Angela Graefen

Institute of Anthropology

Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Colonel Kleinmann-Weg 2

D-55128 Mainz

Germany

*13.12.1975 in Chertsey/England

E-mail: info-at-bioarchaeology.de 

1996-1998

Preliminary studies veterinary science (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)

2005-2009

Biological anthropology and prehistoric archaeology studies (Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz)

2009

Master's thesis (Supervisor Prof. Dr. Joachim Burger, Palaeogenetics Group, Institute of Anthropology, University of Mainz):

"Development of a Multiplex PCR for the assessment of ancient DNA preservation levels in prehistoric Human Remains"

Main Focus

Ancient DNA & palaeogenetics, mummies, palaeopathology (human and animal)

Conference papers & posters

• Graefen A., Unterländer M., Parzinger H., Burger J., (2009) Multiplex-PCR as a tool for assessing ancient DNA preservation levels in human remains prior to next-generation sequencing. 8th International Congress of the German Society for Anthropology, Munich, 14.-18. September 2009.

• Graefen A., Piombino-Mascali D., Gostner P., Zink A. R. (2009) Perspectives of „palaeo-oncology“, illustrated by a rare case of metastasing carcinoma from Northern Italy. 8th International Congress of the German Society for Anthropology, Munich, 14.-18. September 2009.

• Graefen A. (2009) Mummification Techniques in Iron Age Central Asia. Poster, 1st Bolzano Mummy Congress: Mummies and Life Sciences, Bolzano, Italy, 19th-21th March 2009.

• Graefen A., Piombino-Mascali D., Gostner P., Zink A. R. (2008) A rare case of metastasing carcinoma from an early medieval skeleton from Northern Italy. Paper, International Congress on Biomedical Sciences in Archaeology, Heraklion, Crete, 24.-26. September 2008.

• Graefen A., Schiess R., Kuhn G., Hofmann M. I., Rühli F. J. (2008) Morphological characteristics of confirmed cases of Paget’s disease (osteitis deformans) in the Swiss pathological reference series “Galler collection (part 2)”. Poster, 17th European Meeting of the Paleopathology Association, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25th-27th August 2008.

• Graefen A., Burger J. (2008) Bioethical and conservational aspects in ancient DNA studies. Paper, 6th World Archaeological Congress, Dublin, Ireland, 29th June - 4th July 2008.

• Schiess R., Graefen A., Kuhn G., Hofmann M. I., Rühli F. J. (2008) The pathology reference series "Galler collection" (part 2): Paleopathological significance and digital recording. Paper (presenter F. J. Rühli), 77th annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 9th-12th April 2008.

• Graefen A., Wuttke M. (2008) Modern Mummies for Modern Museums - Treading the Fine Line between Education and Exhibitionism. Poster, Symposium "Mumien und Museum", Reiss-Engelhorn-Museum Mannheim, Germany, 7.-9- February 2008.

Publications

• Graefen A., Piombino-Mascali D., Gostner P., Zink A. R. (2009) Perspectives of „palaeo-oncology“, illustrated by a rare case of metastasing carcinoma from Northern Italy. Bulletin de la Société Suisse d'Anthropologie 14(1-2), 23.

• Graefen A., Unterländer M., Parzinger H., Burger J., (2009) Multiplex-PCR as a tool for assessing ancient DNA preservation levels in human remains prior to next-generation sequencing. Bulletin de la Société Suisse d'Anthropologie 14(1-2), 81.

• Graefen A., Alt K.W. (2007) Mumifizierung heute - Eine ganz normale Angelegenheit. In: Wieczorek A., Rosendahl W. and Tellenbach M. (Eds.) Mumien - Der Traum vom ewigen Leben, Mainz 2007, 181-188. Accompanying volume to the exhibition „Mummies - The Dream of Everlasting Life“, Reiss-Engelhorn Museum Mannheim, 30.9.2007 – 24.3.2008.

• Graefen A. (2006) Römische Pferdezucht und Pferdenutzung in Rheinhessen.  In: Haupt P. & Jung P. (Hrsg.), Alzey und Umgebung in Römischer Zeit. Archäologische und historische Beiträge. Alzey - Geschichte der Stadt Band 3 (Alzey 2006) 25-30.

Past & Present Projects & References

• Osteological, palaeopathological and conservational analysis of crypt mummies from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily (PD Dr. Albert Zink & Dr. Dario Piombino-Mascali, EURAC Institute for Mummies and the Iceman, Bolzano, Italy)

• Osteological and palaeopathological analysis of skeletal material from South Tyrol (PD Dr. Albert Zink, EURAC Institute for Mummies and the Iceman, Bolzano, Italy)

• Analysis of palaeopathological reference collection objects and compilation of reference database,  (PD Dr. Dr. Frank Rühli, Research Group Applied Anatomy / Institute of Anatomy, Zurich University)

• Molecular anthropology, ancient DNA and bioinformatics (Prof. Dr. J. Burger, Institute of Anthropology, University of Mainz)

• Various archaeological excavations and surveys, including La Tène settlement Glauberg/GER (Prof. Dr. C. F. E. Pare, Mainz University), Merowingian burial site Segnitz/GER (Dr. Michael Hoppe, Bavarian Department of Cultural Heritage), Roman mining site Lemberg/GER (Dr. habil Peter Haupt, Mainz University), Celtic Oppidum Bibracte/FRA (Dr. habil Peter Haupt, Mainz University & Dr. Martin Schönfelder, Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz), Bronze Age to Roman Age sacrificial site, Mt. Schlern, Dolomite Mountains, South Tyrol/ITA (Dr. habil Peter Haupt, Mainz University)               

• Museum exhibition "In Alteio - Alzey in der Spätantike" (Alzey in late Roman times), Museum Alzey