This PhD project will investigate the isotope signals from both modern and past examples of domestication and taming. Key questions will likely be: Can we detect past domestications or taming using a combination of isotopic approaches? What evidence is there from the past for domestication or ...

The Department of Physical Geography at Utrecht University (UU) invites applications for a 4-year PhD project on the interface of Neolithic archaeology and buried alluvial landscapes in the Netherlands from the period 6000-4000 BCE. Can earth scientific and geoarchaeological methods demonstrate ...

Stories of Ancient Resilience (SOAR), A Flagship Project of the Planet Texas 2050 Bridging Barriers Grand Challenge, seeks an outstanding postdoctoral fellow to contribute to the acquisition and analysis of ancient DNA from human and animal remains in the new ancient DNA laboratory at the ...

As Conservator (Paintings and Painted Surfaces) you will provide excellence in the conservation of paintings (including canvas and panel paintings) and other objects with painted surfaces in the collection (including architectural elements, sculpture and furniture).
The post holder will have ...

The Heritage Laboratory, situated in Visby on the island of Gotland, is a central facility for interdisciplinary collaborations in heritage science. The Heritage Laboratory has a special focus on conservation science, conservation materials testing, technical art studies and cultural heritage ...

Ce projet vise à développer un appareillage de spectrométrie de fluorescence X (FX) in situ en mode confocal combinée à de l'imagerie en FX-2D. Le but est l'analyse et l'imagerie élémentaires résolues en profondeur sur des figures préhistoriques de grottes ornées ainsi que sur des peintures ...

The project is designed to place the study of the development and spread of the codex on more reliable foundations. To achieve this goal, the project has four secondary objectives: 1) Conduct provenance research into the ownership histories of early Greek and Latin codices. 2) Produce detailed ...

This AHRC funded post is available for 6 months from 1st August 2021, or as soon as possible thereafter to cover maternity leave. You will serve as the Project Officer and will have particular expertise in zooarchaeology along with more general archaeological skills and contribute to the ...

The UCL Institute of Archaeology is seeking to appoint a Lecturer who will contribute to high-quality teaching in the fields of Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology. We would particularly welcome applications from individuals with research and experience across multiple sub-disciplines, who ...

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical and organisational support to the laboratories run by the Bioarchaeology Research Group. While these include the laboratories for Osteoarchaeology, Archaeobotany and Archaezoology, their main task will be to support the ...

The position is associated to the project ClimateCultures: Socio-natural entanglements in Little Ice Age in Norway (1500-1800), financed by the Norwegian Research Council. It asks: what happened the last time Nordic societies encountered rapid climate change? How did climate and culture interact ...

Applications are invited for a PhD candidate in the area of multi-proxy archaeobotany. This position is embedded in the NWO-funded project “Finding Suitable Grounds”, which is due to start in October 2021 in collaboration with Utrecht University (UU), the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in ...