Andrea Waters
Guest Researcher
- Name
- Dr. A.L. Waters
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2727
- a.l.waters@arch.leidenuniv.nl
Dr. Andrea Waters-Rist is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Western University, Canada, and a Guest Researcher at Leiden University. She previously co-directed the Laboratory for Human Osteoarchaeology in Leiden's Archaeology Faculty.
Dr. Andrea Waters-Rist is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Western University, Canada, and a Guest Researcher at Leiden University. She previously co-directed the Laboratory for Human Osteoarchaeology in Leiden's Archaeology Faculty.
Office days
Flexible, not at the Faculty on a regular basis.
Research
Dr. Waters-Rist’s expertise includes the isotopic reconstruction of dietary practices, including breastfeeding and weaning, in past populations and the analysis of dental and skeletal diseases and morphological variants. She works with human skeletal material from various geographic areas and temporal periods, predominately post-Medieval Dutch populations, mid-Holocene Siberian hunter-gatherers, and pre-Columbian Nicaraguan agriculturalists.
Teaching
Anyone interested in Human Osteoarchaeology is invited to enroll in the free MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) entitled "The Truth in Our Bones", taught by Dr. Waters-Rist and offered via Leiden University and Coursera. This course launches every month and consists of 5 modules. In the 1st module it is shown how age-at-death, sex and stature can be estimated by the close examination of (archaeological) skeletal remains. In the 2nd and 3rd modules it is shown how human bones can provide information about the diseases and injuries with which people suffered and what they ate. In the 4th and 5th modules, it is shown how the human skeleton provides information about the kinds of activities in which people engaged and about how they migrated and moved around their landscapes.
Guest Researcher
- Faculteit Archeologie
- Archaeological Sciences
- Bio-Archaeology
- Schats R., Hattum IJ. van, Kootker L.M., Hoogland M.L.P. & Waters‐Rist A.L. (2021), Diet and urbanisation in medieval Holland: Studying dietary change through carious lesions and stable isotope analysis, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology : .
- Sengeløv A., Wijdeven G. van de, Snoeck C., Laffoon J., Hond R. de, Gnade M. & Waters-Rist A. (2020), Understanding the post-Archaic population of Satricum, Italy: a bioarchaeological approach, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 31: 102285.
- Blom A., Schats R., Hoogland M.L.P. & Waters-Rist A.L. (2020), Coming of age in the Netherlands: an osteological assessment of puberty in a rural Dutch post‐medieval community, American Journal of Physical Anthropology 174(3): 463-478.
- Palmer J.L.A., Quintelier K., Inskip S. & Waters-Rist A.L. (2019), A Comparison of Two Methods for Recording Entheseal Change on a Post‐Medieval Urban Skeletal Collection from Aalst (Belgium), Archaeometry 61(1): 211-225.
- Bartholdy B.P., Hoogland M.L.P. & Waters‐Rist A. (2019), How old are you now? A new ageing method for nonadults based on dental wear, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 29(4): 622-633.
- Amkreutz L.W.S.W., Verpoorte A., Waters A.L., Niekus M., Heekeren V. van, Merwe A. van der, Plicht J. van der, Glimmerveen J., Stapert D. & Johansen L. (2018), What lies beneath... Late Glacial human occupation of the submerged North Sea landscape, Antiquity 92(361): 22-37.
- Veselka B., Merwe A.E. van der, Hoogland M.L.P. & Waters A.L. (2018), Gender-related vitamin D deficiency in a Dutch 19th century farming community, International Journal of Paleopathology 23: 69-75.
- Waters A.L., Schats R. & Hoogland M.L.P. (2018), Ethical issues in human osteoarchaeology: Recommendations for best practice in the Netherlands. In: Oosten R. van, Schats R., Fast K., Arts N. & Bouwmeester J. (Eds.), The urban graveyard. Archaeological perspectives no. 2: Sidestone Press.
- Waters-Rist A.L., Jeneson K. & Halbertsma R. (2017), New Insights about the Lady of the Roman Simpelveld Sarcophagus, The Netherlands, BABESCH (92): 187-208.
- Vikatou E., Hoogland M.L.P. & Waters-Rist A.L. (2017), Osteochondritis Dissecans of skeletal elements of the foot in a 19th century rural farming community from The Netherlands, International Journal of Paleopathology 19: 53-63.
- Waters-Rist A.L., Losey R.J., Nomokonova T., Turkin G.V. & Goriunova O.I. (2017), Pervye dannye po analizam stabil’nykh isotopov pogrebenii posdnego golotsena v Pribaikal’e i ikh radiouglerodnoe datirovanie [First data on the stable isotope analysis of the human remains from the Late Holocene sites of Cis-Baikal and their radiocarbon dating], Journal of Archaeological Science 18: 90-109.
- Alfaro Castro M.E., Waters-Rist A.L. & Zborover D. (2016), An osteobiography of a Oaxacan late adolescent female, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports : .
- Schats R., Waters-Rist A.L. & Hattum IJ. van (2016), A palaeopathological and isotopic approach to dietary changes in medieval Holland. European Association of Archaeologists Conference 31 August 2016 - 3 September 2016.
- Nater C.I., Theuws F.C.W.J. & Waters-Rist A.L. (2016), Osteological evidence of achondroplasia in an individual from medieval Reusel, the Netherlands, International Journal of Paleopathology 26: 73–83.
- Carroll G., Waters-Rist A.L. & Inskip S.A. (2016), Intranasal Papilloma: A Suspected Case of Inverted Schneiderian Papilloma in the Choana of Adult Male from Post-Medieval Europe, International Journal of Paleopathology 12: 53-62.
- Carroll G., Waters-Rist A.L. & Inskip S.A. (2015), Assessing the impact of anaemia on stable isotope ratios using the medieval population of Ecija, Spain, International Journal of Paleopathology 25: 16.
- Palmer J.L.A., Hoogland M.L.P. & Waters-Rist A.L. (2015), Active Research: a Comparison of Two Methods for Entheseal Change Recording in Post-Medieval Populations from the Low Countries. British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology 18 September 2015 - 20 September 2015.
- Snaaijer A.M., Hoogland M.L.P. & Waters-Rist A.L. (2014), A case-study of severe congenital scoliosis and brachial plexus injury from the 19th century Netherlands. British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology, Durham. 12 September 2014 - 14 September 2014. [conference poster].
- Veselka B., Hoogland M.L.P. & Water-Rist A.L. (2014), Gender-related vitamin D deficiency in a Dutch post-Medieval farming community. BABAO conference 10 September 2014 - 13 September 2014.
- Carroll G., Hoogland M.L.P, Waters-Rist A.L. & Inskip S.A. (2014), Unilateral hypoglossal canal obstruction: a socio-cultural approach for contextualizing skull-base lesions and extra cranial pathologies in the Post-Medieval period. British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology Annual Conference, Durham. 12 September 2014 - 14 September 2014. [conference poster].
- Waters-Rist A.L., Laboratory for Human Osteoarchaeology | facebook. [blog entry].
- Waters-Rist A.L. (2014), Infant and Child Feeding Practices in Ancient Hunter-Gatherer-Fishers from the Lake Baikal Region of Siberia. (Leiden). [lecture].
- Palmer J.L.A., Hoogland M.L.P. & Waters-Rist A.L. (2014), Activity reconstruction of post-medieval Dutch rural villagers from upper limb osteoarthritis and entheseal changes, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology : .
- Lieverse A.R., Waters-Rist Faccia K.A.L., Antonova A., Vahdati Nasab H., Haverkort C.M. & Schulting R. (2014), Demography, health, and activity at the early Neolithic cemetery of Shamanka II. In: Bazaliiskii V.I. (Ed.), Shamanka II, an Early Neolithic cemetery on Lake Baikal.
- Losey R.J., Bazaliiskii V.I., Lieverse A., Waters-Rist A.L., Faccia K. & Weber A.W. (2013), The Bear-able likeness of being: Ursine remains at the Shamanka II cemetery, Lake Baikal, Siberia. In: Watts C. (Ed.), Relational Archaeologies: Humans, Animals, Things. Great Britain: Routledge.
- Veselka B. & Hoogland M.L.P.A.L.Waters-Rist (2013), Rural Rickets: Vitamin D deficiency in a post-Medieval farming community from the Netherlands, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology : .
- Lemmers S.A.M., Schats R., Hoogland M.L.P. & Waters-Rist A.L. (2013), Fysisch antropologische analyse Middenbeemster. In: Hakvoort A. (Ed.), De begravingen bij de Keyserkerk te Middenbeemster: Hollandia reeks 464.. 35-60.
- Lemmers S.A.M, Schats R, Hoogland M.L.P & Waters-Rist A.L. (2013), Fysisch antropologische analyse Middenbeemster. In: Hakvoor A. (Ed.), De begravingen bij de Keyserkerk te Middenbeemster. Hollandia Reeks no. 464.
- Waters-Rist A.L., Laboratory for Human Osteoarchaeology. [web article].
- Waters-Rist A.L., Braekmans D. & Hoogland M.L.P. (2013), New Archaeological Examples of Dental Prosthetics: Dentures from the Nineteenth Century Village of Middenbeemster, The Netherlands. British Association of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology, York. 13 September 2013 - 15 September 2013. [conference poster].
- Waters-Rist A.L. & Hoogland M.L.P. (2013), Osteological evidence of short-limbed dwarfism in a nineteenth century Dutch family: Achondroplasia or hypochondroplasia, International Journal of Paleopathology : .
- Waters-Rist A.L., Laboratory for Human Osteoarchaeology. [web article].
- Veselka B., Hoogland M.L.P. & Waters-Rist A.L. (2012), Rural rickets: vitamin D deficiency in a post-Medieval farming community from the Netherlands. European Paleopathology Conference 1 August 2012 - 5 August 2012.
- Palmer J.L.A., Waters-Rist A.L. & Hoogland M.L.P. (2012), Busy Bones: Osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal stress markers as evidence of physical activity and social differentiation in post-medieval The Netherlands. European Paleopathology Association, Lille. 27 August 2012 - 29 August 2012. [conference poster].
- Griffioen A., Lemmers S.A.M., Schats R., Waters-Rist A.L. & Hoogland M.L.P. (2012), Middenbeemster-Middenweg 148. In: , De Archeologische Kroniek van Noord-Holland 2011: Provincie Noord-Holland. 60-64.
- Saers J.P., Waters-Rist A.L., Hoogland M.L.P. & Rijn R. van (2012), Limb Bone Morphology in an Archaeological Case of Achrondroplastic Dwarfism. European Paleopathology Association, Lille. 27 August 2012 - 29 August 2012. [conference poster].
- Waters-Rist A.L. (2012), A Unique Case of Mandibular Osteomyelitis Arising from Tooth Germ Infection in a 7,000-Year-Old Infant from Siberia, Dental Anthropology 25(1): 15-25.
- Waters-Rist A.L. (2012), Ancient Peoples from Lake Baikal, Siberia: Reconstructing Health. [lecture].
- Waters-Rist A.L. (2012), Prehistorische botten bij het Baikalmeer, Cicero (6): 14.
- Waters-Rist A.L., Bazaliiskii V.I., Weber A., Goriunova O.I. & Katzenberg M.A. (2011), Activity-Induced Dental Modification in Holocene Siberian Hunter-Fisher-Gatherers, American Journal of Physical Anthropology 143: 266-278.
- Waters-Rist A.L., Bazaliiskii V.I., Weber A. & Katzenberg M.A. (2011), Infant and Child Diet in Neolithic Hunter-Fisher-Gatherers from Cis-Baikal, Siberia: Intra-Long Bone Stable Nitrogen and Carbon Isotope Ratios, American Journal of Physical Anthropology 146(2): 225-241.
- Waters-Rist A.L. & Katzenberg M.A. (2010), The Effect of Growth on Stable Nitrogen Isotope Ratios in Subadult Bone Collagen, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 20: 172-191.