Description: Diverse bioarchaeological studies (using both traditional as well as innovative and advanced technologies), covering topics as varied as food, the mummification industry, and health and diseases, giving new insight into how the ancient Egyptians interacted with the flora and fauna that surrounded them.
Brief description: Jessica Kaiser is a bioarchaeologist currently finalizing her PhD in Human Osteology and Egyptian Archaeology at the University of California Berkeley. She spent ten years as the head osteologist of the Giza Plateau Mapping Project/AERA, where she also taught osteology. She has worked as an archaeologist and human remains specialist in Upper and Middle Egypt, Sweden, and the US. She has published on her work at Giza.