Prehistory in Europe, the Near East and Central Asia; the beginnings of sedentary life and domestication of plants and animals; early metallurgy; nomadism and cultural contacts in the Eurasian steppes in the 1st millenium BC
The archaeology and rock art of Australia, New Guinea and Island Southeast Asia and the links between these regions; Pleistocene colonisation and settlement, interactions between humans and their environment, adaptations to small islands and maritime technology.
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