PRIMDAT/HOMDAT

We are an active research Group that focuses on the application of stable isotope methods to questions of past hominin (including human) and faunal diet, ecology, and environment.

These practical applications alongside data mining from the existing literature are leading to the development and publication of databases collating modern and fossil primate stable isotope measurements from around the world (PRIMDAT) and pre-Holocene hominin and human stable isotope measurements, primarily from Africa and the tropics (HOMDAT).

Additional Info

Field	Value
Dr. Jana Zech	Laboratory Manager of the Stable Isotope Laboratory at the Department of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History Geologist specialisaing in compound specific stable isotope analysis of natural and anthropogenic sediments. Email: zech@shh.mpg.de
Dr. Patrick Roberts	Group Leader of the Stable Isotope Laboratory at the Department of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History Archaeological scientist specializing in stable isotope applications to past human and hominin diet and ecology. Email: roberts@shh.mpg.de
Website	https://www.shh.mpg.de/269016/dafacilities