Research project

My current project involves applying ZooMS and other palaeoproteomics methods to the highly fragmented faunal assemblage from Middle Palaeolithic sites in the Swabian Jura, Southwest Germany, with the aim of confirming and advancing our current knowledge of the area's taxonomic composition and its implications for human behaviour. I also examine bone collagen degradation patterns and investigate their relationships with various pre- and post-depositional modifications as well as different climatic and burial conditions. My objective is to broaden the range of information extracted from archaeological bone collagen data and to collaborate closely with zooarchaeologists to ensure comprehensive contextualization.

Education

July 2022-Present PhD student

Archaeo and Palaeoproteomics working group

Institute for Archaeological Sciences

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Nicholas J. Conard, Dr. Samantha Brown

2020-2021 Mphil Archaeological Science                 University of Cambridge

2017-2020 BA Archaeology                                        University of Sheffield

Research interests

ZooMS

Proteomics

Zooarchaeology

Taphonomy

Palaeolithic archaeology

Human behaviour ecology

Scholarship

Faculty undergraduate Scholarship for Academic Achievement 2018-19

Faculty undergraduate Scholarship for Academic Achievement 2017-18