In March, Frankie Tait (PhD Student) attended the UK Archaeological Sciences (UKAS) conference held at the University of Bristol. The conference was kickstarted by Professor Richard Evershed who gave an insightful, and at times humorous, overview of his career combining Geochemistry and Archaeology – unlikely bedfellows as he calls them. The conference continued with many high level posters and oral presentations covering topics such as experimental pipe smoking, ancient virus detection and a lot of isotopes! On the morning of the last day, Frankie gave her talk: Assessing the effect of NaOH for humic acid removal in palaeoproteomic analyses of archaeological bone – a great opportunity to receive feedback from peers in the field.
The next UKAS will be held at the University of Oxford 2028.
