New research on the exchange of ceramic figurines by neolithic hunters and gatherers in Scandinavia! Figurines were traded over water to Åland and Gotland and human-shaped figurines were traded more often than other forms. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New article out with @mfauvelle.bsky.social and Johan Ling. We discuss the intricate trade networks and social dynamics of northwestern Scandinavia during the Bronze Age, and how local strategies shaped broader European interactions www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Check out our new book on the maritime prehistory of Atlantic Europe. It's the first volume in our Maritime Encounters series and is available open access! www.oxbowbooks.com/979888857184...

My recent paper on trade and the origins of money was recently covered by phys.org! Money may have originated through long distance trade, new theory suggests phys.org/news/2025-02...

In Science (p. 462) this week, my colleagues--Scott Fitzpatrick, Kristina Gill, Patrick Kirch, John Ruiz, Victor Thompson, Jason Younker--and I warn of the dire threat rising seas (0.81 cm in 2024!) and marine erosion pose for coastal archaeological sites worldwide. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Some colleagues of mine just published this exciting paper in Science Advances on the Montelirio tholos tomb, which contains one of the largest quantities of shell beads found anywhere in the world: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New paper on the origins of money: The Trade Theory of Money: External Exchange and the Origins of Money | Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory search.app/9dcq11xvuVG4...