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University of York, UK
Joined September 2018
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Tune in to hear exciting research from some of our Palaeohub researchers!
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Calling all ✨new✨ Postgraduate Researchers @UniOfYork - don't miss our PGR Induction! ⏰ Wed 4th October, 13:00-15:30 📍 SLB/118 ☕️&🍪 provided! Open to all new PhD, MPhil & Masters by Research students + supervisors/PGR Admins ➡️ book your place: york.ac.uk/research/graduate…
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Open Biomechanics continues its adorable mammal-y theme with @PalaeoHub talking red #squirrels (definitely cutest study animal in this session!) 🐿, including plasticity in feeding mechanics and mechanical testing of #nuts!🥜 #SEBconference
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Symposium lead @digging_up_mac is sharing insights on constructing a chaîne opératoire for the interpretation of mass graves - focusing on biomolecular analysis from Leicester, UK and Ancient Ibida (Romania) #YorkArchaeologyPGRSymponia23
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Another ceramics researcher, Yannick Signer, is up next with his research on Medieval pottery production in the Yorkshire landscape - a bit closer to home! 🏠 #YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23
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Next up in Session 2 is Oya Inanli with “Metagenomic perspectives on traditional beer brewing: New insights from Scandinavian yeast rings” 🍻#YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23
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Melissa Kays shares her analysis of a database built on trends in female benefaction within the Roman Empire within “Exploring the social mobility and influence of women in Roman public life from the 1st to the 3rd c. A.D” #YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23
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Ki Crabtree is up next with a presentation titled “Human craniofacial gracilization and its relationship to masticatory loading” - if that’s not your area of expertise, check out the slide Ki is using to explain the basics to us! 💀 #YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23
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Continuing with the Palaeolithic focus - we’re learning about Palaeolithic art within its landscape and the social significance of major art locations from Chloe Parr 🧑‍🎨 #YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23
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Session 1 is kicking off with Katharine Macy’s presentation on Autism in the Palaeolithic! She utilises surveys and studies, re-evaluated data, work with the autistic community, and a recognition of neurodiversity within her work. #YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23
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Next we’re hearing from Lucy Handford on functional performance in the human masticatory system during ontogeny! Lucy is particularly looking at modeling bite force in juveniles 🦷 #YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23
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Moving right along to Javier Montalvo-Cabrera and his talk on “Changes and continuities in the use of pottery throughout the Ceramic Period (1600 - 400 BP) of the Araucanía, Southern Chile”
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Following on from Javier, we’re examining ceramic use, cuisine and the creation of community along the Swahili Coast in the 1st Millennium AD with Lizzie Hicks. Lizzie is breaking down the timeline of occupation at Unguja Ukuu, Zanzibar 🏺#YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23
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PGR Taught student Benedict Dyson is up next - we’re discussing the project on presenting context data through an interactive archive. Really great stuff from our MA students! 💻 #YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23
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Next up - PGR Taught student Rachel Rynard is presenting on the topic of black rats in rural Britain (she’s reviewing the data and it’s implications for the plague!) 🐀 #YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23
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First up: Greta Pepper demonstrating silk reeling while providing additional information about research on medieval knowledge exchange and silk production centres #YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23 #medievalarchaeology
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Jim Glazzard is sharing the process for Viking-age non-ferrous metal working - did you know that the melting point of sterling silver is 920 degrees Celsius? 🔥🪵 #YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23
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Getting ready for our 2023 PGR Symposium! Prepare for live tweets from the demonstrations at York Experimental Archaeology Research Centre and from PGRs across the department #YorkArchaeologyPGRSymposium23
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The European Doctoral Summer School is back! Open to PhD Researchers from @UniOfYork @MaastrichtU & @WWU_Muenster the school is a week-long programme of collaborative workshops - this year focused on sustainable research Learn more & book your place: york.ac.uk/research/graduate…
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