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Nancy
Lovell (PhD Cornell, 1987) is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts at the
University of Alberta. A bioarchaeologist, she is interested
in the skeletal biology of ancient peoples, particularly how their
skeletons reveal aspects of the interrelationships between culture,
environment, and health. She also has conducted research on the
assessment of biological affinities of past populations and on methods
of osteobiography (e.g., age estimation and sex determination).
She has excavated ancient cemeteries in Egypt and Pakistan, and
has studied human skeletal remains from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia,
and the Indus Valley Civilization, and from historic cemeteries
of the Fur Trade Period in western Canada. A continuing interest
is the expression of trauma and disease in the skeletal remains
of free-living apes and monkeys and how this reflects social behaviour
and may inform our understanding of selective pressures in primate
and hominid evolution. Most recently, she has begun a study of historic
cemeteries in western Canada, in
order to assess the fit between archaeological interpretive models
for prehistoric cemeteries with the documented evidence for burial
practices.
Undergraduate Teaching: the excavation, curation, and analysis of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites (Anthr 490); the study of diseases in antiquity (Anthr 407); human osteology (Anthr 390); mortuary archaeology (Anthr 404); and introductory biological anthropology (Anthr 209). Please see "Courses" for detailed information on course offerings for the 2011-2012 academic year. Prospective Honors and Independent Study Students: Areas of supervision include mortuary archaeology; human osteology/osteoarchaeology (including palaeopathology, biological affinities assessment, and osteobiographical analysis); and the conservation and curation of bone in museum/institutional settings. Projects in the chemical analysis of bone may be possible with co-supervision. Areas of Graduate Supervision: Mortuary archaeology (especially theory); human osteology/osteoarchaeology (including palaeopathology, biological affinities assessment, and osteobiographical analysis); and the conservation and curation of bone in museum/institutional settings. Applicants should have a well-defined topical focus and relevant training and experience. No ancient DNA work. Applicants with interests in the chemical analysis of bone should contact Professor Sandra Garvie-Lok; those with interests in forensic anthropology must discuss topics with me ahead of time. Those wishing to conduct research on archaeological skeletal remains should identify collections suitable for their geographic, temporal, and/or thematic interests before applying.
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