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My PhD project is a QUADRAT DTP, funded by NERC. I will be supervised by Dr Gill Plunkett, Prof Eileen Murphy, Dr Neil Ogle, and Dr Kate Britton (University of Aberdeen).
My project aims to uncover changes in climate and land-management strategies in the Irish Bronze Age using a multi-proxy approach. I will analyse peat and lake sediments from locations of known Bronze Age settlements in Ireland as well as archaeobotanical, zoological, and human remains.
The peat cores will be collected from ombrotrophic bogs, as changes in land-management strategies should not affect them. Comparison with stable isotopic values from lake sediments will help me uncover whether changes in the nitrogen cycle were caused by palaeoclimate changes and/or land-management strategy changes. Other stable isotopes will also be recorded (δ13C and δ18O), and pollen analysis will be performed. Testate amoebae will be counted alongside pollen in peat cores.
Stable nitrogen isotope analyses will be performed on archaeobotanical, zoological, and human remains. Herbivore bone collagen δ15N values reflect several years of dietary intake and hence provide a broader spatio-temporal perspective.
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Syntheses and crystal structures of a new family of hybrid perovskites: C5H14N2•ΑBr3•0.5H2O (it A = K, Rb, Cs)
Ferrandin, S., Slawin, A. M. Z. & Harrison, W. T. A., 31 Jul 2019, In: Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online. E75, p. 1243-1248 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A paleo-Anthropocene in Ireland? Irish Bronze Age sedimentary and faunal evidence
Sarah Ferrandin (Keynote speaker), Gill Plunkett (Advisor), Kate Britton (Advisor) & Neil Ogle (Advisor)
18 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Land-Use and Climate Changes during the Irish Bronze Age: What can the Nitrogen Cycle Tell Us?
Ferrandin, S. (Presenter), Plunkett, G. (Advisor), Britton, K. (Advisor) & Ogle, N. (Advisor)
25 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Changements climatiques et exploitation des terres en Irlande à l’âge du bronze
Ferrandin, S. (Advisor), Plunkett, G. (Advisor), Britton, K. (Advisor) & Ogle, N. (Advisor)
24 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation