Professor Alistair Pike

Professor Alistair Pike

Professor in Archaeological Science

Research interests

  • U-Th dating
  • Radiocarbon dating
  • Reconstruction of mobility using Sr and O isotopes, including time resolved measurements by laser ablation

More research

Accepting applications from PhD students.

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Research

Research groups

Research interests

  • U-Th dating
  • Radiocarbon dating
  • Reconstruction of mobility using Sr and O isotopes, including time resolved measurements by laser ablation
  • Reconstruction of past diets using C and N isotopes
  • The origins of Modern Humans

Current research

Alistair researches in several areas of archaeological science. These include the development of dating methods for bone beyond the range of radiocarbon, novel applications of dating methods including the dating of Palaeolithic cave paintings, and the use of isotopes in the reconstruction of human lifeways.

Research projects