Marc Oxenham

Marc Oxenham is an Honorary Professor at the University of Aberdeen's School of Archaeology and an Emeritus Professor at The Australian National University's School of Archaeology and Anthropology. He holds a PhD from Charles Darwin University (2001) and has held positions at Colorado College and ANU. His research focuses on bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, and human adaptation in Southeast Asia. He leads the Centre of Osteoarchaeology in the North Atlantic (CONA) and has received prestigious awards like the Silver Commendation from the Australian Army for his work recovering war casualties.

• Educations: PhD in Archaeology (Charles Darwin University, 2001)
• Roles: Honorary Professor (Aberdeen), Emeritus Professor (ANU)

Research interests include skeletal analysis, health reconstruction, and forensic anthropology. He has pioneered methods in paleodemography and the Bioarchaeology of Care. His work spans Southeast Asia, Europe, and Australia, with notable projects on plague outbreaks in Scotland and Neolithic populations in Vietnam.

Recent articles explore fertility rates in medieval cemeteries, plague genetics, and Norse demographics. His grants total over £2M, with major funding from the British Academy and Australian Research Council.

• Awards: FSA (2011), FAHA (2016), Global Professorship (2020-2024)
• Grants: British Academy (£750k), Australian Future Fellowship ($708k)

He advises on forensic recovery and teaches osteoarchaeology at Aberdeen and ANU. The CONA consortium includes universities in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Australia, focusing on North Atlantic osteoarchaeology.