Karin Margarita Frei

Guest Researcher

SAXO-Institute - Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Amagerfælledvej 56
DK - 2300 København S

Office: A9
Phone: +45 51 30 15 63
Phone (Reception desk): +45 353-29460
E-mail: kmfrei@hum.ku.dk

Primary research areas

Isotop tracing. Cross disciplinary studies between geology and archaeology.

Current research

Archaeological Science, Archaeometry research, and method development for organic archaeological material for provenance studies. Migration studies, provenance ancient textiles and baseline development of the bioavailbale strontium isotope fractions.

Selected publications

• Frei, KM , Frei, R , Mannering, U , Gleba, M , Nosch, M-LB & Lyngstrøm, HS 2009, ' Provenance of ancient textiles: a pilot study evaluating the Sr isotope system in wool ' Archaeometry , vol 51, no. 2, pp. 252-276.

• Frei, R , Dahl, PS , Frandsson, MM , Jensen, LA, Hansen, TR, Terry, MP & Frei, KM 2009, ' Lead-isotope and trace-element geochemistry of Paleoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks in the Lead and Rochford basins (Black Hills, South Dakota, USA): implications for genetic models, mineralization ages, and sources of ore leads for the Homestake gold deposit ' Precambrian Research , vol 172, no. 1-2, pp. 1-24.