Project: Stable Isotope Analysis of Botanical Remains from the Pueblo de Tarapaca site, Chile

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Bio

Caroline embarked on her undergraduate degree at the University of Calgary, driven by an interest in military history. Through study, she realised the contribution that could be made by the addition of an anthropological perspective. During undergrad Caroline worked for Valour Canada, a non-profit organisation focused on military history education. While at Valour Canada, Caroline created virtual tours of Juno Beach, RCAF Lancaster and HMCS Haida. These tours are available as on-line education tools at no charge. As her interest in anthropology progressed, Caroline accepted a position as a Research Assistant working in the Amazon jungle studying tamarins (New World monkeys) interactions with scent and sampling fauna for mercury accumulation. Ultimately, Caroline became interested in subsistence systems and the use of stable isotopes in analysing macro-botanicals, which brought her to the Trent Environmental Archaeology Lab.
Outside of academics Caroline has many varied interests. She is an enthusiastic rock climber. She keeps reptiles and currently has a Kenyan Sand Boa named Ezra and a Blue Tongue Skink named Ozzy. She forages for mushrooms and is looking forward to the fungi Ontario has to offer. Caroline makes jewelry and has a love of crystals and gemstones. She also lists flint knapping as one of her favourite pastimes. Finally, Caroline loves house plants, but travelled from Alberta to Ontario with only her African violets. So, we are putting out a call to anyone who would like to share slips or cuttings of favourite plants, especially succulents and cacti, they would be greatly appreciated. Bio by Jen Routledge.