Hunter-Gatherer Bioarchaeology with Dr. Dan Temple

Today on the podcast I interview my Master's advisor at George Mason University, Dr. Daniel Temple. Dr. Temple is an Associate Professor who studies early life stress and resilience in prehistoric hunter-gatherer populations primarily in Japan, Alaska, the Aleutian islands, and Siberia. We cover a wide range of topics including his academic journey starting with community college to where his is today at GMU. Dr. Temple received his PhD from The Ohio State University where he worked with Dr. Clark Spencer Larsen. His dissertation was a large scale study of the consequences of the agriculture transition in prehistoric Japan to gain a comprehensive understanding of the response to agriculture in the region. We touch on his previous positions as a Professor, getting his master's degree in England, how he met Dr. Haagen Klaus, and his experience working with Don Ortner at the Smithsonian. Additionally, he explains the goals of an ongoing international and interdisciplinary project focused on producing high resolution life histories of hunter gatherers in the Eurasia region from 8,000-4,000 years ago, called the Baikal Archaeology Project . We end our discussion by talking about where he sees the need for change in bioarchaeology and the importance of public facing anthropology. If you would like to contact Dr. Temple about the graduate program at GMU please do so via the email listed on the department website linked here Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here

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Hunter-Gatherer Bioarchaeology with Dr. Dan Temple is an episode from That Anthro Podcast by Gabriella Campbell.

This episode is 01:12:32 long.

This episode was published on Feb 2, 2024.

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