Jacob I. Griffith

I am a FWO Funded Doctoral Fellow at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel using isotopic proxies to recreate life histories within the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition across Europe.  I completed a Master’s degree in Archaeological Science at Cardiff University (2019), supported by Cardiff University Master’s Excellence Scholarship.  My thesis trialled mixed enamel and dentine sequential sampling on cattle dentition, to recreate an isotopic biography (C, N & O) of each individual. The results enabled conclusions to be drawn on human mediated weaning ages, transhumance and birth seasonality; the full study being published in 2020. I aim to utilise this expertise within my personal FWO project and the LUMIERE project, by investigating the potential for incremental enamel and dentine isotopic analyses on human dentition.

I am passionate about outreach and impact in archaeology.  I believe it is crucial that archaeological study is accessible to the wider public and over the last 5 years have been involved in many outreach programmes with Guerilla Archaeology. I plan to bring my enthusiasm for outreach into these projects and present new knowledge of our shared European heritage on the wider public stage.Photo credit: Chris Chucas.