{"id":155,"date":"2020-11-13T11:19:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T11:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archemy.ee\/?page_id=155"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:48:39","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/archemy\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Group photo author: Maarja Liiv<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ester Oras<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Professor of Archaeochemistry, Director of Archemy<\/p>\n

Bioarchaeologist specialising in organic residue analysis and paleoproteomics, with special interest in ancient dietary and disease reconstructions<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tester.oras@ut.ee<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Mari T\u00f5rv<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Associate Professor of Archaeology, Research Fellow in Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Board Member<\/p>\n

Bioarchaeologist focused on human osteology, dietary stable isotopes, and prehistoric mortuary practices, combining archaeological and biochemical methods. She also leads transdisciplinary initiatives and develops stable\u2011isotope research capacity.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmari.torv@ut.e<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Eve Rannam\u00e4e<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Associate Professor of Archaeology, Board Member<\/p>\n

Zooarchaeologist specializing in archaeological animal remains from Estonia, with a wide interest in both domestic and wild animals. Her main research focus is on domestic livestock and their population history, breed development, and connection to today\u2019s autochthonous breeds.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\teve.rannamae@ut.ee<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Kristiina Johanson<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Research Fellow in Archaeology, Board Member<\/p>\n

Archeobotanist specializing in archaeological plant remains, working with macroremains and microremains (phytoliths, starch grains) and building reference collections.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tkristiina.johanson@ut.e<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Shidong Chen<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Archemy Lab Technician<\/p>\n

Analytical chemist specialized in organic residue analysis and ancient diet reconstruction. GC-MS technician skilled with multiple analytical techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Alessandra Morrone<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Research Fellow in Archaeology<\/p>\n

A human osteologist specialized in paleopathology. Her expertise covers the analysis of archaeological and forensic human remains, particularly non-adults. She also conducts collagen extraction and stable isotope analyses to investigate diet, physiological stress, and infant feeding practices in past populations.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Holar Sepp<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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IRMS Lab Operator and Manager<\/p>\n

Environmental technology specialist with extensive experience in isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS), working with these systems since 2009. His work encompasses a wide range of analytical applications in geology, archaeology, environmental science, biology, and related disciplines. He is responsible for stable isotope measurements, laboratory management, and the maintenance and repair of IRMS instrumentation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Kaarel Sikk<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Research Fellow in Archaeology and Complex Systems<\/p>\n

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R\u00e9mi Barbieri<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Research Fellow of Ancient DNA and Paleoproteomics<\/p>\n

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Silvia-Kristiin Kask<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Junior Research Fellow in Archaeology<\/p>\n

Silvia-Kristiin\u2019s research focuses on Estonian hunter-fisher-gatherer bone tools.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Agnes Unt<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Archaeobotanist<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Raivo Suni<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Junior Research Fellow in Archaeology<\/p>\n

Raivo is the lead author of Estonia\u2019s bioavailable strontium baseline map and applies isotope analysis to study prehistoric mobility and societal dynamics.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Naila Nasirova<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Lab Technician<\/p>\n

Naila is currently pursuing a PhD in analytical chemistry, focusing on a multidisciplinary topic that spans microfluidics, biochemistry, and analytical chemistry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Lola S\u00f5ukand<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Junior Research Fellow in Analytical Chemistry<\/p>\n

Lola<\/span>\u00a0is focusing her research on organic residue analysis from ceramics.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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John Alphonsus Matthews<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Research Fellow in Archaeology<\/p>\n

Al is a researcher with a focus on data analysis and computational methods. He has a particular interest in applying mathematical and statistical methods to humanities data.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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\u00dclle Aguraijuja-L\u00e4tti<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Bioarchaeologist<\/p>\n

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Project Manager<\/p>\n

Diana contributes to the team by performing day-to-day administrative tasks and helps with PR and social media.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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