Dr Fiona Petchey
Research Officer (Deputy Director)
Qualifications: DPhil (Waikato)
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petchey, Dr Fiona | 4278 | fpetchey | C.G.01A | Carbon Dating Unit |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
- Extensions starting with 4 or 5 can also be direct dialed:
- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Research Interests
She has undertaken research investigating Lapita age sites in Fiji, Samoa and New Britain. Currently, her research is focused on the dating of bone and shell from sites in New Zealand and the Pacific, specifically marine reservoir corrections and the influence of diet on human bone C14.Expertise
Radiocarbon pre-treatment and calibration; radiocarbon dates for New Zealand and Pacific archaeological sites; AMS dating; radiocarbon dating bone and marine shell.
Recent Publications
- Petchey, F., Ulm, S. (2012) Marine reservoir variation in the Bismarck region: an evaluation of spatial and temporal change in ∆R and R over the last 3000 years
Refereed Journal Articles - Radiocarbon - Geneste, J., David, B., Plisson, H., Delannoy, J., Petchey, F. (2012) The origins of ground-edge axes:New findings from Nawarla Gabarnmang, Arnhem land (Australia) and global implications for the evolution of fully modern humans the Evolution of Fully Modern Humans
Refereed Journal Articles - Cambridge Archaeological Journal - Vandergoes, M., Hogg, A., Lowe, D., Newnham, R., Denton, G., Southon, J., Petchey, F., Dabell, K., Barrell, D., Almond, P., Alan, A., Wilson, C., McGlone, M., Blaauw, M. (2011) Refining the age of the Kawakawa/Oruanui tephra in New Zealand
Conference - Abstract - Abstract volume, Geosciences 2011 Conference. Geoscience Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Public - Fanning, P., Holdaway, S., Shiner, J., Petchey, F. (2011) Human-environment interactions in Australia's tropical north: Preliminary results from the Weipa archaeological research program (WARP)
Conference - Oral Presentation - Australian Archaeological Association Annual Conference
