Buzon Lab
Lilly Hall 1-239 & 1-240
Jeremy Beach (PhD) -- Jeremy is
interested in the mortuary practices of Iron Age Nomadic pastoralist populations
from the Eurasia steppe. He plans to utilized dental texture analysis to
understand dietary patterns of populations from Iron Age Mongolia. Also,
he is interested in the interactions between nomadic pastoralists and Chinese
populations.
Emilie Fleagle (BA) -- Emilie is currently researching stature and cranial traits in the Tombos Napatan sample.
Sarah
Schrader (PhD) -- Sarah's MS thesis investigated osteological indicators of activity patterns at the site of Tombos in
ancient Nubia by examing the biocultural effects of culture contact. Her PhD research is expanding on this topic and is focused on changes in daily activities (physical and dietary) as a result of the Egyptian Empire in Nubia.
Alexander Blasingame (BA) -- Alex is currently investigating dental disease in the Tombos Napatan sample.
Alumni
Blair
Daverman (MS, 2011) -- Blair's MS thesis investigated the changes in diet associated with the Akkadian imperial conquest of Kish (2600-2150 BC), examining differences by sex and status.
Dr. Victoria Gibbon (Post Doc) -- Dr. Gibbon is interested human morphological
variation and how it changes in times of population pressure and stress. Her
research includes material in South Africa and China and is currently being
expanded to include the human material from Tombos.