Dr. Sarah Paris

Function: Postdoctoral Researcher

Sarah Paris is a postdoctoral researcher in the Palaeoanthropology Workgroup. Her research focuses on the evolution of hominin behaviour, in particular early burial practices, and the development of symbolism. Her research investigates how ochre (iron oxide pigment) informs about the earliest forms of human cultural expression and how it reflects or reinforces identity and social relationships in prehistoric societies. Her research methods combine bioarchaeological investigation and taphonomic experiments.

Before joining the University of Tübingen in 2023, she was a Senior Teaching Associate at the University of Cambridge, UK, where she completed her doctorate in 2021 and an Associate Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. In addition to her academic experience, she has a background in commercial archaeology and osteological analysis, establishing and running an osteology laboratory for a commercial unit in 2015.