David Friesem

Dr. David Friesem is an Affiliated Lecturer in Geoarchaeology at the Department of Archaeology (University of Cambridge) and an Honorary Research Associate at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. He also holds a position at the Department of Maritime Civilizations, School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures at the University of Haifa.

• Research focuses on human-environment interactions from the Middle Palaeolithic to the Iron Age.
• Specializes in geoarchaeology, soil micromorphology, FTIR spectroscopy, XRF/ICP-MS elemental analysis, and phytolith analysis.
• Geographical focus: Eastern Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, Europe, South Asia.
• Periods of interest: Palaeolithic/Mesolithic, Neolithic, Copper/Bronze Age, Iron Age.

His methodological approach integrates microscopic and chemical analysis of archaeological sediments with field archaeology and ecological theory. Contact: dfriesem@univ.haifa.ac.il | df360@cam.ac.uk