STUDENT THESIS PROJECTS
In Progress:
Sarah Meinekat, Ph.D., University of Tübingen Institute for Archaeological Sciences
Focus: Geoarchaeology
Emily Milton, Ph.D., Michigan State University Dept. of Anthropology and the Environmental Science and Policy Program
Focus: Stable isotopes
Daniela Osorio, Ph.D., University College London Institute of Archaeology
Focus: Lithic Technology
Tori Schwarz, Ph.D., Michigan State University Dept. of Anthropology
Focus: Geoarchaeology
Brett Furlotte, M.A., University of Saskatchewan Dept. of Archaeology and Anthropology
Focus: Paleoethnobotany
Thesis: "Hunting for the Gathering: Paleoethnobotanical Investigations at the Quebrada Jaguay (QJ-280) Archaeological Site, Southern Coastal Peru."
Completed:
Emily Milton, M.A., 2020. Michigan State University Dept. of Anthropology
Thesis: "A Surface Water δ18O Baseline for Archaeological Studies of Seasonality and Mobility in the Majes Valley and Pucuncho Basin of Southern Peru.”
Taylor Panczak, M.A., 2019. Michigan State University Dept. of Anthropology
Thesis: "Exploring Inter-Zonal Connections Through a Constructed Projectile Point Typology From Cuncaicha Rock Shelter."
Steph Gruver, M.A., 2018. Northern Illinois University Dept. of Anthropology
Thesis: “Seasonality and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Quebrada Jaguay.”
Sophia Haller von Hallerstein, M.Sc., 2017. University of Tübingen Institute for Archaeological Sciences
Thesis: “Multi-isotopic Paleo-diet Reconstruction of Hunter-gatherers in the Peruvian Puna.”
Sarah Meinekat, M.Sc., 2016., University of Tübingen Institute for Archaeological Sciences
Thesis: “A Geoarchaeological Investigation of the Site Formation of Cuncaicha Rockshelter, Peru.”
Dobereiner Chala-Aldana, M.Sc., 2016. University of Tübingen Institute for Archaeological Sciences
Thesis: “Assessment of Mobility and Highland Occupation Strategies during the Early Holocene at the Cuncaicha Rockshelter through Strontium and Oxygen Isotopes.”
Tatiana Feuerborn, M.Sc., 2016. University of Tübingen Institute for Archaeological Sciences
Thesis: “A Genetic Study of Ancient Canids.”