Email: aukse.rusteikyte@gmail.com
EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT
- 2019. Traineeship at the University of Bristol, School of Chemistry. Training in the analysis of organic residues from archaeological pottery. Erasmus + programme.
- Since 2018. PhD student at the Vilnius University. Preliminary thesis title: Application of microbotanical and biomolecular methods in the study of organic remains: based on Vilnius Lower Castle archaeological data.
- Since 2017. Laboratory assistant at Bioarchaeology Research Centre of Vilnius University.
- 2017-2018. Volunteer at rescue archaeology company VšĮ Archeologijos centras.
- 2016-2018. Master’s degree in Archaeology at the Vilnius University, Lithuania. Thesis title: „Analysis of charred food remains in archaeology: study methods and perspectives based on archaeological material found in Lithuania“.
- 2011-2016. Bachelor’s degree in Archaeology at the Vilnius University, Lithuania. Thesis title: „Matrices in Lithuanian jewelry“.
RESEARCH INTEREST
General research themes: food history, palaeodiet, food preparation technology, ancient recipes, food residue analysis, analysis of amourphous charred food remains, experimental archaeology, public archaeology.
Methods: archaeobotany, ancient starch and phytolith analysis, SEM analysis, biomolecular analysis methods in archaeology, ethnography.
PUBLICATIONS
- Motuzaitė Matuzevičiūtė G. ir Rusteikytė A. (2017) Paleomitybos tyrimai archeologijoje ir eksperimentinės archeologijos galimybės (en. Paleodiet studies in archaeology and experimental archaeology), in: Eksperimentinė archeologija (sud. Luchtanienė D.), Vilnius: Akademinė leidyba, 2018, 2 t., p. 57-80.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
- Rusteikytė A. Study of amorphous charred food remains found in Lithuania. International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany. Lecce, Italy, June 3-8, 2019. Poster presentation.
ARCHAEOLOGY POPULARISATION
- 2013 and 2016 – Participant at International experimental archaeology festival „Days of live archaeology in Kernavė“.2018 – Interview for 15min news website. Ką lietuviai valgė IX–XIV amžiuje: VU archeologės ištyrė pirmą lietuvišką duoną, in: https://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/ka-lietuviai-valge-ix-xiv-amziuje-vu-archeologes-istyre-pirma-lietuviska-duona-56-9866762018 – Lecture about Archaeology for Marijampolės Sūduvos gymnasium students.
2019 – Presentation of archaeobotany for public during the „Days of Archaeology“ event at the National Museum of Lithuania.