Using Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS), palaeoproteomics, and ancient DNA analysis, the ADαPT Lab has undertaken more than 80 projects covering a broad range of materials and taxa since its establishment in 2021. 

Our recent projects include: 

• Analyzing marine mammal bones using aDNA and ZooMS to reconstruct changes in complex ocean environments and in human exploitation of marine mammal species. 

• Applying ZooMS to identify the animal origin of bone artifacts/belongings to understand tool production and use.

• Palaeoproteomic analysis of ancient preserved coprolites for understanding changes in diet and disease over time

• Using aDNA and ZooMS to determine the species of archaeological salmon bones for interpretations of climatic changes and changes in fish exploitation over time. 

• Using ZooMS to identify small bone fragments which are unable to be distinguished using morphology-based identification techniques.

• Understanding diet from proteins extracted from ancient dental calculus (calcified dental plaque) from Aztec Mexico.

• And many more...