Prof. Oliver E. Craig, BioArCh, University of York, UK
I specialise in biomolecular archaeology, ie. the recovery of proteins, lipids and DNA from ancient skeletal remains and archaeological artefacts to provide insights into past human activities. My main archaeological research interest lie in temporal transitions and variability in human diets, cuisine and subsistence practices and the impact that dietary changes had on social evolution,health and the environment particularly during prehistoric periods. A major research focus is to understand the motivations for pottery use by hunter-gatherers. However, I join PLANTCULT to bring in expertise in organic residue analysis of food remains on ceramics using novel isotopic and mass spectrometry approaches for the detection of plant products.
Homepage: https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/academic-staff/oliver-craig/
Publications: https://pure.york.ac.uk/portal/en/researchers/oliver-edward-craig(a7639100-88dc-409c-8c86-710e535f9eb7).html
Early pottery research group: http://www.earlypottery.org/