Dr Isabel Wiltshire
PhD, MSci
Expertise
My research focuses on the study of lipids preserved in archaeological pottery using compound-specific isotope analysis and radiocarbon dating to understand pottery use, diet and subsistence, and how these changed over time.
Current positions
Research Associate
School of Chemistry
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Research interests
My research focuses on the study of lipids preserved in archaeological pottery using compound-specific isotope analysis and radiocarbon dating to understand pottery use, diet and subsistence, and how these changed over time.
During my PhD, I investigated the transition to the Neolithic in Britain through lipid residue analyses and compound-scpeicific radiocarbon dating of absorbed lipids from the earliest pottery in Britain.
I am currently working with Dr. Mélanie Roffet-Salque investigating freshwater fish exploitation and its role in early farming communities in Central Europe.
Publications
Recent publications
26/08/2023Dorstone Hill
Antiquity
Organic residue analysis of early Neolithic pottery from Gwernvale
The First Stones
