Douglas Bird

Douglas Bird is Professor of Anthropology at Penn State, researching interactions between social/ecological systems in foraging societies. His collaborative fieldwork with Martu Aboriginal communities examines hunting, fire ecology, and landscape evolution.

Key research areas:

• Ethnoarchaeology of hunter-gatherers
• Anthropogenic fire regimes
• Co-evolution of humans/ecosystems
• Coastal archaeology

Field sites include Australia's Western Desert and Torres Strait Islands.