Robin Bendrey

Dr. Robin Bendrey is a researcher affiliated with the University of Reading, specializing in zooarchaeology, paleopathology, and prehistoric animal domestication. Their work bridges interdisciplinary methodologies to analyze human-animal interactions across millennia.

• Research Focus: Neolithic and Iron Age animal husbandry, stable isotope analysis, equid domestication, and disease dynamics in prehistoric livestock.
• Key Collaborations: Contributions to multidisciplinary projects in the Zagros Mountains, Iraqi Kurdistan, and Europe.

Recent publications highlight innovative approaches to isotopic analysis, ethnoarchaeological frameworks, and paleopathological diagnostics. Bendrey's studies on horse harnessing and brucellosis transmission have reshaped understanding of early agriculture and animal health.