SAS Seminar/Webinar
“Born with a Lead Spoon in their Mouth: Life History & Health in 19th Century San Francisco” by
Diana Malarchik
and
“Canid Analysis”
by
Jessica Morales
Saturday April 8, 2023
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT
On December 3, 2022 at our annual meeting Jelmer Eerkens gave a fascinating presentation, “Can we identify these 150 year-old remains? Recent archaeoforensic research in San Francisco”. Diana Malarchik participated in this research and will give additional information on this topic from her perspective.
Diana Malarchik is a graduate student at University of California Davis. She received a BA, Secondary Education and MA, Biological Anthropology from the University of Nevada, Reno. She worked as an associate archaeologist for ECORP Environmental Consultants and as an associate bioarchaeologist for PAE Environmental Services from 2018 to 2019. She has a professional publication in Dental Anthropology Journal and has given multiple professional presentations. In addition, she was a 7th Grade instructor in Reno, NV.
Jessica Morales. On April 10, 2021 she gave a presentation on her dissertation topic: “the potential use of dogs for hunting”. Since then, she has refined her research. She is striving to identify domestic dogs from other canids by examining their diets through stable isotope analysis. She received a scholarship from SAS to use stable isotope analysis of bone collagen and bone apatite canid remains to do this analysis.
Jessica is a PhD candidate at University of California Davis She received her B.A. and M.A. from California State University, Los Angeles, CA. She has developed laboratory skills in California Coastal Archaeology Lab, California State University Los Angeles and University of California Davis Archaeolmetry Laboratory. She was crew chief for University of California, Davis field school “Poryecto Arcaico Cuenca de Titicaca in 2019’ and for California State University, Los Angeles field school at Point Mugu State Park, Ventura, CA in 2014, As an archaeologist she worked for Duke CRM and John Minch and Associates for New Hall, Chino Hills and Riete-Aid Phelan projects. Between 2014 and 2018 she worked as an archaeological Field Technician for SWCA Environmental Consultants. She also has a lengthy list of professional presentations.
