Julio Mercader Florin, University of Calgary

Research

archaeology use-wear analysis residue analysis microbotany molecular archaeology ngorongoro masaai paleoscience

Latest funding

Tool Function and the Story of Plant Utilization in Early Human Evolution
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$24,046
Effects of climatic and landscape variability on the occupation of the Mozambican rift valley during the Late Pleistocene
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$188,825
The middle stone age and the origins of human cultures in Niassa, Mozambique
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$174,500

Tool Function and the Story of Plant Utilization in Early Human Evolution

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Mercader Florin, Julio

Keywords: archaeology; use-wear analysis; residue analysis; microbotany; molecular archaeology; ngorongoro; masaai; paleoscience

$24,046

Effects of climatic and landscape variability on the occupation of the Mozambican rift valley during the Late Pleistocene

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Mercader Florin, Julio

Keywords: archaeology; Africa; Mozambique

$188,825

The middle stone age and the origins of human cultures in Niassa, Mozambique

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Mercader Florin, Julio

Keywords: African archaeology; middle stone age

$174,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: archaeology Dear Professor Mercader Florin, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on archaeology connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Tool Function and the Story of Plant Utilization in Early Human Evolution" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]