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Julia Lee-Thorp
Birth Date:1951 4, df=y
Fields:Archaeological science
Alma Mater:University of Cape Town
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Julia Anne Lee-Thorp, (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.[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.

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. She joined the University of Oxford in 2010 as Professor of Archaeological Science and a Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford.[6] She has served as Vice-Head of the School of Archaeology from 2014 to 2016, and was its Head from 2016. She retired from full-time academia in 2019, and was appointed Emeritus Professor of Archaeological Science by Oxford.[7] [8] [9]

Research

Lee-Thorp has been involved in a number of projects in Africa, South America, and Europe.[10] In addition to diet, her more recent research has focused on the role of changing environment, climate, and farming techniques on ancient human societies.[10] Currently, she is involved in the Paleodeserts Project,[11] The Agricultural Origins of Urban Civilization (AGRICURB),[12] and Building a Better Eggtimer.[13]

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.

She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa.[14]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. News: Professor Julia Lee-Thorp. 2012-08-06. St Cross College. 2018-10-27. en-GB.
  2. Web site: Professor Julia Lee-Thorp The British Academy. The British Academy. en. 2018-10-27.
  3. Web site: Lee-Thorp, Prof. Julia Anne . . Oxford University Press . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U267093 . 1 December 2017. 978-0-19-954088-4 .
  4. Web site: Professor Julia Lee-Thorp . St Cross College . University of Oxford . 8 October 2018 . 6 August 2012.
  5. Stable carbon isotopes in deep time: the diets of fossil fauna and hominids. Lee-Thorp. Julia Anne. 1989. Open UCT. University of Cape Town. Doctoral Thesis .
  6. Web site: Professor Julia Lee-Thorp . The British Academy . 8 October 2018.
  7. Book: Lee-Thorp, Prof. Julia Anne . . Oxford University Press . 1 December 2023 . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U267093 . 978-0-19-954088-4 . 6 December 2023.
  8. Web site: Lee-Thorp, Prof. Julia Anne, (born 20 April 1951), Professor of Archaeological Science, 2010–19, now Emeritus, and Head, School of Archaeology, 2016–19, University of Oxford; Fellow, St Cross College, Oxford, now Emerita . . Oxford University Press . en . 1 December 2023.
  9. Web site: Professor Julia Lee Thorp . School of Archaeology . University of Oxford . 6 December 2023 . en.
  10. Web site: Prof Julia Lee-Thorp – Palaeodeserts. www.palaeodeserts.com. en-US. 2018-10-28.
  11. Web site: Palaeodeserts - Climate Change and Hominin Evolution in the Arabian Desert. www.palaeodeserts.com. en-US. 2018-10-28.
  12. Web site: AGRICURB - School of Archaeology - University of Oxford. www.arch.ox.ac.uk. en. 2018-10-28.
  13. Web site: Eggtimer. sites.google.com. 2018-10-28.
  14. Web site: Fellows (FRSSAf). December 2017. Royal Society of South Africa. December 3, 2018. 5 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180905155258/http://www.royalsocietysa.org.za/?page_id=759. dead.

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