Asia Alsgaard · @alsgaard
111 followers · 81 posts · Server archaeo.social
Working on submitting destructive sampling permits for #StableIsotope analysis of #CapeFurSeal tooth enamel, fish #otoliths and bone collagen.
Here is the seal plan: ðŸ¦
Comparing carbon and oxygen SI of #MiddleStoneAge seals from #KlasiesRiverMainSite and #BlombosCave with #LateStoneAge seals from #Hoffman’s/Robberg and #NelsonBayCave
Planning to compare the archaeological samples with present day seal populations to see if the #foraging environments have changed.
#archaeology #zooarchaeology
#stableisotope #capefurseal #otoliths #MiddleStoneAge #KlasiesRiverMainSite #BlombosCave #LateStoneAge #hoffman #nelsonbaycave #foraging #archaeology #zooarchaeology
Asia Alsgaard · @alsgaard
105 followers · 65 posts · Server archaeo.social
Any guesses what #MarineMammal this tooth belongs to?
Working at #UniversityOfCapeTown this week going through the #LateStoneAge #HoffmansRobberg and #NelsonBayCave as I prep a permit for #StableIsotope analysis when I came across this identified by #zooarchaeologist Leesha Richardson.
#marinemammal #universityofcapetown #LateStoneAge #HoffmansRobberg #nelsonbaycave #stableisotope #zooarchaeologist