Primary Supervisor: Dr Melandri Vlok
Location: Orange
Keywords: bioarchaeology, nutritional disease
Project availability: Semester 30, 2026, Semester 60, 2026, Semester 30, 2027
Synopsis:
In 2025, an individual with disability from the Metal Period in the Philippines (~2000 years ago) was identified to have suffered from scurvy. This project aims to assess whether scurvy was unique to this individual’s circumstances or whether the condition was ubiquitous in the community. The project will involve paleopathological diagnosis and assessment of the impacts of mortality related to the disease in a cemetery sample.
Interested? Start the conversation here by contacting Dr Melandri Vlok mvlok@csu.edu.au