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==Honours== |
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In 2013, Lee-Thorp was elected a [[Fellow of the British Academy]] (FBA), the United Kingdom's [[national academy]] for the humanities and social sciences.<ref name="FBA" /> |
In 2013, Lee-Thorp was elected a [[Fellow of the British Academy]] (FBA), the United Kingdom's [[national academy]] for the humanities and social sciences.<ref name="FBA" /> |
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She is also a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of South Africa]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalsocietysa.org.za/?page_id=759|title=Fellows (FRSSAf)|last=|first=|date=December 2017|website=Royal Society of South Africa|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Selected works== |
==Selected works== |
Revision as of 19:29, 3 December 2018
Julia Lee-Thorp | |
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Born | 20 April 1951 |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
Known for | Stable Light Isotope |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Archaeological science |
Institutions |
Julia Anne Lee-Thorp, FBA (born 20 April 1951) is a South African archaeologist and academic. She is Head of the Stable Light Isotope Laboratory and Professor of Archaeological Science and Bioarchaeology at the University of Oxford.[1] Lee-Thorp is most well known for her work on dietary ecology and human origins, using stable isotope chemistry to study fossil bones and teeth.[2]
Early life and education
Lee-Thorp was born on 20 April 1951 in Cape Town, South Africa.[3] Studying at the University of Cape Town, she graduated with Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc) with a major in chemistry, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees.[3][4] Her doctoral thesis, titled "Stable carbon isotopes in deep time: the diets of fossil fauna and hominids," was completed in 1989 and demonstrated a method by which to significantly increase the applicable time-span of carbon isotopic analysis by using the mineral form of calcified animal tissue (apatite) as the sample material instead of traditionally used collagen.[5]
Academic career
Lee-Thorp remained at her alma mater, working as a senior research officer at the University of Cape Town's Archaeometry Research Unit (1991 to 1997). She was a senior lecturer in its Faculty of Science from 1998 to 2000 and an associate professor from 2001 to 2004. She was appointed Professor of Archaeology in 2005.[3]
In 2005, she moved to the United Kingdom to take up the post of research director of Archaeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences at the University of Bradford.[3] She joined the University of Oxford in 2010 as Professor of Archaeological Science and a Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford.[4][6] She has served as Vice-Head of the School of Archaeology from 2014 to 2016,[6] and has been its Head since 2016.[3]
Research
Lee-Thorp has been involved in a number of projects in Africa, South America, and Europe.[7] In addition to diet, her more recent research has focused on the role of changing environment, climate, and farming techniques on ancient human societies.[8] Currently, she is involved in the Paleodeserts Project,[9] The Agricultural Origins of Urban Civilization (AGRICURB),[10] and Building a Better Eggtimer.[11]
Honours
In 2013, Lee-Thorp was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[6]
She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa[12]
Selected works
- Lee-Thorp, Julia A.; Sealy, Judith C.; van der Merwe, Nikolaas J. (November 1989). "Stable carbon isotope ratio differences between bone collagen and bone apatite, and their relationship to diet". Journal of Archaeological Science. 16 (6): 585–599. doi:10.1016/0305-4403(89)90024-1.
- Lee-Thorp, Julia A.; van der Merwe, Nikolaas J. (May 1991). "Aspects of the chemistry of modern and fossil biological apatites". Journal of Archaeological Science. 18 (3): 343–354. doi:10.1016/0305-4403(91)90070-6.
- Lee-Thorpe, J. A. (December 2008). "On isotopes and old bones". Archaeometry. 50 (6): 925–950. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00441.x.
- Sponhiemer, Matthew; Lee-Thorp, Julia A.; Reed, Kaye E.; Ungar, Peter, eds. (2013). Early Hominin Paleoecology. Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado. ISBN 978-1607322245.
- Mayewski, Paul A.; Rohling, Eelco E.; Curt Stager, J.; Karlén, Wibjörn; Maasch, Kirk A.; Meeker, L. David; Meyerson, Eric A.; Gasse, Francoise; van Kreveld, Shirley; Holmgren, Karin; Lee-Thorp, Julia; Rosqvist, Gunhild; Rack, Frank; Staubwasser, Michael; Schneider, Ralph R.; Steig, Eric J. (20 January 2017). "Holocene Climate Variability". Quaternary Research. 62 (03): 243–255. doi:10.1016/j.yqres.2004.07.001.
References
- ^ "Professor Julia Lee-Thorp". St Cross College. 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Professor Julia Lee-Thorp | The British Academy". The British Academy. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ a b c d e "Lee-Thorp, Prof. Julia Anne". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U267093.
- ^ a b "Professor Julia Lee-Thorp". St Cross College. University of Oxford. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ Lee-Thorp, Julia Anne (1989). "Stable carbon isotopes in deep time: the diets of fossil fauna and hominids". Open UCT. University of Cape Town.
- ^ a b c "Professor Julia Lee-Thorp". The British Academy. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Prof Julia Lee-Thorp – Palaeodeserts". www.palaeodeserts.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "Prof Julia Lee-Thorp – Palaeodeserts". www.palaeodeserts.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "Palaeodeserts - Climate Change and Hominin Evolution in the Arabian Desert". www.palaeodeserts.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "AGRICURB - School of Archaeology - University of Oxford". www.arch.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "Eggtimer". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "Fellows (FRSSAf)". Royal Society of South Africa. December 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
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- Living people
- British archaeologists
- Academics of the University of Oxford
- Women archaeologists
- University of Cape Town alumni
- Fellows of the British Academy
- People from Cape Town
- Fellows of St Cross College, Oxford
- South African archaeologists
- Academics of the University of Bradford
- University of Cape Town academics