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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.

Connect with Alistair

Email: A.W.Pike@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 7295

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Research Publications Teaching Biography
Research Publications Teaching Biography

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

Completed projects

Promoting digital solutions to rock and cave art research
Sponsor: British Academy
BA Small A Pike - Whole Genome Sequencing of Mycobacterium Leprae Strains from Medieval
Sponsor: British Academy
Counter Culture: Investigating Neolithic Social Diversity
Sponsor: Arts & Humanities Research Council
Protohistoric to Medieval pastoralism in the Western Alps : The origins and development of long-distance transhumance.
Sponsor: Arts & Humanities Research Council
NERC - Dating the origins and development of Palaeolithic cave painting in Europe by U-series disequilibrium
NERC Capital call
C Gamble - Seasonality, Mobility and Storage in Palaeolithic hunting societies
Sponsor: Leverhulme Trust
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