Program in Human Ecology and Archaeobiology
Researchers in the Program in Human Ecology and Archaeobiology (PHEA) are interested in gaining a better understanding of the general strategies our distant ancestors used in reshaping diverse ecosystems world-wide. Training students and enhancing the museum's archaeobiological collections are integral aspects of the program.
Research Topics
- Island Foxes, Deer Mice, Dogs, and Humans
- Archaeology and Chesapeake Bay Oysters
- Paleoindian Mariners on California's Channel Islands
- Animal Domestication in the Near East
- Impact of Agriculture in Northern Mesopotamia
- First Steps toward Animal Domestication in the Taurus/Zagros Arc
- Detecting Initial Domestication in Sheep and Goats
- Developmental Plasticity and Crop Plant Evolution
- Prehistoric Human Alteration of Amazonian Forests
- Agricultural Origins and Dispersals in Lowland Mesoamerica, Central and South America
- Plant Domestication in Eastern North America
- Plant Domestication in Mesoamerica
- Ancient DNA and the Evolution of Maize
- Bottle Gourds
- Human Niche Construction
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