Browsing University of Waterloo by Supervisor "Dolphin, Alexis"
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A Comprehensive analysis of Dental Remains from the Early Bronze Age I site of Wadi Faynan 100, Jordan
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-14)Five looted Early Bronze Age Tombs were excavated at the site of Wadi Faynan 100, Southern Jordan, in 2019. While archaeological site looting is a common problem worldwide, the lack of research utilizing commingled and ... -
Exploring the Origins and Mobility of the Medieval Monastic Inhabitants of a Cave Church in Gurat, France using Strontium Isotope Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-22)Researchers inevitably must destroy a portion of their sample to conduct stable isotope analyses and obtain the chemical signatures embedded within biological hard tissues such as tooth or bone. However, the degree to which ... -
A Mobility Study of Neolithic People from Roquemissou in Southern France using Strontium Isotopes
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)This thesis examines the patterns of changing 87Sr/86Sr isotope ratios across the growth bands of 17 third molars belonging to people buried at the site of Roquemissou in Southern France. These ratios reflect the isotopic ... -
An Osteological Study of the Individuals Buried in Grave 3 at Wadi Faynan 100, Jordan
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-21)The main objective of this thesis is to address the paucity of research focussing on human remains at Jordanian archaeological sites by conducting an osteological analysis of Early Bronze Age individuals from a charnel ... -
A Trace Element Analysis of Lead in Human Tooth Enamel from Wadi Faynan 100, Jordan
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-17)The environmental pollution that persists in the Wadi Faynan region of Jordan can be attributed to copper mining and smelting activities that flourished during the Early Bronze Age I (EBAI) (ca. 3600-3000 BCE). Previous ...