Musicology of South Asia, including history, theory, analysis and social context of music in North India and Nepal; music and religion in South Asia; analysis of world music; music cognition, performance and meaning in oral traditions
Professor Lau specialises in the archaeology of the Central Andes; ancient peoples and arts of northern Peru; Recuay culture (AD100-800); Andean religions and material culture; World Art.
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