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Details for Dr Lucy Cramp
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Lucy Cramp |
| Job title | Senior Lecturer in Archaeology |
| Department | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | BA(Hons), MSc(Oxon.), PhD(R'dg) |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | marine product exploitation human prehistory biomarker proxies archaeological pottery Egyptian mummy balms compound-specific stable carbon isotope analysis organic residue analysis palaeodiet |
| Areas of expertise | My current research involves the development and application of biomarker and compound-specific stable isotope proxies for the detection of ancient marine and freshwater product processing in archaeological pottery. This project includes large-scale residue analysis of pottery from coastal and island locations on the Atlantic seaboard, dating from the earliest Neolithic through to the Viking/Norse period, and aims to trace the (dis)continuation and changing importance of marine products in prehistory at a more sensitive level than has previously been possible. My earlier work on absorbed archaeological residues has included determining the function of Roman mortaria (ceramic ‘grinding bowls’) in Britain, whilst other previous research has involved the investigation of the biomolecular composition of a large number of Egyptian animal and human mummy balms in order to determine the common ingredients (resins, beeswax, plant oils etc.) that were combined in order to scent, disinfect and ‘water-proof’ the body after death. |