ORSOLYA LASZLO Hungarian National Museum  National Heritage Protection Centre  Laboratory for Conservation and Applied Research  3 Daróci út H-1113 Budapest  orsolya.laszlo@mnm-nok.gov.hu  www.mnm-nok.gov.hu  EDUCATION 2007 – 2008 MSc in Palaeopathology, Department of Archaeology, University of Durham – Dissertation title: "A study of influence of stress on skeletal growth in non-adults – Comparative analysis of a subadult population from a medieval Hungarian cemetery, Kána” 1998- 2003 BA in Biology, University of Debrecen (DE), Hungary – Dissertation title: "Anthropological investigation of a cemetery from the Avar period at Nagykörös Szárazdűlő" AWARDS Fifth Anniversary Bursary, awarded by Department of Archaeology, Durham University 2010 BABAO Small research Grant PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) WORK EXPERIENCE Current position – Osteoarchaeologist Feb 2009 – Hungarian National Museum – National Heritage Protection Centre, Laboratory for Conservation and Applied Research – Anthropological investigation of human bone materials and supervision of the excavation of human burials. Anthropological analysis on skeletal materials at the Institute: Perkáta – ongoing project, 10-16th c. cemetery (3000 individuals) Szentendre – Roman Age graves (11 individuals) Dunaszentgyörgy – Roman Age graves (15 individuals) Sóly, Calvinist Church – Medieval graves (22 individuals) Paks-Gyapa – Medieval church round cemetery (503 individuals) Baracs – Migration Period, Avar Age graves (12 individuals) Bátaszék – Prehistoric graves (6 individuals) Mernye – 6 medieval graves and 1 cremation burial Archaeological Technician Oct – Dec 2008 Hungarian National Museum (Budapest) – Medieval and Roman Age settlements. March – June 2008 Gahan and Long Ltd. (Belfast, UK) – 18th century industrial site. Aug – Oct 2007 Albion Archaeology (Co. Bedfordshire, UK) – Roman Age settlement. July – Aug 2007 The Cistercian Abbey of Zirc (Co. Zirc, Hungary) – Medieval Cistercian monastery. March 2007 Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd. (Co. Meath, Ireland) – Medieval and Prehistoric settlements. Oct – Dec 2006 Aquincum Museum (Budapest, Hungary) – Copper-, Bronze-, Iron- and Roman Age settlements. May – Oct 2006 Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd. (Co. Meath, Ireland) – Bronze & Iron Age settlements. Duties involved: Recording contexts and finds, planning features, taking levels, taking environmental samples, taking photographs. Skills achieved: Using different standards of archaeological documentation procedures. Knowledge of archaeological material from a wide scale of sites and periods – from prehistoric to post-medieval. Working in a team environment with a flexible attitude and personality. Osteoarchaeologist – Field work Apr – June 2007 Aegis Archaeology Ltd. (Co. Kildare, Ireland) – Early medieval settlement and cemetery. Jan – May 2006 Budapest History Museum (Budapest, Hungary) – Urban site – 15-16 c. cemetery and settlement fragment. Oct 2003 – Dec 2004 Budapest History Museum (Budapest, Hungary) – Excavation of a 12-14 c. medieval village (Kana) with a church cemetery; Bronze-, & Iron Age, & Neolithic sites. Duties involved: Consultancy on osteoarchaeological problems. Supervision of the excavation and recording of human remains – developing leadership and problem solving skills. Human bone analysis Sep 2008 The Cistercian Abbey of Zirc (Zirc, Hungary) – Anthropological investigation of a cistercian cemetery. Jan 2007 Aquincum Museum (Budapest, Hungary) – Anthropological investigation of a Roman urban cemetery. Jan – Dec 2005 Budapest History Museum (Budapest, Hungary) – Analysis of human bones from a church cemetery of the 12-14 c. medieval village, Kana. Duties involved: Organizing the post-excavation team and training people for processing the skeletal remains (washing, packing,). Processing and analyzing the anthropological material (age and sex estimation, metrical analysis, pathological investigation) – acquiring in-depth knowledge of analyzing human remains. Completing assessments and reports within the assigned resources and deadlines. Presenting the results for the public and on academic conferences – developing presentation skills. Languages English (Hungarian state administered examination); TOEFL 6.5 German (conversational level)