Dr Sofia Samper-Carro
ANU School of Culture, History and Language
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Dr Sofia Samper-Carro is a Lecturer and Postdoctoral research at the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
Dr Samper-Carro is also a postdoctoral researcher at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage. She is an expert on past human behaviour.
Her expertise cover the study of human-animal interactions as well as human response to climatic changes in the past. She is a leader in the application of innovative methods to the study of animal and human bones.
Fields of expertise
Articles
Rare archaeological site reveals ‘surprising’ Neanderthal behaviour at Pyrenees foothills
An unchartered area in the foothills of the Southern Pyrenees in Spain is providing insights into a poorly…
The talking dead: burials inform migrations in Indonesia
If three ancient bodies buried in Indonesia could talk, researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) say they…
Rare 8,000 year old child burial reveals secrets of the dead
ANU Archaeologists have discovered a rare child burial dating back 8,000 years on Alor Island, Indonesia. The one-of-its-kind…
Fall of the Neanderthals
On the way to the field site at the start of the Pyrenees mountains, there is sometimes the…