Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bone Chemistry Lab
Led by John Krigbaum · Anthropology
What we study
The Bone Chemistry Lab studies human remains from archaeological sites using isotopes and tissues to understand past and present health, diet, and migration patterns. The lab collaborates with the Department of Geological Sciences.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Isotope Research in Zooarchaeology
An edited volume highlighting isotope methods for analyzing faunal remains from archaeological sites.
From Whence They Came: Isotopic Analysis and Origins of 16th Century European Remains from St. Augustine, Florida
The project uses strontium and oxygen isotope ratios from teeth to find where 16th‑century Spanish settlers in St. Augustine grew up. It helps trace their migration patterns in early American history.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 470
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Recent papers, explained
- Dogs in Tiwanaku Society: Life Histories of Companion Animals from the Moquegua Valley, Peru
2026 · Latin American Antiquity
- Effects of ketogenic diet on rat bone δ13C values and their implications for dietary reconstruction studies
2025 · Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
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- Postclassic political conflict and isotope analysis in the central Peten lakes area, Guatemala
2025 · Ancient Mesoamerica
Uses isotopes to study mobility and diet during conflict in Guatemala.
- Early transatlantic movement of horses and donkeys at Jamestown
2025 · Science Advances
Analyzes horse bones from Jamestown to show early transatlantic horse movement.
- Africa’s Cultural Crossroads: Archaeological Evidence for Ritual Syncretism in Western Uganda from Western Kansyore, Transitional Urewe, and Bigo-Period Burials
2025 · African Archaeological Review
Examines Ugandan burials to show cultural mixing through shared burial urns.
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