Population history.
Reconstructing the population history of the circum-Alpine region between 4000 and 600 BCE.
Subsistence.
Understanding the changing subsistence practices of lake-dwelling communities in the Alps between 4000 and 600 BCE.
Technology.
Exploring the uses of birch tar in prehistory by analysing the biochemical and biomolecular composition of artefacts.
Health and disease.
Exploring the health status of lake-dwelling communities and the evolution of the human oral microbiome.