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Department of Human Evolution
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
phone: +49 (341) 3550 - 350
fax: +49 (0341) 3550 - 399
e-mail: streiber@[>>> Please remove the brackets! <<<]eva.mpg.de
Curriculum Vitae
Current Position and Affiliations
| 2013- | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2014- | Adjunct Research Associate, Anthropology Section, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL |
Education
| 2014 | Durham University Department of Archaeology, Durham, UK Ph.D. Archaeology Dissertation: Global Hunting Adaptations to Early Holocene Temperate Forests: Intentional Dog Burials as Evidence of Hunting Strategies |
| 2008 | Portland State University Department of Anthropology, Portland, OR B.A. (Hons.) |
Research Interests
- Zooarchaeology
- Environmental Archaeology
- Prehistoric Biogeography
- Domestication
- Hunting Technology
- Climate Change Adaptations
- Human-Carnivore Interactions
- Ethnoarchaeology
- Paleoecology
- Comparative Archaeology
Current Research
| 2015- | Gravettian Fauna in Moravia, Czech Republic Analysis of faunal material from Gravettian Moravian sites (Dolní Věstonice, Předmostí, Pavlov, and Milovice) |
| 2014- | Prehistoric Animal Biotechnology: Animals as Tools Ongoing research into the initial use of animals as tool in prehistory |
| 2013- | Dog Domestication and Pleistocene Wolf Variation Ongoing research into the ecological drivers of Pleistocene wolf variation and the conditions leading to the advent of dog domestication |
| 2013- | The Earliest Paleoparasites: Animal-Human Transmissions Method development and analysis of paleoparasites from early prehistoric contexts (burials, coprolites, dental calculus, sediments) |
Research Grants
| In prep | Co-PI Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in NW Mongolia (in preparation for National Science Foundation) |
| Submitted | Co-PI On the Tail of the Dingo: Mapping the Translocation of Dogs to Australia (Australian Research Council; AUD $325,000) |
| 2016 | Partner Investigator Human Occupations in the Pleistocene Ecotones of River Lis–Abrigo do Poço(Portugal) (Wenner-Gren; $18,860) |
| 2014 | Research Associate Unifying Domestication and Evolutionary Biology through Ancient DNA (European Research Council; €1.4m) |
| 2013 | Research Associate Deciphering Dog Domestication through a Combined Ancient DNA and Geometric Morphometric Approach (Natural Environmental Research Council, UK; £775,000) |
| 2012 | John Crump Research Grant, British Association for Japanese Studies (£1500) |
| 2012 | General Research Grant, British Association for Japanese Studies (£4000) |
| 2011 | The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Grant (£1000) |
| 2011 | The Japan Foundation Research Grant (£500) |
| 2011 | Tweedie Exploration Grant, University of Edinburgh (£1000) |
| 2010 | R. Bruce McMillan Research Internship, Illinois State Museum ($3000) |
Fellowships and Awards
| 2012 | Postgraduate Student of the Year, Dept. of Archaeology, Durham University |
| 2012 | Dienje Kenyon Fellowship, Society for American Archaeology ($500) |
| 2010-2013 | Ustinov College Travel Award (£400) |
| 2010, 2011 | Rosemary Cramp Award, Durham University (£300) |
| 2010, 2011 | Workshop Bursary, Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK (£250) |
| 2010 | Research Dialogue Leader Grant, Durham University (£500) |
| 2010 | Graduate School Conference and Events Grant, Durham University (£500) |
| 2010 | Birley Bursary, Durham University (£150) |
| 2009 | Public Archaeology Grant, U.S. Forest Service ($500) |
Teaching Experience
| 2017 (winter) 2016 | Portland State University, Department of Anthropology Anthropology of Cats and Dogs (online) Archaeology of Dogs |
| 2014 | University of Aberdeen, Department of Archaeology Invertebrates and Paleoparasites in Archaeology |
| 2013- | The Leipzig School of Human Origins, Max Planck Institute/University of Leiden Zooarchaeology Paleoparasitology |
| 2010-2013 | Durham University, Department of Archaeology (Teaching Assistant and Tutor) Introduction to Archaeology Applied Archaeological Methods Scientific Methods in Archaeology |
Past Research and Professional Archaeoloy Experience
| 2015 | Taforalt Cave, |
| 2013 | Chrono-Environment Laboratory (CNRS), University of Franche-Comte, Besancon, France Visiting Researcher, advanced training in paleoparasite analysis |
| 2011-2012 | Cabeço da Amoreira Excavations, Muge, Portugal Excavation, faunal and paleoparasite analysis |
| 2011-2012 | Outer Hebrides Excavations, Outer Hebrides, Scotland Excavation, faunal and paleoparasite analysis |
| 2011 | Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara, Japan Visiting Researcher, zooarchaeological Ph.D research |
| 2010 | R. Bruce McMillan Research Internship, Illinois State Museum Faunal analysis and Ph.D research |
| 2008-2009 | Willamette Cultural Resource Associates, Portland, OR Field archaeologist (CRM) |
| 2008-2009 | Fort Vancouver, Vancouver, WA Zooarchaeology research intern, faunal analysis |
| 2008 | Arizona State University/Illinois State Museum Advanced zooarchaeology short course |
| 2008 | Fort Vancouver Field School, Vancouver, WA |
Conferences and Sessions Organized or Chaired
| 2016 | Perri, Angela R. and Sarah MacIntosh New Methods in Zooarchaeology. Symposium organized for Society for American Archaeology 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida. |
| 2015 | Perri, Angela R. and Chelsea Smith 2015 Nose to Tail: An Interdisciplinary Look at Dogs in the Past. Symposium organized for Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. |
| 2013 | Perri, Angela R. and Greger Larson Old Dogs, New Tricks: Current Research into Dogs in the Past. Symposium organized for Society for American Archaeology 78th Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii. |
| 2012 | Perri, Angela R. and Jeremy Koster Beyond Domestication: The Archaeology of the Human/Dog Relationship. Symposium organized for Society for American Archaeology 77th Annual Meeting, Memphis, Tennessee. |
| 2012 | Perri, Angela R. Where the Wild Things Are: Recent Advances in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Research. Two day conference, organizer and chair. Department of Archaeology, Durham University. |
Conference Papers and Lectures
| 2016 | Variation in Large Canids from Dolní Věstonice II, Czech Republic. World of Gravettian Hunters Conference. 16-20 May. |
| 2015 | Dogs as Weapon Technology: Their Role in Past Hunting Groups. Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, 15-19 April. |
| 2014 | Deciphering Dog Domestication through a Combined Ancient DNA and Geometric Morphometric Approach. 12th Conference of the International Council for Archaeozoology, 22-27 September. |
| 2012 | Early Holocene Dog Burials and Pleistocene-Holocene Climate Change. Society for American Archaeology 77th Annual Meeting, 18-22 April. |
| A Combined Genetic and Archaeological Perspective on Dog Domestication. Society for American Archaeology 77th Annual Meeting, 18-22 April. | |
| 2011 | Animal Remains from the Getewaaking Site (20MK457), a Multi-Component Late Woodland Site on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Midwest Archaeological Conference, 13-15 October. |
| Animal Remains from the Getewaaking Site (20MK457). Illinois State Museum, Illinois, USA | |
| 2010 | Holocene Climate Change, Hunting Adaptations and Dog Burials. 11th Conference of the International Council for Archaeozoology, 18-23 August. |
| Holocene Climate Change, Hunting Adaptations, and Dog Burials. Postgraduate Seminar Series, Department of Archaeology, Durham University | |
| Climate Change and Dog Burials. Ustinov College, Durham University |
Invited Lectures
| 2016 | Workshop on the Analysis of Micro Particles in Archaeological Samples Max Planck Research Group on Plant Foods in Hominin Dietary Ecology, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2015 | A Tale of Dog Domestication Masaryk University, Czech Republic |
| 2015 | Deciphering Dog Domestication through an Interdisciplinary Approach. Department of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, Denmark |
| 2014 | Dogs as Prehistoric Hunting Technology. York Seminar Series, Department of Archaeology, University of York, UK |
| Modern Archaeoparasitology for the Ancient World. Brownbag Lectures, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois | |
| Dogs as Weapon Technology: Their Role in Hunting Groups. Evolutionary Anthropology Colloquium, Department of Anthropology, University of California-Davis | |
| Modern Archaeoparasitology for the Ancient World. The Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa, Israel | |
| 2013 | Modern Archaeoparasitology for the Ancient World. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany |
| 2012 | Prehistoric Dog Burials. Lecture Series, Algarve Archaeological Association, Algarve, Portugal |
| Dog the Hunter. Ciclo de Conferencias, Universidade do Algarve, Algarve, Portugal | |
| 2011 | The Discovery of the Mesolithic in the Outer Hebrides. Research Seminar Series, Department of Archaeology, Durham University, UK |
| Dog the Hunter. Lecture Series, Yorkshire Mammal Group, York, UK | |
| 2010 | Dog the Hunter. Brownbag Lectures, Illinois State Museum, Illinois, USA |
Service
Peer Reviewer
- PLOS ONE
- Journal of Archaeological Science
- Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
- International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
- Journal of Ethnobiology
- BioEssays
- Foundations in Biogeography
| 2015- | Co-Chair, Zooarchaeology and Bone Technology Interest Group, Society for American Archaeology |
| 2013- | Chair, Departmental Seminar Series, Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology |
| 2011-2012 | Chair, Postgraduate Research Seminar Series, Department of Archaeology, Durham University |
| 2010-2013 | Chair, Paleolithic/Mesolithic Discussion Group, Durham University |
Professional Memberships
- Society for American Archaeology
- International Council for Archaeozoology
- Professional Zooarchaeology Group
Selected Media about Research
| 2016 | Gorman, James Where Did Dogs Come From? There May Be Two Answers. The New York Times. June 2. |
| 2016 | Lobell, Jarrett Top Discoveries of 2015 – Baby Bobcat. Archaeology Jan/Feb 2016. |
| 2015 | Romey, Kristin Seven Major Archaeological Discoveries of 2015. National Geographic. December 28. |
| 2015 | Grimm, David Ancient Bobcat had Human Burial. Science 349(6243): 10. |
| 2015 | Morell, Virginia How Wolf Became Dog. Scientific American 313(1): 60-67. |
| 2014 | Grimm, David Did Dogs Help Drive Mammoths to their Graves? Science May 29. |
| 2012 | Gorman, James 2‘What Is’ Meets ‘What If’: The Role of Speculation in Science. The New York Times May 24. |
| 2012 | Gorman, James Deeper Digging Needed to Decode a Best Friend’s Genetic Roots. The New York Times May 21. |
| 2012 | Staff Modern dogs have ‘little in common’ with ancient breeds. BBC News May 21. |
| 2010 | Balter, Michael Burying Man’s Best Friend, With Honor. Science 329(5998): 1464-1465. |
