Dr. Sarah Schrader is Assistant Professor in Osteoarchaeology at the Faculty of Archaeology and heads the Laboratory for Human Osteoarchaeology.

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News

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  02 December 2024 Egyptian archaeologists deepen their expertise on human osteoarchaeology in Leiden
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  27 June 2023 Leiden workshop leads to special issue Journal of Osteoarchaeology
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  02 March 2023 Veronica Tamorri comes to Leiden with a Marie Skłodowska-Curie post-doctoral fellowship
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  20 February 2023 Proteins are not distributed equally in ancient teeth
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  13 February 2023 Archaeologist Sarah Schrader receives a grant to explore the evolution of stress
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  17 August 2021 Investigating health equality in the past with a VIDI grant: ‘We will look for indications of stress’
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  14 July 2021 Vidi grant for seven researchers from Leiden University
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  08 January 2019 Sarah Schrader appointed to Young Academy Leiden
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  09 April 2018 Sarah Schrader to head the Osteoarchaeology lab

Office days

Monday to Friday

Research

Dr. Sarah Schrader’s research focuses on the bioarchaeological reconstruction of daily activities. She uses musculoskeletal attachment sites as well as stable isotope analysis to elucidate physical activities and dietary practices in Ancient Nubia. More broadly, through the analysis of human bone, Dr. Schrader addresses questions of workload, social identity, and agency. Dr. Schrader is currently excavating the site of Abu Fatima, an Ancient Nubian cemetery (2,500-1,500 BCE), near the Third Cataract of the Nile.

Dr. Schrader is head of the Laboratory for Human Osteoarchaeology.

Teaching activities

Dr. Schrader teaches on the topics of osteoarchaeology and paleopathology. She is a point of contact for the MSc and PhD program in osteoarchaeology.

Curriculum vitae

Dr. Schrader received her PhD from Purdue University in 2013. She worked at the University of California, Santa Cruz and Notre Dame University before coming to Leiden in 2017.

Publications