Andrea Kay

Dr. Andrea Kay is a Visiting Professor at the School of Social Science, University of Queensland. Her research focuses on archaeology, particularly human subsistence patterns, land use changes, and environmental interactions in prehistoric and historical contexts. She specializes in African archaeology, with notable contributions to understanding Holocene-era land management practices and their implications for the Anthropocene framework.

Her work integrates multi-disciplinary methods such as radiocarbon dating, isotopic analysis, and field archaeology to reconstruct past human-environmental relationships. She is affiliated with collaborative networks like the ArchaeoGLOBE Project and contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives like the SocioHealthLab and UQ Bioarchaeology and Osteology Network (BONE).

Recent research highlights include investigations into Iron Age settlements in Zambia, pre-colonial land use in the Philippines, and the analysis of camel engraving sites in the Nefud Desert. Her publications often bridge archaeological evidence with broader environmental and historical narratives, emphasizing long-term human impacts on landscapes.

Dr. Kay has collaborated with institutions globally, including projects in Jordan and the Philippines, and her work has been featured in high-impact journals like Science and Nature Ecology and Evolution. No formal advisees or teaching roles are explicitly listed in the provided information.