Moving with the times: mobility and diet of people and animals in prehistoric Lincolnshire
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Archaeology
Abstract
Abstracts are not currently available in GtR for all funded research. This is normally because the abstract was not required at the time of proposal submission, but may be because it included sensitive information such as personal details.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Naomi Sykes (Primary Supervisor) | |
| David Osborne (Student) |
| Description | When did the cows come home? A multi-isotope exploration of local and regional grazing patterns in Bronze Age Lincolnshire |
| Amount | £36,750 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 2384.0321 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Department | National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2021 |
| End | 07/2022 |
| Title | Faunal remains from Neolithic and Bronze Age sites in Lincolnshire and the Fens |
| Description | Database of faunal remains excavated from Neolithic and Bronze Age sites identified in the county Historic Environment Record (HER) databases of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (Unitary Authority), collating data gathered from unpublished excavation reports ('grey literature'). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Database brings together data from many unpublished excavation reports, making possible a synoptic overview of faunal remains of the Neolithic and Bronze Age in Lincolnshire and the Cambridgeshire Fens, searchable by species and location. |
| Description | Langtoft faunal remains and soil samples |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Results of isotope analysis, X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) and diatom analysis will be made available to partner. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of excavated faunal remains, soil samples and associated documentation. |
| Impact | Isotope, XRF and other analyses are still in progress. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Conference poster presentation, Bronze Age Forum, Cambridge University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | My poster describing my research was exhibited with others at the Bronze Age Forum, held in Cambridge University and was selected by the panel of conference organisers as the winner of the prize for best poster, awarded by the Prehistoric Society. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |