Archaeologist and Paleoethnobotanist



Welcome! I am an archaeologist curious about community decision-making processes regarding plant cultivation in areas typically considered the domain of pastoralists, often high elevation and seemingly hostile to settled agriculture.


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Stable isotope analyses of barley in Eastern Tianshan, China reveal communities made distinct choices about cultivation strategies in light of their other subsistence strategies. See more!

Koken is in the news! Check out this wonderful interview for the local Semey news station with the team from the 2022 field season.

New research shows that eastern Asian cuisines modified barley grain size as it spread across Central Eurasia during the Bronze Age. See more!