Position Title
Graduate Student
About
As an archaeologist, I currently study teeth, specifically artiodactyl (deer and elk) teeth found in California archaeological sites. Why teeth? Teeth provide a snapshot of the individual by recording information which is accessible through archaeometric methods: proteomics (sex), stable isotopes (diet, environment, life history), and dental cementum increment analysis (age, season of death). By studying teeth, I hope to discover more about how people hunted and interacted with animals. My research explores if artiodactyl distributions in the San Francisco Bay area are a product of local habitat, biological, or sociopolitical factors.
Advisor: Dr. Jelmer Eerkens
Research Focus
Hunter-gather archaeology, stable isotopes, Proteomics, subsistence strategies, adaptation to social and environmental changes
Publications
Harold, Laura B., Brian F. Byrd, and Jill Eubanks
2019 Clam, Mussel, And Oyster Harvest At CA-SFR-114: Estimating Seasonality of Shellfish Harvest Using Oxygen Isotopes. Proceedings of the Society of California Archaeology 33:97-115.