Humanity鈥檚 own geological epoch
The accepted beginning of the Anthropocene is hotly debated, ranging from the earliest days of the agricultural revolution some 15,000 years ago to as recently as the 1960s. But what is indisputable is the profound effect that humanity has had on the Earth and its diverse environments and ecologies.
Both intentionally and inadvertently, humans have shaped every ecosystem in which they’ve lived, causing small-scale, gradual changes and dramatic upheavals alike. And in doing so, they’ve also shaped the course of their evolution.
ARCHE members examine how the Anthropocene has shaped ecosystems across the world, drawing on multidisciplinary expertise to plot and analyse long-term environmental shifts.
Research Team
Associate Professor Michelle Langley
Human behavioural evolution, traceology, Palaeolithic archaeology, 色情网站n archaeology, Neanderthals, archaeology of children
Associate Professor Carney Matheson
Paleomultiomics, Molecular paleopathology, Ancient DNA, Taphonomy, Residue analysis, Archaeological chemistry, Forensic science
Dr Mark de Bruyn
Evolutionary biology, environmental DNA, ancient DNA, South East Asian biogeography
Professor Maxime Aubert
Quaternary geochronology, U-series dating, rock art
Professor Michael Petraglia
Human evolution, Palaeolithic archaeology, climate change and human dispersals
Professor Adam Brumm
Archaeology, human evolution, rock art, ancient Indonesia
Professor Julien Louys
Mammals, palaeontology, palaeoecology