Ashleigh Haruda

Statistical Shape Modeling

An online course offered by the University of Basel on the mathematics underlying three dimensional shape modelling. 

Analysis of Organismal Form

An online course offered by the University of Manchester, aimed at postgraduates and researchers interested in using the software to describe complex geometrics of three-dimensional shapes (geometric morphometrics). Taken to support dissertation research in geometric morphometrics and their application to animal bone remains.

Morph 2015

Paper presented, 'Ovicaprid speciation using geometric morphometric methods: An investigation of astragalus morphology from Late and Final Bronze Age Central Asian contexts'

Association for Environmental Archaeology Annual Conference

Presented, 'The potential for detecting livestock exchange in Late Bronze Age Kazakhstan: Tracking sheep breeds across the steppe'

European Association of Archaeologists 20th Annual Meeting

Presented paper, 'Localized variation in caprine bone morphology in Late Bronze Age Kazakhstan.'

UK Archaeological Science and Association of Environmental Archaeology Spring Conference 2013

Postgraduate Zooarchaeology Forum

Presented paper, 'Ancient Sheep Breeds in Kazakhstan'

Fulbright South and Central Asia Conference

Presented paper entitled, 'Sheep Breeds in Kazakhstan: How Nomads Responded to their Environment' which detailed doctoral research methods and early results while on a Fulbright grant for the 2011-2012 year.

11th Meeting of International Council for Archaeozoology

Presented 'Fringes of Empire: Changing Subsistence Patterns in Iron Age Kazakhstan'

Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

Attended a seven part series of workshops to develop teaching and evaluation skills for seminars, lectures and laboratory instruction.

PEACE - Postgraduate Environmental Archaeology and Community Engagement

Workshop to develop community engagement skills for environmental archaeologists.