Laboratoire méditerranéen de préhistoire Europe Afrique (LAMPEA) — UMR 7269 — Université d’Aix-Marseille, CNRS, INRAP



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Advances in micro-sampling techniques of human archaeological skeletal remains

Workshop announcement

25-26 février 2016
Aix-en-Provence : MMSH - LAMPEA

Goals
Micro-sampling of human archaeological bones and teeth for geochemical characterization is arguably one of the most exciting and promising developments in the field of bioarchaeology since the introduction of the first geochemical testing on human bone in the 1970s.
The goals of the workshop are the following :
1. To exchange experience on the techniques of laboratory processing ;
2. To share information on recent work ; and
3. To assess the potential range of future archaeological applications ;

Sponsors : A*Midex (Initiative d’excellence Aix-Marseille) and Baikal–Hokkaido Archaeology Project.

Thursday, 25 February, 2016

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome – Prof A. Weber (Chair), Prof. J-P. Bracco and Dr E. Herrscher (Directors of the LAMPEA)
9:15 – 9:45 P. Sandberg, J. Lee-Thorp, High-resolution stable light isotope sequences in human enamel : where to point the laser ?
9:45 – 10:15 A. Czermak, How ”micro” can we sample ? Imaging-controlled micro-sampling of dentin
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 – 11:15 I. Fraser-Shapiro, Resolving mobility patterns in complex biogeochemical environments
10:15 – 11:45 G. Eriksson, K. Lidén, Sorting out mobility from diet with microsampling : some preliminary dental enamel 87Sr / 86Sr data obtained by laser-ablation MC-ICP-MS
11:10 – 12:30 Discussion

14:00 – Discussion : General methodological/technical issues. Chairs : J. Montgomery, R. Schulting

Friday, 26 February, 2016

9:15 – 9:45 J. Montgomery, Identifying sheep transhumance and mobility : lessons from an isotopic study of known modern analogues
9:45 – 10:15 O. Craig, Recovering genomic and proteomic records of diet in human remains
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 – 11:15 I. Fraser-Shapiro, Bone micro-sampling : refining the evidence from adult years of life
10:15 – 11:45 A. Weber, R. Schulting, O.I. Goriunova, V.I. Bazaliiskii, Middle Holocene hunter–gatherers in Cis-Baikal, Siberia : a case for micro-sampling molar dentin
11:45 – 12:30 Discussion

14:00 – Theoretical issues. Chairs : P. Jordan, A. Weber

Organizing committee
1. A. Weber, U of Alberta/Aix-Marseille U, aweber@ualberta.ca
2. G. Goude, Aix-Marseille U, goude@mmsh.univ-aix.fr
3. E. Herrscher, Aix-Marseille U, herrscher@mmsh.univ-aix.fr
4. R. Schulting, U of Oxford, rick.schulting@arch.ox.ac.uk