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PhD theses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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From ashes to interpretation: Fragmented, commingled and cremated human remains in Estonian Roman Iron Age (50\u2012450 CE) tarand cemeteries.<\/strong> 2025 Anu Lillak (supv. Mari T\u00f5rv, Ester Oras, Tim Thompson) read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interactions between organic and inorganic components in ancient ceramics.<\/strong> 2025 Jan-Michael Cayme\u00a0(supv. Ester Oras, Signe Vahur, Ivo Leito) read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unravelling prehistoric plant exploitation in eastern Baltic: organic residue analysis of plant-based materials by multi-method approach<\/strong>. 2023 Shidong Chen (supv. Ester Oras, Ivo Leito) read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children of the Grave: a multidisciplinary study of non-adult diet and disease from medieval and early modern southern Estonia.<\/strong> 2022 Alessandra Morrone (supv. Ester Oras, Mari T\u00f5rv) read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Undergraduate theses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Life histories of individuals buried at Loosi village cemetery in the 13th\u201315th centuries: osteology, ancient DNA, and isotope analyses.<\/strong> 2026 Marie Anna Blehner (supv. Heiki Valk, Mari T\u00f5rv, Lehti Saag, Martin Malve) read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organic residue analysis of a Late Bronze Age ceramic vessel from Asva using the GC-MS method.<\/strong> 2026 Hanna Viia (supv. Ester Oras, Shidong Chen).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Horse in Medieval and Early Modern Tallinn According to Archaeological Data.<\/strong> 2025 Lisanna-Lee Leiman (supv. Eve Rannam\u00e4e, Andres Tvauri) read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Analysis of Microremains from the Dental Calculus of Individuals at the Late Iron Age Inhumation Cemetery at Kukruse, Estonia.<\/strong> 2024 Agnes Unt (supv. Kristiina Johanson, Anita Radini) read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provenance of the Individuals Buried in the 12th-13th Century Veibri Mass Grave Based on Primary and Secondary Isotope Analyses.<\/strong> 2024 Raivo Suni (supv. Ester Oras, Mari T\u00f5rv) read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effects of Burning and Burial Environment on Isotopic Analyses of Charred Legumes and Cereals: Iru Case Study.<\/strong> 2023 Sandra Sammler (supv. Ester Oras) read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dietary Patterns of Individuals from Viimsi I Tarand Grave Based on Stable Isotope Analyses.<\/strong> 2023 Kristi Ilves (supv. Ester Oras, Mari T\u00f5rv) read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reconstruction of Three Archaeological Dogs Based on Zooarchaeological Material.<\/strong> 2023 Sander Nuut (supv. Eve Rannam\u00e4e, Mari T\u00f5rv) read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The impact of soil, burial, and storage time on the preservation of ancient DNA in human bones found in Estonia.<\/strong> 2023 Mairi Kaseorg (supv. Kristiina Tambets, Aivar Kriiska) read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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List of ongoing student projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Silvia-Kristiin Kask investigates in her PhD project\u00a0the bone tools of Estonian hunter-fisher-gatherers, focusing on their spatio-temporal variability and technological aspects through species identification using ZooMS. (supv. Mari T\u00f5rv, Aivar Kriiska)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • Raivo Suni\u2019s PhD research addresses the origins of archaeological materials using strontium isotopes. (supv. Ester Oras, Kalle Kirsim\u00e4e)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Lola S\u00f5ukand\u2019s PhD project is focused on developing alternative analytical methods for detecting organic residues in archaeological pottery, with an emphasis on minimizing sample requirements and identifying components present at very low concentrations. (supv. Ester Oras, Koit Herodes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Agnes Unt\u2019s PhD study focuses on developing novel methodologies for high-resolution analysis of archaeological dental calculus to produce precise reconstructions of changes in dietary practices, both at the level of individual lifespans and through different historical periods. (supv. Ester Oras, Kristiina Johanson, Anita Radini)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          • Madeleine Genevi\u00e8ve Marie Thirolle\u2019s PhD topic is \u201cMetagenomic\u00a0<\/strong>and proteomic studies of Stone Age anthropogenic birch tar samples\u201d. (supv. Mait Metspalu, Ester Oras, Antonio de Dios Martinez, R\u00e9mi \u00a0Barbieri)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            • Isaac\u00a0Jervis\u00a0(PhD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              • Tuuli Tolmov\u2019s MA thesis is focused on the zooarchaeological analysis of the Tamula Stone Age settlement. (supv. Eve Rannam\u00e4e, Mari T\u00f5rv)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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