Language: The lecture will be in English.

Speakers: Dr. Hannah James and Dr. Christina Cheung

Dr. Hannah James works at the ERC Lumiere team as a postdoctoral researcher since June 2021, at the AMGC department of the VUB. She completed a Master of Archaeological Science (Research) in 2013 and a PhD in Archaeological Science in 2021 at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. This PhD thesis focused on using in situ oxygen and strontium isotopic analysis on archaeological human tooth enamel and on mapping bioavailable strontium in mainland France, Corsica and New Caledonia to assist in archaeological mobility studies. She also worked on a project mapping bioavailable strontium in Portugal and analysing tooth enamel and dentine and cremated bone from a range of Portuguese archaeological sites. 

Dr. Christina Cheung is an archaeologist with a strong background in bioarchaeology, specializing in using stable isotope methods to address a range of interrelated anthropological and archaeological questions. She currently works at the AMGC department of the VUB as a postdoctoral researcher. She completed a Master in Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford in 2009, and a PhD in Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, Canada in 2016.Over the past 10 years, she has been involved in archaeological projects spanning wide temporal and geographical ranges, including Neolithic Iran, Neolithic France, Bronze Age China, Roman Britain, Pre-contact Fiji, and many more. 

Abstract

From biology to geochemistry, isotope analysis has a wide range of applicability across various scientific fields. This talk will discuss the applications of isotope analysis in archaeology. By using case studies from across the world, we hope to demonstrate how measuring different isotope systems (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and strontium) from our teeth and bones can be used to help answer questions about diet and mobility!

Practical

Location: VUB, Campus Etterbeek, Building D. The lecture room will be announced later.

Members of KVCV are admitted for free, WK members pay €2, others pay €4.

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After the lecture, you are invited to a reception.

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