Yuzuki Takano

A highly motivated university student with a desire to take on new challenges. A fast learner with adaptability and exceptional linguistic/interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

April 2023 - Current 

PhD. Fiona Hook - Volunteer, Perth, WA 

• Obtained knowledge on the exploitation of marine resources for different purposes in Pleistocene Australia
• Assorting the shell fragments recovered from Boodie Cave (Barrow Island) and Noala Cave (Montebellos) according to the species, weighing them and counting them for each unit
• Learnt about how the samples can be used to estimate how much marine resources were exploited at a given time
• Gained insight into the processes, methodology and difficulties regarding archaeological excavations

March 2023 - Current

UWA Archaeology Reference Collection Cataloguing - Volunteer, Perth, WA 

• Gained an insight into the discipline of archaeology through working and conversing with experts in the field
• Applied serial numbers to archaeological artefacts
• Accessioned artefacts into databases (photographing and applying general descriptions of the pieces)
• Learnt how to distinguish Australian animal species via skeletal remains

• The Medieval Icelandic Sagas by University of Iceland on Edx
• Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics by Universiteit Leiden and Meertens Instituut (KNAW) on Coursera
• Moral Foundations of Politics by Yale University on Coursera