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Christian A. Tryon

John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University

Department of Anthropology, Peabody Museum
11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138
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    • The African origin and dispersal of modern humans
    • Mediterranean basin prehistory
    • Volcanic ashes and geochronology
    • Stone raw material sources and use
    • Reconstructing past environments
    • Site formation processes
  • Tephra Geochemical Data
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  • I am a Paleolithic archaeologist interested in the behavioral evolution of Homo sapiens and the role archaeology can play in understanding the evolutionary success of our species.  My primary research area is eastern Africa, where I have directed a number of field projects in Kenya since 2001.  My current research focuses on the  co-variation of ancient environments and human behavior.

    I specialize in the analysis stone tools, and apply a number of geological methods to the archaeological record, particularly the correlation of volcanic ash deposits (tephra) based on micro-scale analyses of their geochemical composition determined using an electron microprobe.  In addition to eastern Africa, I work on Paleolithic sites in Turkey and France and continue a long-running involvement in the prehistory of southern New England.

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