Emma started following the work of Adrianne Daggett, Michigan State University, Anthropology.
Emma started following the work of Jamie Hampson, University of Cambridge, Archaeology.
Emma started following the work of Brian Stewart, University of Cambridge, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.
Post-Doc, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Adrian Research Fellow
Dawin College
About
I am an archaeological scientist specialising in stable isotope analysis (carbon, nitrogen and oxygen). I use this technique to study palaeodiet, mobility and palaeoclimate.
In October 2010 I became the Adrian Research Fellow at Darwin College, Cambridge, my first post-doctoral position. My current research uses stable oxygen isotope analysis to reconstruct the climatic background to the spread of agriculture through the crucial cross roads of Central Asia. This is part of the Food Globalisation in Prehistory (FOGLIP) project which investigates the globalisation of agriculture in the Neolithic. I have collected animal teeth samples from Gansu province, China and will be collecting further samples in future field seasons.
I am also working on the Mauritian Archaeology and Cultural Heritage project to investigate the diet and geographic origins of slaves and indentured labourers from Mauritius.
My PhD investigated the relationships between diet, migration and health in Iron Age, Roman and Early Mediaeval coastal Croatia. This showed that the Roman and Early Mediaeval migrations caused fundamental changes in the subsistence practices of the people living in the region. Furthermore, I showed that the application of oxygen stable isotope analysis to human samples requires further consideration before the technique can be easily applied. I have submitted two papers about these results - watch this space!
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