Our staff boast a wide range of expertise

ARCHE is home to a diverse group of internationally renowned experts in a wide range of fields. We are united in our passion for exploring the origins and future of our species and increasing our understanding of humanity’s place in the natural world.

Director

Professor Michael Petraglia

Human evolution, Palaeolithic archaeology, climate change and human dispersals.

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Deputy director

Professor Julien Louys

Mammals, palaeontology, palaeoecology

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Centre Coordinator

Jo Papas

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Members

Professor Maxime Aubert

Quaternary geochronology, U-series dating, rock art

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Associate Professor Jeremy Brownlie

Genetics and Genomics, host-parasite interactions, evolution

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Professor Adam Brumm

Archaeology, human evolution, rock art, ancient Indonesia

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Dr Mark de Bruyn

Evolutionary biology, environmental DNA, ancient DNA, South East Asian biogeography

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Dr Jillian Huntley

Physicochemical characterisation, provenance studies, Australian archaeology, rock art, human climate adaptation

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Dr Andrea Jalandoni

Digital archaeology, rock art, archaeology of the Philippines and Micronesia

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Dr Justine Kemp

Quaternary geochronology, optically stimulated luminescence dating

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Dr Dafne Koutamanis

Human evolution, Palaeolithic archaeology, isotope geochemistry

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Professor David Lambert

Ancient genomes, rates of molecular change, Indigenous genomics

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Associate Professor Michelle Langley

Human behavioural evolution, traceology, Palaeolithic archaeology, Australian archaeology, Neanderthals, archaeology of children

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Dr Tim Maloney

Australian Indigenous archaeology, archaeology of island South East Asia, morphological and microscopic stone tool analysis, human evolution

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Associate Professor Carney Matheson

Paleomultiomics, Molecular paleopathology, Ancient DNA, Taphonomy, Residue analysis, Archaeological chemistry, Forensic science

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Dr Yinika Perston

Lithic technology, Indonesian prehistory, cognitive evolution

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Professor Tanya Smith

Palaeoanthropology, biological anthropology, evolution of human life history, tooth development and chemistry

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Dr Mathew Stewart

Dr Mathew Stewart

Zooarchaeology, palaeontology, palaeoecology, proteomics, human and animal dispersals, drylands

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Distinguished Professor Paul Taçon

Rock art, human evolution, symbolic material culture, Australian Indigenous archaeology and ethnography, Southeast Asian archaeology

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Professor Lynley Wallis

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology, archaeological science, historical archaeology, heritage and cultural conservation and management

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Higher Research Degree Candidates

Adjunct and Visiting Staff

Masters and Honours Students

  • Alexandra Bubniak
  • Jamie Campbell
  • Aidan Hughes
  • Brittany Sawyer
  • Aisling Taylor

Past Higher Degree Research Students

  • Shaun Adams
  • Pauline Basilia
  • Daniel Borombovitis
  • Haya Cohen
  • Samuel Dix
  • Tal Fitzpatrick
  • Marisa Giorgi
  • Robert Haubt
  • Andrea Jalandoni
  • Jono Lineen
  • Janet Marles
  • Eva Martellotta
  • Emily Miller
  • Yinika Perston
  • Marcela Ortega Rincon
  • Irina Ponomareva
  • Holly Smith
  • Adrian Strong
  • Roxanne Tsang
  • Nicola Winn

Contact details

Phone
(07) 3735 8523
Email
j.papas@griffith.edu.au
Location, mail and delivery address
Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
Griffith University
170 Kessels Road
Nathan, Qld 4111

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