Judyta Olszewski

Judyta Olszewski is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Biological Anthropology at the University of Missouri. Her research focuses on osteological analysis, dental macrowear patterns, and interdisciplinary approaches combining isotopic and proteomic techniques to study human remains. She holds a BA (Honors) from Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada; an MSc from Leiden University, The Netherlands; and a PhD from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

• Education:
• BA (Hons), Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
• MSc, Leiden University, The Netherlands
• PhD, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Her research interests include ancient human behavior, dental pathology, and the application of cutting-edge analytical methods to archaeological remains. Recent work emphasizes colonial-era burial grounds in South Africa and dietary reconstruction through dental wear analysis.

Publications highlight methodological advancements in osteoarchaeology, such as the Brabant index for dental macrowear quantification, and interdisciplinary studies of poorly-preserved human remains using multi-isotope and proteomic approaches.