Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I am interested in the application of bioarchaeological techniques to understand diet, economy and subsistence in past societies. I mainly concentrate on the use of stable isotopes to investigate these themes in historic societies of the Meditteranean, particularly where issues of cultural coexistence, social identity and political conquest may be explored. I also have expertise in the application of ancient DNA analysis to ancient human and animal populations.
Biography
2022 - Professor of Bioarchaeology, University of York
2018 - Senior Lecturer in Bioarchaeology, University of York
2012 - Lecturer in Bioarchaeology, University of York
2010-2011 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Aberdeen University, Durham University, Cornell University (USA)
2006-2010 PhD Exploring Diet and Society in Medieval Spain:New Approaches Using Stable Isotope Analysis, Durham University
2005-2006 MSc Biomolecular Archaeology, Manchester University and Sheffield University
2002-2005 BSc Archaeology Durham University
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Finding the right plaice at the right time: Multi-molecular analysis of flatfish reveals historical catch habitats
Dierickx, K., Schauer, P., Harland, J., Pipe, A., Oueslati, T., Lehouck, A., Ervynck, A., Wouters, W., Von Tersch, M., Orton, D. & Alexander, M., 11 Aug 2024, In: Fish and fisheries. 25, 5, p. 811-822 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multi-proxy bioarchaeological analysis of skeletal remains shows genetic discontinuity in a Medieval Sicilian community
Monnereau, A., Ughi, A., Orecchioni, P., Hagan, R., Talbot, H. M., Nikita, E., Hamilton, D., Le Roux, P., Molinari, A., Carver, M., Craig, O. E., Speller, C. F., Alexander, M. M. & Wales, N., 24 Jul 2024, In: Royal Society Open Science. 11, 7, 11 p., 240436.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Orphan crops of archaeology-based crop history research
Fuks, D., Schmidt, F., García-Collado, M. I., Besseiche, M., Payne, N., Bosi, G., Bouchaud, C., Castiglioni, E., Dabrowski, V., Frumin, S., Fuller, D. Q., Hovsepyan, R., Muthukumaran, S., Peña-Chocarro, L., Jordá, G. P., Ros, J., Rottoli, M., Ryan, P., Spengler, R. & Stevens, C. J. & 4 others, , 13 Jan 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Plants People Planet. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Seeing the Dead. New Insights into Roman Gypsum Burials in Yorkshire
Carroll, M. (Principal investigator), Alexander, M. M. (Co-investigator) & Mosely, J. (Co-investigator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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The Crop History Consortium (CHC)
Alexander, M. M. (Principal investigator)
1/12/24 → 30/11/25
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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Bioarch-HS
Craig, O. E. (Principal investigator), Alexander, M. M. (Co-investigator), Hendy, J. R. (Co-investigator), Penkman, K. E. H. (Co-investigator) & Wales, N. A. (Co-investigator)
30/09/24 → 29/09/26
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
Activities
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Automated archaeological science internship
Wales, N. A. (Mentor) & Alexander, M. M. (Mentor)
26 Jun 2023 → 18 Aug 2023Activity: Other › Mentoring
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Isotopic analysis of diet in the Medieval Mediterranean
Alexander, M. M. (Invited speaker)
1 Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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UK Archaeological Sciences Conference (UKAS)
Alexander, M. M. (Presenter)
2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference participation
Datasets
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MALDI-TOF MS spectra and sequence data of collagen of modern and archaeological flatfish from European waters
Dierickx, K. (Creator), Presslee, S. (Creator), Hagan, R. (Creator), Oueslati, T. (Creator), Harland, J. (Creator), Hendy, J. (Creator), Orton, D. (Creator), Alexander, M. (Creator) & Harvey, V. (Creator), Zenodo, 19 Aug 2022
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