Assistant Professor of Anthropology; Assitant Curator of Archaeological Sciences at UMMAA; Director of the Ancient Protein and Isotope Laboratory; Advisory Committee Member, Archaeology at Michigan
avenmil@umich.eduArchaeology at Michigan; Asian Archaeology; Anthropological Archaeology; Archaeological Science; Bioarchaeology; Environmental Archaeology; Prehistoric Archaeology; Archaeology of Inner Asia; Archaeology of Central Asia; Siberian Archaeology
Areas of Expertise
- Ancient proteins
- Stable isotope analysis
- ZooMS
- Human osteology
- Dental wear
- Pathology
Research Topics
- The reconstruction of dietary intake of prehistoric societies
- The extent of human mobility in the past
- Livestock management and landscape use
- The introduction of dairying
- Anthropogenic impacts and shifting landscapes in the past
- The timing of the adoption of domesticated plants and animals
- Variation in trajectories of human societies after the adoption of domesticates
- Pastoralism / Pastoral lifeways
- Ancient infrastructure
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Courses
- Early Civilizations
- Archaeology II (Core Course)
- Methods in Archaeological Science
- Field School (Mongolia)
