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Karen Privat |
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Position |
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Research Associate |
Contact |
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Email: k.privat@unsw.edu.au
Ph: + 61 2 9385 6468
Fax: + 61 2 9385 6400 |
Qualifications |
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B.A. (1997, Lawrence University, USA), M.Sc. (1999, University of Sheffield, UK), D.Phil. (2005, University of Oxford, UK)
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Role |
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Major responsibility for managing research and training on the JEOL JXA-8500F Hyperprobe (EPMA); additional support for various instruments
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Background |
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2006-2008 Technical Officer/Senior Technical Officer (FIB, AFM, TEM, SEM, EPMA), University of New South Wales EMU
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2005-2006 Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Archaeology & Microscopy), University of Sydney EMU |
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2004 Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Archaeology), University of Sydney Department of Archaeology |
Research Interests:
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Archaeological Science - palaeodietary & palaeoenvironmental reconstruction via stable isotope analysis of floral & faunal remains; chemical analysis of artefacts using microscopy-based techniques (e.g., EPMA) |
Publications include:
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Fraser R. A., Grün R., Privat K. & Gagan M. (Accepted for publication). Micro-sampling of wombat teeth provide a high-resolution stable carbon and oxygen isotope record of seasonal changes in vegetation and environmental conditions in eastern Australia. Submitted to Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology.
Trueman C. N., Privat K. & Field J. (Accepted for publication). Why are crystallinity values so bad at predicting the extent of diagenetic alteration of bone mineral? Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology.
Privat K. L., O’Connell T. C. & Hedges, R. E. M. 2007. The distinction between freshwater- and terrestrial-based diets: methodological concerns and archaeological applications of stable sulphur isotope analysis. Journal of Archaeological Science, 34(8):1197-1204.
Carter E. A., Privat K. L. & Penny D. 2006. Vibrational spectroscopy for materials analysis. Materials Australia, Sept/Oct:23-25.
Privat K. L., Schneeweiβ J., Benecke N., Vasil'ev S. K. O’Connell T. C., Hedges R. E. M. & Craig, O. 2005. Economy & diet at the Late Bronze Age - Iron Age site of Čiča: artefactual, archaeozoological & biochemical analyses. Eurasia Antiqua, 11:419-448.
Privat K. L., O’Connell T. C. & Richards M. P. 2002. Stable isotope analysis of human and faunal remains from the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Berinsfield, Oxfordshire: dietary and social implications. Journal of Archaeological Science, 29:779-790.
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