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Jessica Hendy is a Senior Lecturer in Palaeoproteomics at the University of York's Department of Archaeology. Specializing in ancient protein analysis, she explores culinary practices, diets, and disease in prehistoric societies, with a focus on biomolecular methodologies.
- University of York (2019–present)
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (2016–2019)
- University of York (PhD, 2015)
- University of Auckland (BA, BSc, 2010)
Her research integrates palaeoproteomics and ZooMS to investigate:
- Dietary biomarkers in archaeological contexts
- Origins of fermentation and dairying
- Protein preservation in dental calculus and ceramics
- Human-animal interactions through biomolecular data
Recent publications highlight her work on:
- Beerstone proteomes for brewing history
- Multi-taxa dairy identification
- Viking Age organic artifacts
- Neolithic food globalization
- Diagenesis patterns in ancient proteins
- Salmon fishing and pottery adoption
Her scientific awards include:
- Philip Leverhulme Prize (2019)
- General Anthropology Division Prize (2023)
- Max Planck Society Donors Award (2016)
- Humanities Research Centre Doctoral Fellowship (2015)
As a supervisor, Jessica mentors PhD candidates like Charlotte Blacka (rapid proteomics), Eleanor Green (biomolecule substrates), and Jan Dekker (Mesolithic container technology). She co-supervises external students at Cambridge and British Columbia.
She leads initiatives such as the BioArCh research group and directs postgraduate research (2021–2022). Currently on a 2023–2024 sabbatical, her work remains pivotal in biomolecular archaeology.
