Dr. Michelle Eusebio of the UP - Science and Society Program
shares how she transitioned from chemistry in college to pursuing a doctorate in anthropology majoring in archeology; and how she uses her background in organic geochemistry to analyze pottery samples to look for plants in ancient cuisine.
Featured articles:
- Eusebio et al. (2015). Rice pots or not? Exploring ancient Ifugao foodways through organic residue analysis and paleoethnobotany. National Museum Journal of Cultural Heritage 1(1):11-20.
This paper is part of the inaugural issue of the National Museum Journal of Cultural Heritage by the National Museum of the Philippines. - Eusebio et al. (2023). Possible leafy vegetables in prehistoric southern Vietnamese cuisine with a distinctive biomolecular profile. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 47(103741):1-18.
This paper is part of the special issue entitled Plants Meet Artefacts: Developing Interdisciplinary Approaches for the Identification of Plant Gathering, Processing and Use in the Archeological Record.
This episode is co-presented by the UP Diliman College of Science, and the UP Resilience Institute.
