The UMMAA is pleased to present Emilie Green, a PhD student at the University of Aberdeen, who will speak on Friday, October 7, 12-1 p.m., as part of the UMMAA Brown Bag Lecture Series.

Ms. Green will discuss an extensive suite of new and published radiocarbon dates alongside stable isotope data for C/N, and S isotopes from human and animal remains excavated from burial contexts across the Egiin Gol. With these dates, she constructs a robust Bayesian chronology for north Mongolia that supplements current chronological frameworks, corroborates emerging narratives of increasing cultural complexity across Eurasian Prehistory and demonstrably questions traditional narratives of homogeneity. This multifaceted study explores the application of stable isotopes as proxies for paleoclimate (alongside diet and foddering practices) and explores how nomadic pastoral communities adapted to the dynamic and changing environments of Eastern Eurasia during the Middle Holocene, and the Bronze and Iron Ages. This will enable a better understanding of the environments and climates of Eurasian landscapes, whilst contributing to Pan-Asian narratives of human adaptation and resilience throughout the Holocene.

Zoom link:
 https://umich.zoom.us/j/93550588643

The Museum’s Brown Bag Lecture Series is free and open to the public.