RSS Sheffield Local Group Meeting - A tribute to the life and work of Dr
Nick Fieller
4:30pm Tuesday 20th February 2018 at The University of Sheffield
Room I-19, Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, Sheffield S3 7RH
Join the Sheffield Local Group in a tribute to Nick Fieller, a member of
staff at the University of Sheffield from 1974 until his retirement in
2012, a long-standing fellow of the RSS, and an active member of the
local RSS committee until just prior to his death in 2017.
The meeting will start with memories of Nick, continue with a seminar
given by Dr Michael Wallace from the Department of Archaeology at The
University of Sheffield, and end with a drinks reception.
A geometric morphometric view of early agriculture - Michael Wallace
Nick Fieller had a long and rich history of collaboration with several
colleagues in the Department of Archaeology, and Michael was fortunate
enough to work with him on the ERC project 'The Evolutionary Origins of
Agriculture' (PI: Prof. Glynis Jones).
The switch from a mobile hunter-gatherer way of life to one based on
settled agriculture was perhaps the most fundamental change in the
development of our species, and the subsequent spread of agriculture
required the use of crops in environments far outside their natural
distribution. A key element of the ERC project was to pioneer the use of
geometric modern morphometrics (GMM) for the study of ancient crop
remains (primarily cereal grains). GMM allows us to enhance our
exploration of past crop remains by quantifying the variation within a
crop species, which in turn can offer new insights into ancient crop
selection.
In this seminar, Michael will discuss some of the key research themes to
which GMM can contribute in archaeobotany, the implementation of
morphometrics using Vincent Bonhomme's "Momocs' (which was expanded as
part of the ERC project), and some of the ongoing research that explores
the origins and spread of agriculture.
The event is open to all and registration is not required. For further
information, please contact [log in to unmask]
Best wishes,
Sara
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Sara Hilditch, C.Stat
Secretary/Treasurer RSS Sheffield Local Group
Director, Statistical Services Unit
The University of Sheffield, Hicks Building,
Hounsfield Road, Sheffield, S3 7RH
Tel: +44 (0)114 222 3900 Fax: +44 (0)114 222 3909
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Website: http://ssu.group.shef.ac.uk
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