., 2002, Towards a taxonomy of pigments.. In R. Van Griecken, K. Janssens, L. Van't Dack, & G. Meersman (Eds.), Proceedings, Art 2002; 7th International Conference on Nondestructive Testing and Microanalysis for the Diagnostics and Conservation of the Cultural and Environmental Heritage., University of Antwerp.

Fulcher, K., Siddall, R., Emmett, T. & Spencer, N., 2021, Multi-scale characterization of unusual green and blue pigments from the Pharaonic Town of Amara West, Nubia., Heritage, 4, 2563–2579.

Gallagher, K., Carter, A., Hurford, A. J. & Siddall, R., 1997, Towards a long-term denudation chronology of NW Europe. Terra Nova, 9(1), 244.

Hobbs, L. W., & Siddall, R., 2011, Cementitious materials of the ancient world. In Å. Ringbom, & R. L. Hohlfelder (Eds.), Building Roma aeterna: current research on Roman mortar and concrete., The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters., 128, 35-60.

Hunter, F., Henig, M., Sauer, E., Gooder, J., Braby, A., Campbell, L., Hill, P., Humble, J., Lawson, G., McGibbon, F., McClaren, D., Robertson, J., Siddall, R. & Tomlin, R. S. O., 2016, Mithras in Scotland: A Mithraeum at Inveresk (East Lothian)., Britannia, 47, 119-168.

Jones, E. J. W., Siddall, R., Thirlwall, M. F., Chroston, P. N. & Lloyd, A. J., 1993, Anton Dohrn Seamount and the evolution of the Rockall Trough., Oceanologica Acta, 17, 237-247.

Kirk, W. L., Siddall, R. & Stead, S., 2000, The Johnston-Lavis Collection: a unique record of Italian volcanism.. In B. McGuire, D. Griffiths, & I. Stewart (Eds.), Geological Society , London, Special Publications., 171, 189-194.

Piovesan, R., Siddall, R., Mazzoli, C. & Nodari, L., 2011, The Temple of Venus (Pompeii): a study of the pigments and painting techniques. Journal of Archaeological Science, 38, 2633-2643.

Rowe, S., Siddall, R. & Stacey, R., 2010, Romano-Egyptian gilded cartonnage: technical study and conservation of a mummy mask from Hawara.. In J. Dawson, C. Rozeik, & M. M. Wright (Eds.), Decorated Surfaces on Ancient Egyptian Objects: Technology, Deterioration and Conservation., Archetype Publications, London., 106-121.

Russo, G., Amicone, S., Berthold, C., Siddall, R. & Sconzo, P., 2018, Early Bronze Age painted wares from Tell el-'Abd, Syria: A compositional and technological study., Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 21, 359-366. 

Siddall, R. & Hurford, A. J., 1998, Semi-quantitative determination of apatite anion composition for fission-track analysis using infra-red microspectroscopy.. Chemical Geology, 150, 181-190.

Siddall, R. & Lewis, C. L. E., 1991, Fission track research at the 7th International Conference on Geochronology, Cosmochronology and Isotope Geology. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements, 18, 427-429.

Siddall, R. & Mendelssohn, M. J., 1993, Infra-red spectroscopy as a routine method for the semi-quantitative determination of the chemical composition of apatites for fission-track analysis., in: 7th International Conference on Geochronology, Cosmochronology and Isotope Geology., 24-29 September, 1990, Canberra, Australia., Geological Society of Australia: Abstracts, 27, 93.

Siddall, R. & Piovesan, R., 2011, A preliminary examination of Roman wall plasters from south west England. In M. Spataro (Ed.), The Old Potter's Almanack Vol. 16, 10.

Siddall, R., 1995, Review: BGS Holiday Geology Guide: St Ives to Cape Cornwall. Something for the weekend in Cornwall. Geology Today, 11(5), 173.

Siddall, R., 2000, The use of volcaniclastic material in Roman hydraulic concretes: a brief review.. In B. McGuire, D. Griffiths, & I. Stewart (Eds.), Geological Society , London, Special Publications., 171, 339-344.

Siddall, R., 2006, “Not a day without a line drawn”: pigments and painting techniques of Roman Artists. In Focus Magazine: Proceedings of the Royal Microscopical Society, 2, 18-23.

Siddall, R., 2006, Hydraulic Mortars in Antiquity: Analyses from Fountains in Ancient Corinth.. In A. Brauer, C. Mattusch, & A. Donohue (Eds.), Common Ground: Archaeology, Art, Science and Humanities., Oxbow Books, London., 208-211.

Siddall, R., 2011, Asphaltite Pigments in Ancient Egypt. In Traditional Paint News, Traditional Paint Forum., 3, 7-15.

Siddall, R., 2011, From kitchen to bathhouse: the use of waste ceramics as pozzolanic additives in Roman mortars. In Å. Ringbom, & R. L. Hohlfelder (Eds.), Building Roma aeterna: current research on Roman mortar and concrete. The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters., 128, 152-168

Siddall, R., 2013, Medieval mortars and the Gothic Revival: The Cosmati Pavement at Westminster Abbey., 3rd Historic Mortars Conference, Glasgow, 11-14 September 2013., 8 pp. Published online.

Siddall, R., 2016, There’s an awful lot of conglomerates in Brazil: ‘Monolith & Shadow’ revisited., Geology Today, 32 (6), 205-207.

Siddall, R., 2018, A Late Miocene dog print from the Sorbas Basin, Spain., Geology Today, 34 (5), 169-171. 

Siddall, R., 2018, Mineral Pigments in Archaeology: Their Analysis and the Range of Available Materials., Minerals, 8 (5), 201, 35 pp.

Siddall, R., 2019, Australia House: stones a long way from home., Geology Today, 35 (3), 102-106.

Siddall, R., 2019, Birds’ feet and Dog’s too! Rockwatch, 82, 10-11.

Siddall, R., 2019, London Pavement Geology: No longer just a building stone resource for Londoners., Welsh Stone Forum Newsletter 16, 13-14.

Siddall, R., 2019, Pre-Roman waterproofing mortars in Ancient Corinth: materials and technology., in: Ortega, I. F. & Bouffier, S. (Eds.), Mortiers et hydraulique en Méditerranée antique., Presses Universitaires de Provence (PUP), Aix-en-Provence., 41-52.

Siddall, R., 2019, The Pigment Timeline Project., in: Volley, J. (Ed.), Colour & Poetry: A Symposium., Slade Press, London., 2 pp. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/documents/colour-and-poetry.pdf 

Siddall, R., 2021, No Blue 'til the Neolithic. In J. Volley (Ed.), Colour & Poetry: A Symposium III., Slade Press, London., 96-97. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/documents/colour/C&P3.pdf

Siddall, R., 2022, Colour in Minerals., Colour & Poetry: A Symposium IV., Slade Press, London (ISBN 978-0903305)., 68-69.

Siddall, R., 2023, The Gloddaeth Purple Sandstone and All Saints Church, Deganwy., Welsh Stone Forum Newsletter, 19, 2-3.

Siddall, R., 2024, London Welsh: St Luke’s Church in Kentish Town., Welsh Stone Forum / Fforwm Cerrig Cymru Newsletter, 20, 15-17.

Siddall, R., Carter, A. H., & Hurford, A, J., 1996, Doming, denudation and Tertiary evolution of the Massif Central, France. In: International Workshop on Fission Track Dating. Ghent, Belgium., (refereed abstract).

Siddall, R., Chaplin, T., & Powling, T., 2005, Analyses of pigments from five gouaches from the Johnston-Lavis Collection. In E. Chambers, J. Dunn, J. Guest, & W. Kirk (Eds.), Violent Earth: The Unique Legacy of Dr. Johnston-Lavis., London: UCL Art Collections, University College London., 80-85.

Villaseñor, I., Graham, E., Siddall, R. & Price, C. A., 2011, The Characterisation of Lime Plasters from Lamanai, Belize: A Diachronic Approach to the Study of Architectural Practices., in: Turbanti-Memmi, I. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Archaeometry (13-16 May 2008; Siena, Italy)., Springer Verlag Berlin Heidleberg., 329-334.

Walsh, V. W., Siddall, R., Eastaugh, N., & Chaplin, T., 2003, Pigmenti di Pompei: verso la definizione di uno standard di riferimento per la ricerca sui pigmenti romani.. In P. Baraldi (Ed.), Scienze e Archeologia: Le Scienze Ambientali-Le Scienze Chimico Fisiche. 23rd October 2003 (pp. 181-196). Italy: Universita del Sannio, Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Soprintendenza Archeological Pompei., 181-196.

White, P., Siddall, R., Underwood, C., & BouDagher-Fadel, M., 2012, The geological provenance of coloured carbonate mosaic materials used at Fishbourne. in: Schrüfer-Kolb, I. (ed)., More than just numbers? The role of science in Roman archaeology., Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series, 91, 111-134.

Online Publications
Rainey, P., Siddall, R., Baker, L. & Clements, D., 2023, SGI 31 Millennium Rocks in the London Borough of Bromley., Sites of Geological Interest, London’s Geosites, London Geodiversity Partnership., 11 pp.

Siddall, R., 2017, Mary ‘Polly’ Winnearls Porter., Trowelblazers.com

Siddall, R., 2017, SGI 5. Gordon Square Sarsen., SGIs 1-30, London Geodiversity Partnership, p. 8.

Siddall, R., 2017, SGI 6. University College Hospital; Monolith & Shadow., SGIs 1-30, London Geodiversity Partnership, p. 9.

Siddall, R., 2017, SGI 7. Memorial to the Siege of Malta., SGIs 1-30, London Geodiversity Partnership, p. 10.

Siddall, R., 2023, SGI 33. Regent’s Park Fossil Trees., Sites of Geological Interest, London’s Geosites, London Geodiversity Partnership., 2 pp.

Siddall, R., 2023, SGI 34. Hanover Square: sculpture Landline by Dean Scully., Sites of Geological Interest, London’s Geosites, London Geodiversity Partnership., 2 pp.

Siddall, R., 2023, SGI 35 Shri Sanatan Hindu Mandir, Ealing Road HA0 4TA., Sites of Geological Interest, London’s Geosites, London Geodiversity Partnership., 2 pp.

Siddall, R., 2023, SGI 36 The Whetstone & The Griffin Public House., Sites of Geological Interest, London’s Geosites, London Geodiversity Partnership., 6 pp.

Artists’ Books
Volley, J., McCausland, O., Siddall, R., & Bronstein, H., 2018, From Pigments to Solar Power., Paper, Pigment, Ink. Slade Press, London.

Volley, J., & Siddall, R., 2021, Van Gogh’s Colours: A Pigment Timeline., Artists’ Book, Slade Press., London.

Siddall, R. (2020). On Welsh Slate. In T. Baskeyfield, M. Popham (Eds.), Of Flesh and Stone., Self-Published Artists' Book.