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Published on: 3/27/2008
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Dr Patrick Sean Quinn
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Dr. Patrick Sean Quinn
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As an earth scientist by training, Patrick applies interdisciplinary geoarchaeological approaches, including thin section petrography and micropalaeontology, as his main research tools.
He develops and manages a range of externally funded research projects that address questions of ceramic production, distribution and consumption, using a combination of thin section ceramic petrography and analytical chemistry.Current research areas include the Bronze Age and Neolithic Aegean, Prehistoric Britain and pre-contact United States.
Patrick is pioneering the application of micropalaeontology to the study of inorganic archaeological materials.He has applied microfossils in several projects aimed at addressing the provenance and technology of a range of artefacts including ceramics, statues and building materials.
He shares his knowledge and experience in the petrographic study of archaeological materials by running a unique 12-week microscope course for research students.He is central to the activities of the Archaeoceramics Research Group and supervises MSc and PhD research projects.
Patrick´s other duties include the management of the material science microscope laboratory and the design and maintenance of the group website.He is also the Department´s Library Officer.
For more information about Patrick's research and teaching activities, please use the right hand menu.
Selected publications
Quinn, P. S. 2008.The occurrence and research potential of microfossils in inorganic archaeological materials.Geoarchaeology, 23: 275,291.Quinn, P. S. and Day, P. M. 2007a.
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Quinn, P. S. and Day, P. M. 2007b.
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Alaimo, R., Giarruso, R., Montana, G. and Quinn, P. S. 2007.Le Prove Geologiche a Favore Della Provenienza Siciliana.Kalós 19 (2): 16,18.Quinn P.S. Bowers R.M. Zhang X. Wahlund T.M. Fanelli M.A. Olszova D. and Read B.A. 2006.cDNA Microarrays as a Tool for Identification of Biomineralization Proteins in the Coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi (Haptophyta).Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72: 5512-5526.Quinn P.S. Bollmann J. and Cortés M. 2005.Morphological biodiversity in the deep ocean-dwelling coccolithophore Florisphaera profunda (Haptophyta).European Journal of Phycology, 40(1): 31,42.Bollmann J. Quinn P.S. Vela M. Brabcec B. Brechner S. Schmidt R. Schiebel R. and Thierstein H.R. 2005.Automated particle analysis: Calcareous microfossils.In: Francus P. (ed.) Image Analysis, Sediments and Paleoenvironments.Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research Series, Vol.7.Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht: 110-135.
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Quinn, P.S. and Kilikoglou V. 2004.The geochemical diversity of Neogene clay deposits and its implications for provenance studies of Minoan pottery, Archaeometry, 46 (3): 357,384.Quinn P.S. Saez A. Baumann K-H.Steel B.A. and Sprengel C. 2004.Coccolithophorid biodiversity: Evidence from the cosmopolitan species Calcidiscus leptoporus.