Sandra Garvie‐lok
Biographic Data
| ID | 103065 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandra Garvie‐lok |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Garvie‐lok |
| SIGNATURE | LOK S G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alberta |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3360-6044 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 320 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Lead exposure in the Roman Empire
The study of lead artifacts and anthropogenic lead exposure in human remains can provide valuable insights into health, migration, trade, and societal instability. This review examines the uses of lead and its impacts on ancient Roman populations by exploring and integrating evidence from the textual, archaeological, and bioarchaeological records. Considering written texts and material evidence together challenges some of the persistent modern no…
Stable isotope evidence of diet at Las Orquídeas (800 – 200 cal BCE)
Life and death of four individuals in the destruction of the Late Bronze Age city of Azekah, Israel
In this article, we discuss the skeletal remains of four individuals discovered trapped below destruction debris of Building T2/627 at the site of Tel Azekah, Israel, dating to the late 12th Century BCE. Osteological analysis shows that these individuals suffered from anemia and other systemic illness during their lives. Patterns of musculoskeletal stress markers show that they were likely highly active; in the context of artifacts recovered from…
Human adaptation to Holocene environments
Mobile animal management in the Mediterranean
Bioarchaeological investigation of an obstetric death at Huigou site (3900-2900 BC), Henan, China
Historical documents record that many young women died of pregnancy, delivery, or related complications. However, such cases are rare archaeologically due to the limitations of archaeological materials. Here, we report the case of an adult female buried with an infant in the Neolithic graveyard of Huigou (Yangshao Culture, 3900-2900 BCE) in China's Henan Province. The remains of the infant were positioned between the lower legs of the adult. Both…
A possible case of dystocia due to foetal macrosomia at Shuanghuaishu site (3500-2900 BCE), Henan, China
Childbirth was a significant factor in ancient female mortality, but relatively few cases of death in childbirth have been reported in the bioarchaeological literature due to challenges of recovery and interpretation. Here, we report a possible case of dystocia from the late Neolithic (3500-2900 BCE) settlement of Shuanghuaishu site (Gongyi City, Henan Province, China). An adult female skeleton was discovered in an inhumation burial with the rema…
Social stratification and human diet in the Eastern Zhou China
Diet at ancient Helike, Achaea, Greece based on stable isotope analysis
Evaluating sodium hydroxide usage for stable isotope analysis of prehistoric human tooth dentine
Medieval animal management practices at Proezzhaia I
Exploring variation in infant feeding practices in Byzantine Greece using stable isotope analysis of dentin serial sections
Infant feeding practices are explored in the early Byzantine Greek site of Nemea (5th–6th centuries) to better understand breastfeeding, weaning, and early diet of children in ancient Greece. Dentin serial sections were obtained from the permanent first molars and first premolars of 26 adults (seven males, eight females, and 11 of unknown sex) and analyzed for stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes. The isotopic data demonstrated that most individua…
Animal husbandry strategies in Eastern Zhou China
Textual records and archaeological evidence reflect prosperous animal farming in the Eastern Zhou of ancient China (770-220 BC), but knowledge of how these animals were fed is limited. Here, we present the first stable isotopic study investigating animal husbandry strategies of this period. Isotopic features of faunal remains of 5 species discovered in Songzhuang cemetery suggest that pigs and dogs were fed on mixed diets with substantial interna…
Human diets during the social transition from territorial states to empire
Isotopic evidence for the expansion of wheat consumption in northern China
Nursing mothers and feeding bottles
A new method of dentine microsampling of deciduous teeth for stable isotope ratio analysis
Reconstructing the diets of Greek Byzantine populations (6th-15th centuries AD) using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios
Documentary evidence and artistic representations have traditionally served as the primary sources of information about Byzantine diet. According to these sources, Byzantine diet was based on grain (primarily wheat and barley), oil, and wine, supplemented with legumes, dairy products, meat, and marine resources. Here, we synthesize and compare the results of stable isotope ratio analyses of eight Greek Byzantine populations (6th-15th centuries AD…
Canids as persons
A Possible Witness to the Sixth Century Slavic Invasion of Greece from the Stadium Tunnel at Ancient Nemea
Preparation of bone carbonate for stable isotope analysis
Preparation of bone carbonate for stable isotope analysis
Canids as persons
Nursing mothers and feeding bottles
A new method of dentine microsampling of deciduous teeth for stable isotope ratio analysis
Reconstructing the diets of Greek Byzantine populations (6th-15th centuries AD) using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios
Documentary evidence and artistic representations have traditionally served as the primary sources of information about Byzantine diet. According to these sources, Byzantine diet was based on grain (primarily wheat and barley), oil, and wine, supplemented with legumes, dairy products, meat, and marine resources. Here, we synthesize and compare the results of stable isotope ratio analyses of eight Greek Byzantine populations (6th-15th centuries AD…
Social stratification and human diet in the Eastern Zhou China
Human diets during the social transition from territorial states to empire
Isotopic evidence for the expansion of wheat consumption in northern China
Evaluating sodium hydroxide usage for stable isotope analysis of prehistoric human tooth dentine
Animal husbandry strategies in Eastern Zhou China
Textual records and archaeological evidence reflect prosperous animal farming in the Eastern Zhou of ancient China (770-220 BC), but knowledge of how these animals were fed is limited. Here, we present the first stable isotopic study investigating animal husbandry strategies of this period. Isotopic features of faunal remains of 5 species discovered in Songzhuang cemetery suggest that pigs and dogs were fed on mixed diets with substantial interna…
Human adaptation to Holocene environments
Diet at ancient Helike, Achaea, Greece based on stable isotope analysis
Exploring variation in infant feeding practices in Byzantine Greece using stable isotope analysis of dentin serial sections
Infant feeding practices are explored in the early Byzantine Greek site of Nemea (5th–6th centuries) to better understand breastfeeding, weaning, and early diet of children in ancient Greece. Dentin serial sections were obtained from the permanent first molars and first premolars of 26 adults (seven males, eight females, and 11 of unknown sex) and analyzed for stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes. The isotopic data demonstrated that most individua…
Mobile animal management in the Mediterranean
Bioarchaeological investigation of an obstetric death at Huigou site (3900-2900 BC), Henan, China
Historical documents record that many young women died of pregnancy, delivery, or related complications. However, such cases are rare archaeologically due to the limitations of archaeological materials. Here, we report the case of an adult female buried with an infant in the Neolithic graveyard of Huigou (Yangshao Culture, 3900-2900 BCE) in China's Henan Province. The remains of the infant were positioned between the lower legs of the adult. Both…
Life and death of four individuals in the destruction of the Late Bronze Age city of Azekah, Israel
In this article, we discuss the skeletal remains of four individuals discovered trapped below destruction debris of Building T2/627 at the site of Tel Azekah, Israel, dating to the late 12th Century BCE. Osteological analysis shows that these individuals suffered from anemia and other systemic illness during their lives. Patterns of musculoskeletal stress markers show that they were likely highly active; in the context of artifacts recovered from…
A possible case of dystocia due to foetal macrosomia at Shuanghuaishu site (3500-2900 BCE), Henan, China
Childbirth was a significant factor in ancient female mortality, but relatively few cases of death in childbirth have been reported in the bioarchaeological literature due to challenges of recovery and interpretation. Here, we report a possible case of dystocia from the late Neolithic (3500-2900 BCE) settlement of Shuanghuaishu site (Gongyi City, Henan Province, China). An adult female skeleton was discovered in an inhumation burial with the rema…
Preparation of bone carbonate for stable isotope analysis
A Possible Witness to the Sixth Century Slavic Invasion of Greece from the Stadium Tunnel at Ancient Nemea
Reconstructing the diets of Greek Byzantine populations (6th-15th centuries AD) using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios
Documentary evidence and artistic representations have traditionally served as the primary sources of information about Byzantine diet. According to these sources, Byzantine diet was based on grain (primarily wheat and barley), oil, and wine, supplemented with legumes, dairy products, meat, and marine resources. Here, we synthesize and compare the results of stable isotope ratio analyses of eight Greek Byzantine populations (6th-15th centuries AD…
Canids as persons
Nursing mothers and feeding bottles
A new method of dentine microsampling of deciduous teeth for stable isotope ratio analysis
Isotopic evidence for the expansion of wheat consumption in northern China
Human diets during the social transition from territorial states to empire
Diet at ancient Helike, Achaea, Greece based on stable isotope analysis
Evaluating sodium hydroxide usage for stable isotope analysis of prehistoric human tooth dentine
Medieval animal management practices at Proezzhaia I
Exploring variation in infant feeding practices in Byzantine Greece using stable isotope analysis of dentin serial sections
Infant feeding practices are explored in the early Byzantine Greek site of Nemea (5th–6th centuries) to better understand breastfeeding, weaning, and early diet of children in ancient Greece. Dentin serial sections were obtained from the permanent first molars and first premolars of 26 adults (seven males, eight females, and 11 of unknown sex) and analyzed for stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes. The isotopic data demonstrated that most individua…
Animal husbandry strategies in Eastern Zhou China
Textual records and archaeological evidence reflect prosperous animal farming in the Eastern Zhou of ancient China (770-220 BC), but knowledge of how these animals were fed is limited. Here, we present the first stable isotopic study investigating animal husbandry strategies of this period. Isotopic features of faunal remains of 5 species discovered in Songzhuang cemetery suggest that pigs and dogs were fed on mixed diets with substantial interna…
Social stratification and human diet in the Eastern Zhou China
Mobile animal management in the Mediterranean
Bioarchaeological investigation of an obstetric death at Huigou site (3900-2900 BC), Henan, China
Historical documents record that many young women died of pregnancy, delivery, or related complications. However, such cases are rare archaeologically due to the limitations of archaeological materials. Here, we report the case of an adult female buried with an infant in the Neolithic graveyard of Huigou (Yangshao Culture, 3900-2900 BCE) in China's Henan Province. The remains of the infant were positioned between the lower legs of the adult. Both…
A possible case of dystocia due to foetal macrosomia at Shuanghuaishu site (3500-2900 BCE), Henan, China
Childbirth was a significant factor in ancient female mortality, but relatively few cases of death in childbirth have been reported in the bioarchaeological literature due to challenges of recovery and interpretation. Here, we report a possible case of dystocia from the late Neolithic (3500-2900 BCE) settlement of Shuanghuaishu site (Gongyi City, Henan Province, China). An adult female skeleton was discovered in an inhumation burial with the rema…
Life and death of four individuals in the destruction of the Late Bronze Age city of Azekah, Israel
In this article, we discuss the skeletal remains of four individuals discovered trapped below destruction debris of Building T2/627 at the site of Tel Azekah, Israel, dating to the late 12th Century BCE. Osteological analysis shows that these individuals suffered from anemia and other systemic illness during their lives. Patterns of musculoskeletal stress markers show that they were likely highly active; in the context of artifacts recovered from…
Human adaptation to Holocene environments
Stable isotope evidence of diet at Las Orquídeas (800 – 200 cal BCE)
Lead exposure in the Roman Empire
The study of lead artifacts and anthropogenic lead exposure in human remains can provide valuable insights into health, migration, trade, and societal instability. This review examines the uses of lead and its impacts on ancient Roman populations by exploring and integrating evidence from the textual, archaeological, and bioarchaeological records. Considering written texts and material evidence together challenges some of the persistent modern no…
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 works) · Biology (15 works) · Archaeology (13 works) · Isotope Analysis in Ecology (13 works) · Ecology (11 works) · Geography (11 works) · Isotope analysis (11 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (9 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (9 works) · Stable isotope ratio (9 works)