Project Details
Description
The isotopic composition of elements such as Sr, Pb, Ca and O in human teeth preserves a faithful record of their diet, where they obtained their food and the climate they experienced in the early stages of life. We will use a range of advanced analytical techniques, including new methods of micro-isotopic analysis, to study the age, diet, migration and climatic exposure of individuals representing several important aspects of human evolution over the past 150,000 years: the interaction of Homo sapiens with Neanderthals in Europe and the Levant, the colonisation of the Pacific, and the lifestyle of the newly-discovered hobbit of Flores, Homo floresiensis.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 1/01/06 → 31/12/09 |
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