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Dr Michael Petraglia (Principal Investigator)
Dr
Petraglia is Co-Director of the Centre for Asian Art, Archaeology and
Culture and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. He
has research interests in Palaeolithic archaeology, evolution of
behaviour and cognition, hunter-gatherer adaptations and lithic
technology. Dr Petraglia’s role is oversight and coordination of the
project’s diverse research goals. email
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Prof. Ravi Korisettar (Principal Investigator)
Prof.
Korisettar is based in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient
History, Karnatak University. His research interests include
Palaeolithic archaeology and the Quaternary geoarchaeology of India.
Prof. Korisettar’s role is coordination of the Kurnool District
Archaeological Project, Andhra Pradesh, India. email
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Prof. J.N. Pal (Principal Investigator)
Prof. Pal
is based in the Department of Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology
at the University of Allahabad. His research interests include
Mesolithic and Palaeolithic archaeology and lithic microwear analysis.
Prof. Pal’s role is coordination of the project’s research in the
Middle Son Valley (Sidhi District), Madhya Pradesh, India. email
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Dr Nicole Boivin (Co-Director)
Dr
Boivin is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Her
research interests are in prehistoric archaeology, sedentism and
domestication, the origins of social complexity, and material culture.
Dr Boivin assists in overall coordination of the project and co-directs
the project’s rock art research program. email
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Dr Michael Haslam
Dr
Haslam is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford. His
research interests include stone tool residue and use-wear analysis,
and the place of tool-use in human evolution. Dr Haslam’s roles are
director of the project’s archaeological fieldwork in India, and lithic
functional analysis. email
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Dr A.K. Dubey
Dr Dubey
is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Commission and is
based at Benares Hindu University. Dr Dubey’s role is coordination of
logistics for the project’s research in Madhya Pradesh. email
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Prof. Hema Achyuthan
Prof.
Achyuthan is based at Anna University, Chennai. Her research interests
include palaeoclimate reconstruction. Prof. Achyuthan’s role is
coordination of the project’s sediment micromorphology program. EMAIL
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Janardhana B.
Janardhana
recently completed a PhD in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient
History, Karnatak University. His roles are as site supervisor and
logistics coordinator for the project’s research in Andhra Pradesh. EMAIL
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Dr M. Katsuri Bai
Dr Katsuri
Bai is affiliated with the Archaeological Survey of India. Her roles
are as village liaison and site supervisor for the project’s work in
Andhra Pradesh. EMAIL
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James Blinkhorn
James is
a PhD candidate at the University of Oxford. His roles are as a member
of the project’s rock art research team, and a field supervisor for the
project’s research in India. email
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Prof. Allan Chivas
Prof.
Chivas is based at the University of Wollongong. His research interests
include Quaternary dating, geochemistry and environmental change. His
role is as a member of the project’s sediment and isotope analysis
program. email
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Dr Chris Clarkson
Dr
Clarkson is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Queensland. His
interests include lithic technological change and assemblage
variability. Dr Clarkson’s role is to coordinate the technological
analysis of archaeological stone tools recovered by the project. email
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Kate Connell
Kate is
a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. Her roles in the
project are as a lithic technology analyst and member of the public
outreach team. email
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Dr Alison Crowther
Dr
Crowther recently completed a Marie Curie Fellowship at the University
of Sheffield and is a Visiting Academic at the University of Oxford.
Her research interests are in the analysis of ancient plant
microfossils, particularly starch, and her role is as a site supervisor
and manager of the project field laboratory. email
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Kevin Cunningham
Kevin is
an archaeologist with the Delaware Department of Transport. His
interests include public and reflexive archaeology, and his role is
coordination of the project’s public outreach programs in India. email
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Dr Peter Ditchfield
Dr
Ditchfield is based at the University of Oxford. His interests include
isotopic environmental and radiocarbon analysis and geomorphology. Dr
Ditchfield’s roles are to coordinate the radiocarbon dating and isotope
programs of the project, as well as stratigraphy and geomorphology. email
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Dr Sanjay Eksambekar
Dr
Eksambekar is Founder of the Phytolith Research Institute in Pune,
India. His role is the reconstruction of vegetation changes through
time using plant microfossil analysis. email
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Metin Eren
Metin
recently completed an MA at the University of Exeter. His role is as a
site supervisor and experimental archaeologist for the project’s
southern Indian fieldwork. email
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Dr Dorian Fuller
Dr
Fuller is at University College London. His research interests include
human plant use in prehistory, as well as the later
prehistory/protohistory of South Asia. Dr Fuller’s role is coordination
of the project archaeobotanical program, and archaeological ceramic
analysis. email
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Emma Gatti
Emma is
a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. She is conducting
volcanological research and analysing site sediments for palaeoenvironmental
data (including pollen and phytoliths). email
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Prof. Hans Graf
Prof.
Graf is based in the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge.
His research interests include modeling physico-chemical aspects of
climate change. Prof. Graf’s role is coordination of modeling the
climatic impact of the Toba super-eruption. email
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Dr M.C. Gupta
Dr Gupta
is based in the Department of Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology
at the University of Allahabad. His role is coordinator of logistics
for the project’s fieldwork in Madhya Pradesh. EMAIL
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Jamie Hampson
Jamie is
a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. His role is as a member
of the project’s rock-art research team. EMAIL
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Clair Harris
Clair is
a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland. Her research interests
include stone tool technological analysis and hunter-gatherer
adaptation. Clair’s role is as lithic analyst and field laboratory
manager. EMAIL
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Dr Ann-Maria Hart
Dr Hart
is based at the University of Queensland. Her role includes (with Dr
Achyuthan) coordination of the project’s sediment micromorphology
program. EMAIL
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Hannah James
Hannah
is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. Her research
interests include the evolution of modern human behaviour within South
Asia. Her role is as a site supervisor for the project fieldwork in
India. EMAIL
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Dr Sacha Jones
Dr Jones
is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Her interests
include lithic technology and geochemical analyses. Dr Jones’ roles are
stone tool technological studies and building theoretical models of
Toba’s impact on hominins. EMAIL
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Dr Toomas Kivisild
Dr
Kivisild is based at the University of Cambridge. His research
interests include human evolution and evolutionary population genetics.
Dr Kivisild’s role is coordinator of the project’s genetic analyses. EMAIL
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Jinu Koshy
Jinu
recently completed a PhD in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient
History, Karnatak University. His roles are as a field supervisor for
the project’s fieldwork in India, and lithic technological analysis. EMAIL
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Dr K. Krishnan
Dr.
Krishnan is with the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History,
University of Baroda. Dr. Krishnan has sampled Toba ash sediments in
order to help us reconstruct past environments. EMAIL
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Dr Preston Miracle
Dr
Miracle is based in the Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge. His research
interests include Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Europe, zooarchaeology,
and ethnoarchaeology. Dr Miracle’s role is coordination of the project’s
faunal studies. EMAIL
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D.K. (Manas) Misra
Manas is
based at the University of Allahabad. His role is providing logistical
assistance for fieldwork at the project’s sites in the Middle Son
Valley, Madhya Pradesh. EMAIL
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Christina Neudorf
Christina
is a PhD candidate at the University of Wollongong. Her roles are the
collection and analysis of samples for OSL dating and isotopic
analysis, and as a member of the project’s geomorphology team. EMAIL
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Dr Clive Oppenheimer
Dr
Oppenheimer is based in the Department of Geography, University of
Cambridge. His research interests include volcanology, environmental
remote sensing, and atmospheric chemistry. Dr Oppenheimer’s role is
coordination of data collection and analysis for Toba-related deposits.
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Harindra Prasad
Harindra
is based at the University of Allahabad. His roles are to provide
logistical assistance and site supervision for the project’s fieldwork
in the Middle Son Valley, Madhya Pradesh. EMAIL
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Kathryn Price
Kathryn’s
research interests are in the Palaeolithic of the Arabian Peninsula and
lithic technology. Her role is as a site supervisor for the project’s
fieldwork in India. EMAIL
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Prof. David Pyle
Prof.
Pyle is based in the Department of Earth Sciences, University of
Oxford. His research interests include the rates and impacts of
volcanism. Prof. Pyle’s role is as a member of the project’s volcanological
team. EMAIL
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Prof. Richard Roberts
Prof.
Roberts is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Wollongong.
His research interests include human evolution and dispersals and
Quaternary environmental change. His role is coordination of the
project’s optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating program. EMAIL
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Dr D.A. Sant
Dr Sant
is with the Department of Geology, University of Baroda. Together with
Dr. Krishnan, he has worked on the sedimentary history of Indian river
systems. EMAIL
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Dr Jean-Luc Schwenninger
Dr
Schwenninger is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. His role
is as a member of the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating
team. EMAIL
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Dr Ceri Shipton
Dr
Shipton recently completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge. His
interests include investigation of social interactions and cognition of
Acheulean hominins through stone tools. His roles are as a field
supervisor for the project’s fieldwork in India, and lithic analysis. EMAIL
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Tam Smith
Tam is a
PhD candidate in the School of Social Science, University of
Queensland. Her role is as a field supervisor for the project’s
fieldwork in India. EMAIL
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Prof. Paul Tacon
Prof.
Tacon is based in the School of Humanities, Griffith University. His research
interests include anthropology of art and religion, archaeology of
hunter-gatherers, and landscape archaeology. His role is as a member of
the project’s rock art research team. EMAIL
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Dr Kevin White
Dr White
is based in the Department of Geography, University of Reading. His
research interests include the use of optical and radar remote sensing
for dryland geomorphology and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. His
role involves using GIS to assist interpretation of landscapes affected
by Toba. EMAIL
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Ms Naomi Matthews
Naomi is currently analyzing material from New Zealand (Whakamaru caldera, Taupo Volcanic Zone) and the Toba supervolcano. The principle aim of her research is to investigate super-eruption dynamics and underlying magma chamber processes. EMAIL
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Dr Christine Lane
Dr Lane is currently helping to characterize the Younger Toba Tuff in India. Her research interests include improving stratigraphic integrity of micro-tephra deposits and examining geological controls on the variability of tephra chemistry. EMAIL
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Dr Victoria Smith
Dr Smith is characterizing the Younger Toba Tuff in India. Her research interests include fingerprinting volcanic eruptions using glass geochemistry and examination of magma evolution. EMAIL
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